The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-12-11

McCabe, John Reilly and Geo. Twibble
Next in order is Miles City, which has
grown greatly since our last visit
1t is now a city in the best sense of
| the term, with fine hotels, lighted
streets and stores and prosperous citi-
| who is evidently a Woodworking and
| popular priest, with a great future
| ahead, nor will we forget D. ]. Crow
| ley, James Coleman, James Kenny,
VIM. P. Flynn, Arthur Cunningham,
Mrs. c. H. Mott, Martin Golden and w.
p. Larkin.
Billings is a very busy. growing
Montana city and is probably the great
est wool depot in the world today. Here
is Rev. L. f. Stack, who has just COM
pleted substantial sS5,00O church in
the very heart of Billings. ST. Vincent's
hospital is also a growing institution
herr. j. d Roche, ]. D. O'Donnell,
Mrs. E. Reilly, T. M. Kehoe, Chas.
IODonnell, Dan Leamy, Richard Shov-
lin, A. j. Sullivan, Gerald Panton, the
Flannigans and LaVellcs are among our
subscribers.
At Livingston we met just a few of
our old friends, Mrs. McInnerney, j.
w. Deeny, John Graham. Livingston
is we'll known to our readers as the
gateway to the national park. 1t has
the Northern Pacific shops and a fine
depot. and keeps pace with some of
the other cities in a general way.
At Bozeman we met some very fine
people and warm friends of the Irish
Standard as follows: Jas Forrestal, NJ
j. O'Connell, DR.. Boyle, Mrs. M. Rus
sell, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. O'Connell and
Fred Levequc, the contractor.
Bozcman is going right ahead, stu
ated, as 1t is, in one of the finest farm
ing valleys in Montana. Father Thomp-
son has just completed new church
| the pride of the city
And Logan, who doesn't know Logan
and Gilhoolcy. They go and grow to-
gether. Mr.. o. w. Gilhoolcy has a
fine general store here now, and is an
old subscriber to the Irish Standard;
so tre p. ]. Flynn, Mrs. Wilson and
John Lands.
Now for Butte, that greatest of all
mining camps. and best wage paying
city In the world. There are 10000 men
at work over and under ground in this
town. Plumbers get So day and min
ers get 81 day for eight hours work
| Three shifts day lis the rule. There
are no nights nor Sundays here. Butte
has population now Of about 100000
There are about 100 mines In active OPP
GRAFTON which produce copper and $15,-
100000 OF gold and silver each year, or
one-fourth of all the worlds produce
and has a payroll of nearly a million
and 81 half dollars each month, or more
than any city OF its size in the world
1t has fine public and private school.
and lots of them; fine churches; foul
transcontinentaI railroads. and four up.
to-date daily newspapers. The A. O
Fl. Emmett and Meagher guards arc
strong here. 1t Is great Catholic city
Father Desicrc is the pioneer priest o.
Butte. Then follow Rev. S. ]. Sullivan
Father English and about score OF
Jealous Catholic clergymen. will here
refer to just few Of our Oldest friends
In Butte that l met: Mrs. d. ]. Hen
Messy, John Campbell, J. j. O'Meara
Killgallon, Judge Clancy, Jerry Mullins
Tim Coughlin, ]. f. Lee, p. j. Lally
Ed Mulcare, Jim Griffin, John Cleary
Dan Shea, Mrs. McGarvey, Hugh Daily
Larry Guggan, Thos. Garvin, Tim Dris-
coll, Jas. j. Connolly, p. ]. Gilligan
; Peter Leheny, Tom Curran, Bat Riley
Mrs. Lannin, j. j. Shea, Pat Collins
u. Mccarthy, Tom Delaney, ]. J. Allen
Mrs. Chas. Coll, Mike Shaughncssy, p
J. Mccain, B. j. McKenna, C.. T.
OLcary, ]. Il. Murphy, p. J. Sullivan
Morris, p. Cassidy John Mitchell, T.
O'Boyle, p. II. Kenny, Ed. Long, r. f
Hayes, John Harrington, F. ID. Harring
ton, Con Harrington, Peter Madden
ID. Harrington, st. James hospital, Johr
Fox and another ID. Harrington. Ther.
are only six pages of Harringtons In
the directory
Anaconda made famous the wort
over by it's founder, Marcus Daily, who
made his humble home here, where he
founded what was at one time the
largest smeters of copper, gold anC
silver in the world, is pretty city.
Butte has done itself everlasting
credit in honoring that good man By
erecting magnificent bronze and gran.
lite monument to his memory in the
heart Of the principal street Of tina
city. Anaconda smelted 100000 ton!
Of copper last year, and employs al
average Of 1900 men at from So to 5.