St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-03
TERRITORIAL TIDBITs.
News Notes of Interest to the PeO-
DIe of DakOta.

PIE Oh Oa kOta.
The long-drawn election contest investiga-
tian in Sergeant county has been concluded so
far as taking reference is concerned. From
the testimony, both Minor and Forman, or
the man specially interested went in to win
the county seat, and, as is usual in such con-
tests, they each did voting enormously in eX-
cess of the number of legal votes. The case
will probably drag along a year or two more
in court and fzzle out, after the value of sew
eral court houses has been paid the most of
attorneys and others concerned.
The Icelanders are supposed to be rather a
dull, torpid people; but last week, when a
carload of them was passing the Goose
river region, in Trail county, at twenty-five
miles an hour, woman with an infant in
arms jumped Off and started on a run across
the prairie, with no harm to either of them.
The train stopped for her. The only reason
assigned for the act was that she saw some
prairie flowers she wanted.
The Columbia Sentinel, in support of the
view that the Dakota climate is specially good
for pulmonary complaints, instances cti-
zen of that place who came out from the
states nearly dead with consumption four
years ago, and is now one Of the most robust
specimens to be found. Still there are many
deaths of consumption in Dakota, probably in
most cases contracted further east or induced
by reckless exposure.
igThe fine granite at Dell Rapids is being
quarried and shipped abroad to a growing
extent. 1t is expected that contract will be
made to furnish 1t for paving some of the
the streets of Omaha. The local paper says
the Milwaukee railroad is pushing its Defiance
and also the connection from Ortonville to
Eagau, which will make Dell Rapids point
on through line from Fargo to Chicago.
The largest piece of wheat belonging to one
man in Brule county is 525 acres, which indi-
Gates that that county is free from the So
called bonanza farms, which are not desira-
BILE in any section. Seeding was completed
in that county before the late rains, aud the
small grains are generally up and looking
beautiful to the eye of the farmer.
4 Dakota lady. Mrs. Stenstrow of Trail
county, was at Sank Rapids the day Of the
storm, waiting for the train, to return home
She relates that she saw the whirlwind COM
ing, and took her children, running to eel
lar, barely reaching it before the house was
wrecked but she was not hurt. She is glad
to get back wlere such visitationS are not
known.
Officials of the Northwestern railroad have
been over Faulk county recently and sur
vey is being run on the extension west from
Redheld. If their comments upon that re-
gion, while there, are an indication, their re-
port will be such as to secure the immediate
building of the road.
Mrs. Tower Of Philadelphia, wife of the
man after whom Tower City is named, has re-
placed the burned library with several thou
SiHu NOlulueS, duu Is giving Cnc establishment
OF Baptist college there substantial encour-
agement. 1t is to be opened in a small way
soon.
t Miss Shepherd. a bright young lady, who
teaches school five miles from Faulkton in
Faulk county, walks the ten miles to and from
school every day, and is merry as Il lark She
is a typical Dakota girl, and a score of young
farmers would like to secure her for q wife.
The Portland Inter Ocean relates that Mr..
Cady, who has been Keeping hotel of that
name at MafySville, and doing q land Off 6e
business, has skipped, leaving uncomfortable
accounts unprOvided for, due those who sold
him provisions and supplies.
Two young men last week stole a load of
wheat and took it to Brookings to sell. While
it was being weighed at the mill the sheriff
arrived, and Ole Olson and another man will
do service at Sioux Falls for term of years
if they do not give the Slip.
Two herds, comprising 1000 cattle, from
southern Minnesota, owned by st. Paul capi-
talists, are being driven through the extreme
north of Dakota to large ranch beyond
Great Falls in Montana. 1t is a 700-mile drive
requiring four months.
All parties in the Ipswich region look con-
| fidantly for the appointment of Maj. l.. A
Burke to the Aberdeen land office at the ex-
piration of the term of B. E. Hutchinson, the
receiver in July. He enjoys remarkable
popularity.
az iy pStlIhCu WOOu Dceu 1OuHu Ill the
blue clay, at depth of seventy-three feet, at
Sioux Falls. A local scientist attempts ia
compute the period of its growth, and the
figures are large.
The upper Missouri river is lower than the
Oldest settlers have seen it before at this
time of the year. All the streams in Dakota
have been lower than usual this year.
A hotel at Pukwana advertises, as an extra
inducement to thu travelling public, that it
has added cyclone cellar, with an easy slide
into it in case OF danger.
Buffalo Gap is confident of becoming Il
mining town since the discoveries of silver in
Dismal canyon three miles distant. Assays
show it is very rich.
Gov. Pierce is soon to take trip in South
ern Dakota He will visit Yankton, where
two of his children are staying.
The Ap1 onattoX Herald has lady editor,
and she is good one.