The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-02-07

returning home a. few days before nls
death apparently much improved IL
health. Judge Edison was born at Ed
sons Corner, Otsego county, New
York; received common school educa.
ton. and studied law in Wisconsin
being admitted to the bar ia 1856
Later he studied law at the State and
National Law school at Poughkeepsle,
N. T.. from which he received q di-
ploma in 1858 He came to Minnesota
in 1860, and during the war was captain
Of Com pany B. Fourth Minnesota vol
unteers; was promoted major and lieu
! tenant colonel and later commissioned
| colonel of the regiment; was a member
of this legislature in 1877. aud appointed
Judge OF the Eighth judicial district by
Gov, Hubbard in 1866 and elected to the
Office in 1888. The deceased was SIXTY
five years OF age, and leaves a wife, a.
son and three daughters. He was
buried on ths 29th under tie auspices Of
Ghe Masonic fraternity, Of which he was
prominent member for many years.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Hon. II, ". Lord, of Devils Lake,
who is we'll known throughout the states
lost his life by d railroad accident near
Butte. Montana, On Sunday, February
"a. Before coming to Dakota he was
member of Congress from Michigan
and lately had been register OF the land
Office st Devils Lake.
The Argus: What do the great news
papers-heaven Save the markl--cf
Minneapolis and st. Paul think now Of
the lying Bismarck correspondents who
have for weeks predicted that Pierce
would have 8 Walk-over for Unitad
States SenatOrg Ue did--but he fur
n1shed the material that was walked on.
Gov. Burke received the gattiing gun
sent by the war department for the uss
OF the state militia. lie has asked the
department to detail an officer to in~
struct the various companies ia lts use
and intends to send it to every company
IN the state that al may become expert
in handling it. The 600 stand OF arnas
are also expected very soon.
- SOUTH DAKOTA.
The slayer of Lisut. Casey was a
graduate of the Carlisle Indian school
IN PENNSYLVANIA, the son OF a promin-
ent Sioux known as No Water. The
murderer was about to be turned over
to the soldiers TO be tried sud punished
when the news OF the murder Of the
Indian Few Tails reached the Indians,
They made proposition that they
would deliver the murderer Of Lieut.
Casey it the whites would bring the
murderer Of Few Tails and the two
should be hanged together. rhe soldiers
did not produce the slayer OF Few Tails
and the indians continued to shield the
son of No Water. 1t is denied that
No Waters son was ever at the Carsisla
Indian school.
The first meeting of tine board Of man.
ayers Of the South Dakota Soldiers.
Home since the occupancy OF the build
ing took Dlace at Hot Springs the other
day, Mess1s. Clongh, Dewey aud Phil
lips being in attendance. The board
will ask for AL appropriation Of $40 GOO
for the maintenance OF the home for
the ensuing two years. at least one
half they hope to have rebated by the
general Government on the basis Of the
Government paying this State 800 per
year for each inmate OF the home. The
home now contasns 81 old soldiers,
with IL additional applicants accepted.
Within a short time the inmates will
number 100 The board is we'll pleased
with the workings of the home thus far.
and believes that in Captain Lucas, the
commander, the right man has been
found for the trying position. AL of
the occupants thus far have come
broken down by disease.
WISCONSIN.
Chief Of Police Byrne, Of La Crosse.
has g. piece of continental paper money
made at Annapolis. Md. in ITO. 1t
has the inscription on the bach, 's1t is
death to counterfeit
Both houses OF the legislature elected
VIM. f. Villas to succeed John G.
Spooner as United States senator bv a
strict party vote, The Republican
members voted for Senator Spooner.
In the senate the vote resulted. Is for
VIM. r. Villas and IA for John c.
Spooner. The vote in the assembly
was rs for Villas to 81 for Spooner.
Michael Donovan, one of the pioneer
farmers of Pierce county, died at his
home near Prescott, on Sunday. jam
arY Is, after short illness. The de-
ceased was born in county Waterford,
ireland, about e2 years ago. and for
nearly thirty years was a resident Of
Oak Grove township, Pierce county.
Ha WAS an upright, honorable man and