St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-13
DAKOTA DOTLETS.
News Notes OF All Sorts From the
land OF No. 1 Hard

DAKOTA DOTLETS.
News Notes of All Sorts From The
Land OF No. Hard.
Lieut.. II. VI. Creel. one of the Devils Lake
pioneers and leader OF one of the factions
that have made things interesting there, is
no" at the head OF county affairs. There are
three members OF the board: one voted for
MIN and the other against. The official report
Is modestly reucent as TO where the deciding
vote CANT from. Devils Lake has had a
reputation for gambling institutions one
newspaper man even having lost the value of
MS plant on the turn OF the cards and being
squeezed out The new Creel board has
taken high ground in this matter and evil
IDENTITY means TO give the city better name.
IL has resolved that gambling or any game of
chance IN or about a saloon shall cause It's
license to berevoked instantly. The Oswald
McWeeney tragedy had quite an influence in
this direction.
The young and handsome editor OF the
flanklntOu Beacon is being deluged with ap-
plications 10 marry ladies of many and varied
charms IN the East. He passes as a bachelor
but cannot understand how he should be
singled out In this way. The DOnan ltera-
ture IS evidently creating an impression in
the East that almost any female can find a
husband IN Dakota by letting her wants be
known. Great numbers of the sheets devoted
10 natrimony as a specially are being sent to
persons In the territory. Only the newest of
Dakota towns are without enough young
ladies to constitute excellent society But
there Is no authentic instance OF a young
woman having secured $50 acres of choice
iand IN Dakota without receiving an offer of
marriage.
Col. e. A. Lounsberry one OF the few bust
ness men who has steadily advocated division
mas been quite generally accepted i'm the
North as one OF the first United States sena-
tors when the North comes in as state. but
II would seem that after his month at Fargo.
10 IS willing 10 stand aside. He publishes a
ietter ia the bismarck Journal of Saturday In
which he uses this language: mai. Edwards
Is the brMniest man in North Dakota and
knows more about organizing campaigns
than any other dozen fellows, and when North
Dakota comes in as a state Edwards and Gov
Pierce VIII be the United States senators. 1t
IS an early prediction i know, but it is one
that am willing TO expose TO the frosts Of
tine coming three winters"
There Is good deal OF feeling in Cavalier
county over the active interest shown by the
authorities of It's neighbour. Pembiua. in send
ing down the sheriff and deputy 10 James
town TO arrest Sheriff Hawks Ii is Thought
the arrest might as well have been made
when he was In the county or by telegraph
The local paper regards IL as a scheme TO
work fees out of Cavalier county. The latter
has no courts, although the census last June
gave 1t over 5000 population.
Cavalier is one OF the few counties thu.
have reduced liquor licenses this year from
$3.50 10 500. The tendency IS strongly i'm the
other direction, aud an increasing number of
counties refuse to license at all. On a direct
issue probably four out of FIVE of the coun-
ties In the South will vote prohibition The
North is less inclined in that direction, and
In very few localities Is there much active
prohioitory sentiment.
One farmer on the Missouri slope in the
mild December period sowed some wheat and
declared that he would sow every month of
the winter. He sowed last week for January
and made rapid work of it, as the thermome-
ter was % - below zero and the wind took the
grain down toward South Dakota But he
can publish in his autobiography that he
sowed wheat every month of the winter
Gov. Pierce, on his return 10 Bismarck.
after his recent absence at Duluth and other
points, took occasion to indorse fully the ad
ministration OF Hon. NJ. s. Mccormack as
acting governor, and the only Democrat who
has had power TO issue a pardon in Dakota
He found the numbers in the penitentiary
full, and the machinery all IN the right
groove.
Hunter in Cass county has a society of
bachelors. which holds stated secret meet
ings. The report has gotten out among the
young ladies that these meetings are hilarious
revels, inspired by bibulOus exercises, and
the members are threatened with boycottiug
by the fair ones. Social circles are in fer
ment over the matter.
As an indication of the danger to which at
tractive young ladies are exposed in Dakota
a lady in Fargo. who has an extensive milli-
merry establishment, states that every girl she
has employed in four years has left her in
short time TO get married. and she proposes
TO sell out and follow their example.
Rev. DR.. Ives of New York is to conduct
the dedication services of the new NJ. F.
church ut Milbank next Sunday, assisted by
colOred brick, with a fine LOCO pound bell in
the tower and the latest and most improved
opera chairs for worshipers.
The body of Loring W. Henry, one OF the
most estimable young business men of
Hunter in Cass county, who died the past
week, was sent to his parents in New York
state. with letter of coincidence attesting
his worth, signed by Yearly all the citizens.
The frontier county of Nelson has in
structed the sheriff to put a stop to gambling
in saloons. All the towns will gradually out
grow the license of new settlements.
a big railroad meeting is to be held at
Olga. in Cavalier county. and IL Is believed
one of the great lines will be extended into
the mountains next year.
The building for the school for mines at
Rapid City viii be completed in about ten
days. Ii is neat, but not large structure as
shown in the local papers.
MiIbank sees much in the proposal OF the
rail- Dad company to provide for three times
the water now needed for the shops. a dam
is to be built.
The new Methodist church at Milbank is to
be dedicated next Sunday, and the other soci-
cites viii participate in the interesting exer-
cises.
Father st. Pierre, the priest in Cavalier
county, the past week took down TO school at
Clontarf. Mimi, thirty-eight half-breed chill
dren.
Two OF Gov. Pierce's children returned to
school at Yankton the past week.
Springfield in Bonhomme county is willing
TO give $3.50 for the extension OF the North
western from Yankton.