The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-10-18
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BISHOP CoTTER AT PRESTON,

Father Murphy breaches to the Inmates
Of the State Prison on the Vice 4.
Of Lying.
MINNESOTA.
"A fair was hello at Ellsworth this
week bv Father D wver, and one OF the
interesting features was the voting OF q
diamond PIN to the most popular candi-
date in the senatorial district.
The Right Rev. Joseph B. Cotter, the
venerated Bishop OF Winona, will adj
minister the rite of confirmation on to-
morrow Sunday, the l9,h) at Preston.
Fillmore county. and In the afternoon
at o'clock he will confirm class at
Fountain.
Capt. M. A. Leahy, United States In
dian agent at La Pointe agency. is at
Cloqnet to d,sbursa 81. 500 to the Fond
du Lac Indians. The payment amounts
to $40 80 or thereabOuts to each one, the
smallest child getting as much as the
oldest man. This payment is nade as
advance interest for lands ceded to the
United States by the Chippewa Indians
of Minnesota.
The Swift County Monitor tralv saws:
The masses recognize the fact that the
grand political farce and Doodle dis
tributor who has been acting as gov
ernor for the past two years must be
defeated this fall, and no better man
than the able and bra1ny gentleman
whom the Democrats have chosen az a
standard bearer can be selected as Billy
,Merriam's successor.
The Commissioner Of the General
Land Office has issued q rule upon the
st. Paul, Minnea polls 3 Manitoba Rail.
way Company to show cause why recon.
veyaDces should not be made to the
UtJntted stetes. shnplated By the
act OF March 8. 1887, Of about SO 600
acres within the State Of Minnesota
heretofore certified and patented on ac-
count of the grant to said COMPANY.
j The Sleepy Eve Herald is wide awake
when it says: We are not supporter Of
Judge Wilson for Governor Of Mime
sofa. but we do say that Mr.. Wilson is
In every wayssa more capable man for
that. high Office than the present man
whom we have to tolerate, all because
he has lots of money. Democrats who
do the stump speaking this fall can 90
before the people and tell them that
Mr.. Wilson Is self made man; by in-
dustry and hard work he has made q
record for himself that any American
citizen can be proud of. Il.
4 A curious case has been, disposed OF
in the district court at Winona. rwen-
ty.6ve years ago w. @. Dou9herty
pleaded guilty in the district court in
Winona to the charge 950f assault and
battery, but for some reason sentence
was never passed up0n him, although
he, supposlng that it would be. paid his
attorney 500 to settle. The money re-
mained in the hands of his attorney
until last summer. when 1t was given to
the clerk of the district court. Judge
start imposed the long postponed sem
tence and ordered that DoaghertY pay
the fine OF 500.
THE IRISH STANDARD is pleased to
learn that the Democrats of N,coIlat
county have nominated Mr.. James De-
lanev for their county auditor. They
haye made q most excellent nomination
and there is no douot he will be
triumphantly elected. He is peculiarly
fitted to discharge the duties Of the po
sition, being enc Of the most reliable
and successful business men OF the
state. Mr.. Delaney was fornerly post.
master at st. Peter. but he was removed
TO make way for q Republican, in the.
interest OF civil service reform, Of
course. II. s.
7. F. Cleary. Que Of P!nkerton's de-.
tectives, recently arrested Dutch.
George who committed the jewelrY=
robbery at Waverly last May. The
value Of the goods stolen was s.. 600.
The goods were saiesmen's samples
from the house Of Norris. AlIster g CO..
and had been LETT II the depot Dvsr'
night. Detective Cleary vas detailed
70 work up the case. 81 found that
Willis. alias !. Dutch George b had dis.
posed Of q part of the goods around 81.
Louis and sc sLa Cross here i large
agmount was recovered. Willis had
made. m many presents 81 st "a Crosse
siten i Vi who FOOT them q q 4 jjeveler to1
learn their II ortl,. !. and IS thIs way The
tobber ylss gloca was ccaptnfsds|
IS Inherent times md Ind alasys siid!-.
ceededg 81 tig ght1ne; his ,gay free Del