The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-19

Curtis aall was crowded Tuesday night witE
Scotchmen and their ladies, mostly members
| of the Caledonian Club. The excellent mu-
steal and literary programme, which had been
| prepared by the committee, consisting Oh
Robert Hannah, 2. w. Martin and d. L. Slmp-
son, had only one fault: it WAS SO crowded With
| good things that many of the audience, IN or
der TO get home at seasonable hour. Were
! obliged to leave before the entertainment was
! over.
| Prof. Downing, OF the State University, de-
Lectures for Plain People--at Catholic Asso-
chiffon Han Wednesday evening. Comets
| and Meteors" was the subject 1T was a most
instructive lecture from the beginning to the
close. Clear and concise in manner Of speech,
the Professors efforts drew forth from his ail-
dience the strietest attention, no point OF in
formation seeming to have been lost to his
hearers, The third lecture OF the course viii
occur next mouth. Lights, Old and New"
viii be considered by Prof. Dodge.
Last Sunday, following the regular meeting
of Division No. /, a. 0. H., at their hall at $50
Second avenue south there was organized a
company of Hibernian Rifles. 1t started out
most favorably, having on it's roll q charter
membership of fifty-two. After organization
the following gentlemen were chosen officers
Of the company: Captain, j. ]. McHale, OF No
2; 1sr lieutenant Edward Kennedy, Of No. l:
% lieutenant, John Smith, OF No. 8; LIST ser
geant, 2. J. Rooney, of No. l. The meeting
then adjourned TO meet Sunday, December %5
for the purpose OF completing their organiza-
ton. .....
The fcur suits Of c. Wood Davis against the
St. Louis s. San Francisco Railway Company
for discrimination in cars and other transports.
ton facilities, came up into the United States
court at Topeka, Kas. The suits involve $I07,-
coo. OF this sum 81 900 are claimed on over
charges There are two damage suits growing
out OF discrimination in cars ana other facili-
ties in transportation il which the claims are
for S90,0O0 Including interest. This is the first
suit OF the kind ever brought in the United
States and it will be q bitterly fought one,
Davis having been forced TO go out Of busi-
ness.
4 meeting Of the directors OF the Iudustrial
Exposition was held Monday and business Of
interest transacted. Il wRs deemed necessary
to III once fix the day OF the opening and keep
it ever before the public After some htrie
discussion twas decided TO open the doors on
August Is, 1856, the fourth Monday of the
month. This date, it Was held, would the least
interfere with the State Fair and would draw
visitors to both cities 70 take IN both fair and
exposition. The site for the building has not
been chosen. The fund has passed the $250,0Q0
mark, and Gn epdeayor viii be made TO reach
tho sum OF $500, 900 by the lst of January.
The warehouse and finishing shops OF the ID.
M Gilmore Furniture Company, at the corner
OF Western avenue and Sixteenth street, were
partially destroyed by fire Monday evening.
The company was organized in 1888. Capt 61l-
more being general manager, Donald Kennedy
president. and 4. G. Kennedy secretary and
treasurer. Capt. Gilmore has twice been
burned out before, once in 1878 and again in
1881. Tho present company was organized
ana the buildings erected in 1888, the ware
house costing about $4,000 The walls are
still standing and are unhurt, the loss on build
ing reaching probably $1,000. 1t is impos-
sbie to tell the extent OF the loss on stock and
material. Capt. Gilmore thought it might
each between $40 600 and $25, Geo The insur~
ihe 20 is 85O, 900 in all on buildings, stock and
uhht Der yard The work of rebuilding mas al
e"'sT begun.