The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-29
THE NORTHWEST,
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
THE NEXT U. S. SENATOR,
Hon. Thomas Wilson, Of Winona, is
Named to Represent the
North Star State.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
The new Catholic church at West New
ton, Nicollet county, was dedicated last
Sunday, Bishop Cotter performing the
solemn ceremony. He was assisted by
Fathers Jensen, of Henderson, Koeberl,
of St. Paul, and Haas, of St. Peter.
Music was furnished by the New Ulm
band.
On Thursday afternoon, July::2O, John
Doran died at his home in St. Peter.
The Herald says that his illness had been
of years duration aud necessarily tedi-
GUS. He was a mau of 73 years of age
and was one of the early pioneers,of ST..
Peter and the state. He jcame TO ST..
Peter from 1relanA and suntils:old ags
came upon him was sturdy and indus
trious citizen.
The Mankato Free Press says that the
crops in Nicollet countyland uR the Min
nesota valley never looked finer. All
crops are fully headed out. The wheat
heads are long and thick and the stalks
stand close. Oats Iare1 unusually heavy
and vigorous. With favorable weather
an unusually large crop of everything
will be harvested. Corn presents spaen-
did appearance, and fax is in blossom.
John Connell, Of West Duluth, died at
the houns of his parents ON Sunday morn
ing, July 16, OF abscess of the liver, after
an illness OF several weeks. He was q
popular young man, the hops and pride
of his parents, says the Sun, and to them
his death is indeed g. sad blow. His re-
mains were taken to ST.. Paul for inter
ment. Up to the time Of his last sick
moss deceased was clerk in the Grand
Central drug store.
Says the Spring Valley Gazette: Rev.
y. @. Reid said in his sermon last Sunday
evening that he and his vile, in their re-
cent visit to Washington, visited the
Roman Catholic University. He declares
the institution 10 be in many ways abreast
with the times and that it is destined to
accomplish great mission in the world.
1t will doubtless do much to bring about
a better feeling between Catholics and
Protestants and lead 10 their ultimate
union in one church and one God.
The Sibley Tribune says that the fol
lowing is the latest scheme to swindle
farmers: A clerical locking stranger calls
at the farm of a well-to-do farmer. He
claims to be preacher on his way TO a
neighboring town where he expects 20
deliver sermon next day. While the
farmer and his new guest are conversing
on spiritual subjects, they are interrupted
by the arrival of a man and woman
anxious to get married and inquiring the
way to minister's house. The farmer
informs them that the minister who is
visiting him will tie the knot. The couple
are married in due form and the farmer
and his wife sign the supposed marriage
certificate, The couple then depart. In
few days the supposed marriage GER
titicate turns up in a neighboring bank
in the shape of q promissory note and
the farmer has to it pay.
The Record and Union, of Rochester,
gives the following account Of the suicide
of Ed McDermott in the insane asylum:
In some manner he obtained entrance to
the clothes room which leads off from
his ward, and closed the door behind
him. In this room he found piece OF
billiard cue that had been sharpened and
which was used for raising the windows
With this he pried open case in the
room. containing the barber's razors
Taking one, he proceeded to the bath
room, which adjoirs the clothes room
and filing the tub half full Of water, got
into it with his clothes on. he then laio
his head back end made three gashes il
his throat, severing the iugular vein
When found he was dead. No blame car
be attached to the asylum authorities II
any manner It was one OF those afairf
that will occur in spite of all precautions
Seven good Minnesota Democrats wert
appointed postmasters on July q. Sen
ator J. W. Craven, the we'll known ano
popular Carver county leader, gets tht
Office at Norwood, and Allen Schultes
tho Nestor of Fanbault county Democ
racy, will hereafter have charge Of tht
Office of Elmore. Mr.. Schultes was 1
member of the legislature in 1859, and .
year ago made strong race for the sam,
position against Judge Abbott The othe,