The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-08-17

! eiltlt tHe Ordinary expression or sur
/ prise. Being in robust health and ami
mated spirit. her immediate family
We're far from suspecting that the dread
summons was so near at hand. She
attended to her household duties Sat-
urday morning as usual and addressed
some words to her husband concerning
family matters few moments before
she died. Mrs. Agnes Lee was the old
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Warner of Renvillc. She was borr
near WATERFOWL. Wis, May l. 1869,
being thirty eight years and three
months old at the time of her DEATH
The funeral was held Tuesday from
the Catholic church and the interment
was in the Olivia cemetery.
| Montgomery, Minn.--Died at her
home in Montgomery Monday morn
ing, Aug. 5th. at o'clock Miss Anna
O'Brien, daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
VIM. O'Brien, aged seventeen years.
The funeral services We're held from
the Catholic church Tuesday at 10:3o
by Rev. Emil Polasek and interment
made in the Calvary cemetery. The
following who formerly were her
school mates acted as pail bearers:
Joseph Vach, Chas. Barta. Chas. Keo-
hen, Chas. Dvorak. Frank Janousek.
Henry Vanasek. Bert Powell and Hen
l,1, ioI,t x;.,J.
classmates acted as honorary pail
! bearers
Waverly. Minn.-A conference of the
priests of this district was held here
Thursday, Aug. s, at which Dean Lu-
cey, the pastor, presided. The follow
ing priests We're in attendance: Faith
err Boland. of Litchfield; Dobbn, of
Darwin: Saws and Smeirch. of Della
no; Refill, of Watertown; Michs Of ST.
Michaels; and O'Brien, of Maple Lake
Hastings. Minn.--The corner stone
of the new ST. Josephs church at
Miesville, Rev. ]. J. Mics, pastor was
laid Sunday. Aug. 4, with appropriate
Il WHICH were StlN dl-
tended by members of the various
Catholic parishes of the diocese. and
4 included many from this city. When
completed the edifce will be fine
one and Father Mics is deserving of
great credit for his untring efforts to-
wards this end. ST. Boniface Band
furnished music.
New Richmond Wis-The funeral
of Peter Donohue. who died Saturday.
Aug. 3. was held at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception Monday morn
ing following. 1t was an unusually
large funeral. The pail bearers were
as follows: John Dowd, James Gal
loney. Mr.. Donohue was an old resi-
dent Of this county and was seventy
six years of age He is survived by
j. ten children.
! Mandan. N. Don Sunday. Aug. 4
, at st. Joseph's church. $50 a. M, 81
, young Catholics received first holy
communion. At 1890 a. M 142 young
persons. after being examined in their
catechism. received the sacrament of
confirmation at the hands of Bishop
Stanley Of Fargo. The big church was
literally packed in auditorium and gal
, lery. The Catholic Russians were i'm
mensely pleased; for even In their far
away Oriental land, they had never
witnessed anything more devotional
In this democratic land where tier,
is no union of church and state, our
European Catholics saw in the solemn
festival an example of how the Cath
Ollie church can grow and flourish
Here in America the Catholic church
is absolutely free; and not perfectly
enslaved by the olnnipotence of a has
tard republic as in France which at
present is ruled by a clique of athe-
lists and anarchists. Fathers Collins
and Klerdon devoted their time for
the last six weeks to the preparation
Of the classes. Bishop Stanley was de-
nSnted WIN HIS WISH W MHnO1n ana
vicinity and the evident progress OF
the Catholic churc! in Eastern Nor
ton county during the Is years Of Very
Rev. Dean Collins pastorate. On Sun
day afternoon the bishop went to Lit
tie Heart and was met at the cream
cry by delegation Of Russian Catho-
lies on horseback, and thus as a cav
airy escort accompanied the bishop to
the church of st. Anthony at Little
Heart Next day IS We're confirmed
and the beautiful new church at or
near Fallon was solemnly blessed. Rev.
Father YunckIer Of st. Anthony, Fran
els of Odenre. and Kleidon of Mandan
assisted in the blessing Of the new
church. Rev. Father Leo Of Crown
Butte met the bishop in Mandan, on
his return from southern Morton CO.,
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