St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-25
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Capt. Daniel Maratta has returned from
Washington. He has not cared for the nom
ination for governor, as it does not pay as
well as the marshalship, which he will not
decline.
A colony of $50 persons from Royalton,
Vt, are preparing to come to Dakota and
will call their township Vermont, and ex
pect to found city to be called Vermont
City.
Col. Donan is already receiving numerous
applications from young men who want
wives. Only those who furnish suitable ref
erences will he allow to correspond with the
fair ones on his list.
The bill passed by the legislature prohib-
ting the sale of liquor within three miles Of
the university al Vermillion, makes that
temperance town if the law is enforced, of
which there is doubt.
As Illustrative Of Dakota feeling and
genius, the Hand County Press has a picture
of cowboy looking female with a pipe in
mouth and numerous pistols, hunting for the
man that vetoed the woman suffrage bill.
good many men who unwisely borrowed
money at high rates in the new regions or to
work more land than they had any business
with have been caught, and the newspapers
are gathering many shekels from mortgage
notices.
1t is expected that Bishop Marty will
change MS residence from Yankton to some
more central location, and various towns are
genufecting before him and urging their adj
iFa I ol- hon Of
$1,000 in realty.
The cattle company at Medora will build
barn capable of holding 10, 900 cattle. They
will kill II, 900 head there this season, all of
which have been contracted for. The COM
pany is building a hotel there to be called the
Hotel de Mores.
A Democratic daily is on the docket for
Redfeld. Three or four excellent weekles
would seem to obviate any aching void in
town of !, 900 or so, especially in these hard
times when Dakota newspapers are living
largely on hope.
The revival meetings held in Fargo the
past two or three weeks have awakened an
interest never before known in that city.
The largest hall in the place has been filled
night after night, and large numbers of con-
verts have been made.
A daughter Of Warren Young is supposed
to be the first white child born on the newly
opened reservation. Settlers continue to go
and make claims and build houses with little
concern about any views at Washington.
Many are breaking prairie.
The cheap coal that is being shipped from
the West TO the Red river valley comes from
the mines at Sims, few miles west of Man
dan. 1t is not as good as the Eastern article,
but is much cheaper, and will work its way
as a matter of economy.
The jamestown Alert thinks the farmers
along the line of the James River Valley
railroad can safely count upon shipping
wheat over that road this year. 1t will be a
great thing for that region 10 have new out
let 10 st. Paul and the East.
The Headquarters or depot hotel in Fargo
is to have a large brick addition, that will
perhaps double its capacity, but this will not
meet the hotel requirements of the place. a
strong effort is being made to secure the
early erection Of Il large irst-class hotel
Scotland, the home of the probable future
governor, Zebaeh, has given bond of
S25, 600 to build a court house and Jail as
good as Yankton now has if the county seat
is located there. Tyndall has the advantage
Of central location, but Scotland bids high
est
The artesiau well at Cooperstown is down
400 feet. At 2S5 feet gas was found that
burned freely. 1t is designed to 90 very
deep if flowing water is not found sooner
In many sections the water near the surface
is SO impregnated with alkali as to make it
rot desirable for drinking. Hence artesian
wells are so frequently sunk.
Good things come in squads It is said
w. II. Burke OF the jamestown Capital. had
hardly subsidized over the celebration of the
arrival of a little daughter when a fortune Is
left him by a relative in the East who was
kind enough TO die opportuney. Burke
will erect one OF the finest mansions in
jamestown and conduct his paper simply as
q relief from the care of his estate.
Some OF the hackmen and others about the
new reservation improve their opportunities.
One Of them took a tenderfoot out to the res
eryatiou. and when half way demanded an
other S. or he would not 90 step further.
The teDderfoot arose in his wrath, fired the
hackman aud took the team out himself, Sc
cured his claim and let the fellow foot it back
to town.
The Fargo Argus states that the law passed
by the late legislature taxing railroads 2 per
cent. the first five years aud afterwards per
cent. is regarded by railroad men as burden
some, and is much heavier than the tax in
Minnesota. Il anticipates that in conse-
queuce the extension of the Fargo Southern
south will be made on the Minnesota side of
the Red river to some point on the Miwau-
kee, making a less direct connection with
South Dakota.
The DEVILS Lake Iuter-Oceau hints at the
soreness felt more than expressed at the fact
that Chicago newspaper men have the
preference over the local craft in prominent
appointments, notably Pierce the new gov
eruor and Dunlap OF the Inter-Ocesu for
com missioner Of emigration. The paper
says: Dakots seems ouly made for feed
ing place for newspaper itinerants from
Chicago. Men who hsve done more for
Dak0t2 ana less for the late president should
have been chosen.
Hon. J. r. wilson, the Democratic eaudi-
date for congress last year, who has spent
some weeks at Washington in the interest OF
Dakota, went home by way Of the Northern
Pacific and stage route from Medors 70 the
Black Hills. only stopping briefly at Bis
mark 20 assure Capt Dan Marratta that he
was not opposed 70 him for United States
marshal Isl noticeable that most of the
pilgrims returning from the federal Mecca
are not interested il the offices, aud don't
want to be forced out Of private life. Mr.
wilson did LOS want to be interviewed.
WISCONSIN.