The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-04-06
RANDOM REFLECTIONS,

RANDOM REFLECTIONS,
There is marked Improvement in the
condition of DR.. Ames and his recovery
from a dangerous malady seems now to
be assured.
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'.Rev. Golightly Morrill, preached to-
day on the Borrowed AK The Lent
Umbrella would seem to be topic of
more general interest" Globe. Or
my Misguided Saw, or the Broken
Sawbuck, :" for instance.
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A large number Of friends OF 5. q.
Olson. the Nicollet avenue dry goods
merchant, were present at his pleasant
home, 24l3 First avenue south, Friday
evening of last week, and enjoyed an
excellent musical and social entertain
ment.
If the bowler against base ball will
only be consistent, by not attending the
games, thereby lessening the chances
for guying the umpire. quiet will reign
supreme and the gentle rest Of the near
est inhabitant on the outside will not
be disturbed.
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Two OF che worst battered up men that
ever lrnped out Of a prize ring were Ike
Weir and Frank Murphy, who fought
at Koutz, Ind, last Monday. II you
have any doubts about this gaze upon
the cuts of Weir and Murphy that ap.
peared in the Globe Of that date.
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Senator Durant's bill, improving the
civil service Of the state, is certainly a
movement in the right direction and
ought to receive the hearty Endorsement
OF both branches Of the legislature.
Anything that will tend to elect men to
, positions OF trust upon their merits and
; ability rather than upon the amount OF
wealth they possess should receive
hearty sanction.
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Superintendent Bradley. of the pub
lie schools has been re elected to that
position for another three years by the
, Board Of Education. MIR. Bradley is d
gentleman VINO has the respect and
confidence of all classes Of people and
his reelection is faithful recognition
of a worthy man who understands his
: duties and performs them in a modest,
, conscientious mannel.
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This is a novel excuse, to say She
least, from mother to a teacher in one
of the public schools OF this city:
Miss: gave my boy permission to stay
ava from skool friday to 60 and see the bar
rets hong MRS. ---.
L Nothing like variety in education.
Let us hope the boy will never come
J nearer beng executed than he did that
8 day.
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Q Play ball! Minneapolis will he rep
resented in the national game this sea
4 son, by grace Of the city council 10y a
= large majority. Ills well. Sam MOT
L tom has been made happy, and four
fifths of the people who take any inter
est III the game at ali are pleased. De
. spite the actions and insinuatiOns OF the
: most rabld kickers it is safe to say thai
e the gentleulanly manager has gathered
D such men about him as will bring nc
: disgrace upon the national game MOI
upon She city which they are to repre-
, sent.
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a Alderman Barrows Is a wealthy
J, man. He rents house to a man neal
q the proposed base call park who op
1 posed the park. as he had a perfect
right to do. But Barrows, who was
| strongly in favor OF base ball, voted
= against the present park because ''he
j, tins tenant) has demanded that as his
! landlord should vote against the park
: in the council, and. of course, must
9 do So" There are too many OF this
: class Of men in every turn of life to
whom money and self-interest is every.
thing-principle nothing.
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i, In the face Of the fact chat there are
! few healthier cities in the union, OF the
: same population than Minneapolis, Il
9 seemed rather out of place for the Tri'
f bune recently to advertise the city's
, water supply as it did. If the water i.
G so badly contaminated, as pictured III
that paper, it is wonder that every
q thing from malaria to cholera, has not
: struck US long ere this. Then, too, 1t
\ was an unjust act towards those who
are faithfully giving their time and Ia
? Dor to the perfection of this very water
, system of which that sheet had SO much
] to say.
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John Lee. of Western avenue, has re-
, turned to the city after an extensive
trip throughout the west. Mr.. Lee
speaks in glowing terms of Seattle and