The Irish standard., 1891-08-29
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers Of The
Irish Standard.
MRS. DANIEL 0'NIEL is DEAD.
Fairfax Mourns the Loss of One of Her
Oldest and Most Beloved

Oldest and Most Beloved
Ladies.
MINNESOTA.
The first announcement Of the bans
Of mat1imony between Anton Grubel
and Miss Annie Krahl, of Jordan, was
made at the Catholic church Sunday.
The contract for tie erection of The
Catholic parsonage at Fairfax was lei
to j. A. Wetter at $27O). The other
bids were $4,000 and $4,5 500. Quite d
difference.
The Catholic sociable held at the
residence OF G. n. Beiskerr, Austin, was
largely attended, and very enjoyable
time is reported. The society cleared
something over $23.
MIR. John Mclaughlin, of Rochester,
an emplo1e GO of the railroad company,
injured his ankle last Saturday white at
work near the freight depot. He will
be laid up some time in consequence of
1T.
The Mankato Ledger speaks in high
est terms OF an entertainment given by
the ladies of the st. Johns Catholic
society, and renders especial praise to
Emma Kramer and Lena Volk Of st.
Peter.
Thomas Murphy, of Farlbault, had
his foot badly sprained Tuesday after
noon while working at the new dol"
mito1y building for the school for the
deaf, stone from one of the derricks
having fallen on it.
Mr.. Is. Donahue, of Rochester, has
been awarded the contract for putting
in the foundation for the Catholic
church soon to be erected in Eyota. It
is understood the church will he ready
for occupancy the forepart Of December.
Ernest Reagan, only child of Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Reagan, died last Thurs
day, at the age Of ten months. Funeral
services were held at the Catholic
ch urch last Saturday at two O'Clock.
The bereaved parents have the SYM
pathy Of a large circle of friends.
The total wheat acreage of Nicollet
county this year is 69,650 acres. Es-
timating the average yield at Is bushels
per acre, which is not an extravagant
estimate, the total yield of oats will be at
least a million bushels. and il tho wea-
ther continues favorable the number Of
bushels of corn will not be far short of
that amount.
Answering an appeal Of the Rt. Rev.
Bishop Zardettj, OF st. Cloud. the ladies
of the cathedral parish recently
made a very successful collection lover
$500 to complete the church decoration
by q new carpet, new throne curtains
and other church furniture. In ac-
Acknowledgement of their good will and
zeal the Rt. Rev. Blsnop issued to them
a letter, which was read in the meeting
room Of the Married Ladies Society on
Aug. 18th.
Killed, On the 10Th inst. IN the town
of Hancock, Carver county, Mrs. Con-
boy, aged about 80 years. Deceased
was the mother of Patrick Conboy, the
we'll known cattle buyer, ard one of the
Oldest residents of that vicinity. She
was buried at st. Johns church, that
town, On the following Monday and a
large number of friends attended the
funeral. The sympathy Of all are with
the Conboy family in this their hour of
trouble. Patrick. her son, is now re-
siding in Minneapolis.
David M0lOneY, OF Fish Lake, has
been granted a pension for which he
has been searching for nearly twenty
years, which on account Of the death of
the principal witness has never been
granted until now. Mr.. Moloney is
certainly entitled to what he is receiY-
ing, having served in some Of the p1in-
ciDal battles Of the late war and there
received ailments from which he has
not recovered. He received snug sum
Of s'back pay" and will get $l2 per
month. His attorney and legal adviser
was F. J. Leonard, of Jordan.
Mrs. Daniel O'Niel died at her home
about two miles west of Fairfax on
Thursday, Aug. 9Th at the advanced
age of IS years. The funeral took place
on Saturday and was largely attended,
Rev. Fr. Kosen officiating. Mrs. O'Niel
was born in the County Cork, ireland,
in the year 1905, her maiden hame being
Margaret Scannell. She came to this
country in 1887, and was married on
January %. 1914, to Daniel O'Nie] at
Canton, Mass. The couple removed to