St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-01
DAKOTA DOTLETS.
An Epitome of the DOings OF N Pros
Derou. PeOUle.

porous People.
There have not been ON the line of the
Northern Pacific any taxes unpaid on ac-
count OF the supreme court decision. but
there is n good deaf OF squirming among nom
resident landholders in some OF the newer
sections over the high valuation given their
property and heavy leyies made upon them.
In some new townships they are about the
only parties whose lands are taxable at
present, aud in certain instances where there
are no school houses or schools they are made
TO pay large schuol taxes 10 lay up a fund for
future needs As they generally are not i'm
proving their lands and benehIting the coun-
try, but gaming the advantage of the inn
provements of others In enhanced values, IL
is II common theory among local officers that
they should be taxed literally.
Billings coun y, with 40 petitioners. wants
to be organized as a county, and importunes
the governor, as the neIghboring county OF
Stark attempts TO collect taxes OF IL. This Is
the bailiwick OF Theodore Roosevelt, the New
York statesman, and Marquis de MOres- The
latter has just returned from visit 10
France, and reports that he has made ar
engagements TO export from Dakota young
cattle 20 France for feeding and breeding
purposes, and is quite enthusiastic over the
matter. Roosevelt Is in Chicago at present.
and the past week telegraphed some OF his
cowboy friends to come on there and help
him paint the town.
A home dramatic club at Tower City sur
prised the people by its exhibition or talent
In the presentation of :. A. Fishers war
drama "EudOra. or the Rebel Spy" Some of
the leading citizens carried parts. The jovial
late county commissioner, Il. +. Keller, sus-
tanned three characters. and his successor,
Eben Young, as Corp. Magrath was excellent
J. A. Russell, the leading Democrat OF that
section, who was appointed 10y Gov. Pierce on
the territorial health board, seemed quite
natural as the Confederate Col. Rhett. Miss
fsrsrfa IsfF1
played fine ability, and S. A. Fisher, the
author and manager, acquitted himself hand
somely.
The Bathgate Sentinel. in Pembina county,
says that when il was reported that the Mani
toba would carry for l cent per mile for the
round trip. as IL did for the Minnesota state
fair last fall. great numbers pI epared TO take
in 81. Paul and the ice palace; but at the
regular one and a nth rate II says there viii
| be only single individuals In place Of large
delegations from every station. As they
would all go with pockets full to unload in the
carnival city, the interest Of St. Paul is in
| volved. AT the ceut mile rate the rail-
roads would have all they eOuld haul from
/ Dakota.
Col. Richardson, who is one OF the gallant
warriors upon Gov. Pierce's stan, is pre-
| sumed TO speak from more than public intor
nation in regard TO the reports connecting
| the governor with 4 Newspaper enterprise, II
/
refusing this mighty tempting offer 10 20 L
work in a printing Office, when just as sur
/ that Dakota will need United States sena
/ tor In the near future. and none better ftte'
10 wear the toga than "Gil' Pierce"
s. n. Smith, the secretary OF the Towe
/ City Social club, who was fined $500 and sen
! fenced to the county Jail thirty days for dis
pensing the beverages OF the club, has ha
his tine suspended aud his Imprisonment &c
mitted, conditioned upon his not doing so an
more. The club must evidently have ne'
secretary If IL is TO continue 70 operate.
The recent action OF beer vendors at Devil
Lake In raising the retail tariff of their ST.
pie TO 10 cents a glass causes more eXcitemeI
and complaint than the failure OF bank.
is believed that the welfare of the place
involved and measures will be taken TO secuI
living tariffs for this necessary OF life.
The editor of the Dunseith Herald has take
bridal tour OF 100 miles in sleigh in tt
severest weather OF the past month, an
claims to have enjoyed it. His warmth
imagination probably added 10 the comfort
the trip as well as having "nice companio
to snuggle up to-"
In one settlement in Cass county fou
families lately took census OF their liviI
children and counted up flfty-two, none OF the
of age. One family had seventeen. all bOr
in the Red river valley. With such settlers
is no wonder that the county is filling u
rapidly.
The ST. John Journal sees urgent need Il
tariff reform in the fact that the Turf
mountain farmers who haul their wheat
Manitoba 10 be ground have to pay duty {
the -four they bring back.
The connection of Col. Domains name wit
the reports OF wonderful gold finds in HOl
duras, creates the impression in Dakota tn
there is poetic coloring.