The Irish standard., 1892-08-27
THE NORTHWEST,
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
BORN in THE LAST CENTURY,
a Venerable Irish-American Citi-
zen Passes Away at the
Age Of 90 Years.

! Age Of 90 Years.
The Slayton Gazette says that the
Irish American Colonization society at
Currie, Murray county, have advanced
the price Of their land to $l5 per acre, and
have sold 1000 acres at that figure
At the Democratic legislative conven-
tlon held at Graceville last week, Mr. D.
P. O'Neill, of Big Stone, was nominated
to represent the district. He had pre-.
viously received the nomination at Nor
ris from the Peoples party, and his cleo
ton is now certainty.
Mr.. I,ucine Brooks and Miss May Nc
Carthy of Stewartville, we're married
August s, 1892, at st. Bridget's church,
Rochester, Rev Father Lynch officiating.
They have gone to housekeeping in Stew
artville, where they have hosts of friends
who will wish them long life and pros
perity.
| Chief Justice O'Brien, of New Mexico,
will soon return to bis home at Caledonia,
having rendered his resignation to the
President. He was recently defeated for
the nomination of Judge of tho First dis
trict by j. Q. Farmer who subsequently
| declined the nomination.
At Waverly, on the 14th inst, the in-
FAINT son Of Mr.. Thomas Quinn died Of
whooping cough at the residence of Mr..
G. III. Cullen. The funeral occurred from
St. Mary's church, Father Guillot offici-
ating. A large number of friends and
acquaintance were present on the occa.
sion to testify their sympathy with the
parents in their sad bereavement.
The frame work OF the new Cathol1c
church at Morris is going up. The
sacred ediice will be large and COM
! modious. The height of the steeple will
be 120 feet. The roof will be supported
by trusses, SO that there will be nothing
to break the view of the audience room.
The building will be credit TO the town
and pride to the congregation that is
building it.
Edward Duffy, respected citizen OF
Austin, died last week at the age of 30
from an abscess in his side and was buried
from St. Augustine church. When Ill
health compelled him 10 give up business
he was postmaster and dealer III aQricul-
tural machinery near Marshall. He was
unmarried and leaves no Immediate rela-
tives except his brother George, of Aus
tin, his brother Stephen, Of Johnson, and
his sister Mrs. Cornelius Keuevan, OF
Oakland.
The AUSTIN Democrat furnishes this
item: Sister M. Anselm of the Dominican
order, with headquarters at Sinsinawa
Mound, Wis, but st present stationed at
Bloomington, Ill, arrived in Austin re.
Gently and met for the first time in four
teen years her parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Revord She was brought up in Austin
and began her education in the local pub
lie schools, finishing at Sinsinawa Mound,
where she became one Of the sisterhood
The Sisters of course do not travel alone
and Sister Anselm came as company to
Sister Sylvester, whose father lies dan
gerously i'll in Newry.
The reception given by Mr.. and Mrs
| John Phelan at their new home in
Traverse county, upon their return from
short wedding tour last week, was the
social event Of the season. There were
fully two hundred friends OF the happy
couple from both Traverse and Big Stone
counties. The presents were numerous
and expensive. The hostess gave an ele-
CANT bail and served a bountiful and
umptuous supper from 10 to IL o'clock
MIR. Phelan is one of those who believe
in getting the cage before capturing the
bird and consequently he has fine two
story residence and large barn, pro
tected by beautiful grove of forest trees
| on the north and west.
Mr.. John Sweetman, NJ. p, for Wick
low, will revisist his colony in Murray
county next October. Mr.. Sweetman
says his election to parliament was large.
| ly duo to the Most Rev. Archbishop Ire
land. When DR.. Fox was here last yea,
in the interests of the Irish National
party the Archbishop Of st. Paul men.
toned Mr.. Sweetman as one who would
be an excellent member of parliament
DIR. Fox, who. BY the way, is one OF the
most influential members Of the Irish
paria entary party, referred to this II
1.-THE convention held at Bray, whore Mr.