The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-07-21
NOR'WEST NEWS NUGGETS.
Items of General Interest to Read
ers Of the Irish
Standard.
a $4,000 PARISH SCHOOL
$4,000 PARISH SCHOOL.
The Citizens Of Grand Forks Will Build an
Opera House. That Will Be a
Credit to the City.

Opera House That Will Be
Credit to the City.
MINNESOTA.
/ The Catholic society Of Hudson is
erecting $4,000 parish school.
The regular quarterly meeting Of the
Fillmore County Medical society was
held at Preston Tuesday,
The total real estate valuation of
Goodhue county as returned to the aud
itor by the assessor is $6,O85,7A2.
The campfire given by the Robson
post G. A. r., Saturday at Albert Lea,
was great success, fully 1000 people
being present.
| The Stearns County Bar association
has endorsed Judge Searls for election
to the bench in his district, and pledged
him its support.
The contract for the new First Ma
tional Bank block at St. Cloud was let
Tuesday to j. Carlisle & Son, of Mime
apolis, for $26, 1856.
Twenty-Five cars of tea valued at
1922, 900, from Yokohama destined to
Chicago, passed st. Vincent Monday on
che Manitoba Pacific.
The Standard Oil company has pur-
chased land at Crookston, upon which
to erect buildings, making this the
northwestern distributing point for
oil.
While handling bull at Shieldsville,
Thomas Mcdonald was attacked by the
animal and had large piece Of flesh
taken from his leg, and several ribs
| broken. ."T e:r
Christian Blatt was shot and Instant
ly killed Monday at Millerville by
Henry s5hager. 1t is supposed they
Quarreled over q piece Of land which
both claimed.
Burglars broke into three stores at
Detroit Monday night. securing small
amounts, and attempted to break into
others, but prompt appearances Of the
clerks inside put the plunderers to
flight.
r. H. Donahue, OF Waseca, was riding
on hand car Tuesday and holding On
to the rear end Of a freight, when his
hold on the car handy suddenly broke
and he fell to the ground, breaking his
jaw in two places.
AT the inquest held over the body Of
Andrew Corcoran, killed by freight
train on the 11th, at Heron Lake, the
jury charged the train men with neg]i-
gence in not notifying the deceased Of
their intention to switch the car on
which he was working.
DAKOTA.
The Dakota Press association will as
semble September 3, at Yellowstone
park and hold a meeting.
An attempt was made Monday night
to fire the building occupied by r. j.
Baldwin, of Aberdeen, but the flames
were extinguished before much damage
was done.
Andy Mosier, of Toledo, Ohio, was
run over by five cars in the Manitoba
yards at Grand Forks, Tuesday, receiv-
ing severe injuries. He was taken to
the county hospital.
Owing to general complaint among
property owners regarding the high
valuation placed on property by the
assessor, the Aberdeen city council has
reduced the valuation 124 per cent.
Five thousand dollars in subscriptions
have been secured toward building the
proposed new opera house at Grand
Forks. The intention is to form a
stock company of local capitalists, the
building to cost 81, 900.
Mayor Erwin. Of Grotton, Monday
caused the arrest Of a base ball nine,
charged with breaking the Sabbath.
IE retaliation the haYe had the mayor
arrested for swearing and using abusive
language, and he is under bonds for
his appearance IN court. &
WISCONSIN.
Nearly S1oO 900 will be spent in i'm.
proving the streets Of Ashland before
the season closes. Nj "a
| D. j. spaulding, Of Black River Falls,
will at once rebuild his mill, recently
burned at Withee. S.s i. \, .;5.s ;3ss
Special agent Ial1nadg SO is en-
rolling tho disnB Al Black RiYerF Falls,
orstheir annlitt ies. u sS5ss
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