The Irish standard., 1892-06-18
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
A CYCLONE AT MINNETONKA
The Beautiful Lake Visited by a
Terrific Storm Last Sunday
Evening.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
The work has commenced on new
Catholic church in Belle Creek which
will cost about $4,000.
It has been decide to commence work
on the proposed ladies' seminary at Red
Wing this summer and complete it next
spring, so as to open it in the fall of 1893.
The main building will cost $4,000.
The marriage Of Miss Sarah German
to Thomas O'Reilly took place on the
10th inst. at the church of St. Columb-
kille, Red Wing, in the presence of a
large number of friends of he contract
ing parties. "ac
On Tuesday of last week the wedding
of John DAILY, of Haverhill, and Miss
Hannah DAILY, of Rochester, took place
in St. Johns church, Rochester. The
congratulations of their friends were ex-
tended to the happy couple.
A special from Rochester says that a
young man named Hennessy went into a
trance and remained apparently dead
for several days. The physicians at
tending him were unable to account for
his strange condition, and the case at
tracted widespread comment
On Sunday last Mrs. John Callaghan,
of Rosemount, died from jaundice at the
age of 49, She was very estimable
lady and we'll known through Dakota
county. The remains were inferred in
Inyer Grove last Tuesday. She leaves a
husband and eight children to mourn
their loss,
Superintendent Lewis of Hennepin
county is preparing circular giving the
programme and rules for the Teachers
summer institute, to be held at the State
University beginning July q and con-
tinuing four weeks. ALI teachers in the
counties of Hennepin, Ramsey, Wash
ington, Dakota and Anoka are earnestly
requested to be present.
On Saturday last, Miss Taylor, of Sank
Centre, received the news that her father
Stuart Taylor had died at his home in
Castlepollard, Ireland, on May 16. He
was 80 years old at the time of his death.
With the letter bearing the news was a
beautiful m burning card as an announce
ment to the relatives beautiful in de-
sign and wording-a solacing souvenir
of his death.
Rev. e. j. Engelbrecht has written g
letter to the Rock County Herald, COM
planning Of the discourtesy of County
Superintendent of schools Sam Start in
inviting him to be present at teachers
meeting where an anti Catholic address
was delivered by one Lucius Headley,
which is characterized as low attack
upon the Catholic Church and it's head,
the Pope.
On Friday when the news reached De-
lano that Harrison was nominated, seve-
raj Republicans sailed forth to hoist the
nations flag on the Blaine pole Of eight
years ago. The job went all right until
the large flag fioated out at half mast
when the rope slipped from the pulley
and the star spangled banner refused to
90 up or down and has remained there
since. 1t has been causing people to in
ouire who is dead and the answer is, the
Republicans.
Last Sunday the congregation of the
Church of the Guardian Angels united
with that Of st. Boniface, at Hastings,
in the laying Of the corner stone OF the
new church. The Rev. J. A. Fitzgerald
cbanted high mass and the Rev. Othmar
Erren performed the ceremony of laying
the corner stone. The services were con-
Quoted in the open air on platform
erected for that purpose. The choir
rendered Mozart's Twelfth Mass. Ser
mons were preached in both English and
German. A number Of visiting clergy
men were in attendance.
Last Sunday evening Lake Minnetonka
was visited by one of the most frightful
storms ever witnessed in that locality.
So terrifying was it's nature that it could
be called little short of a cyclone, and the
amount of damage done bears out the
assertion. Innumerable trees succumbed
to the storm and everything movable
was wllirled away. The yachts all along
the lake were torn from their moorings
and sunk. Many we're driven far out
into the lake and sent to the bottom.
Row boats were found to have been dri-
ven upon the beach fifteen or twenty feet.
Maud Harrison, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Charles Harrison, of Faribault, dis
appeared mysteriously and her parents
are unable to learn of her whereabouts.
Maud is nearly IA years of age, good
looking and pleasing in appearance and
of good family. She went from her
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