The Irish standard., 1893-02-25
THE NORTHW.E
Important Happenings In Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
STATUE OF PERE MARQUETTE,
The Wisconsin Legislators Desire
to Honor the Intrepid Catholic
Missionary and Explorer.
MINNESOTA. .

MINNESOTA.
The 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. j. Hynee, of Eosemount, died on
the 10th inst in that village.
Soldiers in the state drawing pensions
have contributed recently $1,O68 for the
benefit of the State Soldiers Home.
The Literary and Debating society at
st. Thomas Seminary was recently re-
organized, and officers were elected for
the ensuing year.
An elevator is to be erected in connec-
ton with the Wolcott flour mill ct Fari.
bault having a capacity Of $4,000 bush
els. The daily capacity of the mill with
recent additions is 1000 bushels. -.
Rev. Francis j. SimoniK, the esteemed
pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Minneapolis, has been transferred to
Wesley, Rice c,unty, by Archbishop
Ireland. He will soon assume charge Of
his new mission and carries with him the
heartfelt wishes Of his late congregation
for success in his new field of labor.
Senator Sanharn desires to add the
name Of P. Quinn to the list OF Sioux
war victims, as they appear on the mon
nment at Fort Ridgely. He was a
guide of the expedition marching to The
relief Of the agencies in 1862, and was
one of those killed from ambush. His
name was left off the monument by mis-
take. II.
: On one of the recent cold days Mrs.
Steiner, living about sixteen miles east
of Montevideo, left her home with the
intention Of going in search Of her hus-
band. whom she supposed had been lost
on the prairie On his way home from
town. She was overcome by the cold
and found dead by the side of tay-
stack Her husband reached home in
safety.
Is. F. Connolly, of Hollywood, this
state, and Miss Julia Boyle, of Esca-
naba, Mich, were married on Feb. IA in
the latter placs by Rev. Father Law
renee, OF St. Joseph's church. "A recep-
ton was held in the evening at the resi-
dence Of the BRIDES parents, many
friends of the young couple being pres
ent. The future home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Connolly will be in Minneapolis.
The Spring Valley Sun furnishes this
item: No more will the happy, smiling
face of F. J. Maloney be seen by the
Spring Valley boys when they go to
Preston. Poor Patrick yielded to grim
death. The death by pneumonia was
fought with skill. but the best Of them
fall by the wayside. Mr.. Maloney was
brother of James and Ned Maloney
and was always to be seen at the ''Tib-
BELTS = ready to serve you day or night
A good fellow, we'll liked, popular with
the travelling public, he will be missed.
He leaves wife and one child to travel
life's rugged stream without a protector
Says the Bralnerd Journal: Rev.
Father F. Watry, formerly of this city,
but later of Jacksonville, Ore, has with
drawn from the Catholic church and has
entered the Pacific Theological Seminary
at Oakland, Cal, to prepare for the min
tistry ID the Congregational church. This
took place last month and appears to
have been entirely voluntary on the part
Of Father Watry, as bis relations with
the arch bishop Of Portland and with the
people Of his missions were, we under
stand, most friendly and cordial. The
fact that it very rarely occurs that a
Catholic priest withdraws from his
church makes Father Watry's step seem
very remarkable.
The Graceville Enterprise says: A sad
accident happened near Donnelly last
Saturday, Feb. IL. John O'Parry, q
school teacher, and Miss frankie Fos-
ney were driving in a cutter and at
tempted to cross the track mile east Of
Donnelly. when they we're struck By an
engine, the sleigh being completely de-
molished and both parties badly injured.
The horses escaped unhurt- It seems
that the unfortunate parties did not hear
the engine 81 catch sight of It before
they were on the crossing, as they were
30 we'll wrapt Up, and being a light en-
gine, was not easily heard The engi-
.necr did not :discoYer tho accident until
he was struck By the flying robe from
the cutter The injured parties were
picked up and taken q Morris lhere
their njiuries wers, an1 tl1sn
tsisn 4, Il s:s5 II