St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-08
Dakota NetcStets .

morning tae past week Plummer went to
the saloon with revolver, opened the door
and fired three shots at DAILY, who dropped
under the bar and, Selling pistol, fired over
the bar through the open door, one ball en-
tering Plummer's heart, who dropped dead.
Daley was arrested, and after a preliminary
examination was lodged in jail at Gale
donia. Plummer was usually a peaceable
man, and is a brother to a prominent mer-
chant at Hillsboro, but was of his base on
this occasion.
The Wahpetou agent who went East to sell
$4,000 bonds of the city has returned and
reports that he sold in New Hampshire 49,,
900 at par and SO, 900 at 97115 per cent. The
figures are regarded as satisfactory.
Among the Improvements already in pro-
gress or early promised at Wahpetou are an
Episcopal church, big skating rink. an en-
CINE house for the water works being put in,
probably a fine banking house and Few
school building. Water from the river is to
flow into huge well and be pumped from
that. The opera house being reftted will be
one Of the most convenient and creditable in
the territory.
a special train has been chartered over the
Fargo Southern to take the 6. A. r. and citi-
zens from Wahpeton to Fargo Wednesday
night to witness the military drama to be
run there three nights.
The Farmers alliance in Dakota is much
the same as the grange in the states, except
that more regard is paid to the political fea
ture. They mean to secure legislation in
their interest, but the social feature is prom
inent. The wives and daughters are adj
mitted. There are over 100 clubs already or
ganized. A convention for the territory is
to he held at Columbia Sept. g.
It is stated that four elevators viii be
erected in Park river the coming season,
each with a capacity of 10000 bushels.
1t is expected that the war in the Canadian
regions north win divert emigration and
send many Of the residents of that country
to Dakota where the land is as good if not
better and the climate superior. 1t is init
mated that the past year 5000 have come
down south of the line and are but the adj
vance.
J. Z. Wisner, one of the Lisbon rustlers,
lately sold one of his farmes of !, 900 acres for
SIS an acre, to be paid for in wheat at 81
bushel. He is confident that wheat will
nearly reach that figure. As the farm is
not near any town the price is regarded as
fair
Jewell of the Bismarck Tribune claims to
have put $40 600 in the new outfit to take the
place of the one burned, and will also in
connection with others, erect a handsome
brick block Immediately. He intends to
make it one of the most complete establish
ments in the territory and shows Dakota
enterprise.
There is quite a contest in the Bismarck
and Missouri regions 60 secure the colony of
500 families to come from the East as soon
as their agents decide upon a location They
are Swedes and a very desirable class Of
people. They will likely go west of the
river.
Capt. W. VI. Evans, one of the new board
of railroad commissioners, has bought the
Newsletter at Milbank, which will be run
by his brother, Col D. NJ. Evans of Philadel-
phia, who marched at the head OF the first
regiment that entered Richmond at its sur
render, and is man Of geniality and fine
ability.
The farmers in Grant county have organ
lied mutual insurance company under
the new law of the late legislature. About
Sl5,O 900 was subscribed at the first meeting.
1t is probable that many such companies will
be organized.
At Msyville, in Trail county, Democratic
city ticket was run Tuesday, the first sttem pt
ever made to show the number of Democrats
there, and the result was highly encouraging
to them.
Hon. John Flittie, the popular statesman
OF Trail county, has visited the New Orleans
exposition since he concluded his labors in
the legislature, and is said to have been i'm
pressed by besuty, who viii yet come to
Dakota.
1t is noted st Buxton that quite number
of young meu who went East last fall de-
claring that they would not return TO Dakota
are now back there and say they have com e
to stay. They prefer Dakota.
Judge Hudson says be will hold court at
wabpetou April aS, Grand Forks May ~,
aud Fargo june ?, unless the president re-
lieves him from duty.
Il is believed that the trouble over the
opening Of the Wiuneoago reservation will
divert much Of the emigration further
north. where the lands are claimed 10 he
quite as good, and there viii be no trouble
with the government
Considering the number OF defAlcatious
at Noorhead it is thought that the county has
done extremely wen to place its $500 Of
twenty wear per cent bonds at par Il is q
good county aud eomingt0 the front rapidly
Moorhead, OF East Fargo, is believed to be
the OILY town of 5000 population in the
West without roller skating rink Il is
nov proposed to supply the vacuum with 4
rink IO0XI50, st cost Of s., 600. The doc
tors and Surgeons all urge it, but the preach
ers shake their heads.
The second daily s. DEVILS Lake was
started simply because the first was, and TO
make It's career uncomfortable and brief.
The citizens look for the demise OF one OF
them, but each hss friends that viii stand By
it while the other lives. There are 10 signs
Of early decease in either.
Much sympathy Is fei; for c. " Morgan,
the popular member Of the legislature from
Trail. in the suspension Of the firm Of Nor
gan < Hanson, merchants, 81 Portland. OF
which be was he senior. They put their as
sets AZ SIS, $50 and liabilities a. SIS, SIS, and
expect to pay in fun and resume.
\ mutual insurance company Is to be or
SaniEed il Parker in Turner county. The
auditors report shows that IN 1883 Dakota
PAID oGi SSSS, coo in premiums and received