St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-23
FROM THE GREAT NORTHWEST.

ii. S. Oliver, wife and child, of Lisbon,
are at the Merchants on their return from
an Eastern trip. Mr.. Oliver is a politician
of some note i'm his section of the country.
and was a member of the Dakota legiSla-
ture last winter. Il visited Washington
while East" said Mr.. Oliver. and ''Iny
opinion is that the division bill will be killed
in the house by a straight party vote. In
this event an amendment will bee offered 10
leave the matter 10 the people of Dakota by
holding a special election. This will proba-
bly, pass, and the result of such an election
will no doubt be in favor of division
When asked a. 10 how Delegate Clifford
stood on the subject he said: First. for
division on the fOrty-siXth parallel; second
for dividing on the Missouri river; and
lastly. admission as a whole. which includes
all the schemes that have yet been brought
TO notice" J am positive that a bill intro
duced for the admission OF Dakota as a
whole would pass the house and senate aud
receive the signature OF the president.
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a. j. Seligman of Helena reached st.
Paul yesterday and left on the evening train
for New York. He is a nephew of the
banker Selgman, and is one of the leading
business men in Montana Territory lie
represented jefferson and Lewis and Clarke
counties in the lower house OF the legisla-
ture last winter. Mr.. Seiigman said: "You
can quote me as saying that Montana. a.
yet, is undevelOped and unprOSpected.
believe the most valuable mines are yet 10
be worked. 1 am interested i'm the GlOster.
one of the best paying gold mines in the
country. We employ about 500 men and
turn out on an average 500. 600 per month.
There are other large mines around Helena.
such as the Wickes, Gregory, Drum Lum-
mon and ElkhOrn, which are all paving
immense dividends and put into the pockets
of the stockholders a neat sum each month.
The cattle business has become a great iII-
duStry and is increasing each year. There
is at the present time hardly an available To-
cation for cattle ranch in Montana"
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Gen. j. ii. Baker, Gen. G.. J.. Becker
and ). S. Murdoch, railroad commission
ers, returned yesterday from trip 10 Good
Thunder. Blue Earth county. and other
points, where meetings of the Farmers al
lance were held. Gen. Baker stated that
an enthusiastic meeting was held at Good
Thunder and Inquiries into the
workings OF the railroad law were
submitted 10 them. lie saws the
farmers are inclined to be fair and thus far
have only asked for information relative to
the railroad and grain laws of the state.
Our trip" the general said, was pleas
ant one, and we We're admirably treated by
the Farmers Alliance committee"
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Maj. Walker Of the Helena Herald, who
has been here for month. says he is going
to stay just as long as the ice palace remains
intact, and his desires are that the weather
will be colder, at least enough 10 freeze the
monument of ice.
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c. II. Whipple Is here from Fort Keogh,
Mont, which is opposite the river from
Miles City. This is one of the largest and
most important forts i'm the territory, and
at present there are three infantry cOmpa-
mes and one cavalry company stationed at
this point.
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i. G. Brown of MOorehead is at the
Windsor, and states that the county seat of
Clay county is in a fiOurishing condition.
and the farmers around there are all pre-
pairing to seed large acreage this year.
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There Is paid out to men in Butte each
month $3.50, 00O," said II. w. Dillon, who