The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-07-12

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we'll organized and disciplined temper
ance society here has great mission for
good and should be encouraged by the
cooperation and appreciation Of all good
citizens
On Tuesday morning the contract for
grading an additional twenty miles of
the Winona s. Southwestern railway
was let to Dennis Galligan. the work to
be completed by August Is. This
makes total extension Of thirty three
miles contracted for this summer, and
the probabilities are that still further
contracts will be let in the next thirty
days. The present extension is from
point just west Of Dover to Stewart
Vile. passing half mile south OF
Marion. The end Of the line will then
be some fourteen miles north Of Spring
Valley. The contract for bridging the
entire thirty-three miles of track has
been let to Daniel A. Leary & Son. Mr..
Leary states that he Will begin work at
once, and keep up with the progress OF
the graders. Chief Engineer Wheeler
says the company will begin track lay
ing next week, and have the track COM
pleted to Utica in short time.
NORTH DAKOTA.
DR.. E. 7. Donovan, of Neche. returned
Saturday evening from his visit to his
old home in Ontario. The doctor looks
spsuce and fresh and reports having
had good time.
John Mahoney VINO has been section
boss for the Great Northern at Lang
don for some time, has been promoted
to the position of assistant road master,
with headquarters at Larlmore. He
left for that place Tuesday morning.
The Democratic convention at James
town last Tuesday afternoon elected
Andrew Blewitt, S. r. McGinnis. G. A.
Liebar. Marion Conklin, D. E. Hughes
and M. II. Schmitz delegates to the
state convention at Grand Forks Aug. s.
Dan Sullivan has returned to grand
Forks from Langdon where he has been
attending the races. Dan says there
was an enormous crowd of people pres
emit and some rafting good time made
bv the PAGERS on the race track. The
races throughout were decided sue
cess.
The Fargo Republican says that j.
III. Quinn, formerly of the Bismarck
Tribune, has been elected president OF
the Butte. Montana, Press club, lnas-
much as Quinn has been in that city
but few months. this indicates that he
is rapidly getting to the front in news
paper circles.
Bishop Stanley has purchased George
r. Topllff's fine residence at James
town, N. D., for $10,0 900 and will use the
same for convent and young ladies'
seminary, which will be opened Sept. l.
The school will be under charge Of
Sisters of st. Joseph, who for Years have
conducted st. Joseph's academy at st.
Paul.
! A letter received by District Attor
ney Cochrane. of Grand Forks, conveys
the tidings that Joe Travis, who went
to West Point as a candidate for ad-
mission to the military academy there,
has failed to pass the examination, and
that Carbtree, who was his sub. has de-
cided not to enter for examination.
This is certainly bad news, alike to Mr.
Travis and his friends, and to the
citizens at large. Walker, who was a
candidate for admission to the naval
academy at Annapolis, likewise failed
to pass the examination. This leaves
the state Of North Dakota out in the
cold, for another year at least, as far as
military or naval cadetship is con-
cerned.
WISCONSIN.
John Reardon, age twenty-slx. fell
into the hold of coal boat at the LIE
high coal compang's docks. at Superior
at 10 o'clock Tuesday night, and was
instantly killed. Martin Fisher, who
fell with him, was fatally injured.
Thomas Conan, a well-knoWn citizen
of the East End, Superior, died Wednes-
day morning at St. Francis hospital.
Deceased had been i'll for some time
previous to his death. He was fifty
years of age, prominent Grand Army
man and popular merchant MIR. Conan
was brother Of Mrs Jas. Bard0n and
DR.. Conan of Central Park.
Rev. M. J. O'Brien, for the past two
years assistant priest to Vlcar-General
O'Malley. Of Oshkosh, has been trans
fered to Lebanon. and on last Sunday
bade farewell to the members Of ST..
patar's church. all Of whom EXPRESSED