St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-22

Mutual Assurance company is n new insur-
ance company organized in connection with
IL with the same officers IL will not take
business risks. only insure farm and detached
property, live stock, etc. against fire and
lightning. These local companies are becOm-
ing very numerous in the territory
The Redfeld Dispatch. which is in the con-
hdence OF the committee. thinks 1t would be
bad policy just at present to put the Demo
Gratis OF the territory to the expense of bold
ing a convention. as proposed by some. % get
an expression of the party on the matter OF
division and admission. when the general
committee will in few weeks Issue a call for
the entire territory. with view TO arranging
for the election next fall unless the South
should be admitted as a state.
The Alexandria Advocate reports the
presence in that section of II. c. Green. a
deputy OF Marshal Maratta. picking up stray
points on a fraudulent final proof or two.
where the parties were In the habit OF going
TO look at their claims once in thirty days,
and then at the expiration OF six months had
sworn positively that their residence had
been continuous and without a break.
Abundant employment for all OF his deputies
can be had in that line.
The Canton Advocate says that the revival
era at the home of Delegate Clifford has as
sumed something of a craze. Afternoon
gatherings have been added at the church,
ana children from the public schools secure a
release from school duties TO attend the re-
vivals. The building in the evening is packed
with people, and argument pro and con runs
rife throughout the multitude.
The Charles Mix News insists that the state
ment that il is impossible TO orrOw money
on land on account OF the rulings of Com
missioner Sparks Is false. IL says that in
that section all the money wanted is offered
on that security. and that the kicking over
the matter is all humbug. II is fashionable
TO abuse Mr.. SPARKS, and there is no doubt
much injustice done him
At the next term Of court i'm Dawson
county there will be test case under the
rulings of Commissioner Sparks The de-
PENDANT, D. L. Williams, proved up on IA claim
ana then mOTtgaged il 10 A. l.. Wright OF
Milwaukee, The land commissioner after
wards cancelled the claim and IL was covered
by presumption by another party. The
action is brought to foreclOse the mortgage.
While the hat Is being passed among the
shanties and shacks TO meet the expenses
OF the senators and congressmen-elect of the
state OF Dakota, some are not very enthusi-
astic over the report that one of the honored
gentlemen, Mr.. Clifford, rides about Washing
ton in tine carriage with four horses and
fOOtman, and driver in uniform.
Judge Church, who displaced the erratic
Judge Smith on the bench in the Fifth district,
seems to be more than meeting the anticipa-
tons OF his friends. The Reddeld Dispatch
says: His impair ial rulings. punctual hab-
court, are praised by everybody.
Bismark is the only town in Dakota where
the base ball clubs have continued to play
right on regardless Of the weather. Mai
Quinn gives q glowing account Of a game the
past week. With a less conservative observer
IL might be supposed that he had seen q mi
rage OF the December period.
Judge Conklin is looking up an excursion
route for the central Dakota editorial asso-
citation at its coming meeting in the early
summer. If the railroads insist. they will
consent TO be taken 70 the Yellowstone park
but movement East il is thought would
have more advertising value.
st. Patrick's day in Fargo is to be signaled
by the presence OF Hon. Ignatius Donneily,
the Minnesota scholar and orator, who is TO
deliver his lecture on The Features of the
Day. The wearors OF the green will be at
the front in volume on the occasion.
A number OF the young ladies OF Aberdeen
have formed a cooking club. holding weekly
meetings and inviting their gentlemen friends
in to sample the savory work OF their fair
hands. If it does not prove a matrimonial
school. predictions will not DO verified.
Aberdeen has chartered a street railroad. a
mile OF IL TO be put in operation the coming
year, and the papers urge the need Of a Gem
etery. 1t is thought that city of $500 peO-
pie that aspires TO capital honors should
have some provision OF this sort.
n
daily. and is good index OF the development
of the country. In lSS0 one man and u boz
constituted the staff. now IL has a corps Of
twenty-six and Il finely equipped establish
ment.
One OF the more wealthy newspaper men Of
Dakota offers a reward of $1,000 To any man
who eau introduce a bill in congress that will
please everybody in the territory. There is
little danger in making the sum much larger.
Shippers OF hogs to Chicago from some of
the southern counties recently have lost
heavily from blockade and freezing. One
man from Bon HOTme county had:seventeen
frozen TO death in passing through Iowa.
The women's Temperance union is 10 do
some hard work for the Huron state at Wash
ington, as il is the first prohibition state that
has ever asked admission TO the Union.
In most counties there is surplus of school
teachers, but McCoOk has need of more.
Wages generally are not regarded as much of
an object-to teachers.
The collegiate institute at Groton has
seventy-hve students in attendance, and is
regarded as great success for so young an
institution.
At winfred, in South Dakota, it is claimed
that mirages are very frequent and beauti-
ful-towns even forty miles distant being
visible.
river valley Tuesday night made the first fair
! sleighing of the season and was well i'm
proved.
There is not much prohibition sentiment in
the Black Hills, but Rapid City requires its
saloons TO pay 500 license.
On petition of the ladies Hand county has
refused 10 grant liquor license this year.
The artesisn well at Glendale is under way
and down 80 feet.