The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-01-09
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Clipped From Our
Exchanges for Readers Of The
Irish Standard.
BANKS IN NORTH DAKOTA.
James Costello, an Old Settler of Elk River,
This State, Passes away at the
Age Of 81.

Age of 81.
MINNESOTA.
John C'Brien, Of Faribanlt, died at
! st. Mary's hospital. Rochester, Thurs
day morning, and his remains were
shipped to his homo for interment
On January Z, the Society of st.
Dom1nics church Mortified, gave an
oratorical and musical entertaiDmen
at the opera house for the benefit OF the
parsonage fund.
Ed. Lynch, OF Sauk Center, a brake
man on the Great Northern, was parti~
ally paralyzed while at work On Tues
day Of last week, and had to be assisted
to his boarding place.
Work was commenced at Pine City
Friday bY A., r. Brackett who has a
con tract to rebuild the Bears Ear Boom
Company's lines. The boom is the larg
est in the state, requiring over. 1000
piling.
Mass was celebrated in the Catholic
church Sauk Center at nine O'Clock
Christmas morning. THIS was the first
service i'm the church since it, was re
fitted. A rev gallery has been added
and other material I'M mpruvernentS made.
William Tory, of Madison, lost two
children by diphtheria last week and bis
wife has been towering between life
and death from the same disease eyer
since, although the last report was to
the effect that she was slowly recovering.
Timothy Clifford, Of the town Of Par
nell, had leg broken On Thursday OF
last week while returning from Grace
vile. He stepped OF the hub 60 get out
OF the wagon when the horses started
up, throwing him TO the ground with
the above result.
Johnny Flynn's school in the Wna.
Wheatley district near Ellsworth, has
been closed or account Of dlphtheria
appearing in the family of Mr.. Wolf in
that district. The family has been
quarantined aud no fears Of its spread.
ing are apprelended.
The entertainment given for the bene-
fit of the church of ST. Lawrence, Fdri
hault, at Columbia hall Thursday after
noon and evening was q marked success
in its every feature. The entertain
menG whs well patIonized aud the two
plays on the programme rendered with
much success. Some Of those that took
part in the plays doing as we'll as the
average professional.
The Catholic Ladies Union sociable
at the residence of Mrs. DR.. McKenna,
Of Austin, Thursday evening, was
complete success. The vast crowd Of
happy and good natured people were
kept IN a state of hiiarity for the entire
evening by our genial Hon. j. J. Fur
long, who WAS unanimously announced
master of ceremonies. Music, both
vocal and instrumental, an address by
Robert r. Murphy. and recitations by
several Of the company, helped to make
the evening most enjoyable affair to
all who were fortunate enough to fnd
standing room.
James Costello, an old settler, and re-
spected citizen Of Elk River, died
Thursday, after an illness Of only one
week, Of bronchial trouble. He was 81
years old, and his familiar figure and
cordial greeting will be missed In the
community by old and young. He was
born in Kerry County, Ireland, 1910.
Came to America when Young man,
and settled in Ohio, but removed to
Minnesota in October, 1854. Resided
In St. Paul ten Years, and went to Elk
River with the railroad in October, 1864,
and has ever since resided there, being
employed by the railroad company. Mr..
Costello was married in 1846 to Miss
Mary Mulcare, who died about two
years since. The family consists of
four sons and five daughters, all but one
daughter still living.
On account of the stormy weather
Father Engelbrecht could not return to
Luverne from Ellsworth where he held
midnight services Christmas. therefore
no morning services were held at Lu
verne. In the evening. however,
though very stormy and severely cold,
about fifteen families with all their
children, took an excellent supper at
Father Engelbrecht' s residence. From
there they went to the church which
was very handsomely decorated with
evergreeDs and large Christmas tree
loaded with hundreds Ct valuable gifts
for young and old. The Rev. Father