The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-07-02
SOUTH DAKOTA.

The Right Rev. Bishop O'Gorman
paid an official visit to Woonsocket on
Sunday last and administered the sac
rament of confirmation in ST. Wilfrids
church to 26 boys and 80 girls.
The bishop preached beautiful SER
mon at high mass and in his remarks
said that he has great hopes for South
Dakota and that he noted with pleas
ure the many Improvements made in
the parish since his last visit. He
stated that a $4,000 addition will be
built to the parochial residence this
fall and that the work will commence
the end of August or first of Septem-
Der. Woonsocket. said the bishop,
is to be the headquarters of the priests,
who will have charge of the surround
ing missions. In the course of few
years parOchial school will be built
In the afternoon the bishop blessed
three bells, which We're donated by
worthy members of the parish. Four
Eudist fathers are in charge of the
Woonsocket congregation and it's
missions.
Aarred.-The social event of the
season at Mitchell was the marriage
of Mr.. Martin Wider to Miss Augusta
Mcguire, which took place at the Holy
Family church at 8 o'clock mass on
the morning of the 21st ult. The
groom and bride were accompanied by
Mr.. Cyrus B. Warne and Miss Bessie
Mcguire. The Very Rev. Dean Shea
performed the ceremony, which was
witnessed by large number Of the
young couples friends. The groom
has made his home in Mitchell for
several years and is a travelling rep
resenta tive for a Sioux Falls house.
Since his residence there he has been
recognized as young man Of worth
and ability. The bride is graduate
Of the Mitchell schools and of the uni
versity in that city. After the cere-
mony, the wedding breakfast was
served at the home of the birdie, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Wider left for
the Queen City, where they will re-
main a couple Of weeks, and later on
will visit the st. Louis exposition.
They will make their future home in
Mitchell.
Died.-Mrs. Mary Hogan, an old
pioneer of Turner county, died at her
home in Hurley at midnight on Friday
of last week, aged 81 years. Grand
ma" Hogan, as she was Familiarity
known by the old settlers, was ma
tive of Ireland. where she was born
in 30 and in early life moved to Can
ada and later on came to Dodge coun-
ty, Wis, in 80. In 10 she moved to
Turner county in this state. Prior to
settling in Hurley the old lady made
her home at Swan Lake, which was
the former county seat. Five children
are left to survive her memory: James,
Daniel, Bridget, Mrs. Tom Murphy, of
Hurley, and Mrs. Jerry Murphy. of
Alton. Iowa. The funeral, which took
place at st. Joachim's church, Hurley,
was quite largely attended. Requiem
high mass was celebrated by the Rev.
T.. j. Egan. pastor of st. Lawrence
ORIOLES church at Wakonda. Inter-
ment was in the Catholic cemetery at
Parker.
\ lawn social was given by the
Mitchell Ladies' Catholic Cemetery as
ISOLATION at the beautiful home of Mrs.
f. NJ. GooykoontZ one evening last
week. 1t was largely attended and
refreshments We're served on the lawn.
An informal musical program was
given as an additional attraction.
Mr.. Henry Schwartz, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Schwartz, of Sioux Falls,
who is attending the Notre Dame col
lege in Indiana, is home on his sum-
mer vacation. He will return to the
college at its opening in September.
( A new church is in course of con-
struction at Willow Lakes, and when
finished will be attended from Bry-
ant. Willow Lakes is small town
on the Great Northern road between
Huron and Watertown, and the farm.
ers surrounding it are in prosperous
condition.
Mr.. William Donovan has returned
to- his home at Beresford from Notre
Dame, Indiana, where he has been at
tending college for the past year. His
sister, Frances, who has been attend
ing st. Clara's academy at Sinsinawa
Mound, Wis.,, accompanied him.