The Irish standard., 1888-07-14
CITY BRIEFS.

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There will be meeting Of the Or
phan Board next Tuesday evening at
s o'clock.
The Ribernian Rifles will drill at
Window hall next Wednesday evening.
and also hold a business session. A
large attendance is requested.
Chris Gallagher, Judge Quinn, NJ. G.
Brady and others, will speak at Tobin's
rink Oh next Tuesday night. at a meet
ing of the First ward irish American
club.
Edward z. Overn, aged 81 years, and
an old resident of East Minneapolis,
died atSt. Mary's hospital last Mon
day. The funeral was held from the
Church Of ST.; Anthony of Patlaa.
Hugh Harrison, the we'll known Min
neapolis wholesale grocer. will in all
probability be nominated by the Pro-
hibitlonists for Governor of Minnesota.
He is vely popular and will poll g large
vote.
The Young Ladies' Sodality Of Holy
Rosary parish, about three hundred in
number, picnicked at Lake Harriet,
Thursday. They had q delightful day,
and every one present seemed to enjoy
themselves. %
The young Ladies' OF the Young Girls
Home, corner OF Laurel and Lyndaie
avenues, gave their first soiree at the
Home last Tuesday evening. Square
dancing. cards and checkers were en-
loved until II o'clock.
Lawrence Clarity has SOLD his four
story hotel building situated at 2o6
Washington avenue south, to w. W..
Huntingdon, the consideration being
houses and lots in the city and good
round supa in cash, the whole valuation
being placed at $57 600.
Messrs. j. G. scallen aud j. S. Cough
lin, are soliciting for sock in the pro-
posed Irish American Bank of Mime
apoiis and are meeting with gratifying
results. 1t now looks as though the
enterprise would be a success in @ short
time. tits proposed TO make the capital
stock 500, 600. .@s.1 49,
The Merry Eight Pleasure club party
at Minnehaha Falls last Thursday
night was an unusually pleasant event.
About 125 couples participated in the
festivities of the evening, and without
doubt the party was one OF the pest
carried out social affairs that has ever
taken place at the Falls.
The seni-aunual report Of the Holy
Name Society Of South Minneapolis,
submitted at the meeting last Sunday
at Holy Rosary hall. shows total mem
bership Of 275, 9 gain of ~ for the pre-
ceding six months. The society is in
excellent condition, financially and
otherwise. There were three deaths
since January 1, among tho members.
The assessment and reva!uatioR Of
real estate in Minneapolis for the tax OF
1855 has been completed by City Asses
sor Case. The personal assessment is
not yet footed. but will be in che neigh
I,orhood or $40, O0O, GOO. The real estate
assessment as compared with 1887, and
including the new territory. is as fol-
lows; 1887, 1886, 426, 1914; 1883, $116, 65l, $40.
The Immaculate Conception CRU
sade1s have elected the following Off.
GERS to serve until January /, 1889: Pres
ident, p. ]. Moran; vice-president, B.
Mousse; recording secretary, I. E.
Gleason; financial secretary, J. Farrell;
treasurer, John O'Brien, Jr.; marshal,
r. w. Sullivan; assistant marshal, III.
j. NlcManus; sergeant-at-arms, j. NJ.
POss ID.
The members Of the defunct dry goods
firm Of Shotwell, Clerihew and l 9th
man were arrested last Friday morn
ing, charged with swindling the Nicol-
let N ational Bank Of $4,000, which. it
is claimed they obtained under false
pretenses. Bail was furnished to the
amount of $40 900, and the men were
released. The case will be tried in the
courts.
Firemens' day atthe next exposition
viii be one of the grandest events OF
the great show Elaborate prepare
lions are being made to have grand
parade Of all the companies in the city
department, and possibly a few from
st. Paul. The rescuing scene will be 9
great feature, outside of ordinary drill.
The fire escapes will be IN use that day,
and people who enjoy tobogganing can
have a DELIGHT full slide from To Q high
buil dings. 4
M Supervisor nv alahN sal some lls
thu g
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