St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-29
DAKOTA& MONTANA
Collected and Forwarded by Telegraph
to the Daily Globe.
Fargo Special kilograms January 90. to the st
Paul Globe
North,cestern Notes.

Northeastern Notes.
The Episcopals have gathered the mites to
build church at Alexandria.
The number of failures in Dakota the past
year is put at III, but most of them were
small.
Prof. Ufford, the noted humorist, has with
drawn from editorial connection with the
Casselton Courier.
Judge 1. E. West, of Fargo, is in the city,
and will remain during the session of the
legislature. Hon. Geo. H. Hand is also here
to look after legislation.
There is bad blood at Alexandria over the
attempt to run Congregational and Presby-
terrain church where there is scant room for
one. Ugly faces are made.
The Broom brigade at Fargo has drilled
two or three times week for several months,
and will soon give public exhibition in con-
nection with musical entertainment.
1t has been decided in debate at Huron
that the patriots who put down the rebellion
lay over the fathers in the revolution. There
are none of the latter, however, now living
at Huron.
Rev. P. E. Holp has the first copy of the
revised testament ever sold in America, he
claims, and values it at $1,000. There is
very little sale for testaments at those fig
ures in Dakota.
There have been three suicides recently in
the Sioux Falls section. one by hanging, one
shooting and the last by poisoning. They
illustrate the claim that such events run in
cycles or triplets.
The papers in Sargent and Richland are in
fcrment over the matter of passes presented
their members in the legislature. The farmers
who nominated them want to see a stiff spinal
column on this question.
The editor OF the Courier at Casselton has
received what is alleged to be the first goblet
made at the glass works at Minneapolis, and
although at one time a temperance man,
he keeps il In frequent activity.
A Bismarck writer to the Pukwana Press
says The lobbyists are here in full force.
of Ordway, A. B. Melville, F. V. McVitty, of
Fargo. aud still there's more to follow.
The Messrs. Fargo, of Buffalo, have started
to Fargo a bell for the Episcopal church,
which is believed to be the largest in the ter
ritory When times boom again it is de-
signed to replace it with chime of seven
bells.
The attitude of most of the Fargo papers
towards variety theaters seems to be dictated
by the couGting room. Morality and filthy
lucre have manifest affinities. Probably,
however, they do not differ from most
others.
There is a company of dark horses that no
man can number that are eagerly looking for
the Fargo postoffice to come to them in the
early spring time, gentle Annie. The names
at present most heard are D. F.Polk,T Mar
tin and Ed. Hall. the latter the tireless worker
of the Duly Democrat. Each has many
active friends.
The two disbanded fire companies in
Fargo have, like good citizens, peacefully
acquesced ina course they deem arb it-ary
and harsh, but will meet as social organiza-
tons and keep an eye open for the spring
election, when their opponents it is expec-
ted. will hear something drop.
A presumption settler having fulfilled the
law as to settlement and entry, has thirty
three months in which to make the six
months residence on which to commute,
and he may choose whether this shall he the
last six or any other, provided he does not
abandon the land in the meantime, is new
ruling, says the Ipswich Gazette.
e Since the county seat war at Redield, that
place has added to its military strength gal
liant and select corps called the Smother
Hubbard guards" which is being well drilled
and armed. II will not be necessary for
Gov. Pierce TO call out the soldiery from
abroad next time. This company will give
an exhibition drill at the masquerade given
by the rifles Thursday night.
Senator Edmuds is reported 10 have given
Delegate Raymond an opinion sustaining
Judge Francis, Of the Bismarck district, in
the view that ne cannot try cases that origi-
mated while the district was part Of the
Third district, but they must go before Judge
Hudson. The lawyers have nearly all taken
a different view and regarded Francis as
cranky for refusing to hear them. But Ed
munds is regarded as about the highest
authority.
The editor of the excellent Reoiep, at Mill
bank, is postmaster, and it is presented to
him, that, as there are two Republican
papers, and no Democratic, II he will flop In
time be can retain the postofice, but he rises
upon tiptoe to remark that his integrity Is
anove price-still the Democrats may have a
column or two every week in his paper, and
he has two years to serve as postmaster, and
he is confident so excellent man as Gov.
Cleveland will not fracture any OF the civil
service principles or rules.