The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-08
ST TEE CAPITAL NOTES.

first Of the week. !.
Hon. John McRae, banker Of Grace
vile, came down Wednesday and re-
turned Friday Of this week.
On Monday the board Of pubic works
awarded the contract Of sewering Canal
street to John Nevins for S49,884.
DR.. Florence Halloran, OF Chatfeld, is
in the city Investigating some difficult
medical questions that have arisen IN his
practice.
Hon. C. M. Lowell, OF Chatfeld, made
flying trip to the city Thursday with
the view of investing money in our mid
way property.
The honeymoon of policeman Sorenson
has terminated presumably. He was
found asleep on his beat Sunday night
and was discharged.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Shee-
han was gladdened on Monday morning
by the advent of daughter. The genial
attorney is wearing broad smile AMI
feels blessed with the god-send.
Miss Maggie McElligott, Of Rochester,
now one of the faculty OF the Moorhead
Normal School, has returned from visit
to the Fair end is the guest Of the Misses
Delaney of Western avenue. Miss Nc
Elligott expects to conduct teachers
institute at Fergus Falls during the sum
mer months.
Mr.. Joe Grove, the most popular rner-
chant of Bigstone county, called upon
his city friends the first of the week but
could not be induced to remain over the
Fourth away from Graceville where it
would seem there is for Joe an attraction
of peculiar power. Mr.. Grove was the
guest of Mr.. T. D. O'Brien while in the
CITY.
The charges which have been pending
for some time in the district court against
J. Ell. Burns, county auditor, have been
found to be without basis and have con-
sequently been dropped. These charges
were the fruit OF bitter personal hostil-
ity to Mr.. Burns nourished by political
jealousiss, and it is surprise to no one
acquainted with the accused and those
who rashly tried to crush him that upon
thorough investigation he should be pro-
nounced entirely blameless Weak men
are often crushed by the lies of the Sian
derer. Mr.. Burns is not a weak man.
For the seventh consecutive week of
the stock season, the play chosen by Mr..
Lift at the Opera House is that we'll
known and popular one, "My Partner"
by BARLEY Campbell. Probably no one
of our American authors was ever az
happy in striking the popular chord than
BARLEY Campbell, and among his many
successes "My Partner is the greatest
and most lasting in every way. 1t is a
play full of intense heart interest; it's
characters are all clearly drawn, and life
like, and it is full of strong scenes and
situations, and there runs through it a
remarkably strong vein OF comedy and
taken altogether it isfull of interest from
rise to fall of curtain.
The Floating Bethel, that old boat
moored at the foot of Sibley street, con-
verified some time since by DR.. Morgan
into combination church, restaurant
and apartment house was set on fire
Wednesday night by the accidental ex-
plosion of a kerosene lamp and was con-
sumed with fearful rapidity. Many Of
the inmates escaped, some by boldly !
jumping into the river and swimming to
Shore others by the aid of the firemen,
but unfortunately there were five vic
TINS, Mrs. Peak, the matron, two I'M
known women, one unknown man and
Miss Lou, the daughter of Minister Nor
gan. Miss Morgan was not fatally burned
but there is slight hope Of her recovery.
What carelessness caused the lamp to
explode is matter Of conjecture.
The members OF st. James parish,
Father Fitzpatrick in charge, celebrated
the glorious day OF Independence by a |
grand picnic Oh the banks OF the Missis-
sippi near Fort Smelling. The grounds
selected for the outing were all that
could be desired. A generous spread OF
good, toothsome eatablss was provided
by the ladies, while the lemonade stand,
ice cream tables, Punch and Judy show
were source of attraction for the SWANS
and their maidens, as we'll as being Of
great revenue for the church. A variety
of games, such as ball throwing, shoot
ing gallery, foot races, jumping, etc..
kept the large crowd in constant state
of excitement and served as one of the
immediate creators OF pleasure. The
100 yard dash foot race, with four
entries. the prize being gold media, was
won by Mr.. Boland, a student from the
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