The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-08-25
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers Of The
Irish Standard.
IMPROVING EAST GRAND FORKS.
Mr.. P. A. Oosgrove, Of siblsy County,
MINI, as an 0rator--North-
west Crops.
MINNESOTA.

west Crops.
| MINNESOTA.
Mrs. Patrick Lynch, an old resident
of Lakeville, has been adjudged insane
and committed to the asylum at Roch.
ester.
George Smith, a porter in the depot
hotel at Barnesville, stole 500 from the
hotel safe Manday and made his escape.
Fifty dollars reward is offered for his
capture.
Frank Kelly, of St. Cloud. supposed
to have quantity of stolen clothing,
which he was selling, was arrested here
and fined Tuesday for peddling without
a license.
| The first new wheat of the season was
marketed at Moorhead Tuesday. 1t
graded No. 2 Northern, weighed fifty
two pounds TO the bushe], and yielded
eighteen bushels per acre.
Two Jail birds, Thompson, OF Adams,
and Ingalls,, of Spring Valley, both in
for alleged stealing, hreke jail last Sun
day night by prying open the iron bars
at the window. \ posse is looking for
them.
The Red Wing Opera house vii! be
formally opened Tuesday evening, Sep
tember 4. with the presen tation OF the
military drama, Drummer Boy OF Get
tysburg," under the supervision of Capt
d. r. and Vernie McClintock, for the
benefit Of company G.. M. N. G..
William Murray was arrested at St.
Luke's hospital, Duluth. Sunday night
upon receipt Of a telegram from the
cEief Of police of Chicago, and the
United States marshal is now on his
way here to get him. He is wanted for
alleged completely in a bond sw1ndle.
Northwest News: Mayor McAdam
of East Grand Forks, will win the title
Of "Public Improver.' Under his
uervy administration~-Wi the cash
our local optionists drove oGer-he is
causing streets TO be graded ano side
walks built, like bravo. Hurrah for
Nc.
Mr.. r. L.. Cosgrovs. of Sibley county
made brief speech in che Democratic
congressional convention at .Mankatc
last week. in secondiDg the nomination
of MFR. Wilkinson, wlaio's was highly
complinaented by those who heard 1t.
Mr.. G. is young man OF fine ability
with bright future before him.
DAKOTA.
The hail storm that passed southeast
of Larimore Monday damaged 1900
acres of grain from 20 Fer cent to total
loss.
John G.. Clark was killed by Frank
Thulen at Minnesota. Clark was dis
covered in Che latter's blacksmith shop
at 2 o'clock in the morning.
H. T. Odeyard, ex-treasurer and one
Of the old-t timers of Brookings, has &C.
cepted the position of cashier in the
bank of OdeYard & Thompson, Of
Cooperstown, Oak, and will remove his
family to that place.
v. w. Cooley, farmer..of Manfred,
met with a singular accident. While
hauling hay the horses took fright, and
MIR. Cooley, in attempting to stop them,
| was thrown under and ruD ever by the
wagon, and his spine injured to such an
extent as to completely paralyze him.
AtFargo, Sunday evening, Policeman
Hoeffer arrested two men in the act OF
robblng a restaurant. On the way to
the station a rescue was attempted by a
man who fired at Hoeffer, missing him.
The ball hit the button on the coat OF a
stranger near by. The shooter was fired
at and wounded, but he escaped.
In the Red River valley most the
wheat is beyond the milk state ard
harvesting will begin next week. South
of Fargo there has been no damage
whatever, and north of Fargo there has
been only slight damage to few scat
tering fields, and nothing like the wide
spread damage that was reported last
week.
Mooney & Dannaher the boiler makers
and machinists of Grand Forks, are now
having a harvest Of threshing engines
for repair. They draw from circuit
Of forty miles around, even beyond
Crookston. Being frst-class workmen
and always reliable, the farmers know
when they come here they will have
their machinery promptly attended to.
WISCONSIN.
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