St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-13
Dakota Ne,csiets.

Col. Boynton of Canton has gone to
| Washington.
Blunt claims one of the best drilled mill
tary companies, and of the forty members
there is but one who could not pass the most
rigid examination.
1t is believed that all of the 600,0 00ss acres
of the reservations, recently opened, will be
taken within ten days. The Juror for claims
has spread all over the central region.
Editor Henry of the Redield Dispatch
swells the Dakota delegation in Washington.
If the president insists upon it he will look
after the postoffice in his town, or some
other convenient official duty.
There is great enthusiasm at Ipswich over
the complete success of the artesian well. At
little less than 1000 feet stream is reached
that will rise fifty or more feet above the sur
little warm. The Gazette says it is worth
$500, 600 to the place.
Hon. d. NJ. Kelleher, member of the
Democratic territorial committee now at
Washington, is reported to be an applicant
for governor of Alaska. He is sort of a
Daniel Boone and FESTIVE at the civilization
which has followed him to the Dakota
frontier.
Ben w. Porter, a farmer in Dickey county,
is working to be register of the land office,
in case Gov. Austin is removed. Austin is
charged with having attempted to prove in
public address after the election that Blaine
had more of the popular vote than Cleveland,
as well as having made few campaign
speeches. He got his figures from one of
the Tribunes
Parties have been drilling for coal few
miles west of Glendale, in Dickey county.
They have got down only about eighty feet,
and report indications of the most favorable
character The samples of coal are said to
be similar to the Pittsburg article and not
Ignite. The old miners think there will be
found paying vein yet, and there is good
deal of excitement over the matter.
The Bad Lands Cow Boy insists that there
have been great exaggerations of losses
among the herds from the winter. They are
much less than expected, it says, and the
cattle are now in splendid condition for this
time of year. This has reference to West
ern Dakota.
If a successor is appointed for Gov. Pierce
it is understood that the territorial officers
appointed by him will all go. They are
all Republicans and cannot expect to re-
main under Democratic governor. 1t is
also understood that if Capt. Marratta fills the
executive chair Maj. j. NJ. Tuohy, popular
newspaper man at Fargo, will become audi
tor or treasurer. He is regarded as quite
capable, and will fill the position to the sat
isfaction of the people. He is an intimate
personal friend of Capt. Marratta.
B. w. Lair has procured a newspaper outfit
for Democratic paper in the Turtle noun
tains. There has been some little scare
about Dunseith over reported threats of Chief
Little Shell over the alleged claim to more
territory than is accorded his handful of In
dams, but there is no danger of trouble.
The Indian agent reports that there is no
ground for apprehension.
Six out of thirty-six young Sioux Indians
sent to the industrial school at Philadelphia
have been returned from sickness and other
reasons. Effort is making to induce the
government to establish school at Pierre
and save the expense of sending East. With
an experimental farm and all the needful
adjuncts, it is believed that it can be made
an entire success. The old Indians like the
idea of having their children trained to sub
sist in white peoples ways.