The Irish standard., 1891-04-11
ST. PAUL.
The Mississippi received two suicides
the present week.

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The Mississippi received two suicides
the present week.
The robins and bluebirds have put in
an appearance. Pollywogs, frogs and
suckers will be next.
St. Paul and W1nona contractors are
figuring on the new court house which
will be built at Wabasha..
Rev. j. j. Keane, president of the St.
Thomas Seminary, has been appointed
school INSPECTOR by Mayor Smith.
A dispatch received from San Fran
CISCO Tuesday stated that the report that
Gen. Ruger was to succeed Gen. Glib
bon as commander of the Pacific coast
was correct. The dispatch says Gen.
Ruger is expected at St. Francisco the
latter part of this month.
A very ENJOYABLE hop was given BY
the young Irish American club to their
numerous friends at Westmoreland hall
Tuesday evening. About fifty couples
attended and helped to enliven the fes-
Invites to the small hours of the morn
ing. Great credit is due the managers
for the able manner in which they took
charge Of the affair, The music was
furnished by Seibert.
The taste for choice beef seems to be
improving in this section, and sales OF
steers Tuesday at South St. Paul at
81 20, 81 so and SIS per 100 pounds were
of round lots of real good grades of
Southern and Hereford cattle. The cop
price was paid by st. Paul firm-Haas
Brothers-for Hereford beeves from
Canon Falls, MINI. They averaged
265 pounds each.
Our esteemed contemporary, the
North Western Chronicle has been de-
nounclng the manner of advertising
which is displayed on the city bill
boards. It is a shame and disgrace
for any civilized community TO tolerate
such glaring insult as the bill board s
Of this city present. The youth OF our
CITY Will soon enough become partially
corrupted without the assistance OF the
nude pictures displayed on the prOml.
nen5 streets Of the city.
At the quarterly meeting of the state
board OF corrections, and charities there
were present Gov. Merriam. DR.. S, G..
Smith, Mr.. Amauson of st. Peter, Hon,
j. w. Willis and Secretary Hart. Mr..
Hart presented his quarterly report,
which dealt largely with the pending
legislation concerning the interests of
the board. Messrs. Smith and Willis
were appointed delegates to represent
the board at the national convention OF
charities and corrections which meets
at Indianapolis from May Is to May 20.
Representative j. III. Linnemann, of
SGearns conntv is one Of the German
Catholic members of the present legis-
lat.lre. MIR. Llnnemann has resided at
S., Joseph. SJearns county for mauV
years and has always been an active
worker in advancing Cathollcity in the
diocese Of St. Cloud. During the past
week Mr. Linnenann accepted an lnvi-
tation extended to him by His Grace,
Archbishop Ireland, to spend an even
ing at the arch-episcopal residence
Matters relating to the general welfare
OF the church in the diocese of st. Cloud,
were mainly discussed.
Mayor Smith has received from Paris
the diploma of the gold medal w ich
was awarded this city for It's exhibits at
the worlds exposition Of 1889 at Paris,
given by the Republic of France. 1t
aFiil be remembered that ten states of
the Union and ten American cities re
ceived this award. The states were
California, North Carolina. Florida,
Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Missouri,
New Hampshire, New York and Penn
sylvania. The cities were Baffalo,
Cleveland, New York.. Philadelphia,
Pittsburg, San Francisco, St. Paul,
Springfield. Syracuse and Washington.
The diploma is beautiful steel engrav-
ing on parchment. 1t will be framed
and adorn the executive Office of the
CITY Of st, Paul.