St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-08
Dakota NeWsIets.

Register Everitt, at Mitchell, deserves
credit for eXpediting his last contribution
to the census three days before the count
June 1. 1t is point in favor Of his reten-
ton in the land office.
Johnny Bentley. a twelve-year-old boy,
was drowned in the Red river at Pembina
while bathing recently. The current is
quite rapid and every season many persons
are drowned in that stream.
The Brown County Sentinel says the
promise of the wheat crop in that section is
better than in 1882, when forty bushels per
acre was common. 1t is difficult to see how
the season could have been more favorable
SO far.
The mayor of Fargo has ordered the po-
lice to pull all the gambling houses in the
city and keep them pulled. Sunday the
order to keep the saloons closed did not re-
quire any great amount of travel to Moor
head on the part of the thirsty.
The Pembina Express observes this Incl
dent, which can best be understood by one
who has seen the half-breeds and then
primitive teams: ga novel sight was wit
messed here last week. A breed living on
the mountains came to town for hog, with
his pony and Red river cart. He found his
two brothers in town, both rather full OF
profanity, whisky and cOmbativeness. At
ter considerable difficulty he loaded the two
into the cart, in which they soon fell asleep.
He then got the hog and placed it carefully
between the other two and began his jour
ney for home"
There are great many people in Dakota
extremely anxious to know who, if anyone,
is recognized at Washington as the arbiter
or authority in appointments for the terri
tory. The recent selections do not make
the point clear. NJ. III. Day, the national
committeeman, who has bureau at WASH
ington, is understood to be willing to taks
the responsibility, but some of the appoint
ments are not regarded as his choice. Hon.
j. r. Wilson prefers not to be active in
these matters.
1t is supposed that A. A. Anderson, Q
prominent lawyer and loan agent at DE
Smet, in Kingsbury county, has made way
with himself. He went to Lake Benton,
and letters were received, apparently from
him. stating that he should be no more when
they were received. But his friends could
find no trace of him at Lake Benton, and il
is believed he has committed suicide while
under mental alteration.
Several of the counties of the North ara
moving to organize agricultural societies to
give annual fairs. A meeting was held in
Walsh the past week for this purpose. a
few years ago Cass and one or two Other
counties moved in this direction, and held
exhibitions, but the country was too largely
devoted to single product to make them
success. This obstacle is now being obvi-
ated, and in year or two more most of the
older parts of theNorth will be able to oper.
ate fairs as successfully as in most of the
states.
The settlers on the reservations are indig-
nant at the report of the Indian agent,
Gassman, that there are not more than 400
of them and that their improvements
only average from $40 to SIS. United
States Commissioner Stearns has taken the
affidavits of 214 settlers upon about one
seventh of the reservations in the vicinity of
Chamberlain, and they show population
of sos persons, 1926 buildings and improve
ments valued at $50, 1858. The lowest valu-
alton is $50 and the highest 81, 400. Most
of the settlers are from the Central andEast-
ern states. There is a strong impression that
none will be forcibly removed, but the order
allowed to remain imperative until congress
can take action.