The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-22
AS Interesting Interview With
Edwin Murray About
Famous Institute.
Which All Addicted to Drink
or Opium Habit Will
Do Well To Read.
There is No Gold or Mineral
Poison Used in the
Murray Cure.

Edwin Murray. founder of the Muir
ray Institute, Nineteenth street and
Nicollet avenue. has returned from Il
trip to the Far West. He informed Il
representative of the Irish Standard
that he has established Murray lnsti-
tutc in Kansas City. Mo. 1t occupies
there building of thirty rooms on
Hunter avenue. The house stands
amid five acres of land. on which
there are apple and other fruit trees
i'll large number. The fame of the
Murray cures had preceded the found
ing of this Institute which has many
d patients and is regarded with much
1 popular favor. He has likewise found
led an Institute in the heart of the Far
I West-tlat is in .Rnise City. the
metropolis of idaho. 1t occupies there
a large building which stands on Il
quarter section of land. that will he
reserved largely for recreation and
fruit culture. This Institute is like
wise prosperous. 1t is hailed as a rub
lie benefaction by the people of that
vast region where tho scourgc of in
temperance has been felt with great
severity. People como to this new in
stitute from Montana. Washington
and Wyoming. to be delivered from the
terrible vice Of drunkenness. as we'll as
from the slavery of the morphine hab-
it,. Mr.. Murray is we'll pleased with
the prospects of this new Institute,
which will spread the fame of his
marvellous cures over the inland en-
pire and tho Pacific coast.
4Mr. Murray. who is all tho time ac-
tive and progressive. says that there
t.Whl be a reunion this year of his
I former patients at his country home
at Annnndale. MINI. on Clearwater
Lake. About 1000 of the 1900 grad
4mtes from his Institute are expected
to attend this reunion which will ms
stated. take place at one of the most
picturesque lakes on the $500" rail-
way. The graduates families will ac-
company them to this reunion which
will he one of the plcasantcst assem-
blages of the coming summer
Mr.. Murray speaks with much salts
friction of the important work that he
has accomplished since lie founded his
first Institute. seven years ago. Tn
that time, he has cured 1900 drunk
ards and is confident that fully 100
Of them are sober men today.
The founder of the Murray Institute
and of the famous Murray cures is an
intelligent. courteous gentleman who
is always glad to speak of his success
full efforts in overcoming the drink
and opium habits among those per-
sons who come under his care. In
Fillmore county. there are 81 men who
have been cured in the Murray Tnst-
tute in this city. There has been only
one case of relapse in that number
In Warren. Mimi. there are II men
who have been reclaimed by the Muir
ray cure. Not single relapse has
been reported. The graduates there
are so earnest and grateful that they
have founded the Murray League.
which sends one or more persons
monthly to the Institute here for treat
mcnt.
Mr.. Murray speaks with special SAT-
isfaction of Mr.. Seton. blacksmith
in North Minneapolis, whom he cured
of drunkenness about three years ago.
lie and his wife were so grateful and
enthusiastic mt the success of tho Muir
ray Cure that they named their infant
son Edwin Murray Seton. AS the re-
suit of the temperate life which lie
has since led. Mr.. Seton now owns a
comfortable home and is doing large
business in the blacksmith shop which
he built and paid for out OF his earn
ings.
Among the hundreds Of testimonials
that lie has received from time to time,
Mr.. Murray values highly a letter from
William r. Brooks. treasurer Of the
Backns-Brooks Company. lumber mcr-
chants Minneapolis. Mr.. Brooks
writes:
Several OF our men have from time
TO time been patients of your Institute
and In response to your request as TO
what the results have been. we can
state that in all cases coming under
our knowledge they have been salts
factory. The writer recalls two cascs
in particular. of men of excellent abil-
ity. who have been patients Of your
Institute. who have entirely recovered
and are no longer addicted to the use
of intoxicants. We think that the
treatment in your Institute is in no
way harmful: in fact, quite the con-
trary. We believe that any man adj
dicted to the use of intoxicating liqu-
ors will be entirely cured after course
at your Institute"
This letter, which was sent last Oc-
tober, represents the sentiment Of bus.
mess men in regard to the Institute.