The Irish standard., 1894-09-08
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings In Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
DISASTROUS FIRE AT MINOT,
a Number Of Interesting Relics
Discovered in the Mounds Near
Redwood Falls.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
P. H. Lynch, brother of Rev. Father
Lynch, of Brainerd, who has been in
that city two weeks visiting, left last
Tuesday for La Crosse, Wis.,, where he is
engaged in the practice Of law.
| Late last Saturday fire was started
on the farm of Barney Leibold, near
Kedron, by a thresher engine, which
destroyed large setting of grain. His
barn, two horses and one cow were
burned.
| Burglars entered Geo. WI Lindsay's
residence, Anoka, recently. Mrs. Lind
say was chloroformed and the upstairs
ransacked. The rest of the family, sleep
/ ing down stairs, we're undisturbed. Not
much was stolen.
J.P. Durkin died at the residence Of
Thos Fitzgerald, Empire, Dakota coun-
ty, on Saturday last, after . short i'll
ness, aged about 40 years. The funeral
took place from the Church OF the
Guardian Angels, Hastings, the Rev. j..
A. Fitzgerald officiating.
Division Superintendent J. B. Rice, Of
the Great Northern, has issued circu-
lar announcing the Office OF trainnaster
at st. Paul abolished. All trainmen on
the Fergus Falls division out Of st. Paul
have to report to Assistant Superintend-
ent PonscmbY, at St. Cloud.
/ A. johnson, farmer living 9 few
4 miles north Of Hills, has been missing for
several days, togebhar with new top
| buggy and a pair Of mortgaged horses.
The supposltion is that he went north
\ He was badly in debt. He leaves wife
! and baby ia destitute circumstances.
Editor M. J. Bowling, of Renville, was
accidentally shot while sitting in the hotel
Office at Granite Falls, Monday morning
while waiting for the train east. While
playing with dog revolver dropped
from the pocket Of City Marshal Hen
derson, struck on the hammer, exploded
and the ball struck Dowling in the righ
shoulder, glanced around and came on
/ near the spine. The wound is not dan
gerous.
III The big contest between Sheehy AM
!, Keller will take place at Duluth Septem
ber %. Keller and bis trainer Sullivan
made great efforts to have the contes
pulled off within two weeks and offere
!. Sheehy. 800 for the privilege Of shor
4 date. Sheehy would not take any chance
il going up against man like Keller on
Of condition and says that if Keller ds
] feats him on the 23rd OF September it
because he is the better man.
sl An investigation has recently bee
made OF the mounds at the junction |
! the Minnesota and Redwood river, B
: Capt. a. w. White, OF Albert Lea. 3
excavated small mound near Redwoo
Falls, which was evidently the grave ,
!. some great chief for the crumbling skel
ton was encased in bark, and the reli,
8 recovered were such as only the mo-
!, distinguished Indians possessed. Amor
the articles found we're pipestone pip
4, inlaid ingeniously with lead; q copp'
! breastplate, with perforated ornament
tion and as large as a small saucer;
: bears claw necklace, a wooden paintcu
!. q curious painted stick, hundred
more beads OF Wampum, and 8 delica
!, pair of earrings, made Of copper. It
!. likely the warriors remains have be-
buried there for century. The disco
:. cry is considered important, and one
! the most valuable and interesting ev
= found in the state.
q, One of the most attractive social even
p Of the season was the marriage of N
ae John f. Kasper and Miss Emma Go
or lin, which took place Wednesday, Augu
| %, at the Church OF the Immacula
"a Conception, Faribault. The affairs h'
sr. been beautifully decorated for the occ
lsion with 3 profusion Of choice fowe
and potted plants, while above the g
ly trance to the chancel was an arch int
ny twined with evergreens and decorat
en- with flowers. Long before the appoint
Ga hour the church was filed with frien
sir and invited guests Of the contract
by parties, says the Far1bault Pilot. T
B. lushers were Messrs. Hiram Hoyt,
he Fredette, T. j. Connora and j.. r. One
re- The maids OF honor we're Misses IN
lit and Nora Connors and Miss May Ho
iof Minneapolis, and Miss Abbie McA