The Irish standard., 1892-08-13
THE NORTHWEST,
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
A NEW CHURCH DEDICATED.
Archbishop Katzer Dedicates a
Handsome Structure to the
Service Of God.
MINNESOTA.

Rt. Rev. Bishop Cotter, of Winona,
was reelected president OF the G. L. A.
o., of America, at the recent con 7ention
Of that organisation held in Indianapolis.
Miss Mary I. Cranlsie, Of st. Paul, a
Jealous worker in the cause of total alb
stinence, was elected third vice-presi-
dent.
Secretary Hart, of the state board of
corrections. and charities, has received a
pamphlet from the government census
department giving the census of homi-
cides in the various states during 1891.
| The general average Of each state is
| lit, and Mlnnesota's ratio is but So
There are but three other states as low.
John Malone, late sergeant of the u.
S. marine corps, died at the Soldiers
Home last Saturday, aged 81. He was
born in Ireland and served 30 years in
the navy. He was admitted to .the
home April 18, 1890 Captain Horace
Warden conducted the funeral services
on Sunday morning at the home.
Patrick Quain, one Of the oldest set
tiers in Minnesota, died recently at his
home in Helena township, Scott county,
at the age of rs years. He was native
Of Dromlohen county, Lumerick, Ire
land, and leaves two sons and one daugh-
ter to mourn his departure from earth.
About 50 years ago he arrived in St.
Paul where he was we'll known and
highly respected by the early settlers.
Bishop Zardetti, of St. Cloud, now
travelling abroad, had his health some
what impaired by the heat at Rome, but
he proposes, in compliance with strict
advices of the famous Father Kneipp, to
spend about four weeks of complete rest
in "Jordansbad," in Wurtemberg, under
going the cold water treatment. Since
he left Rome he has met but one
American priest, Rev. Recklin, of Green
Bay.
Thomas McCabe, the well-known
painter of Rochester, met with serious
accident last week. While engaged in
painting house he had the misfortune
to fall from a scaffold and suffered q
fracture of both bones of the leg, short
distance above the ankle. The ankle was
| also dislocated and he was otherwise
bruised. MIR. McCabe has the sincere
sympathies of large circle of friends in
his affliction.
j. E. Brown and Jas. Mclaughlin,
enterprising citizens of Mapleton, Blue
Earth county, have scheme on foot to
accommodate persons who go from that
locality to Chicago to attend the Worlds
Fair, estimated at about 200. Their
plan is to hire and furnish house to
accommodate Is or 20 persons at time,
and engage competent person to run
it. 1t is thought that the expense will
not exceed $1.25 per day.
The Good Thunder Herald says:
Good Thunderer is now able to boast of
the finest creamery In southern Mime
sofa. For the past four months it has
been doing good business, which is
rapidly increasing. We have shipped
during the last four months nearly TO-
600 pounds of butter or an average of
5000 per month this represents a busi-
ness of nearly $1,000 per month. The
creamery itself is under the manage
ment of an experienced hand and con-
sequently there is q ready demand at
good prices for our butter in the eastern
markets.
Mr.. John Costello, while driving home
from Morton with load of lumber on
July %, was thrown from the wagon,
one Of the wheels of which ran over his
head, and passed on to his body. In
| the meantime he held to the lines and
stopped the wagon, load and all on his
body. J. II. Reagan and John Dandy
were coming along behind him, each
with team, and they found him in the
situstion above described. They lifted
off the wagon, and took him to the
house Of J. 81. Reagan. In the mean
| thine medical aid was summoned and
every effort made to save his life, but all
was Of no avail. He only lived about
Ia hours His funeral which took place
at the Catholic Cemetery in Birch
Cooley, on Aug. !, was attended by .
Large number Of friends and neighbors
He was 56 years old and leaves q wife
to mourn his loss.