St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-26
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1ne ADVANCE agent OF cOlony from Betnei,
Vt, has reached Watertown.
Parties from Rochester, Mimi, are about
to start a Second National bank at Watertown.
There is good opening.
Watertown needs another frst-class hotel.
The present houses have to put cots in the
halls and still turn away applicants.
The prairie schooners, as emigrant outfits
are called, are now seen in all sections of
the territory, pointing northward and west.
1t is charged in Teemer county that Judge
Palmer took some hand in the county re-
moval matter, and there is a great deal of
kicking.
In prairie fire near Larimore, Hon. W.
H Roach, the handsome Democratic men,
Der of the legislature, suffered to the extent
of 500 bushels of wheat he was holding
for 81.
The temperance alliance pronounces
Sphinx as the banner county of South Dakota,
having never granted license. When the
territorial army was at Redfeld there was no
suspicion of this fact.
Gov Pierce has pardoned Marcus Siver-
son, who has served out fifteen months of a
two years. sentence for stealing a shack in
Ransom county worth $50 or $50. The pen
atty was thought excessive.
There is growing i'm preston in Dakota
among Democrats, confirmed by returning
pilgrims, that the mem bers of the territorial
commission are foOling away their time at
Washington and not doing the territory any
good.
John B. Sweet, president of the Codington
Farmers union, left st. Thomas, Ont,
March "a, with colony Of frst-class settlers
for his county. They are expected to arrive
at Watertown on the 9th, and the citizens
propose to give them public reception.
The Farmers Alliance in Dickey county
proposes to ask the county to issue bonds to
create funds to be loaned to the farmers at
low rate of interest, taking chattel security.
The scheme will hardly be adopted. however
convenient it might be for the farmers.
Quite a little local excitement was occa-
stoned in Fargo this week over the arrival of
twins in the house of Parker, Northern Pa
citic conductor, and the ntmation by local
paper that Parker proposed to fence out from
his street a popular and gallant railroad su-
perintendent.
Sioux Falls has reason 20 expect a season
of unusual growth and progress. Contracts
have already been let for business blocks and
residences amounting to more than 500. 900,
aud these figures will be passed several times
in the year. That place has exceptional adj
vantages that insure its prosperity.
H. s. Mulligan, fine stock man at Lis
bon, reports an Unprecedented case, COW
part Durham, that gives milk that cannot be
made to sour He has tried every method.
Some of the fanciful attribute il to peculiari-
ties of the Dakota atmosphere or the rare
amount Of feminine sweetness in that To-
cality.
Owing to the revival meetings in progress
in Fargo, it has been impossible to get
enough Democrats together to put party
ticket in the field for the city election: their
attention has been engrossed in spiritual
concerns. Next week the meetings will
close and the Democrats may revive their
interest in politics.
The streets of Grafton are thronged daily
with people from 'the states" who are
anxious to take advantage of the boom so
confidently expected with the opening of
spring. With the erection OF a new court
house and Jail, S20.000 school house and
many new private buildings, to say nothing
of the new water works, Grafton bids fair to
have the liveliest season in her history An
association has been formed for the purpose
of building an opera house, aud the roller
rink already constructed is a pronounced
success.
d. F. Polk, one of the leading names
urged for the Fargo postofiice, has just re-
turned from Washington, but the most
vigorous shake OF his coat has as vet failed
to elicit anything suggestive of a commits
sion. He, however, expresses the highest
opinion of the new administration, thinks it
will be one Of the best the country has ever
known, and be evidently has not lost hope
OF very tangible evidence OF Its wisdom in
making appointments. There are those,
however, VINO predict that Col. Tyner, the
present iucumb bent, II allowed 20 fill out bis
two years, will become an ardent admirer
aud supporter of Mr.. Cleveland II is sus-
pected that many who have large fractions OF
office to ill will gradually discover that they
have been Democrats all the time, or would
have been If they had known how things
were.