The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-02-18

CURED about twenty miles from Brain
erd. Deceased was son of Engineer
Patrick Hughes, OF Duluth, and the re-
maius were brought to that city. He
Twas q bright. Intelligent young man
whose untimely death is regretted by a
large circle of acquaintances. His
father is a member of Division No.
A. o. Fl. of Dulnth. He is brother Of
John Hughes, proprietor of the fremont
House, West Duluth, aud of Edward
Hughes, of Brainerd. The family are
grateful to Drs. Camp, Grover aud Nc
Pherson, of Brainerd, for their surgical
attendance to the boy.
A novelty has been introduced in the
ecclesiastical department at Merriam
Park Seminary, At the wish of Arch
bishop Ireland the students viii, in fu-
ture, be aft f,rded every facility to acquire
q knowledge Of languages, not only by
perfe=ting themselves dramatically and
pathological y in the many languages al
ready taught during their classical course,
but likewise in every other tongue pos
sible, whether living or dead, ancient or
modern. The following is a brief out
line of the principal subjects to be treated
by the profes sors during the scholastic
year: Dogmatic Theology, r. p. Soen-
groeth; Moral Theology, r, P. Cistelli;
Philosophy, Cosmology, and Natural
Theology, r. P. Chereire; Holy Scrip
ture, r. P. Fitzgerald; Canon Law.
r. P. Cistelll; Political Economy-the
Relations between Church and State,
r. +. Soengreth. In the curriculum
few departures in the usual studies of
every Catholic institution will be notice
able, and the method of imp arting in-
structlon by lecture has of course been
| retained.
NORTH DAKOTA
Says the Fargo Argus: Minnesota pre-
poses to make it a penitentiary offense
for member Of the legislature to ride on
free pass. I such law were passed in
North Dakota, we teaEthat life wouldn't
be worth living to 4 maio1ity OF our
Legislators.
The new opera house at Jamestown
was opened on the evening of February g.
| No labor or expense has been spared to
| render this model theater thoroughly
equipped with every modern convent
ence. The acoustic properties have been
! th roughly tested and found to be all
that could be desired.
A meeting of prominent citizens OF
Devils Lake resolved to organize COM
pany with $4,000 capital stock TO put in
an electric light and street car plant. 1t
is proposed to run the line to the Chan
tauqua grounds. Fifteen thousand dol
lars was subscribed also, and it waa
agreed to donate 100 by l4O feet to
any person erecting an $4,000 hotel in
the city by July ].
| The Mandan Pioneer says that the OWL
ers of Sitting Bulls cabin have entered
into an agreement with Buffalo Bills
Wild West organization for it's exhibition
during the world fair at Chicago. Buf-
falo Bill realizes the value of it as fea-
ture in his show and pays liberal prics
for it. Messrs. p. B. Wickham and g.
| Nordftrum will be with it and watch the
interests of the owners Of the cabin. The
contract made carries with it the exclusive.
right of selling Indian curios and relics.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
| A dispatch from Pierre says it is
practically decided that Ex- Senator Will
liam O'Brien, of Lead City, will be ap-
pointed mine inspector, being the candi-
date of Representatives Ferguson, a menu
ber of the Miners Union. O'Brien is an
Influential, popular and competent man.
and possesses all the qualifications me-
cessary for filling the Office of mine in-
spector.
| WISCONSIN,
! The A. p. A. is mischieyiously active
at La Crosse and has taken steps to
defeat Catholic candidates at the spring
election.
Bishop Stanley, of jamestown, N D.
will conduct mission at ST. Johns
Cathedral, Milwaukee, from March 5 to
March 19. The first week will be for the
ladies and the second for the gentlemen
| Last Monday morning, Michael Nash,
of Camp Douglass, was killed at Water
town while trying to couple flat car
loaded with lumber to tha engine, a
stick OF timber striking him and fractur-
ing his neck. He was an unmarried
man, aged 25years.
Says the Milwaukee Journal: On
Friday, Feb. 5, 1891, the Bennett law.
passed out Of existence, having beeR res.
pealed by the Democratic legislature.
/ The cause Of education Is prospering in
every respect and neither are the public
schools languishing nor the English;
language becoming obsolete. The peopl0