St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

with Riel and the half breeds, and says they
have done nothing but what they were COM
PEELED to do.
The first building in La Moure was a
blacksmith shop, erected just two years ago.
1t was used as a church on Sundays for a
time. The place now has church that
would do credit to any city in Dakota, and
population of about roo.
AS evidence that more judges are needed.
especially in the North, Judge Francis of the
Bismarck district says that men charged
with petit larceny who could not be impriS-
oned more than thirty days if convicted,
have been in jail waiting trial over year.
He discharged six of this class of prisoners
without trial.
Rev. Mr.. Hoadley has been put in the
field by the Temperance union to organize
the counties of the South in the interest OF
prohibition in the constitution to be formed
at Sioux Falls in September.
The farmers in North Dakota who held
their oats for better prices are in good luck,
as the demand to feed the teams i'll the RE
war sent the price from 20 to 30 cents.
Many of the larger farmers had several
thousand bushels.
The jamestown Light guards are proud
of the enthusiastic commentator Governor
Pierce gave their fine, military bearing and
precision of movement doing credit to vet
Grams. on his recent visit. He told them
that when he needed soldiers to guard the
frontier or put down county seat war he
would call on them.
1t is believed to be already demonstrated
in Dakota that the cultivatingr of the land
and setting out of trees increases the rain
fall. 1t was in early times thought that
drought in spring would render many Sec
lions unavailable for farming, but as they
settle up the apprehension disappears.
There has been of late abundant rain in
every part of the territory.
Mr.. Glover, the Ohio man who lately
bought about 90. 900 acres about La Moure
for about So to 81 in Northern Pacific stock,
worth 40 per cent, thinks it finer land than
he paid $3S for near Wichita, Kas.. last
year, and will make his residence in Dakota
instead of Kansas as he had first intended,
and bring out many other Ohio farmers.
The Traverse Sun says that l. E. Wilson
Of Wilmot, who was recently arrested for
embezzlement at the instance OF William
Lee of ST. Paul, confessed that he had
sequestered S4S7, but claimed that he gave
the money to the leaders to carry On the
county seat war last winter These men
deny this. 1t is said he. will make some
important disclosures.
Many ladies about Lisbon have this
spring sent wild flowers from the prairies
to their friends in the states. Parties at
Indianapolis, who received some of them,
wrote back that there was at the time snow
on the ground and no indications of vege-
table life. This is an indication of season
and climate in North Dakota.
A recent copy of the Newcastle Chronicle
England contains in full Col. Domains
valentine, addressed to the girls of Amer
lea, and also most of his speech at the New
Orleans exposition, and introduces them
with highly complimentary reference tc
the author as the ''great exponent OF the
interests of Dakota" This iSa compliment
not often paid American writers by one OF
the leading papers of England, and furnishes
valuable advertising for Dakota.
The farmers of Ransom county have or
ganized an association to insure themselves
against hail. They say if there is no dam
age it will cost them nothing, and that hail
rarely extends over but small area, sc
that they are not likely to suffer severely.
Some of them have had unfortunate expert
ence with foreign companies and claim thai
it cost all they received to secure settlement
T. NJ Elliot, the bonanza farmer who is
holding his wheat for 81 bushel, and Hon.
H. S. Oliver, the noted legislator, who is
called by his friends the tall sycamore OF
the Shyenne'' on account of his resem
blance to the Indiana statesman, are prOmi-
nent in it.
The CaSSeltOn Courier has changed it:
name to the Dakota Blizzard, as sort Of
defiance to the nearly exploded notion thai
elementary riots of that sort are character
istic of the country. 1t relates that the
cashier of the national bank of that city
was lately persuaded to issue draft for ~
to dapper-lOoking stranger. The 81 man
then went to Fargo and persuaded hote
man, after an acquaintance of a day or two
to identify him at the Red River bank,
where he cashed the draft, which he haG
cleverly raised from ST. to 500. The fraud
was detected when it reached st. Paul, and
the obliging hotel man is said by the Cour
Ter to be the loser of the 500.
1t is learned from sources believed to be
reliable, that Capt. w. F. Simrall, the early
pioneer of the Devils Lake region, will sooI
be appointed receiver in the land Office al
Devils Lake, the incumbent, Whipple, to
be removed. Probably some one from the
East will be made register. There has beer
a good deal of dissatisfaction with the in
| cumbents. and it is believed that there are
good grounds for removal. Capt. S. has
| the Endorsement of the Kentucky delega
ton and Speaker Carlisle, as well as Mr.
| Randall. At Grand Forks there will prob
ably be no change. G.. F. Tiffany, the reg
ister has the endorsement of the Democrat.
there, and it is claimed that the Office has
| been admirably managed. 1t is one of tht
| principal offices in the West in point of bust
ness, and the officials have attended to bust
ness strictly. No change is anticipated a
the Fargo Office at present, although Gov
Austin has formed a law partnership to pro
vide for removal.
| Ipswich.
! At the city election held Monday the fol
! lowing officers were elected: Trustees, John
l.. Wells, James Collins, John Webb, Davie
| Gambia and T. n SkiIlman. treasurer nj