The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

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1885 around Bismarck. Spring work is
usually ir progress at this time. but will
be back ward this season owing to the
late storms. The ground Is partially
thawed out, but is covered with snow
vet in most places. 1t would now take
a week Of warm weather to render the
soil ttllable. Seeding is usually done
too early for the good Of the plant. The
promise at this time is that the frost
will be we'll out Of the earth and that
the top soil will be in good condition
before the seeders are put into the
fields. The presence of snow serves as
a wholesome check on the ambitious
farmer and he will not get his wheat
into the ground at the usual unsafe
period. The present heavy body of
snow extends as far west as the center
of Morton county. or perhaps 40 miles
west of the Missouri. This entire James
river section IS favored with it.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Frank Hoffman the convict who esr-
capped from the state penitentiary at
Sioux Falls last week, was captured in
Little Falls, Mimi. Hoffman is leader
of gang OF horse thieves who have
their headquarters near Cakes. N. ID.
Senator Pettigrew returned TO Sioux
Falls from Washington Friday, and in
speaking Of the reported war Of words
he is said to have had with Secretary
Noble, saiu the sEorY..was largely false,
and differences existing between him.
self and Noble were simply matters Of
opinion aud not due to flashes Of temper.
Carter's edition Of the Session Laws.
which has already gone all over the
state, prints the law for c0ulty uniform
school text books last in the book, and
adds that the edition does not know
whether it became d law or not, as 1t
was not properly transmitted to the
governor. it having been received by
the secretary OF state March II, through
tins mails, without any letter of advicea
Gov Mellette inds that tia original
bill had been tamDered with by some
msereant after the time that it left
him, changing section IL TO read that
books shall not be bought ''beIow anY'
of the prices given, instead Of "in ex-
CESS" Tue law is printed thls way lii
Carter's edition, and is creating CON-
siderable question over the state. Tne
matter being called to this governors
attention and he has certified to the ex~
act words in the original bill and 80 a
correction will be made.
WISCONSIN.
Rev. &. l.. McNulty, recently or.
dalned, i'm Milwaukee, In card of in~
vitation request the presence of his
friends at MS FIRST holy Mass to bs
celebrated at Dar win, Mimi, on Easter
Sunday,
In the city of Prescott, on the 18th
day of March, Theodore A.. Firner died
at the age of 81 years, 10 months aud 21
days. MIR. Firner was born at Prescott
April 18Th, 1859 and learned the tin and
hardware business with his father.
Joseph Firner, which business he had
carried on for himself. for the past
eight years. A.s q business man he paid
close attention TO his affairs and stood
high in the estimation OF all those with
whom he was acquainted. The disease
which caused his death was cancer Of
the throat; he bore his sutfor1ngs which
Were great, with heroic fortitude, He
leaves nc wife, she having died a little
over one year before him. He leaves
one daughter, Ester, about Ten years Old
for whose benefit he had his life insured
for SO 500. His place asa business man
and neighbor will be hard to fill. He
was buried from tbs Catholic church.
and followed to his grave by q large
procession Of sincere friends.
Mrs Mary Iyrrell. wife OF Mr.. John
Tyrrell, of milwaukee,, died at 6 o'clock
Wednesday morning March l8, at her
residence, VA Jefferson street. Mrs.
Tyrrell succumbed, after brave strug-
gle, to an attack Of pneumo onia which
seized ner some ten days previous. She
was 70 years OF age at the tims Of her
death. The deceased WAS born in Clon-
mel, County Tlpperary. Ireland, IN Sep
tenber, 1917, She was married in 1885,
aud came to Milwaukee III September,
1858, having resided there since, and
been during all that time member of
st. Johns Cathedral parish. She was
lady Of rare Judgment and force OF
character, and most exemplary woman
ir every relation Of life. Of her eleven
children six survive her--Mrs. Jonn
Davis, of Brooklyn, N, Y; Patrick and
Thomas Tyrrell, Of Chicago, Mrs. John
j. johnson and Miss Ellen TYrrell of
Milwaukee, aud Mrs. Peter Sullivan of
Chicago. The funeral services were
held at st. Johns Cathedral and were
lar 1ely attended, the Rev. Father
Naughtin celebrating a High Mass of