The Irish standard., 1891-11-28

81. so PER YEAR '
this fall. The cargo will be saved DUR
, ING the winter and an effort made tQ
land the boat safely at the spring rise.
$ Farmers near Jamestown, North Da-
k0ta, have had bigger crops to care for
and less favorable weather than usual,
and the result is that large proportion
of threshing and an unprecedented per-
centage of fall plowjng must 60 over
until spring. Conservative estimates
of the situation in this county are that
Is per cent of the wheat is unthreshed
and per cent of it still in shock; that
so per cent OF the grain threshed has
been marketed, the other half being
stored, and that less than 0ne-hfth OF
the blowing has been done. The total
yield of the county was about ], l,000, 900
bushels.
| SOUTH DAKOTA. =
The MCINTYRE syndicate has pur-
chased the Watertown waterworks.
The works were constructed in 1883 by
a Boston company at cost OF $l25. GOO.
The resignation of the Eastern directors
has been received by Secretary Seward,
and the transfer and reorganization
will take place at once.
DR.. G. b. Afford, Of Huron, presi
dent; DR.. w. C. Fowler, of Aberdeen,
secretary. and DIR. d. w. Robinson, Of
Pierre, of the state board OF health,
held meeting IN Huron. Thursday. to
act in regard to the diseases OF horses
and sheep, elanders having been re-
ported among horses to quite an extent
and numerous cases OF scab among
sheep. They revoked the license to
practice medicine of Louis Gatthelf, OF
Parker, Turner county. S. D., for hav-
ING obtained his license fraudnlently.
! Two men In Sully county claim the
office Of Sneriffln consequence Of re-
|cent decision Of Judge Fuller, Of the
circuit court. Last fall Faust, Repub-
}icap, was counted ia because 1t was al
legged that there had been fraudulent
voting 10 one precinct, and, in consa'
quer1ce, 1t was not counted. The mat
ter was taken to the courts, and upon
the rendering of decision calling for
a recount, which was made, certificate
Of election was given to Smith, the ln-
dependent candidate, and now Faust
refuses to deliver over to Smith the
keys Of his Office. Word came iastSatur-
day night that regular knock down
| had occurred between the two factions,
and that Smith WAS very badly hurt.
The report has not been confirmed.
WISCONSIN.
ST.. Mary's parish school at Appleton
has daily attendance of 400 scholars.
The ladies Of ST. Xayier's church, at
! Portage held an entertainment on
Thanksgiving night. ~"..
! 1t is the intention OF the Ladies'
Choral Aid Society, of Eau Claire, to
hold series of soclaIs' the proceeds TO
be devoted to the organ fund.
Division No. l. Ancient Order of Eli.
bernians, of La Crosse, held it's third
grand annual ball, at G.. a. r. hall on
Thanksgiving Eve. A bountiful repast
1was served under the auspices of the
r Young Ladies' Aid Society of st. Mary's
church.
Rev 3. 2. Connolly, of River Fails,
had a bazaar opening on last Monday
evening. The proceeds will form the
nucleus of fund to be used toward the
erection of a new church. ReV. Father
White, Of Hammond. delivered an adj
dress on the opening evening.
The members of st. Stephens Liter
arg and Temperance eocietY at Stevens
Point, have found 1t necessary to secure
new quarters on account of the great
interest being manifested IN their en-
tertainments. A change has been made
from the parish school to one of the
town halls.
i Matt. Johannes, a we'll citizen
Of Eau Claire, has returned from Treves.
whittier he went to see the holy coat
and to visit his old homestead near that
place. He says he saw with his own
eyes lady, who had not been able to
speak for two years, touch the holy coat
! and at once recover the power OF speech.
When she returned to the hospital she
said, 'tGood morning. uncle." and has
been able to talk ever since. a farmers
wife. who had been sick for twenty one
years touched the coat and was restored
j to health, the woman immediately Of
fering donation at the altar. 4.
Rev Arthur O'Connor, pastor Of ST.
Mary's church at Peshtig0, Wis. and
brother Of Editor O. Connor ,of the New
1 IHampshire Catholic. whom he recsntly
tsa5t .. ~.