The Irish standard., 1895-08-03

1 a.s services Us u iide f0r the emf ting
N Families were fraquent tlyB sought. Pierre
Bctttneau and Franklin StAele were the
siipunders of st Ant1hon now hat p0r-
tt..on OF the river nor rth and east ct the
river. In 1848 they employed iliiam ~:
Marshall, since governor, etc, to survey
their lands and lay out the town. Prior
to this tine Mr.. Bottineau, |, his brothers
Charles and Severe, his other-in-laW,
Louis Des1arlais, Joseph Reche, and their
families and employees, all mixed bloods.
were the only occupants of the place.
The first newspaper In the town, the st.
Anthony Express, Of 1851. contained the
advertisement Of Pierre Bcttineau. Deal
er IN Land by the Acre and Village Lots. Y
He sold cons.d .derable property and was In
fair way TO become wealthy, but shrewd-
er and unprincipled spectators obtained
from him by fair means and foul the
greater part Of his possessions, and In
the end he realized only e moderate COM
potency from his valuable and far sighted
.Osseo and was the well-known proprietor
Without much book education himself, he
appreciated training Of that character, and
his children attended Miss Backus' school
at st. Anthony 81 1849. In 1850, when St.
Anthony was a part Of Ramsey county,
Mr.. Bottineau was elected one of the road
supervisors for the county. Mr.. Bottineau
was twice married. His first wife was
Jennie Lawrence Tor La Renee, and by
this marriage. there were nine children,
only two Of whom are now alive-John B.
Bottfneau, q we'll known lawyer OF Mime
apolis, and Marguerite. His second mar
riage was at Little Canada to Martha Ger
va.s, a daughter Of Pierre Gervals, and by
this union there were 13 children. Mr..
Bottineau was Catholic, and one Of the
most consistent members Of the mother
church. In 1851 he made strong effort
to have the cathedral located at st. An
thony, offering generous donations OF land
and other inducements.
Peter Wahlgren shot his former mistress
three times because she ran away from
him: where they lived in Minneapolis and
was living with another man In Omaha.
The shooting occurred In the latter city.
Wahlgren had been in the employ Of the
City Ice Market and was thought to have
been married to the woman. They lived
at 72 Lyndale avenue.
At q secret meeting Of Cuban sympa-
thizers in Philadelphia Thursday night,
at which number of the most prominent
leaders OF the movement were present,
daring project was revealed. It was moth
ing less than a plan to- steal the dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius, from the League Island
navy yard, man her with a picked crew
and send her to Havana to lay Morrow
Castle in ruins and seal the fate Of Span
ish dominion in the gem of the Antilles.
Thursday evening Archbishop Ireland,
who was in Madison to visit the Catholic
summer school, was gwen public recep-
ton in the assembly chamber Of the cap
itol. Many hundred people greeted his
grace. Among the members Of the recep-
tion committee were Coy. and Mrs. Up
ham, Senator and Mrs. Villas; ex-senator
and Mrs. Spooner and many bishops and
other notables. h, @
Omaha is in state OF siege, and the
A. P. AS are carrying matters with high
hand. There are two sets Of city officials,
and force is being used on both sides.