Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-02
TALKING DAk0IAlANs.

A Travelling Trio Corralled at st.
Paul and Indns- triOusiy Pumped.
st. Paul Pioneer Press, lst.
Capt. Alex Griggs, of Grand Forks,
registered at the Merchants yesterday,
and left last evening for Chicago.
Speaking of the independent fair which
Grand Forks will hold this year, he
said: I'VE have organized and elected
officers, and shall soon arrange our
premium list and fix upon our dates.
We shall offer, I think, about 10000 in
premiums, which will slay over the Hu.
ron fair. We have no objection to Hu.
ron getting the territorial fair, If it is
secured by honest means, but we were
jockeyed out of the fair by the ter
ritorial board of agriculture-or at least
we were not given fair show to secure
it--and If We can hold ours on the same
date as the Huron fair and give them
hard pull for success, we shall be very
glad to doit. With regard to the division
of the territory you can be sure south
Dakota will meet with nc very serious
opposition from us in north Dakota, but
We don't want it divided on the fcrty-
sixth parallel. Hills bill introduced the
other day dividing it on the seventh
standard parallel instead of the forty
sixth makes it nearer right. My own
personal predictions are against diyi
sion. If we are to be admitted, would
favor q great, grand state, 400 miles
square, that would hold its own with
the rest of the northwest. But my feel
ing in this direction does not go to the
extent of opposing division If congress-
| will pass bill for that purpose. am
on my way to Chicago now to obtain, if
possible, for our section. cheaper freight
rates on grain and other heavy freight
for the coming season.
Hon. Frank Pettigrew, of Sioux Falls,
OAK, stopped at the Merchants last
| night, and leaves this morning for home.
He has just returned from Chicago
where he has been in the interest o. the
new road soon to be put through Sioux
Falls. The Burlington, Cedar Rapids Il
Northern railway proposed to extend its
line from Rock Ran.ds=threngh Siaax
Falls. and through Mr.. Pettigrew's
| efforts the money was raised and the
right of way secured. Speaking Of the
road lust evening Mr.. Pettigrew said :
| "The enterprise is being pushed as rap
| idly as possible, and We shall soon find
ourselves en- trunk line, The engineers
have been busily at WORK along the line
until our last heavy snow forced them
to suspend, and they will be in the field
again in few days. Isaw the president
Of the road in. Chicago yesterday, and
he gives US hope of speedy compile.
tion of the same" Mr.. Pettigrew claims
to be entirely out OF politics, although
he has been potent factor in them in
Dakota for many years.
Hon judson La Moure has been 8
familiar figure around the Merchants fol
4 a day or two. aud last evening departed
with Capt. Griggs for the east. He de.
cllned to say whether he would be Q
candidate for reelection to the council
on the plea that it was "a long time to
election yet" but, referring to the pro
posed division of the territory, he said
l"With half.dozsn exceptions every re
/ publican of north Dakota is in favor O
division. Whether the south half Is ad
mitted or not, we don't care a -, bu
we believe division would be q good
thing. AS far as the democrats are con
cerned, they are like the democrats al
over the United States; they don't knoy
what they want. They have been 81
long shut off from the public teat tina
they want to swallow the whole cow.