The Irish standard., 1894-01-06
THE NORTHWEST,
Important Happenings In Various
Sections, as Cleaned rom
Our Exchanges. 4. s@#
OF WILLIAM M'GOVERN

Il
An Esteemed Loc olive Enginee'
4, Dies Of Pneumonia III the
i Prime of Life.
MINNESOTA.
The ladies Of the Catholic church al
Montgomery served grand oyster sup
per On New Years day for the benefit o1
! st. Agnes school.
On Xmas Day the members Of St
GATHERINGS church, Luyerne, presented
their pastor, Father e. =. McDonough
! with an elegant overcoat valued at $1O0
| The Broad Axe, published in st. Paul,
says that Rev. Father DanehY, professor
of Biblical History at ST. Thomas Col.
lege, is today one of the best pulpit ora
tors in the Northwest, All who have
heard the reverend gentleman will concur
in that opinion.
/ Father Joseph Stritch, the esteemed
and popular pastor Of Holy Rosary
church, Gracevilie, recently delivered an
interesting lecture on Home" Of which
an extended abstract appears in the
Gracep5lle Enterprise. Father Stritch is
a graceful speaker and lis discourse was
a scholarly production which elected
frequent applause during it's delivery.
/ Steele county's division No. 2, 40. H.
Of Blooming Prairie, for q young organi-
zation, is prospering beyond the expecta-
tions its most ardent supporters, II
is officered as follows: President. d. j,
O'Leary; vice president, Wnl. Leahy
recording and financial secretary, w. E.
Feeney; insurance secretary, Z. G. Cash
IMAM; treasurer, NJ. J. Keenan,; sergeant
lat arms, Eugene Keenan,.
The annual meeting OF the Min nesota
DemOcratic Association, for the purpose
of electing officers for the ensuing year,
will be held in St. Paul, January 10Th.
Gen. Edward S. Bragg will be present
and address the meeting. and in the
evening banquet with toasts and
speeches will be pleasant feature. The
association has grown to be big factor
in democracy, and numbers among its
members the leading democrats of the
state.
The Sisters fair recently held at Hast
ings was a big success. About So, 200
was realized during the -week. In the
voting contest, tho following we're the
successful candidates: The sewing ma
chine was voted to Miss Mary McLaugh.
lin, as the most popular dressmaker;
the Tapestry painting 1.-The Paroquet"
was voted to Miss Mary Newell; the little
Shetland pony vas given to Master Frank
Cavanaugh, he having received the larg-
est number OF votes; Mr.. John Wasser
carried home the hunting suit, and DIR. j..
j. Schmitz the silver cigar case; Miss
Lizzie Nolan carried off the large doll,
she receiving the largest vote. In the
guessing contests, John Murtaugh, Jr.,
got the ton of coal and COW; Mrs. A.
schaller, robe;, Miss Nellie Sherry,
dishes; Mrs. S. Newell, the silver tea set;
Judge T.. P. Moran, the s.Mexican
Throw, Thos. Austin, range; P. a.
Langan, Portland cutter; Edward Nc
Laughlin, portrait; s. NJ. Durr, pin
cushion; William Kane, of Pine Bend,
gold watch.
| William McGovern, an engineer Of the
River Division of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul road, died of pneumonia at
his residence in Minneapolis, after q
brief illness. He was native OF New
York city where he was born Of Irish
parents on November 8, 1858. When six
years old he removed to Iowa with bis
parents and about twelve years ago came
to Minnesota and entered the employ OF
the Milwaukee +. ad, and was locomo-
tive engineer for ten years with that
company, gaining the confidence and
Ieeteem Of the railway officials and his
fellow employees In September 1887 he
was married to Miss Minnie OHara,
whose parents now live at Waverly. He
never forgot the practice OF the faith I'M
planted ais: :1,aattt:: At At {iis knee
and lsd thea;a 81 & aoo t1stboiic ! who
always enjoyed the eoupap5sp his 4aa1a1
E4brp 4hsh sah5 sn4semstit thai lal)s e
ltRe aot.of:ths aritisah.' 1Hei leaves 1. wife
and baby boy, IS months old, 70 mourn
1.-The loss of ono off the tr,lestIo of husbands
aud kindest of fathers. His remains
we're taken to Waveriy Tor iindtermeat,
the Brotherhood Of locomotive Engii-
lneers, Of which the deoeased was an hon
Iored member, having charge of tie fun.
leral. The pail bearers were q. Hath,
away, james Brennan, ohm Glow, Jaihel
Newton, slnes Rilsy allnklE 4 rrislll