The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-08-22
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers Of The
Irish Standard.
BISHOP SHANLEY'S RECEPTION.

Some Two Thousand Citizens Of Fargo
Gave Him a Royal
Welcome.
MINNESOTA.
w. S. O'Brien, of Faribault, says his
challenge to swim any man in the world
in artistic or fancy swimming is still
open. He wants to hear from some Of
the noted swimmers before the water
gets cold.
Miss Mary Burns, a lady 81 years OF
age, who has resided with Michael
Campion at Marion for some years,
died last Thursday from old age, and
was buried at st. Bridget's Rochester,
Friday.
A. seven-year- old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs, John Fitzpatrick, Of Rochester,
died Tuesday morning of last week Of
inflammation of the bowels. This is
the second child they have lost within
five weeks. The funeral occurred
Wednesday, Rev. Father Riordan OF"
fciating.
The ThompsonA0uston company
Will secure control of the st. Cloud
street railway system. The company
Will put in an electric line and extend
the same to the reformatory, Or East
Sauk Rapids, on the north and the
great Northern car shops on the west,
An expenditure of $135,000 is contem~
plated.
Joseph, son OF MIR. and Mrs. Henry
| VanRueden, of Faribault, died OF
dropsy at their residence in the town Of
Warsaw at 1890 o. H.. Tuesday, aged
six years and six months. Funeral
services were held "Wednesday at the
Church of st. Lawrence by Rev. Father
Pavlin, after which the remains were
taken to the German Catholi lie cemetery.
| Arrangements ara being made for an
elaborate entertainment to be given at
st. Johns Catholic hall, Mankato,
Saturday evening next. Among some
of the numbers on the programme will
be fan drill by twelve young Ladies'
and a wand drill by five little girls and
1--WE little boys. In addition to this
there will be declan1ations and vocal
and instrumental music. After the en-
tertainment ice cream and cake Will he
served. The doors will be open at
o'clock .. m. Everybody invited, with
the assurance of pleasant time.
The residence uf Mr. James Mullen
at the village of Madison Lake was de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday night of
last week, with its contents, Mrs. Null
len and three children barely escaping
with their lives. Mr.. Mullen is enr
ploYed at Point Pleasant hotel, nearly
a mile distant, and had gone home in
the early part of the evening, but re-
turned to the hotel, expecting to get
back home later. After finishing bis
duties at the hotel, he concluded to stay
there, but his wife expecting him had
left lamp burning, and as no other
cause is known 1t is supposed the lamp
exploded and set fire to the house. The
only article saved from the DANES was
a sewing machine. -
Mrs. Alice Viola Burns, wife of Pat
rick Burns, of the town of Erin, died at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gibelyou, of Faribault, on Satur-
day morning last of heart trouble, aged
27 years and month. She had been
ailing for some time, but her death was
not expected 50 soon. Her father was
visiting relatives at Port Huron and
Mt. Clemens, Michigan, and was at
once telegSaphed the sad news, but was
unable to reach here in time for the
funeral, which took place Monday fore
noon, The remains We're taken to the
Church of the Immaculate Conception,
where funeral services were held by
Father Conry after which the body was
laid to rest in Calvary cemetery.
| Patrick Farrell. one of the Oldest
residents of Murray county. died at his
homa in Lime Lake township Friday
morning at half past SIX o'clock Of liver
complaint. Mr.. Farrell was born in
Ireland in 1S4S, being at the time Of his
death 4S years Of age. Coming to
America in l846 he resided in Iowa mn.
til 1874, when he moved to Murray
county, where his home has been ever
since. Patrick Farrell was a man whom
it was pleasure to know, being az
honest, upright neighbor, a kind father
AMI loving husband. He leaves q
wife and nine children who have the
heartfelt sympathy Of the entire com.
munity in their bereavement. The re.
mans were inferred Sunday morning
at O'clock from st. Rose church, under