The Irish standard., 1900-09-29
OVER THE NORTHWEST.

OVER THE NORTHWEST.
Go years. died on Sept. II. He was
born in Noble county. Ohio, and came
to Minnesota in the spring Of 1878,
stopping first ut DeGraff. where lie
and his family resided until the spring
of 1870, when he moved his family to
his farm on section 1G, town of Dub
lin, where he has resided up to his
death. Mr.. Archer came to Minnesota
as one who, as generally termed, was
poor man financially. but rich in
health and ambition. He settled on
the unbroken prairie % years ago; he
has ever been thrifty and hard work.
er; he took great pride in his farm and
all its belongings. He lived to see n
large family grow up to manhood AMI
wolnanhoOd around him, NIL of whom
are held in the highest respect by all
who know them. Besides the lovin.
wife he leaves six sons and two daugl,-
ters to mourn his sudden taking away.
all of whom were ut his bedside during
his last hours, except his youngest sOll.
James. who is member of troop G,
'Fffth u. $. cavalry, now stationed at
Aibomta, Porto Rico.
Adrian. Minn.-The new Catholic
church at st. Kilian will be dedicated
on Wednesday, October 3, Itt. Rev.
Bishop. Cotter.! Of Winonn, preaching
the dedicatory sermon. The exercises
will commence at $3.50 n. M, and con-
, tinue during the day. The Bishops
sermon will he first on the program,
and will conclude with the sacrament
of Confirmation. At 4:3O the German
Catholic society will hold business
meeting at the parochial school build
ing. A large number of visiting
priests will be present on this Occa-
sion, and the day will be red letter
one for st. Kilian Catholics.
Wabasha, Mann.-Patrick Lynch and
Miss Mary O'Flaherty, both of Wato-
pa, were married at Highland Catholic
church on Sept. II, by FIR. Autumn
kolk. The bride, robed in a bridal veil,
was richly attired in white satin and
carried n bouquet of white roses. She
was attended by her sister, Miss Ly-
dia, who was neatly dressed in white
Drgahdic over pale green and carried
n bouquet Of pink roses. The groom
wore the conventional black and was
attended by his brother Thomas AZ
ter the ceremony the bridal party re-
tired to the home Of the brides pdr
ents,. Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman O'Fla-
herty, where bounteOus reception
awaited them. Rev. Father Autumn
kolk, the near relatives of the coli
tracing parties and few Of the
neighboring friends were present. The
afternoon was spent in merry-making.
Belle Plaine, MINI. - Mrs. John
Meade died at her residence in this
borough, OH Friday, Sept. II, aged G5
years. Deceased had been Il resident
of this township since 1856 and n few
years ago the family moved into town,
having sold their farm. Mrs. Meade
had been rather feeble for n number
of years but the immediate cause Of
her death was cholera morbus, which
was of but two or three days duration.
She leaves a husband, two .sons,
Thomas and James, and three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Jas. Lynch of GAINESVILLE,
Mrs. Thos. Sharkey of st. Paul, and
Miss Mary J. Meade, all of whom
were present at the funeral. Two
children haye preceded the mother.
The funeral took place on Sunday
from the church of the Sacred Heart
and was well attended by the many
old settlers and acquaintanccs of the
deceased.
Michigan City, N. D.--The ladies Of
the Catholic church have decided to
hold their annual fair on Saturday,
October 6, in Woodman hall building.
The members of the church who live
in the country are requested to give
eatables, such as chickens, turkeys, Or
fowl of any kind; also vegetables and
anything in the eAtable line will be
thankfully received, and bring them in
on the 9Th, the day before the fair, so
as to avoid confusion at the last mo-