The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-08-31
OVER THE NORTHWEST

OVER THE NORTHWEST
Waseca. Minn.-Gperator Tony Nc
Donald. the Western Union mana ger
at Waseca was on Monday called UP
and told to come to st. Paul and work
in the main office Although not a
union man, Mr.. Mcdonald fatty re-
fused. He was then told to shut his
office and he replied-"closed" Mr.
Mcdonald will probably be presented
with a union membership free of
charge. Mcdonald told. reporter that
the wires running. through his office
were in awful shape owing to. the
wire chiefs at the Western Union main
offices who take care of both railway
and commercial lines having to do
message work instead of looking after
the wires.
Fartbault, Mtnn.-Mrs. Margaret
comford died early Wednesday, morn.
ing, Aug. FL, at her home on khumway
avenue in this city. Her death was
caused by general breakdown Of her
constitution. Sunday she attended
church and visited her daughter, Mrs.
Kelly in the afternoon and her, sudden
death was painful shock to her fam
lily. The maiden name of the deceased
was Margaret Cody. She was born
November. 1929. in Waterford, Ire
land. where she grew to womanhood
She came to this country with her
mother and they made their home in
Pennsylvania where she married John
Comford fifty three years ago. They
came to Faribault in 1858. and made
their home here. Mrs. Comford is sur
vived by six children, Mrs. Michael
Kelly. Misses Mary and Margaret
Comford and James, John and Daniel
w. Comford. all OF this city She is
also survived by an aged sister who
resides in Iowa. The deceased was a
exemplary wife and mother. She was
a practical member of the Catholic
church and died consoled by it's last
sacraments.
Grand Rapids. Minn.-The, commun-
ity was shocked and grieved last We'd
nesday morning. 21st inst. when the
sad news was circulated that James
Campbell was dead Mr.. Campbell had
been suffering from an attack Of w.
phoid fever at st. Benedicts hospital
and had just recovered sufficiently to
sit up in bed, when he was stricken
with heart failure which called him to
his reward without any apparent suf-
fering. The remains We're taken to
Park Rapids, his former home. for in
terment. His mother and brother Will
liam were with him at the time of his
death. James Campbell was 23 wears
old and came to Grand Rapids veal
and a half ago and was employed as
salesman a the store of Henry Hughes
q Co, where he made hosts of friends
whose deepest sympathy is with the
grief stricken mother and brother
Billings. Mont.-Genial. clever. splen-
did fellow Joseph NJ, better known as
Joe O'Brien, is dead His death nc.
CURED at his ranch near Billings Mon.
day. says the Helena independent, and
While it has been known for some time
that Mr.. O'Brien was a sick man. i,
was thought by his countless friend:
all over the state that he was improv
ing. The news Of his death, therefore
came as more or less of a shock wher
ne died his charming little wife, as vel
beloved as Joe himself, not only il
Helena but in Butte and, in fact, ever,
portion Of Montana, was at his bedside
His three brothers, C. H. O'Brien o
Chicago, w. NJ. O'Brien of Salt LAX,
and p. NJ. O'Brien Of Portland. wer
notified Of his demise. Mr.. O'Brie,
was a representative of Carson, Prize
Scott & Co. Of Chicago. having com
to this state as the firms representa-
tive about ten years ago. Before com
ing to Helena to reside, Mr.. O'Brie,
made his home in Butte, and particu
larly in these two cities he built up
circle Of friends that may be numbere,
in hundreds. He was suddenly takel
seriously sick in Helena the middle o
July. and after being taken to a loca
hospital. was eventually able to- go /
his ranch for what was believed 4
mean his complete recovery. No init
nation Of the seriousness Of his con
diticn was received: here unt4p:. tn