The Irish standard., 1904-04-09

The new building will be 100 feet
square, will be heated by steam and
will have all the modern improve
ments. Later we will be privileged to
give Il more complete and detailed de-
scription of the new building. 1t is Il
source of great satisfaction to us to be
able to record such Improvements as
this which shows that our town is
maintaining her position at the front
of the procession.
st. Cloud. Mim.--On Wednesday
latternoon, March 80. occurred the
death of DR.. Daniel O'Nei. aged 4G
wears. The deceased returned to st.
Cloud from the Northwest Territory,
Canada. in the MooseJHw and Medicine
Hat country. about the 9TH or Sth of
December and was admitted to st.
Raphaefs hospital for medical treat
ment on December II. DR.. O'Neil was
born in Newry. county of Down, Ire
land, and came to this country some
twenty or thirty years ago. The funer-
al was held the Friday morning fol-
lowing from the Cathedral. Interment
at Calvary cemetery.
Faribault, Minn.-Attorney Thomas
II. Quinn spent Tuesday and Wednes-
day of last week in st. Paul, where lie
appeared before Attorney General
Douglas as attorney for William Nc
AIahon, mayor of Bird Island in OPP
posing quo-warranto proceedings. MIR.
McMahon was elected mayor of Bird
Island ut the election held in that city
the first Tuesday in March. His fam
lily has resided here since last fall. The
late opponent of Mr.. McMahon tried
to get the attorney general to GUST him
from office on the ground Of non-resi-
dence. The attorney general refused
to bring the action as he considered
it a case of spitework
Norwood, Minn-Much sorrow was
manifested among friends and old
neighbors when they learned of the
death of Mrs. katherine Shaughnessy
which occurred in Kansas City, Mo-.
March 21, 1904. Mrs. Shaughnessy
settled in Sbley county in the early
otis. She was one of a band Of sturdy
pioneers who We're transported by
steamer up the Minnesota river to
Walkers Landing. Her years We're 1
score and 10 when the final summons
came. She was a native of Cork coun-
ty, Ireland, and grew to wOmanhood
.nere. After the death of her husband
she retired from active life about ten
years ago and went to reside with her
daughter, Mrs Hughes at Kansas City,
The funeral occurred Saturday, March
26 from the Catholic church at Jessen-
land.
Hastings. NIinn.-AIrs. Sarah Ken
nelly. widow of the late Walter Ken
nelly, of huntsville. died on March -.
aged about 60 years. The funeral was
held from ST Johns church, Glendale,
e following Thursday.
Glencoe, NIinn.-Rev. George Pax,
late rector of ST. Peter and Paul's
church, WHO died at Rochester, Mimi,
OH March IS, left Il last will and tesla
mcnt, prepared by, and written in his
own handwriting, bearing date Feb.
10, 1903. Father Pax left an estate
of $4,000, consisting of promissory
notes secured by real estate mortgages
on lands located in Brown, Chippewa,
lockwood and other counties Of this
state, and drawing interest at rates
ranging from 5 to per cent His pa.
pers and securities We're at the time
of his death in the possession of Will
liam w. Smith, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of Sleepy Eye, Brown
county, where Father Pax ministered
to congregation for several years
prior to his coming to Glencoe. BY his
will the late Father Pax. after provid-
ing for the payment of his Just debts
the funeral expenses. makes the follow
ing requests: 40 the Rev. Pastor of
st. Peter and Paul's church whoever
he may be at the time of my death,
5000" ITO the trustees of st. Peter
and Paul's church to be applied to the
church building or property as they
may see tit 81 900" ''To the Most Rev.
Archbishop John Ireland. of ST. Paul,
Mimi, or his successor in office at the
time Of my death. $1,000" ITO the
College of st. Thomas, of Merriam
Park, 5000, to found Il scholarship
under my name" ITO st. JOseplls
German Orphan Asylum, st. Paul,
ALlnn., all the residue of my property
"rhe books, writings, library, albums
photographs, framed pictures, etc. to
kev. Father j. Pierre SchOendOrff, the
present Catholic pastor at ST Miclaels
church. Kelley's Island, Erie county,
Ohio Reference is made in the will
to one brother of the testator, AleXan.
der Pax, and one sister Mrs. Magdalell
Nickels, and to the children of de.
ceased sister all residing in Saareins
mingen, Germany, and for whom the
testator, as appears from the contents
Of his will, had previously divided Ger.
tain property located in the old coun.
try. S. II. Albers and ]. II. Albers
OIL Glencoe, and William w. Smith, of
Sleepy We are appointed executors OF
the will.