St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-01
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Mullen, Wednesday morning, was the most
extensive fire Fargo has known for long
time. The house cost So, 600, and the fur
niture was valued at 81, 300; about half in
sured.
The Dakota Daylight, the only paper at
Britton or in Marshall county, discOurages
new journalists with the statement that it
has lost $500 in five months and wants to
enjoy a monopoly of that philanthropic
business.
A new road has been laid out from Dun
seth to MinnewaukOn, said to be but sixty
three miles and twenty miles nearer than
Devils Lake, and it is claimed that the for
mer will secure large portion of the noun
tain traffic.
The Indian police at Fort TOtten, on
Devils lake, arrested seven squaws for fol-
lowing some bad white practices, and as
they could not pay their fines, they were al
lowed to work them out unloading brick
from barge.
One of the conductors on the Northern
Pacific road between Mitchell and Plankin-
ton is determined to break up the practice
OF trampS stealing rides on his train. He
has had several of them arrested and pre-
scented to the grand jury.
Gov. Zeibach wants it understood that he
has nothing to do with making charges
against Gov. Pierce. He has the highest
respect for the latter and no word of dis
paragement, personally OF officially. He is
a high-tOned gentlemen and would not
countenance any discreditable means.
Many of the leading papers in Central
Dakota are warmly advocating the division
of the territory upon the Missouri river, and
it will not be surprising if that should yet
become the most popular move, as it is be-
lieved to be the one most likely to be ac-
cepted by the party in control at Washing
ton.
George d. Lay, one of the most popular
young lawyers at Grand Forks, has gone to
Washington on important business, and
will not decline the office of territorial
secretary if it is forced upon him. His
friends have presented the matter cOpiOusly
and his appointment would give high salts
faction.
Recent advices from Washington seem to
be quite positive that there will be change
in the Fargo postofice soon after the close
of the fiscal year, probably in July. The
name of the new postmaster is somewhat of
an open secret, but the unexpected is the
rule apparently in appointments as well as
in Dakota politics generally. Col. Tyner
does not feel impelled to resign, however.
A long-haired fellow who claimed to be a
doctor from England, and has been prac-
ticing at Glendale and Columbia, is reported
in trouble for having married young girl
there without divorce from the wife he is
said to have left in the states without sup
port. The local papers intimate that he
has other records that will make him
trouble.
Judge Clifford, the Republican delegate,
is painfully distressed for fear the admins
tratiOn will make itself unpopular in Da-
kota. The neglect of some of the depart
ments to recognize him as the adviser in
Dakota matters has evidently convinced
him that there is a malevolent purpose to
do gross injustice to and repress the devel-
Opment of the new Northwest.
The Devils Lake papers refer to Miss
Lille Moore as sample Dakota girl. She
lives in a shack on one of her claims, seven
miles from town, and thinks nothing of
walking to the city and back to do her
shopping. She will soon complete her title
to 800 acres of choice land, and is hand
some brunette, a perfect lady, rare shot,
and handsome in parlor or shack. She will
have quite little fortune in her land.
The explanation of Land Commissioner
Sparks that his order suspending issue of
patents On lands will not be made to annoy
or injure honest settlers, abates criticism to
some extent as the chief objection to it was
in the anticipated manner of its execution.
There is no question that many of the land
officials have winked at good deal of loose
ness in this matter, and that investigations
would make vast amount of trouble.
1t is said that there are hundred appli
cations for the new pOStOffices in Dakota
and vacancies in double that number of
postoffices, but no action is had on account
of the lack of a prominent Democrat as ref
cree in all such matters. There are, how
ever, large number willing to act in that
capacity. Hon. John r. Wilson is recog-
nized as the proper man, but he is in the
Black Hills, and does not care to NEEDLE in
such matters.
Plankinton is town with great natural
advantages, but it is sadly in need of water
works There is plenty of good water for
drinking, but none for use in fire emer-
gencies in the business part or for manufac
turing. In consequence insurance rates
are per cent. and manufactures are re-
PEELED. 1t is proposed to sink an artesian
well and supply the needed element There
could hardly be better investment. The
town is very prettily located near a. lake
and is an inviting locality.
A convention is to be held at Mitchell
June II, as provided by an act of the last
legislature, to organize board of agricul-
trlre for the territory for the purpose of
holding annual fairs and promoting agricul-
tural interests. The law allows each county
three delegates to this convention, to be
chosen by the county boards where there
are not agricultural societies. 1t is proba-
BILE the attendance will be mainly from the
older counties Of the South.
Mcintosh county is the newest of all the
counties east of the Missouri river and south
of the Northern Pacific railroad. A year
ago there was not a settler in the county or
a section surveyed. Now it has full Or
ganization and two towns started-Hoskins
and COldwater. The former has good
local paper and is the county seat The
paper says the town has eight neat build
ings besides three barns and one well. 1t
is on lake about a mile square.
The Sioux Falls Press says there is belt
of country lying between Fort Pierre and
the Black Hills, along the Cheyenne river,
where about everything petrifes that is al
lowed to lie on the ground. This has been
the case IOr gOOu many thousand years, as
the petrified remains of animals which -four
ished in prehistoric periods are found there.
The finest collection of petrifed antediluvian
animals and reptiles in the world has been
gathered up in that region during the past
eight years by Prof Marsh of Yale college.
Invitations have been sent out to promi-
nent people in most of the towns of the
northerly regions, as far as jamestown
south, to participate in grand banquet
and ball to be given June IL, at the open
| ing of the Arlington house, the large, fine
hotel recently completed at Minnewaukon.
| The last mile of the jamestown branch is
| To he enmnleted and trains run intn the town