St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09

county treasury, and the other parts of the
county are indignant at it. Special legisla-
ton is evidently as great nuisance in Da-
kota as in any of the states.
Spurious dollars have been numerous
held in default $500 bail on charge of coun-
terfeiting.
According to an Indian tradition in tn
central region of Dakota every seventh year
there is a severe drought, and this is the
year. The lakes and streams dry up accord
ing to this theory, but the country has settled
up since the red men had that notion and
new customs have come in. Indians are
not very good historians.
The Sioux Falls Leader thinks that man
who has little money had much better buy
improved land than to enter it. and among
the advantages of that section suggests: The
settler who now seeks a home in Southeast
ern Dakota has many advantages which the
earlier ones did not have. He has railroads,
good markets, schools, churches and, better
than all else and more valuable, too, is the
experience of the first corners. He need
spend neither time or money in experiment.
ing on various kinds of crops, but at the
first start can commence the kinds that the
experience of others has proved a success.
Major Pichler is ovated and kissed by the
suffrage ladies at least in spirit if not in fact,
wherever he goes, on account of his brill
liant championship of the measure at Bis
marck. If he has ambition he can be the
woman suffrage candidate for president or
anything else. He is very han dsome man
and the ladies are always captivated by him.
Huron gives all the evidences Of lively
and more than usually prosperous season.
The hotels are filled with strangers and the
streets are thronged with vehicles The
foundation of new opera house, one of the
finest in the territory is being laid and nu-
merous substantial business structures are
on the docket, besides a great variety of
residences 1t is thought that being the
home and headquarters of the commissioner
of emigration will be a great advantage to it
this year Two or three new papers are add
ing to the general reputation of the place in
a favorable way, as they show that matters
are OF all one way in politics.
The people voted by 35 to 231 to divide
Foster county and create Eddy. This will,
it is believed, put an end to the wrangles
that have made life so uncomfortable in
some parts of the old county and give an
additional county seat.
jamestown cast 629 votes for mayor. The
contest was hot enough to draw out large
vote and the figures indicate population of
fully 5000. Last year the estimate was
$500. The result of the election was quite
a triumph for the Alert. Judge Warnock,
who did the heavy work, was SO exhausted
City, H., his early home, for months rest.
He published a spirited Democratic paper
there for nearly twenty-five years and has
been in the business about double that time.
At the city election in Fargo 1862 votes
were castles less than a year ago. The
falling off was due solely to lack of interest
as there was none of the red heat of a year
ago. The city no doubt can poll 1900 votes
with a little strain.
The vote last week to divide the county of
Emmons and make the new county of Wi
mona, tor the benefit of a town of that name
was defeated by tie vote, 157 to 157.
George w. Stone, leading officer of the
G. A r. of Michigan has reached Mcintosh,
one of the newest counties in the Bismarck
region, with twenty families, the advance of
a large colony from Michigan.
Minneapolis parties are arranging to build
a two hundred-barrel mill at Mandan this
season. Mandan is likely to grow quite
largely this year.
The late election in Fargo shows that nom
nations in conventions and caucuses have
about the same value as the average petition
of the Office seeker. One man had the petit
ton of 500 voters, as alleged, out of less
than 1,500, to run for mayor, with three can
didates in the field, and yet pulled out after
accepting, because he did not believe half Of
the men who signed his petition would vote
for him. He knew something about popular
petitions. Mr.. Johnson, who was elected
mayor by 27S majority, had no nomination
from any public gathering, although some
sort of a convention was held in the minds
of few men who touch popular wires. Mr..
Reddich, who was the nominee of the Demo-
cratic club, and for a new man he made
fine run. His vote was high personal COM
pliment. Judge Cornell was on all the reg
ular tickets for police judge and had the sup
port of all the papers, and yet a bright
young lawyer whose gait was little more
feet among the boys, pulled in just notch
ahead. An independent was elected for
treasurer and in several wards for aldermen.
The men beaten in convention usually run
all the same, and are apt to be elected. In
fact, it is thought to help popular man to
be beaten in convention.