The Irish standard., 1893-06-03
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
DEATH: OF JOSEPH BYRNE.
One of the Early Pioneers of Rice
County, Mimi, Joins the
Great Majority.

Great Majority.
MINNESOTA.
The recent Home Rule meeting in Du
luth was addressed by Bishop MEG Golrick,
Judge Willis, G. P. McGinnis and others.
Alice E., the infant d lighter of Mr..
and Mrs. s. w. Quinn, of Brainerd, died
at the parental home of spinal meningitis
ON May 25. Mr.. and Mrs. Quinn have
had the sorrow of losing three of their
four children, and they have the heart
felt sympathy of their neighbors.
Alice Hayes, a girl of fifteen years, liv-
ing five miles from Clearwater, was re-
Gently found dead in pasture where she
had gone for the COWS. Some bruises
were on the body, and there is suspicion
of foul play. The matter is being inves-
tigated by the coroner and Drs. Edmunds
and Tollington, of Clearwater.
On Sunday, May 81, Mrs. Patrick Fla
herty died at her home near Maple Lake
at the age of 66 years. The funeral took
place from st. Charles church, Chatham,
on the following Tuesday, and was largely
attended. Father Savey conducted the
obsequies and preached an appropriate
sermon on the solemn occasion.
Minnesota has population, according
to the Census of 1890, of 1901 ,282 people,
Of whom more than thirty-fve per cent
are foreign born. The Scandinavians are
in the majority, having 2l5,2l5 people in
the state, while the Germans follow next
in order with 1921 people. The total
foreign born population is 467, 1856.
john C:on1n, one of the Oldest settlers
of Nicollet county, died at his home at
Long Prairie, ON Thursday, May rs, at
the advanced age of 80 years. The St.
Peter Herald says that the deceased had
won a fair share of the worlds goods and
much influence and creditable standing
in his neighborhood. The funeral was
largely attended and he was laid to rest
in the Catholic cemetery at st. Peter.
Secretary Hart of the State Board of
Charities and Corrections has received
some statistics from Iowa which show
interesting parallels with the state of
Minnesota. Iowa has in the poor houses,
1886; in jails, 413; in state prison, 623.
Minnesota has in poor houses, 800; In
jails, 272; in state prison, 458. The ratio
is about the same for prisoners, but
Iowa has nearly eight times as many
paupers as Minnesota
Peter Thomm, a popular merchant OF
Faribault, and Miss Ellen Mahoney,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Mahoney,
of Shieldsviile, were married in the latter
place on Monday morning, May Is, by
Rev. Father Slevin in the presence of q
number of relatives and friends of the
happy couple, Miss Amelia Thomm, Sis
ter of the groom, being the bridesmaid,
and Jeremiah Mahoney, brother of the
bride, being best man. At the conclusion
of the ceremony the 'nuptial party were
driven to the home of the BRIDES parents,
where they partook of bountiful we'd
ding breakfast. A reception in honor Of
the happy event was given at the
residence of the brides parents in the
evening.
Monday night, May %, the Catholic
chapel of Mount Calvary, about a mile
west Of st. Cloud, was set on fire by some
miscreant and burned to the ground.
Some time ago it was broken open and
the mass book stolen. Loss. $4,000; in
surance, $500. Investigation conclu-
sively showed that the chapel was fred
by an enemy of the Church. In the
building was statue of the Virgin Mary
and one of our Lord. These the 'culprit
took from the building about two blocks,
then stripped part Of the fence surround.
ing the cemetery of it's pickets and set.
ting them afire threw the statues into il
and burned them. Atterward he pro-
ceeded to the North Star cemetery and
knocked down and smashed about four.
teen tombstones from the graves of little
children.
Says the Murray County Independent
We have received copy Of the LOUD
Cry" It does not give the place Of pub
lication or the name Of the author. Aftel
perusing its columns we come to the con
clusion that the author must have hai
i snakes in his boots, the size Of sea ser
pents, and he should not show himsel
when the fool killer is around. It is
lpretended religious pamphlet with pro