The Irish standard., 1907-01-19
FROM THE CAPITAL.


staunchcst lodges OF the Daughters OF
Erin or Ladies' Auxiliary to the \. O.
II. in ST. Paul, has Just been organized
A glance at many Of the names Ut those
we'll known Irish women proves at once
that they are the real goods. The new
division will be known as No. S, and
will meet at the now Hibernian halls
on the second and fourth Mondays of
each month. They will give Il house
warming at their next regular meeting.
which will be on Monday evening. Jan.
IS. Following arc tho names OF tho
new officers and their addresses: Pres
ident, Mrs. Ellen Conroy. So ST. Clair;
vice president, Miss Helen Cullen, 6Sl
st. Peter street treasurer. Mrs.
Frances Harmon, 20 Western avenue
south; recording secretary, Miss Anne
Kelly, 447 Oakland; financial secretary,
Miss Lizzie Loney, 2a0 Sherman street;
insurance secretary, Mrs. Sarah Dono-
hue, 1923 Case street; mistrcss-at-a arms,
Mrs. k Cook, w. Seventh street; sen-
tincl, Mrs. Mary Dolan 2316 Long ave-
nue; medical examiner, DR.. WEIGH.
1929 Concord street. The county pres
ident L. A, A. o. II. Ramsey county,
Miss Nellie McColl WAS mistress OF
ceremonies, duly initiated several new
members and installed the newly elect
ed officers, giving the division its name
and charter.
Mrs. Helen Finnin, q resident of Oak
dale for fifty years died last Sunday
at the home Of a son. Edward Finnin,
925 Case street. She WAS eighty three
years old. The funeral services We're
held at the Church OF tho Guardian
Angels, Oakdale. OH Wednesday morn
ing.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Of the Archdiocese of ST. Paul cclc-
brated the annual Father Mathew an
niversary at the old capitol Wednes-
day evening. Most Rev. J. j. Keane
Of Dubuque, Iowa, and Most Rev. John
/. Ireland, archbishop Of 81. Paul, We're
tho principal speakers Rev. ]. NJ.
Reardon, president of the union, pre-
sided. Numbers were contributed by
the following, of ST. Paul: Mrs. Frank
O'Mcara, contralto; Miss Marie Nc
Cormick, soprano; Robert Gel,an, bari
tone; Miss Lota Macmillan. violin:
John Hannah, rotations; Mrs. Il. L..
Hoffman and Miss IIilda Rentz, accom-
panists.
| The divorce case Of Margaret Haw-
kins, twenty years Of age, against AL
bert Hawkins, twenty-nine, was before
Judge Bum in the district court last
week and was continued to Jan. is
to permit the plaintiff to get deposit
tions. They were married at Hudson.
Wis.,, Jan. 2S. 1902, the plaintiff being
Margaretta Kcan of Hammond, Wis.
She accuses the defendant of beating
her and neglecting to provide for her
support.
Mrs. Mary Connolly, 42S Franklin
street, died at the city hospital Sunday
Of old age. She was scvcnty-two years
old and had lived in the city a. half
century. The funeral was held from
O'Halloran s: Murphy's undertaking
rooms. Services were held at the
Cathedral.
Joseph Riedel, Familiarity known as
Holy joe" sixty years old, whose
home was near the Mississippi street
yards Of tho Great Northern railway,
was killed by u Great Northern freight
train Monday morning while attempt
ing to cross through the yards. His
body was ground into bits. Mr.. Riedel
was we'll known about the city, largely
on account OF his religious tendencies.
He mover missed a service at the
Cathedral, if it were possible TO attend,
and he was most enthusiastic over
church work. For years he and q
brother lived in a little shack near the
Great Northern Mississippi street yards,
but some years ago tho Brother was
taken to an asylum at Rochester,. Mr..
Riedel was OH his way to church when
he met his death. He had walked down
the track as far as Mississippi street.
In endeavoring to cross u second track
in front OF Il rapidly approaching
freight train he lost his footing, and il,
another second WAS whir1ed beneath the
wheels of the engine.
Died in Chicago.
Bartholomew Mulholland, d pioneer
of Minnesota, died on Jan. 18th at tho
homo of his son in Chicago. The de-
ceased was native of tho county of
! Armagh, ireland, whore he was born
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