The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1886-08-14

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association has been in convention III
this city during the latter part OF the
week.
ALI the saw mills at the platform and
several OF the large Touring mills were
shut down Wednesday on account OF
low water.
The horticultural display at the state
fair will be in charge of Wyman Elliott
or Minneapolis. and j. S. Harris OF La
Crescent.
It has been decided to admit the
minneapolis & St. Louis road to the
State fair grounds on equal terms with
the Manitoba.
It is suspected that some Of the wires
leading into private grain commission
Offices were cut Tuesday, as the tickers
failed to work
Judge Young yesterday made an OF
fer overruling motion for a new trial
in the case of Martha Elias against An
drew J. Finnegan
The report that Supt. McNichael OF
the Minneapolis Western Union Tele-
graph Office has resigned, is denied by
those who claim to know.
The Ancient Order Of Hibernians
will attend Holy Communion in body
in full regalia Sunday at Holy Rosary
Church, meeting at Martini s hall at 1880
a. m.
United States Marshal Bracket
Wednesday arrested Robert Dawson,
who with others is said to have run
blind pig at Lake Calhoun during the
labor picnic Monday.
David S. George, minneapolis, has
secured patent on a dashboard and
W. +. Guthrie and N. G. Peterson one
on an automatic register for photo
graphic printing frames.
We have received copy Of 'sThe
American Republic a book written
by Rev. Louis Cornelis. 1t is written
for the masses, and treats intelligibly
with the traits and characteristics Of
the American people. 1t is well worth
a perusai.
While the family Of Ben Scott. 25l8
18th street north were at the Knights
Of Labor picnic on Monday the house
was entered and gold and silver watch
stolen. Frank Shaw, IL years old, who
lives next door was Wednesday at
rested and confessed having stolen the
watches. He had grudge against the
family and smashed the watches i'll
stead Of trying to dispose Of them.
Sunday night last Mr.. T. w. Moran
was returning to his home and when
between Nicollent and First avenue on
Grant street, ne was knocked down
and robbed Of gold watch valued at
$500. and $24 in cash. Mr.. Moran was
in an insensible condition for two
hours from the injuries he received,
but happily he was not seriously disab-
led. There is no clue to the perpetra.
tors to this vil'aipous nocturnal out
rage.
The relatives Of Thomas Collins, who
was killed near Coon creek last week,
say they are not entirely satisfied with
the result of the inquest after the acct
dent. The two men who accompanied
Collins when he left Minneapolis week |
ago Tuesday have not been seen since
the fatality. Collins friends have been
anxious to see the two men, but have
been unable to find them. The engineer
the locomotive which struck Collins
says that when he reached the doomed
man he had his arms extended towards
the locomotive, as if anxious to save
himself. Collins brother thinks he
might have had some trouble with his
W. Fl. Grindall returned Wednesday
morning from his cattle ranch, located
100 miles west of Mandan. His was at
The ranch about forty days, and devoted
considerable portion of his time to fu
tile efforts to keep cool. He reports an
exceedingly warm season in Montana
the mercury reaching 112 in the shade
On several occasions, the heated terms
being broken by hail storms Of unusual
In one of these sixty eight
window lights in a train upon which
Mr.. Grindall was passenger were
badly broken. Owing to the heat the
CATTLE have remained in the shade
much Of the time, and consequently
they are not in first class condition. In
anticipation Of hard winter on the
ranges, owing to short supply Of
grass, it is believed the ranchmen will
,ell most of their stock this fall, even
{ the prices for beef are low.
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Obituary.
Capt. Henry Williams, foreman of
Chemical Engine No. l, died suddenly
sunday evening with inflammation OF
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