The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-01-12
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Waseca Herald, Minn.-Charles A.
Towne is the fourteenth man to repre-
sent Minnesota in the United States
senate, the others being in order as
follows: James Shields, Henry NJ.
Rice, Morton s. Wilkinson, Alexander
Ramsey, Daniel s. Norton, William
Window three different periodsl O.
P. Stearns, S. j. r. Mcmillan, A. J..
Edgerton, u. M. Sabin, w. d. Wash
burn, Knute Nelson and G. X. Davis.
The first two named were democrats,
and all the others to Mr.. Towne were
republicans. Gen. Shields had prev
iously represented Illinois in the SEN
ate, the only instance where one man
has ever been in the senate from two
different states
Belle Plaine, Minn-Tie remains Of
Mrs. Thos. Dean, of Minneapolis, who
died In that city on Sunday night,
Dec. 80, 1900, were brought to Belle
Plain for burial. An immense crowd
Of people awaited the arrival of the
train bringing the remains, and rela-
tives accompanying, when they pro-
Eceeded to the church of the Sacred
Heart from whence the funeral was
held. Deceased was about "a years
old and a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. M. Morarty, of this township.
She had been in poor health since last
spring. She leaves husband and six
small children, the youngest only sew
ell months old, which indeed makes it
Il very sad case and one which calls
forth the sympathy Of all for the fam
lily in their great loss.
Ely, Minn.-The old cemetery at this
place is a bed of petrifactlons, many
OF the bodies buried there having
turned to stone. The discovery was
made the other day when the work
of transferring the bodies to the new
cemetery was begun. The first graves
opened were those of Henry Polking-
horn and Adam Pcnglasc, who died
ten years ago. and when worEmen I'M
dertooll to lift the collins out of the
graves they We're unable to move
them. When the lids were raised 1t
was found that the bodies had turned
to stone. The flesh tlnts still remain
ed and the clothing looked as bright
and fresh as it did the day of the fun
rral until exposed to the air, when it
crumblcd to pieces. So heavy were
the bodies that it took the combined
strength of five men to remove them.
Fairmont. Minn.-Rcv. Fr.Vaughan.
Of Lorctto, Wis. will give mission ut
the Catholic church here, commencing
Sunday morning. Jan. Goth. and clos
ing Friday evening, Jan. Goth. The
morning services will be conducted at
the church, and lectures will be deliy-
cred at the opera house, in the even
ings. Father Vaughan is brilliant
orator and yields a magnetic influence
over his hearers. He should be
greeted with large audiences. No adj
mission fee will be charged
Faribault, Minn.-Mrs. Peter Nc
Dcrmott, a former resident of this
city, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 1900, at the
home of her son, Thomas McDermott,
of Kilkenny. She was 81 years old
and the cause of her death is ascrbed
to old age. Services. We're conducted
by Rev. FIR. McAvey at st. Canlce's
church. Kilkenny, after which the re-
mains were brought to this city and in
tered in Calvary cemetery beside
those Of her husband, who died sew
eral years ago.
Shakopee, Minn.-Mrs. Mary Nash
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Ed. Farrell, in Spring Lake. Sunday
morning. Dec 80, 1000, at the age Of
Is years. She was one of the early
settlers of Prior Lake, to which point
she and her husband, John Nash, who
died ut the ripe old age of so, came
43 years ago. She was much loved
and respected by all who knew her
in that vicinity and also in Cedar
Lake, which was the family home for
many years past. The funeral took
place from st. Patrick's Catholic
church, of which she had been a faith
full attendant all her life, ON New
Years day, the Rev. FIR. McCarron Of
ficiating, and it was very largely at
tended. Two sons and two daughters
are left among the living, Mathew and
Michael. Mrs. e. ]. O'Hearn, of Ce.
dar Lake, and Mrs. Ed Farrell, of
Spring Lake.