The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-04-29
OVER THE NORTHWEST


OVER THE NORTHWEST
Belle PLANE, Minn.-'rhe church of
the Sacred Heart was struck by
lightning April 10 and damaged to the
extent of several thousand dollars
The spire was burned completely Off,
the large bell ruined, the pipe organ
spoiled and the entire gallery dam
aged. 1t was a long-fought fire, last
ing two and IL half hours A main
factor in saving the church was, of
course, the all-day and evening rain
which had thoroughly water-soaked
the shingled roof The main part of
the church came out Of the fire unin-
jured save the gallery portion. The
pipe organ which cost SI400 is ruined,
and the bell is down and cracked.
The walls are married by water and
the plastering and repainting will all
have to be redone. The loss on the
building is variously estimated from
$1,000 to $1,000. An insurance adj
juster was here last week to figure
out an estimate of damage. The
amount Of insurance carried on the
property is $1S,5O0, of which 81, 200 was
on the bell and $500 on the organ.
The insurance was divided among
eight different companies The build
ing was erected in 1874, at a cost at
that time between $4,000 and $4,000.
Rochester, Minn.-Mrs. Julia Nor.
iarity DAILY who passed away at the
farm home in Haverhil recently, was
born in Tralee, County Kerry, Ire
land, in 1923. There she spent her
girlhood days until 1S4S when she was
united in marriage to Dennis DAILY,
coming to Minnesota and settling in
Olmstead county in 1856 Seven
children we're born to them, five of
whom survive to mourn their mothers
demise. They are r. F. DAILY, Aber-
deem, S. d.; Mrs. William O'GOrman,
Grand Forks, N. d.; Mrs. ID. O'Gor-
man, McCanna, N. D.; Mrs. jeremiah
DAILY, Roth, N. d.; and Mrs. J. R. DAILY,
Haverhill.
Faribault, Minn.-Emmet ID. o.
keefe, youngest child of sir. and Mrs.
Eugene O'Keefe, died at the family
residence on East First avenue Sun
day afternoon, April 16, after an ill.,
ness of twenty-four hours Of double
pneumonia. He was five years of age.
Rich Valley, Minn.-Miss Margaret
t. Russell, youngest daughter of Mrs.
Mary Russell, of Rich Valley, died
April 18th, from heart trouble, aged
16 years. She was a lovely young lady
and wide circle of friends extend
sympathy to the bereaved ones. The
funeral was held from st. Patrick's
church, Inver Grove, on the 14th, Rev.
Mathew Simpson officiating.
Cannon City, Minn-John Conley.
an aged and respected farmer of this
town, died Saturday, April 18th, at his
home in that town of pneumonia Mr..
Conley recently purchased the farm
in Cannon City of Frank r. Brand
and moved his family from the town
ship OF Montgomery, LIE Sueur county,
to his new farm. Deceased was a
native Of County Cork, Ireland, where
he was born Is years ago He is sur
vived by his wife, six daughters and
three sons. The daughters are Mrs.
VIM Fl. Castle, Morton; Mrs. Phillip
Reichert, Kilkenny; Mrs. Henry
Pratt, Montgomery; Mrs. VIM. Craw-
ford of the town OF Shieldsville and
Misses Nora and Ella Conley who
reside at the family home. The sons
are John, Cornelius and jeremiah who
are living on the farm in Cannon City.
All the children attended the funeral
of their father.
kellogg, Minn.-After lingering i'll
ness of tuberculosis of the kidneys,
Sister Mary James of the Franciscan
Order passed away at st. Elizabeth's
hospital Tuesday, April 18th, shortly
after noon. She came to the hospital
in the early spring for treatment, and
while there was received into the
Order on st. Patrick's Day. The de-
ceased sister was Miss Catherine
Keenan,, daughter OF the late Mr.. and
Mrs. John Keenan, OF kellogg. She
was born April l, 1884. She was an
excellent young lady, devout Catho-
lie, renouncing things worldly for the
seclusion and practices of sisterhood.
She is survived by her brothers John
of Minneapolis and Jerry of kellogg,
and her sisters Sadie of Minneapolis,
Molly of South Dakota, as,d Jewell of
Milwaukee. The funeral was held on