The Irish standard., 1891-02-28
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers Of The
Irish Standard.
LATE EDWARD O'NElLL'S REQUEST

His Generous Gift Of $4,000 is Turree
Over to st. Rosa s Orphan Asylum
in Milwaukee
MINNESOTA.
s. Miller. Pole, was killed neal
Perham last Friday, while hauling ice
In going down hill the sled gave way
and cake fell ON him.
! Michael Dempsey, of st. Pc or, while
descending from his hay mow Saturday
morning. slipped aud ran the tine of q
pitchfork in the f1eshy part of his right
arm.
Ed. Grant, assistant engineer at the
st. Peter hospital, was injured Wed
nesday morning while putting belt on
a pulley in the laundry. He strained
his back by reaching too far forward.
Mike Toomv. of Sleepy Eye, is laid
up with bad wound On his right hand
| While at work at the school mouse last
Friday be ran sharp instrument into
the thick of the hand between the first
and second fingers. -
Miss Mary Rafferty,, of Fairfax, the
young lacy who was burned in gasO~
line explosion last summer, suffered
from a slight relapse last week, but
with careful medical attendance is
again improving.
Considerable money has recently been
collected in Jordan for the sufferers in
Dakota. IA collection for that chariSa'
! ble purpose was taken up in The Cath
olic church on Sunday morning and
some $50 collected.
| @. R. Mather, the we'll known con-
tractor of Mankato, has been sued for
S. 600 damages bv Hans Hanson, who
was injured while working for MIR.
Mather last summer. Hans was carry.
iug mortar when he stepped on al un~
safe board and fell.
| The business men of Cro0kston are
negotiating with q large Wisconsin
lumber manufacturing concern for the
location OF another saw mill in Crooks
ton, The firm is now operating a mill
in Wisconsin, and desires to move its
plant before the Red Lake pine comes
! into market.
| The nuptials of Mr., Mike Rgan, Of
Rochester, to Miss Elizabeth Herber,
OF Carrollsyille. were celebrated in st.
Bridget's church Monday morning, Feb
ruary 9th. Rev. Father Lynch officiating.
A. pleasant reception was given MIR. and
Mrs, Ryan at the home of the groom
the same evening.
d. G. Mckenna, of Benson, will have
an auction sale at his place in the town
Of Cashel On Thursday, March 5Gh, He
will sell ali his stock, farm utensils and
household goods. Here is a chance to
get bargain as all of this property
must be sold as Mr.. McKenna intends
moving out to Spokane Falls in the
near future.
The safe in the station at Clltherall,
on che Northern Pacific line, was robbed
Of $500 belonging to the Northern
Pacific express company some time ago.
The station was temporarily in charge
of young man named Nichols, one
armed operator, who disappeared SIM
ultaneouslY with the money. Word has
just been received that he has been
caught in Lincoln, Neb.
Rev. J. J. ConrY, pastor of the Church
Of the Immaculate Conception, of Fari-
banlt, preached the first of a series of
very eloquent and highly instructive
lenten sermons at his church on Sun
day evening last. Father Conry is a
deep thinker, a close and logical reason
or and his figures are trite and happily
chosen, all making him an interesting
speaker.
John Grant left Tuesday with car
load of horses for Duluth, Malcolm
Grant leaves to o-day with eight teams
and his outfit for the same point. The
teams and outfit are to be used in
working on the railroad contract lately
taken by the Grants, extending from
Duluth to Cloquet. They will COM
mence at once bridge building and in
timber work.
st. Peter IS minus one OF her promi-
nent and important business houses.
On Tuesday Of this week the clothing
store Of Delany Bros. was sold to
Luthol Bros, Of Iowa. who have packed
up the stock and, like the Arabs, gone
hence, whittier we know not. The
stock was disposed Of fer st. Paul real
estate and it is supposed that g hand
some amount was nettad from the
transfer. James Delany, who had
charge Of the business will remain in