The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-10-14
Important Happenings In Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
is Our Exchanges. -
THE NEW CHURCH AT AUSTIN.
The Work on the Foundation of St.
Augustine's Church is Pro
! crossing Rapidly.
MINNESOTA;


4 George Callahan and Miss Kate Con
nelly were married at St. Patrick's
church, Inver Grove, on October 4, the
Rev. William McGoIrick officiating.
reception was given the happy couple
the evening.
Says the Rock county Herald: !
cast 81 Char csstgass for the play Of lsok
Emmet, to be given ii = : fssw weekf
st. Catherine's chur ch society of lIuvel.
is nearly completed and the first rehearsal
of the piece will be held next Monday
evening at the Catholic parsonage.
Thomas Hogan and Miss Sarah Kelly,
of Rosemount, Dakota county, we're mar
ried at st. Joseph's church in that village
on Iuesda October 3, by the Rey. Ar
thur Hurley. Miss Nellie Haverby, of ST.
Paul, was bridesmaid and j. X. Ryan Of
st. Paul was best man. Quite number
from Hastings attended the ceremony.
'sThe Swan of Avon Literary Society,""
Of Graceville. will meet next Wednesday
evening at the residence Of Mrs. George
Grove, to arrange the course OF study for
the coming year, The society, as it's
name denotes, is of Shakespearian
character, and the members are thor
ouKly familiar With the dramas of the
immortal bard.
Judge Mulligan and Mr.. Ed. O'Brien,
OF ST. Cloud, both h=nenab bers Of TIE IRIsH
STANDARD excursion to Chicago on the
28th ult., have returned home after a
thorough visit amongst the various build
ings on the Worlds Fair grounds. DIR.
g. r. Moloney and Superintendent of
Schools Conlon, of Belle Plaine, have also
returned from the white City
Frank Riley, for several years patrol
man Oh the Austin police force, died
rather suddenly on Tuesday evening,
| October 3. He had been on the streets
only the day before, and was apparently
in good health, although suffering from
nervous rostration. He was born in
Brooklyn, N. Y, in 1854, and went with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Riley,
to Mower county twenty three years ago.
He worked on the farm for some time,
then went to Austin and worked in q
coopsr shop. Seven yea.-, ago he WAS
rendered position on the police force.
He leaves a wife and four children to
mourn his death, also mother, two
brothers and two sisters.
f.. A yisit to the site of the new st. Au-
eustines church, says the Austin Demo
crat, reveals, many interesting points
The large foundation is rapidly rising,
and three or four weeks will ind it com
pleted. AS everyone is interested il ll11-tthle thus
grand structure which will soon be com
pleted, We give a few points regarding
the foundation work, and will give the
facts regarding the superstructure later
on. The length of the foundation wall
in the extreme is 180 feet. It's walls from
the footing stone to the grade are COM
posed of the best Mantorville stone.
Three feet OF Bayfield, brown stone will
complete the top Of the wall from the
grade up. The extreme width of the wall
is 60 feet and q inches. The wall will be
something like ten feet high, including
the brown stone on its surface. The
foundations for the two towers are To-
Gated on the northeast and southeast
corners respectively. They are very
massive, as they hold the immense tow
ers, one of which is 10 feet above the
surface of the ground, and the other 128
feet high. Two rows Of column founda-
tions run through the building length
wise, upon which will rest the columns
| which will support the numerous hand
| some arches throughout the interior.
The main floor will have slant OF one
foot toward the pulpit, while the other
floors will he level. When completed
this church will doubtless be one Of the
finest in the northwest. It willb hand.
some, imposing and stately, besides be-
ing convenient, roomy and comfortable.
SOUTH DAKOTA. NJ
Although 800 were expended Oh Inn
proving the parochial residence in Garry
owen last year, yet there IS money il the
treasury il that parish. The churches
at Ver1nillion and Carr yowen are. .slsb'
out OF debt, and hum off dolIars -