The Irish standard., 1893-10-21
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
DEATH OF PATRICK O'REILLY,
An Irish American Pioneer of South
Dakota Passes Away at
the Age of 70.

Dakota Passes Away at
| the Age of 70.
MINNESOTA.
Mrs. p. Walsh, of Glencoe, died or
October lst. of consumption, leaving &
husband and small child to mourn h.,
early demise.
Rev. Father Kiernan, of Owatonna, is
back from Chicago where he spent two
weeks visiting the Worlds Fair. 1t was
the first vacat; on he enjoyed in nine
years, and it did him good.
J. J. Coleman, of Avoca, has been
notified that the payment of his pension
will be again resumed. His pension was
stopped some time ago but he succeeded
in convincing the pension authorities
that his claim is all right,
Monday, October 80, will be n1emor-
able day in the history of Waverly. The
citizens Ut that enterprislng town will
open their new town hall on that day
and in tho evening the event will be cole
brated by grand ball in the spaci Ills
building.
| r j. Markoe of St. Paul is making ar
rangements with Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin farmers to pool their interests and
ship their surplus hay to Liverpool by
way of the lakes. Hay has advanced
from $40 to $50 per ton in Liverpool and
advices state that it will go higher.
Wednesday, llth inst, as John Cor.
man, of Murray county, was working on
a straw pile, he was struck by lightning
The belt passed down his left side, tore
his clothes into shreds, split the sole OF
his shoe and rendered him unconscious
II is miracle how he escaped with bis
life. He was badly used up but is now
Improving rapidly. The flash set fire to
the straw pile and Mr.. German was res.
cued in time to avoid horrible death.
On Monday, October 9, sad accident
occurred at Delano. Patrick Burns a
brakeman, while trying to board the west
bound night freight train, fell under the
wheels and was instantly killed. The de.
ceased was walking Oh Sop of the freight
cars when the distance widening With
the movement Of tho train he fell be.
tween them. His death is deeply re.
gretted as he was steady, industrious
man and had family living near Water.
town.
The Montgomery Messenger has been
bought by J. J. Leonard, of Jordan, from
Chas. T. Kelly, editor and proprietor
Mr.. Leonard is the brother of the attorney
of Scott county and has sufficient jour.
nalistlc training and intelligence to make
a successful paper, financially speaking
of the Messenger. MIR. Leonard has beer
a representative 10 the state legislature
and is staunch Democrat in politics
He wields facile pen aud will undoubt
edly make lively, aggressive Demo
cratic paper of his new purchase.
Says the Montgomery Messenger
Upon the attainment Of his majority Mr.
Will J. Sheehy was the recipient of {
handsome and most valuable present
Will celebrated his twenty-frst birthday
on Sunday, September Oath, and o,
Thursday, October 5th, he became al
active member OF the firm Of T. w
Sheehy & Co., he having been presented
by his father, Mr. T. W. Sheeby, of St
Paul, with q qualified fourth interest in
their mercantile business mere. The mem
bers of the firm hereafter will be com
posed OF T. W. Sheeby, John Sheehy
Thomas Brown, Jr., and W. j. Sheehy.
The Northwestern Witness says thai
the boat on which Bishop McGolrick re-
Gently sailed to the Red Lake reservation
got disabled After some tinkering and
fixing up the boat again proceeded in 6
labored way to ''plough the main" reach
ing its destination after the time set fol
the ceremonies which called him thither
Without much delay, after his arrival
the bishop blessed the beautiful little
church erected by Miss Dre1el. On the
return trip the boat broke down again.
Instead Of waiting longer, the bishop
landed, and, taking team, drove about
fifty miles to the nearest railway station.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Chamberlain now enjoys the distinc-
| ton OF having within it's limits the larg-
est artesian we'll in the United States.
Early dispatches placed the flow at 5000
gallons per minute. but the flow has in
creased since until it reached the enor-
nous quantity Of s 600 gallons per minute.
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