The Irish standard., 1893-07-22

he has the entire charge of his paper,
which was first published to meet long
| felt want existing among temperance
people of all sects. 1t is something in
the nature of tract, although more SO
in eize and matter than in cup.
Father Mahony has been actively en-
gagged IN the temperance cause Tor many
years, and pushed his work along pro-
gressive lines in England, before he came
to America ten years ago. He began the
publication of his Manifest oes" last year,
| and has overcome. the aversion of the
Catholics, who were opposed to anything
in the form of tract, which they de
nounced as savoring too much OF Prot
estantism. This small paper was the
first temperance publication to adopt the
system so prevalent among newspapers,
of printing portraits of the people who
stood behind the sentiments offered,
The printed matter is composed largely
Of addresses Of the famous exponents OF
temperance principles, Archbishop Ire
land, Cardinal Manni g, Bishop McGol-
rick and others. Father Mahony ia
deeply interested in his work, believing
that he can do more good for the cause
With this instrument than any other.
| Ed. McDermott, an inmate of he
Roche ter asylum, committed suicide by
cutting his throat while in fit of insan-
|ity, and died last Sunday. He was a
member of the state legislature in 1889
and was the author OF the mechanics
lien law. He arrived Tin Minneapolis
about 1875 from New York and worked
at his trade of coppersmith, but after
wards became an insurance agent. Being
Mason Of the SD degree and Knight
Tsmplar in high standing he received
the patronage of these societies and YVES
doing good business when he began to
show symptoms of dementia. He WAS
native Of Ireland, and of Catholic parent
age, and belonged to respectable fam
lily in the County of Mayo. :; Deceased
was unmarried, and has relatives OF
prominence in the East and q brother in
Chicago He was lover of his native
land and took quite an active part in
Irish politics and contributed liberally to
the Irish National league, OF which he
was branch president in Minneapolis for
several years. He was a genial, compan-
ionable man who possessed many COCO
to,7 o-,l bod rho Of .,fe Inv
circle Of acqualn tances His mental i'm
beci]ity is supposed to have resulted
from unrequited love, the Catholic girl
to whom be was bethrothed having re-
fused to marry him because he had
abandoned his faith and joined secret
societies. He had many friends through
out the state who will regret to hear of
bis tragic death.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The Rev. Father Jones, the popular
young pastor of the Sacred Heart church
at Yankton, is at present enjoying we'll
deserved vacation in the East.
LILO 1OAuu VI u uu0 Ju6O Cu40A uldLAe1
the end of the largest quarters business
done in the Huron land Office since 1859.
In the quarter just ended there were
made 338 final timber culture pc offs Yp-
! der the Pickler law and 100 final home
stead and cash proofs, covering 70,2l4
acres, and 1870 homestead filings, covering
q, ,8l2 acres, making total of over lO0,-
600 acres taken from the public domain
and given worthy settlers in the short
( period of three months
| WISCONSIN.
W. r. Hennessy has instituted an ac-
ii for libel against Frank Flower, OF
tho West Superior Leader, the damages
being placed at $4,000.
| Patrick Walsh, who has been the
trusted janitor OF the main hall at the
| Wisconsin State University for the past
forty years, has taken trip to ireland.
The students made up purse to defray
his expenses.
| Lyman Meacham, Beloit's oldest cili-
zen, died last Monday, aged 96. He was
La direct descendant OF Miles Standish,
Ethe Pilgrim. He went to Chicagoin in 1888,
when there were but two houses there.
He was q surveyor in government work
for many years and served in the Black
Hawk war. ~
The members Of ST. Patricks congre-
CATION, Fort Howard, have decided to
erect new church, to cost not less than
I$l5,0W The building Of the church
will be commenced % soon as possible.
Father @ O'Brien has offered to give $500
for the new church, il nine others would
donate $500 each. .35.s .gs
| Following are the otiicerp OF tho newly
established a. Os A. division 1t Stevens
Point: President, n, F. Lavler; vice.
president. j. W. 3Iennon. record inn see.