St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-23

and Mr.. Gleason, the popular superin-
tendent. The latter intends it shall be tho
best ever held.
Water is so valuable at Kimball that 4
| grand Jury indicted man who knocked the
bung out of a barrel and split the water
( Rain water and artesian wells are the chic
reliance of that section.
The attempt to give 10 per cent. of the
crops for a railroad along the Dakota &
Great Southern for the construction of a
road this season was a failure. Some OF
the farmers would not give 5 per cent,
At one or two points i'm Mercer county
| preaching has been1had lately in the post
Office on Sunday Some of the captions
talk of submitting the matter to the depart
ment at Washington, as not warranted by
law.
The News. al Darlington. in Charles
Mix county, has changed hands and poll
ties. 1t is now Democratic. The half
dozen timidly Democratic papers of last
/ year have gone 10 about forty i'm the ter
ritory.
w. G. Judd. son of the Chicago pOstmas-
| ter, Fargo merchant has returned from a
: visit 10 tine East. and il is said. has been TO
Washington. and is credited with the state
ment that he is the coming man for postal
honors. and early I'm August will receive his
appointment. Ii is supposed that his father
will pull him through.
Hon. William Il. Becker of Glendale. an
attorney. who has been spoken of i'm con-
nection with the appointment for governor.
has sued Wesley Moran. editor OF the
Leader. for -, 900 for libel. growing out
of damaging attacks upon his character in
connection with printers bill.
I. VI. Elliot. one of the most enterprising
bonanza farmers in Ransom county, has set
q fine example lib the improvement OF a
tree claim, has the trees in perfect rows
both ways. and they are so large and thrifty
that his children can play in their shade.
He is Il model farmer, and his example is
good one.
The first case was had the past week I'M
der the act OF the legislature prohibiting the
sale of liquors within three miles OF the
University of Dakota at NermilliOn. The
town is covered by the three-mile limit but
IL was decided there was no cause of action,
as the defendant produced his license, nor
revoked. ....-.
Hugh Mcdonald, Jud La Moure, Farmer
Stebbins and several other members of the
legislature are unhappy over the action of
the farmers in Barnes county in singing
out Hon. IL. ;. Oliver and DIR. Coe to re-
ward with gold-headed canes. as special
champions OF farmer interests. Mr.. Nc
Donald and Mr.. Stebbins sent their passes
back TO the railroads and never took drink
with railroad or elevator lobbyist without
diluting with water. La Moure is a Pro-
hibitionist- They sayit doesn't look right for
the men posing as eustodians of anti-mO-
nopOlY interests to ride on free passes to Val
ley City to receive their reward for opposing
the railroad eXactiOns. .---..
Delegate Clifford has been acting as pilot
and mentor To the senate committee in its
investigations in Dakota. and revised his
opinion; he now thinks the president will
not disturb the settlers on the reservation.
He announces that he has dOnned the war
paint in regard to the Indian appropria-
tons. The ratiOns for the Sioux this year
cost the government 81, 500, 900, besides the
expense of agencies and bureaus. Mr..
Clifford says this sum will furnish each male
Indian a fine farm, feed his family and
afford him means to hire Write men TO do
all the work and let the red fellows baSk in
idleness and gather profit from the farms
Mr.. Clifford will bring his elOquence and
influence in congress 10 bear TO oyerturn the
present system and force each Indian to
take land i'm severalty. The sale of the
rest of the land will afford fund 10 stock
the farms and hire white hands tn work