The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-12-23
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l Hsy. Fathers McAvoy, of Kilkenny,
Hrachoysky of Minneapolis, and Itchy
.of New Prague, assisted Father. Win \
desch last week. 4. q,
Our old friend, T. j. Lilly,of st: Pau,
state agent Of the Con inental Insnr
company, was looking over some fi 9le
losses here last week. IN &.
Captain Peter shippman, Ext Sheriff.
Krepik and Editor q. T. Kelley, Of the
ARecord, ell of Le Saeur Center, we're
social callers last week
Miss Mamie Cody and Miss Maria
Herman, ccompanied BY Miss Lade
Cody and Mr.. r. r. Dubard, Of Wheat
land, were social visitors last week.
Messrs. G. j. Peachman, Of Boston
and a. X. Frank, Of Chicago, were doing
business here last week. They OK
pressed themselves as 'favorably inn
pressed with the strong evidences OF the
prosperity Of our city.
The pupils OF the public schools under
the careful and progressive guidance OF
Professors a. s. Olson and N. ]. Cannon,
and Mrs. Bell 4of the primary depart
mont, are preparing for the new year,
having successfully passed their Xmas
examination. a.
Il 2. McEntee, thu inventor OF McEntee's
Automatic car coupler, made 9 business
trip to Minneapolis last week in connec-
ton with his invention. Mr.. w. Nv.
Townsend, Of Minneapolis, is associated
with Mr.. MoEntee 10 presenting his
popular coupler to the railroads Of the
world.
We learn from an authoritative source
that Gus. G. Lehman is. to be station
agent, j. j. Fitzgerald assistant. The
Minneapolis & st Louis officials, having
realized that the duties OF the station
were too numerous and trying TOR Jim :
to attend TO-, have granted his request
for an assistant.
Our roller mills, those Of James Quirk
& Co. are grinding daily barrels Of
flour; the force consists of four .nillere,
four engineers, four packers, three day
employees, the elevator manager and Mr..
M. M. Powell, manager Of the mill, who
informs your correspondent that 9 new
series Of rolls and q rev engine will be
put iii lii O short time, thereby in
orsasihe the capacity to $50 barrels Ter
day.
Through the kindness OF ia Newell,
Esq, the former Washington cores
pendent of the st. Paul Globe, Con-
gresham Halls eloquent eulogy Of
Cen. James Shields has been re.
ceived here. Onr district is to be con-
graduated upon having such an able 70,
preventative at Washington. Upon all
public occasions and questions he is lis
tened to with marked attention, and he
at all times voices the ideas and wishes
of his constituents.
Mathew Brown, of Shieldsville, visited
with his nephews John and W. }. Sheehy
last week. Mr.. Brown will remove to
st. Paul shortly, where he will accept an
appointment in the Internal Revenue de-
partment. He has been q fearless worker
in democracy's ranks and for the past
twenty years has been delegate to the
State conventions from Rice County and
he has at all times q staunch supporter
OF Jeffersonian doctrine.
The Irish American, Of New York, has
the following to say in reference to Law
yer Spellissy's bill for the division Of the
school fund: A new wave OF Know
Nothingiem seems to have cropped out
in this neigh orhood lately over 9 bill on
the school question, put forward by .
lawyer and newspaper man, both
plainly ambitious for personal notoriety
and private prestige in the matter. The
measure, which these parsons allege they.
will have introduced at Albany in the
coming Legislature, proposes to give
share Of the public school funds to the
Catholic parochial schools and to the
schools OF other denominations The
bill is non,seotarian, as any church es-
tablishing schoals- Tor secular, as we'll as
moral and religious instruction, would
come in for u share OF it's advantages.
But it is vehemently opposed by the over
Jealous friends OF the public school sys-.
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