The Irish standard., 1894-03-03

81. SO PER YEAR.
tonguod and alone, occupied over one
third of the entire session with his we'll
rounded periods, at an expense OF great
many thousands of dollars to the people
of Minnesota. And not one Of the im-
portant measures advocated by Mr.. Don
nelly we're passed. The time, wind and,
money were wasted. This is why, when
one listens to the political diatribes OF
Mr.. Donnelly, he feels that personal dis
appointment and resentment play 8
larger part in stimulating the Donne1liaa
invective than any well-grounded objec-
tion to the political principles inveighed
against. One must separate the wheat
from the chaf and the returns are hardly
com mensurate with the labor expended.
NORTH DAKOTA. :.
In an interview in the Fargo Forum.
Mr.. James Kennedy, Of the contracting
firm of Allen and Kennedy, says: We got,
through with the sewer contracts last
Thursday. We commenced the 10th day
of October. 1893, and during that time we
have paid out in Fargo $4,000 in wages.
We employed bookkeeper in order to
protect the grocery houses, meat markets
and boarding house keepers. No man:
employed on the sewers boarded at the
New Fargo House, So that other board;
| ing houses should have show. We paid
off the men every two weeks in cash, and
unlike foreign contractors who have done
work here, our men did not have to dis
| count their time 20 per cent.
| AT recent meeting held at Bishop
Shanley's residence In Fargo, the
plans for the St. Patrick's day celebra-
tion were more fully discussed. The en-
tertainment will be held in the opera
house in the evening and Rupert's or~
chestra will furnish the music. Hon. G..
A. Gallagher, the silver-tongued orator
of Minneapolis, will be one of the speak
ers. In addition to other business trans
acted at the meeting, benevolent and
social organization to be known as the
Catholic Mutual Benevolent society was
begun by electing J J. Hughes tempo.
rary president and Walter Cummins seo~
retary. Bishop Stanley, J. D. Moulder,
VIM. Keogh, P. Luger and r. Calvin
were appointed as 8 committee on co.,
stitution and bylaws. The committee on
permanent organization are Bishop Shan
ley, VIM. O'Neill r. Fields, G. Il. An
heier and A. M. Promo.
A farmer writing to the Langdon
| Courier advocates the seeding Of barley
and rye as q portion. Of the crops to be
sown this spring. He says that rye gives
excellent results as it can be sown as
early as wheat and natures quicker. He
cut rye 50 days after seeding, in 1892, and
last year in 80 days, yielding IS bushels
to the acre. Rye takes but little longer
to mature than barley, and owing to the
sap in the straw remains green and fresh
after the grain is fully matured. Itstands
hot winds better than wheat. Rye straw
is superior to other straw for feeG. II
the rye is cut before it gets into the milk
stage it makes the finest kind of hay that
can be procured, ton of it being equal
to ton and half of wild hay. The
market price usually rules from 10 to Is
cents below hard wheat but is better
crop on account of itslarger yield, earlier
maturity and greater value as feed,
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The parishioners of St. .Patrick's con-
gregation at Cavour intend to hold q
grand entertainment and supper on Eas-,
ter Monday for the benefit of their church.
There are 284, 900 acres of land within
the Huron land district subject to entry
un1er the homestead laws of the United
States. In Beadle county there are 1860
acres, in Sphinx county 1920 acres, in
Hand county 55,280 acres, in Hyde county
l13,2O0 acres, in Faux county 57,760
acres, in Potter county 79,14O acres A
large proportion of these lands is in
close proximity to railroad stations and
good market towns; they are we'll located
and suitable for stock raising and general
farming. In Hyde county, where there
are 113,200 acres subject to Homestead
entry, are what is known as Sioux Indian
lands, which embrace the old Grow Creek
reservation. These lands are also subject
to entry under the homestead laws ex-
oept that they are to be paid for by in.
stallnents, prices ranging from IS cents
to $1.25 per acre, and are as fine lands as
can be found anywhere in the district.
1 WISCONSIN.
Bishop Messmer is conducting series
Of lectures on Sunday evenings during
Lent IN the Cathedral at Green Bay.
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