The Irish standard., 1893-09-30
STATE CAPITAL NOTES.


| Worlds Fair. ~
Ex-Sheriff Bean is on hunting tour
in the Dakotas.
F.W. Benz is ia Lltchfeld, Mimi, on
q hunting trip.
e. j. Donohue has returned from Chi
cago and the far.
The Aberdeen National Bank has sued
A. j. Allen to recover on a promisory
note.
Judge Willis has refused new trial
in the case of Groomes & Ullrich vs. c..
L. Shute.
Mary G. McGrath has attached the Of
fects of Daniel Quinlan, to satisfy q
claim of two hundred dollars.
: Mrs. III. Marie Robbins opened her
Fall series of socials Monday evening
with card and dancing party.
The Assembly met On Thursday even
ing. Aside from the regular routine
nothing of Importance was done.
John Dow]an and son received the
contract for furnishing coal to the FIRE
department. 5000 tons are needed
d. Ed. Dwyer and party of Pittsburgh
friends are in North Dakota seeking
chickens. They report good success
Griggs Bros, wholesale, feed and pro-
duce dealers, have decided their prop
erty in trust for the benefit of creditors.
The Schumeier Fruit company, unable
to longer stand the stringency, has gone
to the wall. Assets and liabilities about
equal.
Hon. Virgo Ullman lectured on Thurs
day evening at Turner hall, on the exist
ing differences between Norway and
Sweden.
Mrs. Bridget Finnegan died at the
home of her sor, on Burr street, on Tues
day morning. She had reached the ripe
old age Of eighty.
The cathedral choir gave an excellent
concert at Cretin hall during the past
week. The Misses Anna Campbell and
Sarah Mealey rendering solos with rare
excellence.
The body of John Mcmahon, Of Mar
quette, Mich, arrived in the city on
Wednesday. The interment took place
Thursday morning, the remains being es
corted by the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive FiremeE.
The D. D. Merrill Book Company, the
Oldest institution of the kind in the city,
made q general assignment on Monday.
The failure was caused by the collapse
of the St. Paul School Furniture COM
pauy, with which company the Merrill's
were closely connected.
The grocers on Wabasha street render
that thoroughfare almost impossible by
the manner in which they display their
4,oods. They place their merchandise
1T on shelving and stands and thus OBJ
IA uct the passage. The street should
be cleared Of the nuisance.
The politicians Of Ramsey county are
again making tickets for the election
year hence. Both factions OF the local
democracy are alive to the necessity of
early organization. With the work thus
SO SION inaugurated the next city cleo
sion promises to bring lively campaign
/. Rev. pr. Nugent, of Liverpool, preached
81 the cathedral on Sunday Last subject:
ssThe Family in Society The Rev. dis
tinguished gentleman brought all his
''@<~r,>' nd eloquence to bear ON the sub
he church was taxed to it's ca
" the crowd anxious to hear the
preacher.
Bowie was bef,re the Governor
.,,u ,needay with complaint against
municipal court. He claims he was
.anlted at Bass Lake on Monday, aud
sat the clerk of the court refused to is
sue , him warrant for the arrest Of his
assailants, until it was too late and the
alleged ruf1ia had escaped. |,
The owners OF well-bred dogs are SUI
fariur from the raids Of hunters or their
aaents; many valuable CANNES having
been stoiens The persons taking them
io not seem to realize that dog is prop
,rty. lAn example should be made Of
he first dog stealer captured aud his
punishment made a lesson to canine
ma auders.
Father Gibbons, of this city, conducted {
|. retreat for the students of st. Thomas
SEMINARY ut Merriam Park this week. .
There ate l32 students in the college at
,resent and the attendance is on the in {
,rrsase.s Very Re-. James c. Byrne, the $
'o5holarly rector, is extremely popular ,
nth tthe stHdsnts, and that accounts q
argsll7 tpT. tl,s aggressive strides of the ,
t
\ sfs ~ tha brightest young comedians t
1naeriica is Willie Collier who is an T,