Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-09-19
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or two from MOTIFS, stevens County
1t was formerly Darien. so named
doubtless by settlers from Connecticut
But ex-Alderman jeremiah c. Nc
Carthy. of st. Paul, one of the largest
property owners in the township, in
memory of Kerry and the Irish Liberia
tor, Daniel O'Connell, petitioned the
Legislature for change of name AND
as for years Mr.. Mccarthy has been q
power in the Legislature, his request
was granted. Hence Derrynane
Minnesota. And it is no mean com
pliment to Kerry or the dead Liberia
tor to be thus honored in this rich
section. this granary of the west, rs
it might be called. Derrynane here is
farther from the Atlantic than
IO'Connell's Derrynane, but then it has
rivers and lakes of its own, veritable
inland seas. The eX-Alderman can
shoot ducks and geese on Lake Nc.
Carthy." and chickens on his own
prairies, which extended from horizon
to horizon, not on fiat prairles either,
but a lovely rolling country, well COW
cred with shocks of wheat and oats
and bearded barley. He maintains
the traditional hospitality of the old
land. and keeps open house in West
st. Paul. which has been for years his
borough. as we'll as open house in
Summer at his estate of $500 acres,
in Minnesota. The gentleman is a
native of Cahirciyeen.
The Kerry accent is heard here.
and So is that of the West coast gen.
orally. Of our cOuntrymen farming
on Il large scale in this County there
are Thomas church. Kerry. with his
800 acres Patrick, Michael, and Chris.
Gafney. James Brennan, Thomas kel-
| ly. Dennis Murphy, and Michael
| O'GOrman, of ListOwell Thomas Nc
Duff and Patrick Maloney. Mayo !;
Michael Spain. Galway; Cornelius
Mccarthy and Timothy Murphy can
answer from broad acres for Cork,
whilst Mayo is represented, among
others. by Mrs. Mary O'C0nnor, who
is cultivating. with varying fortune,
| 100 acres, some of which was public
land, which she proved up on that
| is to say she. or her late husband, took
portion of the public domain, lived
on it for time, and then got title to
| it. She drove her team of gray and
bay. and cried "hoop la - as she dis
tanced Uncle A. B. Stedman's mules
on the Derrynane road, Michael Fin.
nigan, Thomas Dolan. Daniel Ryan,
Daniel O'Brien. John Mortarty, James
Hanley, Dennis Hennessey, Michael
Gallivan, and John aud Matt Coleman
own land varying in amount from 160
to 500 acres.
The Irishmen are put forward in
the important posts here, as will be
seen when lell you that Mr.. Charles
P. Maginnis is Sheriff of this County.
There are three brothers of the Ma
ginisses John owning 800 acres here,
and Martin in his sixth term as dele
gate to Congress from the. Territory
of Montana. Their father was a
reader of the Pilot up to his death.
And the gentlemen-farmers OF Ireland
are represented by Mr.. William
Logue, County Tyrone, who has $40
acres. He has given the Western
farmers important pointers on TIL
lage, as for instance, his discovery
that rolling wheat, which is the rule
in Ireland, has been of great adyan-
tage in Minnesota. Indeed | saw a
roller on the farm of William Wunsch,
an intelligent German, whose wheat
field of $50 acres we'll covered with
shock, is delightful picture to look
lat. Mr.. Wunsch is Catholic, one of
the strong supporters of the Church,
as one is likely to be who has good
daughter of Irish parents for wife,
and NJ. H. Danaher, a very intelligent
son of Ireland, who is sectiOn-masteI
lon the Manitoba Railroad, but whose
liability and integrity fit him for a
much higher post.
The American farmers are also re
presented by one of the Philadelphia
Giltinans, who are Catholics Their,
are two brothers, one q lawyer anC
Recorder of the village, and the other
a landowner, who recently married
the only daughter of the Hon. IgnatiHs
Donnelly, ex-member of Congress, and
ex-Lieutenant Governor of this State,
Mr.. Donnelly has recently made fame
| in authorship. having written SAT
lantis'' and ..Ragnarok, two, books
: that have been the talk of the world
In commerce the Irish are well re
presented by Mr.. Frank Newell, an,
lThomas Moore, and Messrs. McCul
llough and Callaghan. The Catholic
are always glad to have doctor Q
!. their own faith. and so there is no va
h cancv for one of poWders and pills
for DR.. Heenan, fine handsome youn
- fellow, is caring for the physical cor
ditiOn of the people.
Speaking of the farmers who ar
not Irish. 7 cannot ignore M: J.. y
J, Stanton, son Qf Secretary Of War Stal
ton, who has fine stock farm with
4, a mile and u half of the town. Th
n gentleman's experience and practic
ID in draining and manuring, and !ntr'
ducing fine breeds of horses, cattl
sheep and pigs will be of great adval
. tage to the farmers of Norther
; Minnesota.
The Catholics of Morris hays
substmtlal church, part Of which 9
purposes. The pastor is Rev. Fath'
. Watry, a native of Pennsylvania, b,
who from his ample crop of blat
beard would pass for Jewish Rabf
or Bishop of the Greek Church,
Russian Admiral, just as one may
II 6f the frame OF mind or train
:, thought. But the good priest has ii
>" respect and affection of his people
the whole people. of Morris, 1t mi
. be said, and 80 the matter of bla'
? beard need not be considered.
f., The harvests and the successes
the prairie are precarious, but ju
he now the crops are abundant they a.
all cut, too, and stacking is In pr
gress, and if the merciful Lord WI
- grant us few weeks of good weathe
y there will be plenty and contentme
ass in the land." = =. :
- s. J. AHERN.