The Irish standard., 1891-04-25
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers Of The
Irish Standard.
GREAT NORTHERN WRECK
A. Tramp, While Stealing Ride Near
Rothway Costs the Railroad
$4,000,
MINNyESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
The auction sale Of Michael Finne-
gan, of the town Of Shieldsville, which
was to have taken place April 10th,
was postponed until to-day.
A. j, Daley. Of Luverne, IS now q full"
aedged member OF the bar and entitled
to practice as an attorney and counsel
Mrs. Owen Campbell. daughter OF
Richard Waterman. died a. her home in
Oronoco. last Wednesday, after an ILL.,
ness OF several months. The funeral
occurred Thursday.
Mr James McNalley. OF Rochester,
and Miss Kate Rafferty,, daughter Of
Simon Rafferty,, Of Cascade, were mar
last Monday morning.
The three weeks old son of John e..
McGovern, of Haverhi}l, died last Mon
day. from the effects Of some infaDtiIe
trouble, and WAS buried from St. Johns IS
church in Faribault, Tuesday.
Mr., Sand MRS. 7. McCauley, OF Mo
land, were pleasantly surprised bY
about 30 couples OF their Young friends.
They we're Kindly received and spent
the evening in dan cling and card playing.
Miss Dolie Grant. OF Faribault, gave
a very pleasant party to her young
friends at the home Of her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Donald Grant, ON Friday
evening last. A few very pleasant and
happy hours were spent by those pres
ent.
Mr.. Anthony BOYLE Of French Lake,
Faribault county, has taken the con.
tract for carrying the mails from Fari-
bault to Shieldsville. but will not CON-
mence work for some time yet. Mr..
Boyle will always be prepared TO carry
passengers over the route for very
moderate charge.
Thursday at l O'Clock the house of
Samuel Gowell, of Hassan, took fire and
burned With almost all its contents, ill.,
Guiding furniture, provisions, etc, and
$500 in noney. The whole loss is about
ST. 500. and there is no insurance. MIR.
ana Mrs. Gowell are old people, and the
loss is heavy ono 20 them.
William FL. Parker, of Deadwood, has
sued w, s. Cox, OF Dassel. for $l, ,O75 for
services rendered in 1878 in defending
him in the Black Hills On the charge OF
murder Col. Parker claims that it was
agreed bis fee should be 81 900 if Cox
was cleared. No portion Of the amount
was paid. After the trial was over Cox
wished to leave the country and asked
Parker to endorse his draft for 1916, and
afterWard Parker had to pay that as
we'll as being out his fee,
The Rochester county commissioners
have ordered the CITY water 70 be fur
nished the court house. Birum & Birum
have the contract tor furnishing the fit.
tlngs and putting them in. S. Il. EN-
merson the plumber, is now fitting up
the closets in the basement, and wash
bowl and drinking fountain will be
placed in the auditors office. Con Sui
livan will construct large tank or cis-
tern for overflow. This is an improve
ment which has long been needed, and
1T Will be greatly appreciated by all
concerned.
The fire which followed the freight
wreck on the Great Northern road near
Tuesday was an expensive one
for the road; the valne Of the goods
burned is said to be fully $50. 600.
Among them were carload Of pianos,
one of buggies, several of agricultural
groceries, dry goods. kero-
sene, etc. 1t is also said that 1T it had
not been for the tramp who was pinned
in the burning wreck the fire would not
have amounted to ANYTHING
The tra;nmen and helpers On the spot
devoted all their time to his rescue until
the fire had such headway that it was
to subdne it. Thus the tramp
cost the Great Northern road $4,000.
Mat. Mccarthy is getting bis new
hotel in Redwood Falls ready to open
and the indications are that the house
will be fine one. The Reveille, OF that
place, says: I'VE were shown through
the Hotel Francois, by its genial land
lord, MIR, Mat. McCarthy, few days
AGO, and it now presents fine appear
ance. The work OF furnishing the hotel
is nearing completion. The carpets are
down and the suites OF furniture placed