The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-01-18

81 Hugh J. Nj Cprnaick easily defease,
fAxel f'aulson instlie five mile skatinl
contest at the Palace rink last Wednes
day night. Each have now won 9 rae
and the third Of the series which vii
decide the question Of superiority be
tween the two men will probably come
of at Eau Claire some time in February
Roland G.. Brown, first auditor Of th.
Minneapolis Il st. Louis Railroad, dice
Of pneumonia Saturday morning. The
remains were sent East for burial al
Glenwood cemetery, Brooklyn, N. q
Mr.. Brown was 81 years Of age, having
long been connected with the road. He
leaves wife and three children.
The term OF George N. Baxter as
United States district attorney expired
Monday. It was just four years ago
that Mr.. Baxter was confirmed by the
Senate. Eugene Hav rose from sick
bed and went to St. Paul to confer with
Mr.. Baxter. Mr.. Hay will not qualify
for dav or two. It is not yet known
who will be his assistant.
C. n, Dubois, for manv years the
publisher OF the Spectator, has with
drawn from the management of the
paper on account Of financial embarrass-
ment. The building of the Spectator
Terrace was the cause of Mr.. Dubois
trouble. H. H S. Rowe'l and II. T..
Hankinson, who were associated with
Mr.. DUBOIS, will manage the paper for
the present.
The Fourth avenue electric line stood
the storm of Su 1dav last in very salts
factory manner. Superintendent Sharp
endorsed the opinion Of the public by
saying that he believed the electric
lines we're better able to run during a
severe snow storm than the old fashion
ed horse cars Mr.. Sharp did not con-
slider Sundays storm as very sewers
test, however.
A male qnartette has been formed in
connection with the HOLY name society
of Holy Rosary parish. comprising the
following members: Jno. Mclaughlin,
tirst tenor, E. j. Scallen, second tenor,
j. Z. Sca|len, first basso, w. Perry,
second basso. The quartette wilt sing
music for the society at the
eight o'clock mass on the second Sunday
of each month.
Andrew Sars6eld Dannaher oldest
child of Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Dannaher.
Of 325 Broadway northeast, died last
Wednesday,, January 9Th, aged eight
years. He was an unusually bright
little fellow and although bis health
was not the best, death came unex-
pectedly to the grief stricken parents.
The remains were inferred in the East
side Catholic cemetery on Friday last.
VIM. G.. Clarke has brought suit to
set aside an $I8,o00 mortgage on pro-
perty at the corner of Second avenue
north and Washington, which he par-
chased Of Edgar Treen. VIM. T. Brad.
lev, of Chicago, is made defendant with
Treen and others. Clarke claims that
be was defrauded by misrepresentation
on the part of the seller, who, he claims,
sold him the property as unlncumbered
by the $1O,OO mortgage.
Mrs. Mary o. sawkins. wife Of J. O.
Sawkins. the well known plumber, died
at her late home, 1886 First avenue
south on Wednesday evening last, aged
rs years. The funeral will be held to-
Sunday at 1880 o'clock from the
Church or ST. Stephens. Mrs. Sawkins
had been i'll for some time and her death
was therefore not unexpected. Her
maiden name was Mary 0. Matthews,
and her home was IN Canada.
John Mullaney, well-known young
travelling man, who for several years
resided in Minneapolis, died at Helena,
Mont, on Tuesday last of typhoid pneu-
monia. MIR. Mullaney was engaged to
an estimable Minneapolis lady. and
they were to be married in the spring.
He was brother of B. j. Mullaney, of
the Minneapolis staff OF the Gl,be, and
was in his 26th year. His body was
taken to the home Of his parents in
New York state for burial.
The handsome residence of A. n.
Merrick, on First avenue south and
Nineteenth street, was almost COM
pletely destroyed by fra early Wednes-
day morning. The loss is estimated at
SIS, ZOO. Most of the furniture an
books were saved and the family barely
escaped with their lives. The building
Was built about q years ago by Il. j.
1t has been occupied by
Mr.. Merrick and family for about six
years.
The Brownson Catholic Club of this
cifv havo aacnra6 a series IF SDlondld