The Irish standard., 1890-09-20

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cussed, but when the convention came
to It's work it nominated Morton s.
Wilkinson, of Winona. ALI but four OF
the counties of the district were repre-
sented. Col. Bollevs, Of Faribault
county, was elected chairman. and W.
r. Eckstein. Of Brown, secretary. Col.
Pfaonder, of Brown, was made chair
man of the committee on resolutions.
An informal ballot resulted: Wilkin-
son, AZ; Baker, Al; Daniel Buck. Z.
Wilkinson was thereupon nominated
unanimously. The platform Is strongly
Democratic on the tariff question.
NORTH DAKOTA.
The Northern Pacific has granted
sites for elevators at Steele, SanborD,
Sykeston and CGoperstown, to j. Johns,
private wheat buyer Of Minneapolis.
Mr.. John j., Karsky, Of Lapgdon,
was married to Miss Lulu Rose. of
Pisek, at the residence Of the BRIDES
parents on Wednesday. bv Rev. Father
Karsky.
A threshing machine engine exploded
Last Tuesday night On the farm Of N. J.
Brathoes. near Reynolds, killing one
man and seriously in1uring three others.
Alfred Anderson, of Otter Tail, Mimi,
was instantly killed. Ole Olsen, fire
man. was badly scalded.
The first in the delo at Langdon for
political plums this fail is Hon M. H.
Murphy, who thinks that his experience
and work at bismarck should bs recog.
nized by the Democrats In nominating
him for register of deeds. There is NO
reason why that party should not NOM
mate him. Ofcourse nomination means
election.
SOUTH DAKOTA. .
Yerml!lion university will be opened
On September "a.
The grand jury Of Huron brought in
bill OF indictment against Fred G.
Huntley for the murder OF his father
last June.
A. Nj. Bowdle, Of Mitchell, and j.
w. Seaman. of Bon Homme county,
have formed a partnership to establish
live stock exchange at Mitchell, from
which stock will be shipped to Eastern
markets.
Yankton, Mitchell and other towns,
through public meetings, have protested
to the E 4stern communities against the
alleged drought and destitution in South
Dakota. The false reports which are
daily published nave damaged the state
to the amount Of hundreds of thousands
of dollars and the situation has become
serious. .e
Persons who have just returned frorn
the Black Hills tell the following story
Of curious find there: Jack Mowatt,
a railroad contractor, in clearing out
the right of way through Elk creek
canyon found q large pins tree THAT
many years ago had been marked by
white men. The tree had been fl attened
on one side and piece OF wo I'd. split
out of tree and hewed smooth. han
been fastened with wooden pins to each
side. These pieces of wood have been
entirely overgrGwn since 1that time.
One OF them he chopped out, but des~
5roved the piece Of wood in doing 80.
The growth of the wood that covers the
slab indicates that 80 or more years had
passed since the day the record. if it
was intended as such. was made. Jack
proposes to Cat down the tree and saw
out the section. and. if possible, ascer-
tain what it represents. lie THINKS
there is writing on the under side OF the
slab.
WISCONSIN,.
Miss mary Ryan, young lady OF
Hudson, Wis, who has been sick with
peculiar case Of consumption, solved
the mystery of her ailment one day last
week by coughing up large shingle
nail. 1t is supposed that the nail was
forced into her lung by sneezlng while
holding several nails in her mouth
about four years since. DR.. s. G. john
son has made the case special study
for some time, and had about given
up. He now has hopes Of her recovery
On last Sunday morning. the most IL
terestlng and impressive ceremony
the elevation of deacon to the ord,
of the priesthood was performed at s
Mary's, Chippewa Falls. by Bishc
Flasch. The bishop was assisted BY g
the CITY clergy. a large congregation
was in attendance. The young priest
is Rev. Philip SchWeitzer. native Of
Wisconsin. born near Milwaukee. He
had not vet reached the canoDical age, /.
when his class was ordained at ST. ].
Francis at the end OF the scholastic
year in June. aud was Ia consequence.
the see OF Milwaukee being vacant, u
sent to the bishop OF In Crosse as soon
as Of age for ordination. Rev. P.S
Schweitzsr is 8 subject Of the archdio S
cese Of Milwaukee. The young priest .
received many warm coma ratula