St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-17

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nous = To be closed, including stores, saloons,
barber shops, etc. Probably the police viii
/ he allowed To wink M back doors, especially
in the case OF the dubious resorts.
Faluk county, away out beyond the range of
railroads, is arranging To hold "A fair next fan.
| IL puts forth as AN inducement 20 settlers,
/ that the county has no debt, except the bonds
issued for schoolhouses with which il is
/ better provided than with pupils.
OF the three papers I'm Sargent county all
/ oppose division on the forty-sixth parallel
The Minor Teller favors admission rs whole,
/ the korman Item demands simple division ON
the seventh standard, while the Minor Free
/ Press is non-commital rs vet.
Mark Dunnelrs town of New Rockford. on
the jamestown Northern, is having more OF a
boom than perhaps any other of the smaller
! places in the North. IL is i'm the midst of a
| fine farming region, and "A good location for
/ quite thriving city.
Sioux Falls claims To be the second city in
population i'm Dakota. At the recent election
| il cast l,O5O votes and Fargo !, 463, which in
| dcates about the relative numbers probably,
although both places can turn out a larger
vote when needed.
The Carthage home SAYS ]. VI. Campbell win
| have 265,O0O Dakotans mt his back I'm mis-
scheme Ia run the Huron state machine i'm
case congress fails TO admit Il a state I'm the
union. IL is doubtful IL the general will call
upon this force.
J tcicnt Cow at ESQ feet 10 be pronounced q
success, hut Il Is designed TO GO about 400 feet
deeper. Ii Is thought there will be power
enough 10 run electric lights and for other
purposes.
The most palpable evidences of the acces-
sions 10 the populations OF towns during the
past year are seen in the thrones OF baby
buggies on the sidewalks these mild and
lovely April days. The number is almost in-
credible.
A party OF newspaper men, mainly of
Fargo, vert TO Detroit lakes recently for
ducks ana returned with twenty-seven. Its
not necessary, however. TO state that twenty
four OF them were decoys they took with
them.
As an Illustration of how horses have been
absorbed in Dakota OF late. Il is stated that
800 nave been sold at Scotland within nine
months. Every span bought by farmer
means thirty acres more OF ground in cultiva-
ton.
The facetious EsteIline Bell approves OF a
diversity of crops. but thinks there is one
very large one in Dakota that should be elm
mated and classed with thistles and noxlous
weeds-the crop of mortgages.
The splendid article on Dakota's Growth.
published in the Dakota edition of the GLOBE
on April ), was written 10y John w. Bennett
of Bottineau, Oak. for which he has been
highly complimented.
Madison is Justly proud OF the fact that its
C-o-oOo Oh uOuue lS>uCu 70 rtbuliu the burned
normal school, sold i'm Chicago at 8 Is cents
premium. They run ten years. but are pay
able after one year.
p. +. Mcclure. who is leading Democrat
Of Pierre, was in Washington working for
the passage OF the bill 90 open the reservation
when his fellow-citizens almost unanimously
elected him mayor.
The cowboys travelling with the petrihed
Indian woman have passed into Minnesota,
and report that they are doing a fine busi-
ness. They say she is worth whole tribe of
live Indians.
One of the companies in the Second regi-
ment has adopted the L. s. army uniform
throughout.which suggests real soldiers rather
than the holiday kind and meets general APP
proval.
1t is noticed that candidates for congress in
both the North and South are strongly for
division. Those i'm the North think it the
only chance for them to get to Washington.
The census last June gave Rapid City
population of l.Sl5. The vote at the recent
election is claimed to indicate 5000 people. 1t
has the bulge so far on all other towns.
Nearly all the prominent towns in the
South have base bali teams in the field. They
will all compete for the 500 and 500 prizes
at the tournament at Pierre in June.
Minneapolis and ST. Paul jobbers are said
TO be the principal creditors of james L.
Brand. the merchant n; Redfeld who assigned
recently with some $4,000 liabilities.
The code prohibits the taking of fish by any
means before May l. A good many parties
are liable TO have to pay fine of So for each
fish if the law is enforced.
Huron pays its mayor 81 year salary,
which is one more than Fargo and some other
cities pay. The honor is supposed TO have a
somewhat larger value.
j. W. Hin. an enterprising farmer in San
born county, has met good success in grow
ing clover, which, it has been claimed, was
not adapted to Dakota.
There are now over 400 teams on the grade
between Buffalo Gap and Rapid City, and II is
believed that the rails will be laid TO the latter
place by June 10.
According TO the population claimed in
most Dakota towns only one vote is cast to
from six TO ten persons. They do not care to
vote of course.
Prairie fires are becoming frequent again.
and numerous hay stacks and other exposed
property suffer. In few places buildings
have burned.
A nuturalized Chinaman voted ut the re-
cent city election Mt Rapid City. probably the
only one in Dakota. He explained, "Me Nell
lean man."
The postoffice department has practically
settled the controversy i'm spelling Flandreau
with an Q. Tho local preference has been
without it.
In many of the leading towns the Prohibit
tionists had tickets in the field at the late
municipal elections, but did not elect any
body.
Plankinton will make n strong effort to es-
cure the crossing Of the new railroad, the
DIV. & p, at that point.
CThe Item at Forman, Sargent county, re-
ports that county getting its full share of the
spring immigration.
The Sargent cOunty-seat contest case Is eN-
pected TO close next week, and the referee will
report TO the judge.
A Democratic paper is soon to be started at
Rapid City. The place has two dailies, but
both Republican.
Watertown polled $50 votes at the late cleo
ton, which would indicate well toward 1900
population.
1t is believed that more than half the wheat
in the Red River valley will be sown this
week.
"A farmers alliance will be perfected in
Sargent county at a meeting TO be held May l.