The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-04-22

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uents. He was deservedly popular and
universally respected. He died fortified
BY the sacraments of the Catholic Church,
| of which he was devout member, end
was buried from st. Raphaers church
in Raymond.
President Cleveland has appointed
John G. Geraghty, of Rosemount, Da-
kota county, as collector of customs of
this state. The appointee is the son-in-
law of Hon. M. Doran, member of the
Den ocratic National Committee for Min
nesota. Mr.. Geraghty is an Irish-Ameri-
can, and that he is a sterling Democrat
goes without saying. He has been prom
inently identified with his party IN the
politics of his county for many years and
is eminently qualified to discharge the
duties of the office. He has never been
an Office seeker nor desired any reward
for his labors in behalf of his party, and
the present appointment has been urged
upon him in recognition of his services.
He has been successful business man
in Rosemount for the past fifteen years
and is the proprietor of q large general
store and grain elevator. After the
death of his first wife, very estimable
lady, he was left a widower with several
young children. Miss Doran, the daugh-
ter of the Minnesota sachem, was a
teacher in the Rosemount school when
Mr.. Geraghty met her. He wooed and
won her affections and they were married
in st. Paul, the wedding festivities be-
ing held at the home of the brides
father in that city. .-..The many friends
of Mr.. Geraghty congratulate him on
his lucrative appointment.
NORTH DAKOTA.
The Cass County Teachers Institute
will be held in Fargo about May Is and
Prof. Joseph Kennedy of the University
of Crank Forks has again been secured
to conduct the exercises. The institute
will continue five days.
North Dakota will soon have the pleas
ure of entertaining,a real, live prince, says
the Courier Democrat, of Langdon. Gov.
Shortridge received telegram recently
from Austin Corbin, the famous New
York banker saying that his friend,
Prince Roland Bonaparte, nephew Of
the third Bonaparte, will arrive in this
country soon and will visit the northwest
for the purpose of making scientific re-
searches. The prince will come with
letter of introduction to the executive.
The Rev. John Scott, whose censure of
the Belfast Orangemen for the burning
of Gladstone in ehigy, was recently re-
produced in this paper, is commonly
known as Father Scott, and is at present
attending to the churches of Edinburg
and Langdon. He is an Englishman and
a veteran of the Presbyterian church in
the Red River Valley. He came from
Ontario to Manitoba in 1875 and in late
years his labors have been in connection
with the American church in the Penn
blna regions. He is described as man
of lovely spiritual temperament, full of
love for his neighbors of every religious
creed, and an earnest worker in the
service of God, according to his light.
onr7nr1 nAH0rA
United States Marshal Fry arrived in
Sioux Falls on April IA in charge of
Peter Haas, formerly postmaster at Len
nox, s. ID, who has been indicted for
making false and fraudulent returns to
the postal department.. Haas was put
under $1,000 bonds. From May 18 to
November 1892, he pursued course of
petty frauds in reducing the amounts of
cancellations reported by his clerk. The
aggregate of the raise was from $4O0 to
$500, on which Haas realized from 5000
to $500. He was convicted on one count
last fall, fined S100, and promised to square
the shortage. This he failed to do and
his second Indictment and arrest followed.
WISCONSIN,.
Patrick McGovern, of Hudson, died on
April IA at st. Joseph's hospital, st. Paul,
of heart failure, at the age Of 68 years.
He was one of the first settlers of Hud-
son and was highly respected by all his
neighbors. Two SONS survive him.
The Catholic schools of South Kau-