The Irish standard., 1896-12-12
NORTHWEST. NEWS

Webster City, Iowa-A few days ago little
son of A. E. Palmer was fatally shot. 1T was
alleged, by tramp. younger brother has
now confessed that he did it. =
Edgmont, s.. D.-John Clayton shot, and
killed j. W::%Kenney last night. Kenney was
| trying. to get into Clayton's house. 1t is
thought he was demented.
| s:Wabasha, Minn.--Theres is a prospect of
| much war in the courts over the ice gorge IN
the Mississippi river below, Reed g.: Landing.
tits claimed that when the Mississippi Log
cling Company saw the logs going down. the
river it immediately closed the boom: at West
Newton. and that was the, whole cause OF the
gorge, By this gorge the Milwaukee road
could not close its >bridge re-: on the: Chippewa
valley division. ;s
. DEVILS Lake, n. D.--The grand jury called
TO investigate the killing of Bob. Ilkngsworth
by Z. S. Cordner in October, has found no in
dictment. J.
f. Sioux Falls, S. DE-. .B., Purdie, wants to
be consul general to Mexico 80 i.
Marshfeld, Wis-Frank Digman was ar
rested for setting FIRE to a building owned BY
himself and occupied by 26 employees OF the
r. Conner Lumber Company. The fire oc-
CURED on the night Of Nov. 90, when several
head of cattle were burned and the occupants
of the building narrowly escaped cremation.
His bail WAS fixed at $1,000, which. he fur
nished. s st@f. z: X,
Sioux City. 1owa-Tsl ephone connection is
completed from New York to Davenport. and
will be extended to this place. 7:
Winnipeg, Man.-Catholics in mass meet
ing have condemned the school settlement
Cherokee, Iowa Harry Mewhirter. the Lar
abee druggist, who, on the night of the 9Th
ult.. was shot by Rev. E. j.. Benedict was be-
fore Justice Green, charged with: selling in
toxicating liquors. n, Sheriff Wheeler searched
Mewhirter's place on the 5th Of November
The shooting at LARA bee was largely the OUT
growth Of this case. s s@
Jackson, MINI. ohm Iverson has been
sentenced to five years and four months for
forging school orders. ss:.ssss !:
Helena, Month";. j. Nesbitt ex-p ostmas.
ter at Bozeman, was sentenced to three years
ia prison for entezzling $1,000. His defense
was that others who occupied the same build.
ing Gid the stealing.
Crookston, MINI. Sam Unseth, farm
hand of Garen township, committed suicide
BY shooting himself.
Marine, Minn.-Hiram Berkey, a pioneer,
is dead. 81 e 5tg sts &, n
Morning Sum-. Iowa Orman McP herson
has confessed at Decatur, ILL.,, that he killed
the marshal here last Septem Der.
n Indcpende Iowa The safe of the Illi-
:nols Central Railroad company was blown at
noon yesterday, and $50 in money and q large
amount otsnOte5 and mortgages belonging 70
Agent Fuller stolen. 81 $ .55 5 ..3s
New. Richmond, Wis.-Jo sehh Kriesel and
his sister Lena, age 81 and II years, respect
lively, attempted to cross the tracks, twelve
miles west of here wich a horse and cart and:
were killed by Wisconsin Central train. Ii.
e Sioux Falls, S. %. LIN the circuit court here
this afternoon Judge Jones decided that the
value Of liquors sold in this atate had no
standing lin court because the sale was in
ne HE Efo W. s. II
4 Bismark. Ne. w Ham Wiley Pancoast
alias Myron B. Kent was received al the prison
60 II III. IL ~ %