The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-25
ing. At the election Of officers Dave
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Abeles of st. Cloud, was elected presi
dent; NJ. J. Reilly Of this city, was
elected manager and secretary, and
Mayor Con O'Brien was chosen as
treasurer. In speaking Of the meet
ing the Journal-Press said: ''Mr
Reilly, who represented Brainerd, was
most liberal in his views. 'Brainerd
wants a ball team and if she can only
nave enc by matchmaking with St
Cloud she is willing to dc
that. We are not looking fol
the best of it. We do moi
i'll fact anything that st. Cloud watts
The town wants a ball team and is
going to have one. We are in the
game to stay and we expect to get q
winning team together and we will dc
it. We want to finish the season with
st. Cloud and Brainerd closer than
they ever have been before and we
also want to make such a success Of il
that st. Cloud and Brainerd will each
have distinct team in the Northern
League next year," Mr.. Reilly's re.
marks created a very favorable i'm.
preston. There will be twenty-five
games played in Brainerd and twenty.
five in st. Cloud.
Shieldsville, Minn.-James Melon.
nell, one of the old and respected pic.
neers of Shieldsvill, died last Tues.
day morning at his home in Shields.
vile after lingering illness Of stom.
ach trouble. He was a native Of Ire.
land and came to America when q
young man. Deceased was seventy.
seven years old at the time Of his
death. Surviving him are three sons
and two daughters who are Messrs.
James and Lawrence Of Shieldsville,
and John of Assinaboia, and Mrs. ].
McCollar of Hoffman, Mimi, and Mrs
NJ. Canton of New York.
Glencoe, Minn.-AIrs. D. X. Whalen,
who is suffering with appendicitis,
was taken to st. Mary's hospital in
Minneapolis on the Monday afternoon
train March 18th. She was accom-
panied by her husband, her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. O'Don-
nell, and her sister, Miss Nellie O'Don-
nell. The latter remained at the hos.
pital with her sister, but the others re-
turned home Tuesday evening.
Anoka, Minn.-Mayor w. E. Scanlon
came from Minneapolis Tuesday to
complete arrangements for his removal
from the city. He will locate in Flor
ida, where he has an interest in a
manufacturing plant. Since coming
to Anoka, Mr. Scanlon has been identi-
fed with enterprises Of great value to
the community and during the period
he has lived here has made many
friends who will regret to see him go
away.
Fergus Falls, Minn.-The funeral of
Mayor Weber occurred from the
Catholic church at 10 O'clock Tuesday
forenoon, March IA, and was very
largely attended by his fellow citizens.
In accordance with the acting mayors
proclamation, the banks and nearly all
of the business houses Of the city were
closed, the schools were dismissed,
and business was suspended as a
token Of respect for the memory Of
the city's foremost citizen. The fun
eral services were conducted by Rev.
Father Welp, assisted by Rev. Father
Artz, Of Sank Center and Rev. Father
Cans, of Alexandria. The services
We're beautiful and impressive; a
wreath of flowers from many sources
bore mute testimony Of the esteem in
which Mr.. Weber was held. Among
the offerings was beautiful set piece
in the form of the face of clock, sent
by the Elk lodge Of st. Cloud, Of which
he was member. The city council
attended in a body. A large con-
course Of sorrowing friends followed
the remains to their last resting place
in the Catholic church cemetery, north
west of the city.
Owatonna, Minn.-The death Of
Mrs. Katherine Deviny occurred Tues
day evening OF last week at 1920
O'Clock, at her home On East Vine st.
The deceased was II years, 9 months
and % days of age, being born May
p, 1927, in Kilchrist, Galway
county, Ireland. Mrs. Deviny's maid
EN- name was Katherine Flemming. In
1s47 she left the country Of her nativ-
ity for Pittsfeld, Mass, where she
met and was married to the late Mich
ael Lennon Deviny, August 10, 1850.
Mr.. Deviny followed railroading and
railroad construction work and during
the civil war was at Columbus, Column
bia county. In 1866 the family. came
to Owatonna. In the seventies, about
twenty-six years ago, Mr.. and Mrs.
Deviny and family moved onto a farm
in Meriden township where they lived
many years. About nineteen years
ago they moved back to Owatonna and
since that time have always made
their home here. Mr.. Deuiny died
Thursday, June 80, 1904. The de-
ceased is survived by four sons, Mich
ael, Minneapolis; Edward, Spokane,
Wash; John and James and two