The Irish standard., 1897-04-24
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Chatheld. Minn. Mrs. Mary /. suUla8
died last week ct her home n SPAots
Mound at the age Of 66, She had besnS
Ill for some time and bore her suffering.
with calm resignation. Mrs bolan VS.
born in Ireland, and emigrated from
there with her husband and family
about 80 years ago. locating in the town
ship of Pilot Mound, Fillmore county.
Eight living children, five sons. and three I
daughters, survive her. The funeral was
held at st. Mary's Catholic church In :
Chatheld. Rev. FIR. Maddox oficiated.
The remains were laid to rest beside
those Of her husband, the late Felix Do
Ian. in the old Catholic cemetery south
cast of town.
Bismarck, N. D.-Thirty-fve families
Of Indians from the Standing Rock res
ervatfon have moved their belongings
from the reservation and started for the
northern part Of this county to settle.
but were ordered back by the Indian
agent. At the same time 250 Indians
from Fort Totten reservation were or .
dered OH the reservation at Standing
Rock, where they had been visiting. and
will have to make their way back over
land 300 miles to Totten.
Graceville, Minn.-At the last meeting
of the Daughters of Erin, the following
ladies were initiated as members: Mrs.
D. L. Wolff, Mrs. R. M. Noonan, Misses
Mary Downs, Mary Kenneally and Miss
Flaherty. The program included recita-
tions, select reading, music and an ad-
dress by Father O'Brien. Refreshments
were also served. il.
Waverly, MINI. Tuesday morning.
April IL, at St. Mary's church, Miss Kate
Casey and Ernest H. Brabee were mar1
ried by Rev. FIR. Gents. The contracting
parties are two Of Waverly's most popu-
lar young people. The bride ig an csti-
mable and accomplished young lady,
loved and respected by all, while the
groom is we'll and favorably known.
OF the 242 lock-ups and police stations
in Minnesota, the condition in 1896 of
all but As have been reported to the state
board of corrections and charities under
the provisions of the law of 1895. ''Of
the 242 institutions of this sort in the
state, II are fire-proof," says Secretary
Hart, "and only 30 can be considered
suitable buildings for this purpose
Nearly all the buildings are Of wood, /
and the cells are also wooden and so
constructed as to make it impossible to
keep them clear of vermin." The re-
ports of the health officers show that in
many cases the buildings are neglected
and the bedding in dirty condition.
Notwithstanding this there has been a
great Improvement, says Mr.. Hart.
Grand Forks, N. D-Mrs C. J.. Hill.
widow of former prominent citizen
and ex-postmaster of Forman, N. d.,
has been deprived of her pension under
somewhat painful circumstances. Her
husband, who was a captain in the
Union army, died some half a dozen
years ago, and she was shortly after
wards granted a widows pension. Now
comes a word from Washington that
her pension has been discontinued as It
has recently come to the knowledge of
the department that Capt. C. J. Hill
had another wife who is still living.
The surprising news was as much a
shock to the estimable lady and her four
daughters as the loss of the pension. al
though this was all she had to depend
upon for support. - ' 49,
Belle Plaine, Minn.-Miss Mary Tray
nor. the 19-year-old daughter of Mr..
John Traynor, section foreman, and Mr..
VIM. Zelman. aged IS years. a farmer
from Assumption, met untimely deaths
In the Minnesota river. at Belle Plaine.
last Sunday week at 2 o'clock. There
were ten people in the boat, including
the ferryman. Jacob Krekelberg, who
were endeavoring to cross the river,
when the swift current, which was run
ming like mill-race, struck the bow of
the boat, and threw her head with great
force upon snag. causing it to capsize.
The whole party was thrown into the
water among the willows, but Miss
Traynor, who was in a fainting condf-
tfon. was unable to grasp anything, but
was seized by Pat Keenan,, one Of the
occupants of the boat, when the twig
broke that he had clutched, and losing
his hold of the young lady, she was
swept to destruction. Mr.. VIM. Zelman.
who was burdened with heavy fur
coat, made brave fight for life, being
a good swimmer, but persisted in swim
ming against the current instead of
hanking toward the tree branches. He
was soon exhausted, however, and dis
appeared in the swift and remorseless
current. The rest of the party, by cling
ing to branches, were rescued after an
hour.
Lisbon, N. DIT. w. Doherty, of Me-
dora. N. D.. who came to Lisbon last
week with bunch of bronchos for Fl. G.
Waterhouse, of this place. was kicked
and severely injured by one of the
brutes on Sunday. His jaw bone is
broken in two places, and he is badly
shaken up generally. He has to be fed
with 1fn,,@A foo5 <h~~..-l