St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-27
AOTA NE yV>EETS.

Inc common practice III DdkOta TO remove
county seats ems to b =. after extravaganza
voting for a crowd of armed men to 90 at a
late hour at night and seize the records and
property anu take ii to t. ambitious vi :.or
This was done last week in removing from
Grand Rapids to La Moure. Toe sheriff nad
posse in de ense. but he did not allow them
to fire upon the invaders Special haste was
had in this ca e as il was known chat Jude
Francis had granted injunction against
tie removal, and d few more hours would Sc
cure Service. There is no question that La
MOure outvoted Grand Rapids, but it is
claimed that tlere were IRREGULARITIES that
vitiate the election. The matter will give
rise TO the usual legal contest and bad od
between the rival towns and the law, erS will
fatten.
If there are residents of Dakota who have
had curiosity TO see genuine blizzard the
have probably been satisfied at some time
during the past two weeks. The railroads
and people on the prairies have no further
curiosity on the 81 iect. In me North some
insist that the snow of the past week is the
only approach to blizzard for five years.
and that lee in "a half decade is quite often
enough for us.
The North has been priding itself upon be-
ing exempt from billiards and snow blOckades
aud could look cCmDla tently upon the snow
bound regions of South Dakota. but the
weather Jae past few ia has mo lifted this
view. 1t is true, however, that blockddes of
raIrua Is in that section are ~ery rare. and
mostly confined to ranches that the roads
want an excuse for not operating in the win
ter
A good deal of 81 rt is being had at the ex-
ppuSe Of d newly elected count officer up
North, whose name appears attached to
patent medicine certificate narrating his
wonderful cure of very bad breath. 1t is
not alleged that his cam paign whisky and
cigars were more offensive than such aver
re in new counties. He now wishes he had
not paid his medicine bill in that way
There is general impression among wheat
growers that the local buyers leave too much
margin by to 3 cents between the Dakota
and Duluth or Minneapolis figures. In some
instances parties who proposed to ship Tor
themselves have been offered i've cents above
the current figures, and in most cases those
VINO have done their own shipping are
pleased with the eXperim mt.
The Bangor Ruster is not far out of the
way when il says the material interests of
Dakota would be more advanced in one year
as a state than in five ears of territorial
m.smanagement an political warfare. The
aim of all should now he 10 put in operation
the train that will lead into the Un,ol. 1t
will be a slow train at the best, and the sooner
it is started the better.
Chas Harris is an offshoot of one of the
F. Fs. OF Chicago wealthy and esteem d
and Charles has been black Il ID troublesome
sheep in the flock. They have ,-ied to re-
claim him. but they will probably let him go
to the Dakota penitentiary. charged with
robbing party of gold watch AMI other
property, on which account he is now in Jail
in Spluk county.
E. F. GrObe. the young man who was
drowned III the rvr at Lisbon recen l., was
married the past year. and his youn wife is
nearly frantic. He driving som cattle.
when calf ran upon the river and broke
through the ice. He followed to rescue it,
and also broke through. drowning in six feet
OF water. He was greatly esteemed in the
community.
Col. Lounsbcrry recalls the fact that Man
dan was established and the railroad shops
located there on account of the foolish at
tacks of newspaper nun upon GEN Sur
gent. 1t is now rival to Snarck. and has
kept that place FROM becomi Ig what it might
have been, which would seem to Indicate
that some railroad men have yer thin skins
The petition to the governor to or-an.ze the
new county of Logan last year purpor ed 10
be signed b. 81 legal voters of the county,
and the census man reported 3SS persons,
but only 26 voters could ne found or ectinn
day this year 1t is now reported thIt gr We
yards have been speciil y fourishing-and
somebod evidently made a mistake
The Waite rbur, News says that w. II. Rich
ardson, of that county (Jerauld), has gone
back to the states or Canada TO report that
Dakota is no good. Before leaving. however,
mortgages and, having exha listed that indus
try departed quietly and hastily
All the papers in Brule county are throw
ing taffy al the charming young girl Miss
Sauhorn so Unexpectedly elected school
Superintendent of the county. She had been
out from Illinois but a few monJhs-and
about all the young meE in the county want
TO be examined as school teachers She can
have her choice among them all.
In Campbell county some of the boys did
not like either of the candidates for district
attorney, and as one OF them had very in
telligent pointer dog they voted for him. and
the dog only lacked three votes for an cleo
ton. Ii is claimed that ten fraudulent votes
were cast against him, and if they are thrown
out the dog will be elected.
Judge Francis, of the Bismarck bench, is a
humane man. Holding court at jamestown
during the recent storm, he noted fine span
Of horses left exposed to the weather and
was very indignant. He ordered the sheriff
to rake care of them at his expense, and pro-
posed to make a few pithy remarks to the
owner if he could be found.
Since he has returns from all the counties
mostly official, and he is able to foot up 81, 600
majority, Delegate Clifford sleeps better and
will not go to Washington for several weeks.
Wheelo ok, of the Mite hell Republican, has
returned from his bridal tour. and now makes
a specially of writing up natural additions to
families He says they gladden. homes.
Fred Carruth, the eX-Estelline Bell humOr-
list. has located at Sioux Falls for the winter.
and will work up his overland tour to the
Black Hills in his peculiar vein.
The third bank at Glendale has been closed,
as two are found ample for the business.
yicLain
Has a few of those fifty-four-inch. all wool,
home-spun dress goods left at 65 cents, but