The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-08-27

/ Cal1IOrn1a town last season. ltWas just
about the time of one of the "Tenant
Troubles in Ireland the "Hustler"
landed in Grass Valley. It was made a
great event of by the miners of that
beautiful but remote region, who turned
! out in force to see ''the show" Kernell
had noticed while he was "taking in the
sights" between the time of arrival and
going on the stage, that great number
of the miners were Irishnen and that
they were greatly interested in the az
fairs in Ireland. That night when the
curtain rose, he introduced himself as
just coming from Ireland where the dan
ger had gotten too great for his sensitive
nerves. So perfect was his dialect that
one of the mining sons of Erin" whis-
pered to his companion: 'An' shure
Pat, now, we can take this young buck
over afther the show, and trate him and
| thin hear all about our country"
The reunion of the "Sons and Daugh-
tiers of the Old Sod" at Wildwood, on
Saturday last, was an occasion that will
be long remembered in St. Paul. The
weather was all that could be desired.
At an early hour crowds Of pleasure
seeking Hiberniaus began to gather at
that favorite resort and had it not been
for the Wagner Block fire on East
Seventh street preventing the running of
the cable, there would have been when
the games commenced not less than three
thousand people upon the grounds. AS
it was. the number in attendance did
not fall far short. Kiest's Orchestra
was in attendace and during all the
pleasant afternoon the terpsicorean pro-
! clivities of countless Hibernian feet were
afforded ample opportunity Of express
sion. The games, conducted by John T.
O'Brien and Tim Kelleher, were of ab-
sorbing interest No one could question
the fairness Of the referees, but Judge
Conroy seemed highly 6ispleased on be-
| ing debarred as professional from en-
terlng the fat mans contest. Thomas
Hurley carried off this prize with ease.
! Neil Kelleher's team won the base ball
game by a handsome majority and
Thomas Conroy the donkey race. Mrs.
Degenan won the old ladies' race; Miss
O'Brien won the young ladies' race; Miss
| Nippolt Won the ladies' race an.lbrother
| Shaughnessy's smile won the ladies.
John Cunniff was rewarded for being the
Oldest Hibernian on the grounds Tim
! Ketleher for doing the hardest work for
the picnic; JAS. 81. Burns for being the
most popular officer in the county and
W. Ell. Gillen, of Saltwater, for having
| the handeomest wife. Neil Kelleher won
the hundred yard dash: Mccormick and
Conroy the double scull and Batten and
! Casey the three legged race James
Silk was the tallest Irishman ON the
grounds and was properly rewarded but
he did not hold his head half so high as
Pierce Butler did the time he accidently
left Judge Cory so down the slide with
out his toboggan. 1t is needless to say
that justice lay PROSTATE and the State
was fined for contempt. The most hotly
contested of the sports was the running
broad Jump which was won by Tom Gal
! vim, who unfortunately broke his arm
later in the day in an other contest. j.
Il. Splane made the highest jump, l..
Casey the farthest and n Kelleher the
best hop-step-and-iump of the day. j.
| #. O'Brien won the prize for throwing
the hammer and A. B. Batten the sack
race. Everybody wanted to hear Tom
Martin make speech but the committee
was afraid that he would talk politics.
Young Pat Egan, the athlete, would
have undoubtedly carried off most of
the prizes offered had not ambition to
win greater prize than all lured him
from the noisy crowd. The prizes con-
tested for were Of rare worth and were
donated by the different business houses
of the city, among those most generous
in this regard being G. J. McDermott,
Floan and Severoos, Kavanagh and
Johnson, Fl. Shepherd, Ryan Hat Store,
Meyers 4 Co., B. Simons, d. E. Foley,
California Wine House, @. c. Berg, Nc
Carthy & Donne]ly, A. E. Whitney, Gar
land Trunk Factory, P. F. Egan, Duro-
cher & Vessel, Most, Buford & Burwell
Julius Cabaune, Henry Webber, Mime
sofa Trunk Co., Smith & Davidson,
Henry Buckstruck, J. F. Mcclure, Ed
ward Kelly, VIM. Burkhart, Robert
Seeger, J. E. Angel, John Pfister,
Nathan Ford, Schlelk & Co., Wedel-
stoedt, Horton & Corling, Yerxa Bros,
Smith & Farwell, P. j. Bowlin, L.. A.
Weidenborner, U, s. Clothing House, A.
S. Weller, Bullard Bros. l.. F. Mccarthy,
P. O'Brien, J. G. Pewters, Spanish Cigar
Factory and Bounont & Go. All in all
Aug. Goth at Wildwood was gala day
for the A. O. 81. of Ramsey and demon
strated as we'll the vigor of that undying
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