The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-08-20
BY THE WAYSIDE.


evening.
The Peterson case ended last Monday,
and Commissioner Brooks has forwarded
to the governor the testimony taken he~
fore him.
N. o. Werner, the cashier of the Swed-
ish- American Bank, has announced his
intention to be Republican candidate
for the nomination of county treasurer.
James Clune, formerly of this city, was
struck by a switch engine at Huron, s.
D., Tuesday night. His right leg was
broken and his head, arms and face were
badly cut.
State Superintendent Kiehle intends
to make the summer training school now
running at the university a permanent
institution for teachers. About 700 teach
ers, mostly ladies, are in attendance.
Last Thursday evening the ladies' OF
Ascension parish gave an ice cream festi-
val on the church lawn, corner Of Bryrnt
and Eighteenth avenue north. The
proceeds were for the benefit of Father
Christie's Church.
Superintendent of Police Henderson
left Tuesday evening for Columbus O.,
to attend reunion of his old regiment.
He will be gone ten days, and in the
meantime Capt. Helm will hold the reins
of the police department..
A local market reporter, after careful
personal inspection of the field, places
the crops of Minnesota, North Dakota
and South Dakota at 1903 million bushels
this year. G. A. Pillsbury puts the
yield at ITO million bushels.
While a 15-months-old child of Will
liam Broes, at 713 Second street north
east, was eating some peanuts last Mon
day, kernel became lodged in it's wind
pipe. Ali efforts to dislodge it were in
vain, and on Tuesday the little girl died
in great agony of suffocation.
Col. B. F. Morley, vice. president of the
Pennsylvania Military Academy, Ches-
ter, Penn, will be at the West Hotel
Monday, August %, from 10 a. m. TO IL
m. to meet and consult parents or guar
dams contemplating a military college
education for their sons or wards.
The training school for nurses at the
city and county hospital will begin it's
fall term about Sept. /. Ali applications
should be made to Miss Louisa Parsons,
who will be in charge. She was formerly
in charge of the training school for
nurses at the University hospital at Bal
timore.
A. P. Linn Cochran has paid L. M.
Stewart the 1869 costs in the old case of
Cochran against Stewart for the title to
the corner of Hennepin avenue and
Fourth street, where Elder" Stewart
resides. It's expected the case will be
heard at the September term Of court.
The public schools will open this year
on Thursday, Sept. l. The full course of
ten months will be taught, and by Mon
day, Sept. S, it is figured that the pupils
will be ready to take up the work Of
studying. Thursday and Friday will be
devoted to organizing the classes and
getting everything ready.
The Irish-American citizens of the
First ward met last Thursday evening to
determine whether Alderman MCGOWAN
or Hon. Perry Long would be their
ohoicefor alderman. Several impassioned
speeches were made by the friends OF the
candidates and then vote was taken
giving Long 146 and MCGOWAN 201.
The East Side Cleveland Club met last
Thursday evening in Weingart's hall,
corner Main street and Thirteenth ave
nue. northeast, and listened to an excel
lent address by George b. Benton on
aReasons Why Should Vote for Grover
Cleveland" There was large attend
ance at the meeting and the speaker was
enthusiastically cheered.
7. Mrs. Sarah Holland, widow of the
late Patrick Holland, died last Tues
day at the home OF her daughter, 819
Emerson avenue NORTH aged IS years.
The deceased lady was one Of the old
residents Of this city, having lived here
for more than thirty years. The funeral
was held on Thursday morning from the
church Of the Immaculate Conce ption.
The masonry work on the stone arch
bridge over Minnehaha creek at Lyndale
avenue was completed Thursday. The
work Of grading the approaches has al
ready begun. The main drawback is the
supply Of .laborers. The contractor Of
fers So per day but is still unable to
get all he wants. The bridge when i'm
ished viii be one Of the prettiest il the
whole city.
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