The Irish standard., 1905-06-17
FROM THE CAPITAL.

The Rev. P. F. O'Brien, professor
OF Latin at St. Thomas College, Mer-
riam Park, has been invited to preach
the dedication sermon of St. Francis
Xavier's church at Wilmette, near
Chicago, on Sunday, the 18th inst. Ri.
Rev. Bishop Muldoon will pontificate.
Father O'Brien is on his way to Ire
land to take out his M. A. degree in
Trinity College, Dublin, on July 6. The
+. c. d. degree ranks in intellectual
and social value with that of Oxford
and Cambridge.
The suit OF Mrs. Mary E. Garvey
and others against Henry Mcdonald
to set aside deeds was on trial Friday
of last week in the district court be-
fore Judge Hallam. 1t is alleged by
the plaintiffs that in 1897 Anthony Nc
donald, then eighty-three years old.
was induced by his wife to convey the
homestead to their son Anthony. wh,.
decided the property to his mother. and
she then conveyed it to Henry Nc
Donald. the defendant. The parties to
the suit are brothers and sisters. the
plaintiffs alleging that they did not
know until last January that their
father had conveyed the property
They claim that the deed was cxecut-
ed under undue influence and ask the
court to set it aside The complaint
also alleges that Henry Mcdonald
mortgaged the property for $500 and
has received $500 in rentals, for which
they demand an accounting.
Mrs. Christina Nellis. 700 Hudson
avenue, died alone in her home while
her son was spending his honeymoon
out OF the city. The body was dis
covered by the bride and groom whc,,
they returned home. The house was
found locked by the bridal couple, and
on going inside the groom's mother
was found dead in bed Death had oc-
CURED some hours before. DR.. Y. J..
Maloncy, deputy coroner, decided that
death resulted from natural causes
Mrs Nellas was ffty-cight years old
and had resided in the city nearly tIlir-
ty years.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert c. Dunn, who
left during the week for their old home
in Princeton, were given farewell re-
ception at their home on Hewitt ave-
me by hundred or more residents OF
F1amline Saturday evening. The party
was a complete surprise to Mr.. Dunn,
who had just returned from Prince
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn were pre-
scnted with handsome cut glass
punch bowl. c. N Akers, in grace
full presentation speech, expressed the
regard Of the people of Hamline for
the former state auditor and their re-
greet that he and his family were about
to move to Princeton. Mr.. Dunn
made a brief response, thanking the
donors for the gift and stating that
his relations with the people of Ham
line had been most pleasant
The body OF Colonel William Col
vile, the commander OF the First Min
nesota, who died Tuesday morning at
the Soldiers home, lay in state at the
new capitol Wednesday. The body ar
rived at 10 o'clock and was placed in
charge OF guard of Sons of Veterans
and of the national guard. The casket
was placed in the corridor of the west
wing opposite the governors recep-
ton room. A large flag was draped
over the casket and around it we're
placed flowers and floral emblems.
The casket had arrived in advance of
the committee entrusted to it, and L.
A. Rosing and some of the officials in
the governors office took charge and
placed palms and flowers around the
casket. Soon after the committee
from the colonies regiment and from
the Soldiers home arrived During
the day large numbers of G. A. R.