St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-15
INES of both Union and Confederate

Nearly a million trees will be set out in
Clark county this spring, and it is not one
of the largest and very new.
The Norwegians' Fourth of July will be
celebrated at most points May 16, on account
of the nth falling Oh Sunday.
The Ipswich Tribune claims information
that 900 Russians are on their way to locate
in that and adjoining counties.
Fathers Daley and Splinter Of Minneap-
oils are giving mission at Lisbon this
week and their elOqnence draws large au-
diences.
The past year final proof was made to
200 farm claims in Minnehaha county, add
ing 20. 500 acres of choice land to the assess
ment rolls.
Lawrence county with some six thousand
population claims to have had but eighty
nine deaths last year, indicating that the
Black Hills is healthy region.
Steele county has eleven school districts
and it is believed that before winter it will
have thirty school houses, which shows
how these matters are progressing.
Logan and EmmOns, some of the newest
counties in the Bismarck district are pick
ing up quite a number of the small col
onies and soon will all be taken up.
Recent information from Washington be-
lieved to be reliable confirms the statement
that Gov Pierce is to fill out one year in Of
flee, when Gov. Ziebach will succeed him.
Nearly stock enough has been subscribed
to secure the farmers elevator at Ashton.
At nearly all the towns in that section the
farmers associations will control elevators.
1t is alleged that some of the farmers
about Brookings signed mortgages to their
were signing applications for hail insur-
ance.
A man in Douglas county recently hung
himself I'M disgust because he could not in
duce his OK team to drink. 1t is thought
that the animals had better sense than their
master.
The Alexandria Herald says there is at
least 35, 900 bushels of unsOld wheat in Han
son county, where it was supposed there
was not any. The fact was brought out by
the late rise, and will apply to many
counties.
Quite number Of half-breeds have come
down from the scene of the Riel trouble to
SissetOn reservation to visit till the storm
blows over, as they do not want to take any
part in it.
B. j. Templeton, loan agent at Pierre,
was lately victimized of $500 in loaning
money to parties who held no claims and
forged the names of parties who did. They
left that region at once
Two companies OF soldiers are now doing
duty to escort emigrants across the Sioux
reservation. Parties with permits from the
agent have been stopped and made to turn
back OF pay 500 for each them.
Hon. Lauren Dunlap has spent two or
three weeks at the New Orleans exposition
and done good work for Dakota. He was
very much gratifed at the feeling he found
prevalent in regard to the territory.
At it's exciting city election last week
Minor was able to poll but 100 votes. Last
year when the county seat matter was in
volved it had several times as many voters.
There is nothing like county seat fight to
fill ballot boxes. ~
C. v. Martin having secured handsome
competency in publishing the Waterbury
News, an envious contemporary wants SIS, 900
of it, and has brought a libel suit for that
amount. He will be willing to compromise
for somewhat less.
Col. DOMAIN has written warmly in favor
of acceding to the request of the mani
ayers of the Louisville exposition that the
Dakota exhibit at New Orleans shall be
taken there next month when the display
at New Orleans is over. .........
In the land districts where there the in
spectors are especially active there are from
ten to twelve claims week Cancelled on
account of fraud. 1t is evidently harder to
make claims at long range and by vigorous
swearing than it has been.
The Huron Democrat is pressing it's
scheme of a convention of Democratic edit
Ors to agree upon a common policy upon
territorial questions, but they are so scat
tered and distances so great that it is almost
impossible to get them together.
Delegate Clifford writes from Washington
to Hon. Mark Ward at Kimball, in Brule
county, that there is no hope that President
Cleveland will recall his proclamation in
regard to the reservations. The delegate
thinks his influence there is small.
Eli Perkins lectures in South Dakota are
pronounced intensely funny. In some
places in fact, it is said that many of his
hearers thought they were getting more
than the worth of their money and were so