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St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
Dakota NewsIets.

Union is one of the Oldest counties in
the South, but seems TO be unfortunate in
its officials. The sheriff, who has been
spoken OF as disgracing the county by
drunkenness and rowdyism, has been
squeezed out. His name was Ryan. George
Stickney. the late treasurer, a gray-haired
old man and one of the first settlers, who
has also been county attorney and member
of the legislature, has a Judgment against
him for S12, 700 of county funds, and re-
poses in the county jail He spent too
much money in politics and for drink, and
didn't keep that of the county separate.
There is a good deal of sympathy for him
on account of his age, but the example is
thought 10 be needed, and he will probably
suffer the penalties of the law.
One of the most urgent reasons for state
hood is that the school lands may be made
available. Both I'm the south and north a
great portion of these lands is appropri-
ated by trespasSerS. and used without ad-
vantage to the school fund. A Clay county
paper says that some i'm that section has
been used for eighteen years. There is no
provision for the sale or use of these lands
until state is admitted. The late attor-
ney general and school superintendent
were active in bringing suits against such
parties, and in one court there are 130 of
them, but there is too much involved for
any effective prosecution. If the lands
could be leased in some counties they would
bring quite a revenue for the support of
schools. 1t is generally the large farmers
who trespass upon them.
There is a contest over the location of a
college-two of them, in fact-at James
town. Both the Congregational and Pres
byterian sanhedrims of North Dakota have
voted TO locate their college there ON certain
conditions The former require that the
Presbyterian church there shall run UP Con-
gregational colors, and there IS a strong
effort being made 10 convert the preacher
and congregation. On the other hand the
Presbytery resolves that IL the jamestown
church doesn't stand by them and give all its
support 10 Presbyterian college they will
pull up stakes and go to Fargo or Bismarck.
No compromise seems possible, and James
town will hardly get more than one Of the
Institutions
The Charles Mix Record says that a
well-known young married man OF that
county returned his wife to her parents
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
HifchnII.

The Dawson county district court con-
vened at the court house Thursday at 10
O'Clock, Hon. 4. j. Edgerton, justice, pre-
siding. There are forty-One civil cases and
eight criminal on the calendar. District
Attorney \. j. WaterhOuse and Sheriff r.
+. Al6erton are attending the court. The
judge delivered an able charge to the grand
jury and they retired to their room to enter
upon their duties The bar was well repre-
sented and the calendar was read over and
some motions disposed of, taking the time
of the court until 1890, when the news was
received of Gen. Grants death. Judge
EdgertOn adjourned court until O'Clock
p. m, and ordered a flag erected over the
court house at half-mast in respect TO the
illustrious dead. The court has come in a
very inOpportune time, as the farmers are
in the heat and hurry of the harvest and
hands are very scarce here. The suit of
Mrs. Pearce, the wife of City Marshal
Pearce, against Hank Lewis for civil dam
ages for her husbands death, has been
settled. "A number of Yankton attorneys
are attending court.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
CT0D LSeDQrIs.
Special to the Globe.

Speclal TO the Globe
MILWAUKEE, July 25.-Reports were
received at the general offices of the Chi
cagO, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad to-day
as to the condition of the crops along the
Northwestern lines. The reports sum-
married were as follows: Hastings d
Dakota division, east Of Milbank.
twenty-six stations report all crops good;
twenty-three, favorable for all; three wheat
an average crop; two, weather favorable
for corn aud nfavOrable for wheat. Two
stations report that harvesting barley
commences the first of next week.
one reports some blight west of
Nilbank, twenty-three report all crops
good, twenty-three weather favor
able, two harvesting progressing
nicely. AT seven stations the
barley harvest has commenced, and at three
the oat harvest, two are harvesting wheat.
one reports some damage from blight
and two will begin harvesting wheat the
first of next week. A report from Sioux
City says: Condition of crops good.
weather very warm, but othe.-
wise favorable. Have begun to cut wheat
at some places. A complete report dated
Minneapolis is as follows: Wheat in twenty
states reported good, one fair. twenty
weather favorable, three unfavorabe
Corn-Thirty stations good and weather
favorable, oats twenty-nine stations good,
one fair. twenty-nine weather favorable
three mfayorable. Barley twenty stations
good and weather favorable. Rye, thirteen
stations good, thirteen weather favorable.
Flax. thirteen stations good and weather
favorable
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
LEIGH LAKE INDIANS.
Indian Agent Sleehan Venti1aGes a
Sensational Story.

Special to the Globe.
DETROIT, Mimi, July 25.-The sensa-
tional letter published in the Pioneer Press
of July %, concerning the burn
ing of government buildings at
Leech lake, is not true, as
the settlement of the dam
damages or other trouble that the Indians
may have among themselves had nothing to
do with the burning of the building. As
far as can be ascertained the build
ing was burned on the 10th in open daylight
and on the 18th I was informed of the
fact by messenger from Leech lake. l at
once ordered my captain of police, John G.
Morrison. to proceed to Leech lake and
take command of all of the police there and
make diligent search and inquiry with the
assistance of the Oyerseer and arrest
the party or parties who may have set ire
to the building. He is yet on the ground and
repOrtitlg to me by messenger daily that ev-
erything is quiet at Leech lake, He has also
informed he that the Indians have ap-
pointed detectives Of their own at Leech
Lake to ferret out and arrest the perpetra-
tor of the uncalled-for crime. 1t is true
that the Leech Lake Indians have been in
council more than they ought to
have been trying to come to one mind, as
sue to present to the department their
claims for damages to their rice fields and
meadows caused by the building
of the milldam at Leech lake.
Even in this matter they have given up
cOunciing some time ago by my
order and gone TO work peaceably on their
farms and gardens. The honorable COM
missioner of Indian affairs at Washington
has notified me that he has requested the
congressional committee now is the West
to come TO White Earth so that ! may call
my Indians together and give them
hearing before them in this matter.
This is the proper way to
adjust such matters which will have more
effect and be of more benefit to the Indians
than the foolish sensational reporter
of White Earth could be TO
them, or anything that lie could do
would not dwel'On these matters so long.
or say so much about it if it had
not caused so much uncalled-fOr sensation
throughout the whole state and was only
intended to get to the department at Wash
ington for the purpose of driving the de-
partment in some way or other TO a speedy
settlement with the Indians for the dam
ages at Leech Lake. The Indians are
happy and working, and expect payment
for the damages as soon as the government
fairly understands what the damages
are, and there is no danger of
All uprising or the destruction of
any property belonging to the government
by the Indians at Leech lake, and no
trouble can arise in my opinion that L am
not able TO manage myself with my efficient
police force. l can put stop to any trouble
thatmay arise, though [ am certain there will
be none, as the Chippewa Indians are a
peaceable tribe and have not a stain of one
drop of white mans blood on their hands
or garments for generations past, and will
not have unless cited on by vicious and de-
signing men. Il. J. SHEEHAN,
L. S. Indian Agent
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
Ar,nn,nred Suicide.

Friday morning, says the Faribault Dem
ocrat. Ole Hanson, a well-to-dO farmer.
who lives in the town of Cannon City, just
west of Il. Ii. ScOtt's mill, took his sons
razor while the latter was out milking the
cows, and going UP the road few rods
from the house, cut his throat from ear to
ear, severing all the small veins and laying
the jugular bare, making terrible wound.
from which the blood flowed in torrents.
Shortly after the act he was discovered by
Mr. Scott. who was driving TO town. and
taken to the house. DR.. Rose of this city
was sent for, who stitched up the wound
and left his patient in fair way TO recover,
if he can be kept sufficiently quiet TO pre-
vent further hemOuhage. Mr.. Hanson has
not been well of late, and his family had
noticed that he was queer sometimes. but
had never imagined that there was danger
of ANYTHING like this
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
Horse Thief C.ptureJ.

On Tuesday a stranger rented team and
buggy from II. G. Eaton, the Sleepy Eye
livery man. He drove from Sleepy Eye TO
Tracy and stopped over night at the Ex-
change hotel, registering as c. b. Ross.
The Tracy Trumpet says that in the morn
ing he ordered the team hitched up, saying
that he was going short distance and
would not need the haIters. He was next
heard from in Amiret. where he was cap
tured by Station Agent Bird. who had heard
a description of the outfit being sent over
the wire. When leaving the Exchange hotel
he forgot to settle his bill. Mr.. Bird williiy
high for a while, as the state pays a 5000
reward for the apprehension of horse
thief
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
ShREOnae.

Judge Macdonald wentto Saltwater upon
receipt of telegram stating that his mother
was expected to die. "A severe rain storm
visited this city Friday morning. The rain
fell in torrents and several cellars were
flooded. During the storm the house occu-
pied by r. S. Mcfarland was struck by
lightning, but although four persons were
in the dwelling no one was hurt. John
Wagner was engaged as foreman of the
Wampach wagon shops, and not fireman as
the types made it say. The base ball
boys are practising in order to give the
Jordan boys a tussel. The city hall flag
is flying at half mast. and the First National
bauk and other buildings are heavily draped
in mourning in honor of Gen. Grant.
Lawrence Carr, the patentee of the sue
cessr trace buckle, was served with an
order to show cause why permanent writ
of Injunction should not issue against him.
by u. S. Marshall Denny. The application
is made by Woodford, the patentee of the
champion" trace buckle, alleging an in
fringement. Mr.. Carr is prepared to fight
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
How n woman Runs "A Farm.

Col. Burke of the jamestown Capital,
the past week, drove out fifty miles to the
vicinity of Dawson, TO see how a charming
Dakota widow could run farm. He says
of his visit to the bonanza farm of Mrs.
Clawson: Before reaching the house we
marked the air of order and system which
pervaded everything. There was a neatness
and completeness about the place, crops of
all kinds seemed in their best state, and
stretching away as far as the eve could
reach, the waving grain fields nodded glad
promise of future wealth. In front of the
house is a lake of clear, sparkling water.
covering an area of forty-ive acres, which
is as useful and convenient as il is beauti-
full. AT the house we found a talented,
charming woman, whose devotion TO busi-
ness is best evidenced by her remarkable
success, but who still finds time TO ply the
artists pencil and bring forth beautiful
specimens of an art Of which she is master.
She is Just now selling her last years crop
of No. hard at 75 cents per bushel. Some
excellent stock adds 10 the place, and a
large, substantial bank barn and two we'll
built granaTies afford fine shelter for stock
and machinery. and safe place of deposit
for the grain. All in all, the executive
ability displayed by Mrs. Clawson in the
conduct Of her farm is something quite re-
markable, and indicates how rapidly the
''sphere" of woman is broadening.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
Prohibition a Failure.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, la, July 26.-The Herald to-
morrow will publish reports from l05 places
in Iowa. covering the ninety-nine counties,
as to the result OF the first years trial of the
prohibitory law. The Herald sums up:
1.-The general verdict is that it is "A failure,
not prohibiting and producing temperance.
In the larger places the saloons are running
openly. In the small towns they have been
closed, but liquor is sold on the sly, SO that
in both classes the reports show that drunk
enness has in general not decreased. In
some it has increased. Taxation is higher
in most towns to provide for the revenue
formerly obtained from licenses. The SEN
timent in favor of repeal is increasing. The
reports show that the people throughout
the state generally favor a $500 license as a
substitute for prohibition. Some favor a
higher figure and some lower, but the ma
jority unite on that"
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
NEanEaIo.

The English-Speaking Catholic church
will be dedicated on the first Sunday in
August. The Rt Rev. Bishop Ireland will
ofiiciate. Father Prior, the priest in charge.
has shown great courage and perseverance
III pushing the building of the church and
can well be pleased of his success. AT a
meeting of the council Friday committee
was chosen to arrange for the observance
of the day of the funeral of Gen. Grant;
also like committee were appointed by
the Wilkins Post, q. a. Il. \. p. Man.
Jr., purchasing agent of the st. Louis 81
San Francisco railway, returned TO his
home in st. Louis on Saturday. Mrs.
Lanfesty has left for an extended visit to
friends in Michigan. She accompanied her
husband as far as Rock Island. From
thence he goes on a business tour of the
Sunny South. Several of our farmers
have begun their harvesting. Barley in
number of places is being cut. The weather
at present is most favorable to harvest
work.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
AN UNDERTAKER,s CUP.
The Barber's shop Decorated With
n Punereal Shaving Mug.
New York Sun.

A young man in want of shave recently
went into little barber shop at Harlem, sat
down in a chair, leaned back, and was about
to shut his eyes to keep the lather out, when
they fell upon an array of wonderfully dec
Grated shaving cups. On one was the pic
ture of hearse, fianked by two upright
eoffins; on another was a dummy engine
standing on a section of the elevated road,
and others displayed pictures of milk
wagon, tombstone, a saw, or trowel.
The barber explained that the hearse and
coffin cup belonged to an undertaken with
an eye to business, who had got enough
custom from his novel advertisement to
pay his shaving bill for the next ten years
An engineer on the elevated
road owned the cup with the dummy
engine on it. The other cups be-
longed to milk dealer. a stOnecutter,
carpenter and brieklayer. The barber
said he had an order for cup from neigh
boring shoemaker which would eclipse all
the other cups. 1t would contain a tiny
photograph of the shoemaker on swing
ing sign, bearing his name and the legend,
Repairing neatly done"
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
GrGIOn.

The following officers of the Groton
Union elevator were elected at the last meet
ing of stockholders: i. Smith, ID. B. John,
4. NJ. Sevrens, S. J. Griffin. Ed Mather, J.
p. Fargo, S. Gibbs, with S. j. Griffin, pres
ident; +. Smith, treasurer, and ID. B. John,
secretary. The directors sent out a COM
mittee TO inspect elevators along the road.
and it is thought the work will be begun by
the 1St proX. The new fire department
building, corner First avenue and Third
street. is nearly finished. In the rear are
rooms fitted off as a jail. This last-named
Institution is seldom needed, but when it is
a regular place is much better for all parties
than box car. Box car and Jail are not
synonymous terms. e. The amount of ma
chinery sold in this section is enormous and
gives a fair idea of our crop prospects. The
total number of binders sold up to date is
205.. -. Mrs. Belle Watson Bigelow gave us
treat in an eloeutionary enter
tainment on Wednesday evening
at the Presbyterian church.
There is a great demand for harvest
hands. The crop in the southern part of
the county is more forward than in the
north, and fewer hands can care for it,
Reports from north and south give crops as
very tall, with long, full heads. Abundant
rains in those sections have caused a slight
backwardness in the ripening. =. Several
small fishes have been found in the trough
draining the water from the artesian we'll
BY holding pail close to the spout twenty
eight were caught, appearing to come up
with the water. There are a good many
theories on the subject. =. Over sixty guests
were entertained at the Belding house on
Monday, besides the regular boarders. -.
C. Z. Phillips has bought the house on
second street, next to Mr.. Iberg's, from ID.
b. Johns. The Masons have carpeted
their hall, and now have very cosy place.
ready for visitors. The college building,
to be put up this year, is TO be 54X3O feet,
two stories high, containing dining hall,
music room, library and sleeping room.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
DAKOTA.
The DEVILS Lake Officers.

1t is charged by the champions of the
land officers at Devils Lake that the grand
jury I'm the United States court at Fargo was
a packed body gotten up 10 indict them. 1t
is learned that the jury was about equally
divided in politics, having one Republican
majority, and that the two members OF the
body opposed TO indicting those officials
were Democrats, so that the charge of
offensive partisanship" will hardly hold.
The action of that jury and the government
attorneys will be likely to provoke good
deal of discussion. 1t is understood that
the attorneys opposed consideration OF the
charges against the federal officials at
Devils Lake on the alleged ground that no
statute would cover the case. and when the
jury insisted upon an Indictment, they re-
fused to draw it or consent to it. The jury
then submitted the matter 10 the court with
statement of the points sustained by
evidence and the action of the attorneys.
The judge, after taking the matter under
advisement. said that the only way 10 pro-
ceed would be TO appoint another attorney,
but rather than do that he said he would at
once forward the statement of the grand
jury and the charges TO the department at
Washington. and he had no doubt il would
result in the prompt publication of the
official atmosphere at Devils Lake in the
removal of the officials. Mr.. Murphy, the
assistant United States attorney, is r e.
ported to have manifested good deal of
feeling at the persistence of the grand jury
in adhering to their Indictment in the face
of his advice and exposition of the law
The land officers at Devils Lake are indig-
nant at the course of the United States
court in sending their cases 10 Washington
after grand jury had noticeto indict them.
They claim that they now have all the
Odium of a criminal charge, with no chance
to meet it. They insist that in justice to
them the case should have come TO trial,
so as to give them chance to yindicate
themSeles
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
MINNESOTA.
Serious Accident.

Wmnebago City Press: A demented
woman, Mrs. r. IL. Howell, has been in the
habit of walking nightly for some time
across the long railroad bridge which spans
The Blue Earth river west of town. On
Monday evening she walked across and
back, and counted all the ties along the way.
telling her friends when she got home how
many there were. Tuesday evening about
8 o'clock. she started out again for her ac-
customed moonlight fitting, but when near
the middle OF the bridge was caught by the
eastern-bound passenger train and hurled
to the ground below, distance of forty
feet. The railroad men improvised litter
and carried the woman up into one of the
coaches, bringing her TO the depot. She
was then conveyed to the home of her
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
Rochester,.

Crops in Olmstead county now look
more promising than for years. Winter
wheat is being cut, and promises an abund-
ant yield. IA stock company has been or
ganized at Zumbrota, which proposes to es-
tablish newspaper in that village TO be
called the News. q. j. II. Kurtman, accom-
panied by his family. has gone East on a
business and pleasure trip. Mile. Aimee's
Burleque Opera company gave an enter
tainment at the Palace opera house on Sat
urday evening. C. A. Taylor of this city
has been appointed agent at Liberty Bluff,
on the Portage branch of the Wisconsin
railroad.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27

shall ill Dakota offices, and he has under
taken to use his influence in congress, with
all the facts and arguments which can Do
furnished him. for lessening the Indian
reservations as distractions to the settle
ment of the territory. No Republican
president ever gave so much consideration
10 the wishes and interests of the people of
the territory, and whenever the people of
Dakota are fairly heard on the questions of
division and admission, the administration
will be with them and for them.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
THE NORTHWEST.
Fire Destroys the Mitchell Republican
Building, Causing Loss of
$4,000.
Reports from Ninety-nine Counties
in Iowa show Prohibition
Is Failure.
News From Various Points in the
Northwest Cleaned by Globe
Correspondents.
Newspaper Office Rurned.

Special TO the Globe.
MITCHELL, Oak, July 26.-The Repub-
lican Office burned this morning. The
building is total loss-S5, OO0-insured for
So, 500. The material was saved. but badly
damaged. All the type was pied except
the form Of the morning paper that was on
the press when the fire originated. The
printing material was insured for $1,000,
valued at IS, 600. The loss cannot be de-
termined until an invoice is taken. The
building will be replaced and the Republl-
can running in full blast as quick as the
work can be done.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
Red Wing.

Samuel Rockwell, who was engaged by
the city council to make plans for a system
of complete sewerage for this city, appeared
before that body Monday evening and pre-
sented the same. He also read a paper full
of useful suggestions with regard to sewer
age and hygiene. The plans for sewerage
were so drawn that most of the old sewers
will be utilized. The following men now
compose the board of education: For three
years-W. c. Willlston, Jesse McIntire. \. .
.. Werner. For two years-A. II. BoXrud.
A. j. Meacham, w. Robson. For one
year-E. w. Brooks, B. lacking, l.. A.
Hancock. Officers of the board-president,
+. w. Brooks; clerk, w. G. Williston.
treasurer, A. S. Meacham. w. A. Potter
has been elected superintendent of the
water works at salary of 81, 100 a
year, and August Peterson, as
sistant, at a salary of $40 a month.
+. a. Scott, boiler inspector, will visit this
city and vicinity tomorrow. He requests
that all farmers fill the boilers of their
steam engines with water. This will
greatly facilitate matters and save much
time. The board of county commissioners
has levied county tax of $50, 000-S45, 600
for general county expenses and S5, 600 for
the new jail. There is now in the city
treasury $40, 065 of accumulated Jail fund.
The storm Thursday evening damaged
John Hooks mill property in Hay Greek to
the extent of $3.50. John Wilkinson and
Miss Anna Wilkinson are visiting in Bur-
lngton. la. Rev. j. w. Hancock and
wife have returned home from an extended
Eastern trip.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-27
Dakota and the Administra,iop.

Whether he remains in the postofice or
not. Col. Lounsberry has the manliness to
do justice to the administration, and saws in
the Bismarck journal that every man. wo-
man and child in Dakota, who can read the
newspapers, knows that the present Demo-
cratic administration was the first to give
Dakota anything TO hope for from the ma
ticnal government President Cleveland
has established the rule that Dakotans