The Irish standard., 1891-09-12
NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers of The
Irish Standard.
AN AVERAGE WHEAT YIELD.

A South Dakota Farmer Reports Forty.
Three and One-half Bushels
to the Acre.
St. MarY's Catholic parochial school
at Sleepy Eye commenced on the LIST
day of september.
Miss Mae Burke, former school
teacher of Sleepy Eye, Will be united in
marriage to Simon j. Craft, Of Waseca.
The couple will go to F'airhaven, WASH,
to live.
| Rev. Father Lynch, Of Hinckley, re-
turned from his home near Madison,
! Wis.,. on Tuesday, where he had been
to attend the funeral OF his brother-in"
law, MIR. Cunnean.
Pat Doran and Miss Jenie Caveney,
both Of Marysbufg, were married ON
Monday at the MarYsburg church. The
service was performed by Father Sulli-
van i'll the presence Of large number
of friends and relatives.
Theodore Jordan, g former Sauk
Centre boy, who has been with the
Great Northern for almost four years,
is running one Of the mogul engines On
that division, He is an old time Sta
tionary engineer, but has strnck his
gait on the road.
The contract for erecting a high
wagon bridge across the Mississippi
river at Winona has been let 10 the
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, for
$94,7 200. Mr. Horace f. Horton, for
merly of Rochester, is member Of the
company. The bridge will parallel che
Chicago and Northwestern railroad
bridge.
Geo. Duffy. the Austin machine man,
met with q painful accident LAST Sunday
by which he had his elbow dislocated.
He was On bis farm east OF Austin, and
was struck by a horse 8 fore foot. The
wound is very painful. mfr. Duffy
wishes to return sincere thanks to Mrs.
VIM. Maioney and family, and all
other friends who SO kindly assisted
him, at the tinae Of the accident,
A large barn on the farm Of Mr.. S. Is.
Barteau. near Zumbrota, was burned to
the ground on Thursday night Of last
week. The loss is estimated at SIS, GOO,
the barn being worth $4,000, two hun
dred tons of hay worth 81 900, AND
about $500 worth OF farm machinery.
A. pure blood Sborthorn bull and one
small calf perished in the flames. The
fire is supposed to be Of incsndla1y
origin. A small insurance Was carried
on the building.
a gasoline stove caused quite a COM
motion at the residence OF Mr. T. z.
Hall, Rochester, Tuesday noon. Mrs.
Hail had filled the tank preparatory to
getting dinner, but in doing 80 spilled
some oil on the stove. When she light
ed the burner the flames raised TO the
ceiling, scorch1ng the walls somewhat.
Mrs. Charles Earle was present at the
time and in her efforts to subdue the
flames was burned on the side Of her
face. Mrs. Hall was not burned.
Hon. j. j. Caneff, Of Douglass, one of
Dakota county's leading farmers, was
seriously, not fatally, injured Monday
at Hastings, getting kicked ia the face
by wild brorcho, receiving a COM
! pound fracture OF the bones on the left
side of the nose and concusslon of the
! brain by striking upon the back OF his
head upon rock. He was attended by
DR.. Fl, G. Won Beck. He purchased
the pony Of W. S. Taylor. of Great
Falls, Mont, who arrived in that city
with drove Of twenty Monday moro
ing.
A terrible accident happened On the
farm Of hIz,. John Tlitten, few miles
south of Rochester, Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Tritten was cutting grain, five hor-
ses being attached to the reaper, and
horse. The horses became frightened
and starting on run, threw Oracle 0tt
ia front of the machine, the bull wheel
passing over her head and smashing it
in a terrible manner. Death WAS in
stantaneous. Oracle was a bright little
girl Of ten years. The funeral services
were held "Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday evening of this week the
citizens of Sleepy Eye were agreeably
surprised to see Mr.. z. Fitzgerald alight
from the train. He came direct from
Santa Rosa, California. Mr.. Fitzgerald,
with the Clarys and BrophYs, left for
tho land Of fruit last November. The
old gentleman came to look after his
farm interests and will remain q month
lor SO. Like all others who go to that