The Irish standard., 1892-08-13

walked to police headquarters, where he
told his story.
The Minneapolis labor picnic will be
held at Minnetonka park on Aug. a.
There will be the usual atheletic sports
but no speaking. Labor day will be OBJ
served on Sept. Is and all the guberna-
torial candidates are expected to deliver
addresses. Ignatius Donnelly and Dan
iel w. T4awler have already accepted the
invitation to speak on the labor question
and it is expected that Knute Nelson
will also be present to manifest his SYM
pathy with the horny handed sons of:toil.
James O'Connor has brought suit
against Court Officer John Byrnes to re-
cover $500 damages for alleged false i'm
prisonment on Ang. s. He claims that
Byrnes arrested him and detained him
for two hours against his will. Officer
Byrnes says, however, that O'Connor was
requested to come to the police court
but was not detained more than five
minutes. Byrnes had warrant for a
man named O'Connor who happened to
answer the description OF the plaintiff in
the damage suit in question. He was
seen on the street and was requested to
come to the police court and was re-
leased as soon as his name and address
were taken.
Sixty men are now employed at the
Minneapolis linen mills, and the product
of that institution commands the highest
market price. Enough raw material is
on hand to make $4,000 VIC nth Of crash,
and tits being made up as fast as posi-
bic. An invention of G. l.. Travis is
proving valuable help in making the
finished product soft and smooth and
giving it high standing in the market
The little particles of the woody stem Of
the fax plant which cling to the fibre
have ALWAYS been a serious obstacle in
the way Of the manufacturer. To remedy
this Mr.. Travis has devised contriv-
ance which successfully shaves the
woody particles from the spun thread.
The device has been patented in the
United States and in foreign countries.
The art department of the exposition
promises to be more of a feature this year
than ever before. At the meeting of the
directors of the exposition Wednesday
morning, it was decided to have on exhi-
bition, if for only week, some of the
most famous pictures in the country.
They will make the art gallery great
feature of the exposition and insure it's
success as much as anything else. It
was also decided to give free transporta-
ton to all bands attending the band
tournament, thus insuring them against
loss, and giving them chance to win
the prizes also. Secretary Byron re-
ported that the main building was fast
being put in shape, and he announced
that the coming exposition would exceed
any of previous years.
A very pleasant party was given at the
home of Mrs. w. J. Morrison, Tuesday,
Aug. 22nd, by Miss. Elizabeth McGrath,
in honor of her eighteenth birthday.
The house was decorated in the usual
order, and the lawn was Illuminated with
Chinese lanterns. Dancing was the Or
der of the evening. Among those pres
ent were Misses Lillian Morrison, Katie
Nolan, Lillian Gaumon, Myrtle Hazel
ton, An ma Nolan, Maud Gaumon, Nam
RE Carney, Maggie & Lizzie Regan, Miss
L. Davis of St. Paul, Misses Hoy, Dottie
Cannon, Mary Connolly, B. Connolly,
Mr.. & Mrs. Sullivan, Mr.. & Mrs. Flanl-
gan, Mr.. & Mrs. Shore, Mr.. & Mrs. Gau-
mon, Mr.. & Mrs. Duquett, Mrs. McNally,
Messre. Hale, Parkhurst, Meyres, Hoy,
Regan, Davis, Heating, Beebe, Foran,
Nolan, Noyes, Salmon, Parks, Connolly,
Cady, Regan and Egan.
The members of Division No. 4 A. O.
81. of Hennepin County prepared big
surprise for their retiring president, John
Kennedy, last Friday evening at their
hall. Ever since the organizationlof the
Division about five years ago until last
June John Kennedy had been their pres
ident and when at last he retired and &C
copied the higher position Of county DEL
gate to which he had been elected, the
members Of the Division resolved to pre-
sent him with . testimonial Of their &C.