The Irish standard., 1893-12-09
THE N.ORTHWE EST,
Important Happenings In Various
Sections, as Cleaned from 4
Our Exchanges.
F. j.. MEAD ON GEN, SHIELDS.
The Veteran Journalist Tells the
A. r. A. That the Hero Was
5q a Catholic

a. P. a. YhaC the Hero was
IS Catholic.
MINNESOTA.
In brief sketch Of Col. w p. Rer d,
of Chicago, the Sunday Post Of that city
says that he is great friend Of temper
ance and personally paid the expenses of
two temperance crusades conducted in
Ohio and Indiana by Rev J. B. Cotter
(now bishop OF Winona) and Rev. j. NJ.
Cleary, Of Minneapolis (then of Kenosha,
Wis.,, in which $4,000 persons signed the
pledge.
The contract for the brick work on the
new Catholic church at Austin has been
sublet, and as soon as the weather will
permit in the spring the work will be
pushed forward. The brick will be
hauled this winter. The two stone cut
ters have moved to Austin and will finish
up the cut stone for windows, etc this
winter. 1t is expected to have the new
church ready for use by Christmas, 1894.
Michael McHale, one of the pioneers
of the state, died last Saturday and was
buried at Saltwater ON Tuesday. He
was born in ireland in 1914, and came to
Minnesota in l848, locating at what was
then known as Dahkotah, now Saltwater.
Mr.. McHale was stone contractor, and
built the old state prison in Saltwater;
also erected and owned the first saw mill
at that place. He was for six years
deputy warden Of the penitentiary, and
at one time a member of the city council
at Saltwater.
Col. Stivers of the Brainerd Journal,
who despises Apaisrn and has struck il
some hard blows, truly remarks One of
the meanest and most reprehensible
things we know of is the circulation of
false reports charging persons " .th being
members of the A. p. A. This is especi-
ally wicked when aimed at mon who are
in business. It is not to be expected that
people will patronize in business way a
tradesman who wants to deprive them Of
the rights and privileges Of citizenship,
and even of their daily employment. Any
person who starts and circulates false
rumors intended to injure mans repu-
tation and business is worse than thief.
1t is simply outrageous. We hope there
will be less of this kind of thing in Brain
erd ia the future than in the past.
At Brainerd on November 30 Thanks
giving day-Chsrles G. Lightfoot and
Miss Klttie A. Meekins were married by
Father Lynch at St. Francis church.
The ceremony was followed by the service
of high mass. The bride was handsomely
attired in light blue silk, trimmed with
brocade and pearls, and she carried q
garland of yellow and red roses. The
brides attendants, Miss Aggie Meekins
and Miss Maggie johnson, both wore
yellow China silk with pale blue baby
ribbon trimmings, and carried red roses.
The groom and his attendants, Mayor
Werner Hemstead and Mr.. p. Thieland,
wore the customary black. The bride is
respected daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. n. Meekins, of Eaet Brainerd, and
the groom is popular Northern Pacific
fireman on the st. Paul division. The
happy couple, after partaking of the we'd
ding feast at the home of the BRIDES par
ents. departed on the afternoon train for
their home in st. Paul. The Journal
says that they carry with them the best
wishes Of host Of friends.
Frank j. Mead contri ibutesa letter from
Washington to the st. Paul Globe Of lest
Sunday on Gen. James Shields. in which
he says: Now, then, for several weeks
past I have been longing to say some
thing to and about the A. PA think
this opportunity il too good to be lost.
Gen. Shields was Catholic. tt is al
ways unpleasant to q thoughtful person
to have church afflliation brought for
ward to reinforce the excellent qualities
Of any man who he's proved his right to
be called famous. Gen Shields did not
think Of any form Of religion probably
whom he was serving his country as sol.
dier OF as statesman He was pAtriotic
and ambitious as every young man
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