The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-04-15
OVER THE NORTHWEST.

ST. Cloud, Minn-John N. Bensen
st. Clouds mayor elect, authorized the
Times to announce that he intended
retaining as the official head of the
city police department, the present
efficient chief of police, John Quin
Ivan. AS to the balance of the force
Mr.. Bensen said he did not care tc
make any announcement at present
Flandreau, S. D.-Word has been
received from Pierre that the state
supreme court has refused the motion
for a new trial in the case of Mary
Garrigan against certain Dell Rapids
saloon keepers. This means that the
judgment for damages which Mrs. Gar
rigan has received in the circuit court
against the defendant saloon keepers
and their bondsmen will have to be
paid. This has been a most interest
ing fight The husband of Mrs. Gar
rigan number of years ago commit
ted suicide at Dell Rapids where he
was engaged in the barber business.
Mrs. Garrigan claimed that notwith-
standing she had repeatedly forbidden
the saloon men from selling her
husband strong drink, and the further
fact that he was an habitual drunkard,
they continued the sale of drinks to
him. She further set up that the con-
dition he was in at the time he took
his life was caused by excessive drink
ing She has judgments against three
Dell Rapids saloon keepers.
Bell PLANE, Minn-Patrick Court
ney, one of the early residents of
Derrynane, passed away Wednesday
night, March 80. He was 81 years of
age. His death was directly due to
asthma. He was a native of Ireland,
and came to this country in 1850.
After a residence of seven years in
New York, he came to Minnesota
locating ON the farm in Derrynane
The funeral took place Friday the
31st, from the church at st. Thomas,
and was largely attended. He leaves
an aged wife, quite ill, and the follow
ing children, John p, of Belle Plaine;
Pat. FL, of Kasota; Henry, of Mime
apolis; Mich. and James, Mrs. Julia
Turner, of Salem Ore; Mrs. Ningle-
bauch, of Oelwein, Ia; Mrs. Gavin, of
Faribault, and Miss Agnes Courtney,
of Fargo, N. D.
Belle Plaine, Minn.-The death of
Dennis Mccormick, one of the old and
we'll known settlers of Assumption,
occurred Saturday morning, April list,
at the old homestead in FaXon town
ship. For over two years he had been
slowly failing, and he closed his life
at the extreme age of about ninety
years. He was born in Ireland, and
almost fifty years ago came to this
vicinity where he has since resided
He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Simp-
son, Of ST. Paul; and Mrs. Dougherty,
of Assumption; and one son, James,
who resided with him. The funeral
took place Monday morning, April 3rd,
Father Cody officiating.
Faribault, Minn.-Mrs. Bridget Di-
nan died Friday, March 31st, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank
NOLAN, in the south part of the city.
The cause of her death was cancer.
Mrs. Oman was more than 81 years
old. The funeral was held Sunday,
April Cd, at Owatonna.
Hastings, Minn.-A telegram re-
ceived from Valley City Saturday April
l, announced the death of Mr.. John
Sieben of Hastings from pleuro-pneu-
monfa, afr a weeks illness. The news
was a great surprise to his relatives
and friends who had not heard of his
serious illness. He was born in Ga
lena, ILL.,, in 1855, and came here with
his parents when but a youth, they
locating upon a farm in Hampton.
Later he came into town and was a
salesman for Harvey Gillette and ]. F.
Norrish, afterwards forming a part
nership with Owen Austin at the NeS
York Store. He then went to Wabashtt
and to Staples and for the past six
years has been manager of a general
store at Valley City. He was married
in Hastings to Miss Catherine Beissel,
Aug. 16, 1881 and leaves a wife, five
daughters and one son to mourn their
great loss. The remains were brought
to Hastings and the funeral was from
st. Boniface church Tuesday, April 4.
at half past nine a. NJ, in charge of
the Foresters, the Rev. Conrad Glatz.
maier officiating. Interment in the
church cemetery.
Lanesboro, Minn.-Below Is the of.
fetal count of the votes cast at the
election April 8: Mayor, A. P. LON
men, 1902; M. w. Williams, 1879; for
marshal, Jas. Galligan, 100; G. A. Pat
terson, 35; For license, 1874; against
license, 50. Mr.. Galligan comes into
the Office for his thirteenth term, and
that with the heaviest vote he has re-
ceived at any election during that
time.
Fargo, N. D.-The quietest election
in years was held in the city Monday