The Irish standard., 1892-05-21
THE NORTHWEST,
Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
A DISCIPLE OF BLACKSTONE,
The Young Irish-American Attor-
ney Who Figures in the Rus
sell Poisoning Case. ...

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! ney Who Figures in the Rus
sell Poisoning Case.
The exercises of commencement week
at the State Normal School at Winona
will begin Sunday, May %, and will
close May 26.
Superintendent Kiehle has issued a
circular fixing the places for holding the
| Minnesota training schools for teachers
during the months of July and August.
Rev. E. j. Duffy, pastor Of St. Mary's
church, Shakopee, left last week for Buf-
fa]o, N. Y, where he will spend month.
During his absence Rev. Father Robert
is in charge of the parish.
| The family of Dr.. Dunn, of Shakopee,
will reside in Minneapolis during his
stay in Europe. He leaves early next
month to take higher course in the
medical institutions of the old world.
The plans for the new church of St.
Augustine at Austin have been drawn
and approved by TT. Rev. j. E. Cotter,
the Bishop of Winona. It will be when
completed the finest edifce in his diocese.
James A. Kerr, who was recently ap-
pointed chief of police at Anoka, declines
to serve in that official position on the
ground that he is not cut out for q loafer.
He handed his star over to James Haley,
one of the patrolmen Of the town.
Daniel Cunningham, a fireman on En-
gine No. 395, running east from Wiaona
on the Chicago & Northwestern road,
fell from his engine near Bangor, break
ing his neck. His body was taken TO
Baraboo. He was twenty eight years
old, ond leaves wife.
D. W. Bowen, a liveryman and brother
of Deputy Sheriff Bowen, of Lake Crys-
| tai, was shot twice in the left breast
above the heart the other night while
| driving on the road to Mankato. The
shooting is thought to have been acci-
| dental as he was under the influence of
| liquor at the time.
| Rev. Alexander Christie, the esteemed
and popular rector of Ascension church,
Minneapolis, has accepted the invitation
of the Mcintyre Post Of the G. A r. Of
Austin to deliver the Memorial Day ad-
dress in that city at the court house
grounds on May 30. Father Christie is
an eloquent speaker, and it goes without
saying that his oration will be good one.
The Rev. Father McCabe, who assisted
John Boyle O'Reilly in effecting his es-
cape from penal servitude i'll Australia,
is confined to his house from an injury
received in saw mill which he visited in
Le Sueur county. A large log rolled
upon one of his feet, crushing it quite
badly. His many friends extend their
sympathy and pray for his speedy re-
covery.
DIR. d. F. Collins has removed from
Hinckley to West Superior and his family
will follow him in short time. The
local paper states that during the few
years residence of the family at Hinck-
ley they have made host of friends who
regret their departure. Mrs. Collins will
be especially missed in St. Patrick 8
church where she has faithfully served
as organist.
Sister Agatha of the Convent school at
Graceville is the recipient of a collection
of ore specimens sent by Col. P. D.
O'Phalen, of Winnipeg, who procured
them through the courtesy of Prof. Pow
ers of the "Lake of the Woods mining
region, Canada. He writes her that
twenty three different varieties are clas-
sifed by the professor, among them be-
ing quartz, feld-spar, calc-spar, man
ganeze, chloritic slate, iron pyrites, petri-
fcations, etc. Col. O'Ph allen. says the
Transcript, is very kind and thoughtful
in this respect and is never more at home
than when doing something for others.
His interest in the intellectual culture
of the youth of Graceville, as we'll as his
appreciation OF the well directed power
exercised by the principal of the above
school is but another evidence of his
public spiritedness in the all absorbing
question of the day-education.
Mankato Review: The contract for
furnishing cement for use by the city of
Minneapolis was last week awarded to
the Twin City Lime and Cement Com
pany, agents for Mankato cement, in
competition with Milwaukee and Louis
vile. Mankato cement has not been
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