St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-24
Dakota NekVsIeIs.

The Altoona Eagle thinks Spiritwood
lake, in the vicinity of jamestown. will be-
come the Minnetonka of Dakota.
The marriage of McLaren. one of the pop
ular society men of Fargo. is announced for
one of the last days of the month.
1t is believed that the extension of the
line from Centerville to YanktOn will not
| stop there, but run Zip the river to the
northwestern line at Pierre.
Margaret Weston, an Indian woman at
| Flandreau, is 10 years old and quite active
She is believed to be the oldest woman in
Dakota, and was born in Minnesota.
In many localities the school directors
require the lady teachers to sign an agree
ment with forfeit not to marry during the
school year. This class seem specially sub
ject TO matrimony.
Rapid City is arranging for the construc-
ton of waterworks. The prospect of a
railroad is giving the place stimulus, and
large number of new dwellings are needed
for the swelling population.
The senate committee, as a result of their
investigations in the Pierre region, seem to
be satisfied that there was no conspiracy or
speculative combination i'm securing the
opening of the reservations. They ex-
pressed much sympathy with the settlers.
The conjunction of the thirty miles of
railroad from Yankton TO Centreyille, gives
it direct connection with Chicago via the
Northwestern system, and will be worth
more to the place than several capitals.
There is much enthusiasm there over the
matter.
Two Mormon missionaries from Utah are
travelling in South Dakota, said to be sent
out by the church to make proSelytes.
They will hardly succeed very greatly by
their preaching, as their announcements do
not draw and there is no surplus female
population for them to draw from.
Emmons county has been settled only
about couple of years. but one of its resi-
dents was born in Dakota forty-five wears
ago. This is Mrs. Van Shone. wife of a
large stock man. Her father was French
man and her mother a Sioux. She was
educated in Iowa, and is lady of fine ac-
complishmentS.
Editor Murphy of the Grand Forks Plain
dealer is arranging to resume the Associated
Press dispatches and become n morning
paper again. There are now but two morn
ing dailieS in North Dakota. 1t is under
stood that the Plaindealer will be Demo-
cratic i'm politics when there is occasion for
political canvass.
The only conviction in the ten davs' Sos
sion of the United States court at Fargo
was a poor fellow at Devils Lake. who
plead guilty to the charge of having sold an
Indian two small bottles of whisky. Hewas
fined IS and sentenced to the penitentiary
for eighteen months. His headquarters will
be at Detroit, Mich.
AS an illustration of what any industri-
Gus, prudent man can do the sease of
Thomas Monahan is in point. He spent
twenty-tour years of hard work farming.
and, with close economy, saved but 81 500.
With this he came to Dakota in 1879 and
settled near WATERFOWL. lie now has a
finely-improved and well-stocked farm.
lives comfortably and is worth some
| SIS, 900.
The Watertown News says that the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett has become sort
of Mecca. Every one wants to see that
quartet of fine babies born July 4. They