The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-02-23
ST. PAUL.

The Ivy Leaf Dancing club will give
their last party before the Lenten sea
son, on Friday evening, March 1, at
Drake Block hall.
The contract for building the super
structure of the Minnehaha street bridge
has been awarded to the Pittsburg
Bridge company for 50, $685..
Notwithstanding frequent rains and
the cheapness of water, It cost the tax
payers Of this city $43,8S6.44 for street
sprinkling for the summer of 1888.
81. T.. Wheat 4 Co.. dealers in crock
cry and glassware, made an assignment
on Monday. The firm had been doing q
large husiness.tbut delayed collections
put them behind
The city conncil have appointed q
committee, composed OF Aldermen
Hamm, Sanborn and Cullen, to visit east
ern cities to learn the most effective way
Of d1sposing Of garbage.
Senator Chapman introduced bill in
the senate Monday providing that no
marriage shall be contracted with per-
sons who are permanently blind Or
dunno, or between parties who are nearer
kin than second cousin This bill should
become law.
Died, i'll st. Paul, Feb. II, John
Twonaey, aged 81 years. Deceased was
member Of Division No. /, A. Q. e.,
and OF the Father Mathew T. Il. soci-
ETY.. The funeral took place from the
cathedral Saturday at $50 Q. NJ, and
WIS attended by both above named Or
CARNATIONS. May his soul rest in peace.
The board of public works have
awarded the following contracts: Pay
ing MARSHALL avenue from Weston to
(4,otto with pine blocks to James For.
1esta for $29, $50; paving Bates avenue
Seventh to Plum with cedar blocks, 10
O]afey Il Lee fer $19, 581; paving Mac
kubin, frora Summit to Iglehart with
pine blocks, to e.. e. Shipley for $17,-
900.
The st, Paul Daily News Publishing
company has hled articles OF incorpora-
tion. The capital stock is $1,000 Fl.
Z. Hall, G. ". Rice and III. G, Dunn
are the 1pcorporators. Nix. Hall. 80 long
editor OF the Globe, will be editor-,n-
chief, and Horace Dunn, so long on the
Globe staff, will be city editor. Mr..
Dunn has been private secretary to
Mayor Smith for long while. 1t is
aafe to say that the News will be all that
it's uame implies. Success to yea, gen
tlelne1,
Miss Manlie Coreoran gave Il dancing
party on Tuesday evening at her home,
2Ti Fuller street. Among the ladies
present were Misses McHale, Mcleod,
Clenap, Campion, Neatly, Byron,
O'Br,en, Grathwell and the Misses
Murphy; also Messrs. Young, Lynch,
Murphy, Rode:,, Mcbride MeGrath,
Diamond. Shirley, O'Brien, Curry,
Naughton, Barry, Torvey, Grathwell,
RIVERS, Guthxidge, Clenan and DALEY.
Capt, Blacks SHIT Eor threatened label
against the st. Paul Herald was dismiss
ed in the municipal court. The suspen-
saon OF Assistant Chief Kelleher still
hangs on, no investigation having taken
plnce. The Herald reiterates it's ugly
aharges, and claims to stand ready to
prove the same. These charges should
be investigated by the commissioners
and ii found true a. new chief should be
appointed There are TOO many men in
high sta2ding," in church and state,
Tor the good OF the community,
Adelaide Crevier, of Mcleod county,
g. lady IS years Of age, claims TO be the
first and only lawful wife OF the date
Commodore kittson, having been mar
riea at Mendoza fifty years ago. She
claims that Kittson lived with her for
ten years, five children being the fruit
of the union, Norman Jr., being the !
only one now living. Mr.. Kittson has
ALWAYS contributed to her support, and
the son still recognizes her as his mo-
ther, The lady will bring suit against
The estate for her one-third of the prop !
erty. which amounts to s., 100000,
On Wednesday evening at Crusaders
hall about 400 people assembled to listen
o most excellent progromme, arranged
by the county board of the Total Absti-
nence societies 1t was success in
every particular. The following was
the programme:
Overture ......Prot. u. w. Nnnan
sddres. &c. W. Redington. Co. President
Duet-Selected 1850 Anna and Jennie Broderick
solo-"Mother's Request" Prof. Nunan
ecttation-Selected- --.---.----M Miss M. Lennon
Song SELECTED. ............. NJ. ). Donnelly
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