The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-04-02
OVER THE NORTHWEST


n Murdoch, Minn.-The CONCERT given,
i. by Nine. Rosa d'Erina. and G. R.. Won
! tom on Friday evening, March Is,
at the opera house was fine. ~. The
, Irish songs and melodies were rem,
dered in a manner that thrilled the
hearts Of Irish American citizens re-
calling the home Of their birth and
stirring the memories of by-gone
4. ;Wabasha, Minn.-Mrs.e Mary Muir
rphy died recently, at Millville,' aged
rs. She and her husband, Michael
Murphy, who died last fall, came from
Canada in 1868, living in Lake City,
and Faribault and since 1908 with
their daughter, Mrs. A.. Smith, of Mill
.zville, The deceased is survived, by
q-eight. children, T. J. Murphy, Fari-
bau1t; Mrs. j. Campbell, Cottonwood,
s. D.; Marcus Murphy, Kiona, Wash;
Mrs. S. 2. Van Fleet, LIE Roy, Mimi;
Mrs. Andrew Smith, Millville; w. H.
, Murphy, Plainview; Martin Murphy.
.Kiona, Wash, and Mrs. NJ. J. Re-
. gan Of Mcintyre, Ia. The funeral
took place from the Catholic church
at West Albany. Father Smyth Off
chatting. 1nterment was made in St.
Patricks cemetery. 49, $500
Grand :, Rapids. Minn.-Alexander
James Kennedy one of the early resi-
dents, passed away on March 22nd at
the age of IS years. Death resulted
!. from injuries received in a runaway.
, He was native of New York and is
survived by four children: Peter
Kennedy Of Grand Rapids. Mrs. Crosse
kopf and Mrs. Gotberg of Minneapolis,
and Matthew Kennedy OF Tacoma,
Wash. He was quite popular in this
city, where he had resided for Is years.
and was Familiarity known as Sandy"
!, The remains were shipped to Minne-
apolis for interment
: Fort Pierre, 9. D.-The Catholic la
dies Of this city served supper on st.
Patrick's night and took in $6s. which
.
chial house, to be built here the COM
ing summer. ,.
- Owatonna, Minn-Mrs. James MUIR
ray, one Of the pioneers of Havana
died at her home in this city on Tues
. day, March ~. The decedent was over
!. So years old. Her health had been fail
ing for several years. The funeral
+; was held from st, Joseph's church on
: Thursday afternoon, Rev. Father Kisr-
nan omciating. The interment was
made in the Catholic cemetery south OF
the city, The. deoodent is survived
r by four. sons, Andrew Murray of this
=. city, Edward Murray Of Minneapo polls.
: John. and Henry Murray Of Russo, N.
D.. and three daughters, Miss Abbie
: Murray of this city. Mrs. T. J. Kelly
OF Minneapolis and Mrs. Charles
Bright of Spokane, Washington.
Wabasha, Minn.-After short but
serious illness Robert Aitkin, Jr., a
son-in-law of Mrs. Katherine Hawley
of this city, died at his home in Misha
Mokwa, Wis., ON Friday evening, March
Anna Hawley, and two children. The
funeral took place the following Mon
day morning at Durand, and the re-
mains were laid to rest in the Cath
,elic cemetery at that place. Mr.. Ait
>, kin was 80 years old.
Hastings, Minn.-Mrs. w. J. Dolan,
formerly of this city but of late a
8 resident of Washburn, Wis. died on
| Monday evening Of last week at the
home of her brother, Edward DuShane,
:! Ravsnna. Her maiden name was Miss
!. ELLEN DuShans, born in Ottawa, Wis,
May %, 1859, and she was married
Jan. 80. 1884. Shortly afterwards they
removed to Greenvale, where they re-
sided on farm two years, then re-
, moved to Washburn. Mrs. Dolan was
greatly beloved by a large circle of
=, friends, who We're grievsd to learn of
q, her death. Besides her brother mem
toned above Mrs. Dolan's husband
survives her. Her funeral was held
from the Guardian Angels church,
Rev. James Gaushan OF Red Wing
!. officiating.
$50 Anoka, Minn.-Last week a house
& owned by George McArdle and occu-
pied by Mrs. O'Brien was totally de-
''stroysd by fire. The household ef-
! fects downstairs were saved, but those
upstairs were burned.
j, Jordan, Minn.-The death of James
q. Hickey, one of the, early settlers of
VT st. GATHERINGS, occurred at his home
4 there March II, of heart trouble. Mr..
7 Hickey had been continuous resi-
dent of st. GATHERINGS since 1861. De-
ceased was born in County Clare, Ire
land, March, 27. 1888, and at the age
Of 16 crossed the Atlantic for America.