The Irish standard., 1894-12-29

M Eg8n OF Woodbury., EDWARD, lnOa
and John Clark of Washington county.
The funeral will be heldfrom the Church
of the Guardian Angels at eleven o'clock
Saturday morning 1t will start from
the house however at 8 o'clock but owing
to difficulty in crossing the river, will
come by way of Pt. Douglas ferry.
| NORTH DAKOTA.
Captain Clapp, of Fort Berthold Indian
agency, in his annual report to the
! United States government, says that
whole fields of grain were destroyed by
gophers at Devils Lake reservation, Fort
Totten, and this plague is held largely
responsible for the great misfortune of
Indians during the year. These Indians
are so poor that the loss of An OK or
horse means abandonment of their farm.
The industrial future Of Indians and
their ability to become self-supporting,
depends on stock raising Sharp dis
oipliuary treatment has stopped the here
tofore frequent unauthorized killing OF
animals and horned stock is rapidly in
creasing. Droughts and blighting hot
winds have made Standing Rock agency
unadapted to agriculture and this year
many of the. fields are g total failure.
This uncertainty of raising crops has
made stock raising the leading industry,
and in this considerable progress is re-
ported.
A late issue of the Valley City Times
Record contains the following concerning
q gentleman who has many friends in
this section: When man is out Of debt
there is no reason why he should not
makefa fair living and a margin of profit
besides at the business of farming D.
O'Malley conducts his farming operations
on strict business principles He keeps
as close account Of his business affairs as
any manufacturing concern. On Decem-
Der l, each year Mr. O'Mal]ey takes an
inventory, and this year upon that date
he found that over and above all expen-
SOS, the cost of living for himself aud
family included. he mad made net profit
OF 25 per cent on the capital invested.
And MIR. O'Malley is in better shape to-
day to successfully conduct farming
operations than ever before. He is work
ing into improved breeds of stock, and
with the return of better times will
surely reap larger rewards for his labor.
! Will somebody please mention any other
business than farming that has been so
profitable the past year.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The Murry, Coleman will contest case,
which has been on trial in Sioux Falls
for the past few days, has at last been
settled. David Coleman was once po-
liceman in that city. Several months
before his death Mrs. Coleman applied
for divorce, but before ths matter came
to trial Mr.. Coleman died. The latter
had been very close friend of Aid. j. j.
Murry and left will bequeathing hls
property, valued at several thousand
dollars, to Mr.. Murry's 10 year old daugh-
ter, Mamie, with Mr.. Murry as admins.
traitor. Mrs. Coleman has contested the
will on the ground that undue influence
was used with Mr.. Coleman in the MAX
ing Of his will. The point of the case
was, whether the will should be admitted
to probate as made, or whether it should
be eet aside and Mrs. Coleman appointed
as Administrative of the estate. The
| jury found that Mr.. Coleman was men
tally incapacitsted for making the viii
although they found that no undue in
fluence had been used with him. This
will set the will aside and Mrs. Coleman
will be administrative.
WISCONSIN,.
James Lee. of Stanton, st. Croix coun-
ty, an old and respected resident, and
for many years q familiar figure in poll
tics there, dropped dead in his yard re-
Gently. He had just returned from tho
farmers institute at Star Prairie where
he had gone in apparently good health.
It is supposed that his death wrs caused
by heart disease BE. leaves large cir
Gle Of relaGves. ls
Miss Anna Moran, for many years =
resident of this city and vicinity, died at
8 o'clock on Saturday morning, Decen,-
Itber Is, Of pneumonls, at the residence Of
| her sister, Ms. Burke, says the Hudson
True Republican. Deceased spent most
i Of. .i1er life ia tho interest Of the Catholic
church Of which she was q devout me1n-l
|ber and an actiye worker She possessed
1 genial nature, was kind to every ol,e
and waag highly esteenae and
Ishe ~ others and y y
ohn Burke of q, & g 1 y