The Irish standard., 1891-07-18

TO this City 80 years ago, SetCllnR on ID
East side, where he lived CONTINUAL
up to the time of bis death. The sur
} yiving members of his family are tire
: children, James, John and Mary. Mrs
; Wren having died several years ago
The funeral, which was held last Sun
day afternoon, was one of the larges
ever seen on the Cast side. The re
mains were laid to rest in the East sid
Catholic cemetery, after the conclusion
of the funeral services at the church o.
st. Anthony Of Padua.
i To-n night the first outdoor perform
ance OF GAS You Like It," given west
of New Y ork city, will be presented il
Minneapolis. For several days nearly
100 workmen have been startling the
fish of Lake Harriet, while prepar
ing the amphitheatre and enclosing It,
Everything IS ready for the opening
night. The seats have been built, the
exits arranged to and from the "stage'
and the company rehearsed. In addi-
ton to seeing novelty, something
the like of which they have
never seer, Minneapolitans will
witness first class performance OF
CAS- You Like It." The Orlando OF the
cast is Robert Dronet. one Of the best
young actors in America. He has been
seen in Minneapolis as leading support
of Robert Downing and Joseph Ha-
worth in s'Spartacus'' and "Paul Kau-
war;" respectively. The amphitheatre
where the performance will be given is
just at the end of the Harriet electric
line.
Crop prospects in the entire North
west were never more brilliant. The
agricultural pulse has been felt by
Traffic Manager Shelley, of the Great
Northern, and the pulsations are heal
Thy, The company is III receipt OF de-
tailed reports fro 36l stations along
it's lines, and only one of the entire lot
is unfavorable. Heavy rains ia the
spring retarded seeding, but that is all
over now, the crop is away above
ground, and there is moisture enough
in the latter to give the growing grain
every possible chance. The farmers Of
the country traversed by che Great
Nortern have increased their wheat
acreage Is per cent over that of last
wear. The Great Northern's estimate
of wheat that will be carried oyer it's
lines the coming autumn is As, O00, 900
bushels. There is every probability Of
an increase of Is per cent ID The Weld.
The Red River Valley men express
the belief that this years crop Will
equal that Of 1887, which was the
heaviest ever known ia that section.
In the DEVILS Lake district the outlook
is also brilliant.
The session OF the state editorial as
ISOLATION opened Tuesday morning at
the close Of the national association.
President II. p. Hall called the meeting
to order, and at once opened The bust
ness of the session withon5 any speech
making. AS the summer convention
was usually one Of pleasure, he felt
that the program mapped out for the
visitors would prove sufficiently enter
tanning. The president briefly sum
married. che features of the entertain
ment provided, the arrangements of the
Press club, etc. Mr.. Verbeck reported
on the proposed excursion to Denver in
the autumn, stating that the committee
found 1t impracticable. A journey to
Hot Springs was recommended instead.
G.. S. Pease, of the Anoka Union, favor
ed the latter idea, and made q motion
that it be adopted, leaving arrange
ments to the executive committee.
Mr.. Strain amended the motion Of the
Anoka editor by abolishing this years
excursion and favoring ARRANGEMENTS
for an excursion in February The
motion as amended was adopted. Mr..
Verbeck, on behalf Of the association,
presented Mrs. Rama!ey with life size
crayon portrait of David Ramaley, her
husband, who has been treasurer Of the
association for Is years. the portrait
was ordered hung in the Press club
rooms during the session. The associa-
ton then adjourned.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Hennepin County Catholic Build
ing & Loan Association held last
Thursday evening at Window hall, Off
GERS for the ensuing year were placed in
The complete list of NOM
inees for the various Offices are here
given: President, John Lally; first
vice president, john Foley; second vice
president. j. p. Mckenna; secretary,
Edward F Scallen, Peter Mccormick;
treasurer, William MCMILLAN; attorney,
John J, kinnane, VIM. 81. Donahue;
steward. Thos. J. Heating; Board of
Managers. Thos. Connolly. Timothy
Dr1scoN, Albert Weber, s. J. McCar-
thy, M. O'Reilly, j. j. Fitzgerald and
John Norton. When the nomination
of secretary was reached, the name of