The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-09-07

lO'Nedl DIOS. 11,UUU,UVU III h0GIl6 ElH0I.
Driving on upper Snake has been in
progress for the last seven days. The
upper Kettle drive IS jammed at the
rapids. At Taylor's Falls work at
breaking the great jam continues with
two crews of drivers and two engines.
I Thursday stranger arrived in Will
mar and hired livery team. When
ABOUT two miles from town he met q
farmer and wanted to buy his watch.
The farmer said he could have it for $422.
The stranger counted out the money
and put it in small box and handed it
! to the farmer for the watch and then
drove off. The farmer, on opening the
box, found no money in it. sheriff
Odell gave chase to the swindler. They
found him in bed. They put handouts
on him, but while they were talking
the man broke from the sheriff and got
away.
Postofices established-P Parkdale,
Otter Tail county, between Fergus Falls
and Dalton; 9. w. Bussey, proposed
postmaster; McGregor, Aitkin county,
on the Northern Pacific, 10 miles from
Kimberly; D. 2. DeLaittre, operator, to
be proposed postmaster; Snowman,
Morrison county, to be supplied from
Swanville, August Strowman, proposed
postmaster; Straight River. Hubbard
county, John Moran, proposed post
master, to be supplied from Park
Rapids; at st. Francis station, Benton
county, James Hurt, proposed post
mater, but by some other name than st.
Francis, there being already an Office
by that name in the same state.
s.. DAKOTA.
Julien Frederick, a Sheldon farmer,
fell from his buggy and broke his neck.
Thursday was the hottest day ever
known at Oakes, reliable thermometers
registering Ill degrees in the shade.
Gardens look as if scorched by fire.
In the special election at Vermilion,
Jesse Burchard was elected mayor by
plurality of three over the other can
didates. This is ''dry" victory
The Times Record office, at Valley
City, OAK, was raided by scoundrels at
night and 81 900 damages done to the
material. 1t IS supposed to be politi-
cal attack on Herb ert Root.
The chairman of the Indian affairs
committee and father of the Sioux bill,
Congressman S. w. Peel, saws the pre-
vailing opinion is that the bill does not
have to be ratified bv congress.
w. j. Hughes, of Grafton, met with
serious accident at Fargo. Upon re-
firing to mis- room after adjournment
Of the convention be sat down in a win
dow to GET fresh air while finishing his
cigar. Leaning too heavily against the
screen, the fastenings gave way. preci-
pitating him headforemost to the roof
OF small addition two stories below.
Congressman William M. Springer
stopped at Bismarck on his way to the
Democratic state convention at Fargo,
Democrats fred a salute in the public
square, after which he addressed a
large crow in the open air. He COM
plimented North Dakota on approach
ing statehood, aud remarked that
North Dakota would always find
friend in him, glad to serve her.
Theoretically, Ransom county is a
prohibition county: Practically, liquor
is sold without much restraint. Some
time ago two saloonkeepers at Sheldon
were ''pulled" for violating the liquor
law. This fine was paid at Fargo, and
presumably goes to the county fund.
Thus the city loses $4OO fine, $1,000
license, aud pays higher taxes for
maintaining peace and order. There
will be hard fight for high license at
the next election.
WISCONSIN
Miss Josie Murphy, who has been
visiting with relatives at Boardman, st.
Croix county, during the past three
weeks, has returned, after pleasant
vacation, to her home in Minneapolis.
A dispatch from Superior, W1scon-5
sin says that early Last Saturday morn
ing as Officer Gallagher was patrolling
Nettleton avenue he was confronted by
a tough. with long bladed knife, who
commanded him to drop his star and
fight. This the officer refused to do.
but instead commanded the tough tc
march to the station. he succeeded ia
taking him there after clubbing him
severely. IN u 81. 35 III
a dispatch from Ashland says that
Manning who was arrested last Thurs-
day Ct Fifeld BY Deputy Sheriff Cohen.
for the murder OF Mike Murray two
years ago st this place, mas been bound.
over 70 appear for anslaugnter. SAc-S
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