The Irish standard., 1889-08-24
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Dona hue's Magazine, q splendid BOOB
| for Catholics is getting to be q grea
favorite in Minneapolis. The book is s.
per year, published monthly. To any
young lady or gentleman who will for
ward 10 subscribers and $40, they will
receive for their services good sewing
machine. Write for terms and Other
information to Donahue's Magazine
Boston, Mass.
The Minneapolis Base Ball Club has
returned from their disastrous trip
having won but three out of ten games
PLAYED. They will commence series
of Is games at home today and are in
splendid condition. Nat Hudson. the
crack pitcher, has been signed by Mana
ger Morton, and Martin Duke, the
famous, has recovered from his injuries
and will pitch against st. Paul to-
morrow.
The Catholic Orphans Fair will open
at Harmonic Hall one week from next
Monday. The preliminary arrange
ments are nearly completed and every
one is working hard for success. The
Father Mathew T. A. Society has
donated gold watch which will be caxr
ried off by the most popular total alb
sta1ner. The next meeting of the
Orphan Board will be held Tuesday
Aug. 9Th.
The contract for the interior furnish
ing of the detached ward OF the Fergus
Falls hospital was recently let to Car
lisie & Son, of Minneapolis, whose bid
was little less than $14,O 600. Carlisle
& Son refused to proceed with their
contract on the ground that their bid
was, by mistake, placed too low. actu-
ally below cost. They put up bonds
when the contract was let and the board
decided to hold them.
T. Chapman and Richard Dnnlevy,
both we'll known on the East Side, will
open store at BIT Washington avenue
North next Monday with large stock
of new and second hand furniture and
house furnishing goods. They would
be pleased to see any of their friends,
or any one who desires bargains in
this line of goods. ANY one who has
any household goods to dispose OF will
do we'll to call on the above named firm.
The team Of E. T. Bennett, business
manager of the Evening Star, ran away
Tuesday afternoon on Third street
south. The driver ran it into an ice
wagon and the occupants of the carriage
were throm out. Mrs. Bennett had he1
face cut and her back injured. Miss
Bennett was cut IN the head and some
what bruised. Leroy Convey had his
arm hurt w. Frieze, the driver, had
his scalp cut. None of the parties were
fatally hurt.
The Minneapolis Exposition opened
Wednesday. There was a very credit
able procession proceeding the opening
at the head Of which marched Col.
Innes' great band. When the process
sion reached the big building there was
a terrible crowd awaiting the opening
of the doors and in almost less than an
hour after the doors were opened the
building was crowded to suffocation.
The exhibits are by far superior to any
thing ever seen in the building.
The charges preferred against Post
master AnkenY will not be made public
until the answer to them has been sent
to Washington. And then their nature
will not be revealed from this end until
the Washington authorities have had a
chance to first make them public. They
are said to be frivolous, and a thorough
and satisfactory explanation can be
made to them. They will be met SO
completely that it will be a surprise to
officials at this end if an investigation
is ordered.
The finn of Lally Bros. s. Walsh have
their facilities for doing bust
ness by opening their large wholesale
branch at 249 Second avenue South.
The new storeroom has a frontage OF
27 feet on Second avenue, and depth
of los feet to the alley, and is stocked
with an immense line of wines and
liquors for the wholesale trade. Their
old location. 1l3 Washington avenue
south, will be used entirely forl their
retail business.
John Costigan was street car driver
on the Bloomington avenue line until
last Monday night. During the rain
storm of that night John says that while
driving his horses through the binding
storm in the small hours of the night,
on north Washington avenue, the team
fell into washout caused by the rain
and one of the animals was killed. For
this unfortunate and unavoidable acct
dent Mr.. Costigan was discharged, as he
claims, from the company's service and
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