The Irish standard., 1899-07-29
will be completed before the first Of No

Vember.
Anoka, Minn.-The exterior of St.
Stephens church is being nicely fixed up
and the woodwork neatly painted. The
residence occupied by Rev. FIR Duane
has been reshingled and the grounds
fixed up and the trees trimmed. The
chimney on the church is being built
higher so as to afford better draught
to the furnaces and prevent smoking
The improvements add greatly to the
value OF the church property.
Faribault, Minn.-The Bethlehem
Academy is undergoing extensive i'm
provements. The good sisters have
taken advantage of the quiet afforded by
vacation to have the school remodeled
and enlarged to accommodate its in
creasing patronage. The school, which
is one OF the Oldest Catholic academies
in the state, is conducted by the Domin-
lean sisters, with Mother Veronica, for
merly principal OF the Holy Angels
parochial school, Minneapolis, as SUI
perior.
Austin. Minn.-Joln E. Flood died
from heart failure at his home in this
city on July 10. He was born at Brook
lyn Wis, on April %, 1856 He was
married on Nov. IA, 1880, TO Miss Carrie
Pike, OF that place, and in 1884 came
here with his family For eight years
he taught school quite successfully in
Mower county; In 1892 his. health be-
gan to fail, and though he worked he
was not at all well. He leaves wife
and seven children to mourn his death.
The funeral services were held from the
Catholic church and were conducted by
Father Devlin. Interment was at Varco
cemetery.
Waverly, Minn.-A letter dated May
go, was received last week by Mrs. D.
w. Flanagan from her son in the Phil
ippines. He says that the boys are not
faring very WE'LL The rations consist
ing OF hard tack, tomatoes, canned horse
meat and coffee are not fit to eat, and
were it not for the pay they receive they
would be in a pitiable condition. Ma
tives furnish them with eggs, crackers
and cheese only so long as their money
lasts. He claims Gen. Otis was not
cabling the truth when he says that the
volunteers did not wish to leave until the
fighting was over. All the volunteers
are anxious to come home. OF his reg
iment, the first Montana, only 500 men
are able for duty The regiment had
orders at that time to go to Manila. As
to the time when they were to come
home nothing definite was known at
that time. He is in good health so far,
Notwithstanding the hard fighting and
poor food.
Blue Earth City, Minn.-The recent
meeting of the c. T. A. U. of Winona
diocese, held in this city, was the most
successful held since its organization
There were one hundred and twenty five
delegates present representing men,
bership OF about $500 in the diocese.
Reports showed gratifying increase in
membership last year. The newly
elected officers for the diocese are: Rev.
Father Hughes, Mankato president;
Mrs. John Sullivan, Blue Earth City,
first vice-president; Mrs. McMuligan,
Eyota, second vice-prcsidcnt; Rev.
Father Trainor, Waseca, treasurer; Miss
Haggarty, Stewartville, secretary. The
delegates chosen to the national con-
vention in Chicago were DR.. Hughes,
Blue Earth City, and Miss Haggarty,
Stewartville. For the county organize
ton Rev. Father Coyne was elected pres
ident and Mrs. M. Burke, of Chatfeld,
secretary. The next annual meeting OF
the union will be held in Mankato.
St. Cloud Times, MINI, says: Among
the letters received from Company M, OF
the 18th Minnesota, is one which con-
tains the following extract. For appar-
cnt reasons, the name is suppressed, but
the Times guarantees genuineness OF the
letter and extract:
1T won't be long before there will be
the devil raised, if there isn't start to-
wards getting the volunteers out OF here
before the twelfth OF this month Ounce.
The sixty days are up the twelfth, and
the volunteers swear that they will stack
arms on the fifteenth, if Otis don't start
to sending them home There are
about twelve or fifteen thousand vol
untcers here, and if one stacks arms they
all will, and they say they won't have
anything more to do with the govern
ment. The soldiers are cursing the re-
publican administration, up one side and
down the other. The boys say that if
they had Mckinley they would string
him up to tree, and drill him full OF
holes, and | would not be much sur-
prised if some OF the hot heads among
the boys did not blow Gen. Ots's head
off before long, if things keep on as they
are now. The boys are all Disguised
with things, and if they keep on there
will be the devil to pay"
ST. Peter, Minn.-Thomas Brogan,
who has one OF the railroad contracts
over in Brown county; was quite badly
injured in runaway last Monday week,
while at New Ulm, and it is very for
tunate that he escaped with as little