St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-15
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The local papers credit the current i'm
preston that parties have gone from Bis
marck, Fargo and other points to join the
Riel forces. There has unquestionably been
a good deal of emigration north and many
will not regret to see the rebels permanently
successful.
The altitude of Big Stone lake above the
sea is given as 9S2 feet. The elevation
above the lake of some of the towns on the
Hastings & Dakota railroad is stated: Mil
bank, the lowest, 1856 feet; Summit, the
highest, 1,O4S; Webster, $50; Glendale,
1853; Ipswich, SIS; Aberdeen, 34S.
1t is not learned that others of the Repub-
lican officials in Dakota will follow the ex-
ample of Hon. G. G. Williams, register of
the land Office at WATERFOWL, and send in
their resignation on the ground that the
Democratic administration is entitled to the
offices after carrying the election.
The Bismarck Tribune reports the find
ing of the body Of well-dressed man on
the bank Of the river about forty-five miles
south of that place. 1t was thought he had
met foul play above and foated down. His
name is not known, but a letter was found on
him from j. w. Barnes of Milwaukee, who
has been notified.
Since the appointment of S. Corning
Judd as postmaster at Chicago, it is under
stood that his sOn, w. j. Judd, promi-
nent candidate for the office at Fargo. will
who claim to have inside information think
there is hardly doubt that the Fargo Office
will go to D. F. Polk.
Darlington, in Charles Mix county. is to
havea bank, established by Irving Welch.
late of the Grandview Chronicle 1t is sur
prising the number of newspaper men in
Dakota who are able to start banks, estab-
fish insurance companies or own valuable
townsites. Still there are many newspaper
men who only lay up treasures above.
A mass convention of Democrats is to be
held at Huron to-day, May Is, to determine
the party policy i'll regard to the Sioux
Falls convention. There is a strong dispO-
sition to stand aloof entirely and let the
Republicans aud Prohibitionists and woman
suffrage people fix it up to suit themselves,
as very few believe congress will recognize
it's action.
Pierre is making strong effort to secure
the residence and headquarters of Bishop
Martz of the Catholic church. It would
secure cathedral to cost $780, 900 or more
and the educational institutions. Only
81, 900 bonus is required to obtain them, of
which the bishop will give 81, 200. He is
now on his way to Rome to be gone two or
three months.
Sanborn county has little local sensa-
ton. Fred Slach, young school teacher,
was so desperately smitten with one of the
most amiable of the bellies of WoonsOcket,
Miss Payne, that when she sickened ON him
and tried to shake him, he wouldn't take
the hint, and she laid the case before
her father, who impressed the hint upon the
youth with horse whip. The infatuated
pedagogue then had MI. Payne arrested
and fined. The school superintendent has
revoked his certificate, and young Slach de-
mands an investigation in which it is eX-
pected that the spooniest sort of love letters
will come out.
The Bismarck Journal, which is mildly
Democratic, sees these advantages in
coming in as one state: 1t would make
one of the grandest states in the Union.
Its now varied interests would in time be-
come helpers each of the other, while the
states authority and influence would tend
to give us a more complete system of rail-
ways, connecting all parts Of the territory,
than will be likely ever to exist if the terri
tory is divided. AS one state it would be
wealthy enough to be liberal and strong
CHOuSil W w ScutIOttS. WldlUub OVCIbdAluS
its people or sacrificing it's rights,
The Bismarck Joornal is one of the very
few papers that approve the order of the land
commissioner suspending the issuing of
patents for claims. 1t alleges, with much
truth, that the land laws have been greatly
abused and claims have been made by false
sw caring. 1t cites this instance in recent
suit at Yankton: A fictitious settler proved
UP on a claim near Huron, swearing him
self and procuring others to swear that he
had continuously resided on the claim, built
a good house and cultivated several acres,
whereas in truth he had only sod shack
without roof or door, had not broke a sod
of ground and did not recognize the land
when he stood ON it. The man was on trial
for perjury and eleven of the jurymen
wanted to acquit him. The only way to
punish such ''settlers" is to deny them their
patents. Still few in Dakota will see the
necessity of subjecting all settlers to the
suspicion of perjury and making the honest
ones suffer because there are some dishon-
est. When there is any question the local
offices should investigate it.