The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-03-31

The death of Nellie Lorine Raymer
took place at the residence Of her
mother. $50 Pleasant avenue. on the
gath inst. She was 81 years of age
Funeral took place from the residence
Tuesday morning last. Services were
held at the Cathedral at 9 o'clock.
Daniel Brosnahan died at Eagan
town. March IS. He was SIS years Of
age. The funeral took place from st.
Patricks church. Inver Grove. Tues
day morning, intcrment following at
that place.
Mrs. John 4. Berkey died early last
Sunday at the family residence, 81
Dayton avenue. Death came suddenly
and was the result Of bronchial pneu-
rnonia. Mrs. Berkey had been i'll but
q few days and fatal termination was,
not looked for. Mrs. Berkcy had lived
in Minnesota practically her entire
life. She was born at Dayton, Ohio,
i'll 1858. the date OF the admission of
Minnesota into the Union, and on this
account was christened Minnesota De
Graft. She was the daughter of Col.
Andrew Dc Graft, one of the prominent
Minnesotans Of the old days. At the
age Of II she came to Minnesota and
seven years later was married to John
A. Berkey, the son of Peter Berkey.
A husband and five children survive.
The children are Mrs. Thomas II. Scott,
now living in Virginia; John Dc Gran
Berkey, New York; Minnie. Peter and
Andrew Berkey, st. Paul.
4 delegation from the Crusaders Or
sanization OF st. Paul, and the en-
tire membership of the Father Mathew
society, Of Belle Creek. attended the
funeral of ]. N. McHugh. held ut Belle
Creek last Saturday. The funeral was
ono Of the largest ever held in Good
hue county. Rev. Father Prendcrgast
officiatcd ut the funeral services.
| Charles Mullan, COZ Dayton avenue,
slipped on the sidewalk Sunday after
noon while alighting from Selby ave-
nue. car and cut the side Of his head.
He was stunned by the fall and had to
be assisted to, his home.
William ]. Troy's majority in tho
Ninth ward over Alderman J.. J. Bren-
| nan is 43 instead OF 80. as returned by
the judges ut the primary election two
| weeks ago. This was the result of the
recount OF the democratic ballots IL
the ward asked for by Alderman Brcn-
nan, who filed proceedings in the dis
trict court. alleging that he had been
nominated. After the recount had been
announced by the referees. Alderman
Brennan shook hands with Mr.. Troy.
Il am perfectly satisfied" said Alder
man Brennan. "and SO are my friends.
If I got the votes ! wanted to know
1t. and the result satisfies me that a
| majority OF the voters cast their bal
lots for Mr.. Troy. I'll do what I Gun
for you, Billy" continued the alder
man. nodding his head at Troy.
The county auditor Wednesday made
tho March school apportionment among
the thirty school districts in the county.
OF the total apportionment OF $751;
412.52. St. Paul receives $93,57465. The
state gave 327,319.50. tho one mill tax
yielded $4G,914.50, and fines and othor
receipts, $4.17s.52.
W. A. Hardenbergh has been made
chairman of the democratic county and
city committee. r. T. O'Connor is
treasurer, and Edwin Weisenberger and
G. S. Battlcy, vice president and secre-
tary. respectively.
William Walsh, Il young farmer OF
Esantown, died Wednesday from in
juries sustained late Tuesday in an
accident which happened while he was
driving between Mendoza and Lillydale.
Walsh, with young man named A.
Perion, was driving on the Mendoza
road at stretch where there was a
steep bluff. The horse suddenly missed
his footing and fell over the bluH,
dragging the buggy after II. Pcrion
jumped out In safety, but Walsh fell
with the buggy, which fell on him
Walsh was unconscious when picked
up by Perion and taken back to Men,
dota. Here an examination by DR.
l4enoue disclosed that Walsh's spine
was fractured and that he was suffer-
ing from other internal injuries, from
which he died. He was Il son Of Maurice
Walsh, OF Egantown. Tho funeral took
place yesterday forenoon from St
Peters Church, Mendoza.
Edward NJ. Slevin, for the past four
years night clerk at Magce's hotel
died Wednesday at st. Joscph's hos
pital. He was stricken with apoplcxy
at his home. 256 North ST. Adams
street, March 81. He was SIS years
of age. The funeral took place Thurs.
day morning at O'Clock, from ST.
Luke's Church.
Nicholas Reid. aged 30 years, died
at tho home Of his sister, Mrs. Kate
Barry, $50 Smith avenue, last Wcdncs-
day. The funeral services took place
at the Cathedral Friday, interment Of
his remains following at Mendoza.
Harry Tcvlin. aged "a. died on tho
| 9th inst NJ QlA Doop,, ,<,onk 4.