St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-18
DAKOTA DOTLETS.
An EpitOTne OF the DOings OF "a
Prosperous People.

The Alexandria Herald is taking up a sub
scriptiOn To have a picture taken Of an al
legged "grim and battered One-story building
In the rural town OF LennOx, bearing over the
door the legend, "a, BOyntOn, hardware, -
to be distributed at Washington TO convince
the administration that Mr.. BOyntOn is not a
statesman of sufficient calibre to figure at
the federal capital as an exponent of the in
terests OF Dakota The trouble with Mr.. b.
Is thar he does not indOrse the state machine
made by Republicans at Sioux Falls and
Huron.
Among the documents before the Fargo
convention was letter from the agent OF q
large colony IN the East that is TO locate I'm
Logan county in the spring. The writer
stated that they had become alarmed over the
decisions and rulings about land Claims, and
were hesitating TO come out. There was en-
tire unanimity in the convention I'm the view
that injury was being done by. the impress
sions that have gone out on this subject
Bona fide settlers Will have no difficulty in re-
gard TO the matter.
An old physician in Northern Illinois writes
this impression IN regard TO Dakota climate,
as sanitary measure: Il think the atmos-
pheric conditions of Dakota are as favorable
To health as any part of the United States I
have recommended to a number of my pa
uents, and those partiularly of consumptive
predisposition, the invigOrating and salubri-
Gus climate of Minnesota and Dakota, and so
far "a know all have been benefited by the
change"
In view OF the fact that Grand Forks had
the biggest pile set up for the territorial far
its friends I'm the North are not happy over
the suggestion sent out from the meeting of
the agricultural board that two fairs may be
held-one IN the North and one i'm the South.
This would be regarded as device to get rid
or an undesred applicant, hut Grand Forks
would not accept what il would regard as
sideshow.
A daughter OF John Peronto was married
ut Grand Forks, Sunday, TO a Mr. Woods
Mr.. PerOnto is the half-breed who has a
chronic claim to eighty acres In the heart OF
Fargo, in connection with Mai. Butte and
others. 1t will probably be bald-headed be-
fore il nets him anything.
There has been but very little snow as yet
in any part OF DakO a. but more in the south
than the north. Wheat growers say the late
severe cold was just what they wanted to push
the frost down into the ground for the bene-
ut OF the grain.
The new court house completed at Brook
ings is a surprisingly cOmmOdious and CON-
plete structure for the $1,000 IL cost. The
city of Broodugs gave 81 600 of the amount
and the citizens are proud OF the building.
Some 5000 acres OF land have Deen pur-
chased in the north part of Bon Homme
county by parties supposed to be in the in
terest of the Milwaukee railroad. with a view
as believed 10 extension and a townsite.
Some OF the ladies' or the Hennepin avenue
NJ. +. church ~ Minneapolis sent Rev S. A.
Danford OF the Minor circuit holiday gift
of a fine fur oyercoat, books, goodies, etc. Ii
is the newest charge in the conference.
In Edmunds county the board has decided
TO grant no licenses this year, and IL is ex-
pected that clubs win be organized in the
towns TO furnish the desired irrigation.
f. F. Conklin. editor or the Clark County
Pilot, has just made final five year proof on
his claim, and now poses as pioneer settler
and bonanza farmer.
The small lakes in Brookings and Kings
bury counties are drying up for the first time
since lsS0-Sl. and tho muskrats are leaving
for the Big Sioux.
The editor OF the Parker Press Is trying
liver pads made of buckwheat cakes. and is
prepared 10 furnish certificates of their eff
cacy.
The postmaster at Lawrence. needing an
assistant among the males. last week married
Miss Lizzie Spackman In tue NJ. z. church.
Robert Butler the past week made the run
from Hickson to Fargo OH skates, forty-five
miles, in four hours.
The hotels in Fargo would ike a four days
convention often, as travel has been very
light of late.
The Brookings college has over 200 pupils.
and is taking the lead of all the universities
IN Dakota.