The Irish standard., 1890-03-01

gan has bid before Owatonna council
to construct works here, and il he Is
chosen the city will be guaranteed q
/ tirst class job, as Mr. Morgan has a ia,
tionai reputation in this line. {.
Mr.. Edward Condor, one of the old.
residents of Swift county, died at De-,
Graft on the 18th Of this month. Last
| fall Mr.. Condor sold his farm and other.
property and returned. to ireland. hia
native country, with the intention OF
remaining there for the balance Of his
days, but while under the liberal infau-
ences of the United States he had inn
bibed too much Independence and re-
gard for free speech to live under Bal
four and Coercion, and after a ten days.
visit to his native heath and the scenes
of his childhood. gladly returned to
America and came again to DeGraH
| where he remained until his death. He
| was buried from the Catholic church
there on Sunday last. II
DAhVIA.
John Connolly of Grafton is expected
home in few days.
DR.. O'keefe made his usual weekly
visit to Grafton on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Harmon of Grafton,
rejoice over the arrival of bouncing
boy baby On Wednesday of last week.
Fisher, indicted at Neche. North Da.
koJa, for an attempt to murder, was
found guilty after trial of Eve days.
J. M. O'Neal superintendent Of the
NJ. & n, elevator company came up
Tuesday evening to condole with Harry.
s'Haudsome" j. ohm Conrov Of Grafton
boarded the train Tuesday evening for
Graud Forks and Red Lake Falls. He
will he absent several weeks.
The managers Of the G., a. r. ball for
the benefit of needy comrades, held at
the opera house Aberdeen on Tuesday.
announce that 500 was realized for
that object.
In the suit OF G. Fl. Prior vs.. the city
of Aberdeen, Judge Campbell rendered
his decision in favor Of the plaintiff.
The suit is the result Of an illegal water
main assessment. AS the city council
have drawn money from nearly all OF
the funds to paw the contractors, and
cannot collect the assessment made for
the purpose, it puts the citY's affairs in
deep muddle.
The citizens Of Aberdeen who read
the report of the passage by the house
of Senator Pettigrew's judicial district
bill are aroused to the fact that its final
| adoption would be a misfortune to the
state. To force large portion of the
people of the eastern district to travel
from 100 to 200 miles to attend the ses-
siOns of court at Sioux Falls, when
Huron. Aberdeen, r dield and Mitchell
are more central and accessible, is a
grave mistake.
occurred at the Palace hotel in Langdon
Sunday at one O'Clock sharp. 1t was
the marriage of two couples, at the
sams time. Albert KaDzs to Miss ANNE
Hericks and Anton J. Clodt to Miss
Francisco Konanz. Rev Father j. s.
McKendrick performed the ceremony
after which both parties went out home
about four or five miles north. In the
evening quite number of the Young
men of the city went out and helped
celebrate in the true German fashion.
singing music and dancing reigned su-
preme until the wee sma' hours of Mon
day morning From al! report Alder
man Brown and Mike Welsh proved to
be the life of the evening and assisted
greatly in driving dull care away.
u WISCONSIN.
Rev. j. Holtknecht, of Cooperstown.
who has been quite Ill for nearly two
weeks, is rapidly recovering. i.
Rev. w. Roosmalen, assumed charge
of the Holland Catholic church at Green
Bay on Monday. to which he was re-
Gently appointed. s
Monday, the 18th, was the first ami
versary Of the death of the lamented
Father Collins, Dean Of St. Patrick's
Church, Eau Claire.
A new 81, 600 school building az Ian
caster was dedicated last week by Rev.
T. T. H0dnett OF Chicago, who at ono
time was pastor Of the mission.
The young people Of Father Brady's-
congregation, Portage. will celebrate /
St. patrlck's Day by an entertai1msnt
In the evening at the Opera House III