The Irish standard., 1892-04-02
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
A NEW BANK AT GRACEVILLE

School Lands of South Dakota
Sell at a Good Figure at
Madison.
MINNESOTA.
Agnes Donnelly, daughter of VIM.
Donnelly of Murray township, died Sun
day, March 20, and was buried in the
cemetery at Currie.
Thomas Carey, of Brainerd, died Of
consumption Saturday, March 18, aged
- years. This deceased was formerly in
business at Brainerd and had many
acquaintances.
Graceville is to have new bank, and
Mr.. O'Brien Of Willn,ar, son Of the presi
dent of the new bank, is to be resident
of Graceville, as assistant Of Jas. A. Nc
Rae, the coming cashier.
P. Boyle and mother, of ofAtlantic, Iowa,
arrived at Avoca, recently, on a visit to
john Furey and family. The Boyle's
were neighbors Of MIR. Furey in New York
state before their removal to the west.
Mr.. 4. Welsh, who resided about ten
miles north cf Rochester at the home of
his SON, died recently of old age, in his
eighty-fourth year. He was the father
of Amos Welsh, and highly respected
gentleman. '..s
The residence Of John Foggarty, on the
High Forest Road near Rochester, was
burned Sunday, March 20, the blaze
starting from defective chimney. Part
of.the contents were saved. The build
ing was partly injured.
Mr.. K. w. Strong, of Graceville, re-
ceived the sad news from his wife on
Wednesday of last week of the death Of
her father Mr.. VIM. Hogan, Of Jones'
feld. Saginaw Co., Mich, ct the age II
sixtyfve years, from cancer of the stona~
ach. Mrs. Strong left about month ago
to wait on her father during his last
hours and will return home soon.
The new St. George Catholic church at
Glencoe, burned shortly after dark Mon
day, March Fl. The editice was erected
last summer and opened for services in
December last. 1t cost over sl6 600 with
several Thousand dollars worth statuary
aud fixtures. 1t is supposed to have been
set on fire by an incendiary as it is the
third Catholic church burned at that
place within few years. This is the
church of Che English speaking people.
John Welter, an employ of the
Sisters left Morris recently. His absence
would not have been felt, but that about
$50 of the Sisters money became attached
to his person. The ubiquitous telegraph
located him at Kerkhoven, whence Sher-
lift Munroe hied himself, and escorted the
festive gentleman back to that city. He
was brought before the Justice, but waiy-
ing examination he became permanent
boarder at the hctel Munro for the sum-
mer, unless he can find bail till the Octo-
ber term of court.
The case of M. Guthrie VS. c., M. & st.
P. Ry. went on for trial last week at Aus
tin. This case was. tried at the last term
OF court, and the plaintiff recovered dam
ages in the sum of $4,000. The case was
reversed by the supreme court, and was
remanded to the district court for an
other trial The suit is brought to re-
cover damages for burning of the plain
tiff's store building at Aurora station in
Steele county, about year ago, alleged
to have been caused by the sparks from
the locomotive of the defendant company.
Mrs. 2. G.. Sullivan, of Austin, received
q telegram March II announcing the sad
and sudden death of her father, Maurice
Griffin, near Pratt station, about six miles
south of Owatonna, on the Milwaukee
road. From particulars CLEANED, it is
that he was driving along
homo, and the team became frightened
at the train and ran away, throwing him
out, and killing him instantly. The
news is q terrible blow to the family Of
the deceased and other relatives, and es-
pecially since it was not long ago that his
wife was taken away. Mrs. Nancy Grit
fin, his wife, lived just 80 minutes ofsthe
year 1892, she having died at 1890 on the
Of January !. II seems quite
strange that the mother should be taken.
away on New Years day and the father
on St Patrick's day. .ss
& Mrs. Jane Griffin Beattie, who has been.
sick for some time, died at her home IN
the country, near Austin, Thursday,
March 18th She Was 60 years Of age at
The time of her desth. One peculiar
hing about hsr dssth was the fsot that