St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-09
DAKOTA.
DakoIn NeNNsIefs.

| OampOeu county counts l, 4OO IN the CEN
sus.
Clark in Clark county counts up $50. 900
in Improvements since March, which is
good for new town and dull season.
The school census of Aberdeen shows go
males and POI females. an increase of 145
the past year, and showing a margin of
females, mostly of manageable years.
The Episcopal church at Elk Point was
removed from its foundation and wrecked
by the storm a little time since and last
Sunday a special effort was made TO raise
money for its restoration.
There is hardly limit to the railroad
schemes that are expected to materialize in
the North since the Milwaukee colors were
put up over the Fargo Southern. Some of
them will not be completed this year.
Winona, the rising and bright little town
opposite Fort Yates, on the Missouri river.
had one of the liveliest Fourth of July cele-
brations, using the material at the fort for
orators, music and padding generally. A
boat race for 500 was one of the features.
0smund Wesley in Griggs county has
become an inmate of the jamestown asylum
by virtue of religious excitement. Such
instances are very rare in Dakota, as religi-
Gus influences are diffused generally in a
very conservative manner in the North.
At one Of the churches in the Missouri
river region at recent Sunday evening
service, the mosquitoes were very annoying
| TO both pulpit ana pew, and as the preacher
was bald-headed, there was quite an audible
smile among the sinful sufferers when he
lined the hymn 20, cover my defenseleSS
head"
The White Lake Dispatch arranges this
] A -,
had at the Sioux Falls convention in Sep
| TENDER. There will be the monopoly lobby,
the farmer lobby, the saloon lobby, the
church lobby, the prohibition lobby and the
wOman's rights lobby, all trying TO, and
some succeeding, in buying votes.
Hon. NJ. w. Sheafe having been pro
NOTED from captain of the company at Elk
Point 10 colonel of the Second regiment of
the Dakota National guard, the members
of the company presented him a gold
headed cane, with suitable speeches and
ceremonies. He has entered upon the du-
| ties of the land Office at WATERFOWL also.
DIR. II. w. Coe, the eloquent champion
of farmers rights in the legislature from
| Morton county was invited TO Valley CITY
July 4, TO receive present of gold-headed
ebony cane. in company with the granger
| statesman, Hon. II. 5. Oliver. The replies
of both gentlemen were modest exhibitions
of pathos and eloquence.
The Aberdeen Republican anticipates
that Judge Smith will soon resign by reason
OF i'll health. If not, it is believed he will
| be requested to step down on account OF
partisanship. 1t is charged that he arbi-
| trarily removed a son of Gov. Zebach as
clerk of the court in Potter county, and has
made several other removals TO make room
for friends.
Col. Barrett of the Aberdeen Republican,
one OF the leading Democrats oftthe Center,
says: Sioux Falls is the gem city of Da-
kota and the gateway 10 the Southeast. as
Fargo is 10 the Northeast. while Aberdeen
is the keystone TO the entire territory. and
| as such viii hold it from being divided.
With that ultimatum we will be satisfied,
and nothing less.
The recent school election at Canton is
probably the first instance of ladies voting
in Dakota. 1t is said that a combination
had been formed TO defeat a favorite female
teacher and the women took her part.
rallying 200 strong, at the polls. Some of
them carried infants TO the polls in arms,
but did not vote them as was charged in
county seat contest in the North.
The Brookings Press pronounces the
cOllSGlutlOldl conNenllOn a farce ana
says the absurdly small vote at
the election clearly demonstrated earn
estly the people are in favor of how
division and the compound cathartic
farce. In BrOokings county no more
than 200 votes were polled againt 1000 a
month ago. In many precincts, including
the city of Bookings itself, the polls were
not opened, and some other precincts did
not know who the candidates were.
Prof. Ufford of the CaSselton Blizzard.
who is scientist and geologist, has made
the study of arteSian wells a speciality, and
claims TO have solved the question of force
and power exhibited by the upward move
ment of the water, large streams rising
LOCO feet or more. He rejects the old
theory that the water comes from the
| mountains and is thrown by its own weight.
He finds potency akin TO that claimed for
the keely motor, which he describes with
such technical phraSeology that il is not
easy to understand. and possibly he does
not understand ii himself.