The Irish standard., 1893-01-14


1 building inspector, s., 600; Henry Enger
hight inspector, 81 o. o; Livingstone a
1 LYdiard and Joseph r. Elliot, deputy
clerks municipal court, $1,000; z. J
/ Ring, police officer, $500; VIM b Miller
street commissioner Third ward; Charles
]. Rsller, Eleventh ward; John Hengen
First ward; Edward Fahey, Ninth ward;
John H. Brown, Second ward each $500
Last Monday evening the st. Anthony
Crusaders elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: j. 81. Smith, pres
ident; Michael Kelly, vice-president; A.
Mel Donald, recording secretary, p. CAL
lagLan, assistant secretary; Stephen Kill
roe, financial secretary; II. O. Sherry,
treasurer; Thomas Rooney, grand mar
shall; Andrew Breen, sergeant-at-arms.
The society has a membership Of Is
Young men to whom Father James
O'Reilly, the spiritual director, gives 8
series of plain talks on various
subjects every week. The installa-
ton Of officers takes place next Monday
evening and the Crusaders extend q cor
dial invitation to all their friends to be
present to witness tho ceremony and
hear the addresses to be delivered on the
occasion.
The Dominican Fathers r. M. Bloomer.
o. and B. A. Ennis, o. p, are zealously
engaged in missionary labors. Their
recent apostolic efforts in Sioux Falls,
Mont Rose, Chiffon, Richland Center,
Lyndon and Tomah were crowned with
marvellous success. In these various
congregations they organized Temper
ance, Holy Name, Rosary and Altar So
cieties; also special so1alities for chill
dren, for young ladies and young men,
in accordance with the wishes of the
missionaries. A long period of pastoral
experience has eminently qualified the
Very Rev. r. M. Bloomer for the work
Of organizing church societies. He has
recently been appointed the head of the
western missions. All Communications
regarding appointments should be sent
to his address, Holy Rosary Church,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Horace w. Pratt died Tuesday evening
at his residence, 81 Fourth avenue
south. Mr.. Pratt was about fifty tive
years old and was president Of the Min
neapolis Elevator company and vice.
president of the Empire and Alliance
Elevator companies. He was largely in
terested in many Minneapolis business
institutions, particularly in the Pettijohn
Breakfast Food company. He was d.
rector ia the First National bank. He
had served as president of the state agri-
cultural society. He was also one OF the
promoters of the Minnehaha driving park
enterprise and an enthusiastic admlrer
of fine horses. Mr. Pratt never mingled
actively in political struggles, but he was
such we'll known, solid, substantial,
honorable business man that Office fire.
quenlly..sought him. He had been urged
to accept. a nomination for mayor on the
Democratic ticket, but the honor OF pub
lie office had no attraction for him. Mi.
Pratt's family consisted of wife, one
son, and one daughter.
Last Wednesday night, man appar-
emily 40 years of age, registered his name
as 'John, McCully, campbell" at the
Warwick hotel. He was found dead on
Thursday morning in his room. He for
got to turn off the gas and was suffo-
Gated. About O'Clock Thursday morn.
ing one of the bell boys snelled gas in
the hall. The odor was traced to the
room assigned to McCulley. The tran
SOM was open. The hotel clerk poked
the key out and unlocked the door.
When he opened it he saw McCulley
stretched out on the bed with his clothes
on. He had not even removed his over
shoes or turned down the bed clothes.
His mouth and eyes were open and his
face discolored. The gas was turned
on full. Coroner Spring arrived within
half an hour. He searched the body
and found s41.50 in cash, aad checks
amounting to $500, beside some papers.
The body was taken to Connelly's mor2ue.
He was evidently well-to~do business
man. A scrap Of paper found in his
pockets contained the names of Il. Nc
Gully, 324 Eighth street south, AMI e. Il.
McCulley, Agricultural College, st. An
thony. No inquest was deemed neces-
sary, and his wife arrived to convey the
remains to Campbell, MINI.
Most of the attention Of the Minneap-
oils lumbermen's exchange Tuesday was
given to consideration of the bill intro
duoed by j. T. Wyman in the house OF