St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-26
DAKOTA NIPS.

Dakota.
DAKOTA NIPS.
The scheme to hold the convention at
sections, is somewhat ingenious. The
same delegates can attend each, by
judicious use of proxies, and make a
formidable showing. 1t does not appear
why the subdivision is limited to four,
when there were such large possible
tieS-the bankers and merchants, attor
neys, preachers and editors, each have
a convention; but the doctors, the
school teachers, the tall men and short
men, the good-looking and reverse, and
the ladies, might each have a conven-
ton. 1t is not precisely defined what
the conventions are to accomplish, but
division is, of course, the main purpose.
If the object is to furnish capital for the
Republicans i'll the campaign, or to re-
peat the gatherings of a similar charac-
ter in the past, it will hardly pay eX-
penses. Should it take ground for state
hood Simply-whether one, two or more
states-or better, one state with division
whenever desired by the people-it
might have beneficial effect and COM
mand the approval of the public in the
country at large, as well as in the terri
tory.
A Republican paper in Dakota says:
''This is the proper year for the Repub-
licans of this territory to do everything
decently and in order"
About how often, it might be asked,
do such years come, and when was the
last?
A Day county paper enumerates,
among the articles covered by mort
gage recorded there last week, an old
cat, her kittens, and an undivided in
terest in well. No one would be likely
to run away with the well, but the cat
might scat.
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1t is a question of some interest
whether county can pre-empt quar-
ter section of land for county seat pur-
poses, under section 22S6 of the United
States statutes. The county board in
Dickey has filed on the land, been re-
fused by the local land Office and taken
an appeal to Washington.
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There are a good many persons in
Dakota who seem to be pleased over the
refusal Of the Democratic convention in
Illinois to nominate eX-COmmissiOner
SPARKS for governor. Perhaps they
wish him to come to Dakota and hold
land office.
In view of the fact that Grand Forks
county adopted local option by large
majority, comprising most of the Nor
wegian vote, it is said, it seems little
queer to read in the papers of that city
that the procession to celebrate Nor
wegian independence, May II, took its
route past the brewerieS Of the city,
stopping at each and partaking of re-
freshments, (which added much to the
lightheartedneSS of the crowd" If the
number of breweries and the frequency
with which they came in the route had
been stated, closer estimate could be
made of the accession to the lightness of
heart. Judge MCCONNELL has dis
pensed injunctions and other restraints
in that locality freely, and still it seems
that the brewerieS are able to hold out
inducements to public professions.
Prohibition doesn't seem to stop the flow
of the amber-colored beverage there.
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There has been some confusion in the
general mind in regard to the election
of school superintendent in the various
counties. AS gathered from the opin-
ions of officials, every township having
the school township system must elect
in June, although the incumbents will
thereby loose a part of their two years.
Independent or chartered districts are
not subject to the superintendent, and
cannot vote for him, although he may
be resident of one of them. The SUI
perintendent of Lawrence county may
live at Deadwood, which has no cleo
tion-a rather novel feature of the law
as construed.
Four years ago Delegate CLIFFORD
was elected by 56,455 majority. In 1886
this was reduced to 26,054. At that rate
he will have tight squeeze if he is the
candidate again this year.
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The Woman's journal ELECTS from the
construction of the school law the rather
peculiar feature that while the married
mother cannot vote, as the laws only
recognize the father as in control of the
children, the mother of an iIlegitimate
child is legal voter at school elections.
Evidently the legislator has not worked
out model school system yet.
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Sioux Falls must be near the precincts
of boom when capitalist comes out
from Maine to drop 100000 simply as
an investment, and is but one of a sa-
gacious throng.
Dr.. ALLowAY, of Grand Forks, who
travels in the interest OF owners of ami
mails, and stands good deal OF abuse,
has lately returned from an official tour
in South Dakota, and says to his home
paper: "The corn crop of Dakota for
the ensuing year will certainly exceed
sc, 900, 900 bushels. The live stock of this
section was found, with very few ex-
captions, TO be in excellent condition.
1t is surprising the number of thor
| oughbred horses and cattle that have in
the past year found their way into these
southeastern counties of the territory.
This section is rapidly drifting into a
purely live stock REGION"
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A gentleman fell off the deck of Red
river steamer in Pembina county, and