The Irish standard., 1886-04-17
Palm Sunday tomorrow.

PAIN Sunday tomorrow.
Dress goods at o. T. SWEET, % Uni
versity avenue southeast.
The Pence Opera House was again
open to the public on Wednesday
afternoon. The Wellesley and Sterling
company have the first engagement
there under the new management.
Meysrs. 7. j. Fortune, 507 Mississip-
ri street, ard j. F. McGuire, 26 East
Third street, are our authorized agents
in St. Paul. Any business done with
these gentlemen will be duly acknow-
lodged by the proprietor Of THE IRISH
STANDARD.
All the officers of the different tota
abstinence societies Of this city are re-
uuested to meet next Sunday, April Is,
at Holy Rosary hall at 2 o'clock sharp,
as business OF Importance is to come
up, and to make arrangements for the
coming convention to in Rochester
in June. Thomas Dunn, county
president.
MIR. j. Newton Mind has resigned his
position of city editor OF the Minneap-
oils end Of the Pioneer Press to take
the management Of the panorama CON-
pany. Of which he is a stockholder. Mr.
Minds resignation takes effect On May
Is, and the panorama will open its
doors month later.
Messrs. johnson. Smith & Harrison,
printers, photographers and blank book
manufacturers, 257 and 259 First ave-
nue. south, are certainly gaining an un-
enviable reputation in their line in this
city. In the different branches OF their
business a degree of perfection has
been arrived at second to no other hrm
| in the state. They have a strict regard
for neatness and dispatch.
The postoffice is becoming well set
tied in the new location, and will soon
be running as smoothly as ever. work
was commenced Wednesday on coun-
tiers and desks for the use of the money
order and registered letter departments
and now these have ample accommoda-
ton. All mails are being handled
promptly. and no further delay is now
possible.
The Boston block, destroyed by fire
ON Monday last, was built at cost OF
$500 600 in 1884. The loss on building
will reach $l50,0O0 and the total loss
from the fire will perhaps exceed $780,
600. The loss to the postottice consis-
ted chiefly in breaking and solflng OF
fixtures and will not exceed, 81 900. 1t
is believed that the fire caught from
steam pipes in the partition on the
third floor,
We call the attention of our readers
to the choice new stock Of dry goods,
carpets. etc, which the firm of Calhoun
& Long, 2228 Central avenue, Z. D., are
offering to the public. Best goods at
low prices in the city. A grand open
on next Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day at their elegant new store 22S Cen
trail avenue. See next weeks STAND
ARD for large advertisement Of extroar-
dinary bargains.
Calhoun & Long, dry goods mer-
chants, 22S Central avenue, propose a
grand opening Of their new stock
of goods on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday next. Since their advent in
business these gentlemen have been
noted for their fair dealings and liber'
ality to customers. They have built up
immense trade, and their unparalleled
success in the past is a certain omen
that there is still brighter future be-
fore them.
| Robert Fraser died at the residence
Of Chas. A. Proctor, 604 Hennep1n ave-
nue., Tuesday night after an illness OF
one week His death was caused from
pneumonia. Mr.. Fraser was an intelli-
gent and Industrious young man and
had extensive acquaintances both in
this city and county. Deceased was
but twenty-seven years Of age and had
lived in Minneapolis for "a years. He
leaves an aged mother and sister Mrs.
G. A. Proctor) to mourn his loss. The
funeral occurred from his late home yes
terday afternoon.
It Will Pay You to Trade at
Roberts Hardware and Stove store,
| $40 Nicollet avenue.
NEWS ECHOES.
The Minneapolis steam laundry and dye
! works is doing a rushing business under the
| ohla x,anoneo,nor,t ofT 4 Maroon .iQ and OIL