The Irish standard., 1902-03-01
SOUTH DAKOTA

SOUTH DAKOTA
Died.-The clergy of the Sioux Falls
diocese will be panied to hear of the
death Of the Rev. Michael Kelleher,
which sad event took place lately at
Wilmington, Del, where he was then
exercising his priestly functions.
Father Kelleher was native of
Dingle, Kerry county, Ireland, where
he was born on October 3, 1854. He
made his preliminary studies for the
priesthood in st. Brendan's diocesan
seminary, Killarney, and in due course
having passed the concursus was ad-
mitted to st. Patrick's college, May
nooth. He graduated from that Alma
Mater with high honors in December,
1877, and in January Of the following
year was elevated to the sacred dig
nifty of the priesthood by the late Most
Rev. DR.. Moriarty, Bishop of Kerry.
In 1892, Father Kelleher joined the
La Crosse, Wis, diocese where he re-
manned for six years, after which he
came to South Dakota and was as
signed to duty at Springfield and Bry
ant. Later on he decided to return
to Bishop Messmer's diocese. He was
clergyman of brilliant attachments.
Conductor p. X. Rowley is lying at
DEATHS door at his home i'm Hawarden,
Iowa. The Colonel" as he was IA
miliarly styled, is known to nearly
every one who has Travelled on the
G. & N. w. line in South Dakota.
For many years Mr.. Rowley was en-
ployed as passenger conductor on the
train running between Hawarden and
Cakes and was always obliging and
faithful in the discharge of his duties.
Dcadwood will soon have one Of the
finest, if not the best, hotels in the
state. The building as contemplated
will be magnificent structure meas
uring 1OOx125 feet, five stories and a
basement. A meeting of the stock
holders and directors resulted in &C.
ton in the right direction.
Died.-Alrs. Catherine Dwyer, aged
y years, and a pioneer settler of Tur-
ner county, passed to her eternal re-
ward on Wednesday morning of last
week at her home in Hurley. Mrs.
Dwyer's health had been very poor for
several months so that when death
came, 1t was not unexpected. In 1873
this good old lady settled down at
Swan Lake. This was long before the
G. & N. w. graded their line from
Hawarden to Parker. She continued
to make her home there until the new
town site Of Hurley was laid out.
Grandma Dwyer had witnessed the de-
velopment of Turner county from an
almost uninhabited prairie and her
numerous friends will be panied to
hear that she has passed away. She
leaves three sons and three daughters,
four of whom are married, besides a
host of relatives and friends to mourn
her departure. Funeral was held from
St. Joachim's church on the forenoon
Of the 21st where appropriate services
were conducted by the Rev. Father
Bowler Of Beresford.
st. Joseph's Hospital at Deadwood
has been filed to the limit during the
past month and although some of the
patients were brought there in ap-
parently dangerous conditions it is
gratifying to report that no deaths
have occurred. Several needed repairs
are being made in the hospital which
will be more extensively carried on
later in the season.
Mr.. Ed Buckley, of Luverne, Mimi,
has just returned to his home after a
pleasant visit with his sister, Mrs.
Mike Young, Of Daneville, Turner
county.
Turner county will build fine
courthouse this spring at Parker,
which will be one Of the finest in the
state.
Died.-Another of Yankton county's
old residents passed peacefully away
Mt Mayfleld few weeks since. Pat
rick Slowey was born in Derry county,
Ireland, IS years ago and about the
year 1875 came to Dakota, where he
filed on government homestead sew
enteen miles northeast of Yankton.
He was good neighbor and a con-
scientious Catholic.
A farm down in Union county near
Elk Point was sold lately for $1O3 per
acre. Land is steadily advancing in
price all through the state and If
buyers come out this year as fast as
last, and the prospects are good, it
will not be long before the state will
double its population.
: Died.-On the 10th ult., at her