The Irish standard., 1894-12-15

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$500; st. Louis, Mo-. Mason & Culp
SIG, 789. The contracts are to be in effect
four years. commencing July !, 1885
O'Brien & Kennedy seem to have been
the lowest bidders.
A church reunion, under the direction
of Father Christie, has been we'll patron
lied and enjoyed by the people Of st
Stephens parish during the week. It
beg IN on Wednesday and will close next
Monday evening. A splendid entertain.
ment has been arranged for each even
ing, refreshments are served and many
useful articles have been placed on sale.
The opening address was made Oh We'd
nesday evening by Mayor Eustis. A
splendid program has been arranged for
Saturday aid NJ ,nday evenings and a
large attendance will undoubtedly be
present from the various sections of the
city. AS before mentioned, the reunion
closes next Monday evening.
At the regular weekly meeting of the
Crusaders T. A. Society Of St. Anthony
Padua Parish, held on Monday evening,
December 10, the folio wing resolution
was unanimously adopted: Resolved
that we, the members of the Crusaders
T. A. society, commend the earnest
efforts of Mayor Eustis, and other city
aud county officials, to arrest the perp
etrators of the recent murder 10 this
city, and we denounce as enemies Of
society and abettors of crime the individ-
uals and newspapers that attempted to
discredit and embarrass the legal auth
critics in.the work Of ferreting out the
guilty parties in the most cowardly crime
in the history of our state.''
A gentleman of this city took occasion
to roast the passenger service Of the
Minneapolis & st. Louis in morning
paper Monday. He described the wretch
ed car in which he had to ride from Al
bert Lea to Fort Dodge, Iowa, saying
that he could not see how any company
"could ask gentleman to ride in such
car" w. L. Hathaway, city ticket agent
tor the M. & St. l., was asked what he
knew about the aforesaid train. ''That
was a freight train" he replied, "and we
make no pretensions to furnishing pas
senger accommodations on such trains.
We told the gentlem IN that we could no,
furnish frst-class accommodations on
that train, and he knew what to expect.
No one has complained of the service on
our passenger trains, aud I think they
have no occasion to do so."
Next Monday evening the thousands
who were unable to got within hailing
distance OF Olson's store on the occasion
of the holiday opening, will have another
chance. Ga that evening no goods will
be sold but the great store will be thrown
open to the public, which will be enter
tanned with choice musical program.
A stage will be erected on the second
floor and living pictures will be secured
for the occasion. Danz' orchestra and
the mandolin orchestra will furnish the
music. The street railway company is
cooperating with Mr.. Olson toward
making great success financially, aud
the object of getting the crowd together
is worthy one. It is to swell the mayors
relief fund, so that the deserving poor
may be assured of good Christmas
dinner.
The Plant of the Northwestern Com
po-Board Company, an adjunct Of the
big G.. A. Smith lumber plant at Camden
Place, was totally destroyed by fire
Monday night. The Compo-Board COM
pany, which has scheme for the utiliza~
ton of edgings and other material about
saw mill which was formerly classed
as refuse into marketable lumber, occu-
pied building 200 feet by $50 adjoining
the boiler room of the Smith plant at
Forty. fourth avenue north and Lyndale,
the building just having been erected.
The concern has been doing thriving
business and will undoubtedly be rebuilt
at once, but large number Of workmen
will be temporarily thrown out of en-
ployment. The plant was the most ex-
teneive of it's kind in this part of the
country, and with machinery was worth
about $4,000.
The Church OF the immaculate Con-
ception which has undergone extensive
improvements and decorations within
the past six weeks was formally reopened
by impressive and elaborate ceremonies
last Sunday. At 1920 a. m high mass
was celebrated by Mgr. Caillet, vicar
general of the archdiocese of St. Paul.
He was assisted by deacon and sub
deacon and the choir led by Prof. S. A.
Baldwin sang the kyrie and credo from
Gounod's third mass, and Sanctus Bene-
dictus and Agnes Del from st. Cecilia.
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