The Irish standard., 1894-04-21
THE NORTHWEST,
Important Happenings In Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
ANOTHER OLD SETTLER DEAD.
A. P. A.. Organizers Not Held in
Good Repute by the People
of Grand Forks.

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of Grand Forks.
George Hland and Miss Maggie Fitz-
gerald were married at Morris Tuesday,
April 10. A reception was given in the
evening by the bridegroom's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Hilsnd. The young couple
will make their home in Morris.
Tom Lewis, who shot and killed with
out provocation John McCafery in La
Prairie, Itasca county, August q, 1892,
and then made his escape, while on q
drunken spree, has been arrested at
Oakland, CAL, and will be brought back
and tried for his crime.
Thos. O'Connor OF Swenoda, brother
of Commissioner o 'Connor, who had been
ill for several months, died recently at
Benson and was buried in DeGraff, Rev.
Father O'Oonnor officiating at the fu.
neral services, This is the second death
in this family in mouth, and the sym.
! pathy Of the community is accorded them.
Mrs NJ. II. Lynch died in Swanvilla,
Stearns county, on the 9th inst, aged
about sixty years. Her remains were
brought to: Sauk Centre for interment
and the funeral services were held from
St. Paul's church. Mrs. Lynch was we'll
known in Sauk Centre, where she had
hosts Of friends, who will sympathize
deeply with her bereaved family.
William Meyers, one of the early set.
tiers Of the town of Wells, passed to his
eternal reward at his home in that town
on Thursday, April 5, aged 64 years. He
was born in Ohio in 1923, and was an old
|soldier, having served in Co. O.. lst Min
nesota Infantry during the war. He is
survived by wife and niue children,
four boys and five girls. He was man
of generous impulses and a kindly dispo-
sition, always cheerful and happy and
aimed to make those with whom he as.
sociated the same. The funeral took
place from the family residence. The
remains were taken to the church at
Shieldeville where Rev. Father Slevin
celebrated q requiem high mass at which
he paid high tribute to the many vir-
tues of the deceased. The remains were
inferred in the Shieldsville cemetery
near the church.
The identity of the man who on the
night of March % jumped off the Waba-
sha street bridge, st. Paul, into the river
has not been learned. He was described
as a tall man, and wore a silk hat when
he made the fatal leap. After making
the plurge he came to the surface and
attempted to swim to the shore, but,
burdened with his clothing and chilled
by the icy waters, his strength soon gave
out and he sank. That was the last that
has been seen or heard from him, al
though for several days watch was
kept for his body. It was thought at the
time that the man was William Hoppert,
who lived with his brother on Concord
street, near South Park. Hoppert disap-
peared about the time of the suicide and
has not been seen since. His description
Tailed quite closely With that Of the man
who jumped from the bridge.
Last Wednesday Michael Monaghan,
who has been visiting his relatives in
Hollywood, Carver county, returned to
British Columbia where he has resided
for the past five years, says the Waverly
Tribune. During his visit Mr.. Monaghan
purchased forty acres adjoining his home.
A short time ago he sold his mining
claim in British Columbia for $40, 600 and
is still greatly interested in the minee.
He speaks very enthusiastically Of the
justice of the laws in relation to mining
ON the Canadian side of the line. He
says they are not nearly as favorable to
the capitalist as on this side for while
the poor man is crowded out here, he can
always obtain his rights there. The
prospector for instance, discovers mine
and is entitled to certain interest. On
the American side the capitalist by put
ting in 80 many thousand dollars COM
pels the discoverer to do the same OF
leave the ranch. But on the Canadian
side the poor man who finds the mineral,
can hold his interest in spite OF capital
ut seems that way in many other re-
spects," says Mr.. Monaghan, wealthy
men cannot appeal to higher courts and
wear out poor litigants, the arbitrators
make their decision, which is final, and
the poorest person feels that he gets the
utmost to which he is entitled" J" Gold,
silver and copper are found in VARYING ilElg