The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-03-31

u IL aFepOrt that was clrCulalod fec0ntl
Il be true, II Is evident that the street RAJ
way company realizes that it has 9 har
light On its hands when the question Z
s the legally Of the Harvey transfer ord
J, nance gets into the supreme court i wa
reported that the company has secures
the services Of John F. Dillon, the note'
corporation lawyer Of New York city ant
that that gentleman will soon be in Min
neapolis, fighting the battles Of the com
pany.
The John Mitchell Social Club, O
Anoka, will give it's fifth ANNUAL ball II
that city on Wednesday evening, April 4
This event has always been marked with
pleasure IN our sister city and has drawn
many Minneapolitans to its support. All
LOT these bear testimony to the fact that
the Mitchell Social Club is worthy OF ell
the success it has achieved That the
/ fifth annual may meet with even better
success, If that wore possible, is the wish
of its friends here.
Dennis McCawley died athis late home
in Edna on Sunday, the 25th inst, and
the funeral, which was largely attended,
took place from the church Of the I'm
maculate Concep ion, this city, on We'd
nesday last. He was sixty years OF age,
and had lived in Hennepin county about
forty years. Cancer caused his death.
In his demise has passed away good
citizen and faithful Catholic. A wife,
five sons and three daughters are left to
mourn their loss.
The Associated Charities has made a
drop in the scale of wages Of the employ
ment department.. The prices hereafter
will be as follows: For men, odd jobs
ST.. Is per day of 10 hours; by the hour
Is cents; single hour 20 cents; wood,
two cuts, per cord IS cents; extra cuts so
cents per cut. Women, washing or iron
J ing ST. per day 10 hours; by half day so
cents with dinner; house-eleaning or
scru bling 81 per day; half day SO cents
with dinner, and street Gar fare when
necessary. The reduction amounts to Is
cents day, and it is believed that it will
bring more work into the department..
Thos Mulcahy, Jr., son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Mulcahy, GA Van Buren, street
northeast, died at the family residence
on Tuesday, March 20, after a brief i'll.
ness. The young man was in the neigh
borhood of eighteen years of age and
was we'll liked by all who knew him. He
passed away we'll fortified by the rites
of the Church. The funeral took place
on Thursday, the ed, from the church
! OF st. Anthony Of Padua and was largely
attended. His parents who are old resi-
dents of the East Side, have the heart
felt sympathy Of large circle OF az
quainrances in their affection.
The question Of permitting the estab
lishment Of private docks at L Ike Har-
riet came up Monday at q meeting of the
park board committee rights aud priv
leges. Action was deferred pending an
investigation of the subject by President
Ridgeway and his report on the matter.
The status Of public opinion will be
learned before any more is taken, the
chief objection to the establishment
private docks being the belief that the
returns to tho park board from the rem
tai of row boats will be considerably les
sened as consequence. The question
CT permitting an electric launch to ply on
the lake was laid over until the next
meeting of the committee.
The annual election of Typographical
Union, No. AZ, was held Wednesday in
the hall at IS Fourth street south. These
elected are as follows: John Uglow, pres
ident; F. F. Stone, vice-president; J. W..
Hayes, recorder; III. s. Woodward, score
tary; auditors, j. w. Hayes, b. G. An
drews, @. NJ. Snow; treasurer, Oliver
Skone; sergeant at arms, II. B. Benson;
doorkeeper, J. r. Whelan; executive
board, J. W.. Hayes, w. z. Whitney, e..
G. Erickson, M. M. Marks; delegates to
the Trades and Labor assembly, 0. G..
Otterman, E. E. Stevens, J. E. Holmes,
T. w. Schmidt, William Erickson; dele
gatee to the Card and Label league, Geo.
w. Morey, William NJ. Whitney and
William Cody. The total vote cast was
LAG out of membership of $50.
The presidents of about dozen Nor
wegian societies and number Of other
leading members met at Normanna hall
Monday night for the purpose of taking
steps for the celebration of the 18th OF
May, the anniversary of the independence
OF Norway. Theo. Dahl was elected
chairman and Fred M. Werner secretary
of the meeting. Nearly all Of those pres
emit spoke to the effect that the outlook
for fine celebration was bright, and 9
committee consisting of the following
gentlemen was elected to confer with the
other societies regarding the matter:
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