The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1886-08-21
ST. PAUL NEWS.

81. PAUL NEWS.
Diphtheria is reported OF 604 Wells
street.
Tbs council committee on public &C
counts audited bills last Monday night
Thers vas large attendance at TIT
picnic given by the st. Paul and Mime
GpoZis harness makers and saddlers al
S;7Thits Bear Monday.
John 81. Thurston of Pennington
lists Of Company G. Fourth Minnesota
infantry, writes to the Pioneer Press
Suggesting the idea that all the Mime
Gotta regiments have reunion of their
separate organizations during the state
fair.
The Northern Pacific train from the
west due in st. Paul Monday afternoon
was four hours late. It brought back
with it $50 returning delegates from
the San Francisco G.. A. r. encamp-
ment, some Of whom stopped off in St.
Paul.
Oscar 3. Hills, clerk Of the United
States circuit court, took testimony
Monday in one Of the Star route cases,
entitled The United States VS.. Harvey
M. Vale. The route in question is
from the south part Of John Day river
to Baker City, Or.
Word was received in this city Mon
day Of the oath in Clifton Springs Of
Mrs. j. L. Allen. formerly of this city.
The body will be inferred for a time at
Hamilton, Ont. and in December next
brought to st, Paul and placed beside
the remains of her husband.
News has been received here of the
death Of Mr.. Christopher Mcclure, at
Arcade, N. Y, on August is, ut che adj
vanced age Of sixty years. Deceased
was. the father of our esteemed citizen,
MI. james T. Mcclure, who has the
sympathy of large circle of friends in
his bereavement.
The Campbell Curb Conduit company
filed articles of incorporation with the
secretary Of state Monday. The gener-
al nature Of the business is manufac-
turing and dealing in patents and other
articles. Among other objects is that
of making 'curb conduit electrical con-
ductors." The ineorporators are: Eros
Campbell, Geo. D. Holt. Minneapolis,
Miner Ball, Excelsior, MINI. Walter l..
Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. Capital
stock, 81 ,oo0,o0o.
Philip Reilly stated last evening that
he knew nowthing about the Duluth
cumberland cases. Said he: 'tyou can
say that that the John Martin Lumber
company has nothing whatever to do
with them, and it never had. I am at
a loss to know why they connected the
name of the firm with the matter. The
G. z. Brown mentioned in che dispatch
es was formerly secretary and treasurer
OF the firm, but bought out his inter
est over year ago and he has had moth
lug to do with the company since.''
The Summit club met last Monday
evening at the Lookout. The portion
of the Lookout property lately sold
for $4,000, and which WIS bought in
the interest Of the club, will now be
turned over to the city fer q public
park. The arrangement is for the city
to pay $4,000 and for citizens in the VIC
Unity to pay the other $1,000. AT the
Monday the present Summit
club was practically abandoned and the
meeting adjourned sine die. It is un-
derstood that there will be g reorgani~
zation upon a different basis, though
the Old name will probably be retained,
tt is announced from Washington
that Capt. Quinne. late connected with
the government work on the upper
stationed at Bismarck, is to
relieve Maj. Allen of the charge Of the
Lake Superior harbors Of Duluth, Grand
Marais and Superior. Mai. Allen at
present has charge Of all the work
north of St. Paul, including the upper
Mississippi river, it's dams and tribu-
taries, the Red RIVER of tho North and
Lhe Lake Superior works. This change
relieves him of the last-naned depart
ment of his labors. enabling dim to de-
vote his entire attention to the river