St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
TERRITORIAL TIDBIrs.
News Notes of Interest to People of
Dakota.


News Notes of Interest to People of
Dakota.
Mr.. Campbelrs home organ, the Yankton
FresS, sees this movement of the popular
mind: Public sentiment in favor of the
Campbell plan of statehood is swinging into
line with surprising rapidity since the late
session of the constitutional convention at
Sioux Falls" If this is the case the news
papers of the South fail to reflect the situa-
ton accurately. All the Democratic papers
are hostile to the movement, and apparently
fully one-half of the Republican sheets. The
aspect may be different after the blazing ora
tions of the revolution have fired the popular
heart.
Columbia barely escaped very serious disas-
ter at the fire last week. AS it was the loss is
put at $500, with no insurance. 1t caught
in the straw in the rear of Mrs. Bush's barn,
which was burned with its contents, includ-
ing $l75 horse; also a machinery ware
house, with s., 600 of machinery, and the res
idence. In the latter was $500 in money,
valuable collection of books and much silver
ware. A safe in the warehouse containing
valuable papers had been shut, but not
locked, and the door swung open, destroying
the papers. The efforts of the hose company
saved the surrounding buildings.
The Scotland Citizen says gang of light
ming rod men representing Des Mones firm
have been victimizing people in that section.
Contracts are obtained to rod a building for a
certain amount and then several times the
sum is claimed. In one instance the man
signed for S22.S5, and when the men were
through their bill was $10s. He refused to
pay it and tore down the rod, but in most in
stauces the parties are frightened into sign
ing notes for the amounts claimed. One man
publishes card warning people not to buy
his notes, as he will resist their payment.
1t is claimed that, with popular candidate,
the Democrats can poll 81, 900 out of the co.
600 votes for delegate this fall. If Gen.
Campbell and his father can manage to split
the Republicans, it is easy to figure on paper
chance for the Democrats. A strong di-
visionist, like Hon. NJ. H. Day, would get
many Republican votes in the south, but
would lose Democrats, and it will not be
deemed policy to nominate one not in har-
mony with the Democratic majority in con-
greSS on Dakota questions.
Hoskins, the pretty little lake girt town and
county seat of Mcintosh county, has assur-
ances that it will be point on the new rail-
road from Ordway to Bismarck, which, it is
claimed, Hon. l.. G. johnson on his recent
visit East secured capital to build this season.
The building of this and other projected
roads will fill up that almost unsettled region
with wonderful rapidity. 1t is superior
cattle section. The past winter some large
herds were fed only sixty-fve days and came
through in fine order.
In Hutchinson county a man named Chris
tack of typhoid fever. At the critical stage
a consultation of physicians was held and the
usual remedies prescribed. After they had
left, an old dissipated horse doctor, called
''Old Nick" was called. He threw out all the
regular medicines and mixed up three or
four bottles of horse medicine to be given in
large doses every two hours. The man died
in great agony and it is said the matter will
be pre- resented to the grand jury.
The Blunt Times figures out a nice little
speculation in the organization of the Camp
bell State league. Each person who wants
to join must send his name with 25 cents to
the secretary and receives in return mem
bership card and the iron-bound oath, costing
with stationary, printing and postage less
than five cents. This leaves net profit on
each member of 20 cents, which on several
thousand members will make a neat sum for
some parties.
The fact that Gov A. c. Nell cite is chair
man of the Republican territorial committee,
and supported in his revolutionary scheme by
a majority of his associates, is taken as evi-
dence that the convention will be manpu-
lated in that interest, and only those COM
| mitted to that movement will stand a show
for nomination. They will hardly trust q
man from the North, however much he may
promise.
Gary, in Deuel. county,is one of the liveliest
and most attractive of the smaller towns, and
this season has more buildings being erected
and improvements made than in any former
year. The Interstate, the excellent local
paper, believes the Campbell movement is
calculated to retard immigration and keep
out capital, and is only in the interest of O
few ambitious politicians.
The Yankton Telegram attributes the fail
ure of the governor to make speech at the
ovation at that place to a ''most unfortunate
one for the governor" on former visit The
opinion is now cropping out in the South Da-
kota papers that among the objects of the
recent jaunt is an ambitious hope that the
| people will see the fitness of delegating the
| governor to go to Washington for them.
When the Dawes bill becomes law there
will be the biggest celebration in the Pierre
and Chamberlain region that an equal mum
| Der of people can devise. 1t is reported that
| small colonies all over the country are wait.
ing for the opening of the reservation te
| start for Dakota.
| The silver wedding of Andrew Mullenbere
| in Hand county, near Miller, recently, was an
| interesting event. A procession was formed
headed with the welded couple, followed by
thirty horsemen and about 100 citizens, an6
marched to the convent, where q reverend
| father performed the marriage ceremony and
preached sermon. A dinner and ball fol
| lowed.
| AS an instance of how small fruits are be-
| ing introduced, A. B. Seaton, in Bon Homme
has five acres of strawberries that will ylelG
100 bushels an acre. also two acres of black
berries and three of raspberries. He expects
to have fully thousand bushels of berries or
the ten acres.
The Pierre Signal regards Hon. L. K.
Church, the pop ular as sociate justice, as the
strongest Democratic candidate for delegate
to congress, and is sanguine enough to thinl
he could be elected. 1t is not quite certain
that he will accept the nomination.