The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-02-28

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liberia. aged % wears. He was a general
faYorite among the employees Of the post
office and his early death is sincerely
regretted by large number Of friends.
The funeral occurred Yesterday after
noon.
a mother gave her three bright
Tuesday to the probate court
and they will go to the public school at
Owatonna. The story was an old one
Mrs. Hunter, the mother, told Of a
drunken husband who five years ago
deserted them, an unsuccessful attempt
to keep the wolf from the door and now
the parting The children are three
boys 8, 10 and II years OF age.
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and edited by George w. Dodds, James
A. NOVEL; and III. T. Black Is book
that all who desire to know anything
about the state Of Minnesota, it's laws,
the standing OF the different political
parties, etc.. should have. It contains,
in brief, everything that man IN ordi-
nary day lifs should know, and can be
had for the small sum of Is cents.
w. r. Markoe, the able corresponding
secretary of the Catholic Truth society,
has published In pamphlet form his lee
ture entitled ''The Catholic Church
and the American Republic" 1t is a
brief but comprehensive outline of the
attitude Of the Church toward the Re-
public and deserves place in the IL
braries of all good Catholics. 1t will
also paw non Catholics who know little
about the Church, to read,
The committee appointed bY the
Minnetonka Improvement association
to look after legislation affecting the
stage of the water in the lake, met
Tuesday afternoon and decided that the
bill now before the legislature provld-
ing for changes at Minnetonka Mills
that would keep the water in the lake
two feet above low water mark ought
to be changed to three feet above low
water mark,
About 80 members of Company 3
assembled at Armory hall last Tuesday
night to take part in the annual COM
petltive drill for prize badges. Lieut..
Morgan. of Company B. conducted the
drill, while Lieut.. Knowltons of Com
pany /; Lieut.. Goodnow, of Company
A, and Lieut.. job nson, of Company B.
acted as judges. The non commits
stoned officers badge was won by Cor
porai Burdick, and the privates' badge
by Private Keller.
Chief of Police Patrick Carroll, of
Hudson, Wis, was in MINNEAPOLIS
Wednesday, looking up stolen property
which tie notorious horse thief. Tripp.
left behind when he was taken from
here several weeks ago. Discoveries
are being made right along which go to
show that Trips operations, which
were so ruth}essly interrupted, were
very extensive. The grand jury at
Hudson found several indictments
against Trip. His trial occurs in
May.
Postmaster Hale received Wednesday
an official notification from the author
tiles in Washington that Orington
Gardner has been dismissed from the
postal service Of the United States on
account of the charges made against
him Of tamperlng with the mails while
acting as a letter carrier. The dismis
sal takes effect from the date of Gard
uer's arrest, Nov. 49, 1890. The man
was discharged from the governments
service on the Recommendation of Post
master Hale, aud his place will be filled
by some man promoted from the sub
carriers.
THE county commissioners have, for
seve, al days been looking over the old
court house and Jail with the idea OF
patching up the old rookery until the
new court house is completed. Com
missioner Nash in speaking Of their
decisions figures that the old building
must be used for four years yet. The
commissioners have decided to repaper
the second story and put a new floor in
the criminal court room and to make
no additions or engagements, Nothing
will be done to the county Jail, nor will
the commissioners put in night watch
man.
Mrs. Bridget Ryan, aged 80 years,
widow of the late James Ryan, died
last Monday at the family residence in
Edna, Hennepin county. The deceased
lady was one OF the oldest residents of
the North west, coming with her bus
band to Minneapolis about DO wears ago,
where they settled at l16 Second avenue
south, having purchased considerable
property in that locality which she
owned at the time of her death. Two
sons, Timothy and John Ryan, are left
to mourn the loss of their mother.
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