The Irish standard., 1905-07-15
have been left vacant. The LIE Roy

about Mr.. Dunn: The city of Brain
erd has captured one of LIE Roy's most
prominent business men. M. T. Dunn
has gone to Brainerd and taken charge
kof bank there. LIE Roy loses not
only natural born business man, but
one who recognized the fact that his
position made it duty for him to
devote part of his time to the public
interest. No man in LIE Roy has mani,
tested so much of that public spirit
that makes a town as has Mr. Dunn in
the past ten years. He was busy with
his own affairs but always found all
the time necessary to help along and
promote the interest of lie Roy
r. Emmett Atkinson, brother of Mrs
Il. w. Gibson, arrived in the city last
week for an extended visit with rela-
tives. Mr.. Atkinson had his foot cut
off while boarding train coming out
Of Chicago about two months ago. He
was formerly resident of this city
and has been member of Division
No. l, A. O. H., of Brainerd ever since
it's organization.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Reilly and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Val Smith, of
Oshkosh, Wis, went to Smiley on Mon
day for weeks outing.
Rev. Father Lynch left on Sunday
night for brief visit with his parents
at Madison, Wis.
Mrs. Eugene Merrill returned to her
home in St. Paul on Monday afternoon
after pleasant visit in the city. She
was accompanied by her sister, Miss
Jenny McGovern, who will visit in st.
Paul for a time.
Mr.. James E. Mulrooney of the firm
of Mulrooney, Ryan & Clark, of St.
Paul, came to the city the fore part
of the week for visit with D. NJ.
Clarke. He and Mr.. Clarke are going
to Pelican Lake for an outing before
Mr.. Mulrooney returns home.
Professor VIM. Graham has just re-
turned from Canada, where he has
been on a lengthy visit with his par
ents.
David Mccarthy, a young man we'll
known here, was drowned last Sunday
while bathing in the Mississippi river.
Although he was a fine swimmer and
two companions did all in their power
TO save him. Mccarthy and two other
boys went down to the river about
noon and decided to go in bathing.
They undressed and Mccarthy was the
first one to plunge into the swift
| stream. Before the other boys had
time to get in they noticed that he
was struggling to keep himself above
water. He gave the alarm as though
he had cramp and one of the boys
succeeded in reaching him and tried
to get him to a jam of logs some
distance away, but the current WIS SC
swift that he could not accomplish
this and he was forced to let go of
Mccarthy as he came near being
pulled under also. McCalt thy soon
went down for the last time, and al.
though the alarm was given at once
and searching parties commenced
work within short time, up to this
writing his body has not been recov-
cred. Deceased was "a years old and
was nephew Of P. e. McCabe. Nc
Carthy has conducted a restaurant on
Fifth street for the past four years
and was we'll and favorably known
here Every effort is being made to
recover the body, but the searchers
are having much difficulty on account
of the water being so high.
The fixtures are being put into the
new J. H. Murphy store in the Rams
ford hotel block, and they expect to
move in in few days.
j. J. Howe, Jr., returned from I'm
derhill, N. D., where he is engaged
in construction work on a railroad ex,
tension. He reports good progress, al
though they have been bothered some
by rain.
Misses Isabella and Eunice OCon-
nor, Marie and Helen Peterson gave a
dancing party at Walker hall on Mon
day evening in honor of their friend,
Miss Lulu Hudson of Minneapolis
J. J. N.