St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-08
THE CORRIDOR CORRAL.

NJ r. Grattan the well-known horseman
Of Fillmore county, is in the city attending
the State Fair where he has a number of
horses entered for the races. Although
short and rather slim little man the flash of
his eyes and his general makeup pronounce
Nj. Grattan a man of nerve and this he is
regarded by those who know him. Some
years ago Mr.. Grattan and Judge H. r. Wells
of Preston, had a disagreement. This slum-
Dered until after the election of President
Cleveland when it was renewed in earnest
Both were Democrats of prominence and
each had candidate for postmaster of Pres
ton. The contest was fast and furi-
Gus though no blood was shed. Judge
Wells candidate won ana the feud grew
more bitter. Mr.. Grattan no longer
deigning TO receive his mail at Preston.
Il get my mail at Preston now" said Mr..
Grattan laughingly last evening, and l am
pleased with the postmaster we have now. as
| guess Judge Wells is also. The new post
master is a Republican. and I signed his pc
ution for the simple reason that if there was
to be Republican postmaster | preferred
him to any one else. For little town Preston
has great reputation as a fighting center.
The appointment of the present postmaster
stirred up a fight among the Republican local
politicians, who had another candidate for
the place."
James II. Beattie of Sarnia, Canada, is at
the Merchants. Mr.. Beattie is connected
with the Canadian Pacific system. and pur-
chased the new steamers of that line.
Judge W. F. Ball, the mayor of Fargo,
dropped into the city yesterday and placed
his autograph on the Merchants register.
Judge Ball is one of the old guard of the Re-
publican party, and possesses the character
istic assurance of that section of the party.
He thinks North Dakota reliably republican
and has no fear of the Alliance ana Prohi-
bition parties leading away any great num-
Der of Republicans. He was one of the Red
river candidates for United States senator
when Senator Hansbrough was elected, and
will probably be in the race in 1892 when
Senator Casey's seat is to be filed. Like so
many other Dakotans, Judge Ball was for
merly a resident of Minnesota. and for some
years practiced law at Detroit in this state.
Ex-CongressmaG d. S. Hall, chairman Of
the Chippewa Indian commission, is in the
city, having just returned from the reserva-
tons. He is firmly convinced that the only
proper course for the government to pursue
with the Indian pine lands is to sell them,
placing them in the hands of men who know
how to take care of them ana who will not
destroy half of them to get a small sum of
money. At present the Indian Office sells for
the Indians the dead and down timber This,
of course, is right in one sense, but it en-
courages the Indian to ''girdlen the timber,
and even introduce fire into the forests
in order to kill the timber. which
he can afterwards secure author
ity from the government to sell.
When he was in Washington few weeks
ago Mr.. Hall suggested that all the lands in
the Winnebagoshish region should be sur
veyed and sold before the timber was taken
away by thieves or destroyed by fire. lie also
recommended that the $4,000 still remain
ing in the treasury for the survey of the Red
Lake reservation be Immediately utilized so
that the lands may be appraised and sold.
If this is done great deal of pine will be
thrown on the market this year.
1.-The disposition of some people to take
what belongs to the government, said Mr..
Hall, ''makes it advisable to dispose of all
pine timber that can be surveyed and ap-
praised. The Red lake pine is about the
best standing belonging to the government,
and it should be sold before it is stolen or
estroyed by fire."