The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES,
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers Of The
Irish Standard.
PAT'K. O'BRIEN, OF WELLS, DEAD.

PAl'k. O'BKiEN, Ut WELLS, DEAD.
| After Thirty Five Years Spent in the
Northwest he Passes to the World
Beyond the Grave
MINNESOTA.
Frank Burns, Of Pleasant Grove. has
returned home from attending school at
Darling business college.
Miss Mary Doyle and Miss Anna
Murphy, of Faribault. commenced their
spring terms of school on Monday last.
Miss Agnes Ryan, Of Wells, has COM
menced teaching the spring term of
school, in the district IN which she re-
sides.
Mrs. Dennis DAILY, of Rochester. fell
about New Years and fractured her
hip. and has been confined to her bed
ever since.
T. NJ Reilly, Of Brainerd, appears to
be such popular assessor that it is of
no use for anybDdY to try to get the
Office away him.
Letters we're received last week from
Mr.. Meagher, of Mankato, who was
then at El Paso, Texas, and had been
into Old Mexico. He was much
pleased with the Tip so far.
The death of Frank O'Brien, of St.
Peter, son Of James O'Brien, occurred
at the home Of the latter, in the town of
Marysburg. Thursday, after brief i'll
ness. The funeral was held Friday.
Will Leonard writes from Pierre,
S D., to friends in Rochester, that thew
were having cold, backward spring
for that country, and consequently bu-
siness was not very brisk in his line.
J.P. Murphy, of Benson. is having a
large machinery warehouse erected just
west of his hard ware store. The build
ing wilt be 24x8O feet and when finished
will be one of the best warehouses ir
town.
Miss Josie O'Connor. formerly of
Benson, but for the past few years q
teacher in the Lltchfeld schools, has
resigned her position there and has
commenced teaching in the st. Paul
public schools,
Rev. Father Gleeson, preached his
farewell sermon at the Catholic church
at Brainerd on Sunday, ana will soon
return to st. Paul. He will be succeeded
by Rev Father Lawlor, heretofore of
CrookstOn. Father Gleeson's s departure
will be regretted by all.
The meeting of those who are in:
terested in organizing sportman's s
club was held at Justice Donahoe's
office. in Faribault. Monday evening
last and large attendance was present.
A committee was appointed to draft g.
constitution and y]aws and Z meeting
for permanent organization will be held
soon.
Father Prior, of Mankato. through
the Lake Crystal Union, administers a
timely and severe rebuke to an anony-
NOUS correspondent of that paper, for
his unjust assaults upon the Catholic
Church and its clergy. The communi-
cations are an outrage upon the intel
ligence of the pubic and an insult to a
large and respectable church organiza-
ton. and the fact that thew are an0ny.
NOUS should exclude them from any
respectable paper.
Patrick O'Brien, one of the early
pioneers Of the town of Wells died at
his homo in that town on Sunday morn
ing last. Of dropsv, aged 65 years. Mr.
O'Brien was native of Kings county,
Ireland, where he was born March 1st
1925 During the troublous times in
1848. like thousands Of his countrymen,
he emlgrated to this country and for
four years lived in the state Of Vermont
In 1852 he went to California whore be
spent the next two years mining in the
gold fields. BE returned to Vermont
in 1856 where he married MISS Margaret
EveriD, who still survives him. He
came to this state in October, 1855. and
settled on his farm in the town Of Wells.
upon which he continued to reside un-
Til the time Of his death. He leaves to
mourn their loss wife and eleven chill.
dren. eight boys and three girls The
funeral took place from the family resi-
dence at nine o'clock Tuesday morning
and was one Of the largest ever seen in
the Shieldsville parish. The remains
were taken to Shieldsville for burial
where Rev. Father slevin preached an
eloquent sermon. 81 3a n
Thomas Molloy, an aged and highly
respected citizen Of Farib ault, died on
Thursday night last of pneumonia III
his eightieth year. he was born at