The Irish standard., 1892-06-18

Mutual Accident Association to recove
$500 on policy held by Benson, and .
district court jury returned a verdict to-
the full amount in Wilson's favor. The
attorneys for Wilson were Steele and
Rees.
Mayor Winston, Thomas Lowry, Geo
A. Brackett and William McCrory, or
learning that the Democratic wigwam at
Chicago was damaged by the recent
storm which visited that city, imme-
diately telegraphed to Hon. Calvin
S. Brice, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, rendering the use
OF the Convention hall free of charge.
The offer was declined with thanks.
Orono Point, Lake Minnetonka, was
crossed on Monday morning at 1880 by a
small cyclone which formed on the sur
face of the lake and swept across the
peninsula with irresistible force. The
residence of Geo. A. Brackett was wreck
ed, and all the fine trees surrounding
the house, most of them of so years
growth, we're uprooted, and now lie in a
tangled mess in the center of which is
the wrecked cottage.
The American Building and Loan as
sociation has purchased the Spectator
Terrace from l.. NJ. Stewart, the consid-
GRAFTON being, it is understood, about
$4,000. The association will occupy
nearly all of the building. The Ameri
can Exchange bank will have quarters
on the ground floor, and it is possible
that some Office rooms may be made on
the upper floors. The opinion prevails
that the new bank will be backed by the
association.
At meeting of the Exposition board
on Wednesday Mr.. William M. Regan
scored the Pioneer Press in vigorour Ian
guage for it's ill-natured attacks on Min
neapolls M. Regan gave notice that
he would strenously oppose the award
ing of any advertising to the st. Paul
paper. It was decided to engage Prof.
Walker, the director of the "Gathering
of the Clans" to prepare an entertain
ment as special attraction for the ex-
position.
Richard Christie, for some time past
collector and solicitor for the Pabst
Brewing Company, is missing, and the
company claims to be short 1880 by
his departure, while his friends who
made him greater or lesser loans are also
minus their hard earned cash. Until
within about three months Christie has
been perfectly straight and it is within
that period that the embezzlement has
occurred. It is said that he has been
betting on the horse races and lost
heavily. Christie went to Anoka last
Saturday and has not returned.
It is probable that the Northern Car
company will rebuild it's plant in North
east Minneapolis, on the Lowry tract.
Terms have not yet been made. The
company wants the gift of ten acres of
land for site, and wants Mr.. Lowry to
take $4,000 worth of stock. The insur-
ance adjusters have allowed the company
insurance to the amount OF $4,000. The
cash value of the burned plant was $780,
900, so that the total loss of the company
is $4,000. The company carried insur-
ance amounting to $4,000, but there
was salvage of $4,000.
An inquisitive correspondent asks the
Journal the following questions: What
is the Orange society, and whence it's orr
gin? Is it a foreign society, and are it's
members exclusively foreigners? What
are it's principles, aims and objects in
this country? Is it an anti Catholic Or
ganization? Is the society political, and
if so, which side does it lean to? What,
if any, good has it ACCOMPLISHED toward
the alienation of human suffering? To
what does it's so-called loyalty refer?
What prominence has the order in this
or any other country? Has the society
an existence in this city, and what is it's
numerical strength?
President Hill, of the Great Northern,
has decided that the ordinance recently
passed by the council is all right, and
now the East side crossings will go down.
A. E. Grover, solicitor for the road, and
Sam Hill held conference with City
Attorney Russell Thursday, and arranged
for the formal signing of the papers.
The actual work of lowering the tracks
will commence about July l, and it is
expected that the entire work will be
completed within the year. The cost of
the work will be in the vicinity of $780,
600, which, however, does not include
the erection of the freight houses at
Sixth street north.
AtSt. Stephens church at 8 o'cloc k
Wednesday afternoon, Miss Anna
Mehlin, daughter of Paul g. Mehlin, of