The Irish standard., 1891-06-27

Church were pronounced by the pastor.
who also made few remarks On the
'Communion Of Saints" in heaven.
The services were very impressive, and
the church was crowded with mourning
friends. A long line of carriages fol-
lowed the remains to the grave, and the
bereaved family received assurances On
every hand of the deep sympathy Of
their sorrowing friends, The deceased
was born IN Carrolton, Fillmore county
and was Is years of age.
! NORTH DAKOTA.
Thursday was the best day of the fire.
mems tournament. and the visitors
numbered from $4,000 to 10000. TIE
hose race was won by the Y erxas, Of
Fargo, time Is seconds, which beats
their former record, smashing the
worlds record. The Germanias, of
Wahpeton, took second place, and the
Rescues. of Bismarck. third. The hook
and ladder contest was won bv the Ma
zeppas. of Wahpeton; Yam1s, of Hills
boro, second, and Rescues. of Fargo.
third. The Yerxas. of Fargo, took the
prize drill. In the hose-coupling contest
the Yerxas took first prize and Bis
marck second, Wahpeton securing first
prize in the laddermen's contest and
Fargo second. The horse races were
largely attended and the contests good.
though fast time was not made.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The Dakota Irrigation Company OF
Aberdeen, has closed a contract with an
arteslan we'll outfit manufacturing and
operating company. of Pittsburgh,
whereby the latter concern will drill 10
wells in this section of the country.
Two rigs will be shipped at once, one
going TO De Smet and the other to
Worthwhile. The manufacturing firm is
a wealthy one and can send Is outfits
here it there is a demand for them.
The Burdick p1lZe contest and the
literary society contest between this
Protonian and Z ota Alpha societies of
Dakota university, two events of CON-
nencement week which ara looked for
ward to by the students, havo just oc-
CURED. The society contest resulted in
a victory Tor the Zata .A]phas, whose
side consisted of four members w. $.
Shepark, Emma Harker. Ell. G. Clark
and d. V. Moore The Burdick prizs
contest was won by Jesse M, Smith.
George Dale secured second prlze and
May Sphinx third.
The Independents are to have daily
paper after all. The company formed
in the spring by Senator Kyle, President
Crosse. Of Ghe Alliance COMPANY, States
Attorney Crannaer. and other promin-
ent Independents. failed because
enough stock could not be placed. Last =
Thursday it became known to several I.
gentlemen outside Of Alliance circles
that Prot. G. FL. Greed, one Of che most
ardent Independents in .he sJate, had
determined to start a daily himself, to
be called The Chronicle" The initial
number will appear on the 9Th Of Julys
Prof, Creed fell heir to $150, 900 by the
death Of au uncle Pennsylvania two
months ago. He h g been making ar
rangements for his paper ever since
and has Che promise OF support from
everY Alliance in South Dakota, so that
it will start OUT with the largest circu.
iation OF any paper in state. Prof.
Creed occupied the chair of political
economy at the University OF Pennsyl-'
vanla for Is years and was on the staff
of the New York Sun FIVE years. He is
one Of the ablest writer's in the North.
west, a polished scholar, and the Iude-
pendents are jubilant that they are to
have daily paper to represent their
principles under such able MANAGEMENT.
WISCONSIN.
An accident of very sad, and PAIN
full nature, by which Iatrick McCaffery
Of Chippewa Falls, lost his life. took
ulace on Monday afternoon of last week
in that city. He and one or two others
we're sinking dram for water pipes in
the alley On block 22, when they had
reached depth OF about twelve feet, the
sides caved in, aud before relief could
reach then, McCaffery was dead. A
weak plank seems to have been the
cause, the banks pressed 80 hard being
only running sand. that the plank gave
way and allowed the earth to cave In on
the workmen. It would be matter Of
nothing but justice, if Iumbermen were
compelled by law to manufacture
scantlings of the strength, and size they
bear by name, thus ''inch" boards
should be an inch IN thickness and q
three inch plank should be three