The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-09-14
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fWINDOMS NEW POSTMASTER,
a Young LADY at Norris Dies q
Few Hours After Her Sisters
Marriage.
MINNEsOTA. II
The prison doctor says Bob Young
is not as bad off as the newspapt:
make him. He may live month. !
At Waseca the Academy of the .Hosy
Child Jesus opened with an attendance
OF l75, pupils, a decided increase over
last year.
e. E. Peterson, laborer at Pelican
Rapids, cut mis- throat with razor the
other day, dying instantly. He leaves
no relatives.
Fire broke out on sne farm OF Della
hunt, Pearce & Co., eight miles west of
Morris, destroying the house and it's
contents. Loss, $1,000; insurance, 49,
600.
John Donnelly, only brother of the
Hon. Ignatius DonnellY, of Hastings,
died on Tuesday morning at o'clock,
of cholera morbus He was sick only
two DAYS.
The son of farmer named Wright,
living in Warsaw township, Goodhue
County, fell from wagon. the other
day and received injuries from the
effects of which he died.
Proceedings Of the Rochester inves-
tigati0n committee cover 1876 pages Of
legal cap paper so far as ready, and the
whole investigation will make about
5000 folios. or 100000 words.
Samuel Burlow, OF Faribault, has
been bound over to await the action of
the grand jury on suspicion of being the
party who robbed the Milwaukee depot
ass#t thatsplae two weeks ago ,s s,s u /.
The Window postofice contest has
been settled by a caucus Of the warning
factions. The meeting was presided
over by Congressman Lind. Joseph
McMurtrey was decided upon for the
place.
Herbert Dumble,>a ten. year-old son
OF F. G.. Dumble. of Fergus Falls
walked into the house and remarked:
mamma. / am going to die" In five
minntes he was dead. Heart trouble
was the cause.
The store of Elmer Abbott, at Dodge
Center, was entered by burglars On
Saturday night last, and about $3.50
worth of watches, chains and other
goods were carried off, besides guam
tity of clothing.
A couple Of highwaymen made an
attempt to hold up Mr.. J. S. Wing and
family. of Frontenac one night last
week On his way home, but that gentle.
man made his escape without any loss
or injury to himself or family.
Wilbur EYmer was arrested last week
and lodged III Jail at Mankato on the
complaint of Joseph Cole. charged with
robbing Coles trunk. Evmer and his
wife started down the river in boat,
but were intercepted at st. Peter,
VIM. Noonan and Miss Kate Bresna-
han were united in marriage last Tues:
day morning at Benson. This happy
event was followed about noon the same
day by the sad occurrence of the death
of the brides sister, Miss julia, aged
about nineteen years.
The government has ordered native
police force organized on the Vermillion
Indian reservation. 1t will consist OF
three officers, at the head of which will
be Charles Ancker. These Indian
policemen are paid $40 month, with
rations and uniforms furnished.
No less than 50, ,O0O, 600 feet Of logs are
hung up in the jam at the falls Of the
st. Croix, and the work for the present
has been abandoned, and without big
rise in the river it will be useless to at
tempt it's removal. There has been
something like II, ,OO0, GOO feet taken out
since the jam formed.
Timothy Donahue has again been
heard from. He lives in Le Sueur
county and recently caused publica-
tion to the effect that he intended to
return to his allegiance to the crown Of
England for certain fancied wrongs.
He has now changed his mind and will
remain an American citizen.
Henry Schefier, from Anoka, At
tempted to rob stranger at ,Morehemad 90
one night last week. He drew q knife
and demanded money. hen about
laccompl plishing his purp pose the highway.
man fed. He was CAUGHT by officers,