St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-18
DAKOTA DoTLETs.
An EpItome of the Doings Of n Pros
porous People.

A committee has been called to meet at
Webster, March IL, to inaugurate efforts to
secure the opening 10 settlement OF the SIS
seton reservation. IL is claimed that the
Sissetons who number some 1900, are more
civilized and better prepared 70 assume the
RESPONSIBILITIES of individual ownership or
land than any others, and they have some OF
the finest land in the territory, which their
neighbors want. The reservation IS tri-
angle cutting into three or four counties In
an incouvenient shape.
The sheriff and deputy or Stark county the
past week came across Calamity Joe. or
Joe Myers, sitting in the postoftce at Glenul-
lin. Joe was charged with horse stealing aud
they wanted him. but he undertook to escape
the back way. and neglected TO stop when re-
ouested. Consequently the officers turned
their rifles upon him. and brought him down
with balls I'm the hip aud shoulder. The
wounds however. are not fatal and he VIII do
service at Bismarck. .--...-
There is a good deal of kicking at Alexan-
dria and other towns in that section. over the
action of the Farmers alliance in sending TO
Chicago and other foreign points for dry
goods and groceries IL is claimed that the
local merchants can do nearly as wei by them,
and that the towns cannot be built up IL they
do not have the country frsaie- The towns
benefit the land owners, and Il Is insisted that
their interests are mutual and their efforts
should be also.
Mai. Buttz. the Lisbon ex-congFessman and
rusfler, relates that while he was down TO the
carnival the past week tho boys got the i'm
preston that he was looking Tor wife aud
| had the female cook at one or the hotels
rugged up in gorgeous style and introduced
| 10 him as a wealthy young widow from the
East But the major says he smeled the OBJ
noxious odors and traced her To the kitchen
| and didn't propose. He stood treat, however.
A shrewd commercial traveller lately Sc
cured a large bill at Miloank by the glowing
report that he had visited all Dakota towns
| and that Milbank was coming 10 the front the
most rapidly OF any OF the others. IL Ia
/ claimed that slO0, 900 was put into improve
/ ments the mast year, and that IL is larger
/ percentage for the population and age of the
| town than can be duplicated
| A large number of the Huron state papers
have reproduced the malicious statement
| that Mr.. Boynton. the representative of the
| Democratic committee at Washington, has
been run in by the police OF that city as q
| va0rant II he brings suit against them all
as proposed. he win make them sick.
Commissioner Dunlap's Monthly Bulletin 1.
improving in interest and value The las
number contains copious computations IRON
the census. which are the best evidence OF
the remarkable development OF the territory
| The next issue promises a descriptive article
| upon the Red River valley
The dormitory of the formal school at Mad
ison, a detached building costing some. $l2,
600. was saved from the pre. and the enter
prising citizens will provide Temporary build
inRs for the continuance OF tho school, The
are hopeful that the next legislature viii ap
propiiate for rebuilding ...-.....-...-
The Sioux Falls Argus has made a compu
tation that there are in that city l.ul6 bach
elors. 1t IS thought that Is per cent. OF then
would marry if there were attractive induce
ments. II is proposed to revive. the -matri
mouial bureau at that place in order TO pro
vide wives for them. -
Cant. Richard Fletcher died at Waterfowl
last week from the effect OF sunstroke.
may be stated however, that the stroke wa
received at Bombay, India, some years ago
Mr.. Fletcher had been sea captain owe
thirty years.
The Fargo Argus states that 4 couple O
young ladies VINO have come to that piac
from Pennsylvania In response 10 the Dona
literature are disappointed In not findin
matrimonial situations open 20 them at oncs
An adjourned meeting OF farmers an
others is 10 be held at Alexandria, Feb. 20. I
compIete the organization OF local insul
ance company. liz Is determined not TO touc
. the hail business-only FIRE and lightning.
Miller, i'm Hand county, IS jubilant oys
the fact that il has secured the erection OF
northumberland -four mill. IL viii have
fine scope of country.
The fan of snow in Clay county in the e.
| treme south in January was ls-S inehe
, which was more than the average Of the re
: ritory.
The lecture bureau at Sioux Falls claims n
surances from Col. Donan and Hon. IgnatJ
. Donnelly that they viii lsetnus there befoI
long. ---.--
A child of J. w. Barnes OF Miibank die
: last week from drinking the contents OF
, bottle OF poison carelessiy left sitting about
H j. Whitney, president Or the Bank (