The Irish standard., 1896-08-08
STANDARD SIGNALS

STANDARD SIGNALS
Joshua Williams, the we'll known
hardware merchant and pioneer business
man of Minneapolis, died Tuesday morn
! ing at 4 o'clock at his late residence, l04
E Sixteenth street. ,a..95.
Alderman Burke O'Br:en Of the Second
ward was badly injured Monday while
coasting down hill at Lake Mime
tonka. The wheel struck "a stone and
the alderman took a header striking
against stone or other obstruction. He
was attended by Dr.. Perkins, q and
J brought to the city. Nh III. M. . il
Patrick German, residing at II Royal
ston avenue north, dropped dead in his
home last Sunday. Il He was about the
house during the day, apparently in
usual health. Without warning, he fell
to the floor: dead. He was 70'nyearss of
age, and leaves a wife and family. Death
Is attributed to heart disease.
The employees Of the S. E. Olson com
pany will have q grand steamboat excur-
sion to Prescott, Wis, Sunday they will
take the steamer Daisy and barge at Min
nehaha Fails, landing at $3.50; q, ~. a
stop of two hours will be made at Pres
colt A general invitation to participate
is extended.
The funeral of G. Andrew Mcdonald,
the fireman who was killed Sunday
evening, occurred at 8 o'clock Wednesday
morning from the residence Of the sister
of the deceased, Mrs. Heb. Williams,
1921 Hennepin avenue, and services held
at the church of the Immaculate Con-
ception.' The interment took place at
St. Mary's cemetery. .;~ s.s,yt.,,
The Young Ladies' Sodality, ef,st Ste
phens Catholic church gaveAa lawn so.
cial on Tuesday evening on the church
grounds, corner Twenty second and
Clinton streets. A very attractive
program of q musical natlre helped, to
amuse those who attended. One of the
features was topical songs end recita-
tions by Arthur A. Perkins and scientific
club swinging by Professor Herbert
Guernee, of this city. - ''s' ''E
Mayor Pratt believes that the city coun
Gil was a trifle too economical IN refusing
nival week at its last meeting" He did
not indulge in any criticism ofsthe alder
men opposed to the measure, but he stat.
ed that he thought recognition ought to
have been offered to citizens who were
working SO hard and so thoroughly to
make Minneapolis the convention city. Of:
the northwest. 40 t,,;. '',,t
:. Susan LIE Claire, resident at the poor
farm for eight years, died Saturday, after
living more than 80 years. She. was q
well known character at the farm; and
was called the grandmother" bysan the
inmates ad regular visitors. She had no
relatives as far as known, and the county
took charge of the funeral. Undertaken
Amor furnished an elaborate casket for:
the. body and the farm officials arranged
to have the services more than usually:
Impressive.
After an Illness Of little more than two
weeks, County Surveyor Frank Plummer
died at O'clock on Monday morning, at
his home, 2l31 Girard avenue north.
Death was caused by pneumonia.
Frank Plummer was born June 10,
1867, at Brooklyn, MINI. He had held
the office of county surveyor for terms.
He leaves wife and three young chill
dren. Five brothers and one sister. Mrs.
Nellie Bell survive him. He was a oous-
in of W. A. Plummer, the register of
deeds Of this county. .
MISS TNdllul6 Lyons was piedSdAlly
surprised by number Of her friends, on
last Thursday evening at her home, 625
7th. ave north. A most enjoyable even
ing was spent. Progressive cinch waa
the feature of the evening. Prizes were
won by the Misses Kittsen and O'Brien,
Messrs Boyle and Shields. Among those
MclIamee, Solem, Demerse, Carroll JAS
Paul; Miss Kittsen, of Benson and Miss
Higgins, Of Lake City; Messrs. Boyle,
Jasmine, Fleetham, O'Brien, Shields,
Hulvesen, Neagle, Cosgrove, Hawkins
and Lyons. After card playing refresh
n1ents were served, and a good time was
enjoyed by all.
The celebration Of St: Dominic's day
ut Holy Rosary church, will, Of course,
be of an elaboIats nature. It will be
held on the Sunday within the. octave,
the 9Th of August The choir is making
preparations to furnish IA rare musical
treat, and the congregation may rest as
sured that the panegyric Of the Saint
will not only be instructive, butt also of
nature to please those whose tastes are.
OF a literary turn. Rev. FIR. Dunn, O..
d.. will be the orator for the occasion.
WuGu5 LIS SCuOOi lS-UpcuS AL OcpLSlA~
Der, at Holy Rosary church, itHwi Tbe
free to all. Hitherto some nominal
tuition fee has been asked from those
able to pay, but in the future 1t is the in
tention of the Rev. director, that it shall
be a free school. This will in o'iwtse
detract from the high standard of.exeel
lence which has always been the pride
Of this institution, but, on the contrary;
every effort will be made to constantly
elevate it if possible. $50 y .. 81,
A. 0. Il. NOTES -.
A. @. H. Picnic.
Next Tuesday, Aug. IL; the annual pfc
mic Of the united divisions of the Ancient,
Order: of Hibernians, Ladies, Auxiliary,
and Hibernian Rifles will be held at Lake:
Park, Minnetonka. The Minneapolis g.
ST. Louis trains will leave their dep5t cor
FER Washington and Fourth avenues.
north for the lake at 6.4E 0.SnH1Tt20eAn'