The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-11-30

end: Of his first term stole his chum'S
trunk, forged his name to a check for
500 and decamped. He went thence TO
Pittsburg, where by remarkably clever
forgery he secured So 900. At Omaha
| he made a haul Of $l0. 900, and at San
Francisco over $13, 900. His next work
was at ST. Paul, where under the name
Of Wilbur f. James, son Of, a wealthy
La Crosse business man. he secured
about 81 900 in money and jewelry. He
was captured IN Boston and was SUR
rendered to the st. Paul officials. He
was t~led and sentenced to the state
prison for twenty-four years. Ha es-
capped in October, 1887, three months
after his incarceration.
DAKOTA.
Sioux Falls has q horned horse, a
moose deer and bald headed parrot in
it's geological garden.
The Milwaukee Galway company has
donated 800 tons Of coal to needy SET
Clers in the vicinity of Roscoe.
A clerk in the court house at Dead
wood left $40 on his de k, while he went
out for minute. When be returned
the money was gone. BIZ
About the happiest man in Bismarck
Monday was Father Perault, who was
unanimously nominated in the senate
caucus for chaplain of that body.
Maggie Murphy, of Grand Forks, was
met the other night by a footpad who
ordered her to shell out her money.
Maggie refused and the robber tried to
scare her with revolver. but she broke
away from him and made her escape.
j. w. Sheridan, one Of the prosperous
business men Of Jamestown, Dakota,
mas leased half interest there to P. M.
Ganigaus, and, with his family, Mr..
Sheridan has moved to Sioux Falls,
where he has already become an extern
sive dealer in coal, wood, oats, corn and
ground feed.
In runaway at Sioux Falls the other
day, Frank Shinn narrowly escaped be-
Ing thrown over viaduct ac1o oss the
Milwaukee track. However. he man
aged to save his shin by catching hold
Of railing within reaching distance,
but sustained few slight injuries
which will confine him to his home for
some time.
w. Braley. a prominent politician OF
Minnehaha county, disappeared very
mysteriously from his home near Sioux
Falls few days ago and can nowhere
be found. He has with him q large
sum of money, and it is believed he has
either skipped the country or has been
foully dealt with. He leaves wife and
family at Sioux Falls.
John Hauser, who disappeared from 4
Sturgis several weeks ago, has not yet 81
turned up. It is feared that he has been \
foully dealt with. He left quite an
amount of property, house, claim, OK
train, wagons, etc. He acted queerly a
few days before his disappearance,
which leads his friends to believe that
he was suffering from some mental
trouble. s:
WISCONSIN. #
Burglars blew open the safe in the
post Office at Mondoyi the other night
and secured $500 in money and 800 In
stamps. .
Dennis Mccarthy, a brakeman on the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western rail.
way, lost both legs recently bY falling
under bis train at Watermeet. d.
Mary Solmes, q 10 year old girl, living
in the town Of Belgium, Ozankee coun-
u, accidentally tumbled head first into
q fifteen-foot we'll last week but man
aged to cllmb out. s3 s.s
The three,yea old son OF Ralph
.Clementson Of Colby Mills, was burned
to death by his clothing becoming
ignited from q firein the stove during 3
q short absence Of his mother = few 4.
DAYS since. i. S.'51s is3
N Martin j !. Higgins, OF Milwaukee, Il.
was found dead ia his berth the other
day On a train at Dwight Station, IIl.
He was superb lent of the Whit
Bay Dummy line and was one off
best Known railroad mon in tho Mort
west.
The citizens q Hurle are cso,nsid hi
ably worked up attII the pEsspecu sof
of tl1les staoggI ksn
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