The Irish standard., 1895-08-17
NEWS OF THE NORTHVESl
4 Items OF Interest Gathered From vari-
Gus. Sections Of the Country
North en1 West.
DIVORCES AND OTHER FAILURES.

DIVORCES AND OTHER Failures
An a. P. A. Judge In a serap-hew En-,
terprises Starting Up..crops
Acknowledgement y .ws.
Aberdeen, S. D.-The city OF Aberdeen
Is all torn up over the elopement OF A. Il.
Garfield. music dealer of this place. and
Miss Bessie Moore, "a girl about Is years
old, employed in his store.
i. Garfield leaves wife and three small
children in destitute circumstances, hav-
ing secured his wife's signatures to deeds
and bills of sale to all their property.
The girl, Bessie Moore, is daughter OF
tMaj. W. A. Moore, of Mitchell, who is
we'll known to nearly every one in the
state. She obtained notoriety about two
years ago by clipping with a circus hand,
but was brought back by her parents.
She was employed by Garfield only
short time when they ran away together.
It is thought they have gone to the Twin
Cities. Garfield is "a small man, about 5
feets2 inches in height, light complexion,
with mustache, and about 81 years old.
The girl is about 16 years old, light COM
plexion and medium size.
While he has always borne good rep
utation in the past, the citizens OF Aber-
deem would readily deal severely with him
should they get hold of him.
Wilmot, S. DIR. J. H. Whitford, a
prominent physician of this city, living
on a farm seven miles east of Wilmot,
made insane by business troubles, killed
his wife by blowing off the top Of her
head with shotgun and then committed
suicide with the same weapon. Neighbors
heard the shots in the Whitford residence,
and, on entering the house, Mrs. Whitford
was found lying on the floor dead, and
near the body was Dr.aWhitford, who
was just breathing his last. The smok-
ing weapon was still tightly grasped in
his hand. Mrs. Whitford was a most
estimable lady, and the doctor had always
been known as an upright man.
The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Whitford
were taken to Mortified, Mimi, for bur-
ial. ~
Winona, Minn.--Miss Ellie Blair and
Martin Bender departed on the early train
on the Milwaukee road Wednesday morn
ing for La Crosse, unknown to their par
ents, and were married at that place.
Both are we'll known young people here,
we'll connected and esteemed. For the
past year they have been in love. but
their parents have been against the match
and as much as possible prevented the
couple from meeting. Yesterday the CHI
max of Cupid's work was reached In the
elopement. From La Crosse the couple
departed for parts unknown, and they
have so far not been traced. Bender, be-
fore leaving this city, told friend he had
a position by means of which he could
easily support wife, but did not state
where it was.
La Crosse, Wis-Mrs. M. L. Taylor
formerly resided with her husband at
Spring Valley, Mimi, but when dis
agreement Arose which resulted in their
estrangement she removed to La Crosse,
and is now the proprietor OF a millinery
establishment here. The two were agreed
to the separation, and an understanding
was arranged that her husband was to
make no contest Mrs. Taylor went to
Spring Valley Tuesday Of last week, but
DO fso11oA tho i11Hpa
received an urgent summons to repair
to an adjacent town. The train was al
ready due to leave the depot, and judge,
plaintiff and counsel all boarded the cars,
the evidence in the case was heard en-
route, and as the train pulled into Wye
koff, seven miles out the court handed
the woman her decree of divorce.
Omaha, Neb A fight occurred in the
criminal division of the district court
Monday afternoon, in which the presiding
judge, G. f. Scott, Bailiff Savage and At
torney w. D. Bracket were involved:
The court became furious because the
attorney took issue as to a statment Of
facts, and the lie was passed, and Scott
ordered the offender from the room, and
his bailiff tackled the lawyer. The two
clinched and went to the floor, with the
honorable court dancing around the
struggling men, expressing mis- wrath in
round terms. Other lawyers interfered.
and ended the fight. The attorney was at
once cited to appear to stand trial for
contempt.
Duluth, Minn.-One Of the many stories
published in connection with the investt-
cations into the alleged murders Of H.. H.
Holmes stated that Doctor Russell dis
appeared from Englewood in 1892 after
having been much in the company of
Holmes, in whose office he had an Office.
DR.. Russell is living in Grand Rapids,
MINI. He says that after being gradu-
ated he settled in Englewood and rented
rooms in Holmes "castle. He remained
Two and one-half months and then went
TO another location to practice his profess
sion He says he met Holmes a few times,
but was not intimately acquainted with
him.
Fargo, N D-The hum of the threshing
machine has commenced to echo through
out the state, and before the week will
have passed the, work of gathering in
the golden grain will be general in all
parts of North Dakota. Wheat. harvest
on the whole is about complete, although
Bosom county reports but little grain cut.
In the northwestern part of Ransom cpun-
ty all wheat is cut with about two days
work in the central and western part. In
all other sections the harveste is q trifle
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