St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-02

entire inde teduess 70 ga. OOO. HIS S5O.VOt
bond to tho COUNTY, Il IL believed viii prove
very nearly worthless. IL - not supposed
that he TOOK any considerable amount OF
money with him.
There Is ground for good deal of sympa-
thy with the many young ladies who are be-
In Z disappointed In securing nice farms In
Dakota at very small expenditure OF time
and money. Pro abl, some matrimonial
schemes will suffer In consequence. The de-
cislon In one OF these cases in the Mitchell
land Office last week says: Claimants own
admissions show that she never established
home on the land at any time; the few occa-
sional visits made do not In any sense consti-
tute residence.
In the case OF f. II. DuFault IN Edmunds
county. whose committed homestead proof
the Aberdeen land Office rejected on the
ground that the improvements we're INSULT
cient and did not show good faith. appeal
was made To Commissioners Sparks and he has
| rever sed the ac'i n of the local oiice, giving
claim TO ID iFault, wac Is happy. This
Instance shows that Gen. Sparks IS disposed
| 20 favor the settlers so far as he can consist
| emily with his Interpretation OF the law and
| his duty.
The plucky citizens of Madison are TO vote
on March on tue propOsidOu TO issue bonds
| for $4,000 TO rebuild the burned normal
school. They expect, OF course, that the next
legislature will make an appropriation to
meet the bonds, and probably have assur-
anees from Gov. Pierce that he viii favor il.
| IL 10 the only normal institute In the terri
tory. and the interest shown in IL by Madison
| Indicates that IL Is proving a valuable lnsIi-
tuition. and should be prrpetuated.
The suicide of Tobias Gulbrandson in Trail
county last week was somewhat peculiar in
Its method. He took a piece of comm, n
Nv n, fastened one end TO a board In the
/ upper part OF the shed, made loop on the
o.her end. got down on his knees. placed the
| loop around his neck and I'm that position
' StranRlal fn N Ia
si2ue1 for the act unless curiosity TO see II Ii
could be done In that attitude. He was go
years old and did not see any occasion for
adding 10 the number.
II is related that a man in Charles Mix
| county, who lost MS tree claim after several
years of effort having but one growing tree
upon IL. went and cut down that solitary tree,
shaved of "A good sized branch and sent 1t 10
! Comm ssOner Sharks at Washington, G. O.,
d., with the following on the label: "Stand
| this outside your door; IL the walking con-
tinues 81 all reach Washington about June
viii then demonstrate TO your satisfaction
my ability as tree raiser"
The Ransom county farmer and legislator,
Hon. G. ID. Aus in, lately sold very fine
arm near LsOon county for Is bushels of
wheat per acre, the grain to be delivered IN
three years. This was computed at $3.50
an acre, and the buyer preferred to pay SI2
down. Less than a single ordinary crop in
tnat section would pay for the purchase.
This would be re garded as very easy way to
obtain farm In most parts OF the country.
Very few OF the Dakota papers look favor
ably upon the proDosed compromise to simply
divide the to ritOry upon the 10th par.
allel. leaving bOtL sections as territories. II
is seen that this will keep both out indefi-
nitely as h' tn would have about equal claims
TO admission and congress is not likely at any
earl period 10 let in two Republican states
rom Dakota.
The course OF the Northern Pacific In giving
low rates 10 immigrants this season. IL is be-
lieveu. will turn 10 the North a much larger
PORTION Of the migration than IL has obtained
IN former years. A colony from Pennsylva
mia To- start next month. have u rate OF Silt
n car of goods from the East 10 the Missouri
slope and S23 for passengers.
DR.. Ceney OF YHnkton made failure o.
his appeal from the decision OF Presiden
barrow of Fargo. the head of the board G:
| health. ~ al he could not be licensed to rae
tice medi cine In Dakota. Judge Trip :
cided that il was matter in the discretion q
the president OF the board. 1t was regarded
as a test case.
Thomas Fish. who has been held in Barne:
county upon charge or committing rape upor
the person or the thirteen-year-o daughter
or Dell Root claims that IL Is a scheme on tn:
part OF Root to drive him out of the county u
avoid paying money due him by Root. Tn
evidence, however, is said TO be strong agains
Fish.
H. NJ. Mcknight. a capitalist, has been t.
Grand Rapids aud arranged TO start a bank
as q result or paragraph In the GLoBE stat
ing the ADVANTAGES Of the place for such al
institution. There are good openings Their
Tor other branches OF business, but specia
need Of more buildings.
Ex-Postmaster W. Z. Finch of Eleudal
has completed his term OF service for tn
government at Detroit. Mich, and write
that he will turn over a new leaf and kee
; out OF trouble. He has many friends VIII
will welcome him hack to Dakota.
= The La Moure Progress mentions that on
OF twenty-seven additions 70 the infantil
population, In the practice of DR.. Anderson
OF that section, twenty-five are females, an
the paper urges upon the medical fraternity
} more conservative course in the matter an
less attention to the DOMAIN literature.
/ The nominations OF Judge Church in tn,
Sixth district aDo Uuted States Marsha
Maratta are the orly important onf s not We
confirmed by the senate. Pretty n arl cry
one in their districts hnres they viii pul
through, as they are efficient and popular.
In dnk ng an artesian we'll n Trail count.
: at depth OF 40 feet, the drill strikes
spongy distance which several DAYS effor
has not been able to penetrate an inch /
does not d. II the drill but what the deposi
is has not been ascertADed.
The influence of col Donan, although hi:
visits TO his ranch there are Of the an
sort. is felt at Devils Lake. The peopl
, there indulge i'm the literary luxury OF ,
course of lectures by home talent.
A Miss Thompson, near Valley SPRINGS
in Minnehaha county, last week took a
overdose of morphine to quiet pain and et
In consequence. The coroner held an inquest
but only found that death was due to a care
less use Of the drug.
Parties in New York have recently estab-
hshed branch matrimonial burrHU on TIT
Missouri river. Charles wyman OF For Yate,
Is In charge. IL claims to ha at disposal ,
large stock or hrst-class material for Dakoti
wives
The investigations into the records of tht
county authorities OF Barnes promise to maxi
trouble for some OF the officials. Two of TIT
mt mbers of the county board have stepped
down to get out OF the way.
Policeman Charlie Long at Yankton has re
, ceived $1,000 Us the FIRST In. tallment I
large estate I'm Germany left by an d. n who
CONSIDERABLY died for the benent al her hears
Among the recent visitations In Hamlir
, county are reported geese coming back frou
the severe weather in the South and prairie
wolves OF the Manitoba variety.
, Ii Is claimed that west of the Missouri
, river winter wheat can be grown successfully
and experiments with It are to be made an
other year.
Col. Plummer had big audience 20 his lee
) ture AT Lisbon and ~aT~ cot through with
, out using his Tower OF Babel.
C.. A Hinckle has been to illinois, an
worked up a colony to locate near winons, ii
) Emmons county.
[ Phenomenal Compliment.