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

1
Reports from the delegation of Democrats
in Washington are not encouraging for diyi-
sion.
The Fargo Southern railroad will have mail
service next week, making new mail line
between st. Paul and Fargo.
Congressman Kleiner writes that the bill
to open the Sioux reservation will certainly
pass if it can be got before the house.
Prof. Ufford, the noted humorist, who
made the Ohio can vass with Gov. Allen years
ago, has bacome editor of the Casselton
| Courier.
| It's about as hard to make eastern papers
| believe the truth of the kind of weather we
have in Dakota as it is to stop the sale of
| whisky in Iowa.
At Aurora and other points dealers loan
| fax seed to farmers to be repaid out of the
crop they raise from it. They want to en-
courage the raising of it.
| Aberdeen is trying to form a military COM
| pany. There is an abundance of good ma
terial, and the chief trouble is that only three
of the organizers are willing to be privates.
| A large social party was recently given to
Miss Lizzie ASH the first white child born at
| Yankton, which was twenty-five years ago.
That was the first settlement, and the young
lady comedies eighteen years.
Aberdeen has nearly 800 pupils in its pub
lie schools, and is the envy and wonder of
other towns in this matter. Few old towns
in the states can show as large a portion Of
its population of school age.
The elegant depot of the Fargo Southern
in Fargo is used Sundays for religious and
Sunday school purposes, The local repre-
sentatives of that company are all religious
men, and do not tolerate profanity in any of
| the offices.
The first appointment President Cleveland
will make in Dakota will probably be receiver
of the land office at Mitchell. Mr.. Barber,
who goes out, has fine stock ranch and is
glad to get out of office, which does not pay
| much.
Delegate Raymond sends out seeds and
documents from Washington very sparingly,
and cuts all those who opposed him. 1t is
noticeable, however, that he sends mainly to
South Dakota, which is thought to indicate
lack Of faith in division.
The exception of Lawrence county in the
bill deferring the payment of taxes, was a
necessity as the treasury is so empty that
$50, 900 will hardly relieve 1t, and bills have
! been waiting for more than a year 10 be
acted on as there was no money to meet
them.
The legislature should sit down upon the
whole batch of normal school bills if they
are to be supported from the general treas
ury. They will be found a great burden and
| a tfrb
provided 10 answer all demands for higher
education.
| The Aberdeen Republican accounts for the
attempt TO take the capital to Ordway in this
! The facts in the case are, q lot of Chicago
sharpers got left on specializing in real estate
two years ago, and they have ever since been
connecting some plan by which they could
| get out Of bad deal whole.
II is said that a ton day OF the famous
pickerel in Devils lake are speared and
shipped away, and the citizens are attempt
ing 10 put stop TO it, as II is feared it will
result i'm the total destruction of fish in the
lakes and is violation OF law, which pre-
vents fishing from February to May /.
The father Of W. G.. Judd, of Fargo, the
latter an applicant for the Fargo postoffice,
has just paid a visit to Gov. Cleveland at
Albany AS said Judd peTe is member of
the national Dem ocratc com mittee from Ill
inois, it is suspected that the other applicants
| for the Fargo Office might as well look
| further.
The first wedding in Towner county was
that of Thos. Roche and Lizzie O'Gorman
last month. There are, perhaps, 300 voters
| ID, fba but lad al,
unknown, and a special effort is 10 be made
| 10 induce immigration of that sort, as well as
to ill uD the county, which has fine claims TO
be entered yet, and the nearest to Devils lake
to be found.
The Aberdeen Republican Is impressed in
| this way: II is wonderful how many Demo
Gratis in Dakota have been acting with the
Republicans, having been found among the
delegates to their conventions, and even oc-
cupving official positions, who, since the
election of Cleveland. claim they have always
| been rock ribbed Bourbons. We never heard
of hypocrisy In politics before.
In all the land districts except the Fargo
one, the officials publish the lists of patents
to lands as received from Washington &.
There is much com plant Of the Fargo office
BILE information to the hundreds interested.
Possibly they think their official days are
numbered. and ali labor possible should be
| avoided.
Many Of the Democrats Of the north are
urging the name of J. NJ. Tuohy, of Fargo,
for auditor or secretary Of the territory under
the new administration. He Is young
journalist of excellent ability and an active
! Democrat The only objection in regard 10
his election is the apparently aphemeral one
that he is not married and is doing nothing
( to swell the census
II wheat had been so cents or sl.0O there
would have been thousands Of items like
this possible, and the railroads would not be
complaining Of empty cars: Theo David,
the bonanza farmer uf Dawson county, Is
of for New ORLEANS by way Of Chicago. AZ
ter seeing the big show with Mrs. David
/ thew will Join an excursion 10 Mexico, but
| will be back in Dakota with the first breath
Of spriug.
It is reported in the Dakota notes in The
American Journalist Of st. Louis. that Young
GvteheH. the bright and handsome city editor
Of the Valley City Times, Is soon to add "a
bis honor and joys those OF wedlOck- The
, reported bride Is quite an heiress and re-
garied as one Of the fsirest types Of DakOtS
beauty. Getchell "a pronounced 4 lucky fel-
low and the congratulations Of the press are
being shOEered upon him
The active Democrats from Dakota nov In
Washington. write that they hud the Demo
cratic congressman generally in favor of sp
pointing residents or the territories to posi-
tiOus in them, according To the platform Of
both parties, but ignored BY President Arthur
who has use'I these offices apparently to PAL
debts Of social Of personal character An
expression Of opinion on the subject win b
sourht from Gov. Cleveland