The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-05-06
THE NORTHWEST,
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
DEATH Of PATRICK O'HARE,
A Conspicuous Figure in Sioux
Falls, S. D., Dies Leaving Prop
erty Worth $4,000.

erty Worth $4,000.
MINNESOTA
At meeting of the 81 ate central com.
mittee held in st. Paul last week Mr.. F.
w. M. Cutcheon was elected chairman to
succeed Hon Lewis Baker
The village of Pipestone has voted
bonds to the amount of $4,000 for the
erection of new school house, end has
adopted the free text book system.
The State Editorial Association starts
on it's Worlds Fair trip May IA. The
different railroads will each contribute
car The only charge will be for berths
in sleepers.
The citizens of Graceville are already
preparing for celebration on the Fourth
of July. At a recent meeting at the
town hall the following committee on
programme was appointed: J. X. Grove,
M. r. C'Neill, P. Fl. O'Hara, E. G, Baird
and j. F. Mclaughlin.
The Prison Mirror says: The people of
Minnesota will do we'll to fully lnvesti-
gate the state pine frauds unearthed by
the Legislature. If robbery has been
committed the conspiratore should be
tracked down, and made to suffer the
extreme penalty of the law. e.
Aid. Patrick FL. Lamb, OF Moorhead,
has been appointed a member of the Ad-
visory Board of the Worlds Congress
Auxiliary on Farm Culture and Cereal
industries. and member of the Worlds
Agricultural Congress- to convene in the
city of Chicago, during the week COM
mencing Monday, October Is, 1893.
The Anoka Democratic club held it's
annual election recently. A. G. Aldrich
was elected president; John Coleman,
first vice-prebident; T. J. Read, second;
G. Cardinal, third; James Kerr, fourth;
Daniel Shannon, fifth; G, E. Ershine,
secretary; W. A.. Greenwald, treasurer;
L. G. Brown, J. P. Niles, T. NJ. Ryan,
executive committee.
The four boys who graduated at the
Academy of Lourdes, Rochester, on April
26 We're Austin and Frank Kennedy,
James Degnan and Louis Aberwa]d.
| Each of them read thoughtful essay.
Fathers Kiordan and Maddox were
present at the graduating exercises and
complimented the Sisters on the effici-
epcy displayed by their pupils.
| John T. Quinn, aged five years, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. $. w. Quinn, of Brainerd,
died of epasms on April 25. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. Father
Lynch at the Catholic church. Mr.. and
Mrs Quinn have been grievously afflicted
from time to time with sickness and death
in the family, and they have the sincere
sympathy Of the entire community, says
the Journal.
Mrs. Eva Mcdonald -Valesh has been
invited to represent Minnesota at the
woman's congress, Worlds Fair, May is.
She will contribute paper on ''Women
Wage Workers" This appointment is
fortunate one for the state. as Mrs. Nc
Donald Valesh is one of the best quail
fed women of the state to represent
Minnesota in industrial matters, and her
paper deals with subject with which
she is thoroughly familiar.
We we're shown curiosity few days
ago. says the Morris Sun, that is not
likely to be placed on exhibition at the
Worlds Fair. It was photograph of
four sisters taken last October, whose
united age was 349 years and 9 months
One of them is the mother of our Mrs. r.
F. Elliott. They are part of family Of
thirty-two children. The father, John
Knowles, had two wives which gave birth
to % children; and the second wife had
four children by former husband.
Our excellent contemporary, the Rock
County Herald, says: The present popu-
lation of Luverne is conservatively es-
timated at $500. This estimate is prob
ably pretty nearly correct. Luverne
never claims more than she has. It has
never been necessary to misrepresent it's
advantages in order to make good
| sh ,wirg. To this fact is largely due the
splendid reputati n Luverne enjoys
abroad "a reputation. for solidity and
steripg merit which inspire confidence.
Mrs. McGrann, respected wife of Peter
McG Cram, of Green Isle, this state, died
Thursday, April 9th, after brief illness.
She was born in Carver county about
twenty one years ago-her maiden name
being Mary Jane Wilson. Some two
years ago she was married to Mr.. Nc