The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-07-13
TIE IRISH STANDARD: SATURDAY, JULY l3
RANDOM RHFlEOr1oNs.

RANDOM RFLEOrIONs.
A large number of boats at Lake
Harriet are not safe to get into on the
beach, much less 60 out on the lake in.
Several fatal accidents have occurred at
that popular place of amusement within
the past month and all because of bad
boats. There will be a big bonfire
there some night if those boats are not
taken away.
The motor company has put another
heavy burden on it's conductors,
An order WAS posted few days ago in
their waiting room requiring them to
furnish themselves with the regulation
uniform. such as is worn by the street
Car men, The men were required to
dep osit $25 with the company for the
uniforms or consider themselves dis
charged. The order is very severe
one and certainly a hardship to the
men.
A large majority of the people Of
Minneapolis desire competition in the
street car service of this city and they
can and ought to have it. BY all
means let us grant a franchise to
Messrs. Anderson 81 Douglas not
neglecting, however, to bind them in
sucf a manner as to protect the best
interests of Minneapolis. The city has
some rights that, in the past, haye
been seriously neglected in this respect.
and should forthwith be AVOIDED.
~
The Journal and Tribune are afford
ing so much amusement for their read
ers those days, over the proposed new
cable franchise, that Forepaugh is think
ing seriously Of not coming here at all
this seasoniwith his circus, His advance
agent writes him that there are no shows
in Minneapolis paying now but two,
and tina they are the Tribune and
Journal. Mr.. Forepaugh's agent will
remain in town for few days to sec if
some one does not earn a life office for
himself by killing off the editors of
these papers and thus give the rest Of
the town chance.
w
A cloud burst, or otherwise very
heavy rainfall, oyerfowed tue Cayudatta
Creek at Johnstown, N. Y, last Wed
nesday, and washed out three dams.
The towns along the route the escaped
waters took, were badly flooded, and
number of lives were lost. A bridge at
Johnst0wn, on which were gathered
some 40 people to escape the flood, was
washed away and all drowned. 1t is
said that at least 50 are drowned
in all. Telegraphic communications
between there and the surrounding
towns has been cut off entirely For
general calamities attended with serious
loss of life, 1859 will oe long remem-
bered.
The 60 wheels Of reform - are turning
very slowly at Washington these days.
and the result is that number of
young Mlnneapolitans are feeling the
effects Of the extreme heat of the sea-
son verv much. Eugene Hay is still
practicing law, and Attorney Baxter
still holds down the chair in the United
States district attorneys Office in st.
Paul. Whenever friend asks Eugene
when his appointment is going to be
made, he merely replies V when my
Offices are ready in the new postoftice
building" AS there are only three men
at work on the building now and the
supervising architect does not like to
run up expenses too fast for the first
two years of his term Of office. Eugene
will probably ''get theirs in the spring
of '92.
~
The Orthodox ministers held another
of their open door meetings last Mon
day and covered themselves with glory,
because as they said themselves, they
HIA 0UCVCOuCu lI ClOOll1& NY tAO A|NNO
Harriet theatre on the previous Sun
day. They did not however stop at
that. Proud of their supposed success,
they started out again. They are now
after the Sunday motors. Some people
are so constituted that they cannot bear
to see others ENJOY themselves even on
Sunday. The motors carry hundreds
of tired families to the lakes every Sun
day to get a breath OF fresh air. 10
say that Lake Harriet is "hell upon
earth," is putting it rather strong in
deed. The theatre is closed now, but
there is surely no harm in gong to the
lakes.
x*x
The commissioners appointed to ap-
praise, and award damages, in the
case of those owning property inside
the proposed PowdeIhorn Park. in
South Minneapolis, have their hands