St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
DAKOTA DOTS AND DAsHEs.
News Notes of Inte rest to the People
of The SFeaI Territory.

| The Yankton Press saws the plan agreed
upon by the politicians at Huron is in case of
| the passage of the Springer enabling act of
which they have apprehension, to participate
| in the election and endeavor to secure a ma
! jority in the convention who will adopt the
| Sioux Falls constitution. with its provisions
| fixing the boundaries at the 10Th parallel, and
| send il back to congress as having the sane
! ton of national law. The chief obstruction
in the way of this scheme probably would be
in the refusal of the people to elect a ma
/ jorty of that sort of delegates.
While new papers are being started numer-
ously there is a remarkable number of old
ones offered for sale. Most of them are be-
ing crowded uncom Ortably and want more
room. There is in Dakota newspaper for
a iout ever 1000 population and scores of
ine are published in towns that have not
one-fourth OF that population. they will
grow less numerous probably as the country
becomes older and final proof notices play
out.
1t is claimed that the wheels of the Huron
state are now unlocked and the machine W IL
move whenever the legislature and governor
see fit to push the lever. Still none of its
supporters like 10 tackle the conundrum as
to how less than Il quorum of the constitu-
| tional convention could undo the work of
the people at the polls. The lack of legal
force as TO any of the actions taken does not
seem to be regarded as material.
According to the local reports the people
at Huron recently were thrilled with horror
| at the portrayal by Gov. Mellette Gen.
Campbell, Sp a1er Eddy and others, of the
imminent peril of the admission of Dakota as
one state. The danger is that if the people are
allowed a voice they will declare for one state,
and number OF gentlemen would be disap-
pointed in not holding Office.
The editor of the Kimball Index. who was
married with much eclaJ the past year. is
given credit for unusnl enterprise in dis
tributing handsomely printed cards within
an hour after the birth of son, giving the
name and hour and minute of birth. He had
the type set and guessed so well that no
change in name was needed, and but frac-
ton of an hour in time.
The radical, fiat state leaders in the South
are indignant AT senator MoouY for refus-
ing any part in the recent abortive move
ments, and sending letters to the convention
and legislature opposing and ridcullng the
schemes. If he could be induced to resign
the position of senator-elect there would be
no remonstrance from the men who met at
Huron lately.
c. A. Berger and father have both been
taken from BrookinEs county the present
month to the insane asylum. The peculiar
feature of the matter is that their insanity is
attributed to brooding over religious Ques-
tions. They probably broke down over the
| effort TO conceive that there could be a s'bet-
ter land" than Dakota.
| At Volga the ladies are the best men in the
! place-the support of the churches, county
| fair. city library, social organizations, and
! push all the city improvements. The local
paper urges that the city council be given
over to them at the spring election Dakota
women generally are the life of the commu-
mites.
Black bears and antelopes are quite numer-
GUS this winter in the hills in the western part
| or La Moure county. One hunter came upon
| seventeen antelopes in drove. There is a
good deal of snow there, which makes ratter
hard tramping for hunters.
Surveyors have lately been making WHIST is
regarded as the final location of the branch
the st. Paul & Omaha road is to build next
I season from Mitchell to Harrison in Douglas
| county.
| The capital commission has failed to get a
quorum at recent sessions. The people would
like to have detailed report of its operations
made to the legislature.