The Irish standard., 1905-11-25

deem, where the sisters also conduct
one of the best hospitals in the state
The ladies of the Holy Family
Church, Mitchell. held a fair last week
in that city which was one of the best
attended and most successful in pc
The proceeds We're given to the new
church. the basement of which was
completed some weeks since
Rev. w. r. Lehecka, of st. Casimirs
Church Of Lesterville, has been trans
! ferred to Tyndall where he has been
appointed to the pastoral charge OF st.
Leos Church.
Right Rev. Bishop O'Gorman has
been pleased to appoint the Rev. H.
Fox, late of Malette to be pastor of
Miller, Hand Co., with Highmore and
Harold as stations.
A large class of new members were
initiated into the knights of Columbus
at Sioux Falls on Sunday last. Mem
bers of the organizations were present
from several outside cities including
Mitchell, Huron, Watertown and Yank-
ton. The meeting was supposed to be
the largest of the kind ever held in that
city.
A new time card on the Willmar and
Sioux Falls division of the Great
Northern road went into effect on Sun
day last The train which formerly
left Sioux Falls at $3.50 a. m. for ST
Paul now leaves at 9 a. m. The morn
Falls at $3.50 and the night train will
arrive at 7:15.
The members of Yankton's st. Vim
cent De Paul's Society elected new Of
ficers at their last meeting as follcws:
Mrs. George Ray, president; Mrs. P.
Brennan, vice-president; Mrs. Butler,
treasurer, and Mrs. Walpole, assistant
treasurer. The society has large
membership and includes some of the
/ best ladies of Yankton.
The Rev. Bernard Hunt, who has
been located at st. Patricks Pro- Cathe-
dral, Lead, for some time, has joined
the Sioux City diocese. Bishop Garri-
gan has assigned Father Hunt to
curacy at the Epiphany Cathedral, vice
the Rev. Peter Celauro, D. D., who goes
to Lead to attend the Italian congrega-
ton.
| A hny t,o1J
William Shean, pastor, during Thanks
giving week for the benefit of st. Mar
tins church and judging from the man.
ner in which the ladies are managing
the enterprise it will be big success.
An anniversary requiem high mass
was celebrated at the church of Our
Lady of Good Counsel, Elkton, on Mon
day last for the repose Of the soul of
the Rev. Eugene O'Sullivan, of Anthem,
Ia, who died year ago at st. Joseph's
hospital, Sioux City.
Funeral.-The funeral of the late Mr..
Thomas Neary, ST., a highly respected
citizen of Deadwood, who died at that
place on the 18th inst took place on
the following Wednesday forenoon
from st. Ambroses Church in that city
and was quite largely attended. The
services at the church were of very
by the Rev. Father Murphy.
Mr. P. j. Emig of Council Bluffs Ia.
national organizer for the Catholic
knights of America, visited South Da
kota lately and secured several new
members for that organization. The
Knights are steadily growing in men,
bership in that state.
| The South Dakota Educational asso-
citation will hold it's 23rd annual ses-
sion at Brookings on the 9th, 2Sth and
goth of Dec. The secretary of the as
sociation. Mr. ]. +. Olander has mailed
5000 copies Of the program to the
teachers of the graded and country
schools and to all the college, normal
and university instructors of the state.
The number of educators is about 81
SEQ. The Right Rev. Bishop O'Gorman
has been invited to deliver the address
ion Thursday evening, Dec 2Sth at 1880
on the "Chrstianity of the Nation"
One thousand teachers are expected to
attend.
Contractor r. *. Hofson. who is
building the $4,000 hospital at Mitchell
for Mother Joseph, has the builcins
walls nearly completed to the top Of
the fourth story and ready for the
roof The building is 65x65 feet on the
ground, the basement being grant"
stone and the other three stories brick.
Mr.. Hofson's contract calls for the
completion of the building by July l
next year and he will only work this
fall while the weather continues good.
Mitchell duly appreciates this fine hos
pital building.