The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-03-12
pupils will render an interesting program.
In the evening exercises, Miss Won Wag-
ner will render several recitations.

I In the evening exercises, Miss Won Wag'
ner will render several recitations
) Mrs. Ann Walsh, an old and respected
resident of Rosemount, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Burk, of that
place, on Saturday, February 29th, aged
ninety.two years. Two daughters, Mrs.
Mary Burk and Mrs. Ann McHugh, and
three sons, John, Anthony and 2. J..
Walsh survive her Their many friends
extend sympathy. The funeral was held
from st. Joseph's church, Rosemount,
Rev. Father Quinn, of Lakeville, officiat'
ing. The remains were inferred in Lake
Vile cemetery.
Last week Wednesday. while Johnnie
Kill, the youngest son of John Kill, who
lives four miles west Of Pennington, was
| feeding some cattle, be had to pass 10y
the horses, one of which, a young colt,
possibly frightened by his coming SO sud
denly upon them, kicked him in tie
stomach. Medicyl attendance was i'm
mediately procured. He lived until
Friday morning suffering intensely The
young man was about fifteen years Of age.
The funeral WAS held from the Catholic
church. This ia the second sou Of MIR.
Kill who has died suddenly in the past
year.
Miss Anna Mosoney, Of shie]dsville,
closed highly successful term OF school
in district No. 19, town Of Forest, for u
vacation of one month, With very pleas
ant entertainment at the school house
Saturday evening, February 27th. A
program consisting Of songs. readings,
dialogues and essays was rendered in a
manner that reflected much credit on the
teacher, and which showed the ability
and careful training OF the pupils. The
school house was crowded with the
patrons Of the school and many visitors
from the adjoining districts.
NORTH DAKOTA
Col G. B. Little's fine residence, at
Bismarck, burned about o'clock Mon
day morning Most Of the furniture waa
saved, but the building is almost q totsl
loss. The loss lis about $4,000, fully il
sured in the Insurance Company of North
America, American Fire, German-Ameri-
can and Liverpool, London and Globe.
About o'clock, while streams were still
playing Oh Little's house, r. ". Drum
mond, neighbor, undertook to go into
the cellar Of his house to fix the furnace.
He fell, and from the lamp explosion the
house was Immediately enveloped in
flames. Drummond was badly burned,
and his wife and children escaped III
their night dresses. Nothing was saved
Loss $4,000, insurance 81, 800, in British
America Assurance company, National
Fire and Phoenix, Of Hartford.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Fitzpatrick Brothers Il Collins have
been awarded the contract for an iua-
portant extension OF the Burlington &
Black Hills road. The proposed line will
be twenty-five miles long and will take
the road from Englewood station, ten
miles south of Deadwood, through Bald
mountain and Ruby basin mining dis
| tricts to the city of Speartish. II. r.
Clark, chief bookkeeper for the ccntrao-
| tor, is in Deadwood, and states from 1900
to 5000 men will be put at work on the
grade within ten days. The completion
of the extension Will make the fourth
railroad through the mining districts
and will hasten the development of many
valuable mines.
WISCONSIN,
| With January expired the time, until
the first day Of May next, when pike,
black bass and Oewego bass can be law
fully caught in Wisconsin: The penalty
prescribed for the violation of this law ie
not less than ten nor more than fifty
dollars.
! Information is wanted of Cornelius
Carey, of Redford, Clinton county, N. Y.
When last heard of, about year ago, he
was in Hurley, Wis. As his father ia
dead, his mother wishes him to write or
to come home. Any information con-
cerning his whereabouts will be thank,
fully received by his mother, Mrs. Marga-
ret Carey. Redford, Clinton county, N. Y.
A recent decision of the general land
Office has created considerable excite
ment among flers and squatters on the
water reserve lands, where contesting
titles exist for every forty acres of land
that has any valuable pine timber on it..
While men stood for days in line before
the land Office to "fle" for homesteads
others took to the woods and sought to
obtain an actual residence by squatting,"
which would outdate the fler. The rul-
ing now is that settlers who had not
l-oo1o <11;nr, ,,r;or ~ Moroh q 1901