The Irish standard., 1893-08-12

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The public library has just issued it
third quarterly bulletin for the year, con
tanning full list of the books recentl.
purchased in Europe by ex-Libraria,
| Putnam, the remainder of the catalogue
containing the names of the other books
added during the last quarter.
The 8-year-old son Of James A. Burns
Of the Minneapolis Provision company
lost his right eye few days ago. He
was riding upon an ice wagon near biz
home and in jumping off the metal end
of the string with which his shirt from,
was laced struck him in the eye,
The Single tax League will picnic at
Lake Minnetonka Sunday. Allmembere
| desiring to join the party will meet at
the Minneapolis & st. Louis station at
$50 a. N. in order to secure reduced rates.
The party will go direct to Excelsior,
where it will be joined bv "Pa Chase
The warm weather of last month told
in the death record, which was greater
than for any month in the city's history,
There were 256 deaths, as compared with
$50 for July, 1892, and 159 for June, 1898
On one hot Monday during the month
there were II deaths, while on the cor
responding day a year ago there we're
none.
Capt. Ed Kennedy, the we'll known
manufacturer of mill picks, has a valu-
able and promising young ."helper" in
the person of healthy eleven.pound
boy, at his residence, 3412 Columbus
avenue. Officer E. B. Wetherill is also
happy these days over the arrival of a
brand new boy at his residence, II Roy
ASTON avenue.
The workmen employed at the 500
railroad shops were notified Wednesday
morning that work would be suspended
at noon, and, as result, when the dinner
hour arrived the shops, SO to speak, were
shut down. This means that in the
neighborhood of $50 men employed in
the various departments OF the shops
were let out of employment.
Abbott Blunt has resigned his posi-
ton as president of the Minneapolis Press
club on the ground that he could not
give the requisite time to the business of
the club. By the terms of the constitu-
ton, the vice president becomes presi-
dent for the balance of the unexpired
term, and the duties will fall upon the
shoulders of j. Newton Mind.
The council committee on public
grounds and buildings, at meeting
Wednesday afternoon, formally con-
dernned the ruin known as the old Trib-
une Building. It was declared unsafe
and dangerous to the public. The COM
mittee next directed the building inspec-
tor to proceed at once to raze it. This
will be done at once, as there is no appeal
after building has beeen condemned:
After much argument on all sides the
date for the shutting down of the saw
mills was fixed upon as September 20 at
the meeting of, the Mississippi Valley
Lumbermen's Association last Wednes-
day. This will include all the mills in
the upper Mississippi valley with but one
or two exceptions. The vote in favor of
this move stood % to IL, and there
seemed to be very little dissatisfaction.
The constitution of the Police Relic
Association has been revised, the most
important change being that all members
of the force who are now on the pay roll
are eligible for membership instead of
only police officers as formerly. Persons
who once become members can always
remain so by payment of dues, although
they will not receive sick benefits. DR..
Norred was elected physician.
Rev. James M. C!eary, pastor Of St.
Charles church, will read a paper before
the Catholic Congress which convenes
in Chicago on September 4. The subject
selected by him is one upon which he is
eminently qualified to speak, namely,
"The Evil and the Remedy of Intemper-
ance." He will also read another paper
at the parliament of creeds, entitled
"Religion and Labor" topic which is
peculiarly appropriate at the present
time.
Several aldermen and labor advocates
have been in conference with Mayor
Eustis during the week to devise means
of employing the men who are out OF
work. The only mon to be thus aided
would, of course, be bona fide residents
of the city and heads of families. The
officials do not include in their plans
such as have drifted in here for the past
two months from the North and West,
whether they have families or not.
Martin Judge. living at >2408 Twenty.