The Irish standard., 1895-12-07
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St. Cloud, Minn.--John Strange, who is
10 build the paper mill at Sank Rapids, was
still in st. Cloud last week.. The pending
,lagotiatiOns are mostly in regard to flow
i4ge rights, and considerable difficulty is
lsaing encountered in coming to an agree
,nent with some of the interested parties.
IL is understood that the company which
is to be formed in the event the deal goes
through, will be capitalized at $780, 900.
St. Cloud, AIinn.--The marriage Of Geo.
kron to Miss Tracie Mahr took place in
the Catholic church here Nov. 18th. After
the ceremony the young married couple,
together with friends and invited guests,
Gepaired toy the home Of the groom's par
sats, about two miles from this place,
where the afternoon and evening was
sspens with dancing and other amusements.
Seattle Wash-Harry c.. Ashenfelter,
Ghe contractor for the state university,
was burned to death Tuesday afternoon
while trying to eNtinguish tire IN the
building, which is nearing completion.
lie was about 50 years old and resident
Of Spokane, where his family reside. Ee
vas one of the biggest contractors in the
Northwest and was given the work OF
constructing the university about two
years ago. No serious damage to the
building resulted from the fire.
Frank Gallagher, carpenter, Whlle
trl.ing to rescue Ashenfelter, was badly
burned about the face and hands. Ash
,srfeiter had become s'iffocated and Cal
iagher made an almost superhun1an eff
Sort to remove his friend and employer,
put failed, nearly losing his life.
Hastings, Minn.-The musical and liter
ary entertainment given by the young Ia
dies Of the church Of the Guardian Angels
on Tuesday evening of last week, was
very pleasant affair. The papers by the
Misses r, Connolly and x. Bremen, also
the musical numbers by Misses M. F'itz-
gerald. L. Mather and ]. Connolly, with
Miss Grace Austin, acconapanist, were ex-
ceptionaiIy good. The recitation by Miss
Kate c. Bell, Seem Things at Might
was we'll received. The remarks OF Rey.
]. A. Fitzgerald were entertaining and in
structiye and the chorus Of young ladies
deserves special mention. The next enter
taiuSnent will be given at the parochlal
school next Tuesday evening.
Winona, Minn.--At the dedication of
the new Polish church On Thanksgiving
Day, humber of women III the large
crowd were relieved Of their purses and
contents A woman from La Crosse lost
$3.50, and one from Pine Creek, WIS, had
SlOO in her purse, which was stolen. Sew
eral women from this city, who were in
the crowd, lost various sums. from 5O
CENTS to several dollars. One OF the won1-
en- felt some one at her pocket, and look
ing around saw a. fellow sneak Off, but ne
YVES lost in the crowd, and could not be
caught. A woman from this city, Mrs.
Kaczorowski, was relieved OF S3l, all ner
possessions.
winona, Minn.-The United States
court convened in this city Tuesday
morning. A Jury was at once drawn and
the case Of Anna O'Maliey VS.. the Chicago
and Great Western road was commenced.
The woman's husband was brakeman
ON this road and on Sept. 9, 1888, ne was
setting the brake OH a car, the apparatus
was defective and he was thrown under
the wheels of the moving train and soon
after died from his injuries The accl-
dent occurred at Dyersville, Iowa. Ills
wife. as administrators, now brings suit
for 5000 damages.
William Adams, aged 81 years, an OLD
citizen of Minneapolis, and tather OF Com
missioner Adams, of The Beard OF Park
Commissioners, died suddenly MONDAY
morning at the family residence, MINNIE
haha avenue and Forty fifth street lie
was a remarkably well preserved man Tor
his age and his mental faculties remain
ed unimpaired to the last. lie ate break
fast with the family a.l&tu the went UP
stairs. where he was found dead a little
later.
Fargo, n. D-Gen. Harrison Allen. a
former prominent North Dakota pciit!-
clan. was sued today by Mrs. Soule,
female doctor, of Chicago, for $3.50, pro-
fessional fees and the jury returned
verdict for the plaintiff for Tie full
amount. Allen was taken sick at the
house of friend in Chicago, aud Mrs.
Soule attended him through the illness.
Allen afterwards refused to pay the Dill,
alleging that the services were to have
been rendered gratis.
BarnesvilIe. Mimi. Il. Riley, whose
home is said to be near Stanley. Cnippe-
wa county, Wis, was fatally hurt yester-
day while stealing a ride on a freight
train between Barnesvilie and Glyndon.
He wore an A. R. U. button and it is said
he was one of the men discharged by the
Great Northern at Devils Lake. IIe died
at II a. m-The amount of grain mar
keted ait this point this year will be about
double that Of former years.
New Paynesville Mimi A fire here
Monday night destroyed the Press
building and five either business houses.
The total loss will foot over $4,000, OF
which the "Press" loss is $4,000. The
houses are a bakery, meat market, photo