The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-23
THE NORTHWEST,
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
AN ASSIGNMENT AT EYOTA.
Fire in the Convent at Avcca, Holy
Thursday, Does Consider
able Damage.
MINNESOTA.

The marriage of P. Ell. Mooney, oil
Woodland, Wright county, to Miss Gath
crime Cafferty, of Winsted, is announced
to take place in the latter village on the
26th Of this month.
James Kennedy, Of Woodland, returned
| to that town, from Minneapolis, recently,
a very successful operation on his eye
having been performed by DR.. Pratt, the
oculist. Mr.. Kennedy got briers in his
eye from burdocks.
Mrs. John Meehan, Of the town of
Adams, near Austin, passed away Friday
evening, April 8, after a short illness.
She was kind and loving mother, re-
spected and beloved by large circle of
friendz. A devoted husband, two sous
and two daughters mourn her loss.
The worlds fair fund apportioned for
Nicollet county which is 800, has almost
been raised. The $4OO allotted to St.
Peter has been secured and the $1O0 tor
Nicoilet has likewise been raised. The
remaining $500 is expected to be forth
coming soon.
Michael Rowan, son of Mrs. Thomas
Rowan died Monday of last week, aged
seventeen years. The funeral was held
from the church of the Guardian Angels,
Hastings, Rev. j. A. Fitzgerald officiat-
ing; the remains were inferred in the new
Catholic cemetery at Hastings.
Sam Dougherty, fifty years old and
single, q laborer in Panlsen's sawmill at
Park Rapids, this state, was found Satur-
day near the railroad track. in q dying
! condition from blow on the head. he
was taken to Wadena by the train crew,
where be died in few hours. Later
circums' ances Indicate foul play.
Mr.. V. D. Nixon, hardware merchan1
| at Eyota, has made an assignment for
the benefit of his creditors to Mr. A. r.
Stebbins The full amount of the assets
and liabilities are not definitely known
at present, but we learn the liabilities will
| amount to about eleven hundred dollars.
A society to be known as the Catholic
Knights of Rochester, was organized in
that city short time since, with the fol-
lowing officers: President, James Deg
nan; president, Louis Aberwald;
secretary, Patrick Gallivan; assistant
secretary, Frank Barbridge; orderly
marshal, Albert Fakler. The member
ship is already large, insuring the solidity
of the society and it's future growth.
The contract for constructing the new
Congregational church edifce at Austin
was awarded recently by the trustees of
the society to John Keenan, of Winona,
his proposition being considered the most
advantageous among the twelve or thir-
teen submitted. Mr.. Keenan, is not only
a prominent contractor of Winona but is
a conspicuous citizen of that place in
other respects, being president of the city
council and recognized progressive,
substantial citizen. As a building con-
tractor his high reputation is by no means
limited by his home city boundaries.
Rev. Vim. M. Gumper, resident Catho-
lie priest at Long Prairie, this state, has
purchased fine college site IN the south
shore of beautiful Lake Charlotte, one
mile southaof Long Prairie. The college
grounds cover over forty acres and the
site for the college building has been se-
lected wherethe old Borget farm house
stands, and which is soon to be moved
away. Material is being placed on the
grounds aid the place cleaned up. The
building is to be 100x4O feet, two stories,
and the contract for building the same
has been given to b. Schomaker. The
building, is to be finished in August,
ready for the college to open on the first
Of September.
T. g. Mealey,o of Monticello, has sold
out his business to his son s. j. Mealey.
Mr.. Mealey commenced business in Mon
ticello thirty-si years ago, and with the
exception of an interregnum Of three OF
four years, has been actively engaged.
He commenced business in May, 1856.
In the fall Of 1853 he sold out to Fox &
Lillibridge who continued business until
1858 when he bought them out, and since
then has been actively engaged. Atthat
time it was the only general store in the
county, and people came for 40 miles to
trade. Good customers came from
Wayerly, French Lake, Rockford, Cor
rinna and Albion. and at one time q an