St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-27
DAROTA NEW>LETS.

The common practice in Dakota to remove
county seats SENS to b =, after extravagant
voting, for a crowd of armed men to go at a
late hour at night and seize the records and
property anu take il to IT, ambitious vi :tor.
This was done last week in removing from
Grand Rapids to La MOure. The sheriff had
posse in de enSe. but he did not allow them
To fire upon the invaders Special haste was
had in this ca e as il was known that Jude
Francis had granted an injunction against
tie removal, and few more hours would Sc
cure service. There is no question that La
Moure outvoted Grand Rapids, but il is
claimed that there were irregularities that
vitiate the election. The matter will give
rise 10 the usual legal contest. and bad Il )od
between the rival towns. and the law, ers will
fajten.
Ii there are residents of Dakota who have
had curiosity to see u genuine blizzard the
have probably been satisfied at some time
during the past two weeks. The railroads
and people on the prairies have no further
curiosity on the su iect. In the North some
insist that the snow of the past week is the
only approacn to blizzard for five years.
and that on ce in half decade is quite often
enough for
The North has been prding itself upon be-
ing exempt from billiards and snow blOckades
and could look cOmpla Gently upon the snow
bound regions of South Dakota, but the
weather the past few da 5 has mo lifted this
view. 1t is true, however, that bIockades of
railrua Is in that section are "ery rare. and
mostly confined to ranches that the roads
want an excuse for not operating in the win
ter
A good deal of 81 rt is being had at the ex-
ppuse Of a newly elected count: officer up
North, whose name appears attached to a
patent medicine certificate narrating his
wonderful cure of very bad breath. 1t is
not alleged that his campaign whisky and
cigars were more offensive than such aver
re in new counties He now wishes he had
not paid his medicine bill in that way.
There is general impression among wheat
growers that the local buyers leave too much
margin by to cents between the Dakota
and Duluth or Minneapolis figures. In some
instances parties who proposed to ship Tor
themselves have been offered i've cents above
the current figures. and in most cases those
who have done their own shipping are
pleased with the experm mt.
The Bangor Rustler is not far out of the
way when il says the material interests of
As state than in five ears of territorial
m:smanagement an political warfare. The
aim of all should now he TO put in operation
the train that will lead into the Un.ol. 1t
will be slow train at the best, and the sooner
it is started the better.
Chas Harris is an otfshoot of one of the
F. F's. OF Chicago. wealthy and esteem I'd
and Charles has been black AID troublesome
sheep in the flock. They have tried to. re-
claim him. but they will probably let him go
to the Dakota penitentiary. charged with
rObbing party of gold watch AMI other
property, on which account he is now in Jail
in SPHINX county.
e. +. Grobe, the young man who was
drowned III the river at Lisbon recen l., was
married the past year. and mis- yOun wife is
nearly frantic. He was driving som cattle.
when calf ran upon the river and broke
through the ice. He followed to rescue it,
and also broke through, drowning in six feet
OF water. He was greatly esteemed in the
community.
Col Lounsbcrry recalls the fact that Man
dan was established and the railroad shops
located there on account of the foolish at
tacks of newspaper nun upon Gen. Sur
gent 1t is now ii rival to Snarck. and has
kept that place from becoming what it might
have been, which would seem to Indicate
that some railroad men have yer thin skins
The petition to the governor to or-anize the
new county of Logan last year purpored 10
be signed b. IS legal voters OF the county,
and the census man reported 3SS persons.
bnt only 26 voters could ne found or ectiOn
day this year 1t is now reported that gr We
yards have been speedily 60urishng-and
sonebod, evidently made a mistake.
The Waite rbur, News says that w. II. Rich
ardsnn, of that county (Jeraud). has gone
back to the states or Canada 10 report that
Dakota is no good. Before Leaving however,
he covered all his property with three sets of
mortgages and. having exhausted that indus
try, departed quietly and hastily
All the papers in Brule county are throw
ing taffy al the charming young girl, Miss
Sanhorn, SO unexpectedly elected schoo
superintendent of the county. She had been
out from Illinois but a few monJhs-and
about all the young meE in the county want
TO be examined as school teachers. She can
have her choice among them all
In Campbell county some of the boys did
not like either of the candidates for district
attorney, and as one of them had very in
telligent pointer dog they voted for him, and
the dog only lacked three votes for an cleo
ton. Ii is claimed that ten fraudulent votes
were cast against him, and if they are thrown
out the dog will be elected.
Judge Francis, of the Bismarck bench, is q
humane man. Holding court at jamestown
during the recent storm, he noted fine span
of horses left exposed to the weather and
was very indignant. He ordered the sheriff
to rake care of them at his expense, and pro-
posed to make few pthy remarks to the
owner if he could be found.
Since he has returns from all the counties,
mostly Official and he is able to foot up 81. 600
majority, Delegate Clifford sleeps better and
will not go to Washington for several weeks.
Wheelo ok. OF the Mitchell Republican, has
returned from his bridal tour. and now makes
a specially OF writing up natural additions to
families. He says they gladden. homes.
Fred Carruth, the ex-Estelline Bell humor-
list. has located at Sioux Falls for the winter.
aud will work up his overland tour to the
Black Hills in his peculiar vein.
The third bank at Glendale has been closed,
as two are found ample for the business.
McLain
Has few of those ffty-four-inch. all wool,
home-spun dress goods left at 65 cents, but
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