The Irish standard., 1895-02-09

intelligence. During the past number of
years he has been travelling salesman
for various wholesale houses. He was a
promising young man of exemplary
habits, at all times gentlemanly and po-
lite in his manner, and he had looked for
ward to a bright and prosperous future.
He was general favorite among all OF
his associates. and was the main stay OF
his aged parents, who have the sincere
sympathy of their numerous friends.
The remains were brought to Hastings
last Sunday accompanied by Miss Kate
cCarthy, sister of the deceased, and
the funeral took placs from the Church
of the Guardian Angels on Monday at 9
o'clock a. m. the Rev. j. A. Fitzg raid
officiating. The interment was in the
Catholic cemetery.
The Opera House was crowded to it's
utmost capacity last night, to hear Rev.
j.: M. Cleary, OF Minneapolis, lecture
| upon the Passion Play at Oberammer-
gau, says the St. Cloud Times of the Both
ult. Admittauce was upon invitation,
and it is seldom that such an audience is
gathered together for an evening in st.
Cloud. The Union band orchestra played
short program of overtures while the
crowd was being seated. The audience
had the pleasure of listening to the leo
ture through the courtesy of the st.
Cloud Court of the Catholic Order of
Foreeters, upon whose invitation Father
Cleary came to St. Cloud. Chief Ranger
j. F.. Robinson acted as chairman, and
besides the distinguished speaker of the
evening, among those who occupied seats
on the stage were Father Brogap, Father
Stiegler, DR.. j. B. Dunn, G. F. Macdon-
aid, Mayor Bruckart, Chris. Schmitt, M.
J. Nugent. j. j. Fritz, Geo. Haarmann.
J. B. Rossnberger, Frank Thielman,
Frank Fandel and James Ramsburg. Mr..
Robinson in introducing Father Cleary
said that he was gentleman who had
endeared himself to the American people,
wherever he was known, by his eloquence,
zeal and patriotism. He would speak
upon the Passion Play at Oberammer-
gau. The audience broke out in cordial
welcome of applause as Father Cleary
rose to speak. He is tall, of imposing
stature, with beardless face, and hair
turning from grey to white. Digoity and
grace is portrayed in every movement.
One, indeed, needs but to look at him,
and to listen but moment, to under
stand that he was an orator. A clear,
distinct enunciation madei audible every
word he uttered in the remotest corner
Fof the hall. And then he talked, as he
termed it, about the Passion Play. 1t
was not subject to be embelIished with
flights of rhetoric or figures Of speech.
He described this most interesting and
wonderful dramatic representation in q
very entertaining and vivid manner.
There was all the grace of the orators
art as we'll as the charm OF the story tell
or embodied in the lecture.
WISCONSIN,.
Hon. Hans B. Warner has resigned as
Judge of probate of Pierce county, and
the governor has appointed Allen {.
Weld, of River Falls to succeed him.
Mr.. J. w. Hancock, of Ellsworth, has
been elected president of the Wisconsin
Stata Board of Health.
The insurance commission at Madison
has ruled that town insurance companies
of which there are 170 in the state, must
write all insurance on the regular stand
ard policy, as required by law. Only
about half dozen now do it. The at
torney general eustains the ruling.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Rev. Whitford, member of the ex-
ecutive committee for the Nebraska suf-
ferers, has sent check for 800 to D. @.
w. Huntington, Lincoln, Neb treasurer
of the fund, for the. sufferers. This
amount was given by the peoplein Tower
City to be appropriated for general relief.
Clothing and -four will be sent in addi-
tion as soon as they can make arrange
ments for it's transportation.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
A convention was held in Huron Mon
day in the interest OF irrigation, COM
posed of representatives from counties in
the artesian basin and the Black Hills.
Senators Wilson and Aplin, of the senate
committee on irrigation, were present,
together with professors from agricul-
tural and other state institutions. 8. 2.
Wilson, Of Hot Springs, was chairman,
and w. s. Demaree secretary. A COM
mittee was appointed to formulate bill
for presentation to the Legislature pro-
viding for creating irrigation districts
and permitting the construction Of dams
and reservoirs for holding surface water
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