St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-26

Democratic backing in retaining hold on
Office. The Aberdeen, Huron, Mitchell and
HanktOn land Offices are beginning to at
tract the attention of Democrats who may
not be influential. +" but simply desire to
know why this is thus.
Quite generally the farmers in the North
are threshing wheat from the shock. The
editor of the Park River Gazette. who has
had experience and is an expert in the
wheat business, gives this word of caution:
On account of the extremely hot weather
the grain has ripened in less than half the
time required to make the plump, hard
berry. Ii in its present condition, it is
threShed from the shock, it will not only
shrink badly but it will be next to impos-
sible To keep it from heating. 1t should be
neatly stacked and allowed to go through
the sweating process. This will make No.
hard of most OF the present crop.
The Herald says of the crops in Jerauld
county: So far as the threshing machine
has told the story of the yield of the crops
for this year, the yield is not up to expecta-
ton. Flax falls short from three to five
bushels per acre, oats about one-fourth
and wheat nearly One-tifth. The dry
weather of the early spring is charged with
portion of the shortage, while in other
cases the hot, wet weather is held respOn-
Sible.
Gov. Ziebach does not believe In allow
ing Mugwumps and new converts to gather
the fruit on Democratic trees. In regard
10 the postmaster appointed at White Lake
ne says: 1T is claimed that Derig was a
radical Blaine man last fall, and that his
Democracy dates from the election of
Cleveland. If this is true he should not be
permitted to lick stamps at White Lake.
Corn is the great staple in that section,
and the Elk Point Courier says: Not in
the history of Union county have our farm
erS secured such bountiful harvest and
the corn crop and grass are simply immense.
Consequently all are contented and happy,
and many valuable improvements are being
made all over the county,"
For the information of those interested
IN Dakota matters at Washington it is stated
that Hon. NJ. ii. Day, the national Demo-
cratic committeeman, will still have his
poStotiice address at Springfield, although
his law firm has moved to Tyndall, the
county seat. lie will not locate further
north at present.
Most towns in the Bismarck district have
men who are thought to be eminently tit to
diSplace Judge Francis. Valley City has
Judge Scott and jamestown Col. Warnock,
VIM elC toO AlluNCSt " St lHtlStlNeS. DuG
will not decline any lucrative call of their
country.
a general meeting of the registers of
deeds of South Dakota is to be held at ABB
erdeen, Sept. 16, to discuss matters pertain
ing TO their offices.
Unless new postmaster is soon APP
pointed Fargo will send good delegation
To the Democratic conference at Aberdeen
Sept. -.
\ three-days' meeting, to be held in
barn. Sept. 5, in Pleasant township. Jer-
aud county, would indicate a missionary
field.
Horse thieves have become so obnoxious
about Plankinton that it is proposed to
hang the next one caught
The chicken shooting liar in the North
has got up to forty-eight chickens a day.
He will be beaten.
Gov. Pierce has promised to deliver the
opening address at the territorial fair,
Sept. 30.