The Irish standard., 1896-12-19
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100 Nannix. the ven known Newspaper
v man o this city, has gone to Japan,
China and other oriental countrie s.i 1T
& u not certain Il IL ever intends tps re-
& turn A@ 80 ~: 3. !. & 1, q t5
D. McHugh, or al he Is better
& known BILLY" McIIagh. has accepted 4
h position at the Beaufort Hetel sample
room, iii Third street south, opposite
postofnce. where his friends will here
after find him. 81. 81 4: s-.ees55
.s Fred =. Chaplin, assistant city clerk,
will conduct the affairs Of the once under
his title, the assistant part 81 which
!. he. will drop after the organization OF the
4 new council Jan. 2. unless bis present
hopes are rudely shattered. 4.
There has been change in manage
4 ment Of the Brunswick Hotel 81 this city.
Owen Eppley has retired, andsT J.:Foley,
of st. Paul. has taken his place. Foley
was appointed by the owner, Of the
Brunswick building, E. Firth. The new
manager is one Of the Foley brothers,
/ who managed the Clarendon Hotel, In st.
B Paul. .> T..
y Tom Moore's new sample room at liz
Fourth street SOUTH is a popular resort
for his many old friends, who were not
long in finding out his new location upon
! his return from st. Louis. Mr.. Moore
!. announces that he will have a palatable
Christmas spread for all his patrons, the
B finest in the city. e. /. ii...eSs ~ ~
Our readers can do, The Irish Standard
q valuable favor by patrenizing, as far as
possible, when making purchases, the
merchants who advertise with lis. You
will find them all tirst-class firms and
don't forget to mention that you saw the
I'D. in The Irish Standard. 1t will be Of.
much benefit to us as we'll as to; your
selves. .,.t7
Last. Friday afternoon the death of
!. Mrs Anna Shaw occurred at the family
residence, 301 Twenty-f1fth street east,
after q short illness, of heart disease.
The deceased was 80 years of age, and
5 leaves husband, Frank Shaw, conduc-
tor. on the Burlington line, and four
children. The funeral was held last Sun
day afternoon !. from st. Stephens
church. .
City Clerk Charles F. Haney, accom-
panied by his wife, LETT Thursday evening
of last week for Mexico. where he ex~
poets to make his future home. Mr.
Haney's departure was rather sudden.
and was due to- recurrence Of his old
rheumatic trouble, which has compelled
him to give up his position and seek re-
lief in warmer climate. On the adj
vice of his physicians he started for the
south as speedily as possible, in the hope
of escaping another long siege of suf-~
fering. 81
The year 1896 is q notable one for the
Church of the Immaculate Conception.
In one sense it may be said to be the
thirtieth anniversary year Of the church,
as in 1866 the lots, on which the building
stands, were bought and schoolhouse
erected. During 1871 and 1872 the pres.
ent church was erected, SO that the com
Ing year is the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the erection. of the church. The
church was the first Catholic church to
be built on the West Side: of the river.
For twenty years Father James McGol-
rick, now Bishop. OF Duluth, was pas
tor.
Wednesday morning Of last week at
the st: James Hotel, a sad accident oc-
Cured which ended the life Of Jerome B.
Drew, grain buyer. residing at 314 Oak
street southeast. Mr.. Drew went into
the hotel barber shop at about II o'clock,
had. shave and walked into the toilet
room. In a minute shot was heard.
followed by an agonized cry for help
The hotel porter rushed into the room,
and found Drew lying on the floor groan-
ing and writhing in agony. He ex-
Claimed, L an SIlOt. W. ASlP at oASS.
He died soon after, Death was caused
by the accidental discharge Of q re-
volver.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission has ordered that an examination
be held Ivy It's local board in st. Paul on
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1897, commencing at
8 o'clock a. M, for the grades OF clerk |
and carrier in the postofflce service
Only citizens of the United States can be |
examined. The age limitations for this
examination are as follows: Clerks over
Is years. and carriers over q and nd under |
40 years Of age. No application will be
accepted for this examination unless
filed with the Secretary Board OF Exam
liners, on the. proper blank, before the
hour of closing business on Jan. 13, 1897.
Applications should be filed promptly in !
order that time may remain for correc-
ton If necessary.
The Christmas attraction at the Met
ropolitan, opening on Thursday evening,
naci oath and incl1f1inQ IL SieciaI NATL I