The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-04-20
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers Of The
Irish Standard.
THE WlNONA & SOUTHWESTERN,
Death Of VIM. Murphy and Bartholomew
Foley, Former Well known Oltizens
Of Rice County, Mlnn.
MINNESOTA.

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! MINNESOTA.
John Sweeney, of Rochester, return
ed last Thursday from Fox Lake. Wis,
where he attended the funeral of his
father, Patrick Sweeney who died
March 29th.
| Dennis Noonan. of Cascade, Ohm
stead county, started Tuesday for Ok
lahoma, Indian Territory. He expects
to remove his family there in a short
time, if the country proves as he an
ticipates.
Jamas Tracy. a respected citizen OF
Bra1nerd, died on the 9th inst. in that
city Of brain disease and paralysis aged
Sc years. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Father Watry and
the remains of deceased were 1nterred
in Evergreen cemetery.
Bartholomew Foley died in the town
of Erin, Rice county, Oh the 9Th inst of
pneumonia. aged u wears. lie was
born in the county of Cork, Ireland,
and caroe to this country in I849. A
respected family Of FIVE boys and three
girls are lett to mourn their loss.
William Murphy, of the town Of Erin,
Rice county, died at st. Joseph's hos
pital. St. Paul, Oh the 7th inst. after a
protracted illness. His remains were
taken TO Shieldsville for internent.
Mr.. Murphy was 6S years Of age at the
TINA Of demise and was born in the
county of Tipperary, Ireland.
Rumor has it that the Winona &
Southwestern Railroad in conjunction
with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
line is to build road from Winona to
Marion, and that the c. g. & G. will
continue the line FROM Marion to some
point furUher west, passing through
Rochester over one Of the routes re-
Gently surveyed.
DR. Corwin Of Minneapolis, vino took
the place of Ur. Mulholland during the
| latter's visit to Wisconsin,. last sum-
mer, was in the city Saturday and rent
ed rooms to which he will! remove his
family at once, saws the Jordan Inde-
pendent. He will practice in Jordan
and nelghboring country. For a time,
at least he will have his office with DR..
Mulholland.
Miss Mary O'Brlen OF Preston bad
one Of the finest affairs in Southern
Minnesota erected in the Catholic
Church, in memory Of her late deceased
uncle and aunt, MI and Mrs. Jeremiah
O'Brien. The altar is six feet wide.
and from base to pinnacle. is fourteen
feet high It is ornamenUed with cary
cd work in acco1 dance with customs of
the church and was furnished by E..
Hecknor Of LA Crosse.
It is With regret that we chronicle
the intended removal Of Messr5. Judge
Mcdonald and +. Southworth with
their families to St. Paul to make that
place their future home, saws the Scott
county Argus. The legal firm of NC
Donald & Southworth has rented an Of
ice in the Mannheiner block in the
capital city which they expect to oc.
cupy May first. Mr.. Southworth FAM
lily will spend the summer at Prior
Lake and both families will move to St.
Paul in the fall.
WISCONSIN,.
The Wisconsin state senate few days
ago approved of a bill permitting the
Duluth, Red Wing & Southern railroad
to bridge the Mississippi river. Anoth-
er bill authorizing the cities and towns
in the northwestern part Of the state to
issue bonds to aid in the construction
of the railroad passed also.
A joint meeting of the fire depart.
ment was held Monday evening in
West Superior. The following were
elected as officers Of the fire depart
meDt organizations: PRESIDENT. Y.
Cournoyer; treasurer, II. Keough; Sec
retary, M. j. Ryan; trustees, VIM.
Leader, I'hos. Barbour, Jr., Godfry
Berg and John Henderson.
DAKOTA.
John, the nine -yea1-old son Of Mr..
nf
of diphtheria on the 18th inst.
| The following board of trustees for
the Jamestown Insane hospital is an
nounced: Robert Fancher, of Stuts-
man county, for the term Of four years;
David Russell, of Kidder county, for
two years; John A. Rea, Of Burlelgh
county, four years; e. r. Kennedy. OF