St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-05
DAKOTA NIPS.

The veterinarian of the territory; DIR.
ALLowAY, is said to have the past two
years ordered the killing of 400 gland
cred horses, in the exercise of the
authority given him by the law. This
is pretty heavy loss to the farmers,
and it is.said that none of them have
been paid for animals killed, although
that seemed to be the design OF the
statute. The disease has been found in
nearly all parts of the territory, and is
due to the importation of infected ami
mails.
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The canvass made by the DeadWO0d
paper of sentiment pertaining to the
division and admission question lndl-
Gated general acquieScence in the two
states plan, with a majority willing to
accept the Sioux Falls constitution for
the South; but pretty nearly every one
wants new election of officers. This
should not be objected to, as those the
people want can be reelected and the
others can retire on their honOrS. Judge
PALMER wants new constitution, but
PETTIGREw will take the entire thing
as it stands. Of course the great minds
can't agree.
The Grand Forks Plaindealer states
with the assurance of information that
before 80 becomes history Grand Forks
will be the capital of a new state COM
prising all the present territory of North
Dakota. Is this fact or incident known
or understood at Bismarck?
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The legislature and its retinue would
no doubt form very attractive fe ture
in the inaugural procession at Washing
ton, as well as in the consequent ball.
This would be more so if, as some have
suggested, the panoply and label OF the
cowboy were adopted. But it is not
quite certain that the people selected
them as participants in spectacular
frolic, or would approve of such move
ment unless they first complete their
legislative Work-not probable event.
The enlarged photographs would an
SWer the purpose of advertising the
craftsmanship of the territory. Then
there will be notable samples Of Dakota
products at Washington. In fact, the
sight is said to be quite familiar there.
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1t is asserted that Judge Moody,
Col. PLUMMER'S boon companion at
Chicago, was the moving spirit in Sc
curing the removal of the land office
from Deadwood to Rapid City. His i'll
f1uence two years ago had good deal
to do with keeping it at Deadwood
when it was about to be put on wheels.
In the late campaign he vindicated the
PLUMMER appellation of him by
personally abusive speech against Mr..
CLEVELAND. A marked copy was sent
him, and when the matter of. removal
came up again MooDY's influence was
felt, and Deadwood loses the office.
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A paper in the cattle region of West
Dakota relates that squad of cowboys
from the classic burg of Hash Knife
gave chase to a lot of calf-eating
wolves, and lassoed three of them, drag
ging their bodies until they were sup
posed to be dead. They then skinned
them. The two first ones raised no eb-
lection. but the tnird, when his hide
was about half Off, jumped up and
grabbed one of the men by the thigh
and hung on till the others had fully
killed him. 1t would seem to be danger
Gus to skin wolves before they are
killed.
The Fargo man who so mysteriOusly
disappeared recently, and could only be
traced to Chicago, was secretary of the
Republican territorial committee prior
to the last convention, and is still COM
mander of the Fargo post. G. A. r.,
which has been conducting the search
for him. He was apparently q model
family man, and the most active men,
ber of the Baptist church. The COM.
munity had implicit confidence in him.
He lad one of the most attractive resi-
dences in Fargo, and apparently every
thing to make life pleasant, although he
may have shared with others i'll q tempo
rary financial depression. An old soldier
and man of sturdy moral convictions, it
is hardly presumable that financial
troubles could have unsettled his mind.
His letter to his wife from st. Paul
presaged fatality, but was not irrational.
He seems to have dropped out of sight
at Chicago as completely as if sunk in
the lake. The relatives of his wife in
Wisconsin are people of means and
high standing. The case is one of the
most remarkable of the many mys-
terious disaprearanees, in view of the
character and circumstances of the
party.