St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-20
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rlVAl town OF Id INQUIRE WIS Dut clSuIy-tWO.
The legal contest will be long and stubborn.
The rivalry between these two towns has
been sharp and obtrusive ever since they
were Dlatted 1t will be recalled that when,
three years ago. before the railroad period
there, Grand Rapids secured Tor its grand
Fourth of July celebration DIR Robertson, an
eloquent orator of Fargo, La Moure put up Il
scheme TO steal the big gun of its rival. The
doctor knew neither place. and was met at
the railroad point some fifteen miles away by
persons purporting TO be the Grand Rapids
committee but really La Moure deceivers,
and taken to the latter place aud kept in
the deiusion that he was in Grand Rapids,
all La Moure signs being taken down or
covered and he delivered his GRAFTON and he
spread his eagle at La Moure, iunocently, but
to the uproarous delectation OF his audience,
over the rising glories OF Grand Rapids, which
was lovely III Its birth and to be the glory CT
the james valley.
The coming legislature will have the theory
presented that nowhere in the country can
railroads be constructed and operated as
chcaply as in Dakota, and most of them had
land grants TO pretty near pay for their
buildins an d still the Dakota traveller has to
pay about double the mileage OF his neighborS
in the states about him, aud the settlers have
10 deposit at the freight depotS large part
OF the value of their productions to persuade
the carriage of the remainder TO market.
While they are all in favor of the railroads,
and disposed 10 be generous toward them,
add encourage the building of new roads,
there will hardly be passes and condiments
enough at Bismarck to convince the legisla-
ture that there is necessity for the romantic
figures eva cted by the roads in Dakota.
The Rapid City Journal, Republican and
division journal in the Black Hills, doesn't
take any stock in the attempt to vitalize the
state corpse at Huron. Speaking of the pro-
| ject of Gov Mellette to give notice that,
nj n nar t.aff date
ment will sc and the state machine take
| the field, the Journal says: "All the notices
which Mr.. Mellette and the other gentlemen
| elected with him may serve upon the people
cannot establish Il state government. Inc
| only way that government can be established
| by the men in possession of it is b force, and
| they d mt happen to have any armv as the
| people refused to organize in that way last
| year. There will not be found nerve enough
| to attempt to enforce anything unless 1t IS
| believed the United States senate will stand
| between them and trouble.
The legislature will be asked to pass law
allowing townships, by Il vote of the people,
| 70 issue bonds for the construction of one ar
tesian well in each township, at points where
the greater number of people will be bene-
flied. This measure is specially agitated in
some of the counties between the james and
Missouri. There are regions where 1t is Dill
fcult to obtain supplies OF good water, ana
particularly among cattle.
Neither OF the senators from South Dakota
has offered to resign and give place to Con-
gressmen Hill, of Ohio when he secures di-
vision and admission of the South ana re-
moves to Dakota. There are no Democrats
in that legislature and they would never con-
sent to send Democrat to the United States
senate. 1t is not likely that Mr.. Hill is so I'M
sopnisti Gated as to- expect more than tafy
fron' that crowd.
The board of railroad commissioners want
il understood that they perpetrated bold
act recently in Selling 100 freight cais and
sending them to points north where there
was II wheat blockade. They allege that in
one instance they attached twenty-five Of
these to a passenger train and distributed
them wherever needed. They will probably
add glowing supplement 10 their report,
with picturesque Illustrations, reciting their
feats.
The line between the United States and
Manitoba is very unpopular with residents in
its vicinity. The other day. for illustration,
a man living on the north side took his team
TO bring his brother-iu-aw to the nome OF the
latter, little on the Dakota side, but neg
lected to visit the customs and pay toll. He
was hunted up by the officials and, according
to the law, his team was f'rfeited to the gov
eminent.
The honest, law blding people suffer for
the frauds of the few at the election at Mil
nor. The court decided that there was so
much fraud that the whole poll must be
thrown out, taking the county seat from Mil
nor 10 Forman. 1t is believed that had only
legal votes been cast, Minor would have re-
tanned the prize, which it now gracefully, and
without the usual mob, surrenders TO its COM
Detitor.
From the court reports In some of the
papers North, it would seem Il great annoy
ance to the average attorney when compelled
to lay down Il hand at cards or billiard cue
long enough to suggest q motion Or two in
court or make plea before jury. One OF
the most popular judges is said to be the
most elegant waltzer in the territory, and not
Il dummy in other festivities.
1t is suggested in some quarters that the
members of the South Dakota legislature who
are also members OF the Bismarck body re-
main away from the latter as protest against
the right OF the territory to legislate for
South Dakota. Some of the central counties
would like to have them take this course, but
there is pay at Bismarck and none at Huron
aud they are not cranks.
The charge against one of the attorneys
that Commissioner Sparks wants to have dis
barred is. that he apparently occupied
tract of land until he could find an occupant
for it-''covering it, as the local term is.
This has been a very common procedure,
practiced even by Sunday school superin end
ents and preachers, possibly, even by edit
OrS.
Miller and Lawrence, in Hand county, are
rival towns three or four miles apart. few
weeks ago the Miller papers gathered fly ures
showing improvements the past season of
So, 220. Lawrence saw them and heroicay
went S29.23J better-the local journal issu-
ing an illuminated extra over the great vic
tory. They are both good towns.
1t is relate as a fact by the local papers
that farmer in Brule county, on killing a
IFS niece of gold
weighing about five grains. He supposed it
was thrown out in digging well and swal-
lowed in tue dirt by the domestic bird. On
finding this the farmer killed every turkey,
goose and duck on the place, but found no |
more gold.
few days ago small herd of deer came |
into the town of La Grace, I'm Campbell |
county, coming on the business street within |
800 yards OF the postoffice. Every man who !
could get rifle turned out, but the deer did /
not wait for them and were last seen on Il hill /
half mile away apparently watching the |
caravan turning out from town.
1t is not believed the Huron state schemers |
have any real expectation of pushing overa |
Democratic congress into the Union, but |
rather to make capital for the Republican |
party ut large and help eject a congress and |
president of that sort in 1888. In addition |
they think some action is needed to keep the |
concern alive till that time.
Judge w druOCh. Dl Tue JdueSIOWu Cdplthl,
wants Delegate G ford to have the credit of |
introducing one bill in co g ess-to build a |
bridge over the Missouri near YanktOn. 1t |
supposes the object of this to be to furnish |
line of retreat when the United States army |
comes swoopiug down upon the alleged state |
of South Dakota.
The Ipswich Tribune a Republican paper !
III South DAKOTA, speaks of the gathering at
Huron as ''the MelleIte Comedy company,'' /
engaged in rendering the laugt-provoaing
farce entitled. THE South Dakota Coastitu- /
tional convention The Office SEEKERS fur |
nish music and the poor farmers OF Dakota |
pay for it.