The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-01-19
OUR TRAVELLING AGENT.
Gives Interesting Pen-Plctures Of Persons
and Places.

Gives Interesting Pen-Plctures Of Person.
and Places.
10 the Editor Of the Irish Standard:
AS travelling agent for The Irish
standard I have just visited many
towns In Southern Minnesota and
south Dakota, and at the wind-up OF
the trip will write you news letter
from the fourishing town of Adrian
l travelled over the Omaha sys
tenn, and can most truthfully say thai
a more courteous set of railroad gen
tlemen have never met. They seen
20 be continually looking out for the
solid comfort of their passengers from
start to finish.
The first town of any Importance tt
stop at was Belle Plaine. 1t is not q
plain, nor is it plainly built either. 1,
is a nice, solid town. backed up by q
good farming country. DR.. Maloney is
the very life of this place. He is hale
and hearty, and owns a good part OF
the town and surrounding country. He
is great promoter as well as a great
physician and surgeon, and is the
greatest friend of The Irish Standard
IN the place. Here also are James
O'Neill, d. Callaghan, 1. p. Courtney,
Mrs. Fitzgerald, J. Corcoran, John st.
John, E. Moriarty, James Sheehan and
II. B. Conlon.
Next l made jump to Mankato.
1t is big and prosperous place. In
fact, it is too big to boom. Here 1
met that prince of men, the Hon. p.
ID. Carney, who treated me like a lord.
He was somewhat i'll then, but hope
he is well and hearty now. Another
grand man is A. N. Riley, the hotel
man, who drove me around and did
not charge me for it either. Still an
other Is one of our very best hustlers
the great Hibernian, M. J. Cuddy.
There are also James Doherty, ]. Hen
messy, G. O'Dailey, p. Kenny, M. Nc
Hale, I. B. Ford, Kelly Bros, Denis
McGrath, George Mckee, Neil Fitz-
gerald, p. Fl. Jordan, M. J. McGrath,
f. T. Bowen, G. Gibben, H. McLaugh-
lin and others.
To grand old st. Peter next made
my way, knocked at the gate, and the
momenthe glanced at my card he says:
ooh, you are from The Irish Stand
ard Office" 1 answered rather timid-
ly: Eyes, your reverence" To my
surprise he said: Here, take these
keys. reckon you can take care of
f''fs place whilst you are here, and, be-
sales, it will give me rest. have so
many com men to contend with daily
fhntt l am almost worn out" I made
profound bow and marched majes-
tically through the place. To my sur
prise, the first man met in this celes-
tial abode was a Scotchman, and he
seemed great favorite. He said:
eve are all alike here. There are no
prejudices here. 1 will show you
around" Sure enough, he was right,
for Immediately l got all nationalities
to subscribe for The Irish Standard as
follows: Postmaster James McCabc
A. Murphy, P. Fay, J. A. Sefert, G.
III. Schwartz, Il. A. Jellison and James
H. Trainor.
Next l find myself fitting over the
rails to st. Thomas. Here is the larg-
est church and congregation 1 have
seen anywhere in the country. 1t is
commodious brick building with the
grand old Soggarth Aroon, Father Joy,
in full control. The people adore this
fine priest Of God, who announced
from his altar that The Irish Standard
representative was among them. Here
l met after mass the good John Merry,
Pat Duane, James Dougherty, d.
O'Neill, Dan Sullivan, Ed Halloran,
Pat Courtney, ]. Roynane and many
more.
Back to LIE Sueur to spend New
Years Day with Father Busch. He
is an eloquent, matter-of-fact priest.
Here met Michael Doran's brother
and saw his former home, which is
owned by good German Democrat
who uses it for hotel. Richard Do
ran is fine man, and Eugene Osborne,
Thos. McKasey, Thos. Merry, Denis
Shea, Il. H. Brown, John Bresnnn,
Peter Dempsey, p. J. Lynch, ]. G.
Dunn, James Dobbin, and p Hennes-
sy are splendid Irishmen.
The first jump from here lands me
ut Avoca, which was christened by
young Father Ireland, now archbishop
Of St. Paul. Here is half the county
Wicklow for sure, and quite few of
them are ours at that, as follows: J.
N. Rivers, J. II. Mahoney, Mrs. John
Osborne, T. L. Coghlin, John Kelly,
T.. j. Breen, John Mcnamara, Phillip
Flynn, ]. J. Gergen and Rev. Father
Reardon.
Next is Slayton, with Dan McNama-
IN as sheriff. He is a son of John Nc
Namara of Avoca. 1 also met @. Nc
Sherry, Jos. Kenny, Con Casey, Thos.
Farrell, of Colt, John McGhan, John
Ahern and M. Donovan.
Now across country to Currie, a new
and prosperous town called after a man