The Irish standard., 1893-04-08
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
MISS NELLIE Villas DEAD.
The Eldest Daughter Of Senator
Villas Dies at Her Home
in Madison.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
Mr.. Patrick Heily, OF Gracevllle, col
lected $50 on Patrick's day for the Irish
parliamentary fund.
A literary, musical and dramatic enter
tainment was given in St. 'Mary's hall,
Waverly, last Monday evening, by the
pupils Of the parochial school. Father
Keane, Of Minneapolis, delivered a lecture
on columbus" and was listened to with
rapt attention by delighted audience.
Denis Dewane, of Morris, has been
sorely afflicted by the death of his wife
and infant child. His wife died on March
10 and was buried in the cemetery at In
YER Grove, Dakota county, and the infant
died few days afterwards. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewane's welded life was only Of one
years. duration.
Father Lynch, of St. Bridget's church,
Rochester, sailed from New York for Ire
land last Monday to be gone for six
months or more. He will first 60 to Dubs
lin, then to London, and cross over to the
continent after making tour of Eng
land. During his absence Father Nc
Donough will fill his place.
DR.. G. N. Hewitt, secretary Of the state
board of health, has completed his report
of vital statistics of the state of Mime
sofa for the year 1890-91. The report is
very complete and is very far ahead of
anything attempted in other states. The
report will soon be submitted to the gov
ernor and state legislature.
Easter Monday evening, the dramatic
club of Graceville presented Nevada, or
the Lost Mine,'' at the opera house to a
large audience. Miss Mary Bilaborrow
and Miss Georgia Grove rendered vocal
selections. The proceeds of the enter
tainment will 60 towards paying for the
new piano recently purchased by the club
Sister Scholastica, who for years was
directress of st. Benedict's Academy at
st. Joseph, Stearns county, has been
placed in charge OF the Sacred Heart con-
vent at Duluth. A new ladies' academy
will be built IN connection With the
Sacred Heart convent which is to cost
$4,000. The academy will be opened on
October LIST, this year.
1t was quite a family reunion, says the
Waverly Tribune, that Mrs. Grace Nc
CURE enjoyed on Sunday last, seven of
her eight sons being at home at one time.
Bernard and Edward arrived from Great
Falls, Mont. John came up from Min
neapolis, and S. K. from W,llmar, which
with the three sons living in Waverly,
Frank, James and Charlie, made up the
seven
The remains of Maj. T. M. Newson, an
old and respected resident of this state,
who died recently at Malagna, Spain, will
be inferred in that country, as the con-
tagious nature OF the disease causing
Maj Newson's death will not make it
possible to have the bo:ly removed. The
remains will be taken to this country as
soon as the sanitary laws of Spain will
permit.
The Duluth Commonwealth says: The
scheme for canal between Lake iSupe-
rior and the Mississippi looks impracti-
cable, but it may be all right II it
proved feasible, such canal would be OF
immense benefit to perhaps two-thirds
OF the people of the state. A reasonable
sum spent to find out would therefore be
we'll spent It is matter in which
this part Of the state has no special In
terest, but neither have we any cause to
oppose it.
Mrs. John Dordan died at;her homo in
the town of Randolph, Gooldhus county,
on March 20, at the age Of 6hyears. Her
maiden name was Nora Ho1land. She
was born in Limerick, Ire, and emigrated
to the United States in 1853 She was
married to John Dordan in Springfield,
Mass, March @, 1853, and came to Min
nesota with her husband in 1865, and re-
sided on the homestead in Randolph from
that time until her death The husband
and two SONS, John and Frank, are left.
The funeral, which was largely attended,,
took place from the Catholic church at
Cannon Falls, Rev. r J. Fitzgerald, ,ot
Belle Greek, officiating. $Is.s 8 s=
Says the Staples World: Some rascal
broke into the Catholic church at this
pIace Tuesday niigh ghtt md 5carried array
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