St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-08
DNEOtN Notes.

|
Canton claims $500 population and is to
! have an almshouSe.
H. w. Peck, of Alexander, has sent ten
bushels of corn to Illinois for seed.
The Presbyterian society at White Lake,
has decided to build church edifce at
| once.
Petitions are being signed in Hansen
county bonding the county to build court
| house.
Mitchell is to have crack military COM
pany, composed Of the finest physical mate
rial in the city.
A stock company has been formed at
Brookings to build roller skating rink This
is one Of the essentials to every Dakota
| town.
! G. A. Matthews, the license candidate
for Mayor at Brookings, received 1O7 out of
155 votes cast, and the aldermen are license
| men.
Capt. Gregg, at Wahpeton, has received
orders to muster post of the G. A R. at that
place, and it is designed to complete the work
| this week
Flandrau is arranging to build roller
skating rink and opera house combined, COX
100 feet, to cost some $4,000. c. B. Tobin
is at the head of the work
Mr.. Lloyd, elected mayor of jamestown
Saturday, is one of the best stamp of citizens
and had the support of the moral elements.
He is said to be a Democrat.
The Congregational society of Sioux Falls
has called to the pastorate Rev. P. E. Holpof
Plankinton, who is said to be one of the most
eloquent young ministers in Dakota.
The report that the body of DR.. Bennington,
lost on the prairie in Trail county last Dec
ember, has been found, proves to be mis-
take. Now that the snow is gone no doubt
it will soon be found.
The Bad Lands Con- Boy says: ''The gang
of men who are putting up the through tele-
graph wire between st. Paul and Portland ar
rived here yesterday. They are making from
twelve to twenty miles day.
As an indication of what can be done in
the fruit line in north Dakota, the Mandan
| Pioneer says: ssMr. Helmsworth, who re-
| sides at the east end of town. has a fine lot
of young fruit trees growing ON his place
| thirty apples, six cherries and four plums.
| They are all in prime condition, having
stood the winter without being effected in the
least by frost or cold"
snThis from the Sioux Falls Argus is probably
an error: sit is reported that Alex McKen-
zie, during his recent visit to Washington,
purchased a house and lot in that city, CON
venient to the capitol. Alexander is one of
the staying sort.'' No doubt this grows out
of the fact that he rented furnished house
there a short time. He is one OF the capital
| commissioners.
The local elections, in jamestown, Fargo,
and perhaps one or two other Dakota towns,
the past day or two were very much of the
blizzard order. The elements ratified fear
fully, and the white fakes dropped into the
boxes, followed by great calm. A good
many in the thickest of the storm had SCARED
limbs and features, but liberal applications of
St. Jacobs oil viii bring them through.
Col. Lounsberry and his friends are max
ing the most strenuous efforts to secure his
appointment as governor of Dakota. No
other aspirant seems to be pressed with SO
much vi@or North Dakota will generally be
satisfied with his success, but the south would
not, if there was not such confidence that a
diYisionof the territory would be secured at
an early day, as Louns sherry is, of course,
fully identified with the Bismarck interest
He has the proportions to fill the executive
chair, and is capable, genial gentleman.
! The fact that he is a western editor makes
the papers look kindly upon his efforts.
In speaking of the contest for hauling
freight from the Black Hills, the Rapid City
Journal says: "Talk about freight wars and
reduction in freightsl Goods are now con
| tracted to be delivered in the Hills bv way
OF the Northern Pacific railroad for seventy
five cents per hundred. Such rate cannot,
of course, last any great length of time, and
merchants should make the most of their
opportunity. 1t is amusing to the people
here to see the companies after one another.
Freight companies have often made Black
Hills merchants pay eXhorbitant rates. and
now that they have started in to fighting for
the privilege of transporting goods almost
free of charge, it is possible things may be
made nearly even.
Dell Rapids, in Minnehaha county, claims
to have what even few towns in the old states
possess-the oldest Odd Fellow in America.
This record is given of him: ':Mr William
B. Hall was horn in Centre county, Pa, in
July, 1912, was initiated an Odd Fellow al
Columbia in 1884, was charter member OF
Holidaysbury lodge, Blair county, Pa, in
1888, where hepnssed the chair in subordi-
nate lodge, ar s~as High Priest of the en-
campment m July, 1888, he was installed
n. G.. of Dell Rapids Lodge No. S, of Dakota,
and is the present sitting Past Grand, after
fifty years experience as an Odd Fellow. He
has never used intoxicating liquor nor to-
bacco. Ind retains his youthful yigor of mind