The Irish standard., 1892-11-12
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
THE SISsETON RESERVATION
Not Proving a Mecca and the Set
tiers Leaving Rapidly With
Heavy Hearts.
MINNESOTA.

ISI. NOV. DtSLOp u. ID. NJObU0I Ol w tlpA-
ma, president of the Catholic Total Alb
stinence Union Of America lsotured at
Freeport, ELL. recently. Bishop McGol-
rich also delivered an address Oh the
same occasion.
Congregational singing was attempted
for the first time in the pro Cathedral at
Duluth last Sunday week. Father Cor
bett led in the prayers and hymns and
Father Mackey and the congregation re-
sponded. The church was crowded
with worshippers and the movement was
inaugurated very successfully.
The marriage of Engineer William
Ridley and Mrs. Mary Roach was SOL
emnized last week in St. Augustine
church at Austin in the presence of
number Of friends of the contracting par
ties. Mr.. Ridley was widower and
Mrs. Roach widow. The many friends
of both join in wishing them u smooth
and pleasant voyage in the ship OF
Hymen.
The Sauk Center Herald says: John B.
Brennan, chief road master of the Great
Northern road, whose familiar face was
always welcome in Sauk Centre, where
it was frequently seen, died at his home
in st. Paul On Tuesday. A week ago he
received an injury while alighting from
a locomotive. Blood poisoning set in
with fatal results. His many friends in
this city will be panied by this announce
ment.
John E. Murphy, aged 80, the son of
Daniel Murphy, of Degraffe, died last
week of typhoid fever leaving father,
two brothers and two sisters to mourn
his departure. He was i'll only twelve
days, and hopes were entertained Of his
recovery as be- was Of robust constitution
and in the prime OF Life. Ris death is
sincerely regretted by large circle cf
friends and acquaintances. He was a
man of exemplary habits and favorite
in the community. The obsequies were
conducted by Father O'Connor and the
funeral was largely attended.
The Waverly Tribune says that tie
ladies' in charge OF the fair for the hepe-
fit of ST. Mary's church are meeting with
great success. Generous donations have
been made, and the ladies anticipate the
coming fair to be as much Of a financial
success as those that were held in previ-
Gus years. Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mrs. Meis~
ter. Mrs. Perrault and Mrs. Buhil
are candidates for the fine crayon por-
trait donated by Father Guillot. Mrs.
y. ". Flannigan and Mrs. W. King will
compete for the chair donated by Mrs.
Lallay. Those ladies are doing great
work, and their friends are putting in
earnest efforts to help them.
A successful mission closed at Austin
last week Fathers Port and Simon, of
Prairie du CHEN, assisted by Rev. Layer,
of Alexandria, Gumper, Of Long Prairie,
Tomazin, Of Wadena, and Goebel, of
Austin, held the mission in the two
Catholic churches OF the city, and both
eeij6ces were filled to oyerfowing every
morning and evening. High mass was
said every morning with sermon, and in
the evening henediction with sermon.
The churches we're appropriately decora-
ted for the occasion. Reverends Port
and Simon are both eloquent and effec-
tive preachers, and they were listened to
with marked attention. The result will
be All awakening and quickening ct inter
est in both churches.
The Austin Democrat says: 1t seems
that Bishop Cotter has closed the Catho-
lie church at Canton, Fillmore county,
where the "miraculous likeness OF the
Virgin Mary was said TO appear IN 9
window pane. The window pane has
also been removed. But that does not
prevent hundreds Of people from coming
to see it. The lame, halt and blind turn
up there in large numbers, hoping to be
cured of their infirmitiee Since the
church has been closed they have joined
in q petition to the Bishop, requesting
the church to be opened 90 they may en-
ter and have their prayers ascend and
recorded, hoping to leave the place
crutchless By the aid of prayer snd faith.
This afternoon party q twenty people
from different parts Of Ireland passed
through Austin, en- route to the great
Mecca Of ear thly ills. Bishop ,otter i
trying TO stop the foolish crowd of speo-