The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-05-16

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move to BROOKLYN, n. Y. to accept
I position in the United States navy yard
where he Was employed for Is years be
fore corning here ae will leave herr
within q few days and his family vii
80 later. The dapartaIss Of Mr.. O'Tool,
and family is regretted BY many friends
1 u NORTH DAKOTA.
A dispatcn from f'argo says: Bishop
Stanley arrived here on SATURDAY. and
was met by committe of prominent
Catholics. consisting Of Messrs. Won
Media. Dougherty, de Lendrecie, Fields.
w. O'Nell, Anheier, Kennedy and Eli.
oft, who were appointed at q meeting
of the congregation held two weeks ago
to wait upon his reverence and find
what arrangements could be made to
induce him to move his See to Fargo
from Jamestown. In reply to questions
the Bishop stated that he intended to
leave Jamestown and would come to
Fargo If the congregation and citizens
would raise $12 900 in order to clear off
the debt on the church property and
form a nucleous FOR the building of the
$25,000 church which he proposes to
erect if he comes here. The congrega-
ton owns one of the finest blocks in the
city at che junction OF Broadway and
Robert street, one block north Of, the,
Great Northern depot, on which there
is mortgage for 81. 500. Bishop Shan
ley stated that he should rot set the To-
cation of the See ND TO be knocked down
to the town making the largest bid, but
if Fargo agreed 20 raise the amount
mentioned, thatSWould settle the mat
ter. He consi dered Fargo would be the
best point for his work, There is not
much doubt that the money will be
raised in a week. as the citizens fully
appreciate the value of the material
benefit which Will accrue to Fargo if the
Bishops See is located here. Among
other things it will mean the establish
ment of Catholic college here"
SOUTH DAKOTA.
. The Western Farm Mortgage Com
pany, one OF the Oldest loaning COM
panies of Aberdeen. has assigned to It's
secretary and treasurer, j. L. Prowne.
Of that city. The conpany's q authorized
capital is $3.50, 900 over $3.50 900 ~
which was paid in. It's stockholders
reside largely In New York and Mlchi-
gan. j. J. G. Wilson, OF Flint, Mich,
is president; G.. II. Phelps, OF New
York. first vlce-presldent: Hon. James
A. Blanchard, OF New Y ork, counsellor.
President Wilson says every dollar will
BE- paid. the assets being in excess of
the liabilities. ALI the Indebtedness
will not only be paid. but a portion Of
the capital stock saved also.
S. w. Bowman, Of Splnk county,
deputy commissioner of school lands,
has been in Mitchell the past few days
investigating the plats of the land Office
to ascertain the amount Of land which
the state has lost by the acquiring title
to land IN the school sections Of this
state by private individuals and corpo-
rations. He finds that 500 acres have
been 80 lost the state. which land Is now
worth more than $1,000.000, $40 acres
being in the townsite of Sioux Falls.
He also reports that the loss in the
Aberdeen district is $1,000 acres; the
Watertown district, 13 900 acres; Huron
district, Is, 900 acres; Yankton district,
$50 acres, while none Of the school Sec
tions in the Chamberlain and Pierre
districts have been disturbed. The
state will probably be reimbursed for
the loss of these lands by selections at
other points.
WISCONSIN.
Mr., and Mrs. John A. DYrne, of
Madison. Friday celebrated the fftiesh
anniversary of their marriage. Their
many friends wish them long and con-
tlnued life together. The twain holds q
warm place in the hearts Of Madison
people. |
Seven thousand cedar paving blocks
and 900 posts, at Ashland Junction.
belonging to Charles ink, of Ashland.
were destroyed bv fire. The forests
were all on fire there last week. George
Robinson and wife. living at Wyman
Crossing, were burned out. losing
everything. and barely escaped with
their lives.
Last Friday night the forest fires az
preached within half a mile OF the city
of Washburn. at the west end. The
works Of the Parish Manufacturing
Company had a very narrow escape. the
flames being driven back only by the
very hardest kind Of work. Unless
heavy rains come very soon the fires will
prove much more disastrous than any
which have occurred for many Years:
Fires are also raging ii the vicinity Of
! K z y t 90 AHe Y.