St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17


Dakota and is frequent visitor and strong
friend of the territory. He has a fine farm
near Bismarck and some town property.
Charles Cavilier, the pioneer, was elected
mayor of Pembina last week Only 100
votes were cast which are difficult to ex-
pand into 2, 900 population as claimed. The
city has first-class weekly papers, but no
dailies as yet.
Last year the authorities at WatertOwn
had trees planted freely along the streets,
and nearly all of them lived. In few
years that city will be noted for its shady
and pleasant streets as well as general thrift
and development.
There is a good deal of anxiety felt for
Mr.. Newell. who left Dlel Rapids March
for Union county, and no trace OF him has
been found since. 1t is suspected that he
and his white mule team were drowned in
some stream. He has a son near Fargo
who is anxious for information of him.
John Knight, whose wife is near rela-
tive of the president of Chill and native of
that country, left Roberts county the past
week to reside in Valparaiso. He came to
Dakota three years ago in broken health,
but the pure air and healthy climate have
made him entirely well again. There was
SClIcidI I6SItt dt lllS ucpdluu lC.
Several small colonies from Wisconsin
are locating in the Browns valley region in
Roberts county. This is one of the coun-
ties which had an armed outbreak over the
county seat matter with the usual absence
of casualties, but it is believed that question
will be peaeeably settled at the ballot-boX
and in the courts. 1t is fine section and
has a good class of people in the main.
10. Dow
Griffith's, in Jamestown, one dav this week
and wanted to be made one in the shortest
possible meter. The ceremony was barely
said when up drove an Old man and woman
with painting mules, in pursuit OF the run
away couple, but were too late and could
only storm and fume. The young folks
were George Horribly and Miss Martha
Gordon OF Spiritwood, both highly respected
and qualified to marry.
The new mayor of Fargo, with his staff
and newspaper pilot, made the rounds OF
the vaudevilles and places of amusement
upon entering into Office this week, to OBJ
serve their moral and social bearings. His
conclusions have not been made known.
He can close either of the theaters by rails
ing the license from $50, as now paid, to
S125, but such action is not anticipated, as
now as at any former time, if not more so.
Some not very lOng-headed people are
| trying to induce the administration to take
hasty action in favor of the squatters on the
Winnebago reservation, ON the ground that
the settlers will all turn Republicans if they
are not allowed to enter their claims at
once. 1t is to be hoped that the lands will
be open to the settlers in due time, as their
interest and public policy require, but any
reference to party considerations is absurd
and should have no effect
The boom or immigration edition of the
Minnewaukon Siftings shows energy and
pluck that should, if shared by the citizens.
make it a successful rival of Devils Lake
City for the trade of the vast country be-
yond, although Devils Lake City has adj
vantage in location. The edition of 20, 1000
copies was all printed on hand press, the
village barber working them off, III the in
| tervaIs of his regular vocation, in fourteen
days, and the editor and boy did the fold
ing and linking. The publication itself
would do credit to any locality.
Mr. Gleason, the efficient and alert super
intendent of schools of CaSs county, spe-
cially urges the observance of Arb0r day,
April 25, on the part Of school teachers and
officers. He would like to see tree set out
on the school grounds for every pupil in the
district and all the officers, and in many
districts all the rest of the population might
be counted. The pupils should he thinks,
be given special interest in. ornamenting
and identifying the grounds. Trees, he
argues, will add not only to comfort and
health, but the condition of the school
grounds is taken as an index of the culture
and character of the people, and will have
value in attracting the most desirable class
of settlers. All schools should have tree
planting picnic that day. The suggestions
will apply to any county in the territory.