The Irish standard., 1903-06-27
OVER THE NORTHW EST.

c"ption at the opera house Thursday
| evening. June 18th. The aulionr,
WAS enthusiastic and the pupils wcr,
fully up to all expectations. The
morning performance had prepared the
young people To face Il strange a,l.
dicncc ;nd paved the WAY for an excel.
lent entertainment. AS in Ike first
| presentation the Little Slrnpers''
brought cut the most applause. Re
peat"t attempts were made To recall
| them. but rs they were little mt,lwcts
and their act was quito long. they
| were not permitted to respond The
| New Servant" Il short sketch in
which tn" foi'llcs of Il society lady
and the mistakes ana miSun,Icrstan,l-
ing Of Il servant cir! are hunorously
portrayed. furnished an agreeable Zest
| and flavor of comedy 10 the program.
''iiic Crosse Not" - German sketch.
WAS particularly intcrrS; inc in dis
playing The familiarity OF the pupils
with he German language The nret-
tioSt scenic effect WIS produced by
lir tAIelcau of the death of MinnYh,
la, 1t WIS realistic Indian scene.
ard II lifting conclusion to tn" rccita-
tion of the pathetic story Of Ilinw;-
'llA - sad ailliction. The program con
rludc,i with tn" song of lhr Merry
!'il'l% NY 4 Chorus Of about forty
voices. which was not oniv planSjng
to thr car, hut displayed excellent vo-
cal culture on til" part of the pupils
Instructors
Red Wing, Miitn.-A prptiv wedding
occurred 1T the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Thonas BrpnMrn 1T Mrlc!l. Monday.
Jun" II, ut -; o'clock. when their
daughter, Agnes Mature, was united in
marriage to IL. l.. ianson of Litch-
vile. N. ID. The Rev. John Miesc of
Micseyilr, "iiiciard. Tho pnrl0r.
where The marril-n was performed.
was elalol@!nly decorated with palms.
ferns. cut flowers. SmilHx n,ll numc,'-
Gus wild flowers. while The dining
room wns adorned With American
Ecauty roses. sunset roses pconipS.
SmilaN and daisies. The bridal party
entered to the lins Of the "I.ohpn-
-rn'' wedding march. played by Miss
Anna O'sou1kc of saltwater. Mimi
The guests wrr seated by Miss Mamie
Bremen ana Miss Jennie sherry.
Pcrlnnl. Minn.- Mrs. ID. L. German
died ut her homn in Merriam Park.
Friday. Jun" 10Th, II n."n Il. III. Mrs.
German was WI. and rAvurahi:
known in rrrllam. where si!~ resided
for Il number ~ r;.i;S ana her death
comes rs Il distinct srho",; 10 her rel
ativcs and friends here. Mis- Cor
mans maiden na!,, WAS Kate Bridge
men and Slr was Il sister to Mrs. Col.
Shea of this place. She was born in
ireland in lS.iti ANA in 1882 came to
l'crhnm where Sl," made her home
with her sister. Mrs. SHEA. until her
marriage in 1851 to u. r. German.
During the last five years Mr.. and
Mrs. German have resided at Merriam
Park. removing there mt the time that
Mr.. German WAS appointed on tila
state grain inspecting force Her
funeral was held from ST. Ilrnry's
church last Sunday aftcrnCon the s"rv-
ices being conducted by Father Hran-
der. the local pastor. Many floral Of
lrrings were made by frir.1s and th,
funeral was one of the largest seen in
these parts for Il long time. John
Oswald. John Sn2llgrovc. l.. Structt,
Phil. Fitzpatrick. John Hall and NJ.
j. Cams acted as pail bearers
Belle Plainr. Minn. wedding Of
Mr. William O'Hr'cn of this city ANA
Miss Nellie Brown of OslEwa was
Solemnzrd OH Tuesday morning. June
| 10Th. ut the Bclyr;,hr Catholic church,
Rev. I'r Smalirn of this city hcin.
| the officiating clergyman. The church
was filled with rclativcs and friends
who had gathered to witness the Ger
emOny. After the service ut the
church a srmptuouS wedding dinner
was served ut tile brides home and
later in !le day the i~wly welded pain
left for Il bridal tour which will con.
sumo several days. Upon their re-
turn they will go to housekeeping in
Mr.. OI'rien's recently purchased HON,
on Third street
Ellsworth, Minn.--T. J. Pagan re-
ccived letter Tuesday from Mike
Burke in which the latter rnrlosrs !;
natural shamrock plucked by himself
on the historic Hill of Tara. Ireland
where for thousands Of years the an.
cient Kings assembled their parlia.
ments, and the Red Branch Knights of
Glory pledged their fealty. Mr. Fagan
will no doubt keep and preserve this
little shamrock, for many memorable
associations cluster around the spot on
which it grew. Thirty-five hundre.
years of Il glorious past looked dowl
on Mike Burke as he plucked that littl,
shamrock for his friend Pagan.
Brainerd, Minn-John ]. McCarth,
and Edward j. DOnahue have forme(
a partnership, purchased the A. G
1-agerQuist stock of clothing and viii
begin business about July 1. Th,
name Of the firm win be Mccarthy &
u sss{Sss M, gtt ~. 53 fs3s
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