The Irish standard., 1905-08-12
OVER THE NORTHWEST

Rochester, Minn.-The marriage of
Miss Anna Mackey to Martin Chris
topherson, occurred Wednesday morn
ing Of last week at St. Bridget's s
church, Rev. Father Condren officiat-
ing. There was a large number of
friends and relatives present The
couple were attended by Miss Mackey
of High Forest, cousin of the bride,
| and the bridegrooms brother. After
, the ceremony, the party proceeded to
| the home of the brides father, Tim
othy Mackey, where breakfast was
| served and reception held. The
| bride is a resident of Rochester town.
! ship and has large circle of friends
country The groom's home is in St.
Paul.
ST. Peter, ,Minn.-Wednesdav of last
! week, Miss Jenette Matthieson,
daughter of Mrs. Marie Matthieson,
| was united in marriage to H. H. Run
yam, Rev. Father Carey officiating.
rhe wedding was very quiet and the
young people were attended during
the ceremony by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
! Kelly of Mankato. Following it a re-
ception was given in their honor at
the home of the brides mother, when
=, II, -
| their friends.
! Butte, Mont.-Aliss Katherine Bren-
nan and James Conoughton of Louis
vile, Ky, We're married in this city
on the Goth ult. Rev. Father keating
performed the ceremony in Sacred
Heart church. A wedding breakfast
was served at the home of the brides
! cousin, p. j. McCarty. Mr.. and Mrs
Conoughton will reside in this City
Miss Bridget Shea and Peter Gilmore.
of this city, were married in Helena.
, Miss Mary Leary was bridesmaid and
Conner Shea acted as best man. Mr.
, and Mrs. Gilmore will reside in Butte
Miss Mary Agnes Galiger. of Seat
tie, and j. Harold Joyce, of Butte
were married last week in the Immac-
ulate Conception church in Seattle
Rev. Father Dethoor officiated at the
nuptial mass. Miss Irene Richardson
was bridesmaid and John B. Casey
acted as best man.
Helena, Mont-Bishop John p Car
roll, of Helena, left recently for St.
lgnatus Mission, situated a little be-
yond Missoula, and was present at the
feast of st. Ignatus. The mission
was established by the Jesuit fathers
in the early days among the Flathead
Indians, who are all christianized.
The feast day is Il great occasion
from the reservation for miles around
to greet the bishop, who always at
tends. Bishop Carroll made an ad-
dress to his Indian parishioners. The
address was made in English and
translated into the Indian language as
the speaker proceeded, the speaker
and the interpreter alternating-J. e.
Mcnamara, for the past fourteen years
connected with the Bald Butte mines,
and the past two as mine and mill
superintendent, has resigned and is at
present stopping at his home in
Helena.
st. Cloud, Minn.-Rev. Edward
Jones, pastor of the Morris Catholic
church recently destroyed by fire,
passed through st. Cloud last week
on his return home from ST. Paul,
where he went to collect the insur-
ance ON the burned edifice. This
amounted to $9,590. A new structure
to be 40 by 1GO feet will be built to re-
place that destroyed. The cost will
be s25,OOO or $4,000 more than the
old church building COST A force of
men are already at work clearing
away the ruins, and it is intended to
complete the basement by fall, in
order that services may be held there
in the coming winter. The parish is
just completing new parish resi-,
dence costing $6,500, construction on
which was begun before the recent
fire which destroyed the church.
New Richmond, Wis.-Michael E.
Murray, Oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Murray, died at his home
west of the city last Friday evening.
He had been suffering from inflamma-
tion of the bowels and complications
for several weeks, and his case was
we'll nigh hopeless from the very out
set, though everything possible was
| done to stay the progress of the
disease. Mr. Murray was we'll
known young farmer, and spent most
of his life in St. Croix county. He
was in his thirty-second year, and is
! survived by his wife, who was for"
! merly Miss Mary Deneen Of Hamond.
! St. Cloud, Minn.-The lifeless body
of James w. Murray, an old stonecut-
ter, was found floating in the Missis-
sippi river opposite the Normal school
Tuesday morning of last week, says
the Times. 1t was plainly a case of
| suicide. A victim of drink, "Jim'
Murray had no place to lay his head
and one of the last places where he
I l,anuod Minct ono drinlso he told the