St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-22
Dakota NeWsIefs.

There is unbOunded enthusiasm at AL
tOOna in Beadle county over the complete
success of the artesian we'll 1t is now 1O5
feet deep and flows 100 gallons a minute.
1t is designed to go about fifty feet deeper,
when flow of 500 or 800 gallons is antici-
pated. The pressure is 139 pounds to the
square inch. An abundance of good water
is secured all through the James valley.
The leading ones and depths are: GrotOn,
96S feet; Aberdeen, COS; Ipswich, l, 237;
Ashton, 900; AndOver, 1,010. At depth
of about 900 feet there is stratum of blue
clay almost imperviOuS to water; below it
a good supply of water is found, and still
lower through bed of clay and sand q
much greater abundance. The amount of
water seems to depend only upon the size
of the pipe and whether both sources of
supply are struck The Altoona water is
perfectly pure and unsurpassed for culinary
purposes. 1t is too warm to drink without
ice. These wells will be sunk upon farms,
one supplying several.
The attempt of the Congregationalists to
capture the Presbyterian church at James,
town and secure the offered bonus for col
lege, woke up the PTesbyterians and they
met the past week and resolved to accept
the site and $4,000, and put solicitor in
the field to raise $50, 600 to inaugurate tho
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they will be ready to build. The COngre-
gatiOnists are now open to invitations from
other points, as one college will meet all
the demands at Jamestown.
Rarely do public spirit and local pride
display themselves in Dakota towns as
when in aiding to remove the archives and
records from a rival aSpirant for county
seat emOluments. st. John in. the Turtle
mountains, lately enjoyed this ecstatic ex-
perience as the elimination of the contest
with Dunseith, and the hilarity was evil
denced by music, flags and beverages.
In nearly all the land offices the past few
months there has been much anxiety for p.
II. Kelly and others of supposed influence
to understand that there was no offensive
partisanship there and that Democrats make
good clerks. 1t is even said that grocery
house in st. Paul has had occasion to ship
goods for the personal use of government
officials.
The recent camp meeting at Clear Lake,
under the charge of DR.. Brush Of Mitchell,
is believed to have resulted in nearly three
hundred conversions, and the one at
Mitchell run by the lay evangelist, a. J.
Bell, was remarkable in results and effec-
tiveneSS, the roll Of prOselyteS running
among large figures.
The soldiers reunion at Aberdeen, in the
middle of September, will be the greatest
event so far i'll the history of the place. The
camp will be placed in the center of the
city, and all latch-strings viii hang on the
outside. The entire community is moving
to make it great success.
Miss Carrie ScObey, daughter Of Col.
Scobey, the founder Of the Agricultural
college at BrOokings, has returned from an
extended trip to MinnetOnka and other
points and her smiling face is again seen at
the postoffice window.
Henry James left his home near Tyndall
in Bon HOmme county for Springfield last
week on horseback, but 10 trace has been
had of him since. The horse was found
alone ON the prairies.
j. E. Ziebach has become partner with
his father in the Scotland Citizen, which
will leave the governor" at liberty to dis
charge executive duties when the summons
comes.
Hon. Mark Ward and his wife, who so
narrowly escaped becoming Mrs. John
Crow, passed through Mitchell, but did not
stop, on their return last week from Yer
mont.
The Mutual Insurance association organ
lied by the farmers at .Plankinton has had a
successful season, paying all losses in full.
with small expense to the l, 800 members.
BroOkings proposes to extend its tele-
phone to all the towns in the county. 1T
Will save many trips to the county seat and
be a great convenience.
Quite colony from Minnesota has lately
arrived at Hoskins, in Mcintosh county,
and are greatly pleased with that new
region.
Columbia is to pay SO, 500 for an artesian
well of less than one Thousand feet. Few
go below that depth.