The Irish standard., 1890-05-10

| . large number of aher young friends %
last THURSDAY evening at the residence
lof he1 parents. 1901 Sixteenth avenue
south. The occasion marked the birth.
day annlversarv Of theayoung lady and
the visitors came to remind her ef the
fact, bringing with them some valuable
presents. Dancing was INDUCED II
until twelve o'clock after hich refresh.
ments were served. The guests de-
parted at a late hour after wishing the
young lady many happy returns of the
day.
At the commenc cement exercises held
at Georgetown College, 6 Georgetown, D..
c.. last Monday evening. May 5th, high
honors were conferred uDon q Minneap-
oils boy. Mr.. Henry Joseph Crosson.
Mr.. Crosson has just graduated and on
this occasion delivered the valedictory
address. The degree of Doctor Of
medicine was conferred upon him bv
the president of the university. DR.
Crosson is a brother Of the late James
Crosson. who was killed in a railroad
accident in New Mexico about one year
ago.
E. a. Bassett. the ex-private detec
tive, who was tried here on the charge
OF horse stealing, and who was sens
fenced to a nine months term in the
penitentiary from Anoka on the charge
Of forgery. is now at liberty, having
served his time. He says that he has
been offered position with number
of local detective agencies, but as '.de-
tectirg" don't pay, he will work at his
trade. wood carving. The N Northwestern
Detective Agency, OF which he was the
leading spirit, ended It's existence with
his conviction.
4, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nolan were sur
pfised by number Of their young South
side friends, who called at their resid-
ence 1914 Third street south last
Wednesday evening and asked that
they be granted the privilege Of using
the house for a few hours. The request
was granted aud the Young folks en-.
joyed the pleasures of dancing until
one o'clock when refreshments we're
served. Miss Alice Walsh acted as
chaperone for the visitors and was quite
successful in her efforts to entertain her
guests.
The water pressure in the city was re-
stored to its normal condition Monday
morning. The old west side pumping
station in the milling district was start
ed, and the pressure mounted to sixty
pounds at once Registrar Moody, dis
cussing the matter. said that it was not
a question of water. but # circulation.
There is not enough pipe leading from
the pumping station so the mains in the
centre of the CITY. That IS the only
trouble. AS soon as the LOCO feet of
30-inch pipe now ordered is connected
with the Lyndale avenue main the
trouble will be diminished,
Alvus Juve, a 12-year.old boy, was ar
raigned in the municipal court Wednes-
day morning, charged with stealing
500 bill from his uncle, Henry q. Juve.
The boys parents. who live in Wisc0n-
sin, sent him on to Minneapolis because
they could do nothing with him. The
facts in the case are that the boys aunt
had placed the 500 bill in bureau
drawer on Saturday last, and On the
M onday following, the money was miss
ing. The boy denied that he had taken
it from the drawer. He told Judge
Mahoney that he found the bill blowing
around out in the yard. Judge Ma
honey thought the story was pretty
thin. and told the boy that the reform
school would be good place for him
Minneapolis Typographical union No
AZ has issued a circular in the various,
chapels, signed by President George E.
Ledgerwood and the executive board,
stating that on and after June 2 nine
hours shall constitute DAYS work in
all book, job and weekly newspaper Of
fees, the wages to remain as at present,
S16 per week. On weekly and monthly
publications the scale Of composition
is to be IS cents DER 1000 ems, raise of
two cents per LOCO. A clause in the
circular refers to correspondence in re-
gard to the change, so that it is barely
possible that the printers expect oppo.
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