The Irish standard., 1895-10-12

/ ing over the oats the skeleton of a man
was found. It is supposed to be that OF q
threshera who filled up with liquor al
Grand HaFbor and went to sleep In the
barn smoking aepipe. $55
Grafton, N. D.-A young man named
Keane, Il thresher from st. LOUIS, lies al
the Norman house with a bullet under
his left shoulder and near the heart
While. passing house on his way from q,
! blind pig q dog ran out at him. a club
thrown at the animal went through the
| window, and during the alteration two
shots were fired. Keane's condition is
serious.
Madison, Wis.--That there is really a
movement on foot for the annexation OF
Douglass county, Wisconsin, to Minneso-
ia is evidenced by the fact that Tuesday
afternoon Gov. Upham appointed Samuel
F.ifeld, of Ashland, and James Bardon
and J. T. Murphy, of West Superior,
commissioners to investigate the feaslbll-
ii ty Of the annexation question. They WILL
report to the next legislature.
Grand Forks, N. D.-Among the numer-
Gus divorce seekers now Making Grand
Forks their temporary home is Countess
Amelia Gutenberg, of Frankfort, Ger
many, who is here under All assumed
name The charge of desertion and neg
lect figures in the complaint as just
cause for divorce. The colony is growing
rapidly. and divorces W.ll be numerous
for the next four months.
Elyslan, Minn.--Citizens here are very
in granting pardon to man who was
sent I'D. by the village justice for 80 days
for drunkenness. TheSpardon. it is said,
was asked for by State Senator ]. Lloyd.
A numerously signed denunciatory state
ment has been sent to the governor.
Fargo, N. D.-Preston Male, who claims
Hone. ILL.,, as his home and has been work.
ing in Montana during the summer,
claims to have been held up near Fargo
by two men while beating his way over
the Northern Pacific and robbed of SIG, all
his summer wages, and beaten and cut
over the head. He was given medical
treatment.
Hot Springs, S. DC. G. Fargo, pro-
prietor Of Hotel Fargo, and largely in
terested in the mercantile business at Hot
| Springs, S. D., has begun suit against the
Burlington and Missouri railroad for the
sum of 81 900 for being elected from their
| train on the 18th day of last August. Wv
Duluth, Minn.--After being out 48
| hours the jury in the Elder case reported
! that they were unable to report on
! verdicl. The jury stood eight for con-
yiction and four for acquittal. The case
will not come up for trial until the be-
! ginning of the next term Of the district
court.
Grand Meadow, Minn.--Fred Wilbrecht
farmer living south of Grand Meadow,
lost his large barn and sheds, seven
stacks of grain and five cows by fire
The origin Of the fire Is unknown, but it
is thought that it was caused by some
tramp who had taken lodging in the hay
NOV. Loss, $1,000; insurance, 5000.
Fargo, N. Din the United States court
| the case Of Axel Johnson occupied almost
all day. He was convicted on two
charges of robbing mails and obtaining
money under false pretense He is only
II years old and appears to take his con-
viction in as light a manner as an old
criminal
West Superior, Wis.-United States
District Attorney Briggs and Marshal
Oakley are here from Madison, to invest
igate the story of an illicit whisky still.
F. j. Park, Of Washington, special exam
liner for the land office, is looking up
cases of trespass on government lands
Alexandria, Minn-On Thursday af-
ternoon, Edward P. Evens shot his wife
three times and then committed suicide.
He married frankie Williams in 1925 at
Cakes, N. D. Domestic trouble was the
cause of the tragedy.
Britton, s. D.--Twenty car loads Of fat
cattle were shipped to Chicago by the
Britton Live Stock Company. Six hum
bred more are now on the reservation
east of the town. and will be shipped next
| month. %
Fargo, N. Dc. G. Nickells and his
| wife, of Wahpeton, are here to attend
trial in the case for damages against the
latter, brought by Nickells' former wife.
The case was set for Tuesday and is ex-
pected to occupy several days.
Runaway With His Mother
Lake City, Mimi, Oct. S.-Great ex-