St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-02
DAKOTA DOINGs.
News from All Parts of the Great
Territory.

A Boynton, who was sent to Washington
by the Democratic territorial committee, has
returned and proposes TO make ii warm for
the sheets that nave been uttering personal
ISLANDERS upon him. As u result OF his obser-
vatIon AT Washington he states that the Re-
publcaus have virtually abandoned all hope
of coming in with the Huron mae hine and are
now concentrating their efforts upon simple
division. as the little longer route TO the same
end. Mr.. Boynton regards ii as absurd to
suppose that the Democrats viii at any time
consent TO action that must eventuate in two
Republican states from Dakota, I'm addition
TO Washington and Montana, which have Re
publican legislatures and are likely to send
Republican senators. He expects the house
will pass an enabling act for the whole OF Da-
kota, OF that portion East of the Missouri
river. and leave IL with the Republicans to
accept one or those propositions or nothing.
He thinks the Democrats can stand on that
ground in the territory and meet any issue
raised in national politics. Mr.. Boynton is
pleased with the reception given him at Wash
ington.
IL is stated that application will be made TO
| the governor on March Is for the pardon of
one A. NJ. Flagg. who was the district attor-
new at Sioux Falls, and a lawyer with q fine
practice. Two years ago be was sent to the
penitentiary for four years for embeZzlement.
| TO his local practice he added the accomplish
ments of poker and faro, IN which he ex-
hausted his own resources and then used the
| funds OF his clients AS result he was
| given a term in the peniteuiiary. When
4 sentenced he expressed himself as gratifed
that be was to be free from the fluctuations
| that he was too weak 20 resist. The effort
4 for his release seems to be due TO the fact
/ that he was a msn of standing aud q genial
| fellow with manv friends.
Some of the papers in the Grand Forks and
Grafton regions are nearly filed of late with
| mortgage sales They bring shekels TO the
| tthl fch Inn m M
from them. They are nearly always given 70
loan agencies which have no scruples about
taking every advantage the law will allow
In the flush of prosperity and big crops these
money loaners stood ready with open hands
and the new farmers who perhaps were hav.
ing their first experience in farming, unwisely
incumbered themselves'to bue more land OF
expensive machinery. As result some OF
them are in the merciless power OF money
| syndicates mostly over the water. They viii
learn TO go little slower and keep out Of
debt.
The Sioux Falls Argus, which is a careful
observer, looks over the ield aud says: Th,
idea that South Dakota is TO be admitted q
the Union this winter Is no giyeB up even b.
the friends Of the movement. The genera
feeling throughout the territory. as nearly n
~ can be determined by newspaper expires
, sion. is that II the North and South are to re
main together. then no division should b
made on the river or elsewhere, but DakOti
admitted as one state. On the other hand
there Is almost as strong a feeling In favor o
accepting admission as whole rather thai
TO remain out OF the Union.
Counties that have no sessions OF court arr
apt TO kick at being required 10 pay larg
shares OF their expenses. La Moure, for In
stance, has been assessed some 1000 10
courts held at jamestown, In Stutsman. an
thinks the amount excessive. Judge Franci
has issued an order for the county commits
sloners TO show cause why they should no
, pay IL. There are not judges enough TO hol
court I'm any but the older and larger couu
ties. With a state government there woul
be more adequate provision In this respect.
Rev. j. s. Akers OF Sphinx county recentl
went 10 Jacksonville, H., to attend the M
neral OF bis father. who died at The are OF 81
He was n noted pioneer Methodist preache
in Central Illinois. and teacher Of theoIog
to Maj. Edwards, Capt. ]. G. Gin and othe
! devout citizens North Dakota Ii Is b,
. lieved his life might have been spared had b
} come to this vitalizing climate.
The defalcatlon of A. Holman. the absconC
J ing county treasurer of Nelson county, Is a
tributed 10 options He was said to be carr,
| ing 10000 bushels OF wheat, and too man