St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-02

site owners.
Hon. H. S. Oliver, the elongated legis-
lator from Lisbon, has been to Washington,
it is said, to aid the president in selecting a
postmaster and filling some other positions.
He is Democrat, although member OF
the Republican county convention and
elected to the legislature as a Republican.
But in Dakota such incidents are hardly a
cloud upon the title of Democrat, as poll
tics have been. 1t is probable nicer dis
tinctions will be drawn in the future.
The Northern Pacific manifests a most
laudable interest in the growth of the CEN
sus i'll Dakota. Some time since Conductor
Parker became the proud male parent of
bouncing twins. The high councils of the
railroad took the matter under considera-
ton and concluded that the example was
one to be emulated and encouraged, and as
a mark of appreciation sent to Boston for
the finest baby carriage to be had, 500 at
fair, and they promise house and lot to
any conductor who will show triplets.
The large slaughter house just being COM
pleted at AIedora is one of the most COM
plete anywhere, and will be run to its fullest
extent this year. The entire plant of the
Refrigerator company there is valued at
nearly million dollars. and it is designed
to make it the headquarters OF the Eastern
dressed beef supply 1t will build up a
ceeds in building his railroad down to the
Black Hills, it will be the leading point
west of the Missouri river.
Watertown is one of the few points that
has competition in railroads, and it reaps
benefit, not only in reduced tariffs, but in
rapidity, as for instance, last week mer-
| chant q 40 nf from ChinaUO
in two and one-half days, which is GER
tainly quick time. Watertown is evidently
to be the railroad center for a wide scope of
the most productive and beautiful regions
OF Dakota being among a range of beauti-
full lakes and never troubled with drouth.
1t can safely expect to be city of 10000
at an early period.
The representatives of the Vermont col
ony of LOCO persons, who are so much
sought by different sections, visited Hope,
in Steele county, the past week and were
taken over the country and shown all its at
fractions. They were delighted with it and
thought they could be happy there, but
continued their explorations north. They
have explored more than half of the cOun-
ties of the center and north, and evidently
want to be sure that there is not some
thing little better in some other sec
ton.
A town in Buffalo county has been
named after the first lady resident, Slade.
Mrs. Slade was nearly killed in a cyclone
there i'll 1888. 1t has just been organized,
and held its first election. No such rude
ness of the elements is expected again. 1t
is related that in that county Gen. Grant
has special admirers. One town was
named after lhim, and another wanted the
name so bad that it used it, and man
walked to the county seat, ten miles, be-
fore daylight and stole a march on
the slower town, securing record Of the
same.
There is no doubt that in many portions
of the states efforts are persistently made
to prejudice people against Dakota to deter
them from leaving those sections. A pill
grim from Michigan reports in this fOrcible
way to the De Smet News: It is no un-
common thing to see a yellow-faced, qui-
nine-steeped, hollow-eyed victim Of diseases
engendered by the miasma of those sandy
swamp holes that raise four crops of ague
and fever every year, point their shaking
fingers toward the West and in tones OF
pleading pity implOre their neighbOrs not to
leave them i'll great sorrow, and above all
never, never, never go to that awful country
called Dakota
Maj. Larson, former sheriff and noted
politician of Lincoln, ILL.,, has spent the
winter there with his family. He returned
the past week to Minnewaukon, his home,
where he has large interests he is develop
ing, and is confident that the capital and
enterprise there will make it a successful
rival to Devils Lake City. He expects a
large number of his old Illinois friends to
come out there in the hot season, and is
confident that it will become one of the
most popular and inviting summer resorts
| He says that so far as enjoyable winterand
spring weather is concerned those who
stayed in Dakota had the best of it.
Fargo was doubly honored on Tuesday by
the presence of Gov. Pierce, the present
executive, and Gov. Ziebach, his presumed
early successor. Gov Pierce was received
with the band and military, and escorted,
hand-shook and feted. Gov. Liebach was
frequented and entertained by all active
Democrats and while there was no public
announcement it was the general under
standing that he brought from Washington
substantial evidence that his accession to
| the executive chair would not be long de-
layed Mayor Mccormick, Capt. Griggs,
| Col. Murphy and other leading Democrats
advise, and some of them did duty on his
staff on the way to Bismarck, calling upon
Hon. d. NJ. Kelleher at Jamestown. He
will spend short time at the capital re-
ceiving congratulations. His selection will
give almost universal satisfaction, except
perhaps at Bismarck.
Cando, in TOwner county, is crying for
the Gospel. 1t has not had sermon for a
year. The local paper relates this in con-
nection with the event: On that occasion
the boys took their shOtgunS along, not that
they intended to hunt on the Sabbath, but
it was in the busiest part of the season,
fresh meat was scarce, and the chance of
picking up duck for a Sunday dinner, on
the way home from church, was not to be
neglected. There was a good attendance,
and the services were interesting and i'm
pressive. In the midst of the sermon a
noble elk came into full view from the win
dOWs. Sermons are scarce in this country,
but the chance of shot at an elk is an event
of a lifetime; the Gospel stood no show
against the instinct of the pioneer; the men
quietly slipped out one by one, leaving the
sisters to represent the religious element of
the community, and soon the prairie was
dotted with crouching figures crawling up
for a good shot. The services proceeded to
the end without interruption, and the con-
Guiding amen was supplemented by a volley
Of firearms; the elk trotted off unframed
and was not heard of afterward
WISCONSIN.