St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
TERRIToRIAL TID.BrTs.
News Notes of Interest TO tho People
OF Da X Ota.

town of Flandreau, has progressed so fur
that the complaint and answer are published.
Mr. Rice alleges that the entry, "George Rice,
BASTARD" has caused SIS 900 of mental suffer
ing and public disrepute. Mr.. Pettigrew an
swers that the word was not used against him
official profession as pretended attorney gen.
eral of the territory OF Dakota" claiming that
he was ineligible TO the Office. The average
citizen would have adjusted the matter sum.
marily without puttering along Ia the courts
until the whole thing was about forgotten.
A. j. Parshall. of the Hanson Advocate, who
wass a member or officer of the last legisla.
ture and leading spirit in the Huron state
matter, urges the Republican central COM
mittee of Dakota to gather up the eloquent
orators Of the party, which are many, and
tender them to the committees in Indiana,
New York and other contested states that
vote this year. They are to go over these states
with a story of wrong and Injustice, of which
a-half million of suffering Dakotans are the
victims at the hands of the Democrats in con-
gress in not letting them into the Union. At
tempts of that sort to make party capital are
not likely to be very successful.
Some of the more ardent friends Of division
in the South adopt the theory that the re-
quiremeDt of the Hill bill that both the South
and North shall give majority of the popu-
lar vote for division TO secure Il, Is based
upon the impression that tn North will vote
i'm the negative. 1t is probable that il might
If there should be a fight stirred up and
large vote called out, but the indications
now are that the voting would be left pretty
much to the active champions of division.
Almost any proposition submitted by con-
gress on the subject would be accepted by
the people.
Roscoe, which has recently had some note
on account of a Prohibition mob besieging
man reckless enough to start a saloon there,
is a two-year-old town west Of Ipswich, to be
n 1d nj pn n Mo Inv he
sion of the Milwaukee railroad. Although a
frontier settlement, it is an extreme temper
ance community; no saloon has ever been
tolerated there, and the people mean to keep
up its record in that respect If they have to
fracture the public peace in doing so. 1t has
about $50 population now, which VIII no doubt
be doubled this season.
o A paper in one of the frontier counties in
dicates its experience in the illustration that
prairie fire in North Dakota, when viewed
at night from the top of a small hill, has n
marked resemblance to North Dakota ed
itor's fortune. 1t is beautiful to look upon
and seems but short distance away, while
Its waving, surging motion gives it the ap-
pearance of approaching rapidly. Probably
that editor neglected TO add bonanza claim
or town site. These make a man indifferent
to the ordinary sources Of newspaper reve-
nue..
The Minnesota tornado is producing the
storm cellar numerously in Dakota, even
pretty far north, although every one knows
of course, that these erratic destroyers of
life aud property never visit the banana belt.
The men say they have no approximations
themselves, but the women are nervous in
reading the Minnesota accounts, and feel
more comfortable when they have hole in
the ground to run into as they see ugly-looK-
ing clouds.
1t is stated that Hon. NJ. H. Day is sending
blank petitions from Washington TO be filed
up in favor of the Hill bill for division The
Mitchell Republican, which is one of the best
representatives of Republican sentiment in
the South. doesn't think that measure win
give satisfaction. There is growing impress
sion in the territory among the well-informed
that none of the Dakota measuree VIII get
through congress this session.
Jacob Zwicker, a good old farmer in Turner
county, who has been affected in mind for
some time, last week eluded the vigilance of
his family long enough to hang himself. His
wife cut him down Just too late to save him.
Some ingenious people attribute the frequent
suicides in Iowa TO the ozone. which they say
stimulates abnormally and throws out of gear
minds not thoroughly ballasted. That is only
theory.
AT the examination recently held in the
south by the territorial board of health, of
those who have been practicing medicine in
the territory, it is said that q great number
were denied the requisite license to continue
in the practice. The board seems determined
10 enforce tne law vigorously.
F. ID. Cammann, who left for Kansas year
or two ago involved in questionable tran
saction regarding $1,000 draft on the Bank
OF Mitchell. was arrested in Kansas and
brought back under reQuisition from the
governor. 1t is said he has retained Senator
Edgerton as his legal adviser.
While new judicial districts are proposed,
there is, perhaps, none more urgently needed
than new one out of the north half of Judge
McConn ellis. He is at work or on the move
all the time, but the field is too vast and
would furnish abundant employment for
another judge.
Mitchell, Brookings, Redfeld and several
other towns competed with Aberdeen for the
meeting of the Dakota Press ASSOCIATION in
the summer, but the latter, in addition 10 the
freedom or the town, proposed to supply all
the artesian wells they could absorb, and took
the prize.
In view OF the prospect that the cholera
VIII nave run in the states this year, Il may
be suggested to those who would keep out of
its way that there is no tradition of its APP
pearance in Dakota, and it is believed impos-
sible for it to enter the pure atmosphere.
A lad named Robinson, who lived at Yer
million, wanted to secure a ride home from
Elk POINT out had no money. He got onto
the truck or brake as he had seen tramps do.
and made the ride in safety, but in getting of
he fell under the wheels and was killed.
Secretary Mccormick, on his recent visit TO
washington, was so handsomely entertained
by Delegate Clifford that he would almost as
soon have him go back there as to have a
Democrat. The delegated is Industrious. es-
pecially in the use of taffy
The large Pennsylvania colony that IS set
Ting in Logan county brought a house for
each family ready to put up. 1t is said they
have all professions represented except the
medical. They expect to have little use for
that.
The mirration from Canada aoos 40. nj, l.
cate in the extreme North. A company of
sixty or more from Ontario has located i'm
Faulk county,in the upper part of South Da-
kota, and many more are to follow.
j. NJ. Bailey, Jr., one of the notables and
| rustlers at Sioux Falls, was married. April q
at Aurora, ILL.,, to Miss Caroline @. Tanner.
and will take wedding tour over the water
before returning TO Sioux Falls.
Dakota has one of the invento rs W no be
lieve ariel navigation is to be made a sue
cess He has taken out patent. His de-
vice has ON inclined plane. to be forced nm
easily by the power of the rider, and is great
SUCCESSION paper.
The normal school building to be erected at
Madison in place of the one burned will be
double the cid size and much finer structure.
Milwaukee pressed brick and Dell Rapids
| granite will be used.
An objection to the Hill bill is raised that
1t requires majority of the voters of both
North and South Dakota, making II possible
for either section to defeat its operation.
The receipts of the Railroad Station at ms
wich OF late have, averaged over 81, 500 a
day, which indicates remarkable business
activity and influx of new people.
Many parties send to their friends in the
states prairie flowers gathered wild early in
April. They expect TO give them a new idea
of the Dakota climate
Spring flowers, gathered upon the prairies.
graced the tables OF some Dakota editors as
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