The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-04-01
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
D. w. LAWYERS PREDICTION
In an Interview He Says Minnesota
Will go Democratic
in 1894.
MINNESOTA.

The senior class of the Hastings par
ochial SC COL will present the two laugh
able farces, ''Pady Miles" and ''The Irish
Linen Ped,;ler" at the opera house about
the middle of April.
Conductor Mickey, Engineer Mullaney
and the remainder of the train crew Of
the Nelson wreck last fall, in which
eight persons were killed, were cleared at
the Alexandria session of the district
court, the grand jury failing to find in
dictments against them.
The St. Peter Herald: The many
friends of Mrs. Dr.. Stevens, better re-
membered here as Miss Kate Doran, for
merly of LeSueur, will learn with sim
cere sorrow aud regret that she died Oh
Tuesday evening at her home in Nash
vile, Tenn. She had many very warm
frieAds here which were won by her kind
and gentle disposition and her unassum-
ing manner. For many years her home
was at LeSueur, where she was also a
universal favorite.
A dispatch from Winona says: Under
the act of congress adopted year ago
requiring all Cinnamon to register in
order to retain their residence in the
United States, Deputy United States Col
lector W. Ct. Dye is out cunning for the
few celestia}s in his district. He has OBJ
tanned the photograph and signature Of
Chow Sim, the solitary pigtai at Waba-
eha. He, together with two Cinnamon
in this city, are all Of that nationality in
the several counties under Collector
Dyes jurisdiction. The two Cinnamon
in this city decline to register, and are
corresponding with some of their Chi
cago bre hren with view to evading the
law in this matter.
In speaking of Hon. P.B. German, of St..
Cloud, Republican contemporary says:
He is Democratic in politics, but he never
allows his political opinions to interfere
with his vote upon any measure of inn
portance to the people of the state that
may come before the House. He has had
considerable experience in legislative
bodies, having been a member of the
Michigan legislature before he came to
this state. He is an enterprising busi-
ness man, and his work in the House
shows long and thorough business
training, for he is as methodical and
prompt in all his movements as he would
be IN the counting room. He ie one Of
the most respected members of the legis-
lature this winter, and is one of che lead
ers on the Democratic side.
The school of agriculture of the Min
nesota university, under the superinten-
dency IF Prof. Pendergast, closed it's fifth
year of work and graduated it's fourth
class on Thursday afternoon, March 3D.,
the graduating class numbering 2l young
men who will engage III farming pursuits.
The following is the list of graduates:
Frank A. Borchert, Bird Island; Ralph
E. Bowerman, Prosper; Herbert J. Do
mer, Staples; Arthur J. J. Glover, zum-
bro Falls; Henry G. Harris, Howard
Lake; William G. Hiatt, Redwood Falls;
August NJ. Kohlhaar, Alexandria; John
J. lie GLORIOUS, Cottage Grove; John o.
Loomis, Albert Lsa; Ernest W. Major,
ST. Lukes, Jersey; Noble A. Munro, New
Auburn; George w. Nessel, Rush City;
Knute B. Norswing, Holden; William A.
Shields, Darwin; Harry w. Shumau,
Fred r. Shuman, Harry F. Stearns, Min
neapolis; Richard E. Walters, Lake City;
Austin L. Ward, Stewart; Soel G. Wink
! jer, Garfield; S. j. Wright, Minneapolis.
The salutatory was delivered by Mr.
Glover, of Zumbro Falls, and the vale
dictory by Mr. Borchert, of Bird Island.
Gov. Nelson conferred diplomas and
there was large number present at the
graduating exercises.
Daniel W. Lawler, while on a vacation
at Washington, was interviewed by a
newspaper representative to whom he
said: sat the normal increase of Demo
cratic votes in presidential and off years
in Minnesota, we are bound at future
elections to carry the state for the Dem
oeracy. At the next state election, in
1894, we are confident of electing the
Legislature, which will choose successor
to Senator Washburn. Though we have
been showed under year after year, we
have always come up smiling, eager to re-
new the fray. The organization Of the
Democracy in Minnesota is perfect. The
Republicans are disorganized and des