The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-07-16
THE NORTHWEST,
Irnr ortant Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
DULUTH'S NEW CATHEDRAL,
Work on it Will Soon Commence,
and the Corner Stone Will be
Laid Before Winter.

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Y Laid Before Winter.
Il MINNESOTA.
The Church of St. Francis, Roman
Catholic, Of Grow Wing county, has beer
incorporated with the secretary Of state
The school superintendent and teach
ers of the state have been requested b,
State Superintendent Kiehle to secure
specimens of the flora of the state fol
the worlds fair commission.
Congressman Castle got gattliDg gun
at Washington for the cavalry battalion
of the Minnesota National Guards and it
will be forwarded to Minnesota on a
requisition from the adjutant general.
Miss Margaret McElligott, of Roches-
ter, is one of the instructors in the Sum-
mer Training School at Fergus Fails,
which will remain in session during this
month. Miss McElligott has been re-
elected in the State Normal School at
Moorhead at salary of $1,000 yet.r.
The young men of St. Johns church,
Rochester, under the leadership Of Rev.
Father McTeague, have organized a lit
erary society to be known as the "Col-
umbian Literary and Social Circle. y
The following officers we're chosen: Presi-
dent, Simon Feeney; secretary, P. j.
Seaman; treasurer, A, Kennedy.
A stranger was caught by Father
Haverman, in the act of breaking open
and stealing the contents of an aims box
in ST. Peters church at Mankato. The
good priest had it in his power to have
caused the arrest of the rlan, but be per-
mitted him to leave the church and re-
quested that the police do nothing in
the matter,
The Hutchinson Leader is out with q
long editorial advocating the nomination
Of W. W. Pendergast for congress in the
Third district and seems quite we'll as
sured that he would make strong run
as farmers candidate, being practical
farmer himself, and having been long
enough connected with the agricultural
school to know what the farmers need.
THE Rochester c. r. A. society has
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President, Martin Madden;
vice president, Ed. Fitzgerald; treasurer
John Morrison; secretary, Jake Schlitz;
sergeant-at-arms, B. McHugh. The Ca
dets of the G. T. a.. elected the following
President, Mike Spillane; yice-president
Louit Aberwald; treasurer, J. Degnan;
secretary, Jake Schlitz; sergeant~at- arms
John Kean.
Last Friday night fire practically de-
stroyed the now Town of Biwabic, located
at the iron mines of the Cincinnati, Bi-
wabic, Canton, and Mckinley companies,
on the Mesaba Range. The large camps
of the Hamilton Ore company, which
employs 200 men at the Biwabic, we're
destroyed, as we'll as the buildings of the
Cincinnati Iron company, three stores,
ten saloons, and several other buildings
and dwellings,. The loss is fully $4,000
and the insurance small. The work OF
rebuilding began next day.
Gov. Merriam has issued a circular
designating October 12, 1892, the ami
versary of the discovery of America, as a
day to be observed as a general public
school holiday throughout the state of
Minnesota. He recommends that busi-
ness be suspended, and that civil and
military organizations take ''art in the
celebration. He says: "Let us seek in
this way to kindle the fires OF patriotism
anew in the hearts of our children, and
to impress them by review of our coun-
try's greatness in the past with the mag
nitude, of the future before u.s.
John G. McBreen, Of Minneapolis, and
Mary L. Doyle, OF Faribault, were mar
ried III the latter city by Father Conry
on Wednesday, July 6, in the presence OF
a large number of friends and invited
guests of the contracting parties Miss
]osephene Haines was bridesmaid and
Mr.. Charles Doyle, brother of the bride
best man. The bride wore an elegant
costume of light blue and the brides
maids dress was OF the same tint. The
bride is most estimable young lady who
for many years has been teacher in the
public schools, and the groom holds a
prominent position on the police force Of
Minneapolis, says the. Faribault Pilot
At the close Of the ceremony the bridal
party were driven to the residence Of the
brides father where breakfast was served.