The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-09-03
SOUTH DAKOTA.

At the Presentation Convent, Aber-
deem, the following named young la
dies received the habit lately at the
hands Of the Right Rev. Bishop O'Gor-
man: Miss Agnes Daily, now Sister
Columbia; Miss Hattie McWalter, now
Sister Kevin; Miss Winnifred NIaher,
now Sister Eugenia; Miss Elizabeth
Hurney, now Sister Scholastica; Miss
Rosie Holmes, now Sister Thedea;
Miss Eleanora Dunno, now Sister Ag-
mes; Miss Kathleen Bowe now Sister
Ignatius; Miss Margaret Fitzgerald,
now Sister Eta; Miss Margaret Fahy
now Sister Thomas Aquinas; Miss Ellen
Lynch, now Sister Finbar; Miss Katie
Barron, now Sister Gabriel, and Miss
Mary Phelan, now Sister Augustin.
Those who made their vows We're Sis
ter Josephine Mitchell of st. Paul; Sis
ter Antonio, of Sacred Heart, Deer
Park, Wis; Sister Rita Dilworth, of
Winona, Mimi, and Sister Anthony
Murphy, of Webster.
Father Michael Dermody, who has
been pastor of st. Simon and Jude's
church at Flandreau for the past six
years, succeeding the lamented Rev.
Thomas Quick, was rendered fare
we'll reception on Monday evening last
Immediately before his departure for
Aberdeen, where he is to assume the
pastorate Of the Sacred Heart church,
one of the most important charges of
the diocese. There was large gath
ering, and in the crowd we noticed
many of the prominent non-C Catholics
of the city, who came to do honor to
the one whom the entire community
loved and respected. Father DermodS
was presented with handsome purse.
Father, Dermody will be succeeded
here by the Rev Michael Martyr.
Killed.-By the sudden and melan-
choly death of Mr.. Frank Schmelzel,
of Hanson, Yankton county, who was
killed instantly by lightning in his
barn on the morning Of the Goth ult.,
while cleaning his horses, the entire
community is plunged into deep sad
ness. The same bolt which killed
Mr.. Sch1nelzel killed both of his horses.
Deceased was native of Wisconsin
and for the past % years had been a
resident of YanlSton county, where he
was highly respected. Three years
ago he was married to Miss Emma
Todt and of this union one son, aged
3 years, was born, and with his mother
is left to mourn the loss Of loving
father and husband. The funeral &C.
Cured from st. Kyran's church at
Mayfeld and was largely attended.
Married.-The marriage of pair
of Lead City's most respected people
took place at a nuptial mass celebrated
in st. Patricl's pro-cathedral in the
above city on the morning Of August
%. The names of the contracting par
ties are Mr.. Thomas w. Mcdonald
and Miss Mary Delaney. and the cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. Ber
nard Hunt. Mr.. Joseph Feeney acted
lis groomsman and Miss Helen De
laney as bridesmaid. The groom is
the son of the mayor of Deadwood and
about II years ago came west from
New York city. He is regarded as an
upright young business man. steady
and industrious, who has built up q
fine trade by giving it his constant at
tention. The bride has been resi-
dent of the Hills country about five
years and ever since has taught in the
public schools and was very popular
amongst the pupils and fellow-teach-
ers. The young couple left soon after
the ceremony for Denver, but will
make their future home in Lead.
During the tornado which struck
Willow Lakes in Clark county on the