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

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The Bowdle Pioneer, in Edmunds
county, states that in that vicinity. in
digging well, forty feet below the sur
face was found petrifcation of part
OF human body; also petrified bone
handle of knife. There were good
many things transporting in prehistoric
times.
If Judge LEvIsEE, the district at
tOrney of Trail county, interprets the
law right, the elevator men made a
sorry blunder. They moved out two or
three millions Of wheat in April, sup
posing that assessments were not made
till May 1. But this Trail authority
finds that personal property is to be
listed April L. Other counties are in
terested, for there was general clean
ing out of elevators in April. Such
blunders as this must be extremely
vexatiOus to the wheat spectators who
sought to relieve the assessors of trou-
BILE.
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There seems to be growing DISPOSE
ton among the farmers, especially
those of the alliance, to act indie
pendently of the political parties this
year. They will be likely to make mat
tiers more interesting than usual.
1t is somewhat a novel idea that the
Black Hills should be an exporter of
potatoes, but one of the papers says
that $1,000 worth were shipped to
Chicago, Sioux City, Omaha, Des
Moines, Davenport and Council Bluffs.
Their quality was pronounced superior,
and the railroads encouraged the enter
prise, which is likely to greatly develop.
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An observing writer, in speaking of
the attitude of Gen. ALLEN toward the
delegate candidacy, is able to see him
"filt about, with no apparent opposition
in North Dakota, and a cautious mill
tary smile disturbing the equipoise Of
his imperial as he sees South Dakota in
her biennial quarrel, making the sue
cess of the north possible" That smile
is not expanding much of late.
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In perpetuating the injunctions
against the blind pig people in several
of the counties of his district, Judge
MCCONNELL indicates that there is to be
no winking on his bench at local option
fractures. This injunction put pigs in
rather tight place, as any violation is
a contempt of court, and courts make
contempt an expensive luXury-unless,
OF course, there is mitigation in the con-
troll of newspaper, etc.
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In referring to the effectiveness of
these injunctions, Fargo attorney re-
lates that one night recently he heard
sounds of hilarity in prominent bust
ness block, and on investigation found
himself in room with some twenty
young men. A large-siZed barrel of beer
and numerous bottles of whisky deco
rated the table--the hilarity was ex-
planned. Towards daylight the barrel
and bottles became empty and the COM
pany dispersed. Such gatherings, he
said, were frequent, and they generally
have supplies to carry them through
the night. The pig holds his soirees in
different localities different nights-and
young men are becoming very dissi-
pated.
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The Church's Ferry paper records
the good fortune Of one of its citizens,
lately JIM, now Hon. JAMES CHURCH,
in becoming one of the heirs to an es-
tate near st. Paul, valued at S5,000,0OO.
The good fortune is due to the death of
one WILLIAM n. BROWN, an uncle,
some time since. Such uncles are al
ways popular, if they die at the proper
time.
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The half of the Sioux reservation to
be opened is but about one-third of the
public land in Dakota still unsettled,
but it has an area equal to the four
states of New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts, New Jersey and Maryland.
1t will be all settled up within five
years.
Col. PLUMMER notes the absence of
many familiar faces at Republican con-
ventiOns, and accounts for them by the
statement that they have returned to
the Democrats. There is something in
this. In former times there has been
virtually but one party, and Democrats
have aided the Republicans in local
politics. The fact that they are going
back to their old party shows that there
is live Democratic party to go to.
Still, good many like, Col. PLUMMER,
will linger, as they have, either secured
Office or situations that bring them
Doodle.
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The enterprise shown by the Mani
toba system in reaching out INTO the
new regions, both north and south,
leaves little doubt that it will be found
among the early roads in the Black
Hills. The surveyors of the road are
reported already in the field, heading
toward the Hills.
There are fifty-SiX cases upon the
docket of the supreme court at Yankton,
and the term can hardly continue more
than two weeks. This shows the need
of an enlarged court, or one that can sit
long enough to do its work. The local
courts takeup nearly all the time of the
members of the court.
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The towns that didn't get either of
the conventions are figuring up what
they lost Oh account of local option, sup
posing that controlled the location.
Each convention, it is estimated, left
from $4,000 to $4,000 in the town.
On this basis Watertown and James
town each took in from $4,000 to