The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-12-22
Ian, A. Dunleavy, p. Campbell, NJ. e.
Murphy, NJ, Heron and p. C. Calvin

The next town stopped ut was that
nice little metropolitan city called
Litchfield, where the former we'll
known Minneapolis citizen, John T..
Byrnes, the attorney, was shrewd
enough to locate. l did not stay long
at this place though met and inter-
viewed Il few Of our best friends, like
John Il. Byrnes, VIM. White, James
Gleeson and several others.
Next is Atwatcr and here are the
Wheelers to stay. 1t seems they are
about the only Irish people here and
they are anchored. evidently for all
time. They We're there almost before
the Indians, now nigh onto fifty years.
Thomas and Michael and John and
Luke, like four evangclists, started the
plant Of civilization in and around At
water, and it has produced abundant
fruit. Mrs. NJ. Wheeler is the most
intelligent advocate of the Irish Stand
ard l have ever met.
Next is Kandiyohi. Oh! but what Il
place! Honestly, there is nothing
there but-good land, and r. McDer-
mott, Mike Murray and Thos. Webb.
y three hours delayed freight train, Il
fast-sailed handcar, and good people,
and you have it all. l won't tell all
about myself ut this place, ut all, ut
all.
Next is the railroad center of Will
mar. Here l saw the genuine and
patriotic "Soggarth Aroon"-Father
A1alloy-whom it is certainly pleas
ure to meet. Here are James Leary
e. f. Burns, Mrs. NJ. Cleary and many
others that 1 forget now.
Next is Murdoch and very nice
little town it is. Here met our good
friends John Joyce, John McGovern,
j. =. Gregoire, III. Pothen, J. ]. Muir
ply, Phil McBrccn and more and
more, all of whom are hustlcrs for the
Standard.
De Graft is next, and like every
town along the Great Northern, it has
its Catholic church. In fact, as the
iron horse steams up to every station
along those hundreds of miles the first
sight of civilization and Christianity
your wondering eyes behold is the
ubiquitous elevator and the cross of
Christ. Here is Rev. Father Walsh,
who is determined to build Il new
church inside of two years. Here is
Pat O'Brien, the former st. Paul man,
getting bigger and richer all the time.
Pat and his family are costly located
here and compose a good part of
Father Walsl's congregation. Here l
met James McQuaid, John Tracey,
Thos. Burke, Judge Rock, VIM. Dol
phin and John McCaulcy, all subscrib-
ers of the Standard.
Next town is Benson, and it certain
ly is one of the very best towns of it's
size ever put my foot into. Here is
the inimitablc Jerry Collins, one of
our very best friends, who is doing
well and selling lands to all the Iowa
and Eastern people. There are also
Sheriff McShane, T.. II. Donnelly, NJ.
McShanc, Patrick Egan, J. NJ. Hogan,
J, T. Murphy, ]. Aylard, Chas. Gala
CHER, NJ. Hoban, Gil. Kane, John G.
Reardon and Richard Mccarthy.
Next is Clontarf, which is named in
commemoration Of the place in Ireland
where Brian Boru defeated the Dan
ish army and forever drove the north
ern invaders from that fair land. Here
is our good friend D. Il. McDcrmott,
and should say first, with reverence,
Rev. J. j. Mcdonald, the good pastor
of the Catholic church. Here are Il.
%. McGraw, James O'Donncll, NJ. Don
ovan, John Gosson, p. Foley. II. Ca
sey and p. j. Casey.
Next is Norris This is one of the
very best business towns between
Minneapolis and Breckenridge. 1t has
a good hotel and so has Benson. 1t
has a good priest in Rev. Father Goc
bel. 1t has the A. o. Ii. in the per-
sons of Tim Murphy, L. ]. Moore, j.
+. Griffith, Il. A. Callahan, Pat Smith,
Smith and Rcardon, II. Keashcn,
Thos. Crowley, James Kennedy, ID.
Hcnncssy, M. Calvin and more and
more that met, including BILLY"
Casey, the st. Paul boy.
Now comes the great town Of Grace
vile. On account Of Archbishop Ire
lands fame and his connection with
the original colonization of this place,
now happy, prosperous and contcntcd
people remember him here and pray
| for his conversion to true democracy.
Here is situated one of the finest
churches in Minnesota. The two lar
gcst windows in the beautiful cdilicc
were donated by the A. o. ii. and
Daughters of Erin. The pastor is
Father O'Rricn, formerly of St. Paul
The Sisters Convent and school are
fine institutions, built of red pressed
brick. The buildings are massive and
commodious and up to date in every
way.
Here we have a million, more or
less, friends who will swear by the