St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-23

new and solid institutions of Watertown.
They have very handsome building.
Fargo finds use for S25, 900 to enlarge it's
school buildings. 1t already has nearly
$100, 600 invested in these structures.
Groton shipped about six hundred thou
sand bushels of wheat last year and intends
to make it a round million this season.
Lisbon is getting foundry and machine
shop in operation, especially for the manu-
facture of..the new patent bundle carriers.
At the census five years ago, Brown
county had $50 population. 1t is now one
of the most populous of the central cOun-
ties.
The assessed valuation Of Watertown is
$444, 600. This is not so near the cash
value as most assessors are reaching this
year
Douglass county will hold no election for
delegates to the Sioux Falls convention.
The commissioners thought it would be a
useless expense.
Capt. W. 81. Flint has been to st. Paul
the past week to procure material and plans
for 81, 600 church at New Rockford, Hon.
Mark III. Dunnell's town.
1t is said that the census of Fargo will
show nearly $500 population, which is an
increase from 2,7OO in 1880, but below fig
ures that have been claimed.
Hillsboro has an elevator capacity of
100, 600 bushels, and is to have another
large elevator and 160-barrel mill, to use
$50, 900 bushels of the coming crop.
Three hundred Sioux braves in full cos
tune and war paint, have been engaged to
give street parade, war dance and scalp
dance in Grandview, Douglas county, on
the Fourth.
The first shipment of grain direct from
Bismarck to Europe by water was partially
composed of wheat and oats from the bo-
nanza farm of ex-President Hayes. 1t is a
long route.
A man looking for a location for colony
from Illinois, near Painted woods in the
North found the skeleton of man who
was thought to have been dead a year or
more. No clue to his name.
In the district court at Fargo a jury
worked till past midnight Saturday to send
]. W. Jasper to the penitentiary for steal
ing wheat at Grandin. The evidence was
strong but purely circumstantial.
The train dispateher's Office has been re-
moved from Sanborn to Mitchell, and it is
claimed that that will be the headquarters
of the ST. Paul road for Dakota. New
offices and shops are to be built there.
While Fargo will continue to hold the
first place under the census, Sioux Falls and
Grand Forks will contest for the second
count in numbers. The indications are
that Sioux Falls will lead few hundred.
Mandan has two aspirants for the Bis
marck land office-James Bellows and
James Campbell. The incumbents do not
propose to resign to accommodate them,
and have the larger part of their terms to
serve.
The Presbyterian church at Glendale
was partially blown down in storm last
week. One side of it will have to be re-
built. 1t was defective in construction and
Col Pugh, the legislator and banker, pro-
phesied when it was built that it would
blow down.
Gov. Pierce is solid with the press along
the Northern Pacific. Col. Warnock of the
jamestown Alert, Col. Burke of the James,
town Capital, Col Richardson of the Valley
City Times and Col. Mead of the Mandan
Pioneer. have all been elevated to his
military staff, while Col. Tyner looks after
all the papers at Fargo. 1t is said that
they were selected, however, exclusively
for their experience in warfare and fine
military bearing Col. Burke is known as
Ine DeauUlIuI, COl. lIyHef is FAMED Tor
''stately stepping" and Col. Richardson
resembles Napoleon in appearance. Nearly
every general officer of the service served
in the rebellion.
1t is stated at Fargo that the Manitoba
railroad has agreed to construct sixteen
miles of road to connect its line north near
Casselton with the on running through
Fargo, from Ripon to Haywood, if the right
of way is given. This will give Fargo di-
rect connection on that system to the fine
country and numerous lively towns on the
Casselton branch, and will be great adj
vantage to its trade. AS the connection
will run on section lines it will be little in
jury to the bonanza farms, and they will
no doubt be glad to give the right of way.
Hon. John B. Raymond owns one Of the
farms through which it will run.