The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-09-08
President Clark and Secretary Tierney
have been reelected and John McCar-
thy has been chosen secretary.

nave Oe6n reelected and John McCar-
thy has been chosen secretary.
Monday was salesladies' day at the
Exposition, and the managers had Of
fered a prize to the hand soonest unmar-
|ried saleslady in attendance The honor
was conferred On Miss Marie Becker of
s.. r. Olson & Co.
VIM. st. John, for many years resi-
dent Of Faribault, has started an extern
siye bakery business at 924 Minnehaha
avenue, Minneapolis. Mr.. I. w.
O'Brien, Of Faribault, is associated
with HIM in business.
Cards are OUT announcing the mar
riage Of Miss Maggie Kennedy, daugn-
ter of Edward Kennedy, 1928 First
street south, to Patrick Fitzgerald, Of
Aspen, Col, the event to occur Tues.
day morning at o'clock at Holy Rosary
church.
The Minnesota Mutual Benefit ass0-
ton has commenced action against
Samuel Potts, it's former treasurer to
recover $3.50, which sum. the COM
plant alleges, Mr.. Potts appropriated
for his own use from the funds of the
company.
The first party of the Irish American
Social club for this season was given
Thursday evening at Window hail with
an attendance reaching more than one
hundred couples. 1t was by far the
most enjoyable hop ever given by this
popular club. The exhibition drill by
members Of The Hibernlan Rifles was
well received and heartily applauded.
Rev. Jas. M. Cleary, National lecturer
Of the G. T. A. q. of America, will adj
dress the people of Minneapolis at the
following places during the coming
week: Monday, September 10, Immac-
ulate Conception church, p. H.; We'd
nesday evening, Holy Rosary church;
Friday evening, grand rally at HAT
mona hall, 8p. M; Sunday evening,
September 16, st. Anthony of Padua,
s p. m.
The report of Supt. Helm for the
month ending August 81 showed that
during the month the police had made
532 arrests, of which PIP were for drunk
ness and 70 for vagrancy. The report
of Court Officer Campbell showed that
in the municipal court there had been
tried 1854 criminal cases and ~ civil
cases. During the month there were
% arrests made by the inspectors, who
also recovered $3.50 worth of stolen
goods.
Mrs. Amelia Cummings died on
Thursday morning at the family resi-
dence, 1909 Fourth street south, after
an illness of a few weeks. Mrs. Cum
mines had many friends in South Min
neapolis and was well-known and re-
spected in the community in which she
had lived for many years. She leaves
to mourn their loss her husband. Mr..
John Cummings, and daughter, Miss
Mary Cummings. The funeral was
held at 8 o'clock this morning, from
Holy Rosary church.
The young Girls Home, under the
management of Miss Jessie Schley, is
now located at 903 Hennepin avenue.
There is every reason to believe that a
point 80 central as this will prove bene~
fetal to all concerned. Though both
the grounds and home on Lyndale and
Laurel avenues were all that could be
desired. yet the distance was so great
from the central or business portion of
the city as to cause a serious drawback,
and thus the change to tbs commodi-
GUS and pleasant quarters on Hennepin
avenue. Here indeed is an excellent
home for young girls at the nominal
figure of 50 so per week.
The board of county commissioners
met Monday in regular session. The
report of the overseer of the poor house
for the month OF August was submitted,
which showed the number of inmates
to be sixty-two, the expenses for the
month $452. IS and the receipts from
the poor farm $685.. The bid of John
Norton to furnish coal for the county
during the coming winter was accepted.
His bid was for soft coal So per ton,
Lehigh $755 per ton. NJ. W. Glenn
offered to put heating apparatus in the
new addition to the court house for
$1,000. Bills against the county