St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-15

ance in declaring their intention to
fight out whatever reform they desired
to bring about in the ranks of their old
parties. Party leaders of both the old
parties smiled broadly when they heard
the decision, and Democratic and Re-
publican stock went up notch or two
in value. However, there may be-and
will be-breakers ahead for some
would-ba officeholder before the cam
paign is over. Especially is this so in
the case of Judge
MOODY FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR.
The eX-Judge is not nearly as popular
as he was a year ago, and it looks as
though he would have to look outside
the Black Hills for his support. His
present conduct in working the east
ern portion of the state would seem to
prove the truth of our statement. Ii
the able judge is elected it will only be
after a hot campaign. He is marked
man among the farmers. The Catholics
of this city celebrated the laying OF the
corner stone of st. Martins academy
last Sunday afternoon. The building is
to be erected Oh plateau overlooking
the city, Immediately east OF their
church edifce, and will be built of Stur-
giS white sandstone. 1t will be 56X56
with mansard roof. Construction is
in progress now, and Rev. Father Rosen
expects to have the edifice finished in
time for the commencement of the new
school year. The address at the laying
OF the stone was delivered by Col. Ell
mer Otis, of the Eighth cavalry, and
commander of Fort Meade, near this
city. The school is in charge of five
Benedictine sisters from Milchthal,
Switzerland. The troops Of Fort Meade,
one and half miles from this city, will
leave for their
SUMMER ENCAMPMENT
on the Little Missouri in few days.
They will be gone two months. This
will make Sturgis duller than usual IN
business sense, as the officers and
men spend thousands of dollars monthly
with our business men.
The liquor-licenSe question is giving
our county and city authorities eonsid-
cradle trouble at present. The mini
mum fee named by territorial law is
$500 per annum. In villages and towns
not incorporated as cities, the entire
amount goes to the county. In incOr-
pOrated cities. like SturgiS, Rapid City
and Deadwood, two-thirds have been
given to the city and one-third to the
country.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE
was tinkered with by our last legiSla-
ture in such manner that it leaves the
question very cloudy. The commission.
ers of Meade and Lawrence counties
want their $500 from each dealer. Dead.
wood and SturgiS want their usual two
thirds. The county won't let them have
it. Result: fight, and the two sets OF
officers stubborn and ready to fight il
out in the courts. What the result will
be we cannot, as yet. foretell.
This being the season for firemen's
tournaments. we would like to mention
race made by the Sturgis hook and
ladder team, at Rapid City. on the
Fourth. They ran 800 yards and sent a
man to the top of the ladder in Al sec
onds, winning the race. This is rather
fast time for country" team.
Our county commissioners are, now in
Deadwood, meeting with the Lawrence
county board, settling affairs between
old Lawrence and our new county of
Meade. We will have to take a debt of
over S125.000 from Lawrence, as re-
minder of the rings and rogues of other
days when this country was one vast
mining camp. However, we must grin
and bear it. .