St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-09
DAKOTA DOTLETS.
An EpitOme OF the Doings Of "A Pros
PerOus People.

A good deal,of trouble and perhaps some mis-
chief is likely to ensue from the action OF the
county board of Barnes county in refunding
TO parties who had bought tax titles the
money paid, under alleged cover Of the Trail
county Observation-Disclosures not only princi-
pal, but interest and penalties, in the proper
ton of S5,307. ~ for S2,S77. 80 paid into the
treasury. This opens an avenue for raids on
the treasury TO ruinous extent, ana II pur-
sued in other counties would nearly bankrupt
ali the counties in the railroad district. IL Is
believed by the people that it is a rotten pro-
cedure, saturated with fraud. aud active
measures are being taken oput stop to the
wanton outrage. A noticeable feature OF
the transaction is that only two out OF the
five members of the board voted in favor of
the transaction. Two lodged and one voted
in the negative. IL is believed that with
statehood there could be more effective checks
put upon the officials OF various station, who
misuse their positions 10 the danger OF the
people.
Tower City, in the west part OF Cass county,
is becoming noted for its dramatic talent. IL
has a play writer s. A. Fisher, whose pro
ducuons seem to weather the gauntlet OF
popular faver and two dramatic clubs. One
recently gave with great eclat Fishers play
of the Rebel Spy" and will by request OF
the citizens soon give his still newer play OF
''The Defaulter."' The young peoples club
also have put upon the boards Under the
Laurels in the Banana Belt" and elected
warm applause.
The quality of the coal taken out in the
Turtle mountains improves as the shafts &c
deeper. Capt. Hoskins and other experts are
confident that hard coal will be found 200 OF
800 feet down. II IL proves as anticipated q
railroad viii soon be pushed into that region
unless the recent order OF Commissioner
Sparks suspending surveys shall delay IT,
Col. Lounsberry reports quite change
i leading citizens of RfSmarCk the
division question. They are apprehensive OF
the loss of the capital If they antagonize the
/ divisionists of the South and admission as q
whole shall be secured. Every interest there
| centers in the capital.
The WATERFOWL Democrat reaches thi:
conclusion: They give 1t up. The gang
are coming back from Washington satisfied
| that their scheme of forcing the south half Of
Dakota into the union viii not work.
A boy II years Of age. and his sister OF IL
wears. arrived at Grafton the past week from
| Glasgow, Scotland. travelling the 5000 miles
| entirely by themselves. They are evidently
good material for Dakota citizens.
| The worst or most uncomfortable day OF
the winter was last Thursday, with the Their
rnometer at Toe or 12c below zero, and The
wind in the South. The wind was what wa
! the matter.
Rev. II. P. Cooper, the popular younl
preacher of Park River. was married to Mis-
Maggie Widdes in the NJ. E. church the pas
| week.
The Duluth & WATERFOWL railroa
| is regarded as an assured 1856 fact. Th
president has gone East to negotiate loal
for it.
1t is intimated that Senator Edgerton. hay
ing been a Democrat, may be inclined TO tina
side in case be is given seat in the senate.
Grafton is aboulto commence boring 70
i lis artesian well. Soon every Dakota tow
will have one