The Irish standard., 1893-01-07
THE NORTHWEST:
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
DR.. N. ]. PlNAULT HONORED,
He is Created a Knight and Decor
ated With the Cross Of the
Order of ST. Gregory.

l
ated With the Cross of the
Order of ST. Gregory.
Miss Mary Mahoney, of Mankato, was
killed in runaway last Saturday as she
was on her way to open school near
Madelia. She was popular young lady
whose death ls deeply deplored by a
large circle of friends.
! Deputy Grand Warden Paine sue
ceeded in rounding up Fred Yost, fish
erman at Cullen Lake, in Grow Wing
county, with 900 feet of nets. Yost has
been violator of the gamelaws for some
time, and after watching him for many
months he was caught in the act of
drawing his nets from the water. He
will be prosecuted to the full extent of
the law.
Mr.. Timothy Foley, of st. Cloud, is in
receipt OF a letter from bis wife, dated at
Rome on the 18th inst. She stated that
she and Mrs. Ramsay were very we'll,
and would sail from Havre, France, jan
uary 7th, for home. Mr.. and Mrs. N. H.
Foley and family will spend the winter
in Italy, returning home next spring.
Mr.. H. is reported as having fully re-
gained his health. This will be very
gratifying news to his hosts of Minnesota
friends.
On the night of December 80 the A. @.
III. of Big Stone county gave ball at the
opera house in Graceville. It was sue
cessful affair in every particular. The
committee on arrangement was composed
of the following active members of the
organization: 2. FL. O Hara, &. Hayden,
H. W. Grove, T. Dolan and John Moran.
The following were the committee on re-
ception: Fl. Grove, M. Higgins, J. Bren-
nan, j. Moran, M. Phelan, and P. Jorden.
Floor managers, T. Hayden, J. K. Grove,
and r. Dolan. Committee on invitation,
P. FL. O'Hara, NJ J. DcDonnell, P. Heiley
and H. Grove of Graceville, and S. A.
Flaherty, and F. Newell of Morris. -
The Rock County Herald, published at
Luverne, got up splendidly illustrated
annual number last week giving review
of real estate transfers in the county
during the year just closed, which aggre-
gated nearly sl,0oO,OO0. Eighty new
buildings at a cost Of $4,000 we're
erected IN Luverne during 1892. With
It's waterworks, electric lights, fine bust
ness blocks, elegant residences and it's
newsy Herald, Luverneis one of the most
enterprisipg and progressive towns in the
state. AS a sample of the prosperity and
enterprise OF the farmers of Rock county
it may be recorded that last week Ezra
Rice shipped to Chicago from Luyern<
263 cattle and 315 hogs.
! An exchange says that there is new
swindl1ng scheme being practiced on the
farmers. This time it is wheat the slick
swindler wants. His plans are as fol
lows: He makes contract with eacf
farmer for his wheat, agreeing to pay
l$1.Q5 q bushel at the nearest station
whenever he desires it. In order to bini
the contract he pays little down ant
agrees to pay the remainder when tn,
wheat is delivered. He only approache,
those who have large amounts. Afte.
he gets the contracts he will hold then
never calling for the wheat, and worr,
the farmer into giving him nice sum K
release the contract. He is smooth on.
land it would be we'll for our farule
friends to keep on the lookout for him.
Mrs. Mary Dougherty, beloved wife o
p. 8. Dougherty, died at her home il
Faribault at o'clock Monday afternoon
December 26, OF pneumonia, aged A
years. She was I'll only few days ane
her sudden death was severe shock *
| her family and tiends. The deceased
Iwas the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
Hennessy, Of Northfeld. She was bor1
in Vermont and at an early age moved t.
Wisconsin with her parents where sht
grew to womanhood and was married te
IP. s. Dougherty In 1871 in compan,
with her husband she came to North6ele
and ever since continued to reside il
Rice county. She was kind and lttsmll
wife and dmother and ass:hd elili se:pssate!
among her friends and acquaintancea
She is moarAsdd' = 81 Is n,ssbana and fou
1 children, mp: bays end txo .knla;; Iii
youngest of whom e ton yearso of age
u The funeral took place from the Immac
ulats Concsp ption church, arib1nll
Who're services lefe held ~ sthe
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