St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-28

gion in South Dakota, and likes the climate
SO well that he is spending the winter there,
and thinks it more enjoyable than on the
lake shore.
This extract from an Iowa letter is sample
of the information received from many of
the states: Talk of going to Dakota is
chief topic of conversation in this section,
and if all Iowa shows an equal interest in
Dakota, our Hawkeye immigration will ex-
coed that of all former years.
Tom Elliot, the bonanza farmer of Ran
som county, who announced that he would
not marry until he could sell his wheat at 81
bushel, has declined the offer of the farmer
rich in unmarried daughters, to take his en-
tire crop at that rate and throw in daughter
The latter condition is what Tom objects to.
He wants TO select his own wife, and has an
eye on Canada.
In Fargo the political matters are begin
ming to be stirred in view of the city election.
There is no particular issue apparent, but for
the mayoralty names are coming to the front
Col. Clement and Maj. Sweat are the favorites
with the moral and temperance elements.
and DR.. barrow and Maj. Ball with the mill
tary and fire companies. The Democrats
will try to make a party contest, but it is
hard for men to remember whether they are
Republicans or Democrats in Dakota.
There are but one or two cities in Dakota
larger, as substantial in structure and as
hopeful in promise as Grand Forks. The
Herald says there has not been a business
failure there in six months, and not likely to
be any. 1t has very advantageous location
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peg and water access to the Minnesota pine
regions. Its chief need is railroad to Du-
luth, run in the interest of the wheat
| growers.
In the interests of the territory and public
policy the power of the legislature to divide
counties, regardless of the wishes of the
majority of the people interested, should be
restricted. The schemes in many cases are
| first heard OF in the proceedings of the legis-
lature, and they afford opportunities for
| tempting the law enacters in a material way,
as they are generally in the interest of som e
| townste, and the owners can afford to pay
literally for the county seat. There are a
dozen or more counties that parties are try
| ing to divide in some way, and in almost
every case the people are kicking furiously
| at it.
Samuel Reed of Blunt, former editor and
statesman in Central Illinois, who was de-
feated for judge in Hughes county last fall,
has been circulating petition to President
Cleveland to appoint him Indian agent at
the Cheyenne agency. Maj. Swan has nearly
two years to fill his term and many Demo
Gratis are signing a petition to have him re-
tanned. The friends of Mr.. Reed claim that
he resembles Daniel Webster in appearance
and other respects, and should be sent to
Washington rather than be ostracised among
the Sioux. He married one of the most
charming young widows in Central Illinois
| and is bonanza farmer
Taylor of the Yankton Herald and of the
Dakota embassy at Washington and Albany
has just returned, and says he is better
pleased at his interview with the new presi-
dent than he had expected. He was
especially gratifed with the absence of brass
button walters and Democratic simplicity and
cOrdiality. He says the president mani
tested much interest in Dakota and will
treat it well. No names, he states, of any
| Dakota Democrat has yet been mentioned to
President Cleveland for position. The
statements that states have been made up he
regards as an effort to cause jealousies and
divisions among Democrats.