St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-12
TERRITORIAL TIDRITS.
News Notes of Interest to the People
of Da Ota.

Bears are not apt to attack men, at least,
not the Dakota species, but last week two
cowboys On Knife river, near Dickinson,
came upon an 800 pound bear feasting upon
a calf. The bear thought cowboys would
make good dessert. They emptied their six
shooters at the animal, which only enraged
him. They fled and the bear pursued, out
running their ponies. The boys found they
could not escape, so, having reloaded, they
turned and faced their wrathy pursuer,
thirteen of their balls, one in the eye and one
in the heart, taking effect and stopping his
mad career. They took the body to town,
where it caused considerable excitement.
The Democrats Of Miner county have set a
good example to their political brethren in
perfecting thorough organization, with a
member of the county committee in each of
the seventeen townships. A local paper says
that in the past Democrat "could hardly be
found in the county, and row the woods are
full of them.' If it had said the prafries
were covered with them the statement would
be more satisfactory to critical partisans, as
the few young trees on timber claims could
not conceal very. formidable party.
Capt. Voolfolk, the noted Dakota settler
and river-man, generally comes out ahead.
1t is related Of him that on late trip on the
Missouri river he found that rival boat had
taken about fifty tons Of his freight at
Chamberlains. To get even he put on all
steam and got ahead of the other boat, buy
ing all the wood at the yards, so that the rival
would have to run upon wind. Capt Wool
folk is also an officer of the Fargo insurance
company, and infused the same sort of spirit
into its management.
A good many apple orchards that were IN
der promising Roadway in Sully county were
killed the past winter by jackrabbits who
split the bark. The counties that offered
bounty on these pests have nearly exter-
minated them, but with the fertile soil and
climate for
min alton and bounty.
The sale of barbed wire is becoming very
great in the south and older counties. show
ing that the farmers are fencing their pas-
lures. This will be the general practice in
the territory as the country fills up and range
is narrowed. Herding will be confined to the
sections where stock is the chief product.
A somewhat romantic, but not younp
couple, were lately married on q steamer on
the Missouri river, in the pale moonlight, be-
tween Bismarck and Pierre. COL Baird was
the happy fellow who became the second
husband of Mrs. s., widow of the late DR..
Swinefeld of Pierre.
Scotch capitalists are to furnish the means to
build the connection from Mitchell to Salem.
in McCook county. Engineers and right-of.
way agents have been in the field ten DAYS or
more.
The county attorney Of Sphinx has taken an
obligation to attend Sunday school six months
regularly. He has never been noted for
piety, and very worldly consideration now
takes him there.
Rev. George Lindsay, who has been paste,
of Congregational church at Redfield. and
also at Pierre, has heard louder call from
Washington territory. and will leave in @
couple of weeks.
The court house in Davidson county has
been insured against cyclones for So 600
which is not good advertisement for thai
section.
Redfeld charges $500 license, and three
saloons only are able to stand the exaction.
Dell Rapids has q broom brigade, with 6