The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-18
OVER THE NORTHWEST.

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ing part i'll the various programs did
themselves proud on the occasion. High
mass was celebrated at the church in
the morning at 1880. In the after
noon at 3 O'Clock Little Red Riding
Hood an operetta in four acts, was
rendered by members of the parochial
school, those taking part being: Lor-
eta Brennan, Jeanette Randall, Will
liam Cregan, Blanche Westinghouse,
Gracia Burns, Ray Conaughton, Geof-
frey Brennan, Josephine McDermott,
Eva Palan, William Lyman; songs by
John Lannan and Mary Brennan. A
comedy in one act, down You Co..
was rendered by John Lannan, Walter
Downs, Richard O'Neil. John Camy,
Frank Canty, Loren Wise. James King,
Gilbert Smith and Louis Canty. AT
the opera house in the evening, :'Three
Hats" a comedy in three acts, was sue
cessfully produced by Mac Kinnamon.
Plus Beaulieu, Chas. Mclaughlin, ].
H. Fallon, George Smith, Sadie Mo-
ran, Bessie Reynolds, Kitty Melon
nell and Annie O'Hern.
Barry, Minn.-Wm. Casey, an old
and respected settler of this village,
died March 5, aged y years. Funeral
services were held in the Holy Rosary
church at Graceville, Father Gallagher
officiating. The remains were then
conveyed for interment to Saltwater,
where most of his relations reside. The
pallbearers were Messrs. Vim. Nash,
Ed. Barry, Michael Fitzharris, VIM.
Byrnes, Chas. Keller and Robt. Reedy.
Rochester, Minn.-Jerry English,
aged 81 years, died March 8 at the
home of his sister, Mrs. M. Horn, in
East Rochester. He is survived by his
father, three sisters and three broth
ers: Mrs. Merritt Horn, Mrs. George
Waters and Mrs. Margaret Fitzgerald;
John and Maurice English of the city,
and Edward English of Souris, N. D.
Up to the time of his illness he was
employed as turnkey in the county Jail.
He was a member of the A. o. n.
Belle Plaine, Minn.-Mrs. Margaret
Kelley, wife of Thomas Kelley, died
at her home in this borough recently,
after an illness with pneumonia. She
was 70 years of age, and for many
years had been helpless invalid ow-
ing to rheumatism. She was buried
from the church at st. Thomas, her
old home.
New Richmond, Wis.-Barney Nc
Dermott's house on North Main street
was pretty badly wrecked by fire and
water one day last week. The fire
caught from the stove pipe or the chin
ney in the attic over the kitchen, and
it seems to have got a pretty fair start
all over the upper part of the house
before it was discovered, and that fact
added to the difficulty the firemen had
in fighting it.
Elysian, Minn-The marriage of
Mr. John H. Boucher and Miss Annie
O'Toole was solemnized at st. An
drew's Catholic church on Wednesday
morning, March LIST, Rev. FIR. O'Brien
Of Waterville, officiating. The groom
was attended by his brother, Mr.. Chas.
Boucher of Waseca, and the bride
was attended by her sister, Miss Liz
zie O"Toole Of Blooming Prairie.
Montgomery, NIinn.-District court
in lie Sueur county adjourned on Fri
day, March 3, and the last case, that
of the state against John Cunningham,
accused of causing the death of John
ODay, was brought to a close the
jury bringing in verdict Of mot
guilty." and the prisoner was dis
charged and allowed to go his way.
Mandan, N. D.-Edwin Francis
Ford died Saturday, March T.,
at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Ford, after an
illness of little over two weeks. The
deceased was II years of age and has
always resided in NIandan, and in fact
was born in the same house where his
death occurred. "Ed,". as he was IA
miliarly known, was an industrious
young man, and all who knew him
We're his friends. The funeral serv-
ices were held at st. Joseph's Catholic
church, Dean Collins conducting. The
remains We're laid to rest in the Cath
Ole cemetery.
Saltwater, Minn.-Judges r. NJ.
Crosby and w. G. Williston, Of the
First judicial district. have appointed
james G. Armson, r. w. McGarry,
James ID. Bronson. John f. Burke, DR..
B. ]. Merrill, r. S. Davis, J. ]. Eichten,
G. e. Mosier, j. G. Nethaway, O. H.
Olson, Ludwig Simonet, Frank With
row, George II. Sullivan, A. G.. Triebel
and Judge +. II. Wilson as commits
sion to draft new charter for the
City of Saltwater, and to report within
six months.
Hudson. Wis.-St. Patrick's church
gave st. Patrick's day celebration on
the 18th. 1t was a production Of that
delightful Irish drama, ''Shaun
Aroon," by local talent. Among those
in the cast We're Misses Bessie Malloy,
Katie Ryan and Josephine Murphy,
Messrs. Robert Roe, John Anderson,
John O'Keefe. Irving Wiltrout,
Michael Riley, Frank Truedell and