The Irish standard., 1908-02-29
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The Montana 16-hour law for rail-
way employees in the train service has
been declared valid and constitutional
by the supreme court of that state.
Where are the gallant old timers who
never "hiked to bed" but repaired to
the arms of Morpheus ?" asks "Quen-
tin" in the Tribune. You would think
this was easy to answer but it is not
1t might be a good idea to refer this
to Joe Mannix
Peter Blar will have to pay one dol.
lar for running down Frank jerome In
an automobile and killing him. A dis
trict court jury rendered this verdict
Thursday in a suit brought by Edward
Jerome, the administrator. Comment
is unnecessary. Keep out Of the way
of the automobile in Minneapolis.
| Apparently the city press has com-
bined against the country press. Now
let the latter strike back and pay them
of in their own coin, says the Anoka
Union. It's the daily papers, no doubt.
Bro. Pease refers to. With this slight
change and the word apparently"
eliminated the first sentence stands
correct. There has been good deal
of talk about striking back, but-thats
tall.
DR.. c. A. Brady, for many years a
resident of Great Falls, Mont, and one
of the best known physicians in that
state, died in the city mentioned Feb
ruary IA at the Columbus hospital,
from complication of diseases. DR..
Brady came to Great Falls in 1891 and
had served as county and city physician.
At the last general election he was
chosen coroner of Cascade county. His
wife and four children, together with one
brother, T. E. Brady, a prominent at
torney Of Great Falls, survive him.
The forty-second annual meeting Of
the Minnesota Editorial Association
was held in this city Thursday and
Friday Of last week and was quite
largely attended. Officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows:
President, W. M. James, Breckenridge
Telegram; presidents, S. Y. Cor
don, Browns Valley Inter- Ocean; w.
H. Goetzinger, Elbow Lake Tribune;
A. w. Sheets, Long Prairie Argus; sec
retary, c. P. Stine; treasurer, David
Ramaley; executive committee, Frank
Meyst, c. c. Whitney, A. E. Easton.
The centenary Of the creation Of the
diocese Of New York will be celebrated
April 26. In all probability the cele-
bration will extend over the greater
part Of week. There will be
civil as we'll as religious exercises and
the ceremonies will be brought to a
close with procession of all the Cath
olic organizations in Greater New
York. Cardinal Logue, Archbishop of
Armagh and Primate of all Ireland, it
is thought, will be celebrant of the
opening mass of thanksgiving. Arch
bishop Farley of New York, was born
in Cardinal Logue's diocese.
Rev. Father Andrew Sammon, pri-
vate secretary to the Very Rev. Pro-
vincial, Father Morrissey of Notre
Dame College, Indiana, notice Of whose
death appeared in the columns of the
Irish Standard last week, was a brother
Of James Sammon, prominent busi-
ness man of Graceville, this state
Father Sammon, who was but 81 years
of age, came to Minnesota as a young
man. where he numbered many ac-
quaintances, all of whom will sincere
ly regret his sudden and untimely death.
Gifted in many ways for the priest
hood, he had but fairly begun his ca
reer Of usefulness in the Church when
called by his Maker. Peace be to him.
Catholic fraternal societies often do
q great deal of good. by furnishing a
means OF gratifying the peculiar pro-
clivity of the human race to enter So
called secret" but really social or
ganizations, says the Iowa Catholic
Messenger. For example. Supreme
Knight e. L. Hearn Of the knights of