The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-11-09
NORTHWEST NEWS,

IKE entire mill, including the engine
house, a $4,000 bushel elevator, with over
$4,000 bushels of wheat the warehouse,
filled with -four, and five cars loaded with
| flour standing on a. spur track Of the Chi
| cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad, were
burned, together with seven dwellings,
one hotel, one store building with postof-
| flee, owned by l.. Knutson, a barn owned
| by e. z. Thatcher, filled with grain and
machinery, owned by Ole Torgerson, a
| large amount of the contents in the dwell
ings and a large number of smaller build
| ines.s In fact, all buildings on the north
side of the mill exceptthe Walcott cream
cry were entirely destroyed.
i hs loss on the mill properly is about
100000 and that ON the smaller dwell
| ings will make the total fully $225,000.
II the mills are not rebuilt the town will
be crippled.
Sioux Falls, S. D.-Mrs. Jessie Conner
has for the second time secured a. divorce
from Prof Charles G. Conner, who is
deaf, talented and eccentric. Several
years ago Conner, who was teaching in
| a Massachusetts, educational institution,
suddenly disappeared. No word could be
secured of him, and after two years
waiting Mrs. Conner came to South Da-
kota and secured a legal separation. Soon
after the divorce was granted the former
husband put in am appearance and the
couple were remarked. They lived here
for some months and then left:for Califor-
MIA. q Conner strayed away again and
Mrs. Conner has just secured her second
| divorce. Corners whereabouts are UNI
| known.
Faribault, Minn.-'Wa1cot a milling
town nearsher, was almost totally destroy
ed by fire Sunday night The fire orig
mated from lantern which exploded in
the engine room of the Walcott mills,
ownai. by M. 3. Sheffield, Of this city. The
mills were quickly, enveloped in flames
and the F'aribault and Mortified fire de-
partments were telegraphed for, but they
| did not arrive in time to be of much as
sistance. The mill is one of the largest
outside of Minneapolis, having a capacity
OF 1000. barrels per day, and was over
I2I,syO barrels behind In orders. s
Winona, MINI. ohn G. Hayes,a farm
| er living about three miles from Winona,
was instantly killed by the cars s'7r7day
night. He had been hunting In tl>e $er-
moon, and was walking along the 8, eth
western track. Being somewhat deaf he
did not hear, the rumbling Of a fast freight
train, and the engineer did not see him
until struck by the pilot. He was killed
outright. s..
New Whatcom, Wash. Fred J. Spies
man has been charged by the coroner's
jury with the murder Of his wife, and the
police are now III search of him. His
house burned Monday night ana among
the ruins was found the body of his wife.
Am Investigation showed that she had
been murdered and the house set on fire
L to conceal the crime.
st. Cloud, Mimi. he -four mill Of
Wesley, Carter u Co. was totally de
Igtroyed by fire, entailing a loss OF $4,000.
IT. is insured for 81 9, 500. ..s ssss
Rochester IN Inn donation Of $4,000
lsby Col. TIealy. cond Toned on the pur-
chase Of infid Il terature to the amount
lsof $500, after heated NEWSPAPER discussion
Was accented BY the library board by one
majority s.5is
! saltwater IN ii .S N. Turn bull, OF
NinneanoIis, has. made one 81 the largest
Is1ng pure hases this season. He bought
Ito 200 900 feet pf taIlarack logs from Che
EOBrfen- Merf lam g onpany Tor III consId-
ieratl on of $50, 700. he logs will .be de-
Ifyereds in 1Ss6salnd MI be sawed satS ttAe
Irnbull Il, 81 inst 9ai IarA
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