The Irish standard., 1893-02-04


Mary A. Corser, Lester B. and Deda N
Elwood, and Corser & Co.
4 A telegram was received from Fathel
Bloomer who is giving mission at Lake
City, Mimi, announcing the postpone
ment of Father Nugent's lecture on the
American Protective Association at Cen
tury hall next Sunday evening. Nc
cause was assigned for the postponement
of the lecture, but it is sure to come of
at subsequent date, which will be ad.
vertlzed ia these columns.
Next Sunday evening at the usual hour
Father Cleary will preach at DANA hall
taking Fasting" as the subject of bis
discourse. On Monday evening he at
tended at Winona the celebration of the
twenty-frst anniversary of the Father
Mathew society in Bishop Cotter's epis-
copal see. He reports the event as being
q successful affair, and speaks fatteringly
of the total abstinence cause in that part
of the state.
For the information of those who
would like to know from what nationali-
ties the present Minneapolis police force
has been recruited, Secretary Mannix
has prepared alist showing the follow
ing: Born in Ireland, 26; Irish-Ameri-
cans, 81; Norwegians, 49,; Swedes, r.;
Danes, 1; Germans, II; Norwegian Amer
leans, l.; NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., o.;
French, 8; Swiss, 1; Bohemians, 8; Jews,
2. The other members of the force are
either Americans or Canadians.
In one of the personal tax cases before
Judge CAVITY Wednesday the point was
raised that the defendant had been as
sessed twice on the same property-in
Sherburne county, where lie lives, aud
in Hennepin, where the property is. The
state law compels man to list all of his
property in the county where be lives.
The court held that while a man must
list his property, under the law, in the
county where he lives, the property
must be assessed in the county where it
is located.
Rev. j. M. Cleary, the scholarly pastor
of st. Charles parish, will lecture at st.
Stephens church on Wednesday even
ing, Feb. 10, the subject of his address
being the Passion Play of Oberammer-
gan. Father Cleary when in Europe at
tended the Passion Play, and as he is
speaker of good descriptive ability, in
fact, a first class wood-painter, it goes
without saying that his lecture will draw
an immense audience. General admis-
sion is placed at nominal figure 80 that
all can come to hear him. -+o=". j
On December Z, B. G. Benson, local
agent for the sBroberg & Co. steamship
ticket firm, was arrested for refusing to
give back to John Swenson, Swede
who was DESTROYS Of returning to the old
country, the deposit he had made on
ticket. He was found guilty of petty
larceny by jury in the municipal court
A motion was made for new trial, and
Thursday Judge Elliot handed down an
order setting aside the verdict on the
ground that it was not Justified by the
evidence and is contrary to law. The
city attorney therefore dismissed the case.
Patrick II. Kennedy and Niles Mary
Ryan were married last Tuesday morning
at st. Stephens church, Rev. Father
Kenny officiating. Nuptial mass was
celebrated at 9 o'clock and was attended
by the Immediate friends and relatives
of the happy couple. Tho mas H. Garvin
acted as best man and Miss Margaret
Kennedy, sister of the groom, acted as
bridesmaid. The bride was popular in
social circles in st. Stephens parish.
while the bridegroom is well-known
grocery man of the east side. After the
ceremony breakfast was served at the
new home of the happy couple, 100
Third street northeast.
One of the most celebrated progressive
euchre parties ever held in this city was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Webster at
their home, 1116 Fourth street north,
last Saturday evening. There were four
handsome prizes contested for, two being
progressive and two lone hand. The
play was spirited and intensely interest
ing from start to finish, as everyone pres
ent understood thoroughly how to handle
the cards. An aggregate of 230 games
were played at the six tables with total
Of 145 lone hands. For the gentlemen's
progressive prize J. F. Mccarthy and M.
j. Gill were tie, the former winning in
the fnal contest. Mrs. T. w. Sullivan
captured the ladies progressive prize and
was also tied with Mrs. j. w. Doran for
the lone hand prize. The contest for the
gentlemen's lone hand prize was tie be-
tween John McA uliffe and J. D. O'Brien,
the former winning in the final content