The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-02-21
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers of The
Irish Standard.
CATHOLIC CLERICAL UNION.
Such Is the Union the Priests of the Dloceses
Of Milwaukee, La Crosse, Green Bay
and Marquette Have sFormed.
MINNESOTA.

| MINNESOTA.
| At the regular monthly meeting Of
the Jordan fire department on Wednes-
day evening last, Henry Schriener was
chosen to- fill the office OF secretary in
place Of r. j. Kelley resigned.
Thomas O'Donnell, OF Carinlona
township, Fillmore county, died CT con-
sumption last Thursday and was buried
Saturday, the entire neighborhood
turning out to pay their Last respect TO
an Old resuected neighbor. The dc
ceased has been a great sufferer for
many months.
A progressive encbre party was held
at the residence Of J. Ell. Fanton, Fen
ton township, Murray county, last Mon.
day night. Pat Murphy won the first
prize, j. III. Brauns, second, and Aaron
Brace, the BOBBY prize. The contest
will be resumed at the residence Of W.
f. Thompson in the near future.
a man named John O'Bren, who
went to work in the woods in one OF
Brennan Lumber Company's camps
last week, was brought into Pine City
Friday, having been severely injured by
a log rolling on him and severely bruis-
ing his chest. He was taken to St,
Francis Hospital in West Superior,
John e. Kennedy, of Oshawa, and
Miss Maggie Miller, of ST. Peter, were
married on Tuesday morning at the
Catholic church by Rev. P. J. McCabe.
The service was rendered in the pres
ence of a number of the relatives and
friends, The happy couple will make
Oshawa their home.
| Rev, Father Mahony, formerly Of Cur
rie has recently been stationed at Tracy
and is entering into temperance work
there with his characteristic Christian
earnestness, AT temperance mass
meeting gotten up by him at that place
on February 2. speeches were made by
the ministers OF ali the Protestant
churches in the place and Father Mes
ney, of Currie. The singing was par
ticipated in by the choirs of all the
churches. The Tracy papers speak of
it as a harmonious and enthusiastic
meeting.
The English speaking Catholics of ST.
Peter have rented five rooms in the old
hospital building and will continue
their school until June. Two music
rooms, a business department. room,
and two rooms for the smaller pupils
afforded ample accommodation to the
pupils who desire to obtain general
education or a course of music. book
keeping, short hand and typewriting.
An excellent opportunity is offered for
instruction in general or special course
at merely nominal figure. Any desir-
ing further information can leave word
at the school during hours or at the
residence OF Rev. T. j. McCabe after
school hours.
Another meeting was held at St.
Cloud last Thursday evening, by the
business men. for the purpose Of sub
mitting to the legislature bill to abol-
ish the manufacture of granite In the
state reformatory by cOnvicts, Supt.
Myers, of the prison, who was also pres.
ent, suggested that the convicts should
be employed in some occupation. and,
while of the opinion that the products
of the state institution did not materi-
ally interfere with outside industries,
he offered to support any remedv to re-
move the present evil. A committee Of
three merchants was appointed to go to
St, Paul and work in conjunction with
the committee appointed in the mass
meeting last Thursday, in passing a.
proper bill. Much interest is being
manifested in the matter, and every
effort will be made to abolish stone
quarrying in the reformatory.
Last Saturday morning at O'Clock
the Searles- Mcclure block, st. Cloud.
was discovered to be on FIRE. An alarm
was turned in aud the fremen soon had
eight streams on the building. but the
fire had such headway that they could
not control it. The wind was from the
south and blew the sparks on to tina
Grand Central Hotel, which adjolns it,
and it looked for time as though it
also was doomed. The guests were all
called and soon appeared with their
worldly possessions. In the mean time
the 6remen had got control of the fire
and confined it within the block. The
following is an estimate of the losses:
Building, $40. 900. insurance SIG, 900; B.
a. Carter. drugs. loss $4,000, insurance