The Irish standard., 1890-08-02
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DEATH OF JOHANNA A. MCMAHON.
She Fasts Seventy Days, the Most Be-
markable Case Known to Her
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MINNESOTA.
There are 1913 prisoners in the Still
water penitentiary, only Of whom are
women.
The commissioners of Steele county
have voted to build a $4O, 600 court house
IN Owatonna.
Miss Maggie Flood, of Beardsley,
Swift county, left last week for Wash
ington where she has accepted a clerk
ship.
The entire number of students at the
Shattuck school, Faribault, for the
year 1890 is 400, representing twenty
states. 81
The Catholic church at Benson, Swift
county, has been recently repainted,
and is much improved in its outward
appearance.
John WEIGH died at Hokah the other
day at the age of l0l years. He was a
native of Ireland, and came to this
country fifty years ago,
John U'Day, one of the Oldest fremen
on the Great Northern railroad. was
thrown from train last week on the
Osseo branch and his neck broken.
T. Kennedy's farm at CAROLS
vile, near Rochester, produces fine hay
this year. Sons heads Of timothy there
from are ten inches long, and we'll
filled with seed. 5..t.ss
TIE lFarlbault Pilot says that Miss
Mary Boyle has finished her fifth con-
secutive term az teacher at East Prairie,
and .that Asr work e Is highly praised-by
1.-THE patrons of the school.
Thcmas Doyle, who is in the employ
of Elijah Gpmstock OF Flora, Renvllle
county, had his hand badly crushed one
day last week while assisting to run q
| harvester from beneath shed,
| The farmers in Derrynane township,
lie Sueur county, have organized a
. Farmers Alliance. with the folio wing
officers: President. j. G.. O'Connell;
vice. president, Jerry Shea; secretary,
Michael Courtney jr; treasurer, Michael
Courtney, sr.
The independent school district of
Duluth has decided to issue $100, ,00O
worth of school bonds bearing II per
cent. interest, payable semi-annually,
and running for the term Of 80 Years,
for the purpose Of erecting additional
school buildings.
The Adrian Guardian Of last week
contained an able letter on the school
question. explaining the true attitude
|of Catholics with regard to the educa-
tion of their children, The writer
thereof is Mr.. M. Sullivan, prominent
citizen Of Mobiles county.
The Father Mathew temperance So
ciety Of Hinckley at it's next meeting to
be held Sunday, August 10, will have a
debate on the question: t'Resolved that
intemperance IS greater evll than
war; The principals in the debate
will be John Hogan andJ. H. Weyrens.
at the annual meeting Of the "La
| Crosse school" the patrons instructed
1.-THE trustees to again employ Miss Anna
Murphy, of Faribault. who has taught
the school successfully for five years.
This is high compliment to Miss
Murphy. and the people are wise in re-
/ turning her for another term.
| After lingering for years a helpless
invalid, Mrs. Patrick Wrenp, OF Pres
ton township, Fillmore county, died On
July %. A large funeral procession
followed her remains to Preston where
requiem mass was celebrated by Father
Jones. The deceased left q husband
and seven children to revere her
memory.
| Mr.. Charles Berkner and Miss Katie
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