The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-02-07
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Irish Standard.
BASELESS FABRICATION.

No Truth Whatever in the Story That {
Human Monstrosity Was Born in
Mcleod County.
MINNESOTA.
The Holy Cross society, a benevolent
| organization Of Duluth, has recently
filed articles or incorporation.
At mass meeting of the citizens Oa
Goodhue. resolutions were passed ad.
yiaing The county commissioners to re.
sign on account of their action granting
a license TO sell liquor in that town
ship, against the wishes of the town
residents.
Rock County Herald; John (lninlan.
who lives short distance northwest OF
LuverDe, has very satisfactorily demon
strated the fact that farming pays in
Rock county. Rs came here six = ears
ago with practically nothing in the way
of property. Now be owns a fine, we'll
improved farm of 100 acres, has &C
cumulated considerable personal prop
erty and owes no man a dollar. He has
made it Ill on his farm anG estimates
that besides his living be- has cleared
$1,000 year since he came here.
The Waverly correspondent OF the
D6lano Eagle, in his account Of a recent
meeting Of the temperance society of
his town, has this to say in compliment
to good Irishman: Hon. j. K, Cullen
was the orator of the evening and his
address was thoughtful. profound, deep;
his sentences bad the polish Of the
scholar MIR. Cullen mas not lost the
vigor OF lis earlv manhood: he enters
into Che spirit of his theme with an
earnsstness which has a powerful effect
on his listeners and makes them feel,
too, the force OF every word uttered.
His manner Of delivery is easy, graceful.
and has 81 charm which is fascinating,
His address was powerful effort and
was an inspiration TO the youth, en-
couraglng them in the pursuit Of
knowledge. tf1ro wing down all barriers
aud dipping deep into the various
branches suited to their tastes and call
iugs. His reference to Lincoln and
johnson were timely illustrations and
well taken,
Miss Lent, the daughter Of an old and
respected farmer of Farlbault county,
was teaching school near Winnebago
City when she was assaulted by man
named Cruzer and his wife for punish
ing daughter of theirs. They went to
her school in a rage and Mrs. CruZer
hit her with the school bell. knocking
her down, after which the enraged
woman grabbed her by the hair AND
dragged the helpless girl around the
room unJll the CAD OF the skull was
partly torn from its place. Her hus-
band then came to her aid, and together
they raised Miss Lent's prostrate form
and threw her out Of the window.
her head striking on stone. The
panic stricken pupils scattered to their
homes and gave the information of the
assault. Miss Lent's injuries were so
severe that she was compelled to take to
her bed. from which she has not yet
arisen. The Cruzen family father,
mother and daughter-are arrested and
undergoing a preliminary trial,
| A correspondent informs THE IRISH
STANDARD that there IS no truth in the
story of ''chiId devil'' being born to a
woman near Howard Lake. as given in
this column from the St Paul Globe.
A correspondent of the Pioneer Press
SAYS: Your correspondent has taken
pains to inquire into the actual facts.
and for that purpose. interviewed near
relative in Wayerly well acquainted
with the people who have been so cru
ely injured by these aspersiOns. 1t ap-
pears that the lady and her husband
ba7e high standing in the community
in which thev live: and that so far from
being profane. they are exemplary
! Christian people. The most curious
feature Of the business is that in their
immediate neighDorhood no such rum
ors are prevalent; the dispatch in ques-
ton dates from Howard Lake. over
twenty miles north Of where the incl
dent is alleged to have occurred. An
other suspicious feature is that the last
| name is given correctly, but the Christ
ian name is wrongly stated. clear
proof that the report was not sent by a
we'll Informed resident,
Col. James c. Edison, judge of the
Eighth judicial district, died at his hotel,
the American house. at Glencoe, on
February ~, OF Bfight's disease. He
had bsen under the care Of DR.. Dam
forth in Chicago for several weeks past,