The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02

early in the spring for Mediterranean
ports. He will tour the Mediterranean
rot emitting to stop at Rome, the
great center of the religious world, the
mecca to which all devout Catholics
look with reverence and pride, and
! undoubtedly the worthy priest, whose
long period of service has been hon.
orcd by the Pope himself. will be
granted an audience with the distin-
suished head of the Church.
Chatfield, Minn.-~col. c. A. Murphy's
farm house, AZ miles ives: of Chat
reid, was entirely destroyed by fire
Friday, November II. While the fam
lily were at dinner table, just at noon,
great clouds of smoke were seen to
come rolling down in front of the din
ing room windows and on going out
to look for the cause, they discovered
that the whole roof of the house was
III flames. They had just time to not
lly one nclghbor before the telephone
was burned out, but this one sent
Word TO others and soon they were on
the scene, and doing everything pos
sible to save what they could. The
flames had gained such Roadway that
they knew it was impossible to save
the house so all their efforts were put
forth to keep the sparks from setting
fire to the barns and outbuildings and
in getting what they could out of the
burning building. Nothing was saved
on the second floor nor in the cellar,
but part of the furniture OH the first
floor was saved,
Belle Plaine, Minn.-Edmund Terry,
who lived on the Thos, Kerwick farm
in Belle PLANE township, died sud-
GeEly at his home Thursday evening,
Nov. 18th. The children coming home
from school found their father uncon-
scious on the floor. Mrs. Terry was
in town that afternoon shopping, and
the husband who was in his usual
fealih, WAS keeping house alone. In
re" absence he sustained stroke of
;:loplexy and was in that condition
When his children found him. Assist
ance and medical aid were at once Sc
cured, but at 10 o'clock that evening
he breathed his last.
Hastings. Minn.-M. H. Sullivan died
Wednesday, November 90, at his home.
14S West Second street, after an ill
ness Of long duration, a gradual Civ
ing out of the whole system. He was
confined to his homo for three months
past, being obliged to retire from all
business cares, Michael Fl. Sullivan
was born in County Waterford, Ireland,
August 81, 1927, and came to America
in 1915, locating in New York CITY. af
forwards removed to Saratoga, N. Y,
where he was married to Miss lydia
M. Starbuck October Z, 1s49. In the
year 1856 they came to st. Paul to re-
side, from which. place he enlisted in
the Civil war and was made captain
of Company H, Tenth Minnesota Regi-
ment, being mustered out at TT. Shell
ing, August 10, 1855. After this they
then took up residence in Lebanon,
where he engaged in farming, remain
ing there until 1873. He was elected
to the Legislature in 1S75-'76-'77, and
was afterwards made judge of pro-
bate. filling the Office with credit for
II period of thirteen years.
Prescott, Wis.-Plans are being COM
pletcd for IL handsome now Catholic
church to be erected in the near fu-
ture on the site of st. Joseph's church,
the capacity Of which is gradually be-
coming too limited for its rapidly
growing congregation. The new edi-
flee will be built Of brick in the mas
sive Roman style of architecture, with
two towers, stone basement heating
plant and all modern conveniences.
The cost of the building will be in the
netghborhood of ten thousand dollars,
The work Of excavating will COM
mence soon as the weather permits
early in spring.