St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-24

ment in the South will be found very con-
venient when Gov. Mellette calls for an army
to march to the front. But that contingency
need not greatly disturb the compOsure OF
citizens. Neithe Gov. Mellette or Gen. Camp
bell will go beyond verbal conflict with the
territorial or general government.
While the Indians III the Campbell county
region are very strict in keeping white men
from hunting on their side of the river, some
of them persist in coming on the white mans
range to kill game This leads to occasional
collisions. After some of them had been
driven back several times they sent over Il big
buck that boosted he could whip ten white
men. John Swenson met him and ordered
him back, but the buck was impudent and re-
fused, and Swenson knocked him down. The
Indian sprung to his feet and raised his rifle,
but Swenson was too quick for him and put a
shot through the Indians hair, scraping his
scalp, and the scared red man fed. 1t is said
that Swenson was arrested and taken to the
fort for his share in the matter.
Register Rea of the Bismarck land office
says there is no basis for the alarm felt over
the suspension Of patents on claims where
the settler has acted in good faith. He con-
cludes his statement with; 1.-THE system Of
inspection inaugurated in 1883 has been sue
cessful in wedding out non-residents and the
special agent is the most valuable adjunct of
the service. The man who lives on his land
summer and winter in a thinly-settled town
snip, 10 Lie lOuu6St pTOJeStuut dgdlnSt tuG
surplus laws and the easy requirement of
title hereunder. He wants neighbors and
farmers, and not excursionsts and investors.
His choice should govern.
Since Gov Ziebach has been put out Of his
way in the land Office at Yankton. Gov. Pierce
feels so solid that he can afford to take a tour
of a couple of months on the Pacific coast.
Some OF his handsome military staff want to
go also, in uniform, but the governor will
hardly consent.
The Watertown Courier concludes that the
surveys being made in that section are in the
interest of the Rock Island railroad with the
local company as blind. 1t thinks it settled
that the line is from Duluth to Watert0wn,
Huron and southwest across the Missouri
river.
phflanthropic grocer at La Grace, in
Campbell county, is gathering up all the sur
plus dogs to give the Indians of that section a
royal Christmas entertainment of dog soup.
1t Is expected that the red men will reciprO-
cate with war dances and other specialties.
Parties who went to Sully's island in the
Missuri river to cut some wood could not re-
turn in their boats the next day on account
of ice, and were kept prisoners there ten
days before the ice would do to cross on, but
they fortunately had provisions.
The Yankton land office has case in which
4 man furnished proofs of his claim three
wears before and borrowed money on the
strength of his certificate; now he is denied
a patent because he mortgaged the quarter
section for the borrowed money.
In one of his campaign documents Judge
Smith said: ''rhere has been spontaneous
uprising of the people of Dakota for Judge
Seward Smith for SENATOR Still he got nc
vote in the legislature and has gone off tc
Iowa in disgust.
The business men of Miller have decided
to bond the town for $4,000 to sink al
artesian WE'LL Every town now wants one
Of these wells since they have proved So uni
tormly successful.
Rev. Joseph Ward of Yankton and Judge
Drake of the Aberdeen Pioneer are the two
civilians appointed to lobby with the state
,fficials at Washington for the admission OF
The Huron state
The Hanson Advocate bames Commits
sioDer dunlap for the omission of Dakota il
the presidents message. as he had neglected
20 send the president one of his maps with
statistics.
About 100000 bu shells of wheat have been
marketed at Miller, and nearly as much flax
The latter has sold from 81 cents to 81, and il
is thought is more profitable than wheat.
Regular trains are expected to run over the
Northwestern railroad into Yankton early this
week. Some of the line, however, cannot be
JallaSted until spring.