The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers of The
Irish Standard.
EAU CLAIRE LUMBERMEN KICK
Freight Discrimination Against the Inter
ests Of Chippewa Valley
Lumhermen.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
An addition Is beiog built onto the
st. Andrews Catholic church at Fair
fax. The work is being done by j. a.
Wetter and his force.
Arrangements are being made to have
a church fair in Avoca soon. The pro-
ceeds will go toward assisting in build
ing the new Catholic church.
While threshing Friday afternoon
George Carver, of Prairiev,lle, had four
or FIVE stacks of grain burned. The fire
was communicated by the engine.
We are Informed that field of wheat
of about slxty.five acres, belonging TO
Peter Brown, of the eastern part Of
Cerro Gordo. went IL bushels and a
fraction to the acre.
The Minnesota Mascot, of Madison,
is another candidate for public favor.
1t il a neatly gotten up and we'll edited
paper and it's editor, MIR. J. T. Paige, is
entitled to success in its management.
George Skeates. Of Hastings, while
painting the residence occupied by the
Benedictine Sisters on Sixth street, fell
from ladder to che ground, sustaining
severe injuries to one OF his hips and
face.
Albert Wardel, boy Is years old,
was fatally shot while squirrel hunting
near Birch lake by she accidental dis
charge of a gun Ia the hands OF another
boy. Els has been taken to the hospital
ia st. Paul. .-....,,...,. ...,..
Rev. Thos. O'Gorman, VINO for se7-
eral years was pastor Of the Church of
the Immaculate Conception ct Fari-
bault. will lecture during the coming
school year at the Catholic University,
Washington, d. c., On Historical
Sci snces.
John Walch. aged 22 years, acci iently
shot and killed himself at Green Isle on
Sunday last. He was just getting up
from the ground and pulled the gum
after him, when it discharged striking
hira In the side aud killing hiu in-
stantly.
MI. Michael O'Rourke Of Rosemouat
and Mr.. j. G. Geraghty, Of the same
place. were in Hastings last week and
have settled the long pending law suit
between them. MIR. O'Rourke having
satisfied and paid in full the Judgment
which Mr.. G. held against him.
The Catholic church ia the town of
Alberta, Benton county, was destroyed
by fire last week, together with the
parish house. The church was large
frame structure, and had been COM
pleted but a few months. It was
valued at $4,000, and the insurance
was $4,000.
A prai1i5 fire between Benson and
Wil!mar, which started Wednesday OF
last week, burned out ths ties along the
track for several miles and stopped all
trsios for about thirty hours. The track
Was fixed up late Thursday afternoon
and trains were run Thursday night as
usual.
The Roberts County Roller Mill is
now busv and about October l will
commence running night aud day.
They Will probably keep this up until
the middle Of next sumner. The mill
is III the market for grain, and forms
an important factor in Browns Valleys
wheat market.
William Rose, the Fairfax murderer
must bang. Tie governor has not been
satisfied that his is case for executive
clemeDcv and accordingly he issued a
warrant Thursday Of last week, d.
rected to G. w. Mead, sheriff of Red
wood county, directing that officer to
execute the former sentence of the
court by hanging Wm. Rose on FRIDAY,
October 18th, 1891, before sunrise.
NORTH DAKOTA.
The farmers in the vicinity of Grand
Forks, and especially of the vicinity Of
Arvilla, are suffering from a lack of men
and teams for threshing. The wages are
So so day, but men are not to be had.
Cashier McI'hail, Of LangdoD, has
done the Arst threshing in this neigh
borhood this season. He has 40 acres
of barley which he is threshing out of
the shock. AS near as he can Judge it
will yield between 40 and so bushels per
acre. lie made bis first shipments
Tuesday loading the cars on the side
tracks 15$.ss &s