The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-29


Paul died suddenly and unexpectedly
at st. Joseph's hospital in this city
Sunday morning of apoplexy. He had
been slightly i'll for four weeks past,
being troubled with sciatica rheuma
tism, and was patient at st. Joseph:
hospital at st. Paul for two weeks,
leaving there week ago Sunday to
come to Mankato, preferring to conva-
lescence where he could visit his brother
and sisters. He entered st. Joseph's
hospital Immediately and was progress
ing nicely, when he was stricken with
apoplexy at one o'clock Sunday morn
ing, passing away at six o'clock in
the morning
Died in His Prime.
Father Hughes was born on Prince
Edwards Island, and was forty years
of age. He was one of a family of
ten, and was one of twin brothers, his
twin being Patrick Hughes, now of
Crookston. He was raised on farm,
and his father died when he was a
small lad His early education was
gained at Charlottetown college, on
the Island, and later he studied the
classics with his brother, Rev. Robert
Hughes. He took the course at Grand
Seminary, Montreal, and was there or
dained priest in 1894. He was one
of two members of the class selected
to 60 to Rome to complete his educa
ton, according to the plan followed at
the seminary, but felt obliged to de-
cline on account of his mothers poor
health. He was appointed assistant
pastor at Albert Lea, where he served
for few months, and then was APP
pointed pastor at Easton, where he
resided for three years. He was then
called to Mankato, and served as pastor
for three years, being one of the
most popular pastors that st. Johns
church has had
Studied in Rome.
Father Hughes was given leave of alb
sence for two years at the close of his
pastorate in this city, to go to Rome,
and he availed himself of the opportu-
nifty thus second time extended to
him, and went. While there ne de-
voted his time to study, and took the
degrees of Phi. d. and ID. D. Since his
return he devoted mis- time to teach
ing dogmatic theology in st. Paul SEM
mary, up to the time of his death,
and was popular with teachers and
students alike, and his death was a
shock to the institution.
The deceased is survived by two
brothers and four sisters, Rev. Father
Robert Hughes of this city and Pat
rick Hughes of Crookston, Drs. Helen
and Jane Hughes of this city, Sister
Rose, who is superior of the House
of the Good Shepherd at Portland, Ore
gon, and Mrs. Margaret Byrne, who
wards Island
News of Death a Shock.
Rev. Hughes was a member of the
Catholic Order of Foresters of this
city and of the Knights of Columbus
at st. Paul. He was a deep thinker
and an able preacher, and possessed
the confidence and respect of all who
knew him to remarkable degree He
had bright future in the educational
line, and his taking off, in the prime
of his manhood, is sincerely to be re-
GREETED, as his. career of usefulness
seemed but just begun. He was man
of strong physique, and the news of his
death came as a shock yesterday, to
all, and to none more so than to the
members of his own family.
In order that Sister Rose may have
time to come, the funeral will not
take place until Thursday forenoon at
ten o'clock, when it will be held at
st. Johns Catholic church in this city.
The office 4 for the dead will be per-
formed at that hour, and the services
will commence thirty minutes later.
Mass will be sung by the choir of
young seminarians from st. Paul sem:
mary, consisting of eighteen boys, and
the class that was taught by the de-
ceased will probably also come to at
tend the funeral in body.
The remains were taken from the
hospital at one o'clock this afternoon
to St. Johns Catholic church, and were
escorted by the Knights of Columbus
lodge. The church was appropriately
draped this forenoon. The body will
lie in state in the church from now
until the time of the funeral.
Relatives who are present from
abroad are Herman McKenneth of St.
Paul, a nephew of the deceased; j. j..
Kennedy, a. professor in st. Thomas
college, st. Paul, cousin; Miss Mary
Byrne, who is teaching at Ceresco, a.
niece; Miss Rose Hughes, who is tax
ing training at ST. Mary's hospital,
Minneapolis, niece; and Misses Marie
and Gertrude Hughes, who are in the
convent at LeSueur, and are children
of Patrick Hughes. A telegram of con-
dolence has been received from Arch
bishop Ireland.