The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-06-04
OVER THE NORTHWEST,

lHGiS. AlS WdS agent mere lOF lile past
IL years, and made a host of friends
by his integrity and obliging manner,
who regretted to see him leave, but
are glad to learn of his promotion and
new home. He will have less work to
do and will receive SIS per month more
than what he had here. His wife and
family have left to join him.
| Waverly, Minn.-Sunday evening,
May %, a large audience assembled to
hear the addresses of President Reagan,
of the state r. A. IT,, and of Rev. FIR
Casey. The speech Of Mr.. Reagan on
Total Abstinence" was one of the best
on that subject ever delivered here, and
| was greatly appreciated by the audi
ence. Rev. FIR. Casey gave short talk
on the convention. He reminded the
audience of the shortness of the time
| in which to prepare for the reception
and entertainment of the delegates. He
paid tribute to the go-ahead spirit Of
| the Waverly people when once aroused.
Waverly will be advertised, and the
speaker was anxious that the advertise
! ing be favorable.
! Faribault, MINI. - Mrs. Andrew
Byrnes, nee Ellen O'Connor, one of the
old settlers of this section, passed
| away last Sunday week at her home in
this city at the age of &C years. She
was native of Tipperary, Ire, and
when child came to America with her
sister and lived in New York city, where
| on Feb IL, 1910, she was united in mar
riage to Andrew Byrnes. She came to
! Milwaukee with her husband in 1886,
when they came to Rice county and set
! tied on farm in the town of Warsaw,
where they resided until their removal
10 this city a few years ago. She is
| survived by her husband, and Mrs. A.
Fabien, of this city, and Mrs. H. ].
DAVIS, of Redwood Falls. The funeral
took place from the Church of the I'm
| maculate Conception at 9 o'clock Tues
day morning. Services were conducted
by Rev. ]. j. Conry, after which the
| remains were laid to rest in Calvary
cemetery.
Shakopee, Minn.-Walter Kenaley
| and Miss Rose Mccain were united in
wedlock by FIR. Rhatagan at st. Johns
| church, GAINESVILLE, on May 25, and
| after the marriage ceremony grand
of tho brides mother. Tho young
! couple are we'll and favorably known
and have the best wishes of large
circle of acquaintances and friends in
| their matrimonial career.
| Graceville, MINI. - Tho volunteer
company Of this village has elected NJ.
]. Costello captain, Joseph Carney first
| lieutenant, and Frank O'Nell second
lieutenant. All under the age of is and
| over As have been stricken from the
| roll. At the last meeting tho company
numbered 81
! Austin, Minn.-A sad accident, result
| ing in the death OF Ed. ScaIon, occurred
at Ramsey on Monday night, May %.
AS the passenger train was pulling cut
he and two others tried to catch on to
the front end of the first passenger
| coach, and he was thrown under the
cars, the wheels passing over him, sew
cring his right leg near the thigh and
| the left near the ankle. His brother,
John l.. Scanlon, picked him up, and
at first thought he was dead, but life
was still in the mutllated body. He
was brought to this city on the passen-
| ger train, and Drs. johnson and Ken
| drick were called, and went to work
| to make the wounded man as comfort
| able as possible, but owing to the Sc
| we're shock he had received he died
| about 10 o'clock. The deceased leaves
| to mourn his untimely demise a father
| mother, four brothers and several sis
| ters.
Rochester. Minn.-Last Sunday week
| Frank Dolan, one of the oldest men
| in Olmstead county. died at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. Patrick Cornell,
| at Douglass, ut the advanced age of
IS years, from senile debility. Mr.. Do
Ian was born in tho county Glare, Ire
| land, in 1900, coming to America in
1868 and settling in Connecticut. Two
! years later he removed to Chatlield but
| later went to st. Charles, and from
there came to this county, making his
| homo at Douglass with his sister, He
was much respected man, a consistent
member Of the Catholic church and
good citizen. He is survived by Thomas
Dolan, of Madison Lake, Wis; Peter
Dolan, of Chatheld; Mrs. NJ. NJ. Nc
CURE, of Hegbert, Mimi; Mrs. p. Con-
nell. Of Douglass; Mrs. A. M. McGrath,
of this city, and Mrs. Frank Chute and
Mrs. Harry Nixon, who are grand
| children.
Belle Plaine, Minn.-Mrs. NJ. ]. Prem
dergast died recently of measles, aged
35 years. She took the disease from
some Of her children, who were down
with it, and which affected her brain at
once In a most violent form. Deceased
| leaves a husband with six small chill
dren, four boys and two girls, ranging
in ago from II years down to one year.
which makes it a very sad case. The