The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-02-06
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
FIRE IN A CATHOLIC CHURCH..
Some Unknown Parties Break Into
Church at Stark, Wis, and
Try to Burn it.

TRY to Burn it.
MINNESOTA
Rev. Father Lynch, of Carrollsville
has been quite ill with la grippe last week.
The ladies of the members Of the Fari
bault A. o. Fl. gave leap year party at
Hibernian hall ON Main street Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Sheridan, of Fari-
bault, gave party to their friends Mon
day evening, January 25th. Cards and
music lent enjoyment to the sociabilities
of the evening and all present had a
good time.
Mr.. John Clark, one OF the early sett-
lers of the town of Pleasant Grove, died
recently, aged seventy years. The
services were held at ST. Bridget's church,
a large number of the friends of the
family being present.
! Arrangements have been made with
Rt. Rev. Bishop Stanley, Of North Da-
kota, to perform the confirmation services
at Jordan, bat as yet the exact time is
not known, but a telegram making the
announcement of the exact day is mo-
mentarily expected.
The entertainment uuder the auspices
OF the G. K. of A. for the benefit Of the
organ fund of the Catholic church, Jor-
dan, will be presented two evenings Feb
ruary 18th and 18th. Two plays will be
presented "a Soldier of Fortune" in Eng
lish and ''Wurst Wider Wurst" in Ger
man-the latter in German. Both ere
fine pieces and have been well learned
| and will be presented in an able form.
Bishop McGolrick returned to Duluth
from Waverly On the cast bound passen-
ger Monday. The Wayerly band sere-
naded the bishop prior to his departure,
who responded through the committee in
a few we'll chosen words. The bishop
created very favorable impression upon
all who came in contact with him by his
genial and winning ways and his excel
lent conversational powers.
Richard s. Leonard, one of the worthy
young mon of Richland, died at his home
in that town Monday, January 25, of
pneumonia resulting 1,om an attack of
the grip. He was thirty three years of
age and in his home circle was highly es-
teemed for his honesty and integrity.
His funeral took place the following
Wednesday from the Catholic church at
Richland of which the deceased was a
most devout and exemplary member.
His parents and relatives have the sym
pathy of the community in which they
reside in their great loss.
Michael and Mrs. Archibald, an old
couple who for many years have lived at
Norwood, both died almost at the same
moment, Monday evening, January "a, at
about o'clock. They had been i'll for a
few days, and few, il any persons had
hopes of their recovery. Yet when it
was reported that both drew the last
breath at the same iI slant, OR 80 nearly
SO that those present could not say which
ones pulse ceased to beat first, there was
no little surprise, and sorrow manifested
throughout the surrounding country.
They had no children, nor any relatives
in that part of the country, and their
little house. which stands on railroad
ground, seemed the ipcture of unhappi-
ness when the couple who for many
years had occupied it's apartments In
peace and harmony, were carried to the
grave. Deceased we're honest and in
dustrious, but lived somewhat secluded,
and associated but little with the general
public. They were members OF the
Catholic church, received it's last rites,
/ and were laid to rest on Wednesday.
Rev. Father Christie entertained a
4 large audience at st. Andrews Catholic
church Fairfax, Sunday evening, January
E24 The object Of his lecture was to en-
! tighten nom Catholics in the confessional,
and to all appearances the audience swas
very much enlightened. The speaker
proceeded to prove that confessions were
heard even before the birth Of Christ, it
being most prominently brought fourth
when Moses received the written law Of
God at Mt. Sinai. He also wished the
audience to understand that the power
Of forgiving sims il the confession was 9
delegative power, given by Christ to his '
apostles and BY the apostles to the priests
and ministers Of the gospel. He also
wished them to understand that the
oonfessional was 8 secret g the outaide