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10 THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: SATURDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 25, 1888.—TWELVE PA(3__?T

CULTURE IN DAKOTA.A University that Ranks with

the Best in the East-ern States.

Draws Students from the Ter-ritory and Twenty-five

of the States.

Why a Good Many PeopleWant Auditor Ward

Out of Office.

Division and Ex.- GovernorPierce Are Touched

Upon Casually.

"From the Globe's Special Staff Contributor.Watkktowx, Feb. 24.—Dakota for

resources! Somebody is constantlyfinding out something about this coun-try that not only "surprises the na-tives," but has a like effect on thepeople of other states. The other dav-it was my pleasure to call on PresidentOlson, of the territorial university atVermillion. Here 1 expected not tofinda regular university, but something thatwould be a credit to this new territory.What was my surprise to find an insti-tution of learning that will comparemost favorably with the average ofthose of the states, and that will surpassthem in many respects. There are atleast two things connected with thisuniversity that cannot he approached byany other similar institution. The first„ the system that is in vogueat the "Vermillion university ofnot only providing free tuitionbut free room" rent and free heating.Can any other institution of learningin this country be named that does this?But the directors inform me that thiswill not continue and that after thisyear they will have to charge somethingfor room rent and heating. They don'tpropose toput too high a premium oneducation," or the first tiling we knoweverybody will be getting educated.The second point that 1 refer to is the

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of this institution. It is under thecharge of Prof. Ballascyus. and he is agenius. He can make anisic out ofany-thing, and the way lie brings itout ofthese Dakota youths is a surprise evento himself. Sis or seven large pianosconstantly resound through the hulls ofthe music rooms. Altogether 1 foundthis territorial university of ours quitean institution. There are in actual at-tendance over -jt'.o students: there are inthe college department which coursecompares favorably with that of anycollege in the land— something oversixty students. A curious fact is thatthere are thirty-one students in attend--ance, from outside ofthe territory, fromtwenty-five different slates and territo-ries. "Prof. Olson is. I believe, a nativeOf Norway, being born in that country,but from his appearance and manneryou would never know it but one wouldbe more apt to take him fora "down-East Yankee." lie is quite as shrewdand quick as a Yankee andof a nervous disposition. Helias quite an extended repu-tation as a scholar and a deep thinker.Prof.' Olson seems to he just the manfor the head of an institution of thisbind. for, while he ha?- a good head fordetails, his learning and scholarshipcommand him the entire respect of thefaculty and students. Prof. Olson hailsfrom Chicago, where he has been prom-inent in college and normal work foryears. Not to drag this discussion intopolitics. 1 might add that Prof. Olson isin entire harmony with the administra-tion at Washington; and that he thinksthat Blame will be the next Republicancandidate for president, and that Presi-dent Cleveland will again beat him, witha strong support from the West and ex-treme East. Be thinks that Wisconsin,Minnesota and Massachusetts may besafely counted for Cleveland. Thereare a good many men in this territorywho. at heart, would like to

SEE AUDITOR WARD RESIGN",for the simple hut very good reasonthat lie has made it entirely too hot forthem. When the auditor sent outnotice that the railroads had to paytheir just proportion ofthe taxation hemeant it That the railroads paid butr. per cent of the taxes on 27 per cent ofthe property, while the, farmers paid 33per cent of the taxes on 50 per cent ofthe property was something more thana high-sounding term to Auditor Ward.Ii is no wonder that ex-Auditor Cald-well, being so dreadfully scooped onthis business to imply nothingworse, would like to see Mr.Ward's resignation and wasmost glad to start a report of this kind,by publishing some long articles in hispaper.the Sioux Kails Press, to this effectand telegraphing to his friend, Jewell,at Bismarck, that a move had beenstarted by the governor at Sioux Fallsto compel' Auditor Ward's resignation,and that the Press would that morningcontain a full account. It is no wonderthat Mr. Caldwell should like to startMich a report: it was a good paliticalmove, if it hadn't been detected, andin this way made to react on its instiga-tor. When Auditor Ward stated thatthe insurance companies of the territorywould have to submit to a rigid exam-ination, and ifany of them were foundwanting in the requirements ofthe law that they would • have tostop trying to do business,lie meant all this, too, and quite a num-ber of men who have been attemptingto do an illegitimate insurance businesshave found this out. lie has shown adisposition to place the insurance busi-ness of the territory on a sound basis,and he seems very likely to accomplishthis end. It is no wonder that thereare many who would like to hear ofAuditor Ward's resignation. But thegreat mass of the people, the honest, in-telligent, working, voting class, arepained to hear of any such move as thison the part of Mr. Ward. Theyremonstrate that he shall holdon long enough to accomplish thesereforms that, he has inaugurated.or at least until he finds somebody asrood as himself to take his place. ThisDemocratic administration— the firstone—does not want to allow any private in-terests to interfere with the public wel-fare. If necessary let Mr. Waid'swholesale business be sacrificed on hisparty's altar.

What motive mustIN.SPIRX THESE DIVISIOXISTS?

We should not forget last fall's cam-paign. Did not these so-called division-ists nave their campaign organization.Did not they hold their convention?Did not they send out their speakers?Did not they subsidize their press?Now. we want to ask what didthose people of our territorywho favored one state, do in this cam-paign? We find in Burleigh county,which contains the capital.aithoughoncof the most populous counties in theterritory, yet, only some thirty voteswere cast altogether, and yet thesewild-eyed, looney. Irresponsible paperswillkeep saying that Dakota peoplewant division and will take nothingelse. Mark it—"will take nothing else.'"We claim that the people of this terri-tory have not had a chance to expressthemselves on this question. But whatintolerance from these men who havegot the idea into their heads that wemust be "divided.*' They hold theirconventions, they prosecute their cam-paign, and now they froth at themouth with fearful indignation, thatthere an; some people who dared to calla convention ot Aberdeen and expressthemselves in favor of speedy ad-mission, in whatever way might bedecided upon by congress! Now. thequestion with us is, what motive in-llnenced these divisiouists to work fortheir pet scheme of division, and tostate now that they would take any-thing else? Ifit was a common mo-tiveof public interest, why did not thesepeople, who favor one state, whoare supposed at least to bejust as good citizens and taxpayers;:•* these divisionists, why did

not they too feel impelled to enter upona canvass for the campaign. For thesimple but conclusive reason that it wasa '-division scheme," and all honest menkept out of it. Notwithstanding thisgrave charge against the late election ondivision, which 1 believe to be true,there was only a small majority for di-vision as it was. The great object withDakota people now is some way

TO GET A. DIVISION".First— We claim that there has never

been any honest expression of the peo-ple on this question. If congress hadordered a vote on the question of "divis-ion" or "one state." and there had beena majority for division, then that wouldhave settled it; but when a few schem-ing politicians take it into theirheads they want division, andmanage to arrange for a so-called election on the matter,that all honest men who think differ-ently do not attend for the reason thatit won't amount to anything, and divis-ion caries by a small majority, then wesay that that does not settle the ques-tion by any means. But clear as this is—admit that the people of this territorywant division, and what position aresome of these divisiouists la? We re-iterate the statement that the people ofthis territory want admission. PresidentPreston, of Mitchell, of the Aberdeenconvention, who was formerly knownas a raid- divisionist. stated at. that con-vention that he was for admission. Nowcomes Delegate Gilford and says that hewont work for admission exceptit is accompanied by division.Is this what the people "want? Doesthis represent Dakota? We have shownthat on a square issue it is not settledby any means that the people wantdivision. This is a difficultquestion. Itis whether the people prefer immediateadmission, in the way that congress willit to us. to .spending years more ofdoubtful time in chasing after the ques-tionable vagary of division. At last wehave these divisiouists shown up in theirtrue light. It is plain what they areafter: what they are doing all this workfor division for; what their motive inthe business is—they are not doing it forfun; be sure they. have an object— thatobject is to

GET MORE OFFICES.They are after this crazy scheme, and

let me predict right here that they willnever attain it. and what is more it willbe their ruin. What, will they talkabout sincerity! We all know that theconstitution of that Campbell statewould never have been adopted if ithadn't been for a rival light between ahalf dozen towns to see which could getthe most votes for the capital. Andthey do say that Huron would neverhave, got it if it hadn't been for the factthat it had town lots on four sides of thetown that it could give away to workers,while at Pierre they could only offerthese presents on three sides- -or ratherpart of three sides, the Indian reserva-tion not being open. Our friendWheelock, of the Mitchell Republican,though, has about the right idea of thewhole matter. He says that whetherone side or the other of the question car-ries, he wants the men of Dakota tostand

OX TIIKIHPRINCIPLESby their colors. Both positions can notbe right and best, and time can only de-cide. Atpresent he wants both partiesto do what they can, in a fair way, to at-tain their ends, and whatever the out-come, they can have the satisfaction ofshowing a record that was true to theirconvictions. This is right.

Our much-respected friend, ex-Gov.Pierce, hasn't much to say lately abouthis boodler friends down at Yankton.Eh, governor? Can't you tell us whatdear little angels they were? Didn't weknow what we were talking about whenwe said that things were not right there?Who is on top now? Is your friend,Boodler Powers, going to be a candidateforthe legislature? We ask you this,Gov. Pierce, as the representative of theRepublican party in the territory andthe exponent of a great political organ,and not on any personal considerations.

The Lookkk-Ix.

WEST OF THE MISSOURI.

No Damage From Storms CattleDoing Finely —_. FavorableWinter.

Special to the Globe.Gladstone, Stark County, Dak., Feb.

24.—Your correspondent has takentrouble to interview farmers and othersin this section of the West Missouricountry as to their experiences duringthe severe storms in January. As faras can be ascertained there was nosuffering and no loss at all is reportedto stock. The winter so far has been adelightful one. Cattle and sheep are inexcellent condition and have requiredless feeding than in the winter of1886-7. Farmers who have large herdson shares in the neighborhood of Taylorand Richardton have not feed at all.

There is a considerable feeling of in-dignation among business men andothers at the repeated failure of thepostal authorities to deliver the mailhere. Several times lately no mail hashas been thrown off, nor none takenfrom the crane. It is thought that someofthe surplus might be devoted to theimprovement of the mail service in theNorthwest. Investigations point to thefact that the mail clerks are overworked,and that the present force engaged onthe main line of the Northern Pacific isinadequate and not able to handle thelarge and increasing mail distributed tothis section of the country. A move-ment has been started by the businessmen and farmers in and near Gladstonefor the starting of a cheese factory onthe co-operative plan. Excellent facil-ities are here afforded forsuch an enter-prise, as some of the finest springs inthe West Miss country are locatednear the tow nsite. Sheep and horses onshares are in demand here by thefarmers.

is a native of Pennsylvania, a first grad-uate of Cornell univeisity, Ithaca, N.V., a favorite student of Andrew I).White, the great ex-president of Cor-nell. Eleven years a* newspaper man,beginning with the Cincinnati Enquirerand ending with the Fargo Times, July4, l*so, when he became register of theBismarck land office by the grace otCarl Schurz. He is one of the school injournalism that believes in news andparagraphs. July 4, I*S4, Ik; was re-appointed register on his merits, andhis office is now rated by inspectorHobbs, of the general land office, thebest in the West, and the BismarckTribune, somewhat partial, has said "Inthe United States." The settlers thinkhe is an unabridged encyclopedia ofland and law statistics. lie beleives ina single settlement law only, and is theauthor of many short disquisitions pub-lished at different times to that effect.Thinks the Northern Pacific as a matterof business should give its lands toactual settlers on the same or equiva-lent terms as the government doesunder the homestead law. He doesn'tseem to have tiny political record. Hemay have personal friends high up, buthe never held any other office than theone he fills at present. Never was atWashington. D. C, never was in a leg-islature, never was a delegate to a po-litical convention, never made a stumpspeech and never peddled tickets at thepolls. His original appointment musthave been an accident. He never earnedit by any political service the oldest set-tler knows anything about. He is astudent of recent economic questions,and is said to be writing a book. Tariffrevision, profit sharing and commercialunion with Canada are his hobbies. Heis a cousin ofCommander-in-Chief Rea,of Minneapolis, and believes iv thatgentleman.

THE BLIZZARD LOSSESGathered by Territorial Board

of Education From CountySuperintendents.

Names of Victims in all Coun-ties of Dakota That

Suffered.

The Total Figures Are 120 inSouth and 16 in North

Dakota.

Aid Needed for Some ofThose Injured in the

Storm.

The following is a correct list of thenames of the persons who perished inDakota in the great blizzard of the 12thofJanuary, 1888. The preparation ofthis list was authorized by the territor-ial board of education and has beencompiled by the secretary of the boardfrom information obtained from thecounty superintendents of the variouscounties, lie is now engaged in ar-ranging and editing this informationfor publication in pamphlet form as amemorial to the teachers and pupils ofthe public schools who yielded theirlives to the fury of the storm. Manyof the victims of that storm have leftfamiles and other persons who were de-pendent upon them in helpless andstraightened circumstances, One manleaves an aged and helpless father andmother in very destitute circum-stances. Several have left wiveswith large families of childrenin an almost helpless condition.Some of those who have suffered in thestorm and have lost some of their limbsare without money or friends fromwhom they can claim the attention theyneed. One family of seven personswere for many hours in the storm andof the seven there is not one able toleave the bed. All but one have suf-fered the amputation of some of theirmembers: They are in the house ofastranger. They are in very destitutecircumstances. Three or four personsare needed in constant attendance uponthem. The people of that locality aredealing generously with them, but theircondition demands the sympathy of abroader circle. Such cases would bemuch relieved by the contributions ofof people who are charitably inclined.Any person or corporation wishing torelieve distress can find instancesamong the sufferers of the blizzardwhere money would be most worthilybestowed and gratefully received. Anyone can obtain the names of such per-sons by making inquiry.

P. S. Dougherty, Canty, Aurora county,aged 'JO, teacher.— Rodgers, Plankinton, Aurora county,farmer.

A young man. Plankingtou, Aurora county,farmer

Frank Nierson, Virgil,Beadle couutv, 22,farmer.William Nierson, Virgil,Beadle county, 16,

aimer.T. R. Gilkerson, Huron, Beadle county, 40,

dairyman.Robert Chambers. Huron. Beadle county,

34, farmer.J. B. Seofield, Wolsey, Beadle county, 18,

farmer.Catharine Prowess. Wolsev, Beadle county,

GO years.Adam Gerner, Iroquois, Beadle county, GO,

farmer.Enid ('ilberson, Bonilla, Beadle county,

45, farmer.Johnny Newcombe, favour, Beadle county,

pupil.J. H. Reed, Totten Station, Benson county,

40, farmer. : ;\-Mrs. Anna Wilson, Running Water, BoaHomme comity. 21, teacher.A. J. Winters, La Crosse, Bon Hommecounty, Wis., GO, agent.J. C. Robinson, Yankton, Bon Hommecounty, 43. agent.Michael Hoff, Tyndall, Bon Homme coun-

ty, x. pupil.Nels Halhurtoti, Springfield, Bon Homme

county, 15, farmer.Joseph Ilirsch, Tyndall. Bon Homme

county, 45, farmer.Mrs. Bombas. Tyndall, Bon Homme coun-

ty. 35, farmer's wife.Mrs. Bouza. Tabor, Bon Homme county,

50, farmer.Edward Geishert. Scotland, Bon Homme

county. 18, pupil.Oscar Geishert, Scotland, Bon Homme

county. 15, pupil.Emily Geishert, Scotland, Bon Homme

county, 13, pupil.George Geishert, Scotland, Bon Hommecounty, 10, pupil.Fred Geishert, Scotland, Bon Homme

county, 7. pupil.Young Weisser, Tyndall, Bou Homme

county, 10, pupil.Three girls of Christoff Kaul. of Tyudall,

ased 8, 10 and 12 respectively.William Fitzgerald, Bottineau, Bottineau

comity, iarmer.Blef Slatton, Willow City, Bottineau

county, farmer.—-Tisland, Brookings, Brookings county.S William Morrell, Aberdeeu, Brown county,

laborer.. Addie Allen, Brule, from Boone, 10.Mrs. Anderson's daughter, Brule, from Red

Lake, Dak.Loi Foisie, Woodbridge, Cavalier county.

00, mechanicLewis Butcher, Raymond, Clark county,

farmer.Elmer Smith, Raymond, Clark county,

farmer.Hurry Driver, Raymond, Clark couutv, 19,

farmer.Willie Driver. Raymond, Clark county, 12.Bel le Shufelt. VVakonda, Clay couutv, 14,

pupil.Fatina Sliufelt, Wakonda, Clay county. 12,

pupil.Frank Allen, Mitchell, Davison county, 13.Harrison Smoats, Bristol, Day county, 70,

farmer.Henry Sheaf, Altamount, Deuel county,

farmer.William Hutchinson, Deuel county, 12,

pupil.Joseph Hutchinson, Deuel county, 11,

pupil.Isaac Anderson. Oakes, Dickey county,

laborer.iMrs. Olsen, Wright township, Dickey

county.Egbert Wilkins, Ludden, Dickey county.Jacob Mack. Armour, Douglas county, 45.Charles Rhodes. Harrison, Douglas couuty,

35).Ella Lamar, Faulk county, from l.eighton,

Io„ 29, teacher.Carrie Annan, Faulk county, 8, pupil.Joseph Metz, Miranda, Faulk county, 29,

farmer.Edward Peterson, Miranda, Faulk county,

45, farmer.William Klemp, Millard. Faulk county, 23.

farmer.A. Email nelson. Grant county, farmer.Sarah Dolan* Hamlin county, teacher.Charles Neilson, Seward, Hamlin county.Henry MeCouly, Ksteline, Hamlin couuty.Patrick Garvey, Bryant, Hamlin county.Otto Tetzlaff, Havti, Hamlin county.Maggie Dunn, Hee Heights, Hand couutv,

teacher.Alex Thompson, Glendale, Hand county,

farmer. -George Holtz, Elizabeth, Hand county,

farmer.J. W. Gosslee, St. Lawrence, Hand county,

65, farmer.Johnny Halen, Wcssingtou, Hand couuty,

pupiLHoy named May, Park township, Hand

county, 14, pupil.Mrs. Dora shultz. Park township, Hand

county, ('3.Walt Hunger, Piano township, Hanson

county.W. "B. neadly, Parkston, Hutchinson

county. "5, farmer.Young Tebulius, Milltown, Hutchinson

county, 13. pupil.Young Tebulius, Milltown. Hutchinson

county, 11, pupil.Josh Layton, Tripp, Hutchinson county,

45, farmer.George Layton, Tripp, Hutchinson county,

21, farmer.George Lang,Parkston,Hutchinson county.Mrs. Anthony Baby, Hyde county.Sister Wilhelmine,* Hyde county.Mrs. S. Levine. Esmond, Kingsbury county.O. A. Johnson, Madison, Lake county, 22,

fisherman.Martin Stein, Wentworth,- Lake county,

laborer.Mrs. Owens, resident of Moody county.Minnie Wierenga, Lenox, Lincoln county,

15, pupil.Tiilie Wierenga, Lenox, Lincoln county,

13, pupil.Maggie Wierenga, Lenox, Lincoln county,

11. pupil.Peter Wierenga, Lenox, Lincoln county, 7,

pupil. -v.-".A. Kylling, Lincoln county. 19, farmer.A Norwegian, Daphne, Lincoln county,

laborer.William Henderson, Mr-Cook county, 23,

farmer. ,-. v..:

Christian Kaul, Mcintosh county, farmer.Otto, Britton, Marshall county.

1.. B. IJenner, Howard, Miner county.Hose Censer, Howard. Miner county, 10.Christina Jacobs, Key's.Minnehaha" county.

teacher.Miss Grinde, Key's, Minnehaha county,

pupil.Q. Grardstrom, Brandon, Minnehaha

county, farmer.P. K. Oven, Republican. Minnehaha county,

laborer.Mrs. J. Kennedy, _oux Falls, Minnehaha

county.Joseph Kennedy, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha

county. l'_Erie Erickson, Minnehaha county.John Messier, Minnehaha county".

Hunt, Moody county.•I. M. Kilby, Lisbon, Ransom county,

farmer.Mrs. John Ki'umit, Hankinson, Richland

county.A. Zwielke. Corona. Roberts county.Tommy Taylor, Letcher, Sanborn county,

11.Lizzie Ashton, Alwllda, Sanborn county.Mary Fisher, Amboy. Sanborn county," 23.Cora M. Curtis, Delcnicre, Sargent county,

seacher.F. W. Stone, Artesian city, Sanborn county,

farmer.Bessie Stnnticld, Northville, Spink county,

'_•(), teacher. „Charles Osman, Ashton, Spink county,

fanner.Lewis Merriman, Frankfort, Spink county,

62, farmer. .Bailie Merriman, Frankfort, Spink county,18, fanner.

*_. A. Ryan, Cleveland, Stutsman county,•10, farmer.

Lizzie Dwyer, Hurley. Turner county, IS.Three young Kaull'mans, Rosetield town-

ship. Turner county, pupils.John Albright,Rosdield, Turner county,

pupil.Peter ruber. Rose tie Turner comity,

pupil.Young Hem, Freeman, Turnerjcouaty, pu-

pil.\oungllein. Freeman, Turner county, pu-

pil.A man, Minot, Ward county, farmer.A boy, Minot, Ward county.Jacob Kurtz, Lesterville, Yankton county,

farmer. ... ,;Fred Milbecger.LesterTllle, Yankton county,

farmer. "**Franz Wcisner. I'tica, Yankton county.Dibbles. Newark, Sargent county.

Young Dibbles, Newark, Sargent comity.scmmahv by counties;

Aurora, 3; Beadle, 0; Benson. 1; BonHomme, 17; Bottineau, 2; Brookings, 1;Brown. 1; Cavalier, 1: Clark, 4; Clay, 2;Davison, 1; Day, 1; Deuel, 3; Dickey, 3;Douglas, 2; Faulk, 5; Grant, 1; Hamlin,5: Hand, 7: Hanson, l: Hutchinson, (5;Hyde, 2* Kingsbury. 1; Lake, 3; Lin-coin,*;; MeCook, U Mcintosh, 1; Mar-shall, 1: Miner, 2: Minnehaha, 8; Moody,1: Ransom; I; Richland. I: Roberts, i;Sanborn. 4: Sargeant, 3; Spink, 4: Stuts-man, 1; Turner, '.»; Ward, 2: Yankton, 3.

No authentic accounts have yet beenreceived from the following counties,viz: Charles Mix, Brule, Butte,' FallRiver,Jerauld. Emmons, Morton, Griggs,Pembina, Rolette. It is known thatthree or four persons (the names of twoare given), were frozen in Brule county,and one is reported lost in Jerauld.With the two exceptions named it isthought that none of these countiessuffered the loss of a life. The totalnumber lost and whose names are re-ported is l:;:;."; Allowing three for thetwo counties of Brule and Jerauld, thetotal number of lives lost in the terri-tory will be 13(5. We believe this to bethe correct number.

The following counties report no lossof life: Barnes. Buffalo, Burleigh,Campbell, Cass, Coddington, Custer,Eddy, Edmunds, Foster, Grand Forks,Hughes. Kidder, La Hour, Lawrence,Logan, Mercer Mcllenry, McLean, Mc-Pherson, Nelson, Oliver, Pennington,Potter, Ramsey, Stark, Steel, Sully,Towner, Traill, Union, Walsh, Wal-worth; Wells.

Of the whole number perished sixteenwere north of the 46th parallel and theremainder to the south. This fact isdoubtless due to the greater severity ofthe storm in the southern part of theterritory; and also to the fact that thestorm began later in the day, and there-fore found a larger number of peopleaway from their homes. A line drawnon the map from Bottineau county inthe North to Bon Homme county inthe South will indicate the points ofgreatest severity.

As to occupation, 8 are reported asteachers in the public schools, 35 werepupils in the schools. 44 were reportedas farmers, 9 farmers* wives, 2 agents,0 laborers, 1 fisherman, and the occupa-tion of 28 not given.

CALDWEL.I/S MUSTARD SEED.

How It Grew and Birds of the Air"Lodged inItsBranches and Sunsof It.

S- ecial to the Globe.Sioux Falls, Feb. 24.—And 10, the

mustard seed which Caldwell hathplanted hath waxed great and doth flour-ish as a green bay tree. By this refer-ence is had to the story which wasstarted by Mr. Caldwell touching thereception of the Sioux Falls Democratsby the governor on his visit here sometime ago. During the last week thepapers through the whole territory havecontained references in one way andanother to the manner in which thegovernor "slighted" the local Demo-crats. Organs of the party haveadvised the faithful here to pass thething over for the good of the party, andRepublican papers.with a disinterested-ness which is heroic, have insisted thatthe Democrats resent it. Itis now per-haps time to

STATE THE WHOLE CASEas it was known to the Globe's repre-sentative. •Gov. Church came here to consultwith D. M. lnman and Abe Boynton onbusiness connected with their officialpositions. The governor was not mak-ing a triumphal tour, he had been hos-pitably entertained by the Sioux Fallspeople a short time before and wasloth to accept any more hospitalitiesor to appear to be the occasion of anymore "blow outs." Announcementhowever was made in the Argus Leaderthat the governor was tit the C ataract,and that lie would be glad to receivevisits from any who might call. Mam-did call and many did not. But no onehere thought of having been slighted.There were no insults, no cold deals, nowine bottles, no schemes, no resigna-tions. The whole story sprung, likeMinerva, full grown from the brain ofthis journalistic Zeus, who once occu-pied the position of ex-auditor of theterritory. The fiction was conceived,born and matured in a single flight ofan unsteady imagination, and it maysafely be said that father and child arealike ashamed of each other.

This is the story of the "governor'sinsulting conduct towa rd the DemocritsofSioux Falls." Next.

editor of the Kedlield Journal, Redfield,Dak., was born at Palmyra, Wis., Jan.22, 1859. lie removed with his parentsto lowa in 1870, where he assisted hisfather in fanning and stock-raising un-til he attained his majority, having re-ceived in the meantime a liberal edu-cation; nirrried a Miss Burgess, a na-five ofNova Scotia, and struck out forDakota with his wife in the springof 1880, settling at .Brookings,where he became connected witha newspaper Two years laterlie removed to Redfield and soon there-after secured an interest in the Journal,assuming the management of its busi-ness department. On Sept. 1. 1883, hebecame its chief editor and principalproprietor— positions which he still oc-cupies. ' lie is. a pronounced Republi-can in politics and equally as pro-nounced for prohibition, so far as it per-tains to the sale ofintoxicants as a bev-erage, and is popular as a journalist.

BOOMING OAKES.A Descriptive Write-Up of a

Dakota Town WhichHas Had _*•_$

A Marvelous Growth and IsDestined to Be a

Great

Railroad and Commercial; Center—What Her Busi-

ness Men

Are Doing* and the Improve-ments That Ape Now Be-

ing* Made.

Special to the Globe.Qakes, Dak., Feb. 94.—A great deal

has been said and written during tin-past year concerning the future of thebooming little city of Oakes, Dickeycounty, Dakota. One needs only to ex-amine the map of Dakota and study thelocation of Oakes and the railroads thatcenter here to understand why it is thather citizens are so sanguine of herfuture. When its system of rail-roads are understood; and the Influ-ence they must bring to bear to-wards the development and growth ofOakes; the claim that it will some day-be the largest city in Cnntral Dakotadoes not seem so preposterous after all.Three immense railroad corporationsare now operated into Oakes, viz: TheChicago _ Northwestern railway, theNorthern Pacific railway and the Min-neapolis „ Pacific railway. Oakes isthe northern terminus of the Chicago& Northwestern railway in Dakota, alsothe southern terminus of the NorthernPacific railroad. These two lines arethe

coxxectixg ItAir.ltd.Vl) I. INKSbetween South and North Dakota; andthrough them Oakes becomes the pas-senger junction and freight transfer forall travel and freight between the twogreat sections of Dakota. When welook at the vast stretch of countrytraversed by these two great railways,we must see the immense transfer busi-ness that will eventually exist betweenthem at this point. The most importanteast and west line of railroad that hasbeen extended into Dakota is the Min-neapolis & Pacific railroad, which is anextension of the Minneapolis. Sattlt Ste.Marie & Atlantic railroad, but betterknown as the '.'Great Soo System."'The Minneapolis & Pacific, which isnow operated into Oakes and givesus an air line to St. Paul and Min-neapolis, when extended into Bis-marck will be 100 miles shorter thanany other line running between Bis-marck and St. Paul. With its connec-tions via the Sault Ste. Marie it bringsOakes and Central Dakota over 400 milesnearer to the seaboard and the Easterncities and manufactories than any otherrailroad. When we contemplate the re-duction in passenger and freight ratesby this short route and the facilitiesOakes will present as a distributingpoint, one can hardly realize the magni-tude of the business to be transacted.The Minneapolis &Pacific, looking for-ward to the importance of this point,have made it the end of both passengerand freight divisions, and have securedthirty acres of land upo i which theyhave contracted and agreed to erect ex-tensive machine and repair shops thecoining season.

There is still another road which thepeople of Oakes hope to secure— theBlack Hills branch of the Northern Pa-cific, which now ends temporarily atMilnor. Dak., about thirty miles distant,and which in its westward course an-other season will cross the James .rivervalley either at Oakes or La Moure.There is also some probability that theRock Island system, already in CentralDakota, will put out an arm to reachthis general meeting point. .

The above map gives the reader some-what of an idea of the great railroad andcommercial center Oakes is surely des-tined to be. Oakes is a city at presentof about 600 inhabitants, and issituated in the eastern portion' ofDickey county, one Of the richestagricultural districts in the territory. Italso lies inalmost the geographical cen-ter of that portion of Dakota territorylying east ofthe Missouri river, and inthe very heart of that magnificentstretch of country known as the "Jamesriver valley," which lias made Dakotafamous throughout the . world by itswonderful production of hard wheat.The city lies one mile east of and thirty-seven feet above the level of the Jamesriver. At a depth of fifteen feet belowthe surface there is an inexhaustiblesupply of ; ; ,-

THE PUREST WATERfound in Dakota, being suitable forboth engines ani manufacturing pur-poses. The cityofOakes was not platteduntil Sept. 29, 1866. but at the first saleof lots over £14.000 changed hands. Thestreets are now ornamented with busi-ness blocks that would be a credit to acity many times its size. Judging bypresent indications, the city will thisseason witness a boom and growth thathas never been equaled In the West.Among the many improvements to bemade, we may mention a $40,000 flour-ing mill, now in course of erection, witha capacity of ISO barrels per day. A#5,000 school house is to be built. TheBaptist, Presbyterian and Methodistsocieties have all awarded contractsforthe erection of large church edificesthis spring. Over 200 buildings wereerected in Oakos the first year of its ex-istence, and with such live men asMessrs. Marshall, James, McCarthy,Slocuni, Peabody, Reddle, Ilagen, andmany others backing the town, it cannot help but become a city.

The principal real estate interests inOakes are owned as follows: The West-ern Townsite company and the North-ern Pacific railway own the originaltown site, which includes 320 acres. TheMinneapolis & Pacific road, in connec-tion with the Oakes syndicate, of winchHon. T. F. Marshall is local manager,and is ably assisted by Col. M. S. James;owns 400 acres adjoining the town. TheSioux Falls syndicate, composed ofPresident Mckinney, ofthe Sioux FallsNational bank, W. W. Brookings, Eddy& Davenport, Dr. Subera and others,are largely interested It Oakes. Partiesfrom Appleton, Wis , have invested$10,000 in Oakes real estate, and havemore to put in. J. B. McCarthy, ofOakes, also owns a very valuable addi-tion to the city, which In; has just plat-ted and placed on the market.

Oakes has an excellent weekly news-paper, the Republican, 'which is ablyedited by W.H.Ellis. A boom editionof 20,000 copies of this paper is just be-ing issued, and parties contemplatingsettling in Dakota should write for a

sample copy of this sheet. Oakes offersmany Inducements, and to capitalists,investors, professional men, merchants,mechanics and those of every line ofbusiness who are seeking investments,business or homes, there is an openingat Oakes that for safety and certaintycannot be surpassed in this territory.

»Far«jo "Buckeyes."

Special to the Globe.Faik-o, Feb. 24.— response to a call

for the organization of an Ohio club inthis city, a meeting was held in theOffice of Judge Mitchell, Thursday eve-ning, with a goodly number of repre-sentatives present. Judge Mitchell wasmade chairman, and Capt. Gregg secre-tary. A committee was appointed todraft a constitution, and the meeting ad-journed to meet in Y. 51. C. A.hall Feb.•''.>. This being Ohio's centennial year,much interest is manifested by herformer citizens in this movement._

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A Successful Lady Pastor.Special to the (J lobe.

Sioux Falls, Feb. 24.—A little overyear ago Miss Carrie J. Bart left, of

Minneapolis, came to Sioux Falls andorganized a church, of the Unitarianfaith. The society under her pastoratehas grow radidly, and is now one ofthe largest and most prosperous churchorganizations in the city. An elegantnew stone church has just been built atan expense of some $5,000, and to-mor-row the church will be first occupiedand dedicated. It is a monument toMiss Bartlett's perseverance and talents.

A SAMPLE COUNTY.But About Four Tears Old and Has Over

Seven Thousand Population.

RAILROADS OPENING IT UP.

Great Wheat and Stock Section audMuch Government Land Tet

to be Had.

Special Letter to the ('lobe.Laxcuiox, Cavalier Co., Dak., Feb. 28.Cavalier county, as can be observed

by a glance at the map, lies in thenortheastern portion of Dakota, isbounded on the north by Manitoba, onthe east by Pembina county, on thesouth by *V"» alsh and Bamsey counties,and on the west by Towner county. Itwas organized July 8. ISS4, and by anact of the last legislature the countyseat was established at Langdon. Thereare forty-two congressional townshipsembodied therein, which means nearly1,000,000 acres of land, fully one-half ofwhich is still open to settlement. Thedevelopment of the county has beenphenomenal since its first settlement,notwithstanding the numerous trialsand adversities that the settler was sub-jected to, owing to inconvenience oftravel without a railroad and a marketfor produce, until last November, whenthe rewards of patience were fully metby the completion of the St. Paul, Min-neapolis & Manitoba extension to thispoint. The country is settled with awell-to-do and prosperous class of peo-ple, com posed partly of those from otherstates, but principally from Canada,and this leads me in justice to theCanadians to state that a wrong impres-sion prevails among some that theseresidents of her majesty's dominionnever become true citizens to our gov-ernment. There may be exceptions, butas a class 1 can, from a standpoint ofknowledge, vouch tnat they make thevery

BEST OF SUBJECTS,are thrifty, economical, and primed withenergy, the latter quality attributable. Ipresume, to the stimulating influencesofour northern ozone. I am told thata great deal of disaffection exists acrossthe line among the people, occasionedby the ill-treatment of the governmentand as the old saying goes, "It's an illwind," etc., hence we look for a largeemigration from there next spring, andwhile it is not my object to sow anyseeds of dissension by this allusion, stillIsay to those people, if you are notsatisfied, come to Dakota and you willfind her people ever ready to welcomeand encourage you in every possibleway, feeling satisfied that the induce-ments offered here are commensuratewith the benefits to be derived. In thiscounty we have an advantage over someofour sister counties of the territory inview of the fact that none ofour domainis gobbled up

BY LAND GRANTS,every quarter section is or has beenopen to settlement, at a governmentprice which is within the range of all,consequently speculators are barredfrom securing possession of large tractsand then holding the land at fabulousprices, which, by the way, has demon-strated itself to be a curse to sectionswhere such a state of affairs exist.Nearly five thousand acres of our virginprairie lie waiting fordevelopment fromthe hand of the new settler, who can,with very little money, coupled with adetermination to succeed, soon securefor himself a comfortable home and afair competency, and many a man whois now working from early morn tilllate atjiight, only eking out an exist-ence in some fossilized over-crowdedtown, or on a small farm in theeffete East, could, if he wouldbut muster up sufficient cour-age to shake off the cobwebbedshackles of poverty-ridden bondage thathold him down, by the same labor in afew years obtain what a lifetime of anequal outlay in such places never bring,and this is no inflated statement, for ithas been verified by the experience ofmany. 'Tis true that this is not a coun-try without its drawbacks, but where isthe land where

".MILKAND HONEY FLOW"and all is cloudless sunshine year in andyear out! Echo justly reverberates theanswer, "Nowhere," and those who holdout inducements different to draw emi-gration can be properly classified in thecategory of frauds of the deepest dye,for the perpetration of which the tor-tures of the whipping post would be alukewarm punishment. At the presenttime many of our Eastern and Southerncontemporaries are parading in capitalletters the severe storms to which Da-kota has been subjected— the lossof life, etc.— and are endeavoringto use this as an argumentto direct the tide of immi- ,gration in other directions. I admitthat this has been a severe winter inDakota, but, inall fairness, has it notbeen the same all over the country-East, West, North and South? Now*asto the mortality caused by cold. Nearlyall of it is traceable to negligence on thepart of the people in subjecting them-se. Ives to exposure. "Anounce of pre-vention is worth a pound of cure," andif people were more discreet there wouldbe no necessity for such catastrophes.All will agree that in new and sparselypopulated countries there is but littleprotection for the reckless adventurerwho ignores all precaution in riskinghis life in a storm; but in time, as set-tlers fill in and the country becomesmore densely populated such accidentswill be of rare occurrence and would benow if more care was exercised. Tothose who are engaged in this

NEFARIOUS AND LIBELOUScirculation of malevolent reports. 1 saythat it is a selfish and detestable policyto attempt to build up one portion of acountry by tearing down another; allother things being equal. However,"Truth is mighty and will prevail." andhow much better for all concerned togive unvarnished facts, and thus avoidthe bitter pangs of disappointment andthe accompanying injuries incident tothe tactics of deception practiced bymany upon the innocent seeker of ahome, in advertising a locality with aview to settling it up.

As I stated at the beginning of myletter, the growth of this county sinceits first settlement has been really mar-velous, and where only a short time agothe handiwork of civilization was un-known the works of progress and enter-prise are visible all around. Farmsare being . opened up in every di-rection, good, substantial buildingsare constructed generally, and improve-ments of all kinds are in order. Farm-ers have been blessed with excellentcrops. As an evidence the elevators re-port over 1,000.000 bushels of wheatmarketed in 1887, uot to speak of other

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mains, consequently the farmers arenearly all in good circumstances, whichbespeaks a bright future for Cavaliercounty. Conspicuous among the earlysettlers, and to whom much is due forthe success and prominence of thecounty's interests, might be justly men-tioned Hon. 11. Mcfingh, George F.Winter, W. J. Mooney, lion. John Bid-lake, F. K. Renaua, M. D. O'Brien,Archie Shclp, John Mcßride, 11. J.Hope, James Anderson, E. J. Fox andT. J. McKeown. And now a word aboutLangdon and a few of the other lead-ing towns: Langdon takes Its namefrom B. B. Langdon, Minnesota's well-known millionaire and politician, anddates its birth as a town from October,18137, prior that it was only a postoffice.It is beautifully situated on the elevatedprairie overlooking the surroundingcountry, and geographically in the cen-ter of the county, at the terminus of theSt. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba rail-road, and owing to its elevation is con-sidered one of the healthiest localitiesin the Northwest. Its growth has beenastonishing, and what was only unset-tled prairie a few months ago is now aplace of the most marked activity, sub-stantially built, and with a populationof over CiOO souls. Ours is no ephemeraltown. It is a place created by the de-mands of its tributary surroundings.In short, it is a desirable business point.On the 28th inst. an election is orderedby the board of county coinmissionesfor the purpose of incorporating as acity, and already, as is customary, anumber of candidates are pulling thepolitical wires for the capture of polit-ical prizes and the emoluments thereof.

Milton, Osnabrock, Edinburg andOlga are other towns not so large, butprosperous in proportion. Iv conclu-sion, permit me to add, in the languageof the average newspaper correspond-ent, that '-I have already trespassed toomuch on your valuable space," and fur-ther, that this article is not especiallyintended for "boom" purposes, thoughthe critic and fastidious will be proneto draw such an inference. On the con-trary, the writer (modestly speaking; isan ardent disciple of the dissemina-tion of facts which will tend in any way

to furnish information beneficial to thewelfare of his community, agreeingthat the columns of the press to be thebest distributor to realize from, andthat by so doing he is discharging a dutydevolving upon some one, and with noview to being parasitic, with these mo-tives as a guiding star I say to thosewho are debating the question of re-moval to the West— take into considera-tion a few of the advantages this pro-lificcountry affords, for the time is notfar distant when all of Uncle Sam'sglorious domain will be taken, and nowis the appointed time to grasp a rapidlyfading opportunity which must inevita-bly lead to a betterment of your condi-tion in life—a concomitant rewardtor those who do not want the entireearth, but are satisfied with their prorata of its productions, and in the lan-guage of Berkeley 1 repeat that:Westward the course of empire takes its way.

The four first acts already past;Afifth shall close the drama with the day;

Time's noble.it Offspring is the last.John F. Gleason.m+

FARGO PROUD OF HER.

A Young Musical Genius of theDakota City Winning Honors inParis.

Special to the Globe.Faiigo, Feb. 24.—Fargo society is de-

lighted at the rising success of one ofits favorites over the water. It islearned that Miss Marie Paige, daughterOf F. A. Paige of this city, recentlymade her debut In Paris as a concertviolinist, receiving an enthusiastic wel-come by a fashionable audience of over1,000 persons, being encored at each ap-pearance. Miss Paige i-, a Dakota girlwith pluck and genius, but nineteenyears of age. A brilliant career is pre-dicted for her as a violin virtuoso. Shegraduated from the New England Con-servatory Of Music with high honors atthe age of seventeen, and sailed at oncefor Paris, where she has since beenunder the tutalege of the world's mas-ters ofthe art.

The "Globe's" Position.The Policy Which the Paper Has Pursued in Achiev-

ing; It.The policy under which the St. Paul Globe has been

so successfully managed during the past two years iseasily explained, and the prosperity of the paper hasproved its wisdom. The Globe is essentially a newspa-per and a Northwestern newspaper. Three years agothere was nota journal in the great Northwest that madeany pretense of collecting the news of this section. As-sociated Press reports were printed, but no publisherhad attempted a systematic gathering of Dakota, Minne-sota, Northern lowa and Wisconsin news. The Globe,under its present management, was the first paper toenter this broad field, and during the past few years ithas added to its facilities until now it is universally rec-ognized as the best Northwestern newspaper published.With characteristic enterprise, a special Dakota editionwas added to the Saturday issue, and the result is a cir-culation in Dakota far in excess of any other metropoli-tan paper. The success of the Globe in Dakota hasbeen so marked as to call forth imitation on the part ofits contemporaries, flattery of a kind which all publish-ers appreciate. As it was the first to establish a Dakotadepartment, it remains the leader in the high characterof its territorial news.

A feature of the Globe which has done as much asanything else to establish its great popularity is theaccuracy of its statements. Many subscribers have beenattracted to the paper by the plain statement of fact,devoid of reportorial comment, which characterizes itsnews columns. The plain unvarnished facts are given,and they carry with them their own criticism or approval,unbiased by comment. To the seeker after news thismeets with unqualified approval, and the general publichas not been slow to express its appreciation. Travelerson Northwestern railroads have often noticed the pre-ponderance of Globes sold on the trains. A comparisonof Northwestern papers makes the reason apparent.The people want the news and they willbuy the paperthat gives it to them reliably and in quantity. Expe-rience has taught that both in the quality and* quantityof its news the Globe is unexcelled. In all the towns ofthe West the leading metropolitan paper is the Globe.A visit through the Western country will prove thetruth of this statement.

Having met the wants of the people, popularity fol-lowed as a natural consequence. With a constantly in-creasing circulation has come a broadened influence,which the policy of the paper tends to strengthen.Among both Democrats and Republicans the Globe hasestablished a reputation for fairness and courtesy whichis invaluable, having gained its present position throughfearlessness and honesty in its dealings with men. Tothe many who have watched the career of this paper therapid increase of its circulation has been phenomenal,and it is safe to assert that the Globe is but just enter-ing upon an era of unparalleled prosperity.

AMARVELOF THE TIMES. THEBEST NEWS SERVICE

A Superb Illustration of ModernThe Representative Paper of the"Northwest in Enterprise andPush.

Journalism.[Ashton (la.) Argus.]

[Oshkosh (Wis.) Times.]

The GLOBE is one of thenewspaper marvels ofthe times.Three years ago it was a strug-gling, bankrupt concern with-out reputation, ability or busi-ness. Lewis Baker's manage-ment of the paper, however,has made it a remarkable suc-cess, and the St. Paul GLOBEis now looked upon as therepresentative paper of theNorthwest, not only in enter-prise and push, but also inbreadth and scope of its newsand ability of its editorial de-partment. It covers North-western Wisconsin. Minnesotaand Dakota, and does itwell.

The St. Paul GLOBE has thebest news service of any paperin the Northwest, and not onlythat, but its columns comparefavorably with those of theNew York World in the inten-sity oftheir interest. Its 81111-

--| day edition is a superb illus-tration of modern Americanjournalism. That the GLOBEis appreciated can be demon-strated by a look at its newbuilding—a ten-story struct-ure—the most magnificentspecimen ofarchitecture in thewonderful Western metropoliswhere it is published.