The Irish standard., 1889-10-05
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers Of The
Irish Standard.
DAKOTA GIRL BURGLAR.
Mlnnesotas Wheat Crop Estimated at
5000 1000 Bushels Of No.
/ Hard.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
Frosts have visited many portions of
the State, but 10 great damage resulted
A first class manual training schoO.
is to be built at st. Paul at a cost Of
$50, 900.
It's estimated that the wheat crop Of
this state for the present season will
reach 50 900. 900 bushels.
Thomas. Brown was hanged Friday
morning at Sept 9th. at Moorhead for
the murder Of Policeman Poull last
October.
The Thompson Houston electric com
pany promises to have cars running
between s.. Paul and Minneapolis be-
fore snow flies.
Chas. Doherty. for many years in the
-four and feed business at n 3rthfield, is
now holding a position of trust in the
Adams Express company's office Of that
city.
M M, Egan, A. d. Mulford's popu
lar elevator agent at Morton, sbnffied
off the coil OF bachelorhood last week
by leading to the altar young lady
named Miss Hurley.
Work has commenced on the Duluth
electric railway, aud the road will,
when finished. De the longest inclined
railway in the world. being 800 feet in
length, with rise OF 900 feet.
Workmen engaged in digging sewers
in the streets Of st. Paul the other day
ran across an extensive vein OF peat
which it il said to be fully as high in
quality as that Of the peat bogs of Ire
land.
The jury in the case of Clara Blatz
charged with shooting John Doherty or
the streets of st. Paul, found her guilty
of mansIaughter 10 the first degree, and
recommended a sentence of twenty
years Imprisonment. which she re-
ceiyed without a murmur.
Lightning struck Mr.. Spaulding's
home at Pleasant Hill. a few nights ago
and killed a six-year old girl in hel
mothers lap, and the father was knock
ed senseless. but not seriously hurt
The lightning struck the mother'
shoulder and ran down the leg an(
across the body of a girl IL years old.
Burglars broke into the general mer
chandise store Of j. J. SimonsOn a
Pipestone the other night and cracket
a large safe, but were scared away be
fore getting into the money chest. MI
SlmOnsOn pays off for q large gran
farm there, and it was thought ther
was large sum Of money in the safe
All the tools used by the burglars wer
left. which furnished good clew TO fh
perpetrators.
Major James Whitehead recently re
turned to st. Paul with the welc0m
intelllgen that 1000 900 acres of lant
in Northern and Central Minnesota
about to be opened to settlement. H
| has been assisting Commissioners Viii
ting. Rice and Marty in settling wit
the Indians on the Leech lake reserva
tion. Major Whitehead speaks enthr
siastically of the benefits to be derive
from the work Of the commission, wnic
will oDen up for settlement, 900. 900 o
40Ou 600 acres of splendid land. whic
is not only rich If regarded from a
agricultural point of view, but is we
watered and grown with valuabl
forests of both pine and variety (
hardWOods.
II DAKOTA.
Coal is found in Dakota 800 fe.
down.
st. Paul aud Minneapolis capitalist
will establish extensive pIow works ;
Huron. s. ID.
The construction Of the Huron
! Chamberlain and Black Hills railway
sure thing. Surveyors are now her
and will run line from this city
Huron.
The depot at Boyntor, the termin,
of the 500 road in Dakota, was burne
Friday night OF last week The agel
and family barely escaped alive. losir
all their household goods and $451
money. The total loss is about $4,00
Il Denny Hannifin, who as squatU
!, governor Of fhe territory of Dako
must soon be dethroned BY formal div
sion ana admission. greeted his Bi
marck followers and admirers fe
: days ago after an absence Of sever
weeks.