The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-11
Little Falls, Minn.-A very sad

%. at $3.50 o'clock when Mrs. Mayme
Ward, aged "a years, wife OF Michael
Ward. passed away at her home in
International Falls after but a brief
illness. death being due to heart trou-
BILE She had been ailing for several
months, but her illness did not take
any serious form until six days previ-
Gus to her demise when she was
forced to take to her bed. Mrs Mayme
ward, nee Newman. was born in Pierz
December !, 1887, and came to this
city with the family when it moved
here the following January. She at
tended the local public schools, and
on May Is, 1905, was united in mar
riage to Michael Ward. They con-
tnued to reside here until last Octo-
Der when they moved to International
Falls. The remains were brought to
this city and the funeral services
were held at Q o'clock Wednesday
morning, May 1, from the Sacred
Heart Catholic church, nterment be-
ing in tho German Catholic cemetery.
st. Peter MINI. At $3.50 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, April 80, Mrs. Jen-
hic Casura of this city, and Edward
McGraw of Lake Prairie, were united
i'll marriage at st. Peters Catholic
church. Rev. D. j. Moran performed
the ceremony and following it a we'd
ding breakfast was served. The bride
is highly esteemed in ST. Peter and
her husband is one of Lake Prairie
townships progressive and prosperous
farmers
Wabasha, MINI. Christ Sullivan,
late assessor for the township of
Highland, passed away at his home
Thursday afternoon, April 25. MIR.
Sullivan had been unWell for a num-
Der of years, and contracted a severe
cold in January. which his under
mined constitution was unable to ov-
ercolnc. Christopher Sullivan was
lorn in Highland township, where he
spent all his life, on April 30, 1871. He
held the esteem and confidence of all
who knew him. His father was the
late Andrew Sullivan, and his mother,
Mrs. Ellen Sullivan, survives him. He
also leaves two brothers and a sister.
They are Dan Sullivan, who is an en-
gincer on the Great Western, Andrew
lie.
and Mrs. Lawrence Ryan of Oakwood
The funeral was held the following
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock from
st. Joachim's church in PlainvieW,
Rev. D. j. Lavery officiating. Inter-
ment was made in the Catholic ceme-
terry at that place.
Benson, Minn.-Mrs. Eliza Carr died
at the home of her niece. Mrs j. j.
Lannon, in the village of Murdoch,
Friday morning, April 26, at 8: 80,
cause of death being old age. She
! was So years of age. The funeral
services were held from the Church
of Sacred Heart, in the village of MUIR
dock on the following Sunday, Rev.
FIR. p. ]. Lucey. conducting the serv-
ices. The interment took place in the
Catholic cemetery at DeGraff. The
pallbearers were Henry, John A., Jo-
seph and Michael Sheridan, ]. j. Lam
non and Frank Kielty, all nephews Of
! the deceased.
Rochester, Minn-At a meeting Of
the church board of st. Johns church
Tuesday of last week it was voted to
purchase certain parcels of land for
the purpose of securing sites for par
lots at the northwest corner of Fourth
and Grove streets will be purchased
from the present owners, Mrs. j. w.
C'Rourke, Mrs. D. P. Madden and Mrs.
Nj. c. Lawler. The two houses and
the lots north of this property will
also be bought up from D. P. Madden
the land now occupied by the three
| houses will be built the Brothers
School. Directly north of the church
| will be erected the Parochial School,
| With the building of these structures,
Saint Joints parish will have four edi-
| fees in the block bounded by Fourth.
Hunter, Fifth and Grove streets,
namely st. Johns church, the parish
house, and the two schools. There
will be but three houses left in the
square that do not belong to the
church.
Farihault, Minn.-Mrs Ellen Nc
Carthy, widow of the late Timothy ].