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VOL. IX.
A FLOOD AT BISMARCK.
The Capital of Dakota Territory Now |
Suffering From a Decided Sur
plus of Water.
The Overflow Already Within 600 Feet
of the Sheridan House and Still
Growing.
Mandan Also Gets a Dose, But It !
May Not Prove Very
Serious.
Judge Spencer Calls on 1119 Friends
at l._-dtleid--Other Dakota
Sews.
Special to the Globe.
Bismarck, March 1$. — The gorges above
here, which held back the floods coming
out of the Little Missouri river, broke last j
evening, and the Hoods reached here at 5 a. j
m. to-day. The ice, still solid, was moved |
in large cakes and quickly formed a gorge !
across both channels at the head of Sibley
island. Efforts were made to break the I
gorge by exploding dynamite cartridges.but
without avail, and the water rose rapidly
until it overflowed the bottoms, and lacked
only twenty-two inches of the highest stage
of 1881. At this writing no further rise is
expected during the night. The gorge at
Sibley island is firm, and the principal cur
rent is flowing over the bottom lands south
of Bismarck and emptying by the channel
of Apple creek near the foot of the gorge.
The lower part of Mandan, nearly up to the
depot, is
COVERED "WITH WATER
backed up to the Heart river from the
Missouri, but no serious damage is feared.
The railroad track between the bridge and
Mandan is covered with water and ice for
twenty rods. The trestle-work approaches
to the bridge are damaged by ice, and no
trains will cross until the water falls, so
that the damage can be repaired. A rise
of thirty feet of water began coming out
of the Yellowstone this morning and that
will reach here sometime Sunday, probably
before the present flood here lias gone by,
in whicli event the water may come up
higher than ISSI. Considerable hay, do
mestic animals and othei property of
settlers on the bottom lands has been
lost, and it is*reported that two men
named Beale and Feller, with two women
and one child, are in a flooded stack in the
timber three miles south of town. Boats
were worked through the floating ice across
the flooded bottom this afternoon to go to
their rescue, but found the timber so
blocked by ice gorges that no further
progress could be made. At Bp. m.
LIGHTS WERE SEEN*
in that direction, and it was thought Beale
and Feller of the missing party were trying
to signal the town. Communication with
the west side is entirely suspended, tele
graph and telephone poles being cut off by
the tirst rush of ice. At the Bismarck land
ing the old warehouse near the bridge was
crushed in ami has mostly gone down the
river. The new transfer liouse, 40 feet
wide and 000 feet long,- was lifted up and
carried by the water across the track and
into the bluff, a distance of fifty feet or
more. It is somewhat broken by the flood,
but can be' repaired easier than it can be
put back on its pile foundation. The boats
at Rock Haven and on the Bismarck ways
are safe and not damaged. One of the in
cidents of the day was the sight of
TWO DEER,
who came down the.river on cakes of ice.
Above the bridge they stood still and rode
safely, but just below, perhaps alarmed by
the shouts of the people on the bridge and
shore,' they ; began leaping from cake to
cake, trying to reach the shore, and finally
went iuto the river, under the ice and were
seen no more. The size and force of the
ice cakes riding the flood, which runs eight
miles an hour, may be judged from the fact
that one cake, which was lifted high and
dry over the bridge dyke, is about two hun
dred feet square and over two feet thick.
Since noon the run of ice has been light.and
it is thought new gorges have formed above
which may send down a larger flood by
moruing. At op. in. the river is again ris
ing, and steamboats drawing live feet might
now come to within 500 feet of Sheridan
house, the main current being along the
bottom land close to the railroad right of
way.
DAKOTA G. A. It.
The Second Annual tinea mpment to
He? in Next Week.
Special to the Globe.
Jamestown. Dak., March From
present indications Jamestown will be
thronged next week with one of the largest
representative gatherings ever witnessed in
the territory. The event which is expected
to cause this great convocation is the second
annual encampment of the Dakota depart
ment of the G. A. 11., commencing Tues
day, March 22. The hotels are preparing
for a great rush, ami, with the aid of cots
and by utilizing every inch . of available
space, expect to be able to properly care for
the visitors. The Gladstone, for instance,
has fitted up the old Metropolitan hotel and
will be able to accommodate 200 besides the
regular transient trade. Other hotels and
boardinghouses will enlarge their capac
ity in • the same way. ■ while many
private houses have agreed to accommodate
such as prefer not to go to a hotel. Ar
rangements for the banquet, which prom
ises to be an immense affair, have been
nearly completed. It will occur in the
opera riuk, as will most of the exercises.
This hall, which is one of the largest in
the Northwest, will be filled with tables,
arrangements having been made for at least
590 plates. This should be a brilliant affair
and the occasion will be graced by the wit
and eloquence of many of the representa
tive men of the territory. . Gov. Church
has been invited and it is understood that
he has accepted the invitation. The judges
of the supreme court, territorial officers
and many prominent Dakotans have been
invited and for the greater part will attend.
.Several bands, drum corps and militia com
panies will serve to add interest to the mar
tial throng. The 6. A. 11. headquarters
will be in the Wlnslow block. The election
of officers will occur Wednesday afternoon
at the court house.
Judge Spencer.
Special to the Globe.
f Redfield, Dak., March . 18.—
James Spencer, the successor to Gov.
"Church as judge of this, the Fifth, judicial
district, spent a few 'hours, jn the city to
day. The new judge has a very dignified
and gentlemanly bearing and made a favor
able impression on those whom he met. He
has not yet decided on a residence, but until
lie does court will be held at Chambers, at
•Huron.
The Viieli Assault.
Special to the Globe.
Highmore, Dak., Marcn 18. Lambert
Rezoe is recovering from the assault of the
Vitek family. Mrs. Vitek was held in £500
.bonds and Fran 1. Vitek in $300 bonds. Mr.
Vitek and Charles ViteK were discharged.
An F.lopcment.
Special to tbe Globe.
Grand Forks, Dak., March 18.—
McMartin. of Walsh county, sold his farm
to Dr. Toad a few days ago and fled to
sunny climes., At the same time a pretty
hired girl winged her flight.' Mrs. McMar
tin and children hold the farm and can get
.along. ■•■•"
Failure at Wutertown.
Special to the Globe. ;£•£?;.
Watertow...' Dak:,- March . 18. — The
clothing house of Louis Heintz was closed
m
CIS? \_£~% (\imtffc *_»mY\ ;*fT^§|W' : W"
yesterday by creditors fioiu Chicago.
Heintz has been doing an extensive busi
ness in his line, but bad accounts arc largely
the cause of his failure.
Neglected, l_ogittlation.
Special to. the Globe.
Bismarck, Dak.. March 18.— -Gov.
Church, in the haste of the closing hours
of the legislature, neglected to turnover to
Secretary McCormack thirteen of the acts
of the legislature which his messages to the
council and boose show he approved. They
are supposed tube sale enough in his ollice,
and will be produced when he returns from
Huron. W~*l
._ Discredited Itnmor.
Special to tbe Globe.
Grand Forks, Dak.. March IS.— The
rumor that Fierce is elected president of
the university and will accept is not credited
here, lt is not believed that after being
governor of Dakota he will descend to be
the figurehead for a school fifty students.
A Residence Burned.
Special to tho Globe.
Steele, Dak., March IS.— The hand
some residence of A. G. Clark caught tiro
from a chimney t>day at noon and was to
tally destroyed, together with nearly all its
expensive furniture and family wardrobes.
Loss about $5,000. E_3_____i_____
Opening Their ltoad.
Special to the Globe.
Jamestown, Dak., March is. — The
Northern Pacific has been making an effort
during the past week to open the James
town __ Northern branch, between here
and Minnewaukon. The track was cleared
last night to Carrington. There is little
snow between there and New Rockford,
and trains will reach Minnewankon Mou
day.
Condition of the Soil.
Special to the Globe.
Yaxktox, Dak., March IS.— Fanners In
Yankton county have been doing their
seeding this week, and report the soil in ex
cellent condition. They all expect a good
crop, and to this end the acreage under cul
tivation this season will be larger than that
of last year. Flax, oats and corn will be
the principal crop.
The DuUotu Hospital.
Special to the Globe.
Yankton, March 18.— The construction
of the two wings to the Dakota hospital for
insane will be commenced immediately, and
150 men will be employed on the work dur
ing the greater part of the summer.
Dakota dots ._nu » ashes.
New* Notes of Interest to the People
of tho Great Territory.
Little is known in the territory at large of
Prof. Dye, appointed by Gov. Church at the
head of the educational board of the terri
tory. Ho is now serving bis third term , as
superintendent of the schools of Spink
county, and strongly indorsed by. all the
papers of the county, which have never
agreed upon anything else. But tho Scotland
Citizen and some other Democratic papers are
not pleased, us Prof. Dye is a Republican in a
county that gives 2,000 majority that way,
and they say that a competent aud equally
good man who was a Democrat was au ap
plicant. The only explanation they can find
is that Dye came from New York state. The
Citizen, which is published by a sou of tho
Democratic patriarch, Gov. Ziebach, indicates
its grief in this way: "Dye, Benton, Ward,
Smith, McCluro and Boynton. all territorial
appointees of Gov. Church, . aro New York
men. Without a man can trace a residence
in New York state bis prospects tor ollice
with our New York governor are slim.
Sargent county has had . several scandal
cases : and last week an elopement. E. E.
Bromley, the young son of tbe postmaster at
Ripley, eloped with Miss Cecil Robinsou, 11
years- old, daughter of Mrs. G. W. Holcomb.
They drove to a justice near Harlem, who re
fused to marry them ou account of the youth,
of the bride, but relented when she swore
she was 16. This was early in the evening,
and having obtained the privilege of remain-;
ing at the justice's over night they thought
they would spend a few hours of honeymoon
visiting friends about the neighborhood.
They returned about 11 in high spirits to re
tire, bur to their dismay tbe indignant and
forbidding mother of the bride was there.
She had followed them, and in spite of en
treaties and tears took the girl home, leaving
the disconsolate groom to a lovely couch.
But the couple mean to outwit the mother
and live together yet.
Since the passage of the local option law
the W. C. T. U. and the other temperance
forces are girding up their loins and putting
on their armor for a red-hot campaign. Mrs.
Barker, the Dakota president of the W. C. T.
U., has gone north to some of tho missionary
fields, Col. Plummer is out of the Caledonia
.iugles and attuning his sonorous eloquence
for the new campaign. The law requires the
petition of one-third of the voters in a county
to secure a vote upon license. In perhaps
half the counties the requisite number of
voters are ready to sign petition presented,
but in many a great deal of temperance agi
tation will be needed to bring the voters up to
this mark. Temperance orators will flood
the territory, and especially the counties
that have not declared against license, and it
is probable that very few counties will be
considered too hopeless for effort.
The confidence man and swindler has been
operating about Mitchell in this way. He
claimed to be an agent for the Phoenix In
surance company, of Brooklyn, and worked
among tbe farmers. One of them received a
policy written upon the I,l. ink of the Walipo
ton company for $2,9.0, the premium being
about $I.J. He knew he hud uot taken out
such insurance, and. went to looking the
matter up. He found on the
county • records a chattel mort
gage for the $100 with his signature. Ho re
membered signing a note for $16, but no
mortgage. The note had no doubt been in
creased from ,16 to SIOO and sold to an inno
cent party, and by some trick his name se
cured to the mortgagee. But. people are
likely to continue to be swindled as long as
they sign papers for strangers, or papers
they do not understand.
„ The mortality among Dakota newspapets
the past winter has been very great, and still
many localities have more papers than can
get a decent living. Papers are always estab
lished on townsites, and often the towns re
fuse to materialize and the paper starves out.
Land and foreclosure notices keep some alive
for a time. One paper in a hail district in the
extreme noith, last week had' fifty foreclos
ures and but a column or two of business ad
vertising. That is a good thing for the ed
itor, but not a good advertisement for that
section. The timo is about past for papers In
Dakota to live on booms aud expectations.
They have to come down to legitimate busi
ness. There are a great many very excellent
papers in the territory doing well, and they
are crowding out the shams.
That South Dakota state machine, which
has at times seemed about to crowd into the
Union over the heads of the doorkeepers,
bus apparently passed into that psychologi- J
cal stale termed by the sect of udventists as
"soul-sleeping," possibly with a hope of
resurrection next winter in case the people
at . the polls In November should declare for
division. If the majority is for unity, there
will hardly be any serious attempt to per
form the resurrection act. The efforts of its
friends will be concentrated for the time in
trying to induce the people to vote in favor
of division. The present indications aro not
encouraging for their success, although in
the North there is much indifference on the
subject. • •
lt might be judged from papers in some sec
tions that a.greatmany farmers have got into
trouble by borrowing money of the numerous
loan companies. J. H. Netting, in Roberts
county, explains how he was put to trouble
and annoyance. He borrowed $300 at 13 per
cent., tl c interest payable in two coupons —
one due the company at 10 and the other for
the loan agents at 2 per cent. He paid the
first, and applied repeatedly for the small
one. but was told every time lt bad not come.
Looking over a local paper lately he was as
tonished to see , his laud advertised under
foreclosure. He could get no satisfaction
about it, and was put to large expense and
great vexation, all for $6 and the trickery of
tbe agents.
Woonsocket adopted prohibition for the
first time about two months ago, and there is
much difference of opinion as to the situation
and a fight for license in prospect. It is ad
mitted that liquor is not sold openly, and
there is less drunkenness, with rarely a ten
ant of the '.'lockup" or work for the police,
but tbe other side insist that liquor is sold in
back room, and secretly and no reveuue de
rived from lt. The prohibitionists admit this
ST. PAUL*, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1887. -SIXTEEN PAGES.
but claim that the closing of the open saloon !
Is a trroiit gain uud that less liquor Is con- !
sumed than before. Another considerable
element believe that hh.li license is tho best
solution, but there is little doubt that the ma
jority will vote at the eleetlou in favor of
continuing tho experiment another year!
Key. Mr. liannetli. tho Baptist preacher at
Bottineau and editorial writer for the Free
Lance, who has been having a trial at Bis
marck for alleged suuijnrliof. goods over the
Canada line, had no intention of annoying the
custom officers and simply overestimated the
privileges accorded togentlomeu of his cloth.
The action was flrst a civil one for confisca
tion, but the government could uot sell the
goods without proving that they were taken
in Dakota, when the proceeding was changed
to tne criminal charge of smuggling, and be
was. held to bail in $500. He Is discovering
that tho rule "to. render unto Caesar tho
things," etc., i_ the more judicious one.
Last week lour lots at Pierre were sold for
the metropolitan figures of $250,000 counting
the Black Hills" mining stock used in pay
ment at its face value but tho mines havo
not been developed and havo no definite
value. But there is growing activity in
realty at Pierre, even if the reservation is
not to bo opened at present. It is regarded
as certain that connection will be had this
season with Duluth, aud during the summer
efforts will be prosecuted to got the' reserva
tion matter into shape so that when passed
at tho next session of congress, Its results
can bo realized without much delay. ■-. - ■
There are about ten organized counties
west of the Missouri ri ver, but there will
hardly be a serious effort to carry prohibition
in any of them, unless, perhaps, one or two
just west of tho capital. Some of the towns
on that side, as Deadwood and Spearflsh, set
an example not often followed In regard to
the enforcement of laws for minors. This
month the mayor ofJDcad wood issued a procla
mation prouibiting boys under 21 being found
upon the streets after 9p. m. unless by
proper authority. Ttie law is rigidly enforced
excluding them from salouus..
The Grafton Times greatly deprecates tho
practice so common in that section of giving
credits with mortgage securities. As a re
sult the local papers in that section have In
each issue from thirty .to fifty mortgage
sales, and the loan cornea tries' are taking In a
vast amount of land. Drouth and hall last
year reduced the crops anil prevented the
meeting of the claims as they matured. In
most cases the loans were made to make Im
provements and get ahead faster than pru
dence warranted. A severe . lesson Is being
taught them.
The zeal of the young men of some militia
companies to go up to the Turtle mountain
region to quell the alleged turbulont breeds
was not entirely due to patriotic or military
enthusiasm. They had 6eou tho statement
that in the county of Bottineau adjoining
Rollette thero were fifty young aud charming
damsels holding down • claims, and they
wanted to see for themselves. Some of them
would like to have au interest in oluiins with
such attachments. .•..-••
As an evidence that the red men are catch
ing on to white people's ways, a few days ago
a bold Indian warrior of a few years since
walked down the streets of Yankton with the
papoose in his arms and bis squaw by his
side, holding his arm like civilized ladles.
In nearly every town in Dakota somo of
the churches have held memorial services
over tbe death of Beecfaer, aiid it is notice
able that the Congregational : preachers have
taken occasion geuerally, to denounce the
bigotry of certain Chicago preachers.
•r When Delegate Gifford Is rested from his
Washington labors, the Sioux Tails Argus re
quests him to make up a table of what he has
done for Dakota and bis reasons for his state
ment, that the Democrats are responsible tor
the non-admission of the territory.
Dougald Stewart, in 'Emmons county, went
to California to see what advantages it
offered, and has just returned. He says Da
kota is the best country he has found for a
man with a small capital, although the Pa
cific climate has advantages.
The postmaster at Aden, . in . Hutchinson
county. Isa little curious to know who Is the
kind friend who sent his resignation to Wash
j ington, duly signed with his name. He don't
! care much for the office, but don't want to be
I the victim of a trick. . '!....
' Bishop Hare and the .Episcopal prelate of
I South Dakota has returned from a long tour
in the states iv the interest of . bis Dakota
I work, and reports great success. . As a result
I there will be many new. churches erected in
i the South. V ... . y. .;v,.,.; ,;• r.- .,1.;.
A stockman in Emmons county has tried
i -the cayuse. or dchornim. experiment with a
part of. his herd, and is so pleased with the
result that he will dehorn all the rest in the
spring. He thinks they do much better this
way. ....'.
The schools at Kimball, in Brule county,
were closed hist week on account of diph-
I theria, although but two cases were reported
In town. In one family a few miles from
town three children recently died.
C. W. Pruyn, of Parker, ran down to Sioux
City to look at the boom last week and
brought back $2,300 as his profit/ It is ex
pected that the railroad will now have to run
an extra car between the points,- YY.Y;
Father Tieruey has been able to collect
$1,780 towards the erection of a Catholic
church at Lisbon, and is greatly pleased at
the interest taken In the scheme by people
outside of his religious lines.
Hon. L. P. Chapman, of Hanson county,
bas returned from a winter's sojourn in Mas
sachusetts and New York, and reports, that
there will be unusual emigration from those
states to Idaho this season.
Marion junction, in Turner county, accord
ing to the lively local paper, has a great ex
cess. of graceful maidens and charming wid
ows, but almost no marriageable men of any
j age. It invites such there.
The woman suffrage advocates have no love
for the recent legislature. They attribute
their small showing in it largely- to the
absence of their brilliant champion of two
years rgo, Maj. Pickler.
As a result of the trouble witn the half
breeds, saloonkeepers are said to bo careful
' about selling them liquor.as they never make
a disturbance unless under the influence of
whisky.. V'}.
A great deal of sugar and syrup is being
made from the sap of the box elder in the vi
cinity of Yankton. It is claimed that this
tree is superior to the hard maple for sugar
purposes. ".'.',';■' '.'.• y
Tne Record at Williamsport, in Emmons
county, has had its printing office In a cellar
or cave, but the. past week moved out above
ground, Asa local sheet it is among the
best. iV; Y.-
As a part of the product of the recent re
vival at Brookings, thirty-three converts last
week came up out of the waters of the world
into the religious light of the Baptist church.
About Montrose, in McCook county, farm
ers have recently lost a good many head of
stock that have died without apparent cause,
after being well fed all winter.
The prominent towns of South Dakota are
trying to organize a base ball league for that
section. Thero are several clubs there that
could compete with professionals.
One of the small compensations for re
maining a territory is found in the bill sent to
! Washington for $42,000 as part payment of
j tbe expenses of the legislature.
There still may be seen at Parker, Teemer
county, the • sum, "Liquors," to aggravate
the thirsty. The Prohibitionists have swept
the place and there Is no saloon.
Nearly all live Dakota towns are organiz
ing buildiug and loan associations. One at.
Ashton has aided In the erection of over
twenty houses the past year.
Grand Rapids, In La Moure county, has re
ceived encouragement to bid for the location
j of the . Methodist college for North Dakota.
It has advantages in location. .
H.'/lt is reported that a colouy of fifteen fam-
I • lies.: this week left Pike and Calloway coun- -
; ties, Missouri, for Tower county, Dakota, and
• many more are to follow.
The/ JerauldJ; Herald reports, that sowing
wheat was- commenced last week in that
county, and most of the seed. will be in or on
the ground this week. „ _.>i.i
The name of thejpostoflie at Parkstou, in
Hutchinson county, has beeu Kisb, but has
just been changed to Parkston, much to the
gratification of the place.
Brookings will be strongly represented at
the G. A. R. encampment at .Jamestown
j March 22-21, with a view to secure the next
| meeting at Brookings. •
The death of M. M. Jones, the late post
l master at Flandreau, was somewhat sud
den, and caused by muscular rheumatism, a
rarejdisease.
The" Webster Reporter says that a recent
convention in that place nominated a man
for. constable who had been dead about a
year. ."'• '■-■ . •'.,Y_.
', There has .been the past week a furor of
excitement at Rapid City over discoveries of
supposed rich silver deposits very near that
city. ' ..';':■•'
Nearly every locality is securing imported
or superior native horse stock, and. the terri- |
tory will soon be noted for Its fine horses. _
Tliere w ill be no floods in any of the streams
of the North unless there are heavy rains, as
the snow has pretty much gone. .;
The barbers ;of Miller j have combined to
close their establishments on Sunday — '
however, for religious reasons.
' CHURCH'S COADJUTORS. I
— — —^— - i
i
The Big Trio Who Are Helping Dakota's
New Governor to Run the
Territory. -
Day Said to be the I Governor's Friend, .
All Storios to the Contrary
Notwithstanding.
A Salt Lake City Man Says a Mor
mon Colony Will be Started
In Dakoth.
The Impression Gets Abroad That
Dakotans Are Inclined to Im- — i
blbe Too Freely.
Special to the Globe.
Washington, March 18.— Before leav
ing the city lion. John It. Wilson said to a
friend: _____$ -YY."- ! '. -
I am very .well pleased with the auspicious
commencement of the term of Gov. Church.
Those who are most inclined to criticize him
und bis inoveiueuts do not fully know tho
man. Ido not believe that the governor is
partial, nor that it is bis Intention to build up
any particular faction in bis own party. He
will do what ho believes to bo right, not only,
by the Democratic party, but for tho whole
territory. He is a very broad-gauge man,
and liberal iv his views. Yes, it is probably
true that be was sensitive concerning the
charges which were made against him as to
his personal habits. Where is the man who
would not resent such a thing. So long as
men who are prominent in politics are criti
cized lor their public acts, it is not likely that
they would feel unusually sensitive; but,
when the ■
. MORALITY OF A PUBLIC MAX
is questioned, the newspapers which: attack
him are read by his family, and the wound Is
not to him alone, but to all who hold him dear
and whom he devotedly loves. If a man did
not resent and show resentment at such
things be would be less than a man. . No. It
makes no difference whether charges of that
nature are true or not, in my judgment.
When they are true it Is unfortunate, of
course.. But the reporters should remember
that they are stabbing at whole families, in
such things. They do no good. They only
cause heart-burnings aud tears. I am not dis
cussing the morality or the men, but the fact
of publication. . It is all wrong. For my. own
part Ido not believe these charges against
tbe governor, nor havo I ever oellevcd them.
In fact, not one hundredth part of the stories
which are started against public men have
anything but the slightest, if any, foundation
except in the' imagination of the writers. .Of
course lam friendly to Mr. Day.- I always
have been. He hus always been my friend.
Mr. Day is as friendly towards Gov. Church
as any man in the territory, although strong
efforts have been made to make him appear
as antagonistic to Mr. Church.,-: f
TUE DAKOTA DEMOCRACY"
is now as uuited as it ever has been, and it is
growing in harmony ,as it is In strength.
Moreover, Mr. McCormack and the governor
are on the best of terms. You know that
McCorma-kift not a poor man, by auy means,
and if the office be holds were unpleasant to
him. for any reason whatever, he wouldn't
hold lt for a single day. He is comparatively
rich, and does a good business, und he is not
in need of any office. So long as he is pleased :
with his office, aud can be of service to his
party he will hold it, and no longer. The
i mere fact that he tcmains there ought to bo '
enough to silence the rumors of. disaffection
and dissatisfaction, which have been circu
lated. Gov. Church has about him some of
the best men :in the territory. Ward. Mc- '
dure, McCormack and the rest will bo able to
assist him materially in avoiding the perni- i
cious iuilucncc of the few who are inclined to '
make trouble aud abuse his mind. He is a |
fair man, aud has surrounded himself with l
the best material iv Dakota. I . do not see i
how his administration cau be other than suc
cessful and praiseworthy. '■
•.BAD >EW__OK DAKOTA.
The Mormons Talk of Establishing
a Settlement .riierc.
Special to, the Clone.
.' Washington, March IS.— A man from I
Salt Lake City.on his way to Dakota, tried '!
to masticate the congealed wisdom of the
bar at one of our down-town hotels last
evening, but failed. It bubbled out of him '.
this way:
I am going to Dakota, and I am going there
to stay. If this infamous government per
sists in persecuting the saints in Utah they
will emigrate again, as they did from Illinois.
There is a spot in Central Dakota which will
be settled by Mormons within a few months, '
and they will make the desert blossom as the
rose, whatever else may be said of our sect,
no one has ever dared to charge us with be
ing unthrifty We are workers. We have a
right to worship in our own way. Our friends !
are numerous in all of the territories, except'
Dakota. We hold the balance of ".power in '
Idaho and . Washington, and have a., strong '
hold in Montana. We will also spread out into
Dakota. The public may regard it ras disin
tegration, but it is nothing of this sort.
Wherever we are we are allied to the church,
and obedient to it. There is a good opening
for us in Dakota, and we are going to em
brace the opportunity. -•'--' v
.The gentleman is English by birth, with
a strong "accent of the cockney. He de
' clined to specify what locality he has se
lected for the scene of his enterprise, other
than to say it is in Central Dakota.
DRUNK-.-.!. ESS IT. DAKOTA.
The men of the Booming Territory
Not Hard Drinkers.
Special to the Globe. - Y-YY- •'
Washington, March 18. "It is not
; true," says a visiting Dakotan, "that
drunkenness prevails to any great extent in
the territory. The laws are no /less rigid
there than in the states, but there may be .
some laxity of execution of them. The
Haddock case occurred in. lowa, and not in
Dakota. , We have some citizens who are
unwelcome to our soil, and of whom we are
not proud; but the generality of the citizen
ship of Dakota is above the average in
enterprise, intelligence, honesty and
sobriety. People do not leave their com
fortable homes in the states to seek they
know not what on the prairies of the North
west, merely for wantonness. They come
West to work, to improve themselves, and
thereby they Improve the country. ; There
is, of course, a certain amount of drinking ,
going on there as elsewhere in the country,
but the reports . concerning ' £_*&sJfl|&Mgß
EXCESSIVE DRUNKENNESS
are absolutely groundless. There Is no
truth in them. Look at the figures shown
by the last year's crops. Millions upon
millions of bushels of cereals. They are
the result of toil, not indolence and indiffer
ence. This whole matter of intemperance
was started by. the discussion of the House
Bill No. 47, introduced by Mr. Mallory. at :
Bismarck, providing for the punishment of '
the men who get drunk, instead of _' punish- ;
ing the liquor seller. That excited • discus- '
sion iv the legislature and in the papers.
Eastern newspaper men, thinking they
were saying something . funny, announced
that drunkenness was so prevalent in Da
kota that they were making laws > which
would put all the citizens in jail and leave
only the marshal and sheriffs on the out
side. I have been indignant 3 a number of ;
times, on ray way East, at the questions
which have been , asked me about the al- ,
leged intemperance of Dakotans." "'-: i
Wilt Practice in Washington.
Special to tbe Globe.
Washington, ■ March 18.— C. C. Frost,
of Huron, has entered into a partnership :
with Hon. Van H. Manning, of Mississippi,
and will practice law in this city. .
Caulfield Getting Better.
Special to the Globe. ' ' '. ; .
Washington, March IS.— Hon; B. G. .'
Caullield, of Deadwood, is still- obliged to '
remain in the city on account of his im- :
paired health. He has been unable to leave '
the hotel for nearly a week past; and of ,
course unable to" travel. He is anxious to i
return To his home" because of important
business engagements. ' His physician says i
that he will undoubtedly be sufficiently re-; '
"covered to make the trip within a week. ,
Watertowu. )<
'Special to the Globe. V: -■-■■',
Watebtown, - Dak. V March 18.— stock '
company was organized here to-day, with a
capital stock of $25,000, to own and operate
the Telephone in this city. H. H. Pease was
elected president aud 11. P. Fahnestoek sec
retary. Ttii- following board of directors were
also elected; E. G. Funnestock, 11. K. Pease,
B. F. Budd, A. C. Mellette, J. E. West, J. I.
Monks, W. B. Arnold, E. C. Kiee and O. E.
Dewey. L. D. ou, formerly of the Courier
News, will commence next week the publica
tion of a third newspaper here.
FACTS FROM FAKGO.
Something About the New Foil*
master— Other New*.
Special to the Globe.
FABOO, March 18.— The appointment of W.
G. Judd, tho enterprising young merchant, as
postmaster, gives general satisfaction except
to other aspirants and their friends. It is be
lieved he will make v very popular and effi
cient officer . . .It is anticipated that the oper
ation of the interstate commerce law will give
Fargo the advantage it has sought as a job
bing point and give the wholesale trade a
boom Aid. Hector is preparing to erect a
hnndsomo brick on Front street for bis whole
sale liquor business.... All the stores and
even tho school children displayed the green
Thursday.... It is thought Col. Tyuer can be
elected mayor if ho cares Tor 1t....
Some of the members of the colored Lime
Kiln club are rehearsing for a concert at an
early day. It is claimed that there is much
undiscovered musical talent among them. . . .
Mrs. Barker, president of the Dakota W. C.
T. U., is to lecture in Fargo Saturday night,
the first of a campaign in the North under
the local option act just passed . . .The city
council, at its meeting this week, adopted an
ordinance restricting the amusements of that
class in the c ity to one variety theater, under
$200 penalty. It is said to be designed to re
lieve the embarrassment of the members in
trying to take in three or four attractions at
the same time.... There was no street dis
play St. Patrick's day, but there were servi
ces at tho Catholic church, and at night
Father Collins entertained a large audieuce
with an eloquent lecture ...There is a good
deal of disappointment at the failure of the
governor to approve the bill appropriating i
$30,000 as a starter for the agricultural col
lege here. Fargo thinks it is suitable to
some territorial institution, and is not
satisfied with being put off longer
with ! a big college on • paper only . . .
Prof. Marty and his company of local talent
scored a great success in their concert at the
Congregational churcn Friday night The
Kausom Dramatic troupe has tilled the opera
bouse every night this week The Salvation
band revival, although for some reason al
most entirely ignored by the local press, con
tinues the special excitement of the town.
Rev. B. S. Taylor and his converted "cowboy"
adjutant are tho directors, and they fill the
riuk'to overflowing every night. It is claimed
that the converts number 300 or more, but
there is a good deal of enthusiasm iv the fig
ures, and some parties require frequent con
version. Still it is the most powerful relig
ious work ever known in Fargo, and the re
sults aro claimed to be mure than up to ex
pectation. Many church people do not encour
age it on account of the irregular and some
what noisy methods employed in the work . . .
A number of the prosperous merchants and
aldermen are arranging to erect handsome
dwellings, but the anticipated hotels and
business structures are slow iv materializing.
There is, however, an evident stiffening in
real ostate, and Increase of activity generally.
It is becoming felt that Furgo must rely more
upon itself aud do something if it would main
tain its position as the chief city of the terri
tory.... Some of the Scandinavians the past
week commenced the organization of a turner
society.... Col. Plummer has spent most of
the week in the city gathering material for
temperance speeches.... lee is going out
of tbe river, with less high water than usual.
. . Widow Young has a suit in court to try to
recover land In tho north part of town,
valued at 225,000, which she claims has been
deeded away from her by confidence schemes,
implicating some prominent citizens Felix
Phantarisin legal purgatory on the charge
of biting off most of the ear of William
Hanche.
JAMESTOWN JOTTINGS.
The New College Building—Various
alter* of Interest.
Special to the Globe.
Jamestown, Dak., March Arrange
ments have been effected with the Northern
Pacilic Rail road company whereby needy
farmers can obtain feed from local dealers at
greatly reduced rates— dealers being given a
special rate for that purpose...; Plans and
specifications for the college building have
beeu adopted by the trustees of the institu
tion, who are now advertising lor bids for the
erection of the same. The buildiug will be
of brick, three stories and a basement, lUOx.U
feet in size, and will be erected on the twenty
seven and a half acres on the bluff north of
town, owned by the college and already set
apart as a campus Between $35 and $10
were cleared at the milk maid social given by
the ladies of the Presbyterian church Thurs
day evening. . . .It is stated that Phillip Bauer
and the Gasal Bros, have consolidated tneir
breweries, aud will hereafter conduct the
manufacture of their celebrated beverage on
a. larger scale than ever ...The • social
dance gotten up by Messrs. Webster
Dickinson, Flint and Smith was thoroughly
enjoyed and will probably be followed by an
other in the mar future. The Northern
Pacific yardmen here have been experiencing
the busiest time over seen in Jamestown,
lately. The breakage of the snow blockade
brings innumerable cars here, and besides all '
the available track in the yards being filled, :
there are two miles of solid cars on the James
town .. Northern track City politics are ,
becoming interesting. T.vo tickets are
already in the field, one. headed by A. A.
Allen, the other by J. M. Graham. The con
test will probably be an interesting 0ne....
John Bolinger has returned from a two .
months' visit with old Illinois friends.. J. J. '
Thompson is about to open a fruit and veget- '
able store in tho rear of the James River ]
National bank building.... Last week's fine
weather caused the farmers to bring out and
repair their farm machinery. Some of them
even talked of going to harrowing. . . . Andrew
Vig died Saturday afternoon of con- '
sumption. The funeral occurred Monday. ... ;
Tbe prominent Jamestown contractors are '
now for the college and asylum work. The
asylum work will amount to considerable.
The greater part of the appropriation for
building— sls3,ooo— will probably bo expended
this year. The trustees bave about decided
to erect two ward buildings with a capacity '
of seventy-five patients each. O. H. Hewit,
secretary of the board of trustees of the
college, is now advertising for bids for the
construction of the buildings.... '
White, of the Library association, has recently '
received for that organization a number of
valuable documents from the bureau of edu
cation at Washington.... It is stated that Col. !
Ward, Bill and li. E. Wallace, of this place,
will . soon open a broker's office in Fargo. ...
The engines on the Dakota division were
draped for several days in honor of the mem
ory of the late George Ryan. ...The work of
opening up tho Jamestown & Northern is
progressing. The track has now been cleared
as far. north as Carrington. Tbe road will i
undoubtedly be opened the whole leugth next i
week.
Aberdeen.
Special to the Globe.
Aberdeen, Dak., March 18.— Rescue t
Hose Fire. Companies Nos. 1 and 2 have beeu '
holding a fair and St. P atrick's ball in the i
National opera house Wednesday and Thurs- <
day evenings. The fair was quite a success <
and the ball was well attended. A supper i
was served each night, and the proceeds of
the entertainment went to the fund for at
tending the annual tournament to be held at ■]
Mitchell next June... The Aberdeen Mill
compauy has been making it a practice to Day ,
a few cents more for wheat than looal buyers j
in order to get the highest grade of wheat ,
marketed here. This week It has auvauced j
the price until It is now paying 62c for tho ,
same wheat others are paying 58c Tor. . . .The .
office of the St. Croix Lumber company has .
been draped in mourning in honor of the j
general manager, G. A. Torinus, who died in ,
Georgia Tuesday. The offices of the * (
company at Ipswich, Mellette, Warner, Scot- t
land and other points iv the territory are ap- .
propriately draped.,.. Rev. G. A. Brandt, of .
Roscoe, is iv the city soliciting subscriptions [
for the erection of a Presbyterian church at .
Roscoe, where be is stationed, being formerly
pastor here. P. S. Davis is assisting him in
the good work.... The G. A, R. will hold a i
camp-fire and general old army style entertain
ment at the rink next Saturday evening for i
the tenettt of the relief fund. The Apollo i
club will furnish th© music. A very good en- c
tertalntnont is promised and the seats are be- i
ing rapidly sold.... The Chicago, Milwaukee t
_. St. Paul Railway company has offered to t
loan farmers who were left destitute last fall i
seed wheat. Tho company has on baud 100,- i
000 bushels, and only wish to furnish those
who cannot get the seed through any other
source, loaning one bushel and requiring one 2
and ft half bushels to be returned in the fall.
....A. L. Ward left ' for lowa and tho East |
Thursday morning, intending to be absent for i
ten or twelve days ;.. Hon. S. Whitten, ex- l
mayor of Rochester, Minn., spent a few days t
during the week with his old school-mate, j
John Proud: | t
THE DAKOTA PRESS.
Gov. Church's Exercise of the Veto Power
a Wholesome Check on Careless
Legislators.
The Mitchell Eepublican Thinks the Gov
ernor a Man of Quick Conception
and Clear Judgment.
A Black Hills Paper Scores Ex-Gov.
Pierce and Delegate Gifford on
Division (.round..
Various Opinions About the __egis
lature—Many Views Upon .
Many Subjects.
Black Hills Herald. • \:-r'A
Ex-Gov. Pierce urges the inadequate court
facilities of Dakota as a pressing reason for
division and admission. It looks to us as
though Delegate Gifford could, If he wanted
to, easily secure the passage of a law by con
gress inoreasmg the number of territorial
judges in Dakota and giving inferior couit-s
enlarged jurisdiction, so as to remove all
cause of complaint in this connection. Is it
possible that Mr. Gifford cannot obtain as
favorable legislation for Dakota as the repre
sentatives of other territories have secured
for themselves. Or is be so bound up in the
impracticable scheme of cutting Dakota Into
halves that he has no time to attend to the
real wants of his constituency. It has been
stated that the divisiunist faction, of which
Gifford is a shining light, is opposed .to the
admission of Dakota as a 6tato and to any
other beneficial legislation that does not in
clude their pet scheme. Perhaps that is why
ex- Gov. Pierce is called upon to voice the
dissatisfaction ot tho people. These tactics,
will not assist the dlvlsionists, who must suc
ceed by fair means or fail ignominiously.
The people of Dakota will not be coerced in
that manner. 'Y Y
Knows How to Veto.
Sioux Falls Argus.
Dakota has long needed a Gov, Church. It
has long needed a man for governor who had
backbone to use the veto when it Is needed.
The legislature, like most bodies of this kind,
has acquired the habit of lumping off the
people's money in a most reckless and pro
miscuous manner and it has needed some one
to put the breaks down. Heretofore the gov
ernor has considered his duty done if only
such laws as in his estimation wore uncon
stitutional were vetoed. Gov. Church has
taken it as his duty to look deeper than the
surface of the constitutionality of the law
to the question whether or not it was needed,
to study its effects and then act in the light of
the facts received. This is tbe logical, com
mon sense way of looking at the veto power.
We believe that practically no president be
fore Cleveland has ever looked upon it in this
light, or at least bus never acted upon it. The
creation of this new idea has been ono of the
best things connected with the Cleveland
administration. 'There is now hope that Gov.
Church will Introduce the veto power Into
Dakota and will thereby protect the people
not only against the corruption, but what has
exactly the same effect, the carelessness of
legislators.
Criticising Gov. Churcn,
Mandan Pioneer.
it was hoped that when Gov. Church took
hold of the reins of government that Dakota
would have a governor of honest purposes
and firm convictions; but an executive officer
who has neither the firmness to veto » bill or
the firmness to sign the same leaves himself
open to criticism. If the Villard county di
vision bill was right the governor should have
signed it; and if it was wrong, he should have
vetoed it. He should have had the manhood
to put himself upon record in. the matter, and
not allow the bill to become operative by
lapse of time. This Is neither manly nor dig
nified, but it is the resort of the politician
pure aud simple. It manes very little differ
ence, however, as the people of Villard
county propose to test the constitutionality
of the law.
A Bit of Poetic Fancy.
Mandan Pioneer. ;....,';:;; Y/_Y •_
. The lights of the seventeenth legislative
assembly have gone out, and the last loiterer
has retired from the scene. The moon pierc
ing the cloud rifts over the territorial capital
finds that home of the once great and power
ful alone, silent and deserted. The hamlet of
Bismarck has settled down to her wonted
quietude and hum-drum local gossip. The
bustling Sheridan has shrunk to'the propor
tions of a wayside inn, and altogether a
change has come over the spirit of Bismarck's
dreams. For two long years the territorial
capital will amuse herself with the common
business of human affairs aud soar a lowly
flight. __; j_
Gifford Should Make a Statement.
Sioux Falls Argus.
Delegate Gilford is now at Canton. After
he is rested up from his travels the Argus
would Hue to see from him a tabulated state
ment of what he has done for Dakota, as also
some reason for his oft-repeated- statement
that the Democrats are responsible for- the
failure to admit Dakota. Ho was on the
grounds and should bo posted if anybody is.
A statement of a few of these things would
bo of interest to all and might convert Somo
who blame Mr. Gifford very much. Shall we
hear from him?
Mr. Day Looms Up In lt,
Sioux Falls Press.
The Democrats of Sioux Falls do uot be
lieve they have beeu treated fairly by Gov.
Church. They do not regard Mr. Ward's ap
pointment as a recognition of Sioux Falls.
The Press has no explanation of the situation
to offer. Possibly the fact th at all tho Sioux
Falls Democrats except Mr. Ward indorsed
Day lor governor may have had something to
do with it. Perhaps, also, some explanation
may be found in the fact that thero wore
hundreds of expectant Democrats and barely
a dozen places for them to fill.
Study Has been in Vain.
Fargo Sun.
During the session of the legislature, now
adjourned, we have endeavored to study out
what, if any, good the session just closed has
been to the people of Dakota, but now that it
is over wo have come to tho conclusion that
our study has been in vain, and while many
of our citizens aro censuring tho congress of
the United States for their lack of doing any
thing for Dakota, we thiuk they would find
good cause for missionary work If they would
begin nearer home, as we believe it would do
more good to censure the legislatures of the
territory than the deceased congress.
Republican Commendation.
Mitchell Republican.
Gov. Church bas, in the brief time since he
assumed his present position, shown himself
to be a mau of quick conception and clear
judgement, with a k nowledge of the affairs
and needs of this territory equaled by but
few of her public men and excelled by none.
He has made free use of his veto power, and
the localities effected thereby will for a time
"feel sore," but a. close analysis of the meas
ures thut have failed of his sanction will dis
pose to the disinterested the fact that the
.xecutlve has acted for the good of. the en
tiro territory as he should.
Proof of Its Great Progress.
Bismarck Tribune. -SESK^SkSES \
The scones and the feeling manifested at
the close of the seventeenth session ' of the
oglslative usscmbly were in happy contrast
>vltb the motions and embittered . closing
.ours of tbo sixteenth session. At this time
;here is a feeling of good fellowship and uni
:ual respect, with whatever there has been o f
serious differences during the session quite
juried under recollections of tbo general bar
nouy. All In all, this legislature,' whatever
jriticisms some of its actions may provoke, is
i great improvement upon Its predecessors,
i credit ■ to tho territory, aud a proof of its
rreat progress iv Its fitness for statehood and
complete self governmen t.
A Governor's Cabinet. -
'ioux Falls Press.
As Gov. Church has not filled "the terrlto
■ial positions would it not be well for the pa
pers to stop talking about the "governor's
.•ablnet." There is no such thing In this ter
ritory. The territorial officials never advise
he governor what to do, and it is only once or '
wlcea year that he advises them. In the
nam each is Independent of the - other. ,"• A :
rovernor's cabinet Is an absurdity. '/■
The Unholy Nuisance. i Y-.
hlundan Pioueer. * • '; *.? .
Thank the Lord the» unholy nuisance that
ias been annoying tbe people of Dakota dur
ng the last sixty days has died a death of i
imitation, aud the people can congratulate ;
hemselves that they will not bo obliged to
ifflict themselves with another legislature for I
i period of two years. The recent legislature, i
MINNESOTA \
ISTORICAL \
SOCIETY. J
NO. 7 8
although starting in under what seemed to be
favorable auspice.., has not risen above the
average of previous Dakota legislatures. it
seems in these times the people have actually
very little to • say as to how their represent**"
tives vote— the private axe of a member being
considered by the average legislator of infi
nitely more importance than any matter of
interest to the people. •
The Apex of Imbecility.
Cnsselton Blizzard.
For making of itself an uncompromising,
variegated, all-sorts-of an ass upon the
slightest provocation, commend us to tho aver
age Dakota legislature. We have long been
painfully aware that the "bear gardens" at
Bismarck numbered but very few statesmen
or patriots among their constituent elements,
and had pluncd our faith rather upon their
possession of a certain amount of sense and
decency, but this prop has failed also, and
the apex of imbecility and coarseness has
been reached during the- recent session.
Cal Will Be Missed.
Bismarck Tribune.
It Is not necessary to say of E. W. Cald
well that he Is the best auditor that Dakota
has ever had. It is enough to recall the fact
that ho brought to the Ofßoe an intelligent
comprehension of its duties/and that he has
not only been faithful in the discharge of its
duties, but has also improved upon them.
His official papers and reports are models in
their preparation, and abound in useful,
practical suggestions and information. Tbe
people can ill afford to spare Mr. Caldwell
from public service and when the people rule
he is likely to come again to the capital.
/ The Deluding Game of Slnch.
Claremout Gazette.
Sinch isa peculiar gam.: the ending is one
of those things on which one cannot calculate
with certainty. The editor of tbe Groton
Leader took a hand in a little game last Sat
urday, but. as he is near sighted, he mistook
the number of trump curds, which he sup
posed he held, aud the result was that when
the other players had scored a sufficient num
ber of winning points he was still several
points in the ring.
.Saved Hundreds of Thousands.
Jamestown Alert.
It is said that Gov. Church was determined
no unnecessary appropriation should get
away. He cut and slashed nearly every
thing, and In many instances vetoed bills and
reduced items to the ability of the territory
to pay. Hundreds of thousands of dollars
were thus saved by the governor.
A Reason For It.
Fargo Sun.
It is a noticeable fact that the Democratle
press of the territory has but very little to
say in praise of Gov. Church, while leading
Republican papers are warm in their lauda
tions of him. Poss ibly there is a reason for
this vice versa.
Will Gravitate Southward.
RcdflelJ Sun.
As railroads branch out and through Cen
tral Dakota the division scheme gradually
grows less and less. When tho territory is
admitted it will go in as a whole and then the
capital will naturally gravitate southward.
The Interest of the People.
Portland Inter Ocean.
Gov. Church made but few suggestions to
the legislature alter he took his seat, but
when he did it was for the interest of the peo
ple.
A Creditable Record.
Rapid City Journal.
Tiie legislature has made a creditable rec
ord. The people of Dakota have no reason to
dread Its comparison with the legislature of
auy of the neighboring states.
Following After G. C.
Ipswich Gazette.
Gov. Church is following closely in the foot
steps of G. Cleveland. Esq., and using his
little veto as often as he dure.
.^
Sioux Fulls.
Special to tbe Globe.
Sioux Falls. March IS.— Ground will be
broken for the new cracker factory of Noble
& Johnson on Monday, and the work of build
ing and equipping the factory will be pushed
with rapidity. The building will be 100x4*
feet— two .stories high — of brick.... An In
terest has been developed herein.. organ! ac
tion of the "Three Falls Railway" corporation,
as reported in the Globe of Wednesday last.
The geueral opinion seems to be that tiie road
will not be feasible, as the proposed route
will run directly parallel with the Duluth
line. The business men here are in for any
thing, however, which has a "company" in
its name aud generally accept a scheme in
good faith until it shows it cannot be trusted.
. . . .The river is very high now and there ha.
beeu for somo days apprehension of a serious
flood. The falls are discharging a great vol
ume of water and crowds of sightseers
dully go to see them. Those who have seen
both state that they resemble somewhat the
world famed Minnehaha falls, but of coarse
are inferior to them in grandeur and beauty.
Tbe ice is all gone and no danger is now an
ticipated.... Roger W. Cooley, one of the
prominent youug journalists of this city,
was married on Thursday, March 17. to Miss
Eliza Williamson Booth, of Savanna, Ga. Mr.
Cooley is a nephew of the celebrated law
writer of that name, and is v popular and
promising young man. Mr. Cooley and bridf
are now in the South and will return to SiouJ
Falls An 10.
— _ —_—
Grand Forks.
Special to the Globe.
Grand Forks, Dak., March IS.— Ren.
George W. Pepper, of Ashland, C, last night
closed a series of lectures iv this valley, at
the opera house, to a large audience. He
roasted Froudc and the Anglicans merci
lessly. He has largo houses at Crookston and
Grafton. Ho left for the East to-day de
lighted with fair Dakota.... The grand army
post here to-day received and accepted the
luvitatiun of Reynolds' post, of Fargo, to
hold a muster there Monday evening en route
to Jamestown to the department camp.Abont
fifteen veterans and members of the Woman's
Relief corps, accompanied by Mayor Holmes,
are going — Last night the wile of Prof. Em
met Race, a young violinist of great promise,
while he was fiddling "Then You'll l.e__.em
ber Me" ut Peppor's lecture, patriotically re
inforced him with a twelve-pound Patrick....
The Scandinavian Temperance society.strong
in numbers organized to-day to procure}*
charter for building purposes, intending to
erect a large brick block this season. This
makes the third large block under way. Web
ster bas sand -on the ground for a row of
brick tenements. Factories cannot furnish
enough brick to supply the demand, it is
feared. ■__■
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Mitchell.
Special to the Globe.
Mitcuell, Dak., March 13.— Our city elec
tion occurs April 5 .... Seeding has been com
menced In this locality. . . .Trouble from high
water is past except from inconvenience ex
perienced from wagon bridges that were
washed away and not yet repaired. Railroad
bridges have all been repaired and trains are
running regularly.... Ransom Post, G. A. R.,
bus taken measures to aid Comrade John
Davis, who lost both limbs by freezing while
caught out in a storm near Stover, Douglas
county District court convened here Wed
nesday morning. Judge Tripp presiding. Up
to date the following cases have been dis
posed of: Wright vs. State Insurance company.
of De* Moines, demurrer sustained and
plaintiff allowed to file new complaint; Her
man C. Green vs. Charles G. Was., defendant
allowed to withdraw answer and plaintiff will
take judgment by default; J. W. Corbln vs. S.
D. Olmsted, dismissed; Cammou vs. Dean,
judgment by default. in favor of defendant;
Hagan vs. McGovern. dismissed; Letcher et
ul. vs. American Central Insurance company,
verdict for plaintiff with judgment for $.*>;
Hagan Brothers vs. McGovern, to recover at
torney lees, verdict for plaintiffs withjudg
mei.t for §155; Sinullridge vs. Dean et ah,
jury reported disagreement but were ordered
back by court for further deliberation when
they rendered verdict for plaintiff; Attertoo
vs. C. W. Taylor et al., verdict for plaintiff,
with judgment for $200.
The task the Manitoba has assigned Itself it
Dakota this year evidently involves the con
struction of 1,000 or more miles of railroad.
The extension from Miuot to Great Falls is
570 miles, some TO of which are graded. The
ulnety miles from Great Falls to Helena Is all
graded it is said. The local papers say tbat
the contract for laying the iron from Minotto
.■ eat' tool* requires its completion by Nov*
_.; ii....)' This will require the laying of
about five miles v day. To effect this a steam
track-laying machine will be used, with three >
separate crews of men, so as to run day and
night, the latter with electric light. It will
take quite an army of men to push this work
through. The Manitoba will also be heard
of in many parts of the South.