The Irish standard., 1895-05-04
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST.
The Conditions Said to as favorable tor
Crops Throughout the pae
kotas.
VALUABLE LANDS FOR SETTLEMENT
Information Concerning suoh May q.
Secured From Bishop Mo0olrioks
of Duluth.

of Duluth.
wasec1, Mimi: Peter Nc Elroy, one
of the best known men of this city, haV-
Ing lived here for many years, died last
week.
Eau Claire, Wis: John Henderson,,
resident of Eau Claire county for thirty
years, died at Altoon City, April II, aged
80 years.
Fargo, N. D.: At a recent meeting OF
the state executive board Of the North
Dakota Firemen's association 1t was de-
cided to hold the next convention ana
tournament here June II, IL, and Ii.
St. GATHERINGS, Mimi: Mrs. Thos.
Burns Of St. Paul, lately deceased, and
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Conner, OF this
village, was buried in the Catholic Gem
etery at this place on the 21st ult.
Morris Mimi: Fire destroyed the
large barn and badly damaged the resi-
dence of James Kennedy, on the 22d ult.
The property burned was valued at
$1,000, with an insurance Of $500.
The 1T. Rev. Bishop McGolrtck is now
prepared to answer any letters Oh m
auiry as to lands between Duluth and
Minneapolis on the st Paul & Duluth
railroad. says the Northwestern Wit
ness.
Marysburg. Mimi: John Brown, aged
81, of Marysburg, died April II, alter
short illness. Deceased was one OF the
earliest settlers Of lie Sueur county and
was highly esteemed by all who knew
him.
River Falls, Wis: Charles Romans.
,%xy Yv10
to Miss Nellie Foley, of this city, April
81 Rev. B. P. Connolly officiating. The
ceremony took place at st. Brldgets
church.
Rochester, Mimi: Mrs. John r. CAVITY
died Wednesday evening, April "a, OF
Brights disease, aged 81 years. Her
husband died IL years ago in Haverhill
The funeral took place from st. Johns
church.
Faribault, Mimi: The large barn
owned by d. O'Brien, on Tenth street,
was totally destroyed by fire Sunday at
ternoon. Four horses and one COW were
burned. The loss is about $1,000. In
cendiarism is suspected.
). Grand Rapids, Mimi: The home .of
Edward Gallagher was destroyed by lire
Monday night of last week.-Peter Dor
an, woodsman and an old settler OF
Itasca county, was recently declared In
sane and taken to the asylum at Roches~
ter. g
Dickinson, N. D.: VIM. Ray took out
for Chicago recently Is cars OF western
cattle that were purchased in Montana
Edward Brennan, section foreman on the
Northern Pacific had his hand badly
smashed on the 23d ult., while handling
ties.
Chatfeld, Mimi: John Connolly, one
of the oldest residents of the town OF
Chatfield, died suddenly a short time
since. aged sc years. He was apparently
well. In, the morning, always having been
robust and healthy, but was suddenly
taken ill, and died in short time.
Jamestown, N. D.: The past week has
been very favorable for farm work
throughout the entire state. Good show
ers have been we'll distributed and have
improved prospects very materially:
Wheat seeding is finished. Grain that
was sown first is up in most sections and
has healthy appearance. Grass is up
high enough for stock to feed on. Less
wheat, and much more corn and flax is
being planted than ever before.
Milwaukee, Wis: The G. NJ. Sanger
Sons Company, wholesale saddlery deal
ers, made an assignment to Oscar H.
Pierce, the bookkeeper of the company,
Monday. The bond of the assignee was
fixed at $4,000. The assignment is the
result of the assassination of Emil A..
Sanger, who was the president of the
company. His death drew forth pres
sure from the creditors of the company.
The company's affairs seem to be badly
tangled.
Clear Lake, Wis: G. K. Erwin, COM
missioner appointed by Gov. Upham for
the distribution of seed grain to relieve
the fire sufferers of 1884 in Northern
Wisconsin has given Thos. Stout, Jr,
one Of our leading merchants, the con-
tract of supplying the fire sufferers OF
Clear Lake and Clayton with seed grain
and grass seed. The amount to be ex-
pended in both towns will amount to
about 81, 700 and will be delivered in &
few days.
Sioux Falls, s. D.: Judge Burns, Of
Deadwood who was successful In secur-
ing the release from the penitentiary Of
Scares the Hawk and Straighthead, on
habees corpus proceedings, has added
another victory of a similar nature to
his list. Lone Elk, a young Indian was
indicted and brought to trial on the
charge Of assault with intent to kill.
Judge Burns defended him, offering as
his defense that the boy is half~witted
and was not responsible for his acts. !:
Duluth, Mimi: While asleep on the
tracks of the Eastern Minnesota recently
near Deedham, George Desmond had an
arm cut off. He arose, stopped the flow
of blood, and afterwards helped jump
Ilandcar to Superior, with his remain
ing arm, and then was taken to the hos
pital for treatment.-C. H. McGinnis has
been sent to New Orleans as special
agent of the land Experimentation
Kelly, switchman at the Northern Pa
cific yards, met with an accident recent
" by which he lost three fingers and was
injured internally.
Helena, Mont: Acting Gov. Botkin
Monday granted the requisition Of the
governor of South Dakota for Frank NJ.
Brown, wanted in Lawrence county for
forgery and grand larceny. Brown was
arrested at Miles City.-All the North
western states have appointed delegates
to the silver convention, called by Gov.
Richards for May Is, at Salt Lake, ex-
cept Washington. Gov. McGraw, of that
state, refused to appoint delegates on
the ground that while he is bimetalltst,
he is not in favor Of free coinage without
an international agreement. His senti-
n1ents are not reflected in his constitu-
ency, which will send several prominent
silver men to the convention.
.fssS CT potor. MINI. The secretary Of the