The Irish standard., 1896-06-13
N0RTH'W' ES'l NEWS

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Mankato, MINI The marriage OF Miss
Bessie Patterson, Oldest daughter Of Les
the Mankato savings bank, occurred on
Tuesday evening, at the home Of the
bride;
Winnipeg, Mantle village Of Sell
kirk, near WINNIPEG, was almost wiped
out by IRE last Sunday morning. TWEEN
ty-one stores and dwelling houses were
consumed, with most of the contents.
Helena, Mont.-The site selected foa
the $500, 900 government building In this
city does not give entire satisfaction. 1t
is located at the top Of most steep In
cline, and away from the business part
Of the city. When completed It will be
almost entirely hidden from the business
part of the town by Electric hall, a large
eond emned building standing directly
across the street AS the building is to
be placed on the west side OF the town and
as no intimation was given when the de-
partment inspector would arrive to Sc
lect the site, and because he came and
went unannounced, many allege that the
weste siders put up a Job on the east
siders who got the capital sits after a
hot fight.
. Huron, 8. D.-This Monday evenings
Huronite will announce the retirement
of ]. w. Shannon from the firm OF Shan
non & Longstaff, proprietors of that pa
per. The establishment falls under the
control and personal management Of
John Longstaff, he having purchased his
a.t, i.A~ VS,i11 nor
tinue Republican and keep its old rank.
for over forty years, and has been con-
nected with the Huronite since It's birth,
fifteen years ago. s's'i
Helena, Mont-Bill Gay, the murder
or of Deputy Sheriff Macke, was hanged
here on Monday as the courthouse clock
struck II. No efforts were made to res
cue him. His body shot up into the air
as the drop was sprung, breaking his
neck, and he was pronounced dead III ~
minutes. Gay had fully expected a re-
prieve, and when the death warrant was
read to him he was complete wreck
and stimulants had to be administered.
On the scaffold he said to those present
that they were about to witness murder
and that he did not kill Macke. He was
most bitter to the last and used profane
language at almost his last minute.
Dubuque, Iowa.-The Catholic insane
asylum, costing $100, 900, was dedicated
by Archbishop Hennessey Sunday morn
ing, and In the afternoon he laid the
corner stone Of the Holy Ghost church,
which is being built by German Cath
olics. ri.
Des Moines, Ia.-Judge Conrad, We'd
nesday decided the case of the city Of Des
Moines VS.. the Des Moines Gas Co., which
was submitted last December In favor Of
the gas company. That u.s. the weight OF
decision is against the city. Five Of the
nine demurrers introduced by the COM
pany, are sustained, opening the way to
the rendering Of a Judgment in favor of
the company. The city will appeal to the
supreme court.
Saltwater, Minn.-After suffering ex-
crucfating pain last Tuesday. Martin
Hermann died Wednesday night from the
gun shot wounds inflicted by Frank Kop-
lin.
Duluth, MINI The fremen's conven-
tion "Wednesday morning heard reports
Of committees and statisttcian, and dis
cussed various topics Of interest to fire.
men. Resolutions Of respect to the men,
ory of P. E. Russell, of Anoka, whose sud-
den death was announced Wednesday
morning, were passed.
Kilkenny, Minn.-Fred Johnson, resi-
dence unknown, a farm hand, was struck
by a M. & st. L. train Wednesday, half a
mile south Of twon, and instantly killed.
Graceville, Minn.-Miss Helen Hayden
and James Mulvaney were recently mar
ried in this village, at Hoy Rosary
church, Rev. Father Rhatigan perform
ing the ceremony.
Lisbon, N. D.-James Smith and Mel
vim o. Cotton, two farmers formerly re-
siding near Lisbon, have just returned
from Florida, where they went to become
permanent settlers, along with Hon.
Joseph Cotton and others, less than two
years since, have returned "footsore and
weary" thoroughly we'll satisfied that
they made a great mistake in leaving
Ransom county and North Dakota for the
sandy waste Of the South They report
that the land is SO poor for general agri-
cultural and garden purposes that 1t Is
absolutely necessary to fertilize the land
in order to raise anything at all, and that
even then Its fertility does not begin to
compare with the magnificent soil Of
North Dakota. 1t has been sad and ex-
pensive lesson to them, and they warn
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