The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-08-06
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings In Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR
Every Effort is Being Made by the
Executive Comn1itte tosFur-
nish Attractions.
MINNESOTA.

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| II. McDonough. a laborer employed on
the Brainerd and Northern Minnesota
railroad, was drowned last Saturday..veek
in Hubert lake, Cass county. He was
32 years old and nothing is known of his
relatives. ..
The Irishmen of Tower have organized
division of the A. o. Fl. j. D. Murphy
and E. E. Barnidge are at the head of it,
and it is confidently expected that before
the end of the year it will have a mem-
bership of seventy five.
At the recent convention of the Peo-
ple's party held at Morris, D. P. O'Neil.
of Swift county, was nominated for men,
ber of the legislature. Mr.. O'Neil is we'll
and favorably known IN his district and
is fully competent to represent it in the
legislature.
Mr.. John Kennedy and Miss Mary
Carr were married in the Catholic church
at Morton on July 26 by Rev. J. O'Con-
nor. They are both natives of Birch
Cooley and have numerous friends who
wish them every success in their married
life. A grand ball was given at the Nor
ton opera house in their honor and about
three hundred persons were present on
the occasion.
Last Monday Mr.. Thomas MCFARLAND
and Miss Minnie Reagan were married
at Birch Cooley in the presence of large
number of friends of the contracting par
ties. After the ceremony dinner was
served to the happy couple and their at
tendants at the home of the BRIDES par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Reagan, of Ban
don, after which the welded party took
the train for the Twin cities.
| Gabriel Renville, the venerable chief of
the Wahpeton Sisseton tribes, died at the
agency last Monday. Mr.. Renville was
an able man OF towering character. Dur
ing the Indian massacre in 1862 he was 8
prime mover in defending che whites,
and his splendid career subsequently, in
subduing the hostiles has gone into
the history of the Northwest. No man
had done so much for his people as he.
Endeared both to them and ali the
whites who knew him, his departure is
mourned universally.
Mr.. John Phalen and Miss Mary
O'Connor we're united in marriage at
Graceville On Monday, July Is, Father
GEMS officiating. Miss Kittie O'Connor
acted as bridesmaid, while Mr.. M. Phalen
attended the groom in the capacity of
best man. The bride is one of the pop
ular young ladies Of Graceville society
and the groom is highly respected. Mr..
and Mrs. Phalen left for weeks s trip
west on the afternoon train, and on their
return will reside in Traverse county, in
the town of Walls.
John Kerwin and G. N. Bell sent bale
of Minnesota fax raised in South Park,
suburb of St. Paul, to Belfast. Ireland.
The flax came back in the form of ten
dozen linen towels which experts pro-
nounce equal to the finest goods Of the
kind ever manufactured. The manufac-
turer also sent back some samples of the
prepared fiber in the shape of threads,
some of which were as fine as silk.
Messrs. Kerwin and Bell are highly elated
over the success Of their experiment,
and in the near future hope to see Min
nesota the home of number of linen
factories, producing the finest quality of
linen goods from Minnesota grown flax
The Northwestern Witness gives the
following sketch of Emmett Koran, the
state delegate Of the A. O. q. for Wiscon-
sin: Mr.. Horan was born in Ingersoll,
Ont in 1854. He is charter member
of Eau Claire Division, No. l., A. @. H.;
has been its County Delegate since its
organization; is now and has been for
four years the vice president of the Cath
olic knights of Wisconsin; is secretary
and director of the McDonough Manu-
featuring Co., Of Eau Claire, leading
firm in the manufacture of saw mill ms
chinery; has filed, with credit to the de-
partment, the Office of Register of the q.
s. Land Office at Eau Claire; and he has
always been an homer to the Church.
Ithas been decided by the executive
committee Of the State Fair association
to include trotting, pacing, and running
races in the attractions at the coming
fair and sum Of money has been set
aside for purses. a card Of races is an