St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06
DAKOTA DOINGs.
News from All Parts of the Great
Territory.

Denny Heunifn. the Stanley-Huntley char
acter reached Bismarck this week from his
three months tour TO Washington and East
ern points. On his start East he stopped al
Fargo and secured admission TO the bar in
order 10 pass as an attorney, and now has
gone home to take position ut the head of the
legal fraternity at the capital. He relates in
his facetious way that the only important
questions asked in his examination related to
his moral and religious character and were,
was he in the habit OF visiting houses OF
visiting ouses of prostitution and could he
repeat the Lords prayer. Those who know
him will not need his answer. He passed.
School Supt. Jones has visited the burned
normal school OF the territory at Madison
and reports IL gong right on, with 100 stu
dents. as il there had been no fire. He found
no opposition in the little town OF less than
LOCO population TO voting the SIS, 900 of bonds
for rebuilding, trusting 10 the legislature TO
meet them. Mr.. Jones says Ii would be a
d sgI ace to the territory to refuse the needed
appropriation.
The Aberdeen Republican has just COM
pleted the first year of its history under the
management of Maj. Barrett and as Dem
ocratic paper. Its columns show prosperity
and IL is recognized as among the most in
tiuential opponents of previously almost un-
known organization in the central region.
now able 10 make a hopeful contest for
supremacy.
II Is believed I'm this region that the MI l.
waukee has let the contract for the extern
sion of its line thirty-six miles west OF Up
switch which will bring IL within convenient
distance of Campbell county, which is remote
from any railroad. A large Influx of settlers
is looked for in that section this year.
The Redfeld Journal represents quite a
large sentiment when il says it does not favor
division on the Missouri river, but would ac-
cept il rather than not secure anything. IL
is not likely that any proposition looking TO
statehood would be rejected b, the people.
The Northwestern railroad is said to have
prepared advertising matter to boom the
town of Fairbank on the Missouri river,
which Is believed TO indicate that that line
will extend its track from Redheld to Fair
bank the coming season. Tat is regarded as
a good point TO bridge the river.
One mans homestead is held at the gen.
eral land office for cancellation on account OF
an error of one figure in the final proof no
tice published. As this was blunder OF the
newspaper the publisher would seem to be
the party who should suffer If any one.
Faux county has several thousand popula-
ton, a number of newspapers and noted
statesman. and yet Wolcott Avery, the plo-
neer who died the other day, made the first
substantial improvements in the county and
only went there in 1852.
In one case held for cancellation at the
Mitchell land office, the man has good house,
barn and most OF the land in cultivation, but
his wife and family refused 10 i've on the
claim and he has had trouble TO prove suffi-
ciCnt residence.
Miss Kate, daughter of Judge Derr OF
Faulkton, has been able TO keep secret even
from her family until recently the fact that
she was married last September. The reve-
lauion caused some sensation.
The Bismarck Tribune learns that 1s5 fam
lilies are to leave one section In Kentucky for
Dakota In the spring. That is but one of the
syptoms OF migratory Hood to the goodly
land.
IL is stated that more buildings win be
erected in Pierre this season than ever be-
FORE The apparent certainty that the reser-
vatious VIII be opened 10 settlement will aid
the place greatly.
The school superintendent decides that
women can vote in school matters only in
counties organized under the district system,
not the township.
The farmers of Hand county have saved
several thou, a I'd dollars the past winter from
the contrivanccs TO burn straw, not having &c
burn coal.
Hanson county has completed Its organiza-
ton of farmers mutual insurance com
pany. II has some OF the test men at the
head OF IL.
The WATERFOWL land Office last week re
ceived :. 800 patents. which does not indicate
any general suspension of their issue.