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Show Diecese of Eclena BUTTE CITY. Preparations Being Made For St. Patrick's Alumni Ball. At a meeting held recently the members of St. Patrick's Alumni association asso-ciation arranged for their third annual ball, to be given at Renshaw hall on the evening of Feb. 10. St. Patrick's alumni is composed of graduates from the parochial school and was organized in Augu-st, 1S99. claiming the distinction distinc-tion of being the first of Its kind in Butte. The objects of the society are to preserve and increase the bonds of friendship which should exist among the graduates of an institution, to advance ad-vance in science, literature and art, loyalty to the alma mater and social j enjoyments. 1 Meetings, at which very Interesting and instructive papers are read, are 1 held in the parlors of the parochial school on the first Tuesday of each month. s The members have gained quite a reputation for the ability they 'display in entertaining. The sisters fend clergymen are very proud of the St. Patrick's Alumni association. The new officers of the association are: Honorary president. Rev. P. de ISiere:- president, Deborah Gibbons; vice president, Katheryn Ronan;' secretary, Eva Holt; treasurer, William McMa- ' it lion; executive committee, Mary Leaty, Delia .Gibbons. Edgar Andricux, Miles Hogan and Clement Berkard. During the past few days there have 1 been material increases in the force of miners employed at the mines of the j Anaconda company and the Boston & j Montana company. At the mines of . the Anaconda company the forces nro ) larger. The Never Sweat has been j opened up and the St. Lawrence resumed re-sumed and in a few day-? will be run--ning with a full force. During the winter thus far the mines of the Anaconda company have been running about half or two-thirds of the full force, and some of them have been closed entirely for a few weeks. It is understood that the forces at the mines of this company will be steadily increased and by the time the new works at Anaconda are in running order or-der the mines in Butte will be at full blast. The forces employed at the Boston & Montana mines have been greatly increased, in-creased, and it is understood will be further increased within a few days. The mines of the company will be running run-ning with larger forces than they were previous to the recent shut-down. After two weeks of illness and suffering, suf-fering, John McGlynn. one of the oldest old-est and best known citizens of Butte, died at his home cjn West Pacific street, Centerville.- at 6 o'clock last night, death was due to dropsy. Mr. McGlynn Mc-Glynn was 6" years of age. and had been a resident of Butte and its vicinity vi-cinity almost incessantly during the past twenty-two years. He was the father of Policeman Michael McGlynn. and of six other children, all of whom, with their mother, survive. Tt is probable prob-able that the funeral will take place on Wednesday. The arrangements have not. yet been reported. Cntil two weeks ago Mr. McGlynn had been in perfect health. He was massive of frame and fleshy, and his apparently 'robust condition was commented com-mented on by many of his most into-mate into-mate friends. Suddenly dropsy made Itself manifest, and within two days it was seen that Mr. McGlynn was in a serious condition. Physicians did everything possible to relieve the condition con-dition of the sick man, and though cupping and other processes known to medical science were resorted to, it was without avail, and the patient sank gradually until the end came last night. In addition to Policeman McGlynn, John McGlynn was the father of Miss Annie McGlynn. Mrs. Patrick Cos-grove. Cos-grove. Mrs. Jerry Coughlin, Mrs. James Fleming". Mrs. Andrew O'Brien and Mrs. John Collins, all of whom are well known in Centerville and Butte. John McGlynn was horn in 1S37. He came to Butte in 18S0, and engaged in mining, being actively employed until un-til the shut-down of 1892. At that time he went to Nevada, where he remained a short time. From Nevada he went to Colorado, and after a short stay removed to Utah, returning to Butte after a few years. Sonce his return to Butte Mr. McGlynn had been engaged in mining until a few years ago, when he retired. He had made his home in Centerville. Since the first of the year Mr. Mc- as labor was concerned. Otherwise he had been as active as a man 25 years his junior could have been. For four years preceding Jan. 1, he had been a deputy under Sheriff Partick Regan and had served faithfully and with some distinction. The news of his death last night was a great shock to many friends. Father Callahan, pastor of Sacred Heart church, has made arrangements with the Jesuit Fathers of Chicago to open a mission during Lent. A ifst . of the Irish priesfs now stationed sta-tioned in Butte: Father Stock, from Kerry; Father Ryan, from Thurles; Father Harrington, from Dublin: Father Fa-ther English, from Limerick, and Father Fa-ther Barry, from Limerick. 4 The Ancient Order of Hibernians in Butte beats the world. They have their own magnificent hall known as "Hibernian "Hi-bernian hall." It is free of debt. Division Di-vision No. 2 are now about to build another an-other block and hall of their own, costing cost-ing $fi0,000. TheV conduct their meetings meet-ings in a most business-like manner, for they are all trained soldiers in the field from J. J. Lynch to J. J. Grogan, the dashing president of Nta-.2, to Ed Hughes. John O'Meara and their popular popu-lar but humble millionaire, State President Presi-dent D. J. Hennessy. An Irish quartette has been formed here. It is composed of C. R. Connolly, Connol-ly, Justin Butler, Fitz Butler and J. J. Grogan. The quartette Is the property of division No. 2 of the A. O. H-. and critics declare it to be the equal of anything any-thing of its kind in the country. |