St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-05
filled six tables, and the game was purely a
progressive one.
DAKOTA.
Dakota NewsletS.

Nearly all first-class residences in Sioux
Falls are being provided with steam heat
ing apparatus.
The Fargo Argus will on Sunday publish
neat sketch of Col. DOMAIN, with good
likeness of him.
One farmer near Webster put out Is, 900
trees on Arbor day. The example cannot
be too widely followed.
Quite large number of new dwellings
are under way at Fargo and increased activ-
lty i'll building is anticipated.
A second Congregational church was in
augurated in Fargo this week, with church
editce and Rev. William Ewing pastor.
One day this week thirty-six cars of stock
arrived at Kimball, in Brrlle county, show
Ing the direction of things in that section.
Col. Morton, the real estate rustler, re-
ports that there is growing inquiry for land
! and some large transactions are in progress.
In some of the central counties farmers
begin to fence pastures with barbed wire,
but generally in the North cattle are herded.
Faux county has never had licensed
saloon, and it is claimed that in consequence
it has no debt and no jail and no need of
the latter.
There is believed to be fine opening for
Douglas, as there is none accessible within
about thirty miles.
Old hunters state that prairie chickens
were never so plenty in Dakota as this
spring, and that there will be fine hunting
in the fall if they are let alone now.
Most of the fire companies in the South
are preparing to take part in the tOurna-
ment at Sioux Falls in June. All the rail-
roc dc will HON r 10
1t is proposed to give the excursion of
Iowa editors reception at Fargo, and per-
hapS Jamestown and Bismarck, if the date
is known when they go to Portland the last
of the month.
Judge W. B. Mcconnell is visiting friends
in North Dakota, never going far from
telegraph wire in case the president should
summon him to judicial hOnOrs The term
OF Judge Hudson expires next week.
The Bismarck Blade credits the statement
that several hundred Fenians have gone
north the last few weeks to aid the Riel re-
bellion. There have been Fenian Organiza-
tons reported in some Of the towns hereto
fore.
The Dakota Sun thinks the best way for
the central counties to show their opposition
to division is to send no delegates to the
Sioux Falls convention. This would sim
ply leave the matter in the hands of those
in favor of division.
Most small fruits do finely in Dakota.
One man in Lawrence county last year is
said to have picked and sold from less than
one acre of ground, over $500 worth Of
Strawberries OF course he gave them care
full cultivation, but it paid him.
L. L. Smith of Ripley, Va, has been in
Kidder and other counties of the North the
past week as the advance agent, looking
for location for quite colony from Vir-
ginia. The trouble over the reservation is
turning many new corners further north.
The Fargo Daily Democrat has for
time abandoned the arduous struggle for ex-
istence. The tireless editor, Ed Hall, mer-
tied stronger support than he received,
but no doubt made mistakes There is not
substance enough in politics alone for a
daily in Dakota at present.
The Elk Point Courier demands the re-
removal of the sheriff of Union county for
the alleged reason that he goes out of the
county to indulge in drunken sprees. 1t
could put up with it if he would only ex-
hibit at home, but the credit and good name
of the county are involved, 1t thinks.
Seeding in the No. hard regions is sub
stantially completed, and earlier than since
1881, which was fine crop year. The
ground could not be in better condition or
the prospect finer The acreage has been
increased by new land, so that it will be
the largest yet had as whole, though less
in some counties.
The secretary of the North Dakota stand
ing committee of the Episcopal church an
nOunces as result of the recent cOncOurSe
of no Vol Nv fco hat
any further action looking to a satisfactory
and peaceful solution will be unavailing,
and they abandon the job. The result will
probably be the division of the society.
The Bismarck Tribune claims to have
gathered the information that many of the
parties going north to hunt ducks are really
Fenians going to the Riel war regions to
help on the trouble. 1t is noted that the
trains north are all well loaded, but the
Canadian government has not much to fear
from this quarter, in the opinion of those
not excited over the matter.
The man who was killed in the vicinity
of CasseltOn on Thursday was prominent
citizen and prosperous farmer of Palestine,
Mo. He was on his way to Helena with
two cars of bloOded stock, and had we'll
filled pockets. He was getting On to one
of the cars loaded with his stock when he
fell under the cars and was run over. His
remains were taken to his home.
Col. DOMAIN had a trial Thursday before
the land officials at Grand Forks with the
man who had attempted to jump his claim,
and secured an easy decision in his favor.
Still he was put to good deal of trouble
and expense, and like others is at the
mercy OF any Scalawag in this way. The
colonel will spend a few days in Fargo be-
fore taking another trip to Chicago and
South.
Gov. Pierce and his staff favored James
town with their presence Wednesday night
and Thursday, and attended the rendition
of the military play of the ''Spy of At
lanta" and aided in drawing $500 house.
He was noticed to applaud frequently, and
evidently enjoyed it, although it is hard
one for amateurs to do justice to. Katie
Putnam has played there since to good
houses.
The Ipswich Tribune has an interesting
review OF the remarkable growth of that
thriving young city, the present terminus
of the Hastings & Dakota railroad. 1t is
certain to have prosperous future and be
leading town of the center even if the
railroad is extended to the Missouri river
1t has fully recovered from the disastrous
fire of last winter, and has two of the
brightest local papers in the territory.
The filings i'll the Bismarck land office are
rapidly increasing Of late, most of them be-
ing west of the river, which used to be re-
garded as not fit for settlement There are
many who still think there is little reliable
and desirable land west of jamestown. but
it will be remembered that few years ago
all of the region0 west of the Red was
classed in this way by high authority.
D. P. Ward and Rev. W. S. Bell of the