The Irish standard., 1895-09-21
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Sss Ssss Argo, N. IA sensation was created
Hi III lsscit Wednesda ys BY aFreport hat
the rosecutinn In the Kent ca Sc had
taken steps toward having che sentence
q f the cond emned nan com minute to I'M
prisonment9 for life. On Sunday norn-
Ing at Hotel Metropo le, q con ference was
She1d between Il. O.. Laird, Of inneapolis,
4 brother Of Mrs. Kent, wi 10 was more or
less active in the prosecution OF Kent;
States Attorney Voss, OF Morton county,
and Attorney wv. r.. Mi Ter, Of 3 largo. who
assisted Mr.. Nye and Mr.. Voss In the
case. Mr.. Miller was interviewed Mon
day and denied that there was any Sig
nif1cance in the meeting, but that Voss
was in Fargo to consult him on some
minor matter, and that Laird just acct
Sdentally happened to be here. 'oday II
was learned from an auth rltic source
that the conference was for the purpose
Of arranging some plan to secure the tn
leniency of Gov. Allin. Kent,s attorneys
claim they have a number OF fatal errors
IN the record which will undoubtedly Ese-
cure 4 new trial. s#
st. Cloud, Minn.-John Welna, the
school teacher in district No. 90, town OF
Holding, this county, accompanied ny
trustees and others in his district, ap-
peared before the county attorney and
told how three women, Mrs, Kate Ilnner,
Mrs. Stephen Dietrich and Mrs Luther
Frinarod had attacked him in school.
The three women took Welna, who is a
small man, prisoner in the school house.
While Mrs. thinner held him., the others
poured molasses over his head anu
clothes and then shook q bag OF feathers
over him. The performance frightened
the children, who ran home, and much
excitement was created Warrants have
been issued for tue arrest Of the three
women. There has been much trouble in
the district heretofore, and it is split UP
in factions. Welna, who is a Polander.
is not acceptable to the Germans and
Americans.
Vinona, Minimize city council failed
to pass the curfew ordinance over Mayor
Yeomans' veto, the vote being tie. In
his veto message the mayor objected TO
the ordinance because it made 1T a crime
for certain persons, however exemplary
their conduct, to be On public streets dur
ing certain hours. He thought the ar,
rest of Innocent children on this account
an outrage. If they were offenders, other
laws would provide for their arrest. Inc
mayor regretted ministers OF the gospel
supported the ordinance, which, instead
of saying Suffer little children to come
unto me- said Run them into the pol1ce'
COURT A modified ordinance may be
prepared later.
Winona, Minn.-Chas. Robinson, the
alleged London Times correspondent, who
has been working some OF the Wisconsin
towns near Winona, was arrested at Nj on
dow for the larceny of a wheel at Racine,
which he pawned at Mondovi for $40. He
was taken to Racine by the sheriff. He
claims to be the son Of wealthy parents,
and says the whole matter is a'misunder-
standing.-A Winona golf club has been
organized. Its members will wear the
Scottish plaid and kilt. Grounds are to
be leased in the West End and games
played twice a week during the fall.
CONGRESSMAN J. A. Tawney is one Of the
members. ,
Missouri, Mont-Edward and Annie
Clark have been convicted OF murder IN
the second degree in the district court
at this place. They were indicted and
tried for the murder of John Stewart, at
Heron, Missoula county, March "a last,
by strychninc poisoning. The wife OF the
deceased was also indicted for the crime,
but will be tried separately. The evil
verdict was surprise to the people, who
confidently expected an acquittal.
Steele, N. D.-A great prairie fire came
near destroying the city Tuesday noon.
Citizens got out and fought, while women
began to pack up movables. School chill
dren were sent to the court house, it be-
ing the safest place. The fire DESTROYED
part Of the fine grove north OF the track
and came near the school house. j. A.
Wise lost is stacks of grain. Ell. c..
Smith lost his farm buildings, which he
had just moved to new claim.
Pierre. S. D.-Land Commissioner
Iockhart has returned from trip over
the state valuing property turned over to
the state by Taylor He reports only six
counties visited yet and % more to look
after. The work has not yet progressed
far enough to secure anything definite as
to the value of the property turned in,
but it will be lower than the list, as some
Of it is mortgaged. 81.
Summit, S. D.-Tuesday night q prai-
RE fire two miles south started by a
threshing engine, burned over territory
two miles wide and six miles long. a.
Tenuey lost his barn, all his machinery,
y stacks Of wheat and 70 tons Of hay;
Emil Melander lost IA stacks of wheat;
Andrew Melander four stacks Of wheat,
and C. l.. Purdy 40 acres of wheat In
shock. $t.sF g 4
Mankato MINI. - Pauline GayIor,
charged with numerous crimes, to which
she confesses, was arrested at the Omahai
depot on alighting from the train. Her
main scheme was to get into residences
by representing herself as a normal school
student in search of board, and then ram
sacking the premises on being left alone
on some preteXt. 5s..s tss3 IA
Miller. S. D.--Prominent men, includ-
ing Judge Carroll, w. II. Smith and fChas
Thomsan, will buy a quarter section of
land near town, sink we'll and carry on
irrigation farming In scientific man
ner. to demonstrate to, capitalists and 9TH
ers the posi- bilities of the artesian belt OF
the Northwest. Sss48 II ${$S.
& Fargo, N. D.-Judge Hildreth says he
will have a bill of exceptions in the Kent
case ready to serve on Wednesday, Mr.
( Hildreth, 1t is said, will mot recognize
Mr.. Miller, of Fargo who assisted in the
prosecution of Kent, but will serve his
exceptions on the states attorney at Man
dan. s ss 81 Isl 81
Anoka, Mimi The remains of Her
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