St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-20
The girls father then insisted that he should

wait till a pr eacher could be sent for and the
marriage ceremony performed.
The president of the territorial university
at Grand Forks reports that institution on
rapidly rising ground, having ifty-eIght stu
dents and the most encouraging prospects.
It's growth was checked for a time by the
wrangle in the management.
Those who handle the cards for well filed
j. p. s. as most politicians in Dakota do, will
hardly invite the new governor to take a
hand as he has made the suppression of
gambling Il leading point in all his recent
charges to grand juries.
Some one in G ant county, who claims to
have been Il member Of the last grand jury,
is meanly trying to make trouble by writing
to merchants at Milbank giving away the
testimony of witnesses. He should be fer
reted out and punished.
1t is claimed that the coal found near
Minor, on the Manitoba extension in the
Mouse river country, is Of a superior quality
to the Missouri Ignite, and that it is found in
veins easy to mine. 1t has not been fully
tested yet.
Six persons have recently died at the town
of Bljou Hills of Inflammation of the bowels.
said to be caused by the alkali water used.
The men there now have a good excuse for
not drinking water, and are not likely to die
from its use.
The Yankton Press says thirty-five calves
out of nerd of III died at BereSford recently,
Dut the experts differed as 10 whether the dis
ease was pleuro-pneumonia or black leg.
number of parties from Dakota have
gone back to Canada and Wisconsin to spend
the winter. They say they have been accus-
toned to colder weather. and Dakota winters
are becoming too mild for them.
I The Webster Reporter is confident there is
coal under that county and that a fortune
awaits the party who may develop it. There
can be no doubt of its great value if there
is a good workable vein of it.
/ The legislature will be asked to enact a
law requiring the record of all births and
marriages, and some papers want added NO
tice of Intention" as was once required in
| some of the states.
The Rapid City Journal wants the fact
noted that farmers were planting in the hills
the first week in December As late as the
! 18th it says the ground was in good condition
| for the pillow.
| The Mandan papers state that an enter
: prise is on foot there to secure reduction in
i the retail price of beer there to cents a
| gla with view to inducing German immi-
! grafton.
| In many Dakota towns there is an animated
| discussion over the question as to the num-
| Der OF pounds in ton of coal. The state
ments of the sellers do not often convince the
| buyers.
The artesian well at Kimball is so popular
| that the n.,me is applied to stores, factories,
| NO els, and even = pre- '"Ner or Two. There
are no artC sian saloons, however.
An attempt was made recently to freeze
out the postmaster at Fandreau By the bonds
men all withdrawing, but be got up new
| bond and still IL IS the stamps.
Tie college at Bookings has nearly two
| hundreI >. ii tents, tepra t,iCng twenty-Seven
| coulties and will compare with any institu-
ton OF the kind in the West.
| The winter amusements in Dakota this
| year viii, So ar as there are new features,
mainly be tobogganing and guessing at the
number of beans in jar.
| Feed Carrutn will not use the name of
Zephyr for his funny paper at Sioux Falls.
He saFs it surge sts quiet and midness too
much for his scheme.
1he Redfeld people had band and pro-
cesSion on the removal of the county Jail to
TIL It place. Ashton stu proposes to fight the
removal in tie courts.
The rheumatism is Leleved to be RESPONSE
bic for the omission of Dakota or even the
opening of the Sioux reservation, from the
p 'asident's message.
Sioux Fails is holding out inducements to
Congressman Hill To locate there when he
comes TO Dakota. The Democrats are in need
of lead or there.
TIL Redfleld p ,pers insist that all of the
contests grown u 1t of the county seat fight
or election in 81 ink are declared ''off'' and
the geese all ha1S high.
The Farmers Hail InsuraT o, company in
Walsh G unity had over 5000 acres of wheat
ruined, and will pay rs per cent of the
losses.
herd of fifty antelope was seen in the
cast part of Campbell county after the recent
storm. That is rare sight of late.
Sphinx county has tried prohibition two or
tn. ee years, aId it is now stated that the new
DO; I'd next month will license.
The Dunseith Herald claims that in the Tur-
tie mountains beautiful mirages are visible
almost constantly.
T, Normal institution at Madison has now
100 attendants aud will not long feel the eff
fects Of the fire.