The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-02-23

Ahern. BY his fathers assistance the
I place was purchased last spring, young
James intending to take possession in the
fall, after saving his crops on the rented
farm between Fountain and Chatfeld.
He got onto his newly purchased farm as
early in the fall as possible, and built 8
new frame dwelling, preparatory to start
ing in life under the most favorable CIR
cumetances for himself tits dwelling
completed and furnished, he started for
Chathe]d, where be was to we'd Miss
Estell McGrand, daughter of one of the
Oldest settlers of the county: on Tuesday
morning OF last week. Eav. Father Mad
dock, Catholic priest at Chatfeld, was to
perform the marriage ceremony. During
Monday night Father Maddox WAS
getting up he went to the door, but no
one was to tie seen. However, he discov-
cred note fastened to the door-knob,
which he removed, and returning to his
chamber, read, to his amazement, NO
doubt. The note is said to have been
substantially as follows: You are hereby
forbidden to marry James Ahern to EsteIl
McGrand. We came long ways TO no.
tify you. His new home is in ashes by
This time as it bad good start before
we left it. He will be dead man and
( r,F 81
days." There was evidently more than
one person implicated in the incendiary
work, for the building did not burn until
about SIX o'clock Tuesday morning, the
flames having been witnessed at the resi-
dences Ut n. Connolly and Richard Wad-
den, and no doubt others located on ele-
waited sites. 1t is not impossible, Of
course, that the person who left the more
on Father Maddock's door about mid
night, returned and fired the building at
| five or aix o'clock in the morning. The
matter may forever. remain a mystery,
but is hardly likely to- Itseems strange
that such crime could be 80 boldly
committed without some clue to tbs per-
petrator being left. This fire Was men,
toned ia last weeks Journal, but the
fact was then unknown in Lanesboro
chat any sensational features wers con-
nected with the conhagration. Who
burned James Ahern's house?
WISCONSIN.
NJ V. s 'llivan, a prominent retired
merchant, Of Fond du Lac, was arrested
early in the week, charged with larceny
! by M, L.. Collins, a former business part
uer. His residence was searched, ard
$3.50 worth Of articles found and iderti-
fed by Collins as his own.
Father Mstzler, pastor Of the Church
of the Sacred Heart, Eau Claire, read
the papal decree against the knights of
| Pythias, Odd Fellows and Sons Of Te,n-
perance to his congregation, Sunday,
says dispatch from that city. The de-
cree has not yet been read in the other
Catholic church, st. Patrjck's, several
leading members of which recently
joined the knights of Py,hias.
! So far this season Jogging operations
on Yellow river have been very SUCCESS
full, says Chippewa Falls dispatch.
Some of the smaller contractors have fin
ished aud many more will be through by
| the end Of the present month. The job
bers and amount cut are: Shipman Bros,
camp l, 100000 feet, camp 2, 450, 900 feet;
Cox, 10, 600 feet; Frank Babbett, $4,000
feet; VIM. Davis, 100000 feet; John
Cornell, 100000 fest; VIM. Fowler, l7O,-
900 feet, Chas. Hanson, 100000 feet; F..
W. Morton. 10000 feet; G. l.. and B
Company. 100000 feet.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Gov. Allin, at Bismarck, has sent to
the nate the following appointments:
Directors Of Grand Forks University,
VIM. Bulge, H. E. Lavayea, David Bart
lett; Lisbon Soldiers Home, John ..
Black, Fl. Gardner, M. F. Brown; Valley
City Normal, James Hacdney, Frank r.
Alien; MaysvilIe Normal, K. e. Bruins
dale, M. II. Kiff, w. G. Paulson; Devils
Lake Asylum, 0. 81. Raberg, l.. r.
Lamay; Mandan Reform School, G. A.
Heegaard, j. $. Nelson, James r. Clark
Henry Mann, W. r. Yeater; Jamestown
Asylum, Harry Cornwell, j. W. Mitchell,
A. Montague, All were confirmed but
M H Kiif.
Il SOUTH DAKOTA.
| Joseph Rander, aged 79, started to
walk from Cascade to Hot Springs about
1.-TWO weeks ago, when the Thermometers
was 30 degrees below zero, and has not
been heard from since. He has undoubt-
edly frozen to death. He is an old
timer in the Hills, and has no relatives
in this country IS
i Geo, D. Watson has brought suit to
J recover $400 salary as states attorney at