The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-08-04
THE NORTHWEST,

Il i Hi AyO1ll Ii H A0 ll
Imp Happenings IN Various
Sections, as Cleaned hom
Our Exchanges.
FOREST. FIRES IN WISCONSIN.
Mrs. Thos. Bohan, q Wen-Known
Business Lady Of Mankato,
Dies In st. Paul.
MINNESOTA.
Harry Dougherty, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dougherty, aged 16, died in Man
kato on the 23d ult.
jeremiah Donovan and James Dwyer,
old residents OF Saltwater, were buried
from ST.. Michael's 8 church, that city, on
Monday last.
The Houston Signal says it hopes to
see Hon. James O'Brien, Of Caledonia,
nominated. by the Republicans for the
senate. Judge O'Brien would be elected
| by rousing majority and would most
| creditably represent Houston county in
the senate. BY all means nominate and
elect Judge O'Brien, adds the Lsnesboro
Journal
Mrs Mary McGann, aged %, died at
the home OF her daughter, Mrs Thos.
Calvin, of Marysv1lle, this state, on the
2lst ult. Mrs McGann was native of
Ballymahon, Longford county, Ireland.
She wes sister Of the late Patrick Ban
non, Of Waverly. Besides her husband
and q large circle of friends to mourn her
loss, che leaves 9 brother and two sisters
| in Ireland, Simon, Catherine and Anne,
| and brother in st. Paul, Bernard.
Timothy Leonard, Of Hastings, died
Friday, July 20, Of his home on Fifth
street in that city after short illness.
he emigrated to Amerioa from ireland
in 1850. He served during the rebellion,
being member Of company G, and l.
Fifth Minnesota Volunteers. The flu
neral was held from the Church Of the
Guardian Angels under the auspices of
Peller Poet, g. a, r.. the Rev. ia. Fitz-
gerald officiating; the remains we're in
tered in the Catholic cemetery.
The work on the new Catholic church
at Austin is progressing rapidly. The
walls are we'll up on the north side, and
the front begins to show q little the
beauty of the main entrance archways
| People have little idea Of the magnitude
Of this building, as it will be when COM
pleted, A walk around the walls now
will give one thought Of the hugeness
Of the grand building. The handsome
red brick and Bayfsla brown stone will
! make structure which is not excelled
in the state. The cut stone work, which
is being done by Messrs. Reed, McLaine
and Dietrich, is very tine. Their fancy
carving is something artistic and pretty,
| and the PLAIN work is true and neat.
The many brick layers are also doing a
good job, and the work appears to be put
| up in first class style.
| John Hurley met with q distressing &C
oident at st. Cloud recently. He was
helping the men at Coates livery barn
in that city unload ray. For this pur-
pose large fork is used which is oper-
ated by means of team, Hurley had
charge OF this apparatus on the load OF
hay. As the horses started up the fork
lifted an unusually large quantity Of hay
which threw Hurley off his fest and be
grabbed the fork which came together
and carried him up. The man driving
the team did not hear him call aud in
trying to hang onto the fork Hurley got
the fingers of his other hand caught In
the pulley. A part of the forefnger Of
his right hand was torn away and the
second was badly smashed. The two
last fingers on his left hand were also
crushed. The injuries are very5painful.
! The announcement Of the death Of Mrs.
Thos. Bohan, on Saturday evening, July
%, was great shock to the many friends
in this city OF that eetimable lady, says
the Mankato Review Of the 31st, and 80
sudden and unexpected was it that at
first it was discredited and believed to be
Mr.. Bohan, who is known to have been
IN precarious health for some time. But
the report was too true, and the sad
event occurred at st. Paul, whittier she
had gone several days previous to un-
dergo difficult surgical operation. For
, several years Mrs. Bohan has been q SUIT
ferer from fbro crystic tumors, and she
has been fally aware Of the gravity Of her
condition. Last year she went to Chi
oago to undergo an operation, and While h
Ireceiving preparatory treatment, she vas
suddenly summoned home BY the illness
lof her husband who had sustained =