St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-10

will be held at Mitchell from Sept. "a to
80, and $4,000 will be offered in premi-
ums and $3.50 for county displays.

ums and $3.50 for county displays.
A letter from Howard, Dak., reports
fall of eight inches of snow March 5.
That place expects the Illinois Central
railroad this season on its way from
Sioux Falls to Aberdeen.
As the breweries at Grand Forks,
Fargo, Sioux Falls, and perhaps other
points, are shut up by local option,
Jamestown, Bismarck and YanktOn are
having monopoly, but the dry wave
will be likely to strike them at the next
blow.
A Dakota paper gives this as the
mode of operation of the clubs that are
taking the place of saloons:
Those wishing to join subscribe the articles
of agreement, pay their entrance fee and re-
celye ticket representing receipt for pay
ment When the member wants cigar he
steps into club house-fOrmerly saloon
and orders his servant, The butler, to serve
him. and keeps a record of what he gets by
punching his ticket accordingly.
The scheme to elect two members Of
congress by districts in Dakota while a
territory is not likely to be popular with
candidates, as the fun of running would
cover the assets.
Hon. W. E. PURCELL, the able men,
Der of the Aberdeen embassy to Wash
ington from Wahpeton. has returned
with the impression that the omnibus
bill has defeated the accomplishment
of their mission. He states that every
senator was interviewed, and the
SPRINGER bill would have carried by
the vote Of every Democrat and RID
DLEBERGER and three Republicans.
That omnibus should be upset, and the
passengers allowed to travel by them
selves.
The Mandan Pioneer is willing to
compromise with the divisiOnists by
making the Missouri river the line and
admitting the eastern part. For some
reason that scheme has never secured
much approval, although it would make
about as shapely and convenient state
as the east and west line.
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n DdhOtd CullOl, WIN iCtulIlC tllC
past week from tour of the South
west, reports that. unusual efforts are
being made to divert settlers from Da-
kota to that section, particularly MisSis-
sippi and Arkansas, of course as mat
ter of philanthropy and kindness to
rescue them from the perilS of the biz
gard. Railroad rates are put as low as
fho of
cuniOus DakOtians. Col. DOMAIN came
to Dakota from that section and could
not be persuaded to return, although
his dreams and mellow heart have made
him somewhat of a nomad. The roads
will not be clOgged with the hegira
southwark. BUDD REEVE is a sample
Dakotian, and he asserts in this issue
that the winters in the territory are
positive attraction and really enjoyable.
M
The waiting, long-expectant people
east and west of the Sioux reservation
may we'll jubilate over the passage of
the measure in the house, and the as
surance that the bill will soon become
law. The Indians will not be likely to
hold out long against its practical opera
ton. The liberal terms given them should
be satisfactory, and the advancing tide of
civilization will compel their acquies-
cence. The Black Hills will soon be
brought into easy connection with the
rest of the territory by new railroads,
and enter upon an era of prosperity
that the most sanguine hardly realize.
~
By the estimates OF the governors of
the respective territories Dakota has
1851 more population than Washing
ton, Montana and New Mexico COM
bined, and no wonder that there is kick
ing at being crowded into that omnibus
with no extra seats.
49,
While Col. PLUMAiER was travelling
on train recently he was treated to
rare sight-that of blizzard sweeping
down the valley just beyond the serene
sunlight about him. His description of
the dense, lurid cloud and surging, roar
ing elements is in his best $75-a-speech
style. A singular feature of the scene
server of the blizzard. the people living
i'm its path not suspecting that anything
of the kind had passed over them. One
of the papers is unkind enough to sug-
geSt that the dense cloud issued from
the coloneFs cob-pipe, and in temper
airy relapse from his local option atti-
tude it seemed to the mind of the dis
I,aL fnr a rI
7 "a: ~
In Sanborn, and perhaps some other
counties, the Republicans are intro
ducing the primary election, or CRAw-
FORD plan, as known in Pennsylvania,
for making county nominations. 1t is
not likely to be popular with the politi-
clans, as it cuts into their business.
~
The late thaw, it is claimed, has so re-
duced the volume of snow as to remove
danger from rapid melting later. All
things seem to work out good to the
favored Dakotians.
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Dakota farmers note that the work
horses sent out for the use of the Indians
on the Sioux reservation are better than
they use themselves. No wonder some
of the white girls are inclined to wed
the favored red chiefs.
~
The Aberdeen Pioneer thinks that
L. G. JOHNSON will hang himself if he
has plenty of rope, and it is cruel
enough to want to give him all the rope
he can use. But there are no moribund
symptoms about the Aberdeen matter.
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m. CoRBET, the new land Office APP
pOintee at Grand Forks, is a nephew of
Judge jerks, of Pennsylvania, and not
the solicitor general, as has been stated.
He was not generally known as all as