The Irish standard., 1905-06-03
SOUTH DAKOTA.

High mass was celebrated in the
new st. Johns church at Mount Yer
non on Sunday week last for the first
time. The celebrant was the Rev
Michael Kelly. pastor. assisted by his
brother, Rev. Geo. Kelly of Chamber
lain. Music was furnished by the
local choir. assisted by Mrs. james
Lyons of Mitchell. The church is Il
very neat edifice, and the large crowd
that attended expressed admiration at
the beauty of the furnishings and fin
ish of the structure. Mount Vernon
was until lately attended from Mitch
ell by the Very Rev. j. Shea, but is
now attached to Plankinton and is
served by Rev. Nj. Kelly. who was or
dained only last summer for the Sioux
Falls diocese.
Married.-A large number Of invited
guests and others We're present on
Wednesday morning last at the
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel
al Elkton to witness the marriage cere-
mony of Mr.. Anthony Wiskur to Miss
Matilda Tomscha, both of Brookings
county. Three years ago the groom
moved with his parents from Illinois
and purchased an improved farm four
miles north of Elkton, where he has
since lived and is recognized as
young man of frugal and Industrious
habits The bride was born in this
vicinity, where she is widely known
and respected. The ceremony which
united this excellent young couple was
performed by the Very Rev. George
! Sheehan, and the witnesses thereto
were Mr.. Barthold Wiskur and Miss
Mollie Tomscha, brother OF the groom
and the sister of the bride
The Great Northern railway has
purchased considerable Huron prop
erty lately, and we learn from a re.
liable source that they intend building
to Chamberlain this season and event
ually on to Deadwood in the Black
Hills country.
Died-Mr. Joshua Mccormick, for 35
years a resident of Yankton county,
and veteran of the Civil war, died
on May 21 at the home of his niece,
Mrs. Minnie Lagan in Yankton. De.
ceased was a native OF Queens county,
Ireland, where he was born in 1928,
and at the age of Is came to the
United States, settling in Ulster coun.
ty, New York, where he remained un-
til 1860, when he moved to Dubuque,
Iowa. At the opening Of the Civil
war he enlisted with company A, Nine
tieth regiment, Illinois volunteer in
fantry, and remained in service until
it's close. He fought in q battles. In
1870 Mr. Mccormick came to YanE-
ton, where he filed upon piece OF
government land, upon which he lived
up to few years ago His funeral
occurred from the Sacred Heart
church on Tuesday last, and members
of the G. A. r. were present in large
numbers.
The clergy of the De Smet deanery,
which includes the counties of Coding-
ton, Deuel., Hamlin, Brookings and
Kingsbury, will meet at st. Thomas
church, De Smet on the evening of
June Z. The Very Rev. Dean Hogan
is president of the De Smet Chapter
and will preside at this meeting.
Commencement exercises will be
held on June 20 at st. Martins Acad-
emy, Sturgis, in the Black Hills coun-
try. Sturgis is the mother house of
the Benedictine nuns in the Lead dio-
cese and Sister Victoria is in charge
of the academy They had 22O pupils
enrolled during the last term.
Died.-Mr. John Cronin, aged AZ
years, and respectable farmer from
near Wakonda. died May % of appen-
dicitis at ST. Joseph's hospital, Sioux
City, Iowa, and his remains were TAX
en- to his home for interment, accom-
panied by his wife and her sister.
Married.-Mr. Francis Springup, a
travelling man from Milwaukee, was
married on May % at Parkston by
the Rev. John Reiland, pastor of the
Sacred Heart church. The bride, Miss
Lizzie Comas, has lived in Hutchinson
county the greater part of her life and
is universally known and respected.
Rev. Joseph Flynn of Estelline is
about to purchase a fine new bell for
st. Johns church, Castlewood.
Died-Mr. Luke O'Brien died at his
parents home in Salem on May %
and his remains were laid to rest on
the following Thursday in st. Steph
ems cemetery at Bridgewater.
. Mr.. Frank Noonan, son of Mr.. James
, Noonan, the latter an old-timer OF
Yankton county, is now resident o1
Lead City, where he is a member Of
the police force.