The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-08-25

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In the hall at 1920 Sixth syenue north
Thursday evening Freeman P. Lane ex
planned 10 an audience, which filed tn
room, why he has been imbued w.t.
fPopulistic cpnviotions. He arraigned
! the old parties in scathing terme, ane
his utterances were received with grea
enthusiasm. N
Frank Healy, aged % years, died o
typhoid fever last Monday, at the home
of his mother and sisters, 42i Aldrict
avenue north. The deceased was faith
full employe of Donald Kennedy & Co
Of this city. The funeral was held or
Wednesday morning from st Joseph't
Church, the remains being inferred al
st. Mery's cemetery.
Judge Smith has filed an order in the
case of G.. p. Lawson.ys..th Minneapo:
lis & ST. Louis Railway Company, grant
ling defendant new trial, provided Law.
son does not agree to accept judgment
of $4,000 aud costs within 10 days. The
plaintiff, Lawson, was injured on q
freight train in '88, suing for $4,000, the
jury returning verdict for $3.50.
A third division of the Daughters OF
Erin, auxiliary to the A. O. 81 has been
organized in North Minneapolis, under
the auspices of Division NJ. 4, A. O Il
Regular meetings will be held on the
second and fourth Monday evenings OF
each month, beginning next Monday, at
A. O. II, Hall, Tenth avenue north, be-
tween Washington and Third street.
Sunday base ball has been trausferre
from White Bear to Minnehaha driving
park. The first game at these grounds
will occur at $50 o'clock to morrow be
tween the Minneapolis aud Milwaukee
teams. New bleachers and grand stand
have been built and as the grounds are
large there will be q chance for both
teams to do good work. Heavy batters
will not find 1t so easy in putting the ball
over the fence.
s. Miles, an old man 60 years of age,
was Thursday morning found dead in bed
in his room at 1904 Twenty sixth avenue
south. The coroner was called, who or
dered the body taken to the morgue,
where an autopsy revealed the cause OF
death to be heart disease. The deceased
was an old resident of Minneapolis, and
was at one time employed in the shops
of the Milwaukee road. He had a son
named John, at one time a member OF
the Minneapolis fire department, but his
present whereabouts are unknown. Miles
had occupied the room where he died a
few days only, and was last seen alive
Tuesday noon. The remains were buried
Yesterday afternoon by the county.
NJ E. Smith, who has the contract for
plastering the city hall and court house,
had a novel experience last Saturday.
He got lost in the immense building
and for over two hours could not find his
way out. He was down in the basement,
and in turning to go out, got into the
wrong stairway, which led into the sub
terrauean vaults under the central por-
ton of the structure. He wandered
about and tried to find his way out, but
was unable to on account of the wind
ing directions which the passageways
take. Finally after wandering around
in vain he happened to stumble onto the
passageway by which he entered the
basement, and Immediately recognizing
it made his way out. 1t is the first oc-
currence on record of man getting lost
in the big building.
That portion of the old tenement row
opposite the Masonic Temple, designated
az 523, was damaged to the extent OF
about $500 early Tuesday night by ire
Mrs. Gorham was the principal loser.
She kept several boarders, all of whom
lost more or less personal effects. The
fire started in mysterious manner on
the second floor, and spread with won
oerful rapidlty. The department was
prompt in arriving, however, and the
flames we're subdued before they had
time to communicate to other portions
of the long wooden building. Acting
Sergeant Fred johnson, Of the police de-
partment, and Fireman George Kehoe
Of fire headquarters, received ugly cuts
lin the hands by falling window glass
They we're standing in front Of the build
| ing when a shower of glass fell upon
J them. They were not seriously injured
however.
About o'clock Tuesd ay morninine
the inhabitants of Wayzata, Lake Min
netonka. we're aroused from their elum