The Irish standard., 1891-08-01

Thursday. While getting aboard the
train he slipped and fell. The guards
around the wheel prevented him from
being run over, and he escaped with
severe bruislng to the small Of his back.
The picnic of tn Foresters which will
be held Saturday, August Is, at Lake
Park, promises to be Of unusual inter
est. A programme of IS contests in
popular games will be feature of the
days entertainment. On the evening
of the 18th there will DO a street parade,
terminating at Bridge square. where
speeches will be made.
The city board of equalization met at
10 o'c' ock and after looking over the
ground carefully decided to cut down
to $4,000 the personal assessment OF
s. E. Olson & Co. The board met Wed-
nesday morning and listened to re-
quests for reduction of assessment by
G. A. Smith & Co., and the MinneapO-
lis Harvester Works,
Rev. Father Christie, the popular pas
tor Of Ascension church, does not take
kindly to the idea of the benefit from the
Bijou Opera House, which many Of his
jealous palishioners who inaugurated
the movement were determined on
making a success. Father Christie de.
sires US to state that he did not receive
or accept any money derived from this
source, and the tickets sold were gath.
cred in as much as possible before being
used.
Gen. Schofeld and bride finished
their visit at Lake Minnetonka Tues
day and paid their respects to the Twin
Cities before leaving for the East Tues
day eve. The party spent a pleasant
day at the lake Monday, taking short
drive IN the morning aud trip On the
lake in the afternoon in Col. Gibson's
naphtha launch. Monday evening
Clauder's orche stra assembled on the
veranda Of the St. Louis, near the gen
erals window, and played several
choice selections in honor of the dis
tingulshed guest. Gen. Schofeld's
visit to Minnetonka has been pleasant
one and lack of time only prevented
the party from staying longer.
The park board will have little need
to worry about the title to the strip of
land on the Lake Harriet boulevard, so
far as l.. F. Menage is concerned. 1t
was stated in the first reports of the
discovery that the title to this strip has
been found to be clouded, that Mr..
Menace had an unsatisfied interest.
This was news to Mr.. Menage, and he
has been a week in investigating the
matter. He is confident he has no in
terest in the property. eff it is found
that have any title in the property
said Mr.. Menage. IL shall be only too
glad to give the park board quit claim
deed. l should certainly not take any
advantage of technicality. I sup
posed I had passed. all my interests in
the matter"
Work has been commenced on the
booths to be used by the Japanese
visitors in the exposition building, and
the plans are for q whole street. It
will represent portion of real Japan
csc village and everything inside the
boundaries of the street will be brought
from japan. Each booth will be occu.
pied by a Jap. who will perform his
work in his accustomed manner. The
fronts of the booths will be left open.
as they are IN Japan, SO that the visitors
to the exposition can readily observe
the occupant at work, while Fthe repre-
sentation will also be true to life. Ar.
ticles will be manufactured and sold
for inspection. The goods which they
will make will consist Of artistic pot
teay. decorated in the Japanese style,
artificial flowers, so natural as almost
to deceive the sense of smell, paintings
on satin, portrait work, etc. The
japanese village will undoubtedly be
one of the principal attractions, as it
will act as an object lesson for the
school children as we'll as older persons.
Edison's latest improved Photographic
will be exhibited at the exposition by
the home company. They will be seen
in the Northwest for the first time at
the building.
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