The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-10-13
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Beaders of The
Irish Standard.
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKETS.

y A Disastrous Prairie Fire Near Grace
vile, by Which the Farmers Are
Heavy Losers
MINNESOTA,
| Mrs. Edward Ryan, of Ellsworth
died Monday OF lung fever. aged s.:
years.
Rev. Father Gaskeli, Of Morris, spent
a day or two with Graceyllle friends
last week.
The paris'1ioners of Rev. Father Bar.
ron. OF Coils, held their annual picnic
| in ParDell, Wednesday, October 10.
j James Meaney, Of Austin died on the
7th inst, aged Sc. He was the father OF
Alderman Maaney of that e,tv, and had
resided there for twenty years.
NJ F Noonan and Deputy Sheriff
Catlln of Stephens county vent to Glen
coe last week after the mar q l.augl,!ia1
who left without settling with some
GraceviIle merchants.
I Benton county Democrats nominated
! for auditor, j. b. GoIarneault; treas
urer, Herman Berg, register, Wln. E.
| Osgood; sheriff. John F.. Quinn, Judge
Of probate, Jos. Cootes, attorney. R. J
Bell: surveyor. Felix Psrr:snt; superin-
| tendent. A. e. kasnia.
Traverse county Democrats nonina~
ted for auditor, Ole Rustad; clerk OF
court, w. Frazier; sheriff: E. j. Hop
kins; register, A. Graham: treasurer,
Richard Harvey; attorney, j, Il, Place;
coroner. Joseph Leaaer; superintendent,
Miss Ccn]ey; surveyor, j. E., Dodds.
Houston county Democrats nornina
ted for representatives, j. S. Harris, j..
G. Kelly; auditor, J. II. Eritton; treas
urer, Fred Gluck; probate judge, "A. j.
FLYNN: register, Halvor u. Lee; sheriff,
George r, Samples; superintendent, w.
D. Belt1en; attorney, w. u. Hcrries;
coroner. DR.. y. c. Rhines; commission.
ers, Z. a. Wheeler, George Mitchell
Ei. E!istoad.
Wabasha county Democrats nomina
ted for auditor, George f.. Perkins,;
sheriff, David Cratten; treasurer, John
Costello: register. john Bricher; judge.
j. Pope; attorney, j. W. Steel; snperin
tenuant, T. T. Ryan; coroner, Charles
Genguagle; surveyor, ), j. Beatty; rep
resentatjves, S. M. Emery and l.. M,
Gregg; commissioners, Ell. r. Gearey,
James Cain and A E. Johns.
Fillmore county Democrats nou1ina q
ted for senator, DR.. IhornhilI; repre-
sentat;Yes, NJ. M Terwilliger, Martin
Brenrau, M, w. Williams, T. G. Moore
aud n, . Henderson: treasurer, Daniel
Currie; auditor, Nd. j. Wiltsie; register
of deeds, L. O. Hamre; sheriff, Andrew
Heal7; county attorney, j. r. Jones;
probate judge, George Farmer, super
insenGent Of schoo 8. r.. A. Hunt.
Democrats in Meeker county have
nominated for representative, N. G..
Martin; auditor, a. Wall; attorney, E
Z. Peterson; treasurer, Rasmus Nelson;
sheriff, John Riordan; register. A. Palm;
superintendent, T. J. Soule, surveyor,
J. b. Salisbury; coroner, }. B. Atkinson;
commissioners, D. McLane, James
Gleason and N. G. Caswell, The Farm.
ers' Alliance also have ticket in the
field.
A week ago last Sunday disastrous
prairie fire swept over the country
northeast of Graceyille and did great
deal OF damage. a portion of the
losses reported are as follows: Michael
Toner, 1866 so; Thomas Ginnaty, 1896;
Mary Costello, SIG; Thomas tauley,
SIS 80; G. Kilieen, $12 s6; Michael
O'Brien, $3.50; Luke Rowan. 1854;
Thomas Horner, $500; l.. Connaugbton,
S220; John AltoH. house barn and grain
Michael Burns, $500; James Conway
lost team, harness and wagon and a
stack of hay and was badly burned him
self. There were d great many more
losses.
Last Sunday was joyous day for
the parishioner3 of G4aceyille, tho occa-
sion being the first visit of an Arch
bishop in the presence of the Most Rev.
John ireland His Grace administered
the sacrament Of confirmation at the
FIRST mass. O'Clock, to large number
of children and grown persons in the
church Of the Holy Rosary. High mass
was celebrated at 1890, when the Arch
bishop preached. The music was in
keeping with the solemnity ofthe day.
In the evening at 1880, vespers, ct which
His Grace again addressed the c0ngre.
gatlon. October 70 the chbishop Wis