The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-03
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers Of The
Irish Standard.
MIL LWAUKEE'S NEW ARCHBISHOP.

A Bloody and desperate Conflict Betwee
the United States Troops and the
J Indians.
MINNESOTA.
On Christmas Day there was steam
coat excursion on the Mississippi from
Winona to Fountain City, a distance O
ten miles. This is the third Christina
the treat has been enjoyed.
Rev. Father Herman, of Owatonna
has selected the Nickerson lots on tht
corner Of E M and Fremont streets a!
the site for the new Catholic church
The hauling of stone will commence al
once and it is expected that the church
will be completed by july LIST.
/ M, r. Canty. of Gracevlle, Big Stone
county, is one of The hustlers Of that
section in an insurance wav, having
eight counties wherein he does an ex'
celIent business. particularly for the
Fire and Marine of st. Paul. for which
company he is agent and general col
lector.
| Robert McCoy killed wolverine near
Sucker Point ON Lake Vermilion las!
week. The Iron Journal says it is one
of the first seen i'm this country fOl
many years. and hence has attracted no
little curiosity. 1t is coal black and IL
SIZE between that Of a wolf and an ordi'
nary black bear.
| The monument to be erected in COM
meuoration of the New UIm massacre,
has recently been completed, 1t has a
total length OF rs feet and is to stand on
a s, one base two feet high. The monu
ment bears inscriptions aud bas-relief
commemorative events of the time, also
large life sized medallion Of Judge
Charles g. Flandreau, OF St. Paul.
E.. j. Amerv, a we'll known contrac
tor. was murderously assaulted in his
Office at Duluth by John Haas, dis
charged laborer, who fired three shots
at him, perforating his clothing. but In
fiicting no wound. Haas then placed
the revolver close to his own left temple
aud sent bullet into bis brain. Haas
was subject to fits Of insanity. He was
unmarried, and thirty. five years old.
| Engineer Russell has started out from
Duluth with party to make surveys
locating the Aticokan Iron Range rail
way from Carlstadt ninety miles west
and from Aticokan river about fit,
miles. Ga the completion Of this road
which will virtually be a branch Of the
Canadian Pacific, 1000 600 tons Of orr
per annum can easily be shipped from
the Aticokan mines.
Sibley County Republican,: Joh1
O'Meara, of Green Isle. Informed tn,
writer that L.. l.. May & Co., nursury
men of St. Paul, had him arrested OF
Monday on a charge Of embpzzlement
He was taken before Judge Kirby anl
waived examination and gave bonds O.
two hundred dollars to appear at th'
spring term of court. lie states tha
he will make it hot for the company
We do not know what kind Of a cas'
theY have against him. but we do kno"
that nearly every farmer that has Dur
chased trees from them have been de-
ceiyed and compelled to pay for tree'
and shrubbery that were valueless.
The Morton Enterpr'zo saws: j. C
Costello living about five miles from
here met with serious accident last
Tuesday night. 1t seems that Mr.. Cos
tello drives high spirited team. and
was on his way home with load Of
posts. When out several miles. he un-
dertook to light his pipe, using a parlol
match. The crack of the match fright
ened the team which soon became un.
manageable. After running some dis
tance, Mr., Costello was thrown from
the wagon, striking on his head, fractur-
ing his skull and lsflicting other serious
injuries about the head and face. A
physician was sent for and an examina-
tion of the injuries made. At first 1t
was thought they would prove fatal.
but at last accounts Mr.. Costello is i'm
proving, and the prospects for his re-
covery are good.
The New Ulm.R Review tells rather a
queer STORY ia which, ;N1ooret county
| fan,Io. s8a:,Rso IA 'ha 6asaxn :. in tanaafad
IT. seezpa that a stranger hae.been tarEg.
! ing shhrs fqr the past veek. .sgho !s:abda
there Oh a peculiar mission Years ago
he travelled through Niconet county as
Ian agent, and on one of these trips met
and married a N1collat county girl, who
lived with her parents near the Sibiey
county line. They moved to Dakota
where after several years she died
U pom her death. she requested the ola