The Irish standard., 1891-03-14
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers Of The
Irish Standard.
MRS. MICHAEL DOYLE is DEAD.
After Many and Useful Years Spent As
Life Should Be, She Quietly
Passes Away.

Lite Should Be, She Quietly
, Passes Away
MINNESOTA.
Dick O'Conner and Thomas Lawler
: jr., of Rochester are said to have enter
ed into partnership for the sale OF
clothing and gents furnishing goods in
that place They will make popular
firm.
r. Crulkshank. of Buffalo received q
severe blow on the head, Wednesday OF
last week, which caused his death in a
short time. He was cutting wood on q
farm about six miles west of Buffalo,
and Large limb fell on his head
tsev. Fathers Lynch of St. Bridget's
church. Carrollsville, and Riordan OF
st, Johns Of Rochester, were in attend
ance aC the funeral of Rev. Father j.
Sullivan, the former secretary of Bishop
Ireland. at Winona, last Saturday.
Rev. Father Itchy, OF New Prague,
celebrated first mass at Montgomery,
Sunday morning in place Of Fr. Win
disch, who is III St. Paul. Father ITCHY
1s an eloquent and impressive speaker
of the same style as Father Wlndisch.
Mrs. Michael Doyle, of Benson, aged
seventy years. died Wednesday, Feb. IL,
at her new home in Bartlett, Dakota,
after an ilLness Of only three DAYS with
pneumonia Her son, W. H. Dolye, Of
the town Of Maryland, attended the
funeral
Miss Maggie LenDan, who has been
housekeeper for Col. Geo. Healy, OF
Rochester, for the past sixteen years,
has had TO discontinue her duties owing
to falling health. 1t is NOT often that a
housekeeper continues in service in
one place for 80 long Il time.
Miss Maggie Roach. l3ookbeeper for
the 6rm OF Rodewalds Il Ochs, of Fair
banlt, was awarded Cha prize by the
K-ickapoo Indian Medicine company,
for being the most popular Young lady
present at their entertainment at
kyllo's hall, Saturday evening.
Jack Cronin, Of I4e Sueur, who went
to Rochester last week. returned on
Sunday, after having bought splendid
standard bred mare for $500. Mr.. Gro
nen says that the farmers around Roch-
ester are generally raising the best bred
stock. and sell at good prices.
Mr.. Carey, of St. Paul who has been
putting in well and building a wind
mill on Thomas Eice's farm, near Pine
City, has succeeded in getting good
supply of water. MIR. Rice feels pleased
that he has got this supply Of water.
The we'll machinery will remain in Pine
City about month as Mr.. Carey ex-
poets more work in that vicinity.
| Maj. Morrell, of Morrison county, has
just donated five acres OF land in the
city limits of Little Falls to Rt. Rev.
Bishop Zardetti In behalf OF the Fran
cisian sisters upon which they will i'm
nediately commence the erection OF a
convent school building and a hospital.
expending 1926 600. A new parochial
residence will be built for the German
church and new church for the French
Catholics.
ID. CallaRhan, of Rochester, lost a
horse valued at over 800. by drowning
on the farm Of John Garvey last week.
The rain the first part Of the week
formed deep slough OH part OF the
farm, which afterwards froze over.
Several horses were let out OF the barn
on the day named. and one went onto
the ice, breaking through. When found
it was alive, but died before it could be
gotten ont.
| Christian Blene, conscience stricken
for the murder Of his 2 vear.0ld step
child near Little Falls last September,
and who was on trial for the offense.
hanged him self In his cell Thursday
night while the jailer and guards were
at supper. He used a neck scarf and
drew his feet up to clear the floor. He
was dead when found. There was but
little doubt that he would have been
convicted. He made an effort to COM
nit suicide by cutting his throat when
| arrested in October.
Tuesday morning about 7:3O O'clock.
dispatch from Willmar was received
at Atwater. stating that the town was
on fire. The fire department was at
once called out and IN short time the
engine and hose cart were at the depot
waiting further orders, ready TO render
any assistance possible to Willmar,
which 90 recently responded to A.twat
er's call for help in like conhaeration