The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-09-01
THE NORTHWEST,
Important Happenings III Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
DEATH OF AN ESTEEMED LADY
Mrs. Gert1u 1ude Goss, Eldest Daugh-
ter Of Hon. .. g. Fulton,
:. Passes Away.

Mrs. Gertrude Goss, Eldest Daugh-
ter Of Hon. p. G. Fulton,
!: Passes Away.
The remains Of Stephen O'Brien, old
est go OF Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel O'Brien,
of st. Paul, were brought to Hastings
for interment on the 18th ult. The
funeral was held frou the Church of the
Guardian Angels, the Rev. j. A. Fitz.
gerald officiating. =
James Fury, an old and highly es-
teemed resident OF Dakota county, died
at his home in Greenvale ON Friday,
August II, aged rs years. The funeral
was held Oh the 10Th ana very largely at
tended. Few men have enjoyed larger
personal acquaintance or had fewer
enemies than this plain, blunt, common
man. Everybody knew him, and every
body retains pleasant memories OF him.
Saturday, August 18, the sad death by
drowning of Barney Clark, an old and re.
spected resident of Olnsted county, who
lived about Eve miles south OF Rochester,
occurred. Mr.. Clark cane to Rochester
| in 1856. and at the tune of his death was
80 years Of age. He leaves family of
five daughters and three sons. :, The
funeral services occurred at st. Johns
church, Rev. Father Riordan officiating
E. McGovern, who has been sick
long time, died at his home in Austin,
August %. His disease WAS quick con-
sumption. He had been poorly ali sum-
mer, and was seldom able TO get around.
| and Tor the past year had been gradually
failing. Deceased leaves a wife and five
children. He was a member OF the Mod"
ern Woodmen Of Austin, and carried
$4,000 insurance. Mr.. McGovern was o
/ well educated gentleman, and was very
intelligent, He has very nice family,
who have the sympathy of all i'll their
loss. Mr. McGovern was for some time
street commissioner in that city, and
previous to that time held important po-
sitious in other. places where he had been,
The funeral was held at the Catholic
church.
A large congregation of friends and in
vited guests assembled Monday morning
at the Church of the Immaculate Con.
ception to witness the ceremony that
united in marriage MIR. John F. Powers
to Miss Mary G. Hallett, says the Fari-
bault Pilot Of August 23d. Precisely at
the time appointed the bridal party en-.
tered the church and proceeded to the
altar railing to the strains OF Mendel-
Isohn's wedding march. Rev. Edward
Lee performed the rite. after which he
celebrated nuptial high mass in honor
of the occasion. Miss Kittie Kenkel, OF
st. Paul, was bridesmaid, and Ferdinand
Hallett, brother of the bride, oficiated ae
best man. The bride looked charming
in neat suit of orange-c0lored China
silk, while her maid wore cream colored
satin.
The nursing force at the State Hos.
pital has recently sustained heavy loss
in the death of Miss Katie e. Sullivan,
which occurred on Monday morning,
August Goth, at st. Peter, after com.
fparatlvely short illness Of typhoid fever.
The funeral services we're held the fol-
Lowing morning, at st. Peter and Paul's
English Catholic church, Rev. Father
Prior of Mankato officiating. The re-
mains were sent to Blue Earth City, for
burial Miss Sullivan was member OF
the Training school class of '94, whose
graduation exercises were held on the
seventh of June. The hospital mourns
the loss of valued helper in the care of
the unfortunate, and her companions, q
beloved associate, to all Of whom her
early death speaks of short span for
life's labor Of love, the close Of life's op.
portunities for human helpfulness.
l OOun MCOoUo1 o YIOAAlAoAV CACIoA auA
attorney Of Oshkosh, died in Austin Sun
day morning, August 19, from para]ytic
stroke which he was attacked with the
day previous, says the Democrat Of that
city. Mr.. McCabe came there Friday. to
see his sister, Mrs. Bridget Riley, who has
been very i'll for several weeks. Satur-
day he attended the funeral Of Mr.. Nc
Govern at the Catholic church, and
about noon while on his way home was
attacked with paralysis. He was taken
to the home Of his niece, Mrs. @. n.
Beiseker, and died Sunday morning at
1850 o'clock, without suffering pain. He
had been well and hearty up g 6atur-
lday. His daugh ra anninR md lldl