The Irish standard., 1905-08-26

Dewitt picked up a rock and, threaten
ing to use it on either who approached,
he made his escape. The robbers got
! no money.
Mrs. Emma O'Leary widow of the
late John ]. OLeary, died Sunday
evening at the home of her son-in-law,
Hon. d. w. Lawler, 552 Marshall ave,
nue.. Mrs. O'Leary was "A years of
old and death was due to her advanced
age. She had resided in ST. Paul over
quarter of a century. She is survived
by three sons, John j. and Samuel f.
O'Leary of Pittsburg, and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. d. w. Lawler and Mrs. Geo.
X. O'Reilly, wife of the assistant cor
poration attorney The funeral took
place from st. Luke's church Wednes-
day morning and was largely attended.
Mrs. Mary Kelly Meagher, wife of
John B. Meagher and daughter of the
late p. II. Kelly, died Tuesday at st.
Joseph's hospital. Mrs. Meagher was
one of the best known of the young
society matrons OF St. Paul, and her
death will be a shock TO her large cir
Gle of friends here and elsewhere I'm
apparently in good health, but became
! suddenly ill. She was taken to ST.
Joseph's hospital, where an operation
for appendicitis was performed Mon,
day morning 1t was apparently sue
cessful. the patient rallying admirably
from the shock. Monday evening, how
ever. complications appeared and
death ensued at 1880 o'clock Tuesday
morning. Her husband and sister,
; Mrs. E. w. S. Tingle, Of ST. Davids,
Pa, were with Mrs. Meagher when
she died Mrs. Tingle arrived last
week to spend month with her sister.
The two remaining sisters, Mrs. G. d.
Bell of Alma, Mich, and Miss
Katherine Kelly, who was on q
visit to Mrs. Bell, were apprised
by telegraph of their sisters
death and arrived Wednesday
morning. Mrs. Meagher was the sec
ond daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs
| P. H. Kelly She was married in the
autumn of 1897 to John b. Meagher,
eldest son of the late John +. Meagher
of Mankato. There We're no children
The funeral took place from ST. Mary's
church yesterday morning.
Insurance Commissioner O'Brien in
the advance sheets of his annual re-
port shows that the organization of
fire departments in the cities and vii
lagos in Minnesota during the last few
months has had a decided effect in
keeping down losses by fire. In spite
of the fact that conditions which give
rise to fires are more numerous as the
population increases, the ratio of fire
losses to premiums paid fire insurance
companies has decreased considerably
during the last thirty years. While in
a few years there were notable excep-
tions, this ratio has decreased about
one-half in the last twenty-five years.
Patrick McDonough, first pipeman No.
2 engine company, had his right foot
badly crushed recently at the engine
house, Seventh and Wacouta streets.
McDonough was helping to wheel in a
chemical. His foot slipped and the
wheel of the chemical passed over it,
crushing all his toes and tearing the
nails from them.
Mrs. Mary A. Burke, 272 Charles
street, died last Saturday after an i'll
ness of a few weeks. She was SO years
of age and had lived in the city for
over forty years.
Mrs. Mary Murphy, aged "a years,
wife of William P. Murphy, 299 Fuller
street, died on the 10th inst. at the
family residence. The funeral occurred
from st. Joseph's church on Tuesday
morning.
Owen A. Grattan died at St. Joseph's
hospital, this city, Wednesday, August
%, aged 81 years. The funeral took
place from the home of his brother,
James P. Grattan, 1876 East Winifred
street, Friday morning. Services were
held at St. Michael's church, interment
following at Calvary cemetery.