The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-02-13

Robbins, president; w. y. Steele, vice
president and treasurer; D. NJ. Gilmore,
manager; directors, A. B. Robbins, W.
E. Steele, u. NJ. Gilmore, c. P. Jones, G.
P. Lowell, T. B. Walker, J. II. Bartlett
and Geo. Thorpe. The directors report
was satisfactory throughout.
The building committee Of the board
Of education met Thursday afternoon
to look over plans for the new South
side high school. Architect Psrdee, and
several other architects, presented plans:
which were discussed, but no action was
taken. It was decided: however, to limit
the expenditures to $4,000. This
amount will include the cost OF the
ground which was Sl2, 900, leaving 5000
for the building.
The council committee on paving met
Monday afternoon and opened bids for
furnishing $4,000 feet OF curb and gutter.
The bids were as follows: Parkhurst
Paving company 75c per linear foot, j.
r. Tobin 600 per linear foot, Standard
Stone and Sidewalk company 73c per
linear foot. Aid. Loye moved that the
contract be let to the Parkhurst COM
pany, the highest bidder. This motion
met with SO much opposition that all &C
ton was deferred for two weeks.
Architect D. Adler said that he was
much pleased with the prospects of the
national convention hall, and that by the
time that ne leaves the city everything
will be arranged SO that MIR. Hayes can
go ahead making the working plans, part
of which will also come from Mr.. Adler's
Office in Chicago. The plans as adopted
are not radically different from those
that have been considered for several
weeks, and the object of his visit WAS
merely to arrange the details. ..
Forty -one cents is the amount of a YER
dict returned in Judge Hooker's court
Monday. It was in the case of Arthur
A. Pond against Daniel Greenbaum, in
which the value of stove was involved.
Greenbaum bought stove from Pond
and was not satisfied with it. He took it
back and told Pond it was 10 good and
he would never pay for it. Pond told
him that he would have to pay for it.
Greenbaum thought not. Pond sued.
Greenbaum will have to pay Al cents for
said stove.
Henry G. Schultz died last Monday
evening at the home OF his mother, 521
Main street northeast after very brief
illness. Deceased was son of the late
Lewis Schultz and yonng man who was
we'll spoken Of by all who knew him. He
was "a years Of age and for several years
WAS engaged in the real esHa to business
with the late r. W. Cummings. OF late
he has been associated with Aid Nc
Gowan under the firm name of McGowan
& Schultz. He has mother living and
several brothers and sisters
A number of the memb of the police
force are making thorough canvasses Of
the city selling tickets to their annual
ball, which is to be held at the West no.
tel, Feb. 81. Already large number Of
tickets have been sold, the exact num-
ber not being known. The various COM
mittees are working hard tt, make the az
fair a success and give everyone who at
tends more than their moneys worth.
The price of tickets has been put very
low SO that all will be able TO attend.
Fred George, secretary to the superin-
tendent of police, says the tickets are 60
ing like hot cakes.
The Colleen Bawn, although one Of the
Oldest and best of Irish dramas, has in it's
characterization Of tho priesthood a fea-
ture which always creates trouble, and it
seems surprising that Gerald Griffin, by
whom the play Was written, should have
constructed scene containing SO much
intemperance. The play at the Lyceum
has been drawing good houses all week.
The company is an exceptionally good
one and the fine work of Capt. Whelan
as Mills Ma Cappelin, Geo. Fl. McNally
as Danny Mann, Miss May McNally as
the 'sColleen,'' Julia E. L. Lobdell as
Mrs. Cregan, Will Hoy as Squire Corri-
gan, and Frank P. Hoy, as Father Tom,
is highly commenaable, Messrs. Var
ney, Fewell, Stack and Keeley, and Miss
Ella Hunt are also doing good work.
The architects of the Twin Cities held
meeting the West Hotel Monday al
ternoon for the purpose of organizing a
chapter of the American Institute OF
Architects. r. G. Traphagan, Of Duluth,
was made temporary chairman, and q.
]. Mclean, of Chicago, secretary MI
Mclean is the editor of the Inland
Architect. A general discussion was IN
dulged in as to the institute, and a reso-
luton in favor of establishing state
- j. !, 80 ho MI