St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-02
Dakota Newslcts.

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mutual insurance company against hail.
There has been some damage TO wheat
near Sheldon in Ransom county from hail,
but not serious.
Native strawberries are quite abundant
IN many parts of Dakota this season, and
only lack size 10 be equal TO the cultivated.
Swine weighing 500 pounds have lately
been marketed at La MOure, showing that
TINS useful product is coming TO the front in
the North.
As an index to the season it may be stated
that Well-grown peas have been gathered as
far north as the Northern Pacific railroad
since June 20.
Byron Andres of Valley City is in luck.
He has just secuted a charming wife and
been appointed clerk of the court for
Towner county.
The Baptists now have thirty-four
churches in North Dakota and about one
thousand members. They have a mis-
slonary who is planting that faith freely.
Under the advice of the judge the author
tiles in Trail have decided TO build court
house at Caledonia. There has been a long
contest in the county over the county seat
matter.
La Grace is one of the points that will fly
the wild Indian July4. Some forty of them,
in gaudy aboriginal attire and paint, are TO
amuSe the white folks with their dances and
pOw-wow.
Some of the members of the Editorial
association of Central Dakota want their
excursion to take in the Yellowstone Park.
but the Northern Pacific is little slow in
extending such liberal courteSieS.
The Webster Reporter confirms the view
rnnprfaI in rhiC. ssfrlara IN ha sr,rr
parties rapidly forming in Dakota. one i'm
favor of division on the Missouri river. and
the other in favor of admission as a whole.
The Argus states that the premiums re-
ceived by the Fargo Insurance company in
June will reach $50. 600. With almost no
losses, the members of the company should
soon be able TO retire from business at that
rate.
Dakota has contributed one fine PAGER to
the Chicago turf or bOulevards. Major
Wynn of Yankton sold his PAGER. Elk. To a
Chicago man for 81. 800. Elk has made a
mile in 2:17S, and a quarter at the rate
of 2:O9.
YanktOn will send to the Sioux Falls con-
vention Chief Justice Edgerton and Gen.
Hugh Campbell, among others. Campbell
has been relieved of duty and Edgerton
soon will be, and they naturally look hope
fully to state organization.
Gary has 81, 500 i'm cash and a mill site
for any reliable party who viii erect good
Touring mill this season. 1t is a fine point
for one as it will command the business for
about twenty miles around Of the best
country, mostly No. 1 hard wheat.
The laws of the last legislature are not
yet published, but it is said they make it a
misdemeanor TO allow wild mustard TO
grow. 1t is reported quite numerous in
many counties. Ii will make the land near
by worthless if suffered to grow.
The Fargo Democrat, under the admins
tratiOn of Ed Hall, is evidently going to
stay and grow up with the country this
time. 1t is a lively and racy sheet locally.
and that is the main thing at present. Its
portraits Of prominent citizens is quite
feature.
One party at Volga has trees hanging
full of DamaSk plumS and some other small
fruits There is no doubt that all the hard
lei varietieS of plumS will do we'll in Dakota.
They are not likely to be troubled with the
curculio that destroys them in Illinois and
other sections.
Mrs. Smith, in Dawson county. is a lady
of fine nerve. When her can of gasoline
caught fire in filling stove, she held 10 the
blazing can and ran to a creek near by.
jumping in and saving the house and Sc
we're burns. In cases where gasoline stoves
are 10 be filled while burning it is best al
ways to have creek close by.