The Irish standard., 1886-09-11
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.

D Carpets, Stoves and Furniture solo
.On time. Smiths Instaliment House,
= I'LL Nicollet avenue.
4 c.. IL. Barry, contractor and builder.
sStone and brick a specially. 725 Uni
yersitY avenue northeast.
The Minneapolis Typographical
Union thanks George w. Childs and
Anthony j. Drexel for their beneyol-
sence.
The library board did not have a
quorum Tuesday afternoon. An adj
.journment was taken to next Tuesday
at 4 p. n.
81. Your fire insurance will expire this
month. If so, renew them with L. W.
McGrath, room IL. Temple Court,
ground floor.
FL. j.. Mershon, just appointed super
jntendent Of the Minnesota Brush
Electric Light company, was formerly
sergeant Of the Cleveland police depart
ment.
at the second meeting Of the East
Side Building and Loan assoclatian
Tuesday night 800 shares of stock were
issued. The association has now sew
enty-fve members.
Johnny Mcguire, the young boy
whose arms and one leg had to be am
putated after the accident Oh the Mil
Waukee road Thursday last, September
2, is recovering, contrary to expecta-
.tion.
During the storm on Monday evening
the dwelling of 2 Mr.. Blake, near the
corner Of Polk street and Twenty
ninth avenue northeast, was struck by
lightning and destroyed.
The commissioners took another
twist Sunday evening at the problem Of
Strengthening out Monroe street at the
corner OF Third avenue northeast and
assessing damages and benefits.
Hattie Herbster, the woman from
Eau Clare who is charged with passing
a SIS bill which had been changed to a
.S2O was turned over to the United
States authorities and taken to st. Paul
Tuesday.
The second year Of the Minneapolis
School OF Fine Arts opened Tuesday at
1921 Hennepin avenue. There was an
increased number of pupils over last
term. Glasses in antique, still life and
porurai5ure have been formed. Lee
lures on artistic anatomy will be given
this winter.
The X. Of L. Building Association
stockholders held their first annual
election at Emmett's hail Tuesday
night when the following officers and
directors were elected: President, Thos.
"A. Clark: secretary, ~. a. Tierney;
treasurer, G. Z. Shay: directors, H. e.
Merrill, 6. l.. Locke, John A.. Arneson,
a. j. Hunt, G. 4, S. Higley, Geo. S.
Boyd and G.. Y. Parmenrer.
A special meeting OF the Retail Groc-
ers' association will be held next Mon
evening for the purpose Of considering
with the mayor the subject Of enforcing
the ordinance against hawkers and
peddlers. The conference WAS to have
loeen held last Monday evening, but the
mayor was absent and hence there was
nothing to he done but to adjourn for
Weeh.
Monday afternoon Detective Law
renee arrested John Ryan, alias "Cross
Jack on suspicion of being the man
who slugged and robbed Mr.. Austin on
Friday night. The victim OF the as
sault is improving gradually. He says
that he could not see the man who per-
pesrated tue died, and this fact may
make it exceedingly difficult to convict
the guilty party,
1Aessrs. John Swift, Thomas Dunn
and others from Minneapolis attended
meeting of the st. Mary's Z. A. society
of Corcoran a few Sundays since. They
were highly entertained by the good
people there, and they are legion.
Brief speeches were made by the gen.
tlemen from this city in behalf Of tenn
perance and the result was that at the
close of the interesting exercises twen-
ty-hye new names were added to the
roll Of St. .Mary's society.
4 night Or two age, Arthur Chase
and family. residing on the corner Of
Ninth street and Franklin avenue, on
returning home. found their front door
locked on the inside. Mr. Chase final~
" entered through window, and found
everything in disorder. Two trunks,
owned by lady guests, were broken
open, but the money which had been
left in them was thrown back Of the
trunks and escaped the observation OF
the burglars. Mrs. Chase's watch and
chain were the only property lost.
.Atameeting Of the Caledonian club
at Curtiss hall Tuesday night, the com-
mittee on arrangements for giving a
reception to the Scotch people Of the
city Sept 81. reported that a pro-