The Irish standard., 1892-05-21

i Ll6 evils Oh ISOndHlSm. LILO poOple
were tired of him, and the result was
empty seats and no money.
!. The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
James Neill, aged IL months, died
last week at the home of it's parents
1903 Howard street northeast and the
remains we're inferred at st. Mary's
cemetery.
Ring and Tobin, the we'll known stone
contractors, were awarded the contract
for building the bridge across the Min
nehaha creek on the Richfeld road, by
the county commissioners at their meet
ting last Monday.
Joseph McAvoy, teamster, was
kicked by horse in Nelson, Tenney &
Co.'s lumber yard Wednesday forenoon
and had his leg broken. The patrol
wagon took him to his home at Seventh
street and Fourth avenue southeast.
Despite the rain, the mission given in
St. Stephens church during the week
was we'll attended. Bishop Stanley will
preach the closing sermon on Sunday
next, and the large edifce is sure to be
filled to overaowing Oh the occasion.
At the meeting of the county commits
sioners held last Monday the application
of the Minneapolis land investment COM
pany for permission to build an electric
street railway to st. Louis Park, was re-
ferred to the city attorney for legal in
formation.
John Seymour, an East side switch
man, committed suicide by hanging in
the city lookup last Monday night. He
had been placed in the police station
temporarily before undergoing an exam
ination to determine his sanity. He was
IS years old and unmarried, and bore a
good reputation.
In the case of Edward r. Harroun, of
st. Paul, against the gambling firm OF
COL Tanner ct. al, for the recovery OF
$4,000 alleged to have been lost in their
place of business, the jury awarded one
cent only. A motion for new trial has
been made by Harroun's attorneys.
Timothy O'Connor, aged As years, died
at the family residence, 17O4 Twenty
Seventh street south. He was for many
years a resident of the east side, and
leaves widow and. four children to
mourn their loss. The funeral was held
| on last Sunday and the remains inferred
at St. Mary's cemetery.
The colored citizens of Minneapolis at
meeting held in Labor Temple last
Wednesday evening resolved that May
81 be observed by them as a day of fast
ing and prayer to alleviate the sufferings
and prosecutions inflicted upon their
| race in the South. A meeting will be
held in the evening of the day above in
Century hall at which addresses will be
| delivered by prominent men Of color.
The death of Paul Sommers, one Of the
old and highly respected residents of the
east side, occurred last Saturday at the
family residence. Deceased was "a years
of age and member Of the St. Anthony
T. A. Society for many years, under
whose auspices the funeral was conducted
on Monday last. Solemn requiem mass
for the repose of his soul was celebrated
at st. Anthony church, after which the
remains were conveyed to st. Anthony
cemetery and inferred.
John MCGOWAN, a landscape artist in
the employ of Barney & Co., in the
Guaranty loan building, purchased, some
time ago, for $40, the clear title to tract
of land on the border of Uldrich desert,
near Sierra Niojada; and upon making
recent inquiries as to what kind of land
he had come into posse ssion of, to his
establishment found that the land was
now very valuable, silver bearing ore
having been discovered in the vicinity.
The Catholics of La Crosse, Wis, have
organized branch of the Catholic
Truth Society in that town. They were
stirred to activity by therabid preaching
of certain "Rev. White who lately
lectured in their town and exhorted tn
Protestant Young men against marrying
Catholic girls. Catholics were SO
grossly misrepresented by the itlnerant
preacher that they called mass meeting
and resolved to organize branch OF the
above society, which has already accom-
plished so much good in other places.
Frank J. Moran, for many years
resident, and a we'll known and popular
young man, died in Chicago on May 4th
after lingering illness. He was a sol
of NJ. Moran, the we'll known tailor, ane
brother of Ed. P. Moran, OF st. Paul
Miss Mary 3. Moran, now a resident O.
Washington, .. c., and jerry Moran, O
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