The Irish standard., 1910-05-28
OVER THE NORTHWEST

| Montgomery, Minn-A very quiet
though pretty wedding took place ir
this city at 10: 80 o'clock Wednesday
forenoon of last week, when Rev. Fr
Polasek OF the church of the Most
Holy Redeemer pronounced the words
that made Miss Johanna Stasia, Sec
ond daughter of Mr.. John Sheehan,
and Mr.. Frank Williams man and wife.
bride, was bridesmaid and Mr.. Pat
rick Sheehan, brother of the bride act
ed as best man. At the conclusion of
the wedding ceremony the bridal par
ty drove to the home of the brides
father just one mile south of town,
where grand wedding dinner was
mate relatives and friends being pres
| ent.
LIE Sueur, Minn.-Grace, the little
six-year- daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Moriarity of Tyrone township.
was smothered to death in a peculiar
manner Sunday evening, May Is. Mr..
the place, and among other things car
ried some straw from a stack to the
barn to bed his horses. The children
were playing about the barn and straw
stack, as had been their custom Later
when they came to the house little
Grace was missing. The parents i'm
went to the grandparents home,
short distance away, where she was
accustomed to visit, but failed to find
her. They then discovered that the
straw stack had fallen over and, fear
ing the worst, started with neighbors
to remove the pile which had fallen
After about Is minutes work the life
less body of the little child was found
where she was crushed down by the
straw. 1t is truly a distressing acct
dent The funeral services were held
from the Catholic church at Hender-
son Tuesday, and the interment was
in the old Catholic cemetery at this
sympathy of the entire community is
extended.
Benson, Minn.-In a fit of temporary
insanity over his rejection as sutton
by Miss Goldie Gale, school teacher
from Willmar, John Mcclure, a farmer
4S years of age, shot and instantly
killed the young lady, % years old,
on Wednesday of last week, in the
town of Hegbert, and then hanged
himself with a halter. The young
teacher boarded at the MCGUIRE home
and on the day of her death, fled to a
neighbours house, but was pursued and
killed while on the way by Mcclure,
who was one of the most prominent
farmers of that part of the county.
The members Of both families are
grief stricken over the terrible trag-
edy.
Little Falls, Minn.-Mrs. Anna Nc
Donald one of the early settlers of
this county, passed away at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. F. e. Mansfield.
of Sank Rapids. Thursday morning Of
last week, death being caused from old
age, after being bedridden for five
months. The deceased was born in
County Roscommon, Ireland, May 49,
1923, and was married to Patrick Nc
Donald in 1S45, coming to this country
in 1S4S and settling on farm in JEFF
ferson county, Wis. In 1880 they
moved to Swan River this county,
where Mr.. Mcdonald died in 1883 from
injuries sustained in a runway after
which Mrs. Mcdonald made her home
with her daughters, Mrs. F. E. Mans
field and Mrs. Ellen Batters of this
city. She was the mother of ten chill
dren, three of whom survive her, the
one besides the two mentioned above
geing John Mcdonald, who now resides
at Superior, Wis. The deceased was
fine woman, of kindly nature, and
loved and respected by all her ac-
quaintances. The obsequies took place
from the North Prairie Catholic
church Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
and the remains We're inferred in the
North Prairie cemetery beside those
of her husband and two sons.
Mitchell, S. Dat the meeting of
the knights of Columbus, which was
held here, the Knights demonstrated
their fealty to the Catholic educational
institutions of the state. Bishop
O'Gorman presented the situation Of
the Catholic school at Chamberlain,
which suffered great loss in the de-
struction by fire of one of the build
ings recently bought from the govern
caent, stating that it was necessary to
raise $4,000 for the reconstruction of