The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-11-05

tana. He has sister living in Phila.
delphia and brother somewhere in
the Eastern states.
Very Rev. George Sheehan, pastor of
the Church of Our Lady of Good
Counsel at Elkton, has just purchased
handsome Gothic sanctuary lamp for
that place, costing $50. 1t is the gift
of the ladies of his congregation and
is one of the neatest in the diocese.
The pupils of ST. Stephens parochial
school at Bridgewater gave an enter
tainment in the opera house in that
town on Tuesday evening of last week.
The press of that burg states that it
was well received by the large crowu
that attended.
Killed.-Stephen Leitheiser, of Nc
Cook county, aged IA years, met with
sad accident near his home between
Canistota and Bridgewater on October
%, which resulted in his death. 1t
seems that on the above date boy
! named Nick Welbes was handling a
shotgun at the home of Mr.. Frank
Leitheiser and in the presence of the
deceased, when the weapon went off
/ and the full charge of shot entered the
upper arm and left lung of Steve Lett
| heiser. A physician was called in i'm.
| mediately, but the boy was past all aid
| and in short time he passed away.
The funeral occurred from st. Steph-
ems church on Tuesday forenoon,
| where mass was celebrated by the
Rev. Father Victor. A large concourse
of sorrOwing friends and acquaintance
We're present.
The new Widmann Hotel at Mitchell,
erected at cost of 100000, was
opened to the public last week, and is
under the management of Mr.. B. r.
johnson, formerly of the Rudolph at
Canton. 1t has 100 rooms and is hand
somely furnished throughout. The
building is 75x14O feet, four stories
high and Of Sioux Falls granite.
The Rev. S. j. McAuliff, pastor of
ST. Patrick's church at Montrose, is
holding fair this week, the proceeds
of which will be given to the new
church building fund. A fine selection
of useful and costly articles were do
mated and ratified, and, with large
cash Offering, the net proceeds Of the
fair will be several hundred dollars.
Montrose will have as fine church
as there is in hte diocese, and Father
McAuliff will push the good work
along.
Died.-Mrs. James Brennan died at
her home in Clare township, Moody
county, on October "a after an illness
Of several weeks duration. A husband
and eight children are left to mourn
their loss. Services We're conducted by
the Rev. Father Martyr of Flandreau
and interment took place in the ceme-
| terry there.
The Sioux Falls knights of Colum.
bus will initiate another large class on
the 9th inst, and knights will be pres
ent from Sioux City, Huron, Aberdeen,
Watertown and LIE Mars.
The Sacrament Of Confirmation was
administered to 70 children by the
Right Rev. Bishop O'Gorman at the
Holy Family church, Mitchell, on Sun
day last. The bishop preached a beau.
tiful sermon and he lectured again in
the evening to an audience that packed
the sacred edifice. His subject was
| "Christian Unity" A new church to
cost $4,000 will be built at Mitchell
and work on same will be commenced
in the spring. 1t will be the finest in
the diocese. On Monday morning the
bishop went to Starr and on his return
trip passed through Mitchell in the
evening ON his way home to Sioux
Falls.
Rev. Mother Joseph of the Presenta-
ton convent, Aberdeen, was visiting
the different mission houses of her
order this week. The Presentation
nuns conduct some of the best schools
in the diocese, Mt Mitchell, Jefferson,
Bridgewater, Elkton and Milbank.
Died-N1rs. w. F. Fouhy of Sioux
City, Iowa, wife of w. J. Fouhy, a sta
tionary engineer, living at 421 Bluff
street, died on Sunday night of blood
poisoning at the home of her brother,
Mr.. William Glenn, at Garretson, S. D.,
whittier she went few days since to
pay a little visit with her three chill.
dren. Deceased was the daughter of
Mr.. Michael Glenn, who died last july
Mt his home in lie Mars, Iowa, and she
was born in the same city. The re-
mains We're conveyed to Sioux City
over the Great Northern road on Tues.
day morning, and on Wednesday the
funeral took place from the cathedral
of the Epiphany, after which interment
occurred in Mount Calvary cemetery.
The little children left motherless are
5, Z and 10 years old, and the two
youngest are girls.