St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-26
TERRITORIAL TIDRITs.
Brief Items OF Interest From all
Parts OF Dakota.

AS in most new countries money has been
generally loaned in Dakota at rates of inter
est lar al owe those allowed by law. Thou
sands of the farmers have made loans to
euable them TO prove up and develop their
farms. and some misfortune or the low price
of wheat in many cases has made 1t difficult
If not impossible to meet their payments. In
the recent case at Grand Forks IL was held
that the bonus paid could he counted in max
ing up usury. If that is a settled precedent
the borrowers would seem to have the loaners
at their mercy, as the criminal code OF Da-
kota provides that any man who takes q
usurious note or contract for the payment of
money. no matter whether the amount be
great or small, shall be deemed guilty of q
misdemeanor. and on conviction thereof he
shall be punished by Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding one year or by fine not exceeding
$500, or both such fine and imprisonment
Hon. s. j. Conklin, the president OF the
Press association, in series of articles pro-
nounces this S, stem the curse of Dakota and
ruinous TO farmers. He advises them to take
advantage OF the law aud refuse TO pay more
than the principal and legal interest. He
says: The supreme court of Dakota, the
highest tribunal known in such cases and
whose decisions are final, has already decided
that no interest can be collected on usurious
note, mortgage or contract of any kind for
the payment OF money. So that in any event
all you could be made to pay would be the
amount of money you actually received Fl ON
the Insurer; and this is as true of money
loaned on real estate mortgage as upon chat
tel mortgage and can be taken into the dis
trict court as well If desired.
A numerously-signel petition he's been sent
to the secretary of the interior asking that a
settlement be made with the few Indians in
the Turtle Mountain reservation, said TO be
only thirty-One families, and the lands be Sc
cured ard open TO settlement. A protest is
also entered against the bill recently intro
duced in congress for the relief of Father
Malo who claims to be the missionary among
the Indians.
In Grant township in Buffalo 1t was re-
Gently voted to build the al number of
school houses by issuing bonds, but to erect
sod houses. They are TO be plaStered inside
and have good roofs. Early pioneers, re-
motto from railroads and building material
often make habitations of this sort, but they
are not often built for school houses.
Johnnie Prothroe is one of the most popular
conductors on the Dakota part of the North
western. and the papers on his line are
throwing him tatfy by the chunk over his
recent marriage to Miss Anderson at Mime
apolis.
The extent to which the loan business has
been carried on in Dakota is indicated by the
statement that in one county the past few
years 5000 mortgages have been recorded,
representing over S5OO,00O.
The Parker New Era, which viii complete
its eighth year this week, recalls the fact that
when IL was started there were but twelve
newspapers in Dakota. The present number
is in excess of 500.
One of the candidates for justice at the re-
cent election announced that if elected he
would marry couples for 81 and wait for his
pay till the first child was born. He was
elected.
II is reported tn at Sitting Bull will not
probably he availRbl for exhibition in the
East again unless he can be embalmed. His
age is not extreme, but HIS health is failing.
Judge Church, the new judge appointed by
President Cleveland, is becoming very popu-
lar, and his name is used as a probable sue
cessor to Gov. Pierce.
Parties are arranging to star a cheese
10 tory at Volga In BFookinGs county. The
product of 200 or more cows is needed.
Judge Palmer won the hOnors at progressive
euchre while holding court ut Parker. Nearly
al the judges are experts at cards.
Volga has stated market days once or
twice a month, and they are said 10 be grow
ing in interest and attendance.
The fruits or the recent revival ut Sioux
Falls are computed at goo persons, besides
many backsliders recalled.
IL Is asserted that the Northwestern Is pre-
pared to bring 10000 emigrants into Southern
Dakota this season.