The Irish standard., 1889-11-23
Kandiyohi.

Morris and Miss Maggie Burke.
Kandiyohi.
! Special correspondence to the irish Standard.
L. McDermOtt, residing in the village
! of Kandiyohi, is an old resident of Min.
nesota. He has been a most prosperous
farmer, is keen observer and man
! we'll posted upon the various topics Of
| the day. His kindly nature, together
with his honesty, integrity and assist
ance towards any gooa object have
| made him hosts of friends and he de-
serves them everyone.
One of the heavy owners Of land here
and other property is Dennis OBriep,
Of Willmar, tne present postmaster of
that city, and withala gentlemen with
| whom it is always a pleasure to meet
Mr.. O'Br,en resides at Willmar and be-
sides being postmaster is vice president
of the Kandigohl bank there. He is a
| member Of a syndicate of six or eight
persons who own considerable real es
estate in Minneapolis-that property
known at one time as the Sisters con-
vent. corner Third street. and Second
avenue north, being now in their DOS
session.
The Lawler Bros, Patrick, Jerry and
James, are also among the we'll known
farmers here who have won their way
by honest toll and who now have a
balance on the right side They are
men of generous impulses whose ac-
quaintance it is Of particular pleasure
to form. IF space allotted we might
speak in similar terms Of Thomas and
Michael Shields, j. r. McDermott, John
Burns, M. Murray. J. A. Carlan, James
McNulty, James Downs, Nj. Kennedy,
M. Downs, j. F. Doherty, John Downs
and E. E. Kelly-all men whose Irish
hearts beat warmly.
About eightY-five miles from the
''sawdust city, is the little village Of
Kandiyohi. Its population will not
vary much from l25 souls. and its peo.
ole, with but few exceptions, are Of
Scandinavian or Irish extraction. Kan
diyohi, while small in itself, is a great
shipping port for farmers. has three
elevators, oae hotel, district school
and very neat Catholic church, Of
which Rev Father Boland, whose early
b0yhoOd days were spent in Mime
apolis, and whose father yet resides on
the East Side, is pastor. About four
miles out from the village proper are
the grounds selected some years since
on which it was proposed to erect the
State Capitol buildings. Many will yet
rememeber the in tense excitement that
was caused by the proposed removal Of
the capitol to this section, as it was
then made matter of legislative action
and was only defeated by small
majority when the roll was taken in the
legislature which it was brought before
at st, Paul. 1t isn't at all likely that
history will ever repeat itself in this
case and second attempt be made to
remove the capitol here, aud vet stran-
ger things have happened. 1t may not
be possible to do 80, but the probability
of an effort in that direction still re-
mains. There is large settlement Of
Irish farmers near this village and they
certainly have been blessed IN q par
ticular manner with this worlds goods
Many Of them might be considered
wealthy while the poorest of them can
be considered well-to,do. To TILE IRISH
STANDARD represent it would seem
that farming had been made m ore OF q
study here that system had entered
more into the work Of tilling the soil
than in some OF the other sections he
has visited. and thus better success has
come to the farmer.