The Irish standard., 1891-08-29


cordingly settled in Renvllle county.
having lived there ever since. -Four
children were born to the couple, three
Of whom preceded their mother to the
grave, aud the other being Fairfax's
most esteemed citizen, Mr.. Daniel
O'Niel, Jr.
NORTH DAKOTA.
More particulars of the horrible ira
gedy at G1iswold Oh Sunday, the 9th
inst, have come to the surface. The
remains OF Mrs. Boe]ter, says the La
La Moure Chronicle, were found in the
ruins of the bed, and there 600 was
found the AK belonging to the house.
The circumstance satisfies many people
that the life of the unfortunate woman
was taken ere the Games were started.
From The way in which that portion of
the soi nut containing the bed and
adjacent thiags WAS consumed. while
some parts were only partially burned,
together with other circumstances, 1t is
thought that kerosene was applied TO
the couch On which Mrs. Boelter lav,
and thus veritable funeral pyre made
of it. That the doer OF this awful deed
was the man found in the barn. OLD NIL
Boelter, and that his mind hadi lost it's
balance, Is apparent from the fact that
he gathered together everything belong
ing to himself chat he could move and
cast it into the barn fire; and tlaC the
mania was at work on him Sunday,
when his son was at horne, is Indicated
by al attempt to get the wagon down
beside The barn and che bay rack put On
it. Some ~tlifing objection defeated
tilie, but the deluded man had the rack
where it was partially consumed. He
even put into the flames lumber thae he
hauled from IIaMoure, for trepairing
purposes, On Friday previous to the day
of the tragedy. He was also particular
to set out in the tield, away from danger.
such things az had been borrowed from
neighbors. These Incidents MAKE it
certain that the whole plan had been
mapped out carefully, and was carried
out just as deliberately.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Suntiash weather signals will be es.
tablished between Pierre and the Che
yenne river. SO that ranchmen may
have time to drive their stock to shelter
before storm comes. This is suggest
ed early and severe winter predicted by
Prof. Foster.
Saturday morning there were shipped
from Pierre to Chicago 200 fine cattle
fattened on the Itch grasses Of the
Cheyenne 11yer country about 40 miles
west Of Fort Bennett. They are mostly
of the Dug Carlin herd. MIR. Garlic is
a son- in law of Fred Du Pree, the rich
French squawman who OWLS the large
herd of buffaos of which so much has
been said, and which may be exhibited
at the Columbian exposition in 1893.
Eight carloads of stock, principally
sheep, left Blunt Thursday morning.
for other parts of the state to be par
celled out to farmers.
WISCONSIN.
Rev. Father Durlp, pastor of ST.
Joseph's church, De Pere, Wis. who
went to Rome some time ago in the in
terests Of St. Joseph's association, has
after having fully attained
the object of his journey.
Father Foley will have an assistant
at Holy Name church. Milwaukee.
Father Erley, Of Detroit. who has been
appointed to this position, will also
have charge of the holy Name parocbial
school, which will te opened on the first
Monday in September.
The directors of the Northwestern
Fair association held meeting at Eau
Claire and arranged for the fair and
races under the directions of the North.
western Trotting association to be held
at Eau Claire Sept. Is, Is, II and Is.
Ten thousand dollars will be offered in
pIlZeS. Inc aSSOc1aLlOn WILL MAKE
extra exertions this year.
A novel proposition has been made
by Frederick Prentice, Of Ashland, pre-
sldent of the Prentice Brown Stone
Company, to present the state of Wis
consin with al obellsk Of brown stone
larger than any of the Egyptian obelisks
to be exhibited at the worlds fair. AS
the largest obelisk ever discovered is
105 feet in height and is nine feet square
at the base, some idea can be formed Of
what this block Of brown stone would
be. The Cleopatra needle, In Central
park, New York, is but "A feet In height
and seven feet square at it's base. MIR.
Prentice will quarry the stone at an
estimated cost of S. 900. if the state will
transport and erect it in jackson park.
It can easily be placed in position IN
this day of modern machinery and ap-
pliances and would crown Wisconsin's