The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-02-06

Cunningham, his wife, his sons and
daughters, with the hope that they
will find as good friends in their new
home as they leave behind.
Helena, Mont.-Rcv. Victor Day has
been officially appraised of his appoint.
ment as administrator of the diocese
of Montana until. Il successor of the
late Bishop Brondel has been made
Bishop BrOndel left Il letter request.
ing that Father Day be named as ad-
ministrator. This wish of the dead
i, bishop was respected by Archbishop
Christie during his visit on the oc-
casion Of the bishops funeral The
appointment had, however, to he con-
firmed by Monsignor Falconia, apos-
tolic delegate.
Faribault, Minn.-Cathcrine widow
of the late Cornelius Curran, died ear
~ Wednesday morning. January 9th,
at her home, 1900 Cedar avenue, Min
ncapolis. The cause of her death was
paralysis. from which she had been
Il sufferer for the past ten years. Mr..
and Mrs. Curl:n We're early settlers on
West Prairie and resided there until
few years ago. when they moved to
Minneapolis. Mr. Curran died in
June. 1891. The deceased is survived
by one son, w. II. Curran, and three
daughters, Misses Lizzie, Nellie and
Katie Curran, all Of Minneapolis. The
remains arrived here the following
Friday morning at 1920 O'clock and
the funeral services were held imme-
diately after at the church Of the I'M
maculate Conception. The interment
was in Calvary cemetery.
New Richmond, Wis.-Charlie Don
ohue paraded down town on a recent
Sunday morning, with head erect, eyes
flashing fire, shoulders thrown back,
as frisky as Il spring lamb, while
everybody else was all bumped up
with the forty below-zero weather.
Hugh exclaimed Charley, as he
shifted the air, ''this is nothing for us
Kondike veterans. Why, remember
one morning, way up on Prevarication
creek wc"-;lnd then followed one of
CharleyS impossible tales-with every
body within earshot listening with
breathess, Open-mouthcd amazement.
'HIn l1lnnh f1n,, II
wishing excuses that would let them out
from going to church.
Mankato. AIinn.-Mrs. Margaret o.
ConnOr, mother of Mrs. Alice Kelly.
widow of the late Police Officer Kelly,
died at her home in st. Clair on Jam
uary 24th, ut the age of eighty-hve
years. Mrs. O'Connor had been sick
for ten days previous with pneumonia.
Her extreme illness caused all Of her
large family. with the exception Of one
son who could not be reached with the
news. to gather i'm the old family home
where so many of them were born and
raised. The entire Kelly family We're
present. Mrs. O'Connor is survived by
her husband. Captain O'Connor. who
will be nincty-tive years Old on the
seventeenth of next March, and by five
sons and five daughters: Charles o.
Conner, the town clerk ut ST Clair
and also Justice of the peace; Edward
OConnor. Il carpenter Of MankatO:
Thomas O'Connor, farmer of Red
wood county; Francis OConnor, Il
farmer ut st. Clair; and John O'COn-
nor, living at tile parental home: Mrs.
Alice Kelly, widow of the late police
officer; Mrs. Margaret Murphy, of st.
Paul; Mrs. Agnes Murphy. of Eagle
Lake: Mrs. Jennie Petit, of MankatO;
and Mrs. Isaac Autry, of Mankato
There are also about forty grandchil.
drcn and quite number of great
grandchildren. The funeral was held
from the Catholic church ut st. Clair
and the remains were Inferred in the
churchyard.