The Irish standard., 1893-12-23
THE NORTHWEST,

important happenings in Various
i Sections as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
BISHOP sHANLEY'S APPEAL
| In Behalf OF an Indian Missionary
| to Translate the Bible History
Into Sioux.
MINNESOTA. A
On Friday, December /, Mary Fox,
daughter ,tof Michael Fox, Of Magnolia
township, Rock county, died of fconsump-
tion at the parental residence and was
buried the following Sunday in the Cath
oiio cemetery at Luverne.
The Minnesota Chapter ef the Sons Of
the Revolution has elected the following
officers: President, Charles Phelps Noyes,
st. Paul; vice president, Rt. Rev. III. B.
Whipple, Faribault; secretary, Rukard
Hurd, ST. Paul; treasurer, George @.
Squiree, st. Paul. Rev. Edward 2. In
gersoll, ID. D., st. Paul, was selected as
chaplain. @
Rev. Father Prior, pastor Of st. Johns
church, Mankato, recently started Bible
class for the young people who are al
ready familiar with the Christian doc
trine. This new departure is very inter-
sesting and instructive. Besides the reg
nlar lesson, every member Of the class is
at liberty to ask any question he or she
may w1sh answered or discussed.
The A. O. 81. Of Graceville will give
their annual ball in the opera house on
Monday evening, January l. The follow
| ing gentlemen have charge of all details,
and they are determined to eclipse all
former entertainments given by the
order: a. w. Grove. John Moran, d. p.
O'Neill, p. Jordan, James Dougherty, M.
J. Mcdonnell, p. Heily, Thos. Dolan, j.
X. Grove, r. Clark, f. e. Newell, P. H.
| O'Hara and Alex Moran. VIII.
| "Rome as I Saw it 10 1891" was the
! subject of an interesting lecture by Rev.
! William Wilkinson, rector Of st. Andrews
Episcopal church, Minneapolis, at Buf-
falo, Wright county, on Tuesday evening,
December IL. The Gazette says that he
| is a pleasant and ready speaker who
proves by his lecture that he was keen
observer while in Rome, and had studied
history from an unprejudiced standpoint.
Rev. Mr.. Wilkinson has in his possession
letter from Bishop McGolrick wishing
him success in his lecturing tour through
the state. Az.
james Conway, an esteemed citizen of
Northfeld, departed this life On Decem-
ber after an illness of four days, death
resulting; from pneumonia. He was 9
resident Of that place for several years
and was member of it's fire department..
He leaves wife and two young children
to mourn his death. The remains were
buried from the church OF st. Dominic
where Rev. r. Gleason preached an elo-
quent and instructive sermon. dwelling
particularly on the lessons which the
presence of death should always bring
home to our minds.
William Moore, the superintendent of
schools for Fillmore county, recently de-
livered lecture on Daniel O'Connell to
an audience Of one hundred and fifty
persons at the Forestville school. Mr..
Moore is an American by birth and
graduate Of Dartmouth, but he admires
the character Of the great Irishman who
furnished q theme for William Fl. Sew
ard, John Ct. Whittier and Wendell Phil
lips. The Spring Valley Sun says that
Prot. Moore has been invited to repeat
his lecture at Fountain and other points
in the county during the Christmas va
cation.
The Rochester Herald says: We want
no secret political organizations in poli-
tics. We want no Catholic party, no
Protestant party, no anti Catholic, no
anti Protestant party. We deprecste sll
appeals to race prejudioe and 70 religious
prejudice. We dislike to see a candidate
issue circular to the voters, asking them
to vote for him because he ist German,
an Iishman, or formerly 9 resident Of
any other country. We want none Of
these things here. All good men should
strive TO suppress classes and stimulate
the feeling Of unity. Let Us ~ sbe.
Americans! ~ s.5s:5 ~
The absence Of Gov. Nelson from tho
dsdicatorY exercises at the nnvsiling Of
the Shields non,1nent. at Washington,
.. e, is conamsnted On BY several Of the
leading papers of this state. The Fsri-
bault Pilot truly says: The governor nay
have been very busy nnr, Ebuf the aver.