The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-02-13

Waseca, Minn.-Mr Gilday, late
proprietor and publisher of the James
Vile Democrat, while returning from
digging grave in the Catholic ceme-
terry, near GAINESVILLE, on Wednesday,
Feb. 8, dropped suddenly dead. The
cause of his death was heart failure.
Miles City, Mont.-A1iss Evelyn Il.
Kennedy, Miles City attorney, has
been appointed a notary public by
Governor ]. X. Toole. Miss Kennedy
is the first woman to be appointed
notary by Governor Toole, and so far
as the records in the office of the Sec
rotary of state show she is the first
women to whom a notary commission
has been issued in the history of the
state. Miss Kennedy has been practis-
ing law in Eastern Montana several
years. A few weeks ago her brother
came to this state from South Dakota
and formed partnership with her
for the practice of law, being recently
admitted by the supreme court.
Anoka, Minn.-Mrs. Elizabeth Cur
ran, who just reached her 10th birth
day on Jan. 80, quietly passed away
about midnight of the following day
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ben
Clark, in this city. Mrs. Curran was
born in Devonshire, Eng. Her three
children, William of Seattle, Wash,
Thomas of Moorehead, and her daugh-
ter Mary of this place survive her.
The funeral was held the following
Wednesday morning from St. Ste
phen's church.
Waverly, Minn.-Word was received
here Wednesday, Feb. 3, that Bridget
Louise Dignan, formerly of this village
and most well and favorably known
here, died at st. Paul at 11:3O o'clock
Of heart failure. She had been suffer-
ing for the past few years, but it was
| thought that her death would not oc-
! cur soon. The remains were brought
here the following day and conveyed
to the home of her sister, Mrs. w. e.
Nolan. The funeral took place Fri
day morning at o'clock, requiem high
mass being celebrated at st. Mary's
| church.
Anoka, Minn-Josephine Kelly died
Friday evening, Jan. 90, at about 5
O'Clock, of pneumonia, after an illness
of three days. Josephine was II years
old and the youngest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Kelly of Champlin. Her
father died Tuesday morning, last
week. On Thursday, the day of her
fathers funeral, it was thought best
to move her from her home in Dayton
to this city, and she was taken to her
uncle's, Charles Green's, house, where
she died the following day. Her death
following so closely upon that Of her
father has left the whole family in the
deepest sorrow. The funeral took
place from st. Stephens church the
following Monday at 1890 a. M, DR..
Heffron presiding over the last sad
rites.
Fargo. N. D.-The Catholic popula-
ton of the diocese of Fargo, N. D., is
at present about $1,000. 1t has been
more than doubled within the last ten
years. There are nearly G,OOO Cath
Ollie Indians within the limits of the
| diocese. During the past year, it is
said % new Catholic churches were
built in the diocese.
Barry, Minn.-Rev. John J. Molloy
of Willmar delivered a lecture on
"American Patriotism on Wednes-
day, Sd inst, in the Hartney hall, Bar
~, MINI. The audience, which was
large, was highly pleased with the
reverend lecturers mastery and elo-
quent treatment of the subject If at
any future date he should chose to
revisit Barry to give another lecture,
he is promised bumper house.