New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-27
DAK0TIAS ANXIOUS FOR WIVES.

A CHAT WITH COLONEL DoNAN-roWNs WITHOUT
ONE MARKIAGEaBLE GIRL.
We can accommodate IL, 900 girls with husbands
in Daaota ON ninety days notice, said Colonel " Pat
Donan at tho Grand Union Hotel u few days ago.
The Colonel of the late Confederate forces, now
journalist in the great Territory. lowered nl six rect
under big slouch hat :" We have published in The
Fargo Argus" he continued " 900 letters from as
many youn. women and have made many matches.
In May, 1885, there only one mariiaseabc girl IN
Fargo aud to-day with population OF 1000 we have
only tour unmarried girls In DeadsOod, ~ ito
he,ght OF its mining fever in lS79-SO th,r wero 5000
bachelors and only SIX marriageable girls iou get
neat many tales IN the Easl aOOIt tue i0he young
women VINO take farms IN bahota ana REJECT al
offers OF marriage. Why, they con I'VE In Tic itlI
tory year before they are welded
:: Most of our men went To Dakota when they were
boys anu thar is the We have many bacbe.ors
tnoie-thousands OF tnoni, all Wiling to marry iho
arrange thing about il all H. most of them know lots ut
kris IN the Eastern towns from winch they :amo ana
make no effort 10 wed them. They won't rave the
girls they used to know aud rIey can't get any
others very we'll Any attractive g'ri who Will 10
there queen it over the whole i.I1ltory MonRha
is older than are and has plenty OF marriaseaDe
women My, how those girls there ride hDrseSI but
in Dakota know scarcely town with unmarried
girl Ia il. Ii would surprise you to Know no" many
army officials and men Of prominence marry servant
girls High or low. rich or poor gOod glrl can have
her choice there. | know one prominent nan VINO
married u pretty waiter girl OF one OF the hotels the
other dag. She gave hun as q wedding present a
Dakota farm, some diamonds and many OTHER yan-
ables In Dakota women aIe equal with men bei0le
the law"
Colonel DOMAIN although noted match-makei,
Is "A bachelor himself Major EdSarus edItor-ln-cb.e
ana ii. L. Plumley. managing euiIor OF The Argus
he says art both unmarried, although they have over
looked and published all the 1000 letters sent bi'n
from Eastern young women
When asked about the alleged great poker game be-
tween Stanley Huntly and Major Edwards III when
tao former threw away four queens and drew three
aces TO an ace in hand Colonel Donan said: The
story isn't to be believed MAJOR Edwards knows how
10 deal and having four kings in hand aud pot OF
81, 100 ON the table he would not deaf his opponent
three aces" -,
- What about ths division and admission OF the
Territory as "A State" was asked.
- The admission and division of Dasoa have been
aCitatod with us since 1870 wheh we had $4,000 N
hqbitants Since then there have been several con,
stitutional conventions which have met, resolved aoa
sent delegations Washington. Last winter we haa
a delegation at the Capital ehcb spent bundreds OF
thou dollars in vain There are three thugs 70
prevent division and admission The South Viii never
permit the admission Of ito Northern SAFES II u eau
help II. The Eastern high tariff keprbiiean' VIII
never permit low tariff States TO enter they can
help it, The Democratic party will nf yer eonseht 70
the admission OF two kepublean oiStesu it eau neP
IT, Dakota will be adntted only when t consents "
come in rs State"