The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-27
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items of Interest Clipped From Our
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Irish Standard
SENATOR PElTIGREW's HERDS.
The Sixth Biennial Report of the State
superintendent Of Public
instruction.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
St, Cloud Times: A Catholic Mission
was begun at the Church Of the I'm
maculate Conception Monday morn
ing. 1t will last for eight davs aud is
conducted by Fathers Port and Simeon
two Jesuit fathers, of Prairie du Chen 1,
Wisconsin.
e Il. Carson. a patient in the Roches-
ter insane asylum the other dav sue
ceeded in unlocking a window screen,
and tying bis bed clothes together he
knotted one end to the steam heater
and attempted to slide from the window
to the ground He had just started.
however. when his rope united and no
fell to the ground. four stones below,
striking on his feet. He was heard to
fall b, parties on the outside aud was
taken into the asvlum. a. terrible
shaking up appears to to the only injury
ne sustained.
.hC. Peter Herald: One of the most
ancient aid time honored American
customs has virtually become obsolete,
80 far a. St, Peter is concerned. Years
ago there We're few ladies in society but
opened their doors on New Years day
to all their friends and bade them well
come. Up to u few years ago there
were several who still observed the Gus
tom with much ceremony. Then the
young men got out the finest turnouts
Go be had and New Years was q jolly.
lively day. 1T seems that it Wodld be
appropriate to renew the custom and
usher in the new year by renewing auid
acquaintance,
AT regular meeting CT the A.. q H.
recently held in Duluth, the following
sensible resolution was proposed by
MIR August Murphy and unanimously
adopted: That we, Division M. ! a..
q U OF Duluth, recommend to the
Irish parliamentary party that q CON
vention be held in Dublin, OF rapresen~
tatjve Irishmrn, for the purpose or
electing leader That the minority be
bound by the majority, and that In the
event of disagreement TN form 81 united
body, or that they should oppose one
another at general election, all sup
plies for parliamentary purposes be dis
continued ia America nntil a leader by
tue M )rity is decided on.
Gov. Merriam has decided to issue a
proclamation declaring the adoption hy
the people OF the constitutional amend,
meut making a verdict by five slxths of
a Jury i'm a civil action valid. This de
cision was reached On the advice OF
Attv. Gen. Clapp that under the OFT
quoted supreme court opinion of 1876
"a m 4joritv of those present aud vOt'
ing' where it occurs ia the state con
sttution means not mai ,riuy OF those
voting at the election, but maj ,rtty Of
ihose voting on the pending amend
ment. Itis no secret, however, that the
states law officers behave the amend
ment will be Overthrown as soon as a
test case is taken to the supreme court.
LII other words they believe the decision
of 1879 to he "bau law"
State Superintendent Klehle has Is
sued advance sheets Of his sixth bieunlai
report as superintendent OF public 10
strucllon, for 1889 and 1890, from which
we gather the following information:
The number Of children enrolled and
e.,titled to apport,onment for l89O,
22l, ,1S9. The number in schools. bnt
not entitled to apporti0nmeut, 50774;
making total of $50 .063. The census
of persons in the state between the ages
of 6 and Il is 452 345, leaving 17l,3S2 at
tending parochial schools or absent.
There are S,847 teachers in the state,
21l4 males aud 6 1913 females. The
average monthls wages ls $42 for males
and $3l 90 for fern ales. There are 81
high schools receiving aid from the
state, with 8 BG5 pupils enrolled. There
are 5.7l0 school districts III the state {;
32l new school houses we're built during
the wear. The total value Of school
houses aud sites in the state are $40,
5l7. .597. The MankatO Normal school
has a total enrolment Of 54f. to 410 at
Winona. 500 at st. Cloud and 28l at
Moorbead. The state app0rtioDment
for school purposes Was $791 8s8.18. the
average amount to each pnpil being
$3 6S The total expenditures for pub
lie purposes was $4 6B9 72O 81. The
normal schools, with $50 pupils, cost
S87 600, and the state university, with
1 ,OO1 pupils, cost $lO2 O0c -Dhe former
costing about SAB per pupil. and the
latter $l0l7s. There are 1873 graded