The Irish standard., 1893-04-29
Of the IL 900 names on the books. The
semi annual tax will amount to about
1QflOOO

semi annual tax will amount 10 aDOu1
$4,000.
City Attorney Simpson has concluded
that the granting of part OF Bridge
]: Square for the use of the street railwa.
company for a transfer station is no
legal, and the committee reported favor
ably on the resolution annulling the
councils former action.
The committee of the Trades and Labor
Assembly VINO have charge OF the May
day celebration announce that Harmouis
hall has been secured. The mass meet
ing will be held on Monday evening, May
l, and there will be no parade or othel
demonstration during the day.
The pupils of Mrs. NJ. s. Baker gave {
delightful musicale at her residence
1927 Sixteenth avenue south, or
Wednesday evening. About fifty voca
and instrumental selections were rem
dered b., class and teacher. Refreshmente
wsle served and very enjoyable time
| Was had.
The high water al Lake Minnetonka is
causing apprehension among the officers
of the Mlnnetonka Yacht club, whose
house is located in st. Louis bay. The
! water is already over the platform docks
of the island, and it is feared that the
| washing of the waves will undermine the
club house foundation.
Gov. Nelson has appoint ed Hon. s. NJ
Owen, of this city, as regent OF the State
! University to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation Of S. M. Emery, OF
Lake City. Mr.. Owen is the editor OF
the Farm, Stock, and Home and was
candidate for governor on the Alliance
ticket four years ago.
Owing to the severe illness Of Mrs
John Meagher, the social which was to
be held at her residence by the ladies
of Ascension parish last Thursday even
ing. was held at the residence of Rev. A,
Christie instead. A very pleasant even
ing was spent in social chat, ETC., and re-
freshments were served.
The G.. A. r. organizations of Mime
apolis intend to take some action that
will be in the nature of retaliation TO-
the veto by the governor OF the $2'OOo
appropriation for the burial lot in Lake
wood. The soldiers home dead will not
be buried there any more and the state
must provide cemetery.
M. w. Meagher, who has charge of the
purchase fund of the oil portrait of Col
John H. Stevens, states that the contri-
buttons are coming in fast, and that the
portrait will be presented to the city dur.
ing the carnival, upon which occasion
Col. Stevens will give "reminiscences OF
the early days of Minneapolis and the
| northwest.
Last Wednesday Representative Mark
ham, of Atkins, appeared in the district
court and pleaded mot guilty" to the
charlie of boodling in connection with
the Wyman log-scaling bill. G. A. Sew,
erance. Of st Paul, appeared for Mr.
Markham in arranging for suitable
| date for trying the case, and it was de-
cided that the case be set for June IL.
Judge Lochren will send his resigna'
ton to the governor next week. The
fight for his place seems to be narrowing
to Messrs. Russell, Morgan and Hahn
A very strong effort is being made fol
D. F.. Morgan, who apparently gains
ground at the expense of Mr.. Russell
| It is said that if Russell does not get the
appointment now he can carry conven'
tion when the time comee and be elected
A. NJ. Allen, secretary of the Mime
apolis Land and Investment Company
said Tuesday afternoon that the new st
Louis Park electric car line would be in
operation by June l. The bridge al
Franklin avenue is we'll under way and
the rolling stock ordered. The cars on
the new line will run from Hennepin
avenue directly to the park without
change or grade crossing of railway
tracks.
The Carnival association is now sure
OF another good card for the boat races
on Minnetonka this summer. The an
nual race between the boat crews repre-
senting Cornell and the University OF
Pennsylvania will be rowed over the
Minnetonka course during the carnival
These crews, although debarred from
meeting Harvard and Yale, never fail to
put up as good race as either OF the
others
Last Sunday the county board of the
A. o. 81. appointed the following mem
bers of the order as committee to ar.
! range for meeting in behalf of Irish
Home Rule: J. B. Swift, J. w. Doyle,
w. 8. Bayley, Jas. McC Conville, j. j. Nc
Guire, j. T. MCGOWAN, e. H. Martin and