The Irish standard., 1889-10-26
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers of The
Irish Standard.
DULUTH'S BUILDING BOOM,
The New York Life Insurance Com
panay's New Block to
COST $50O,0OO.

J, COST $50O,0OO.
, MINNESOTA.
The body Of young man named
Robinson was recently found floating
in the river near Lake City.
I Sam Christie, the man shot at Crane
Rapids recently, still lives, but the
chances for recovery are against him.
/ Frank Moore died last week at Spring
Valley Of lockjaw caused by internal
injuries received by being thrown from
a wagon.
Edward Murtaugh, aged l9, was dis
embowled and instantly killed at Still
water a few days ago by train on the
Omaha road -
Burglars broke into the Milwaukee
depot at Mapleton, few nights since,
and secured $37 in change. They also
entered the postof1ice and two hard ware
stores.
| A New York syndicate has made an
offer for the Duluth street railway, but
the company holds out for $500, 900, at
which figure it is possible that it may
| be sold. s..-. r-...
Valentine Refermat, young farmer
living near St. Cloud, has been arrested
for theft. Enough stolen goods we're
found about his place to stock good
sized general store. ...
| Fire DESTROYED the barn of Daniel
O'Brien OF Hastings last Sunday. The
fire was caused by his little daughter
playing with matches. There was no
insurance on the building.
The Rev Father Dwyer of Ellsworth
preached q Sermon The vice Of
| blasphemy" at st. Marv's church on
last Sunday morning, which is spoken
of by those VINO heard as being very
able and eloquent discourse.
! Attorney e. O. Daley, of Ellsworth
has been appointed county attorney of
Mobiles county, to fill vacancy caused by
the resignation OF L. Nj. Lange, who re-
signed to accept the office of register of
| the United States Land Office al Mar
shall, MINI.
The final transfer of the Minnesota
Car company's property to the Mime
sofa Iron Car company, has taken place
at Duluth. The capital stock is So O0O,-
600, 81 100000 Of which is paid up. It
will be the largest manufactOry of iron
cars in the world,
There was an exciting scene at Royal.
ton last week. A lady found her hus-
band out riding with young lady, and
pulling revolver from her pocket she
tried to shoot them. Failing in this
she took the buggy whip and gave them
both severe lashlng ..
! A man Of unsound mind committed
suicide On the Minneapolis and Pacific
road near Glenwood lately, and pho
tograph found in his pocket has been
identified by his brother as John Ander-
son, who has been missing from st.
Cloud since September 3.
Some fend attempted tor wreck the
Omaha express train at Lake Crystal
last Saturday. They had opened the
switches. stuck ties through the cattle
guards and had arranged, no doubt, for
a general wreck. The discovery was
made in season to avert the calamity.
john Ohlhaber. wealthy farmer llv-
ing ten miles from Red Wing, has mys-
teriously disappeared. He drove to
Lake City in wagon eight DAYS ago,
and the next day his wagon was found
near that place overturned and one Of
the horses dead. A diligent search is
being made for the missing man.
The erection Of new $500, ZOO build
ing by the New York Life Insurance
company at Duluth is now considered
certain ais the remaining $500, 600 Of the
ST 100000 Of insurance asked by the
company has been subscribed Several
other companies have now signifed
their intention of building under the
same conditions.
Miss Anna DoWney, Wq0 was report
ed as missing last week, mas arrived
safely at her fathers house seven miles
southeast Of Deerwood., She was taken
sick in Brainerd. but a friend residing
lin Crow Wing happened TO to be in
town, and took her to Crow Wing where
she remained several days until able to
90 home. Her failure to reach home
earlier caused her parents to1be greatly
alarmed. Il
Henry N. Wood. former N z, con.
lductor, was run over and killed nv the