The Irish standard., 1893-05-27
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
DEATH OF AN OLD PIONEER.
Patrick Grace, an Esteemed Citizen
Of Dakota County, Mimi,
Passes Away.

Passes Away.
MINNESOTA
The $4,000 appropriated for the st.
Cloud reformatory by the last legislature
will not be available until August, 1894.
Mrs. Nora Griffin, wife of Michael
Griffin, of Carrollsville, died on Sunday,
May Ia, at the age of 26 years. She. leaves
husband and three children to mourn
her demise. The cause of her untimely
death was consumption from which she
had been long sufferer.
William Heating, aged 20, died at
Faxon, Sibley county, on Thursday morn
ing, May IL. He was the son of Matt
Heating, an esteemed citizen Of that
place.. His sudden demise was source
of regret to wide circle Of acquaintances
among whom he was favorite.
BY the advice Of Judge Searle, of the
district court, County Attorney Sullivan
and Sheriff Hammered have offered re-
ward of $500 for the arrest and conviction
of the murderer of little Alice Leonard,
who was SO brutally assaulted and mur-
dered May IA in the town of Lynden,
Stearns county. The amount will be ap-
propriated by the county commissioners.
The chapel at the academy of the
Franciscan Sisters at Rochester has been
beautifully renovated, and new affairs, q
large center altar and two side affairs
have been received from Lacrosse and
placed in position. The walls and CELL
ing have recently been frescoed and orna-
ments have been set on either side Of the
large altar and overseach window. Five
statues, imported from Paris, surmount
| the affairs, the center one, Of the Sacred
Heart, ha, ing been received last week.
The death of Miss Eliza Quillnan, who
had been confined to her bed for about
six months, took place at her home in
Hastings on Wednesday afternoon, May
IL. She was an estimable lady who had
taught in the public schools for about
sixteen years. The funeral occurred on
Friday morning from the Church Of the
Guardian !, Angels where services were
hold by Fathers Fitzgerald, Dolphin and
Raleigh. The remains were inferred by
the side of her mother in the new come.
terry ,and the funeral was largely attended
Mrs. John O'Leary died at her home
in Buffalo on May 12, of quick consump.
ton, ut the age of 81, leaving husband
and five small children to mourn he1
death. She was cousin of William and
J. B. Quinn, of Waverly, and was uni.
versall,' esteemed. The funeral services
were held on Sunday, May IA, in ST.
Msry's church, Waverly. Rev. Father
Guilot celebrated high requiem mass and
preached an eloquent and sympathetic
sermon, comforting the bereaved ones
with the assurance of life eternal fol
such ,onsistent and truly religious ma
lures The funeral was largely attended
and the pall-bearers were Patrick Moo
ney, Chas. O'Hara, Wm. Young, o. M
Jandro, Joseph Joliceur and James f
Mcdonnell.
Thomas L. McGinnis, a highly es.
teemed Northern Pacific railroad engi.
neer, was killed at Staples on Friday
evening, May IL, by an engine knocking
him down and running over both of his
legs, cutting off the right leg close to the
hip and the left below the knee. He
lived till next morning. The funeral
took place from st. Francis church,
Brainerd, on the following Monday, and
the sacred edlfce was filed to it's utmost
capacity on the sad occasion. He leaves
q wife and three small children. Six
years ago he was married in Brainerd tc
Miss Annie Reilly, q respected daughter
Of T. NJ. Reilly, the city assessor. The
deceased also leaves three brothers re-
sidiug in Brainerd, J. F. McGinnis, the
clothier, and John and Mathew McG Ginnis,
and also brother Joseph, living with
his parents at Caledonia, Mimi, and four
sisters living elsewhere. The deceased
was 81 years Of age.
Thursday evening, May Is, NJ. Patrick
Grace, Of Inver Grove, Dakota county
died at his home at the advanced age Of
! ~ years. He was born in the parish Of
Govan, County Kilkenny, Ire, in the
year 1916. He landed on the shores oi
America over 81 years ago. He settled
first in Pittsdeld, Mass, but in 2 couple
of years he joined the tide Of emigration
which had set in from tho East to the
Vest and was among the first sstt tier i q