The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-06-04


II Governor Merriam, Senator Washburr
President Northrop, Mayor W nston
[ George A. Bracket and Thomas Lowr
will occupy seats on the platform a
special guests of the Press Club at tn
Depew lecture Saturday evening. Pres
ident Northrop is an old college chun
of Mr.. Depew. He will be introduced b.
President Chamberlain, of the club.
}, The members of the Court House and
City Hall Commission met Thursday at
ternoon and rushed through a small LOT
of routine business. The May budget
of bills, amounting to 1851 was al
lowed Treasurer Swenson reported
that with the balance on hand on the
first of May, and the last sale Of bonds
there was now $4,000 in the treasury
Of the commission.
Judge Smith decided Tuesday thai
Judge Corrigan'e action as trustee, in
dealing with the Sweeney property, was
just and proper. he therefore ordered
the application Of the Hennepin County
Catholic Building and Loan association to
make Corrigan turn over the deed, to be
dismissed. and the order to show cause
discharged. The case, it is said, will go
to the supreme court.
Chauncey M. Depew will lecture this
evening at the Swedish Tabernacle under
the auspices of the Press club, his subject
being "Incidents and Observations. :"
The building will hardly contain the
multitude who will flock to hear this
distinguished American orator. Letters
have been pouring in from all parts of
the country during the past week asking
for the reservation of seats for his lecture.
The American Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION is advertising an auction sale
Of delinquent stock, to be held June %,
at 10 a nj. at the offices of the organiza-
tion. About $4,000 shares, representing
some 5000 stockholders, and in lots rang
ing from less than 800 to $4,000, will be
sold. President J. H. Bishop, of the as
ISOLATION, says that the sale is simply a
clearing up of old accounts.
The handsome 34-foot motors from the
Northern Car Company have been re-
ceived by the street railway for the Inter
urban line. They have reversible chair
seats and seat 48 passengers. They are
finished in birds eye maple with polished
brass trimmings and curtains that hang
like draperies. They will be ready for
service next week. The street railway
has prepared 80 sets of new sign boards
for the Iuterurban's use during conven-
ton.
The Old Settlers Association of Min
nesota, whose members all came to this
state before 1849, partook of a banquet
last Wednesday at the West Hotel, the
same being rendered to them by the
generous proprietor, Col. West. Co.'s
John IT. Stevens, the first settler in Min
neapolis, sat at the head of the table.
Among those present were men who
have held positions of honor and trust,
and whose names are household words
throughout the state.
The new ore crusher invented by
Joseph M Schultz and built at the Eagle
iron works was given test Thursday,
which resulted very satisfactorily to all
parties concerned. The construction Of
the machine embod;es entirely new prin-
ciples; the jaws which crush the ore have
an oscilatlng motion, and are SO arranged
that pieces as large as a mans fist can be
made as fine as powder. A company is
now being organized to manufacture the
crusher.
In the probate court Tuesday morning
Mrs. Bridget Dean was made administra-
trix of the estate of her. father, the late
Michael Mcdonald. This appointment
is the result of district court decision
which pronounced the will made by the
deceased few days before his death
while he was inst. Mary's hospital in
valid. In this will he bequeathed most
of his property to the priests and sisters
of the hospital and made FIR. Christie
executor.
Health Commissioners Kelly has issued
another fiat for the common good of the
people, and to improve the general ap-
pearance of things during convention
week DR.. Kelly thinks that the removal
of garbage and the hauling of the same
in unsightly wagons during convention
week will greatly impair the tone of the
streets and will detract from the esthe-
tic appearance Of things. With this
idea IN his mind, he will order that no
garbage shall be removed or dumped
until further orders from him.
A lawn festival will he given on the