The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-09-26
NORTHWEST NEWS.

NORTHWEST NEWS.
New Richmond-The Rev. Father
B. F. Duffy Of Hammond has accept
ed the appointment to the pastorate
of the Church of the Immaculate
Conception made vacant by the tragic
death Of the Rev. Father M. E. Boyce
on the 7th inst.
Father Duffy has been in the
priesthood twenty years. He was
born in Ireland and his early educa-
ton was received there before COM
ing to America. He has been sta
toned in Hammond for number of
years and will be succeeded in that
parish by the Rev. Father p. Cum
ningham Of Centura.
Father Duffy is scholarly man
and accounted one of the ablest
priests of the diocese of Superior.
Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 24-Believ-
ing that there will be strong i'm
migration movement to this country
when the European was ends. Gov
ernor L. B. Hanna of North Dakota,
will urge the employment of agents
for active work in Europe with the
view of inducing immigrants to go
to North Dakota.
St. Paul, Sept. 23-Plans are
under way to organize in the city
"Buy-a-Bal-of-Cott club as a
means of helping the cotton districts
of the South which are affected by
the idle cotton crop, condition
brought about by the war. The
movement has grown to such pro-
portions in the East that bales of cot
ton (on paper) are accepted as cash
in part payment of indebtedness. To
become a member of the club one
has to purchase bale of cotton at
at $50. 1t is estimated that 1,5OO,-
900 bales Of cotton will be disposed
of in this manner, and a revenue of
over $5O,OO0,00O raised in the
South.
New Richmond, visit has been
decided that there shall be erected
in the cemetery monument to mark
the last resting place of the late Fa-
Their Boyce, the first priest to die in
New Richmond, the first priest to be
buried here. This movement crystal
lied in the appointment of the fol-
lowing general committee, says the
New Richmond News, the list being
read from the altar by the Rev. Fa-
Their p. A. Walsh of st. Patrick's
parish, Erin Prairie, who conducted
the service at the Church of the I'M
maculate Conception Sunday morn
ing. After mass the committee or
ganized by choosing City Atty. w.
T. Doar as chairman, James E.
Hughes secretary and Ed. O'Malley
treasurer. The other members Of the
committee are: w. H. Casey, John G.
Barrett. Dan McFetridge, w. T. Muir
ray, w. D. Gowan, Tim Mcnamara,
A. P. McAndrew. B. McDermott. DR..
J. M. Hagan, Mrs. M. N. O'Brien. Miss
Ellie Moran and Mrs. Kate Wells.
Messrs. Doar Hughes and O'Malley
were authorized to look after the de-
tails.
Montgomery, Minn.-The wedding
of Miss Wayne Janousek, oldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John jan
ousek, to Charles L. Keohen took
place in the Church of the Most Holy
Redeemer at 9 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, Sept. Is. The young couple left
on Wednesday morning for the twin
cities, where they will spend few
days, after which they will take an
extended trip through western and
northern Minnesota.
Benson, Minn.-Mrs. Bridget
Woods, an old and respected resident
of Swift county, died at her home
two miles south of Danvers on Tues
day, September 8. 1914, cause of
death being old age. The deceased,
who was Sc years of age, was one of
Minnesota's early pioneers, coming
with her husband to Wabasha county
in 1857, where they lived until 1877
She was the mother of six children.
two of whom survive her. The sur
viving children are Mrs. F. j. Wash
burn, of South Park. and Mrs. Geo.
S. Drinkwine, of Danvers. The fun
eral services were held on Thursday
forenoon, September 10, 1914, at 9
o'clock from the Catholic church at
Danvers, Rev. FIR. P. M. Shea offici-
ating.
Brainerd, Minn.-Patrick Burke,
we'll known engineer, died on Mon
day morning, Sept. IA, after a long
illness. aged 81 years. He leaves a
widow and five children. The funer-
al services were held at st. Francis
Catholic church on Wednesday morn
ing, Sept. 16.
Little Falls, Minn.--Sister Mary
Joseph of the Order of st. Francis,
passed away at st. Gabriel's hospital