St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15

rlous congregational ministers i'll this section
OF the territory will meet at this place on
Monday, the 18th inst. Attorneys Il. J.
Walsh and G. T. Howard are absent this week
on business before the supreme court at
Faulkton. The new uniforms for Company
ID will be here in a few days.
TERRITORIAL TIDBlTS.
News Notes of Interest to Dakota
People.
In Ransom county there is an effort on foot
TO reorganize the Republican party, and place
1t on war footing for the coming fall cam
paign. At present, while nominal organi-
cation is maintained, several of the county
central committee are avowed Democrats,
who accepted of such positions two years
ago, when politics meant little or nothing
save personal strife for office. The Lisbon
Star and Sheldon Enterprise are especially
active in the movement for reorganization,
end, whatever may be their motives in the
matter, their demands seem to have the merit
OF business. No good Democrat should care
to remain in such a compromising position,
nor should either the Republican or Demo-
cratic parties tolerate such action. The Dem
ocratS of Ransom county have good work
ing organization, and it is the duty of such
Democrats as have heretofore affiliated with
the Republicans to come out under true
coiorS and aid in the still more systematic Or
ganization of the party Of Jefferson.
The recent birth Of triplets just east of the
Red river, where the fertilizing atmosphere
of Dakota is felt, induced II. G. Finkle of
Moorhead to apply to the secretary of the
| state board of agriculture for Minnesota to
secure recognition of the event and the in
| Guiding of achievements of that sort among
| the premiums of the annual fair. The secre-
| tary replies in q somewhat facetious strain
| promising to urge premiums for infantile
exhibitions, but suggesting that the offering
of prizes for the largest number at birth
would create dlSSenuOn and mar the peace of
households, leading to ungenerous imputa-
| lions between the domestic competitors. He
| thinks it better to encourage the improve
ment of strains rather than numerous
achievements. The correspondence is pub
lished in the local paper.
In order to prevent entire desertion of the
scheme, the recent constitutional convention
| at Sioux Falls initiated q movement to
| organize statehood league, with local
| branches, all the members to take q solemn
| pledge to stand by the action of the conven-
| ton and the Huron state until they are
| recognized. 1t would look like a forlorn hope
When such course is requisite.
| Some of the papers in the South urge the
| North to hold q constitutional convention
| and declare in favor of division and admis-
| sion. That section held a convention few
months ago, and was unable to express any
! opinion There is very title present DISPOSE
ton in that region to do anything further
in that line until the South is able to effect
something in the statehood election.
Col. Fl. S. Harcourt, the retired Lisbon
newspaper man, broad-guage boomer and
| Democrat, has just completed fine residence
| In that city. He located in Lisbon in the
| spring of 1881, and his faith in Lsbon's ulti-
mate greatness is as strong as it was when
| his pen first told of the glories of the Shey-
| enne valley. He thinks Lisbon will soon Sc
| cure another road.
| A newly-elected justice of the peace in
| Aurora, ambitious to distinguish himself, has
put out gorgeous sign, and advertises that
| he will marry people at so cents couple.
| He has an Episcopal robe and goes through q
| lengthy service with the dignity of clergy
| man. He is getting most of the business, to
| the disgust of the preachers.
The Pierre Signal warmly indorses the war
fare commenced by Editor Conklin against
the existing method of loanIng money in
| Dakota. 1t says prohibitory laws must be
enacted against usury, as the curse of Da-
kota is the perquisites attached to loans. The
courts seem disposed to protect the interests
| of the farmer borrowers.
| Rev. J. G. Shetland, the Methodist preacher
I whose case has attracted some attention,
| thinks injustice is done him, in that when his
| case came up at Howard the other day no one
| appeared for the prosecution and the case
was dismissed. He was prepared to meet the
| charges as he had already done successfully
| in O church trial,
The Star is now the only paper in Sargent
county favorable to division on the seventh
| standard parallel, according to the provisions
| of the Hill bill. 1t is strong supporter of
that idea, and claims to represent quite a
| large constituency. 1t is, however, opposed
| to division in any other form.
Senator Edgerton reports that the bill in
| the house, giving the school section near
| Plankinton for a reform school, has been
| favorably reported upon by the committee,
and there is good prospect for its eventual
| passage.
| 1t is reported from Washington that all the
| Republicans on the house committee voted
against bringing before the house the Springer
| bill for admission as whole. This fact may
| have use in the congressional elections in the
| states.
| uIn view of the nearly three-fourths vote in
| the constitutional convention in favor of re-
scinding the restraining clause, the Sioux Falls
| Press says: ut may be admitted that Judge
CampbelPs theory is broadening and deepen
| ing"
| Forman, Sargent county, is said to be one
| of the prettiest and busiest villages in North
| Dakota. Arrangements have just been per-
| fected whereby the town will have a 100
| barrel Touring mill in operation by October.
| 1t is again current talk along the line of the
proposed Dakota Midland that the road will be
! built, or at least graded. this year. 1t runs
| through as fine country as any in Dakota,
and when built will prove valuable line.
Cuyler Adams, in addition to his large farm
| In Minnesota, has one in the jamestown re-
| giou, where he has just Sown 600 acres of
| fax and 1000 acres of wheat. The flax is q
| new thing so far north on any large scale.
| Sheriff Wood of Union county, wants $50
an acre for his 130-acre farm in the vicinity
of Elk Point. Father Collins has offered him
$4,000 for it, as it is wanted for the establish
ment of Catholic school.
Sully county has contribution for some
monstrosity shows in an animal born of q
COW, that has two perfect heads, one that of
| a calf and the other a colt. 1t promises to
| grow TO maturity.
A large number Of those who went upon
| the Winnebago reserve under the proclama-
| ton of President Arthur are still there and
| putting in large acreage in crops this year.
| More large fish are being caught in the Red
| river this season than usual. Catfish are fire.
| quently taken weighing from thirty-flve to
| forty-ive pounds, and one tipped fifty-hve.
Dakota will send several delegates to Rich
| mond, Va, to attend the session OF the Grand
Lodge of the world of the I. o. G. L. w. E.
Benedict of Canton, is one of them.
| The Pioneer Farmers Alliance has just
| been perfected in Sargent county, with con-
| siderable membership.
| Harlem is q new town in Sargent county,
| the probable terminus Of the Dakota North
ern for the present.
Eli Perkins will lecture at Lisbon on May 81.