The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-12-07
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers of The
Irish Standard.
BURGLARS AT MORRIS.
st. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church
Near Rochester Badly Damaged
By Fire.

Near Rochester Badly Damaged
By Fire.
MINNESOTA.
j. j. Costello of Duluth has gone on a
trip through Montana, Idaho and Wash
ington territory.
Alice Coon, Rochester school teach
er, took a dose OF rat poison by mistake
the other day and died IN few hours.
The premature explosion of bias: in
a quarry near Hinckley the other day,
resulted in A. Cornelius losing his eye.
sight.
Two dogs got into the sheep ranch of
Andrew Hamilton, on the eastearn out
skirts of Winona few days ago, and
killed sixty sheep, ]amlng others.
A private insane asylum under the
auspices of the Roman Catholic sister,
hood has been established at New Uim.
This is the first institution of the kind
in the state.
The villages of Middleton and George
town, about eighteen miles north Of
Moorhead, are stricken with a violent
form OF diphtheria. There have been
over 100 cases. Nine deaths occurred
IN one day.
The meanest man in the state lives
not over twenty miles from st. Peter.
He charged nephew who had travelled
from New York to visit him, Is cents
for his supper The Young man took a
night train back east.
John A. Brown, young man living
in Pleasant Grove, Olmsted county.
accidently shot himself while hunting
a few days since. Iii falling he broKe
his collar bone and 81. si.ouider-blade. He
will probably recover. .
The charred remains of Swenke Torg-
ensen ani wife were found last week in
their burned house near St. Peter. 1t
was known that they usually kept sums
OF money in the house and it is sup
posed they were murdered and the house
fired to conceal the crime.
On Sunday last at Pine City William
BroOker shot and killed w. B. Coomhs
and wife. The latter was sister of
Mrs. Brooker, of Bralnerd. There ap-
peared to be no cause for the double
murder excepting Brokers criminal
nature. The murderer was arrested
and is now in Jail.
Last Wednesday night as Ed. Cienl::
mems and John Cheney were returning
from the dance in Morton, the horse
thev we're driving fell in some way and
injured one of it's legs in such manner
as to cripple it so badly, they were OBJ
liged to shoot it. The animal belonged
to Lewis Brown.
The dedication Of the new9athollc
church at St. Peter, was held on Sun
day last. The services were conducted
by Archbishop Ireland, and was with
out doubt, the most important religious
event ever held there. The Archbishop
also held services in the English Cath
0lic church in the evening.
Jimmy Whalen, we'll known charac
ter of Win0na. who has been the most
freq quent occupant of the police station
as drunk or lodger, was run over by
the Burlington & Northern train, on
Second street, Monday night, and cut
in two. He had fallen on the track
drunk, and probably gone to sleep. He
has brother in Wisconsin.
Mr.. John Norton, of Rochester, and
Miss F. GetZman, of Waseca, were mar
ried at the latter place Tuesday morn
ing last. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Father Christie. after which
High Mass was celebrated. There were
present from Rochester, Mrs. q Rourke,
Miss Maggie Sullivan, Mr.. Edward
Sullivan and Miss Josie Norton.
Last Monday night M orrls was visited
by burglars and by the aid of chloro-
form succeeded in making quite al ,aul
At the resi- ence Of q Mr.. " wheaton they
secured two watches and about thirty
dollars in cash. j. Berkln's residence
was visited and two hundred dollars in
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