St. Paul daily globe., 1886-11-13

two.
This was the first year that the Democratic
party has ever had an existence In Grant
county, and that at the first effort it should
secure majority is a surprising and most
encouraging fact for Democrats. The whole
vote was 1850. The Democrats there can
now afford to have representation based upon
party votes.
Minnehaha county was the only.sone that
voted on the division question, and Sioux
Falls. the city where the constitutional con-
veption was held. gave q majority against di-
vision. This is significant fact, and gives
some explanation of why the Republican
convention did not want the matter left TO
popular vote.
In Buffalo county, the county seat fight re-
suited in the removal Of the seat or local
government from Gum Valley to Buffalo
Centre. The Sentinel newspaper will follow.
This county is partly on reservations and
went strongly Republican on accout Of dis
satisfaction with the movements at Wash
ington.
P. B. Deerlay was the first man that ever
held federal Office in Faux county, being ap-
pointed postmaster al Faulktou in 1882 he
has acquired estate enough to enable him to
go to Des Moines, Ia, and induce Miss Ella A.
Hamilton to change her name and become
Dakota wife.
1t is learned that it Is designed the coming
winter TO form two bishoprics of Dakota
the field is too large for Bishop Marty. Efforts
are being made to secure the episcopal see
for the South at Aberdeen and the North at
Fargo. There is no Catholic journal in Da-
kota and it is proposed to establish one.
The complete roundup shows only two
men reelected in the lower branch of the
legislature in the North and none to the
couacil. The two are Williams of Bismarck,
and the honest old Scotch farmer from
Walsh, Stewart. This shows marked dis
+l,o last
hunting party in Richand county. one
member of which was from St. Paul, missed
their way after dark and drove into small
lake, drowning both horses The men waded
out, and wet and disguised. crawied into a
hay stack, and spent the night. 1t was the
longest night they ever knew.
In the light of the election returns 1t is
seen that at least, SO far as securing popular
votes is concerned, the Democrats made
mistake in not explicitly declaring for ad-
mission as one state. This would have swept
the north and central region, and caused but
small loss in any section.
One night last week three high-toned young
ladies in Fargo had the curiosity to see
where their gentlemen friends spent their
evenings, and. disguised IN mems rlg'
started on the rounds, but were soon recog-
nized ana fed to their homes, wiser but not
happier for their lark.
The Sioux Falls fress has the curious theory
that, as a Democratic congress did not admit
Dakota, the people of the territory did not
like it, and so voted the Democratic ticket.
1t would be better statement that they voted
strongly i'll harmony with the party in power
to promote statehood.
Col. Richardson, of the Valley City Times,
who would not exaggerate even fish story,
vouches for one of his friends last week hav-
ing killed eight geese and wounded five 9TH
ers at a single shot. AS they were wild
geese this indicates good hunt ng in that
region.
Contributions are being taken in the neigh
boring counties for destitute people IN
portion of Dickey county, where the drouth
prevented their raising anything. The num-
ber of the entirely destitute is not very large,
but they must have aid to get Though the
winter.
In Trail county th g Prohibitionists carried
the commissioners, giving them control of the
county board, so that no licenses can be had
in that county to sell liquor. Col. Plummer
says he can stand it as long as there is nc
embargo on the brown jug.
The vein of coal being opened near Dickin-
son IN Stark county is said to be twenty feet
thick. and is claimed to be superior to any OF
the other ignite. 1t is soon to be placed on
the market and afford cheap fuel for that
region.
Tue d epot the Northwestern railroad has
built at Oakes, the new town at the junction
with the Northern Pacific, is said to be the
largest that road has built in the territory,
showing that large business is expected
there.
Marshal Maratta recently visited the Hot
Springs, in Fall River county, and is quite
enthusiastic over them. He thinks there is
no doubt as TO their sanitary value and that
they will become famous as resort in time.
A couple a good deal under age lately tried
TO get married at Vermillion without speak
ing to the old folks, but theT were overtaken
at the matrimonial door, taken to their
homes, spanked and put in their little beds.
II Judging by the vote at the recent election.
Deadwood is losing its standing as the largest
city in the Black hills. The vote of the three
most pOpulous towns is given as: RAPID
City, l.045; Lead City, 100; Deadweod, 656.
AS the Republicans have two-thirds anc
more majority Of the legislature elected upon
the platform of stringent temperance legisla
ton, there will be good deal OF interest to
see how they will redeem their pledges.
Judge Bascom came out from Was hingtor
as one of the first settlers of Ransom county
and. having made snug fortune, now re
turns TO the federal capital, where he vii
work in the interest of Dakota
According to the local paper at Volgs, in
Brookings county, before the election the
Democrats could find but twenty votes fol
them, but they polIed ffty-nine-only thirty
In Grand Forks county the Democrats in
creased their vote to 1878 from 52l two year:
ago, while the Republican vete fell from
2, ,Ss2 TO 2,076. One more pull ought to give
the county to the Democrats.
The voters of Barnes county had the gal.
lantry to give Miss Belle Sampson, an excellent
young lady. the most votes for superiutend-
ent of schools at the late election. she hao
three male opponents.
The personal popularity of Mr.. Day is
shown in the vote of his home. Bon Homme.
That county gave him 112 majority, while
giving several hundred for most Of the Re-
publican ticket.
Steele county voted strongly Republican
and for license. IL tried prohibition last year
and the towns thought they lost trade from
thirsty people who went to neigh boring
counties.
Several farmers in Sanborn county have
secured wells at depth Of eighty to eighty
six feet that flow barrel or more minute,
which is quite a little bonanza for stock
farms.
Nearly every member of the legislature
elect is either farmer or pledged to sustain
their interests. 1t is probable that more
radical measures will be enacted than hereto
fore.
Immigration Commissioner Dunlap has
moved mis- Office to Bismarck very reluctantly
at the order of the governor, and promised
the Huron people to return there after The
legislature adJourns.
In spite Of the scarcity Of females there the
divorce lawyers in the Black Hills have 9
boom in their line. Probably many of the
parties have come to Dskota for divorces.
Tinan, the editor of the Kimball Ora pho,
has been married few months, and now in
his paper bewails the high price of baby bug
gies as "a blow at infant industries
The Saturday Dakota GLOBE is growing in
popularity. The Fargo circulator states that
in that locality nearly 20 per cent. more are
sold than on other days.
One party in Clay county last week shipped
six carloado of potatoes to St. Louis. This
is one of the products of Dakota that can
hardly be exceled.