St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-14
DAKOTA DOTLETs.
News Notes OF All Sorts from the
Land of No. 4 Hard


Auditor Bray of Grand Forks has been stir
ring up the big elevator corporations in way
they do not like. lie demands payment OF
taxes on $4,000 bushels OF wheat In a Pilsbury
Hurloert elevator AT the time OF assessment
The company reply that he ought not TO try
10 annoy them in that way that they owned
little OF the wheat and cannot tell who did
that the elevators are taxed for more than
they are worth comparatively with other
property. and they don't make any money out
OF them anyway. Pillsbury & Co say: The
tnlng IS now assuming such a serious aspect
that we shall have 10 make "A square issue on
the subject"
Dissatisfaction with the settlement Of com
panies that have carried hail insurance in the
Grand Forks region, the past has stirred up
the organization OF a local company, for
which "A meeting Is TO be held at mister next
Saturday. The report Of these local com
panies in several counties In which they op-
Grated the past year are very favorable.
a large number OF the Russians. who have
made their headquarters in Bon Homme
county, have been up 10 Campbell ard fled
on land which they will go on in the spring
The eastern part Of the county Is being en-
tirely taken up by them. They are ciannish
ana settle in colonies not mixing much with
other settlers They will sow fax very
largely in the spring.
Auditor Bray, OF Grand Forks county. has
found clause in the law Of the last legisla-
Nuit AAiPDSluE tOSdi ltAdllOu upon telegraph
companys, instead OF the tax upon gross
earnings as heretofore, and has secured an
opinion of the encouragement that il is
operative. The companies don't like IL but
will have to submit.
Ex-Congressmau and Land Officer G. C.
Williams. has the past week delivered at
CastlewOOd, Huron and other points. his lee
ture upon the "Ins and Outs Of Congress-" II
is pronounced very interesting effort, and
would be still more so to some in the South If
he could point out sure way TO become ins
Hutchinson county has increased its school
children In ten years from eighty-siX 10
2,57l. and there are but eight counties in the
territory that have a greater number. The
increase of children is greatly out OF proper
ton TO adults-showing climate and public
spirit.
Quite party of residents OF Memphis and
other points in the South, have already en-
gagged quarters at the Grand hotel. at Column
bia, on the james river, TO sYend next sum
mer. With the long lake formed by the river
it is very pleasant point for summering.
VIII H. Herman. who undertook to run the
NorthwoOd Headlight after the pattern of his
Southern fervid rhetoric and disjointed ty-
Biography, found the climate too cold and has
withdrawn.
The popular amusement at Bismarck to
late has been counting beans i'm bottle. If
was so engrossing that the people nearly for
got TO De represented in the Fargo conven-
ton.
a hunter west CT the Missouri found live
deer with the horns interloc1ed with those of
"a dead mate. He shot il and secured the
horns which are locked together as firm as a
rock.
Judge Palmer opens his court with prayer,
and will change benches with Judge Tripp
this week on account of the latter having
cases in which he was interested as attorney.
Dakota has at Running Water the largest
forest tree nursery I'm the United States and
probably I'm the world. Its product in 1854
was over %, O0O. 600 trees.