The Irish standard., 1908-02-15
DULUTH NEWS.

wednesday evening. large attend
ance is desired as business of import
ance will be up for the division to
act on.
The members Of the Robert Emmct
club report a good sale of tickets for
their entertainment, To be given in tho
evening of Feb. %, at the Armory.
Martin Pierce, who has been spend
ing the winter at his old home in Ire
land, is expected to arrive here about
March 1.
Frank Jordan, a member Of Div. No.
]. A. o. H., was reelected alderman
at the elections held here last week.
Edward Ryan, the 19-ycar- old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ryan, 3l6 South
Sixty-first avenue west, died last week
after a. long illness. of tuberculosis.
The funeral was held Thursday morn
ing at 9 o'clock from tho st. James
Catholic church.
How We Got the Bible" was the
subject of a lecture given Wednesday
rick before large audience in Trinity
hall, Superior street and Twentieth
avenue east. The lecture was the first
of a series to be given under the aus
pces Of the Trinity pro o-cathedral dur
ing the next six weeks. The bishop
said that while many mistakes in the
text naturally occurred in the trans
mission Of the Bible from ancient to
modern times, the substance of the
book had been marvelously preserved
without error. He told of the great
care employed by the ancient scribes
and traced history of tho sacred text
through the different Hebrew recon-
sions and the Septuagcnt of the Old
Testament. He then outlined the his
tory of the New Testament
William j. Mcbride, who for num-
bcr of years was connected With ]. *.
Stack e. Co., and who for the past
three years has been engaged in busi-
ness in Wausau. Wis, has returned to
the city to accept all important posi-
tion with Stack 4 Co. Mr.. Mcbride
has never lost faith in Duluth and has
now returned to make it his pcrma-
ncnt home.
Advance sheets of the Official Cath
olic Directory, published by the Nj. IL.
Wiltzius Company. Milwaukee,. Wis.
give tho following statistics regarding
the Duluth diocese: Population Cath
oic), about 54.S30; bishop, ]; clergy.
IS: churches. Sc; colleges and acad-
cmys. 8: parishes with schools, 10:
children attending, 1850; orphan asy-
!, lums, !; orphans, So: charitable insti-
tutions, 2. The following statistics
are given regarding the Superior dio
cese: Population (Catholic). about A.
900; bishop. 4; clergy, So; churches,
50; colleges and academies, j: parishes
will, schools, %; children attending,
1868: orphan asyluns, !; orphans, so:
charitable institutions, s.
Wednesday of last week at st. Mary's
hospital after short illness. The fun
cral was held Friday morning. with
imtcrment in Calvary cemetery. Moth
ing is known of cavanaugh Or his
family.
Mrs. j. W. Sheridan left during the
week for Donnclly. Mimi. called
there by the illness of her mother.
Miss Margaret Mcdonald enter
tancd informally Wednesday evening
at her home on Nineteenth avenue
east.
Mrs. Katherine Kirby a resident Of
Duluth since 1870 died at noon Fri
day of last week at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. John T.. I'oran, 207
West Third street. She was 7S years
of age and had been Ill for long time.
Her advanced age made recovery
> peaceful end. The funeral was held
Monday morning from the Cathedral.
Miss Lyle O'Rourkc. OF 10 West Sec
ond street, has returned from a ten
days visit at Chicago.
Mrs. Mary Griffin, Of tho West End.
died Monday at st. Mary's hospital.
The funeral took place Wednesday
> from st. James church. Intcrment at
Calvary.
Rev. Father l.. w. Lynch. pastor Of
st. James Catholic church, has re-
turned from Madison, Wis, where he
. was called by the death of his father.
There was q meeting Wednesday Of
all those who arc to take part in the
st. Patricks day exercises Of st.
James Catholic church. to complete
the arrangements for the affair." The
! members of st. James parish arc en-
deavoring to make this years cele-
l bration eclipse that Of all previous
t years.
, Mrs Agnes McCarthy president of