The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-07-21

and Vice President Lcgue Of the Nations
Uni2n. The Arch bishop impressed upol
bis visitors the fact that it was his per
sonal desire that the coming convention
would be the grandest ever held in the
annals of the total abstinence movement
He wanted everybody interested in Cath
oiic total. abstinence TO be in attendance
Personally be will address the priests
and bishops OF the country, and the com
i. mittee in charge will send an invitation
to all who in the past have been associ-
ated with the work of extending total
abstinence. The preparations for the
entertainment Of the delegates and their
friends have proceeded on q grand scale,
and it is expected that the program whom
completed will have more matters of in-
terest than it has been tho pleasure OF
total abstainers to receive at any convex
tion.. Addressing Father Doyle 4Hia
Grace said: II don't want any one or two
days convention. We are making prep
arations to receive the delegates, and
when we have them with us we do not
want them to be rushing away TO their
homes. We will have brought them
from great distances and we want the
memories that they will carry back of
the treatment of the st. Paul total sb.
stainers, and as we'll the st. Paul citi-
zens, to be Of the brightest that are
stored up Of the enjoyable times Of their
lives. I want the convention to extend
more than two days SO that we will be
sure to have the delegates with us. Not
only St. Paul but adjacent cities and
places Of interest are waiting to entertain
the delegates and we want them to be
sure and be with us for number of
days." His Grace impressed strongly
that it was his desire and that of tho peo :
pie Of st. Paul that the visit of the dele.
gates to the convention city should be
extended. Father Doyle will therefore
in his next bulletin make known to the
delegates the desire Of the Archbishop,
and it would be we'll for delegates to now
make their arrangements not to leave st.
Paul for home at the earliest before Sat-
urday evening after the convention.
There is no mistaking that such 10 the
desire Of the Archbishop and it will
|have to be seen to that his desire is car
ried into effect.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Reports from all parts of the state re-
ceived last. Monday Indicate only fair
wheat crop this year. Ia Emnons county
much wheat will not be CUT The drouth
is the cause. The lower tier of counties,
Sargent; Dickey, la .Moure and MeIn-
tosh, have very poor crop. In the Red
River valley the estimated yield is 10
bushels per acre.
An attempted Jail breaking took place
in Bismarck Sunday night. Three peni-
tentiary birds attempted to escape from
the North Dakota penitentiary 3 year
ago They we're arrested on this charge,
and ut the expiration of their sentences,
re committed. Sunday the Burleigh
county iailor was overpowered by them,
and William Hickey, of Barnes county,
succeeded in escaping.
-, SOUTH DAKOTA.
III. Michaels, q. travelling man from
Minneapolis, had q bad fall on Saturday
Of last week. He was attending tha
races and in jumping over the fence
around the Judges stand he stepped on
loose board and fell on bic head, rom
dering him unconscious. II. was some
time before he, was revived enough to be
taken to his hotel at Sioux Falls.
wIsooNsINs
Michael.Vaughan, of Stanton, ST. Croix
county, died last week from the effects
of cancer. Father Degnon conducted
the funeral services.
John McGrew, for many years settler
of Hudson and vicinity, died at his sons
residence in that city on July 9. He was
about ninety years'old.
The funeral Of Rev. Father P. ). LAWN,
whose death took place Last week at
Necedah, WIS, occurred Friday morning;
July 18, from the Cathedral at Milwau-
kee. The last issue Of the New Rich.
mond fWis,) Republican says Of him:'
Father LAWN was we'll known and as
generally beloved through thissection
of country. He was one Of the pioneer
priests in Northwestern Wisconsin. He.
established quite q number Of churches
in the ST. Croix Valley, which are now il
| q prosperous condition, and which ars2
living monuments to the deceased faith
er's untiring devotion and feryent zeal.
He was pastor of 81. Patriek's church s.
Erin, for many years, at which @placeswss
first met him. After ar, absence of many
years, he rsturned 70 THE oouutry and
was Tor several pears pastor Of SAINT