The Irish standard., 1894-12-15
THE NORTHWEST,
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
DEATH OF SISTER MERCEDES,
Was a Teacher in the Immaculate
Conception Parish of This City
for Many Years.

p Tor Many ears.
MINNESOTA.
Division No. A. O. Fl. of Rochester
Olmstead county, this state, recently
elected officers, as follows: County presl
dent, 2. j. Scanlan; president, John E.
MeGwern; vice president, F. T Ken.
|nedy; recording secretary, E. S. Stanford
insurance secretary, Con. Kennedy;
financial secretary, Ed. Kennedy; treas
nrer, John Cudmore, sergeant-at arms,
Joseph Devlin; inside sentinel, j. P. Nc
Way; outside guard, John O'Rourke
An interesting and valuable relic OF
the cyclone Of last une was found by T..
a. St1tal, of Silver Lake, in field on
section !, Rich Valley township, near
Glencoe. It is two-thirds of $40 bill
issued by the Belvidere National Bank OF
New Jersey. The other third Of the same
bill was found few days after the cy-
clone by K. Glinboski, who left it with
the Bank of Glencoe. The part found
after lapse of five months was six miles
from where the first piece was found and
is in very good condition.
Sister Mercedes 6ied at st. Theresa's
Convent, Hastings, on the 9th inst, aged
81 years. She WAS admitted to the sis
terhood at ST. Joseph's Academy, st.
Paul, some II years ago, and during most
of her religious life taught in the par
ochial school of the Immaculate Concep-
tion Church, Minneapolis. The deceased,
before admission to the sisterhood. was
known as Miss Agues Clark and was a
daughter of MIR. aud Mrs. Edward Clark,
Of Cottage Grove, Washington county.
Her demise causes genuine sorrow among
Ea large circle of friends.
The Ellsworth News has the following
to say OF Luverne's popular priest: Great
credit is due Rev. Father McDonough for
the splendid success of the fair, He was
untiring in his effort to make it 80 and
succeeded beyond his Eexpectations.
Everything went off like clock work and
all worked in harmony under his excel
lent management. The world is better
for having such stirring, energetic
Christian gentleman as Father McDon-
ough, aud his psrishiouers here are to be
congratulated in having been so highly
favored as to have him for their spiritual
advisor.
Many Of our people were panied on
Monday OF last week to learn Of the death
of Miss Anna GALES, of St. Peter, says
the Herald of that city, which occurred
on Sunday night at the home Of her par
e1ts, Deceased had been an invalid for
q number of years and some time ago
was taken to the Sisters: hospital at
Rochester where it was hoped cure
might be effected. She continued to de.
cline however and fewlmonths ago was
brought to her bone. Recovery seemed
impossible and the only hope was tc
make her declining days as comfortable
as possible and this was done. Deceased
was thirty years of age and..was born il
st. Peter. The funeral was held or
Wednesday from the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception.
| A dispatch from Granite Falls says the
people of the upper Minnesota valley
will endeavor to urge the project Of slacl
water navigation on the Minnesota river
It would afford the means of cheap ane
adequate transportation. 1t would op. I
q waterway from the Atlantic to the Gut
via Hudson bay, the Red, Minnesota ani
Mississippi rivers. Congressman Nc
Cleary has had this matter under consid
GRAFTON, and has made some examination
OF the topography of the country, ani
will endeavor to secure an appropriation
for preliminary survey. The enterprise
| If carried out, would enhance the value
of the property of the country tributary
to the Minnesota river vastly more thar
| it's cost. No doubt the earnings of The
canal would yieald large profits on the in
vestment. The docks necessary to bt
constructed would create excellent
waterpowers for large manufacturing
enterprises.
!, Friday, November 80, 1894, at her lat
home in Woodland, Mrs. John Dignan
aged 60 years, passed from this earth
The funeral was held Sunday from st
J, Mary's Church. Rev. Joseph Guillo
celebrated requiem high mass, ant
] preached sermon in which he feelingl
!, referred TO the many good qualities 9
j heart and hand Of the deceased. The in
terment was Il the Waverly ceneter,