The Irish standard., 1895-01-26

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Another stamp collection scheme
j which Was listed on Minneapolis peopl.
3 in common with many other western
|towps, has been shown up The reqIes
originated, it is supposed, at Kaneville
I Ill. There was the usual story Of the
crippled girl and the hospital with ma
MIA for Cancelled stamps. and the endless
chain Of correspondents who wers all to
send Miss Edna Brown, Of Kauesville
their quota of stamps. The stamps came,
in steadily increasing quantities. till the
little village postoffice Yves deluged with
stamps, coming at the rate of 5000 to
10000 per day. Miss Edna Brown her
self then felt compelled to call halt,
and made public statement, requesting
no more stamps to be sent. The post
master of the village says the entire story
is "fake." and the stamps which have
gone to Ksnesville have been sent by de
luded people, to use mild expression.
Passengers on the street railway cars
will save themselves unnecessary trouble
by not sticking their hands out of the
side of the summer cars next the trolley
poles. If they do and are injured, a suit
for damages will not hold. That is the
outcome of the d cision of judge Jami.
son in the suit brought by Oliver NJ.
Knight against the street railway comp
any. The plaintiff was sitting on the
inside of the car, his wife occupying the
seat in front of him. Tue wire shield
extended about % inches above the seat,
aud Mr.. Knights arm was resting on the
shield In calling his wife's attention to
a certain dwelling. he incautiously made
q gesture, extending his arm in the
direction of the house, when it was
struck by the trolley pole. The court
held that he was guilty Of contrlbutory
| negligence per SO, AMI dismissed the
action. ...
In the recent suit of Peter McDonough
against the Hennepin County Catholic
Building and loan Association, Judge
Jamison decided in MoDonough's favor.
The question at issue was whether or
not the association could compel Nc
Donough (who had already paid for the
term Of nine years on his loan) to pay
further. The court held that it could
not and that McDonough was entitled to
a release from his mortgage. Attorney
McHale, who made good fight for the
association, has asked for new trial
winch, if refused, will send the case to
the supreme court. Benjamin Daven-
port will assist the association attorney.
The outcome of this case will be watched
with interest by members of the associa-
ton. The Fitzgerald case, which was
similar in many respects to the case at
bar, was decided by the supreme court
in favor of the association.
The members of the Zenith Social
Club and their lady friends pleasantly
surprised Miss Mae McNamee at her
h ,me, 1927 Ninth street south, Friday
evening. Many members of the COM
pany INDUCED in dancing to the music
of DAVIS orchestra, while others played
cinch. The Misses Dlckey, Irwin and
Howe presided over the chocolate bowl,
while Misses Pratt, Kinnie and Cody
served frappe. During the intervals be-.
tween dancing, piano solos we're rendered
by the Misses Volk, Cody and McNa-
| NEE; mandolin duet by Messrs. Crahen
and Scallen; vocal solos by Misses Nc
Nance and Rogers, and selections by
the Zenith Quartette. Besides the above
mentioned the following were among
those present: Misses Burns, Flynn,
Bauman, Bardwell, Ferguson, Dunn,
Watkins, Rankin, Cummings. Brooks
and Msrsen; Messrs. Boylan, Vincent,
Bender, Ed, aud John Burns, Mitchell,
Berglund, Danner, Mcpherson, How
ard, Anderson, Pierce, Coverdale, Burns,
j. Williams, Morrison and Bagley.
The result of the preliminary oratorical
contest at the university was announced
Wednesday, About Is orationa b ad been
submitted. These were marked on
thought and composition by committee
OF judges. consisting of Professors Wood
bridge, Mclean and Sanford. Accord
ling to the result, the following II will be
eligible to enter the first declamatory
contest which will occur in about two
weeks: Carl H. Fowle', F. J. Sperry, A.
L. Helliwell, Jas. George, r. r. Miller,
a. B. Smith, E K. Green, w. NJ. Ring,
Claire Ames, W. J. Taylor, R. E. Kline,
@. F. Reyes, JAS. steenson, Ole Stage
berg, Grant Van SAINT, Tom McDermott
and P. F. McNulty. The juniors Of the
state university Wednesday held meet
ing to consider the question of holding q