The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-12-01

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pany have ''laid Off" twenty-se,
their employees in their car shops in
this city.
John Keenan, has taken Che contract
of erecting the steepls On St. Thomas
Church, and has large force OF men at
work thereon.
Miss Mary Liebe entertained few Of
her friends at her residence on Monday
evening last. A very pleasant game at
cards was INDUCED in until 1880, when
refreshments were served, after which
the company dispersed
a great sensation was created in tho
Fourth WARD last Monday morning by
an old time elopement which had taken
place in their midst. Luke Vavrooski,
who leaves an aged wife and family,
skipped out with the wife Of one Martin
Tomaschek during the latter's absence
from the city. Tomaschek has always
been an Industrious, !&w-ablding citi-
zen, and. like thousands OF other men,
trusted his wifeimpllcitly. always trust
ing her with his savings, which she
seems to have deposited in the bank in
her own name, and at the time of her
elopement they had some $3.50 in the
bank, $500 of which, she drew out on
leaving. Truly is the Fourth ward be-
coming republicanized.
The F. NJ. I. a. society held the most
enthusiastic public meeting of the sea-
son in st. Thomas hall last Sunday
evening. The hall was literally packed
and the best rendered programme ever
presea ted in one Of these public meet
lngs WAS listened to OH that occasion.
Miss Liebe is a magnificent reader,
and never fails to interest and hold the
closest attention of her audience. The
next part presented was recitation by
Miss Marie Broone. Miss Broone To-
cited with good effect, held the close
attention OF all present and was loudly
applauded at the close. j. +. Gleason
gave an exoemporaneous address,
taking FIR his theme, "Ireland''. MI.
Gleason spoke enthusiastically for
quarter Of an hour, and closed amid
cheers. Miss Team jackson followed
with select reading which was we'll
rendered and appreciated by the audi
ence. Miss jackson is a very pleasing
aud interesting reader, and willing to
assist IN making our public meetings u
success. The next part presented was
a quartette by Mr. Schnyder and three
other young gentlemen Of the State
Normal school. This was well rem
dered and received an encore. Miss
Anna McCrnmlsh came next with q
recitation which she modestly, but
effectively rendered, and was applaud
ed at the close. Next followed the
banner exercise of the evening in a
recitation by Miss Elizabeth O'Brien.of
the State Normal school. Although
the hour was quite late and the audi
once somewhat uneasy, yet Miss
O Brien's pleasant voice and modest
appearance soon restored order, and for
a quarter Of an hour she held her hear
ers spell-bound, az it were, in ono Of
the most unassuming, but effectively
rendered recitations ever presented in
st. Thomas hall. The committe on
programme, it is hoped, will secure
Miss O'Brien for some future occasion,
when still larger audience will be
present to appreciate so rare a treat.
A. L. Rock completed the programme
of this evening in AL extern poraneous
address Of quarter Of an hour, at the
close of which the meeting adjourned,
everyone looking we'll pleased. There
is no other society in this city whose
meetings are so we'll attended and
whose efforts are so we'll APPRECIATED as
those of this society. Its membership
is constantly increasing, fact which
in itself speaks for the work the society
is doing. Its members, young and old,
are all active, energetic workers, and
Father Cotter, who never misses a
rpeeting Of the society when it is posi-
BILE for him to attend, is, Of course, the
power behind the throne. and if he had
never done any other work than to
establish and foster this society here in
Wiqona, that alone is sufficient to inn
,mortalize him.
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