The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-05-04
waseca, Minn.-Michael Rourk of

father of the Messrs. Rourk of this
city. died on the 18th inst. aged sew
enty-one years. His funeral was held
last Saturday. Michael Rourk was
born in Ireland, but came to Canada
with his parents when only babe IN
arms. He resided in Canada until
about 1868. when he came to Minne-
sofa and settled in Carver county,
where he resided up to the time of his
death. Two sons and six daughters
survive him. All the children are mar
ried except one daughter. who belongs
to the sisterhood of st. Joseph.
Maple Lake. Minn.-Many relatives
and friends gathered at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Madigan. who had
evidently forgotten-until reminded by
their friends-that it was the fiftieth
anniversary Of their wedding. James
Madigan and Mary O'Loughlin were
married at Steubenville. Ohio, April
IL, 1857. In May, 1860, they moved
to Minnesota. Immediately locating
upon the land where they now reside.
The village of Maple Lake is within
the original boundaries of their homc-
stead. Mr.. and Mrs. Madigan have
five children and twenty grandchildren.
The children are: Mrs. j. w. Murray
of Foley. Mrs. w. P. Strout of Min.
neapolis. Mrs. r. NJ. Glynn. Thomas
Madigan and James E. Madigan Of
Maple Lake. Those who saw the aged
couple dance hornpipe could scarcely
believe that Mr.. Madigan had passed
his seventy-third milestone, and that
his wife is but two years his Junior.
Neither the labor incident to building
a home in the big woods of Minne-
sofa, nor the hardships of pioneer life
have impaired their bodily or mental
vigor.
Brainerd, Minn.-Patrick O'Connor,
of 224 North Ninth street, died at N. r.
sanitarium Saturday morning April
20. Mr.. OConnor received slight scalp
wounds at the shops recently and was
getting along nicely when he wa.
taken sick with gravel from which he
died The deceased was about SO
years of age at the time of his death
and was born in Guysboro, Interwood.
Nova Scotia. He came west when a
young man, having lived in Braineri
over thirty years. He was married
Aug. l, 1885. to Miss Anna Chrisholm
of this city, who survives him. To
them were born three children, John,
Isabel and Eunice. He also leaves
three sisters living in Boston. one
brother out west and one in Guys
boro. The bereaved family has the
sympathy Of all. The funeral was held
at st. Francis church Monday morn
ing, and the remains We're inferred in
Evergreen cemetery.
Moorhead, Mimic. NJ. Skies re-
ceived telephone message Sunday
night from Brainerd announcing tho
death at that place Of Anthony Nolan,
one of the oldest of the early pioneers
and old timers Of western Minnesota,
at the age Of "A years, says the Moor
head News. Mr.. Skies and Mr.. Nolan
were comrades in Co. K, 9Th New
York cavalry, through the civil war,
and their friendship has continued
through the forty years which have
elapsed since the close Of the great
struggle. Mr.. Skies, in speaking of
Mr.. Nolan, said that he Joined the VOL
unteer army on Sept. 10, 1862, at Buff
falo, N. Y, and served throughout the
war, being in many Of the great bat
ties. He was at Pensacola at the
breaking out of the war, repairing
that stronghold under Gen. Beaure-
gard. and had many adventures es-
Gaping from that Confederate COM
to union man of war; He
in the navy during 1861 and
part OF 1862. At the close of the war
Comrade Nolan joined the regular
army and served at Fort Smelling and
Fort Abercrombie during the later six
ties. Later he became mail carrier
and travelled overland on horseback
and by dog trains across the prairies
from Abercrombie to st. Vincent and
Fort Garry. At one time he 1sd a
where the city of Fargo
now stands. and he also owned and oc-
cupied land about two miles south Of
the present site of Moorhead. Some
Of the old timers of Clay county re-
Mr.. Nolan as frontier mail
carrier. He was a scout through this
county when but few white men were
here. and rendered valuable service to
the government in that capacity. Mr..
Nolan has been employed in the North
ern Pacific shops at Brainerd for the
past twenty years, and has held va
rious position in the State G. A. r.