The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-09-17
OVER THE NORTHWEST.

Hastings to the death
of Michael Johnson, the Democrat of the
9Th inst. says: Mr.. Michael Johnson,
one of the Oldest, most respected and
highly esteemed residents of Dakota
county, died recently at his home in En-
pire. Mr.. Johnson was born in County
Mayo, Ireland, Sept. 81, 1928; he came
to America in 1916 and located in Rhode
Island, where he resided seven years.
In 1851 he made visit to McGregor,
Ia, and in 1858 went to Chicago. In
April, 1854, he came to St. Paul on the
boat, War Eagle, and during the sum-
Der made a claim near Lake Crystal in
Lakeville. In the summer Of 1863 he
purchased his present farm and erected
a log shanty on it, occupying it in the
| spring of 1865. The first mass celebrat-
ed in Lakeville township was in Mr..
Johnson's house, by Rev. John McMa-
hon, in April, 1855. Mr.. Johnson was
married at Chicago on Jan. 3, 1859, to
Miss Mary Newell, who survives him,
and who, together with three daughters
and four sons, have the sympathy of
large number of friends in their sad be-
reavement. The daughters are Mrs.
| James Doyle of Rosemount; Misses Ell
len and Annie Johnson, of Empire; the
! sons are James c., of st. Paul; Stephen
E., of Seattle. WASH, and John and
I Frank, of Empire. The funeral was
held from st. Joseph's church, Rose
mount, on Saturday, the Rev. Hugh Nc
Dewitt officiating, assisted by Father
Quinn, of Inver Grove. The remains
were inferred in the cemetery at Rose
mount
| Fargo, N. D.-The contract for the
superstructure of the new Catholic ca
thedral has been let to Watherworth and
Fee, Of Duluth, for $4,000. The work
will be finished before the cold weather
sets in. When completed the sacred edi-
flee will be the grandest and most i'm
posing Of any in the state, and will be
a fitting monument to the energy and
zeal of Bishop John Stanley in the cause
of religion in the Northwest.
Prescott, Wisdom Isaacson of Ellis
worth, Wis, was found dead in Il. w.
Richter's machine shed last Sunday
morning. He was sleeping in an upper
room of the shed, and getting up during
the night, walked into the opening lead
ing to the floor below. In falling his
head struck a buggy, crushing his brain
He was 70 years old
| Faribault Minn.-As Patrick Cava-
naugh, Of the town Of Forest, was COM
ing to town, riding on a bicycle, last
Wednesday week, he met a teamster
who would not give him room to pass
without crowding him into the ditch.
Cavanaugh got as close to the edge of
the road as he could but in passing the
team one of the whiff1etrees struck him
in the abdomen, making wound about
three inches in length. IIe was able to
ride to his city and have the wound
dressed, and he was afterward removed
to his home. where he is getting along
nicely.
Belle Plaina, Minn.-Dennis Connolly,
of st. Thomas, caught strange animal
on his premises lately, which was run
down by his dog. After keeping it about
week, during which time the animal
became quite tame. he brought in to
town on Sunday and gave it to Cover
nor Pfenning. A crowd soon gathered,
but the little animal was stranger to
them all; nothing like it had ever been
seen here before. Finally book of ami