St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-24

pews than the pulpit. He holds that there
should be no pay for preaching and being
at the head of combination that controls
some millions of dollars his doctrine is easy
to advocate. He is fine speaker and UNI
like many preachers good financier
There is growing breach between the
mayor and council of Fargo The latter
refuse to confirm the appointments of the
mayor for police or other positions. and do
not reject them so as to give him a chance
to fill the places The evident purpose of
the council is to keep in the former incum-
bents over the head Of the mayor, leaving
the latter without any authority. He holds
that patrolmen do not need to be confirmed.
and the council hold that they do, and will
probably refuse to pay any on duty not con-
firmed Trouble is evidently ahead be-
tween them.
The executive committee of the Dakota
Temperance alliance met at Wolsey this
week, with view to making an effort to
secure prohibition in the state constitution
to be formed at Sioux City in September
for South Dakota The woman suffrage
people also propose to secure in that in
stIument the victory Gov. Pierce deprived
them of at Bismarck.
Besides the exposition at New Orleans,
with the fine Dakota exhibit, there is
business relation between the territory and
that city that is not profitable to the north
ern party to it. A great number of the pa
pers advertise the Louisiana lotteries, and
there is constant drain from the pockets
of the unwise, with no returns worth NEIL
ton
Most unexpectedly there was hot con
test for the members of the board of educa-
ton in Fargo this week, and SIG votes were
cast An entire board was elected under
the new law, comprising Judge Mitchell,
G. S. Barnes, J. G. McKendry, G. I. Glenn
ent, I. G. Paxton, William Aylmer, George
D. Ellis, DR.. j. j. Buckley and James
Kennedy. The voting was personal mainly
The advice given the settlers on the
reservation by the papers of that section, is
to hold the fort, go on cultivating their
claims and trust that public sentiment will
be so strong that the administration will
not attempt to eject them by force 1t is
believed that when congress meets relief
will be afforded them in some way.
The indications of a profitable vein of
good coal in Day county are very strong, if
not entirely conclusive. In boring at a
depth of $50 feet clippings are brought up
from vein estimated at over eight feet
thick, but somewhat mixed with sand and
The Yankton Press the oldest and among
the most prosperous dailies in Dakota, ex-
presses the opinion that not one of the
daiies in South Dakota is paying expenses,
but are kept up for the good of the towns.
In all parts of the territory there are too
many newspapers living on hope.
The editor of the Hand County Press
finished seeding his large wheat farm and
then prayed for rain. A good many of his
subscribers are complaining that he prayed
too soon, as they were not ready, and there
has been too much of it.
The Democrats in Turner county effected
an efficient organization, with central
club which meets monthly, and want it UNI
derStood that they mean business. Daniel
Turner, the president, was a soldier in the
Mexican and last war.
The somewhat facetious Estelline Bell
suggests that there is urgent need of inn
mense immigration in Dakota this year. as
large part of the residents have gone to
publishing Democratic papers, and more
patrons are requisite.
The citizens of Scotland have subscribed
SIS, 600 of the S. 600 needed to establish n
Presbyterian college there. 1t is an entea
prising and prosperous place even if it dir
fail to take in the county seat at the latd
election.
In the James river valley some of the
earliest sown wheat is up two inches or
more and growing finely. In the north it
is believed that about two-thirds of the land
was seeded before the late heavy rain.
Nearly all the companies operating it
Dakota are now insuring against hail. III
is regarded as safe and profitable, as hal
rarely extends over any considerable sece
ton
Parker in Turner county has an oat mill
and its product is so excellent that large
shipments have been made South and East
and even to Glasgow, Scotland.
In digging a well in Hand county cave
was struck and many specimens of various
crystals taken out, but the water has as yet
prevented full exploration.
Ipswich has not half enough houses to
supply the demand of new Corners. About
one hundred and fifty immigrants arrived
in one day recently.
Sparks from an engine on the Milwaukee
railroad fired the grass and destroyed twelve
acres of beautiful young grove in Turner
county
The fight for the pOstoffice at Sioux Falls
is hot and the satisfactory solution seems
to be to appoint w. S. Wynn of the Argus.
Only two newspapers have as yet been
started on the reservation. 1t is thought
they are not much read at Washington
Rapid City has organized committee to
test the practicability of getting water for
the city by an artesian well.
A colony of twenty or more families from
Morris, N. j., arc looking for homes in
Edmunds county
G. II. Sinan Of the Kimball Graphic is
visiting in Ohio and it is thought will not
return alone.
The county board in McCook county are
preparing to build $4,000 court house,
with Jail.
The rain was rather overdone in Dakota
this week and will considerably delay seed
ing.