St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-16
FEILBANK MATTERS.
Court Calendar Local Politics.
Rusiness Booming.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
MILBANX. Oak, March Ii-District co ur
convenes in this city Tuesday the 10th inst
The calendar is q very long one, and the GRIM
inal cases are exciting n good deal OF interest.
Among the more important clses are those OF
TIE Territory VS.. william VI. Fans, the late
comfy treasurer; Territory vs. HeHrY L. Bar
net, who shot and KILLED w. W. Morgan at
Big Stone City; and Territory IS. the Moyler
Bros, char2el with arson. Twenty-three
grand anl sixty petit jurors have been sum
moned. and the session Is likely to be a long
and exceed dinghy interesting one. \ number
of very fine horses are being brought into the
county. a. Wardall. one or cur prominent
formers, has Just arrived from Iowa with two
magnificent imported PercherOn NorIngns. y
number OF very fine thoroughbred COWS and
bulls have also been brought in lately. The
Review says that a prominent wheat buyer
states that about - per cent o. last years
wheat crop Is still in the hands OF the farmers,
ana that as soon as seeding Is finished the
greater portion of IL viii be m 1rketed.
Local politics are beginning TO warm up. Our
annual charter election takes place April G.
The main contest viii probably be over the
Office of city treasurer. The present incum-
bent, J. l.. LoCkhart, is candidate for TO
election, and Is confident OF success, but the
friends OF !. ID. Day, who has been reelected
| assessor for several successive terms, say
that "Ioe" viii be the next treasurer, sure.
"A number OF names have been mentioned for
mayor. but Hon. John w. Bell is apparently
| the coming man. Milbank is evidently going
| u have big boom this ycsf.. The decision
of the railroad company TO make this point
permanent division headquarters has had a
! marked effect upon real estate values. and a
, general feeling of huoyancy pergades the
entire community. The company and tho
city win unite i'm constructing an immense
reservoir on the whitstOne creek, flooding III
acres, for the purpose of supplying the com
pany with water for its rOund-house and
| locomotives and the city for fire protection.
| Water-Jna ms will be laid along Main street
and six hydrants put I'm. Tho city council
! three weeks ago closed a contract with the
| Seneca Fails company for hook and ladder
truck. two hose carts, 1.JNO feet of hose and
| all the necessary appliances for lighting fire. A
/ fire department has teen fully organized.
] consisting of three companies. A. ] Fair
| child has ieen elected chief engineer and
/ Theo Anderson assistant chief Burkhardt
/ Il Port have erected councillors building
/ for their new fCundry ana machine shop,
| while Let's & Common have built an addition
to their blacksmith shop and put in an engine
ana machinery ZOE repairing. The GLOBE
| is steadily increasing i'm circulation I'm this
| vicinity. People recognize the fact that II
! gives by far the most space 20 Dakota news.
| and many of our staunChcst Republic ans
! have dropped other papers and subscribed
| for IL for this reason. The GLOBE Is on sale
! at che postoiice news depot, where subsCrlp-
| tiOns will be received.