St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-06
DAKOTA DOTS AND DAsHES.
News Notes of Interest to the People
OF the Great Territory.

In connection with the attempt to recon
vene the Huron legislature ii Is urged thai
the preservation of that state machine is the
only hope of effecting division. The Camp
bell papers insist that it WIS great bundel
in not putting the alleged state into operation
when first framed. By so doing il is claimed
the issue would have leeu forced at Wash
ington and the state of South Dakota would
now be in the Union. Whatever may have
been the result the fact remains thai
the question of putting its machinery into
operation was submitted to the vote of the
South and emphaticail, repudated. 1t Is no
seen now how anything can be made by IL
temptS to play state OF that basis any longer
1t is mere play.
Valley City has always been noted for SEN
sational incidents The most recent was the
quiet retreat of the landlord of the Kindred
the fine hotel, for which the place has had d
good reputation. A. c. Wilmot was the land
lord. His son and daughter left day in adj
vance for ST. Paul and Minneapolis. with q
vast amount of baggage, and then Mr.. VII
mot took the train without mentioning the
fact, but leaving good MANY hundred dol
lars of accounts unsettled. TIE hotel and all
its equipment belonged to Thomas Adams OF
New York. The failure is attributed to the
extravaganza of the family. The hotel will
be re-opened, and, it is believed, there is
ample business for Its support under proper
management.
Auditor Caldwelrs report of his recent ex-
perience in blizzard at Bismarck is not cal
culated to encourage members of the legis-
AZURE. He relates that in attempting to go from
the capitol to his boarding house after dark
he took a short cut, leaving the sidewalk and
WAS soon lost, bringing up in a grave ard
and falling into an unused grave. Out of re-
gard to his family, friends and the life in
surance companies he struggled out and
wandered in the storm and darkness an hour
and then struck the sidewalk within fifty feet
of where he had left it. and followed 1t the
half mile or more to his restaurant. He
thinks the members of the leL islilture SHOULD
have tobogeanS to take them from the capitol
on the hill down to their eating houses in the
city.
Elder E T Cressy, whose experience of the
bad faith of politicians in not eecting him
clerk of the last council drove him in digust
from politics to the pulpit. is entertaining
teachers institutes with an excellent lecture
ent tied washington City and Its Attrac-
tions As Seen by Il Newspaper Man." with a
supplement including B .smarck. The Huron
Demo- rat relutes that when he was to deliver
this lecture during the legislature at YanktOn
four years ago, the malicious boys stole the
manuscript out of his pocket and he did not
discover the loss until he was upon the plat
form, when he had to dismiss his audience
unlectured.
Nearly all the papers are taking part in the
discussion of the proposition to pay county
officials by salaries instead of by fees. 1t is
objected that in some OF the newer or smaller
counties where fees are few, it would impose
a tax upon the county. This is a mistake as
the salaries would be dependent upon the
officers earning the amount IN fees. The
same fees would be charged and if they did
not make up the salary the incumbent would
not get it. In the der and larger counties a
handsome revenue would come into the
county treasury from fees in excess of the
salary. The plan will be pressed and prob
ably adopted in the legislature, as it is found
TO work well in the few counties that have
adopted it by special acts.
Among the more recent arrivals in Dakota
is Il Mrs. Hall and three children II ON James
town. n Y. She relai es that her husband is
a travelling salesman for Il Boston house, and
while he WAS away on months tour she
found in one of his pockets letter from au-
other won an which excited her wrath. She
at once sod of all the personal property of
the little farm. including nineteen head OF
cattle, and with the money has come TO Da-
ko q 10 get farm for herself and children
Mr.. Hall says there was nothing wrong about
the letter and cannot account for her strange
course. He will probably come 10 Dakota
also and make up wit her, and all locate In
the great territory and be happy.
Many of the papers call for the repeal OF
the mi road comm ssiOnefs law. because the
comm sSioners and their families Seem tn en-
JOY the palace car excursions at the e. penSe
of the railroads. Ii * probabl true that the
commissioners have accomplished little more
than gat e. interesting statistics, but the
fault is rather due to the law than the incum-
o ITS OF the positions. All they can do is 10
ADVISE the railroads. Such boards are found
useful in some 81 the states, and no doubt
will he in Dakota if theY are given authority
to do anything. Aud then probably Demo-
cratic governor will appoint the next beard.
The Black Hills Herald is confident that the
Dawes bill, opening the Sioux reservation,
can never become law if passed by con-
gress. as it is contingent upon the con-
currence of three-fourths of the male adult
Indians. which cannot be secured. As evil
dence of this, it refers TO the fact that tine
commission appointed IN 1852. To secure mod
i6cations of treaties, after six months effort
5000 or 6.000 needed. There is a growing
feeling that the interests OF the white people
should not be held subject to the whims and
obstiuacy of these Indians.
There has been something of rush at
DEVILS Lake into matrinony of late. and
there is some difference of opinion as TO
whether il is the result of present prosperity
and conhden e in the future or simply due to
the predictions of an unusually cold winter.
1t is believed the extension of the railroad
west will not check the growth of the place,
but Devils Lake will be the best town be-
tween Grand Forks and Great Falls. The
matrimonial Juror is due to the fact that the
girls there are so charming that the young
men cannot resist their attractions.
According to the definition of some of the
old settlers, there has been no genuine biz
card in Dakota this season. They say that