St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-07

that the plains were covered with wife search
ers are indignant. They begin to suspect that
distance lends enchautment in such matters.
There are thousands Of manageable females
in Dakota-and the young men go East
Noah Cummings in Brule county undertook
to hang himself with rope, but made such
awkward work of it that he took an old pistol
and managed to get bullet through his
heart. The almost incredible statement is
made that he was born in Dakota and had
lived here all the twenty-five years of his life
and still expected to find better land.
Some of the division papers in the south
become very unhappy at any reference to
the evident fact that the masses of the people
are SO DESTROYS of statehood that they would
accept any proposition from congress looking
to that end, especially admission as one state.
Only the most narrow and partisan question
this disposition of the public mind.
The papers in Dickey county attribute the
remarkable increase of gophers in that sec
ton to the fact that their enemies, the fox,
coyote, owl and hawk, have been driven away.
1t is stated that isolated fields of grain are
often mined by them, and the edges of large
fields to the depth of rod or so are completely
cleared of grain, and garden vegetables and
young trees suffer badly.
The Bangor Rustler regards the adjourn
ment OF the constitutional convention to a
future day instead of sine die as an outrage.
In view of the fact that the body has been I'M
able to secure quorum at its last two meet
ings, any action it takes would seem of the
most trivial consequence.
Cass county has the past week contributed
seven guests to the Bismarck penitentiary;
S. J. Hunt, Marsh L.. Wilson, Jacob Smith,
Jarold Shaw, James N. Smith, Harry G.
Hams and Silas Fl. Manwaring-all for lar
ceny. burglary or robbery, to serve from one
to three and a half years.
The law just passed by congress prohibit
ing any special legislation in territories will
cut Off the main business OF the Dakota legis-
lature, and after the general statutes have
been formulated, leave hardly anything to do
but make few appropriations and wrestle
with the capital question.
1t is alleged that the nve-peund stone lately
thrown out of an artesian well at Yankton
had date Of Bismarck, July l, 1885, in the
handwriting Of Editor Jewell, at which date
he threw it into vortex in the Missouri
river, showing the source of the artesian
stream.
1t has been supposed that the Park river
region suffered severely from hail, but the
Gazette reports that one day last week the
local dealers sold $4,000 of harvest ma
chinerY and Irvine, which would indicate that
there was still wheat in that region.
At Fargo, Monday, not only thed istrict and
local courts adjourned to take in the circus,
but the city council board of education, sew
ing circles and prayer meetings all arranged
their times so as not to interfere with taking
the children to see the animals.
Marshal Maratta and Deputy Young, under
Instructions are making arrangements to Fl t
up the government wing Of the penitentiary
at Sioux Falls. All of the United States con-
vlcts that have been sent out Of the territory
for keeping will be returned.
An Indiana man who lately visited Mime
sofa, Iowa and Dakota in the interest of fax,
reports to his home paper that he found the
finest soil for flax in Sphinx county, Oak. He
thinks it can be grown there almost in
definitely on the same soil.
The sea serpent is giving property quite a
boom about Lake KampeSka; q moter line is
to be run there from Waterfowl and numer-
GUS summer resorts are predicted 1t is
thought other natural freaks will be discoV-
cred in due time.
Howard, in Miner county, is just complet-
ing handsome Catholic and Episcopal
churches and proposes to issue $4,000 bonds
for an artesian well, although flowing water
is regarded as doubtful in that section.
The wife of Lieut.. Handforth of Fort Sully,
some months since procured a divorce her
husband making no defense to the charges.
He has since convinced her they were not
true and they have been remarked.
The Democratic committee in Sphinx held a
meeting Monday and made arrangements for
a convention to nominate Democratic coun-
ty ticket, and effect a good organization,
which is a new thing there.
Col. Sheafe, learning that the governor will
not order and encampment of the militia this
year, has ordered a gathering of the COM
panies of the South at Canton, Aug. "a, for
Two days drill.
Thousands of young prairie chickens were
reported killed by the hail in the sections
where it fell, but generally this crop promises
to be more abundant than usual this year.
The farm hands in the big bonanza farm
region in the North attempted combination
to demand So day for harvest, but failed, as
the market was overstocked with help.
Prairie fires in the Central Missouri region
are already doing damage. One in the Holland
settlement, in Campbell county, burned 600
tons of hay and some other property.
1t is said that all the manuscript of the his
tory of Dakota being prepared by Prof. Cook
for the Appletons, was burned in recent fire
at Spearash in the Black Hills.
1t is stated that United States Marshal
Maratta has finally decided in favor of Sioux
Falls as his residence. half dozen towns
were hopeful of securing him.
Some of the papers propose n compromise
Of the capital question by having two or
three capitals, as some Of the New England
states have had.
There have been in the last month two cases
of girls dragged to death by foot catching
in q stirrup, when thrown from a horse.
The Black Hills had it's first circus of any
note this season, and drew crowds at even 81
a ticket. The usual Dakota rate is 81.
A big FIVE days Methodist camp-meeting is
to commence Aug. Is in the Clear Lake re-
gion. The fishing is good there.
The valuation of Sioux Fails is S3.1O4,093,
about $500, 900 below that of Fargo, on which
it seems to be gaining.
The new colony from Hermont in Edmunds
county, lately voted for high license and
against prohibition.
The town board at Parker is being petit
toned to issue $500 in bonds to sink an ar
teSian well.
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