The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31
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THE STRIKE AT CROOKST0N
A Prisoner Escapes From Saltwater =
Numerous Accidents and Other
Casualties.
Col. D. F. Priest, ef Waseca, has
fallen heir to about 500, ZOO.
A nine months old child of Michael
Driscoll's, living north OF DeGraff, died
Monday morning.
Many new threshing machines have
been sold in Swift county this season.
Swift county farmers believe in having
good outfits. If any at all.
One of the attractions at the Fillmore
County Fair will be balloon ascen.
sion. There are other specialtles III
which the public will be greatly inter-
ested.
Frank Milan, a convict sent last June
from Hennepin county for three years
and three months for larceny, made his
escape from the state prison some time
during Thursday night.
A match game of base ball was played
between Pipestone>and Lake Benton ::
Pipestone IS, Lake Benton l.. A farmer
north of town claims that small wild
birds are dying for lack of water.
The Catholic fair at the Little Falls
Roller Rink Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings this week will be
very largely attended. The committees
have spared no pains in making ar
rangements to entertain and please all.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Hoban and three
children, and Miss Cronin, Mrs. Hoban's
sister, left Benson Thursday morning
for Appleton. From there the party
will gv eastward, all but MIR. Hoban
st0Yping to visit relatives in Renville
county, while the latter will go on to
Milwaukee. Chicago, and possibly New
Y York. .
Richard Garner, of Newry, while
threshing on his farm last Wednesday
week. had the misfortune to lose two
stacks Of oats, one stack Of barley and
four stacks Of timothy by fire. The fire
caught from spark from the engine Of
the steam thresher which was doing the
work. Only the most energetic efforts
saved the machine from beng con-
sumed; as it was it was badly scorched.
A man named Cameron, Of Mime
ap0lis, assaulted one Burns at the Still
water race track and was fined $50 and
costs by Judge Ne5heway. Cameron
retaliated by having a warrant issued
for Mckenzie. McKenzie's trial will
take place later. Burns was paid $40
on Thursday evening TO go to Mime
apol1s and not appear against Cameron,
but Chief Shortall detained him when
he went to the train.
Thirty men employed in the saw mill
of the Red River Lumber Company at
Crookston, have struck ior raise OF
wages from 81 SO to 1915 day. The
possibility of getting So in the harvest
field for short time led to this move,
but it IS generelly looked upon as an in
efectual one. The mill, supplied with
hands from the yard, is running. though
at some disadvantage. No settlement
is Yet effected.
The Board of Prison Managers met at
Saltwater Friday to open bids for half
the available convicts. to be employed
on the contract system, but no bids had
been received. The thresher company,
however, made a proposition looking
to the employment of such labor, and a
general conference between Manager
Fogle, of the thresher company, and
the prison officials followed, the propo-
sition being finally left for action at
the next meeting,
Last Tuesday evening a man named
ChaunceY Fink, living over Matteson Sc
Wilson's store, in Little Falls, out
rageously pounded and chokei mis- wife,
raising such a racket as to alarm the
Some of those who ran
to the place to see what the trouble was
succeeded in getting into the room and
stopping the outrageous proceeding.
The origin Of the trouble is said to be
that Mrs. Fink, who is reported as being
a very saving and economical woman,
had expended a few cents without con-
sulting his royal highness. Mrs. Fink
was in delicate health, and the result of
the rough usage she received was that
she gave premature birth to twins. a
boy and girl. At latest reports the
twins were alive,
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