St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-16
TERRITORIAL TlDBITS.
News Notes OF Interest TO the People
of Dakota.

per aud supports Clifford in a sort of free and
easy way, as the Aberdeen convention did
not declare admission as whole, but the
Leader has the pithy reference TO the plat
form: 1.-The Aberdeen platform is immeasur-
able better than the tWadly dishrag prepared
at YanktOn. 1t has the manliness to discuss
Dakota affairs, and declares for principles
applicable to the territory. 1t acknowledges
the right of the farmer, and demands reform
in this interest, il points out the leading
abuses of the day and urges that they be
abated There is something to the platform,
it is not pythisicky, rheumatic whine like
its Yankton brother but it comes out with a
candor and manhood that deserves common
dation."
The Woonsocket News supports the Repub-
Hcan ticket, but candidly makes this admiS-
sion: However much Republicans may dis
like to acknowledge, it a careful perusal OF
the resolutions adopted at Yankton by the
Republican Territorial convention, and of
those adopted at Aberdeen by the Democratic
territorial observation-disclosures much they
may dislike TO acknowledge it, such perusal
can hardly fail to convince them of the su-
periority of the Democratic document"
One county in the South. Minnehaha. of
which Sioux Fails Is the capital, is to have at
chance to vote upon the division question at
the November election, as the county board
has ordered it placed on the tickets. So far
as noted this is the first county to take this
step, but perhaps others will follow. Mime
haha is good county for the test, as it is in
the heart of the division range. 1t is belived
there will be strong minority vote for one
state.
When the Aberdeen convention met Secre-
tary S. Engle was the evident choice of the
body as the representative of sanIi-division,
but he was appointed attorney general and
could not run. One of the anti-division pa
pers gives this explanation of the matter:
1.-The friends of Day were afraid of Engle
and induced Gov. Pierce to appoint him at
tOrney general, so that the civil service fol-
derol might tie his hands"
The business outlook in Fargo is better
chan it has been for two years, and Maj. Ed
wards and the Jordans are booming the good
news for all it is worth, as good newspaper
men always do for their homes and home
folk. Col. Tyner is still postmaster, and Day
is satisfied with him and will indorse him be-
cause he was gallant and battle-searred sol
der.
Huron has built $50 new residences during
the past year, and intends to- double that
number next season. If the Hill bill. cham
pioned by Day and Clifford, passes Huron
will be the biggest bidder for capitol punish
ment to the other aspiring towns of the south
country. Hence the boom and solid growth,
backed by good prospects.
The Kimball Graphic reports the case of an
old soldier Of that county, James Crosby, who
got only 81 pension under the Republican
man agement. in spite of persistent efforts to
have it raised. and since the Democrats .came
has had it increased to $50 and lately to $50
month. This is given to show that the Demo-
Gratis are practical friends of the veterans.
The building of the new round house at
WahpetOn gives employment to fifty work
men. They are but small part of the busy
bees of Richland county who are earning and
spending many dollars and keeping up the
b1SiuaSS hOOrD which has made that town and
county famous for thrift and progress.
Last week D. Gary, in Grant county, lost
his granary and barn by fire, and the saddest
feature was that his four-year-old son was
burned to death in one of them. His older
son was drowned in the summer and the hail
destroyed most of mis- crops. He understands
something of the Job episode now.
The Pierre Press intimates that Mr.. Hill
will amend his bill so that division will only
require an aggregate majority, not a major
ity in each section. The paper is misin
formed, for in recent letters Mr.. Hill speaks
strongly in favor of that provision.
The Kimball Graphic has had a new dress
made by Worth, Of. Paris. or some equally
great typographical milliner. and it looks as
handsome as sixteen-year-old girl engaged
to be married to the best man in Brule
county.
The Sioux Falls Leader intimates that the
remarkable unanimity for Clifford at Yankton
the Bismarck capital ruster, by which the
location of the capital is not to be disturbed.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union
requests all the pulpIts in Dakota to preach
on temperance and the mission of that organ
iZation Sunday. Oct II. and it is probable
that most of them will discourse in that way
the Missouri river is so low that recently
500 head of cattle were forded across at
Pierre, with very little swimming and no loss
There are very few presidents for this state
melt.
The local papers report that the Manitoba
surveyors are running line from Park River
north to Cavalier county. and it is predicted
that track will be laid to Langdon in sixty
days.
Madison is determined to have an artesan
WELL which will be an unlooked-for road into
the anti-prohibiton business.
Lewis. of the Milbank Review, is gathering
donations to be sent to the needy at Charles
ton,