The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-11-28


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Investment broker in the Boston Block,
went to Rice and paWned 8 diamond
ring for $50 SO. Six weeks later, it il
alleged Rice sold the ring, contrary to
the ordinance, which provides that all
pledged goods must be held for six
months. A civil suit was brought in
the municipal court some time since by
Tomhley to recover $500, the value Of
the ring, from Kice. A decision in the
case was rendered by Judge Elliot Tues
day, IN which he says that the plaintiff
is justly entitled to relief. and awards
INN a verdict of Sis.
At the church Of st. Anthony of Pa
Qua last Wednesday morning at the
nine o'clack mass there was pretty
wedding ceremony. The contracting
parties we're Mr.. Maurice Ring, son Of
MI. and Mrs. Martin Ring and Miss
Mamie Kenney. popular young lady
whose former home was at La Crosse,
Wis. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. James O'Reilly and the happy
couple were attended by Miss Maggie
McCue as bridesmaid and Patrick Dan
naher as groomsman. After the cere-
mony sumptuous wedding BREAKFAST
was served to relatives and friends at
the handsome residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Ring, 201 Broadway. The
newly married couple received the con-
CALCULATIONS Of their many friends dur
ing the day and received many hand
some wedding gifts. In the evening
they departed for the East on their
wedding trip to be absent about two
weeks. Mr.. Maurice Ring, the popular
groom is engaged in contract work with
his father, who is a member of the we'll
known firm OF Ring & Tobin.
Thos. Hefferen is not yet of age, but
he is blind in his right eye, and he says
the blindness is the fault OF the North
cru Pacific Railroad Company. Dec. l,
1886, he was working in the company's
shops at Brainerd, Mimi, when piece
of steel flew from ''side-set'' and de-
stroyed the sight OF his eye. He says
the company is in fault for not keeping
the ''side-set" in proper repair. The
pain from the wound caused him to
lose his reason and he was confined In
the St. Peter asylum for four months.
For this, the loss of the eve and pain
and suffering he sues the company in
the United States court for $4,000.
Then comes Patrick Hetferen, father of
Thomas, and sues the company IN the
same court for $5.735 SO. This is made
up Of So .088 for l ,544 days wages of his
minor son, lost by the accident; $4,000
for the support and clothing of the boy,
$500 paid out for attendance and medi-
cine, and $l47 SO for his own lost time
in taking the boy to st. Paul and other
places for medical treatment.
The first of the series OF hops be to
given by the Irish American Social club
Of this city occurred Wednesday evening
at Window hall. The CLUB had spared
no pains to make the Thanksgiving eve
ball a pleasant one, and over 400 couples
thoroughly enjoyed a neatly arranged
programme of "A daness, and last nights
event was an suspicious opening of the
number that are to follow. The pro-
grammes themselves were especially at
tractive, and served as splendid souv-
enirs Seyber's orchestra furnished the
music, interspersing number of ''ex-
tras'. The committee having charge
of the affair were composed of the
following gentlemen, to whom the sue
cess of the ball is due: Master of cere-
monies, w. S. Bayley; committee of al
rangements. j.. Henry, J. p. McKenna,
E. III. Carraeher; reception committee,
j. j. Fitzgerald, T. Corbett, M. O'FIa.
herty, Thos. Connolly, VIM. Ti]lisch;
floor committee, e. III. Carragher. 2.
Gallagher, G. j. Nolan, j. Henry, ), J..
DAILY, Nj. F.. keenan,. The club gives
the second of the series On Dec. 18th,