The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-08-17

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interesting News and Various Kind p
Gossip From the Other Twin. MI Us
, The commercial Club Is making active
EFFORTS, to raise It's mem bership to the
Ia 900 mark. q Inducements have been ri
Tered new members. s The club is q sue
cess and has wrOugf ii much good for olr
city. It's endeavors should be encotlr-
aged. 3553 vs. 81 s =ss
Reardon & Arosin were satisfied by
the city engineer that the Mississippi
street bridge needed the repairs recon-
mended, SO they Withdrew superstition.
The city fathers are again curtailing
the school funds. Better have no schools
than excuses for them. Without the re-
qiired amount Of money to keep the
Ealready high standard attained It is use
Hess to continue to keep them open.
| Superintendent lbert has gone to the
hospital to undergo an operation for ap-
pendictitis. fs
/ The squabblet in the North st. Paul
school board has reached the courts. "a
| writ Of quo warranto is asked for by the
aggrieved secretary Of that body.
The Battery A muddle is yet unsettled
and many are the queries asked as to4the
probable outcome The action of the
adjutant general Is to say the least, q
| little precipitous. $
| Rumor has 1t that the Christian Bros.
! have sold the Brunswick Hotel. II SO ii
is hoped that gambling will no longer be
tolerated there.
Mrs. Helen M.eBuck says her hubby is
cruel and fails to support ner. Like
many others she seeks the balm OF the
courts. Her case will be heard in Oct
ober. IL
The trustees Of the Soldiers Home
have made wholesale reductions in sal
aries from the highest to the lowest Of
ficia1s on the pay rolls. -
The state school library commission
is ii session at the capitol, looking over
bids for books to be supplied during the
ensuing year.
Expressman Weber Of the U. s. Ex-
press Company came in collision with an
electric car on Tuesday The contact
spilled his lad Of milk and damaged his
anatomy in a slight degree.
The St. Paul aggregation of ball toss
ers have gone on their visiting tour. If
equal success attends them abroad as 1t
did at home there is every reason to be-
lieve we will fly the pennant Of the West
ern League
Mrs. Catherine Mcmahon died at the
home Of her son-in- law, Charles Doherty,
on Tuesday, at the age Of 81 years The
funeral was held from the Cathedral on
Thursday. Burial at Calvary ceme-s
terry. II 4
The A. o. H. Of Ramsey county are
holding their picnic at Como Park to-
day: h
The Sacred Thirst Society was address
sed by DR.. Shields on Tuesday evening.
Judge w. II. Ludwig, of Milwaukee, Is
a guest Of st. Paul friends.
Father Joseph r. Busch has been as
signed to South st. Paul, where he will
form parish and build 2 church.
Captain Gollick, erstwhile ward poll
tician, was before the mayor charged with
selling peddlers' licenses. The captain
gave satisfactory explanation to his
honor and was dismissed with repri-
mand.
Health Inspector Lamb, of Chicago, is
L16 $5uSSL vi LII. oLOuSs r.
The annual retreat of the Archdiocese
will convene at ST.. Thomas Seminary on
Monday. Most Rev. Archbishop Ireland
will conduct it. About 1875 priests will be
In attendance.
II Judge ]. l.. Baxter, of Fergus Falls, is
insthe city on pleasure.
William r. Hawthorne and Rebecca NJ.
Allison were married on Wednesday. AT
ter a short tour they will reside in Clin-
ton Terrace, where they will be at home
to their many friends.
!. Dan. c.. Gurnee and family are visiting
in Madison, Wis.
/ Sister Magdalen, of St. Joseph's Order,
died at st. Agatha's Convent after lin
gering Illness. In the world she was Miss
Stanley, daughter of the we'll known and
highly respected old settler, M. D. Shan
ley, of the West Side The funeral from
the convent took place on Tuesday. In
terment at Calvary.
State Insurance Commissioner Smith
lies seriously i'll at his home with cancer.
Mark A. Baldwin, the well known mu-
stefan and composer, has taken up his
residence In New York City.
The body Of Charles Roman was found
on Wednesday on the tracks Of the North
ern Pacific railway in a mangled condi-
ton. It is supposed he was struck by
passing train. His body lies at the
morgue unclaimed.
Fred L. McGhee has returned from the
Total Abstinence convention in New York.
Prof. BoenmiscI's Commercial College
held graduation exercises on Tuesday
evening at Assembly Hall. Eleven young
mon received diplomas. The entertain
merit was a success intellectually and So
cially. Il & =: &
Mrs James King is very seriously i'll
at her home on Holly avenue.
Congressman Kiefer returned home from
the East ON Thursday
z John .McRae, Of Graceville, is in the
city on business.
Frank Egan, Of Chicago, is in town
calling on friends.
Peter j.. Potts, OF Dubuque, was caller
upon ST Paul friends on Wednesday.
Rev Father Costello, OF New York, is
the guest of his brother, the mayors sec
Rotary.
u 2. Evans, bf Prairie du Chen, Wis,
is here on legal business.
\ d. Dwyers is in Albert Lea on legal
matters &. .-s5.s
The Sisters Of the Catholic Orphan Asy-
lurn, st. Paul. desire to thank Messrs. j..
F.. Calderwood, Il. S. Smith and w. J.
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