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health the day before. She was native
of Ireland and was sixty years o. age.
She came to this country with her par.
ents when child aud settled in Yer
mont, whore she grew % womanhood and
married Owen Varley, now deceased.
They emigrated to Minnesota and lived
for ehort time in st. Paul. Th1rty-six
years ago they came to Rice county and
settled on farm in the town OF Wells,
where she had since lived. She was pos
sessed of many excellent traits OF char
acter and highly esteemed by her friends
and neighbors. She leaves family OF
four boys and Ave girls to mourn her de-
mise. They are Sister Paul. Of Chicago,
Sister Regis, OF Whitewater, Wis.,, Mrs.
Mary Lee, of St. Paul, Mrs.. John Mo-
Emery, of Cambridge, NJ Y, J. NJ.
varley, now in Wisconsin, O. NJ. Varley.
of Duluth, and Michael, Timothy and
Agnes, who reside on the farm.
Gen. Jerry Rusk, OK Governor Of Wis
consin, died last Tuesday at the age of 6S
years. He was Minister of Agriculture
in Harrison's s cabinet.
Andrew Johnson, the alleged murderer
of William Sullivan, of Washburn
county, has committed suicide. Free
man Durrell, charged as an accomplice,
is awaiting an examination, and the off,
GERS Of the law are etraining every nerve
to bring the guilty party to justice. -
On the 18th inst, at st. Bridget's
church, Stanton, ST. Croix county, were
married John Kelly and Miss Rose Hig-
gins, both of Stanton, by Rev. Father
Fardy. An immense crowd had assem-
bled in honor of the occasion, but the re-
port of the sad death of Jas Walsh,
cousin of the bride, cast a gloom over the
assembly of guests and the festivities
We're thus brought to an early termina-
tiOn. :. III
Thursday night, Nov. 16, the Domini-
can Seminary at Edgewood, near Madi-
son, was burned to the ground. 1t wss
donated to the Sisters by the late @. c..
Washburn. There were about fifty girls
usually in attendance. Two Of the pu-
pills, Maggie Stack, Of Chicago and Mar
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gle Rice Of Stevens Point, aged 6 and 7
years, respectively, were euffocated in
bed, and their young roommate, Frances
Henneberry. aged Z, barely escaped suf-
location. One of the Sisters was very
badly affected by inhaling smoke, and
her recovery is doubtful. The fire orig
mated ON the second floor and burned
with great rapidity. The financial loss
is about $4,000, partially insured. Sis
ter Bertha was brought out of the build
ing with the body Of one OF the dead in
her arms. She had fallen unconscious
to the floor.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Father Shea, the pastor of st Martin's
church, Hucon, bias been kept quite busy
Of late officiating at marriage ceremonies,
che latest being that of Mr.. Walter
Rudd and Miss Ella Dunn, of Orient
and Miller, respectively, which took place
at Huron on the 7th inst
James Finnegan, who was among the
early settlers of Minnehaha county, died
at his residence about twelve miles north
of Sioux Falls. For some time deceased
did not enjoy good health. He leaves
wife and four children, the latter all
grown up, to mourn his loss. The re-
mains we're inferred in st. Michaers
Cath lie cemetery, Sioux Falls.
NORTH DAKOTA.
The Catholic bazaar at Langdon came
to close on Tuesday evening, Nov. IA,
after weeks duration. Mark O'Brien
drew the gold watch, and the contest for
the ladies' gold watch between Miss Su-
sic Hoey and Miss Alice Kelly resulted
in victory for the former by the small
majority OF sixteen votes. The magnif-
cent sum of SAG was realized from the
contest and the defeated young lady re-
ceived handsome gold watch for work
ing SO successfully for good cause.
The prohibitionists Of North Dakota
have not yet poured their Walls of wrath
upon the head Of Attorney General
Standish for saying that the State is in
tested With "blind pigs" When B shop
Stanley made the same statement seve-
raj months ago, and said the laws should
be either enforced or repealed, the fan
atics emptied buckets of abuse upon his
sanctifed head. The sensible, level
headed citizens Of the State endorsed
the Bishop, and at q mass meeting held
at Fargo he was rapturonsly applauded
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