St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-09

The Chamberlain Democrat appears under
the names of Smith & Benkholder since Com
modore Lefebre has been appointed to a land
office, and it fully indorses the decision of
Commissioner Sparks that q settler cannot
commute homestead after having taken q
presumption. Ii says; IF communication Is
sanctioned it would defeat the object of set
Tic m nt aud cultivation OF the SOIL. Actual
residence of five years is required OF the
homesteader; the pre-empter gets OF with
residence OF six months by paying SPECIFIED
amount. Now the primary object of the gov
eminent is not, nor never was the securing
OF Sl.25 per acre for its land, but the furnish
ing OF homes to the deserving millions, paid
for by actual settlement much more desir-
able price. A communication under the above
circumstances would virtually be granting
twice the right of pre-emptiou, which is
wrong and contrary to the general land law.
The Canton Advocate, Delegate Gifford's
home organ, strongly seconds his suggestion
or request to the people of North Dakota to
hold convention OF about $50 delegates to
declare in favor. of division and thereby aid
him in his labors to that end at Washington.
The most acute hearing is not likely to catch
any response to this invitation In the North.
There are no doubt, u good many people in
that section who would not travel far to OPP
pose division, but the number is very meager
who are actively in favor of the project.
One Harry Smith having absorbed too
ton, costing 1925 He was not too drunk to
light his pipe and fell soundly asleep. He
dreamed he was IN sheol and the devil was
fastening him to stake to burn, when he
awoke to find his bed clothes all in flames.
His only chance for life was to reach outside
ears by shreks. A hotel man heard him,
came with an axe and rescued him within
two minutes of death, but the building
burned. as the property was lost there was
regret that the devil didn't get Smith.
Gov. Ziebach thinks the estimate of 10000
as the voting population of South Dakota is
greatly below the true figures. He says:
1.-The vote of 1884 was fully 90 900 in the pro-
posed state of Dakota, and if every man had
voted that was citizen of the territory at
that time the number would have been over
60.000." The increase of 10000 the past year
would be very small estimate. The $1,000
cast for the constitution falls a good deal
short of a majority OF the 10000
MAYOR Mcclure of Pierre expects to leave for
Washington this week to join the lobby there
at work for the Dawes bill opening the
Sioux reservation. The passage of some
measure of this sort is matter of almost
vital Importance to the Mis- ,ouri river towns.
A great many men are hesitating about in
vestng in that section until this question is
settled.
The fascinating Capt. Harry Van Horn of
Minor has secured the names of about a
dozen young ladies in the East who have filed
their claims with the Argus-Donan matri-
monial bureau. and will soon start East to in
terview them all and make his choice. He
has certificates showing his availability.
Dakota papers repel with hot Indignation
the imputation that anything like blizzard
has visited any part of the territory this sea-
son. In fact some insist that storms are less
severe ian in the Eastern states and that a
Dakota blizzard is nothing more than the
ordinary squalls of the states.
young man at Scotland has had a recent
reluctant interview with the United States
commissioner in regard to a letter sent
through the mails said to be indecent in lam
gnage. He had costly but instructive les
son in epistolary matters.
c. w. Bovine, recently Of the staff of the
Pierre Signal, and an unqualified Democrat,
has been appointed clerk OF the Hand county
court. Dell Coy, of the same stripe is the
lucky man in Hughes county.
The signal Office reports the month of No
vember an average of degrees warmer than
in 1881 and 2 above last year at Fargo. The
rainfall was less than an inch and the snow
fall 8 of an inch.
Oscar Earle at Groton failed in an attempt
to secure from the Farmers bank $50. Is Oh
check altered from S9.15, and is held in the
sum of $500 for trial at the January court.
Register Rea Of the Bismarck land Office
correctS the common impression that land
proofs are rejected without giving the claim
ant ample time to establish his rights.
Gov. Ziebach's paper states that the report
that mi,e run up the trousers legs of the
postmaster is d ruSe to ghten away female
aspirants for the office at that place.
The bondsmen of A. G. Jewett the attor-
ney at Ipswich indicted for forgery. have
surrendered him to the custody Of the officers
and he is in distress over the matter.
Mrs. Emma S. Welsh has sued C. W. Rich
ardson of Pierre for $4,000 damages for al
legged defamation of character. The case ex-
cites good deal of local interest.
The probate court in Lawrence county on
Monday distributed $4,000 to the heirs of
Sam McMasters