The Irish standard., 1912-03-16
Edward ST. Geo. sc, living near simp-


son; Mrs. John ..riffin OF Stewartville;
Mrs. Charles Grimm Of Simpson;
Michael and Wiiiam st. George Of
Osceoia, Wis, and Mines. Michael
Conaty and Peter Begon of Saskat-
chcwan, Canada.
Owatonna. Minn.-Mrs. Mary Ellen
Connors died at her home in this city
Saturday afternoon, March ., at 4
o'clock. Death was the result of COM
plicatlons OF troubles arising from old
age. She had been in failing health
for some time. Mrs. ConEors was
about cighty-six years old. Her maid
en- name was Mary Ellen Breau. She
was a native of ireland. She was mar
ried to Patrick Connors. The family
came to Steel county and settled in
Somerset township in an early day.
Eight children were born to them.
Her husband passed away scme years
ago. Two years ago Mrs. Connors
came to OWatonia and has since made
her home here. She is survived by
three sols, Maurice, Peter and Mich
ael, and three daughters. Miss Julia
Connors. Mrs. John Mack and Miss
Anna Connors, all of this city. The
funeral was held from tho Sacred
Heart Catholic church Monday morn
ing, Rev. Father Pivo officiating.
st. Peter, Mirn.-St. Peters Cath
Ole church, erected last summer at a
cost of approximately $4,000, will be
formally dedicated Sunday, March IL.
Archbishop john ireland and other
prominent digntarics will be present
at the dedication, and the former will
consecrate the new edifice. He will
deliver a sermon at high mass, which
will be celebrated at 1890 o'clock in
the morning, AMI will also speak in
the. evening. Work Oil the new church,
which was designed by L. l.. Mas
, queray. ii prominent architect of st.
Paul. "Hs begun about year ago.
1t was completed within the month,
ui,d everything is in readiness for the
dedication.
l'landreau, S. D.--Patrick J. Iiarti-
gan died at his home in Woodstock
recently, aged 70 Years. He was ma
tive of ireland and came to this coun-
try ut the age OF fifteen. He has been
Il resident Of this county since 1879.
He is survived y his wife and sew
cral children.
st. Peter, Minn.-Word was received
by st. Peter friends Sunday, March 3,
of the sudden death of Mrs. P. G..
Lyons, /, pioneer of Blue Earth coun-
ty, which occurred at her sons home
in Madison Lake early the previous
evening. To all appearances Mrs.
Lyons was in .hc best of health, but
she suffered sudden attack of heart
failure soon after eating the evening
meal, ana expired in a few minutes.
Mrs. Lyons, whose maiden name was
i Hannah Mahuney, was born in the
County Lermick, Ireland, May 10, 1897,
and therefore was nearly IS years of
age. She came to America when a
young woman, and was married at
st. Louis, Mo, to the late p. e. Lyons.
They came to Minnesota in 1858 and
settled in Jamcstown township. Her
husband died in 1906, and last fall she
went to Madison Lake to make her
home with her son, Postmaster P. NJ.
Lyons. She is survived by three sons,
=. NJ. Lyons of Madison Lskc, Rich
ard Lyons and VIM. Lyons, living
north of that village, and two daugh-
ters. Mrs. J. j. Mccarthy of Big Falls,
and Miss Kate Lyons of Madison
Lake. The funeral was held at Mad
ison Lake the following Wednesday
morning. .n
LIE Sueur, Minn.-Mrs. John Dono-
hue, step-lnothcr of Jos. Donohue,
mother OF Mrs. :as. Sullivan of Derry
name, and Mrs. John Sullivan of st.
Paul, died at her home in Derrynane,
Monday, March 1, aged nearly ninety
years. She was pioneer settler of
this county and u good woman in
every sense of the word. The inter-
ment was from the church at st.