The Irish standard., 1893-04-29
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
DOUBLE BEREAVEMENT,

The Two Daughters of a Mower
County Farmer Die One
Day Apart.
| MINNESOTA.
Fir. Dwyer, of Spring Valley, has been
appointed by. Rt. Rev. Bishop Ootter as
general agent over all properties belong
ing to st. Joseph's hospital at Winona.
The Avoca school has been recently
graded. One Of the Sisters of St. Joseph
hes charge Of the higher department
| while Miss Nellie Keegan attends to the
primary classes.
On Sunday, April 80, Most Rev. John
Ireland, Archbishop of st. Paul, will ad-
minister the sacrament of confirmation
at the church of the Immaculate Concep.
tion Faribault, of which Father Conroy
is the beloved pastor. ~. -
| Ex- Congressman Lind and several COM
panions recently had a narrow escape
from drowning while crossing the Min
nesota river on their way to attend court
in Beaver Falls. The water was deeper
than they had supposed it to be. their
buggy was overturned and they expert
enced some difficulty in reaching shore.
| The farmers in the vicinity of Lanes
boro will make an experiment in tobacco
culture this year. Thirty-four farmers
have made arrangements to put in from
two TO fifteen acres each. It is claimed
that thorough cultivated tobacco crop
4 will yield profit of from $40 to $50 per
acre. A good crop OF tobacco can be
raised in southern Minnesota and may in
TIME become general crop.
Mrs. Ellen o. Meara, one of the earliest
Esettlers of Winona county, recently died
Fat the advanced age of 80 years. She was
a native Of Tipperary county. Ire, and
after the death Of her husband, Philip
O'Meara, she and her children emigrated
to America. After living in New York
for several years the family came to this
state in 1867. She leaves three sons and
one daughter to mourn her demise.
w. NJ. Campbell, one of the Democratic
war-horses of the state, has been ap-
pointed by President Cleveland as chair
man of the Chippewa Indian Commission.
In making the appoin tment the President
is reported to have said: II am only
| sorry that have not something better
to offer Mr. Campbell. am satisfied
that he will do good work in this post,
however, and it may be that it is just
where he is needed
The Society of the Home Of the Sacred
Heart, which is organized to- support and
educate orphan children, at Iona, Murray
county, has fled it's charter with the
Secretary of State. Archbishop Ireland
and his successors are named as honor
ary presidents, and Bishop Cotter of
Winona and his successors as honorary
vice-presidents. Martin Mcdonnell is
president, Michael Mcdonnell vice pres.
ident, and A. B. Ghent secretary.
Thursday morning, April 20, the mar
riage of Joseph Burke and Mics Adele
Pineur was solemnized at the church Of
the Sacred Heart, Faribault, the cere-
mony being performed by Father Darche.
The bri ilesmaid was Miss Matilda Joachim
and Thomas Sheridan officiated as best
man. A wedding dinner was served after
the nuptials at the home of the BRIDES
parents IN the town of Walcott, and the
happy event was celebrated in the even
ing by a party of invited guests from
Faribault.
Says the st. Cloud Times: John. c..
Wise, of the Mankato Review, Is can
didate for the Mankato. postmastership,
and is entitled to it by every considera-
tion of fairness, to sly nothing OF his
ability and service to the party. Eight
years ago he was appointed to the place,
but, through the personal opposition Of
Senator SabiD, his nomination. was re-
iected by the senate. Mr.. Wise is not
only veteran worker in tho Democratic
ranks, but he is man who occupies q
high place in tha esteem Of the people Of
Mankato. .z's.~
Patrick Mcclure died at his home in
Norfolk, Renville county, on April y,
after an illness of five weeks, at the age
Of 78 years, leaving wife, five sons and
six daughters to mourn his departure.
He was native of county Mayo, Ireland,
and emigrated to this country forty years
ago. After spending several yehrs in the
East he came West and settled at Hast
inas, Dakota county, where he lived until
I1S85. He then moved tp Norfolk whore
he resided till the time Of his death
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