St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-04
TERRITORIAL TIDBITS.

there is no division in the ranks they conf
IDENTITY expect to carry the election.
TERRITORIAL TIDBITS.
News Notes of Interest to the People
of Dakota.
Sheriff Haggart of Fargo has been sheriff of
Cass county ever since it was organized,
twelve years. and a hot fight is being inau-
gurated to dislodge him, of which there is but
a good fighting chance. 1t is related that one
morning recently in going to his Office in the
court house John discovered lying near the
door, partially secreted, a suspicious looking
affair that seemed to be piece of gas pipe
with q fuse attached. Deputies Ames and
Clerk were called and council was
held, which concluded that some political
bombardier wanted to get in his work on the
sheriff. With the greatest caution the mys-
| FERROUS Internal thing was gathered up and
carefully carried mile so out upon the
prairie. 1t was decided to explode it. The
fuse was lighted, and the trio in about two
minutes were half a mile away, under the
river bank. After waiting what seemed
hours and no explosion, they ventured to re-
turn to it, and found the fuse had burned
down and melted some of the lard, with which
some joker had filled the harmless tube.
As an example of what is being done in
Dakota this year when complaint Of drouth is
made, the case of the LebO Bros. in Ransome
L
GLOBE last year that Maj. WiSner was Offer
ing to sell land and take his pay from the
wheat grown upon it at 81 a bushel. The
Lebo Bros bought l. 100 acres on these terms.
putting it in wheat, Maj. Wisner furnishing
the seed and waiting for the harvest for his
pay. The Lebos have threshed II, 900 bushels
from 400 acres. nearly twenty-fOur bushels
per acre, and at this rate out of the first crop
they will pay for the land, seed and all ex-
penSeS, and have about $4,000 left. That is
doing pretty we'll for drouthy season and
low prices.
The local papers give long lists Of losses
by the recent prairie fires in portions of the
counties of Sully, Hughes and Potter. Gen
orally, the individual losses are not great, but
as most Of the parties had little, they are
very severe or them. The greatest loss to
any one family was that of the Hammils-
some $1,000 or over. Their house was large
and the most elegant in all that region. 1t
had recently been decorated throughout in
Oil paint by Miss Hammil, who IS an artist.
They saved more of the farm machinery, five
horses, carriage, some money, two gold
watches and the silver plate; also one
granary, but three stacks of grain are all of
their farm products they have left. 1t is said
that more than half of Potter county was
burned over.
1t is insisted by some of the papers that
the only way to get out of the box SO many
of the counties are in by reason of the re-
cent congressional act limiting debts and ex-
! penditures to per cent. of the assessment of
the counties, is to all unite and demand ad-
mission as state, frttering away
more time and effort in useless attempt to
divide the territory. This is not however,
the popular view with the Campbell faction,
nor very largely with the politicians, but it
will be taking point with the masses of the
people in the campaign.
The Hillsboro Banner says that FL. D. Hur-
ley in that country has from his entire wheat
farm of 800 acres threshed thirty-seven and
one-quarter bushels an acre. 1t was all old
ground, showing its staying qualities. and
with the remarkable yield generally in the
river counties, showing that drouthy sea-
son is the best for the Red river soil. The
rivers and brooks there are nearly dry, and
yet all vegetation is prospecting. For wet
season more drain age is needed.
Ludden, the new town in Dickey county, at
the junction of the Northwestern extension
from the south and the Northern Pacific from
La Moure, has been reached by the locomo-
tive on the former and expects the grade to
be completed to La Moure in about three
weeks. There was some surprise there the
past week at the appearance of the surveying
party of the Manitoba from the east. The
latter have made two or three surveys
through the hills to the James river. The
read will probably strike Glendale.
There is great lack of enthusiasm about
WahpetOn at the action of Judge Mcconnell
in going to Indiana for q clerk of the courts.
He seems to be following the common prac-
tice of the Judges in making these positions
holes for foreign pegs, as Mr.. Lincoln nigh
have said, when the local material is ample.
The only recourse seems to be to hurry up
statehood when the people will have voice
in such matters.
farmer in Brookings had wheat that
promised so poorly that he told his wife that
,.frI,t hnxy oil l,N6
shells. 1t turned out $500 bushels. A big
farmer in Ransom told a friend that if he
would guarantee him fourteen bushels he
might have all his several hundred acres
yielded above that figure. The average was
eighteen bushels and the friend makes 1000
bushels or more at no expense.
Many of the members of the last legisla-
ture and others begin to wish that the capital
commission had been eliminated then as they
fear that the decision Of Judge Francis max
ing their warrants payable out of the treas
ury opens wide door financially, and that
the unrepOrted meetings of the commission,
occasionally held, mean mischief. The next
legislature will not be friendly to the COM
mission.
There are intimatious that the future
| governor of Dakota, as determined in the
mind OF the president is Judge Church, and
that the petitions for him sent from Dakota
are simply to get his name to the front and
create the impression that the people banker
! for him as the chief ruler. The appointment
is not looked for until after the election.
The annual convention of the Women s
Christian Temperance union of Dakota,
called for the first three days at Aberdeen,
was deferred to the 18th, 18th and 18th on
account of the encampment. 1t is thought
the attractions of the ladies would take the
soldiers from camp duties. Reduced railroad
and hotel rates are promised.
tweve-year-Old lad, Henry Baxter, in
Emmons county, last week killed a large deer.
He had his gun with him out gathering
berries when the deer started up. The boy
shot, breaking one of it's legs but it still could
run In crossing a creek, however, it could
not climb the bank and the boy beat it to
death with his gun.
The YanktOn Press speaks of q man going
through some of the eXtr enc southern coun-
ties and becoming very enthusiastic over the
crops, stating that oats yield thirty-tWo
| bushels and wheat fifteen to the acre. The
producer in the Red river valley thinks those
are small figures. and claims to double them
and then have margin.
The thermometer riOting above 100 and the
next week looking for the effect OF frost
on tender vegetation has been the recent ex-
| perience. In the regions where the corn is
| much of crop it is generally out of the way
of frost, and even in the north most of the
vines nave got in good work this season.
| The Redfed papers issue artesian, illus
trated editions clarifying over the great sue
cess of its bore, securing splendid flow of
soft pure water, at depth of 954 feet. 1t is
said to be free from salt and mud and as
a pressure of 200 pounds to the square inch,
with water enough for 10000 people.
| Yankton looks hopefully upon the report
| that the Union Pacific will build line from
Grand Island, $50 miles west of Omaha, to
| Yankton and cross the river at the latter
| point 1t is claimed to be one of the most
| favorable points for bridge-next perhaps
| to Elk Point in Union county.
1t is said that a former resident of Turner
county. now of Virginia, lately wrote his son
to come and see him as he was soon to be
hung. The son replied duUfully, and re-
GREETED that he could not come to the hang
| ing. as he was confined in the penitentiary at
| Sioux Falls for horse stealing.