The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-08-15
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On Thursday OF last week Mrs. Mary
Zesbaugh died at her late home, 2l9
Groveland avenue, this city, after a. lin
sering illness, in the 45th year ,of, her
age. The funeral was held on Sunday
last at 2:3O p. M, from st. Stephens
church, the remains being laid u,rest at
st. .Mary's cemetery. ~ a!.3SA
4 .Messrs. O'Leary and German, Of Wa
terville, were in Minneapolis Wednesday
on their way home from Glencoe, where
they attended the Third district Demo-
cratic congressional convention thu" day
previous, as delegates from I1e 'Sueur
county Both gentlemen are highly en-
thusiastic over the prospect OF the sue
cess Of their nominee for congress, Hon.
H. j. Peck, of Shakopee.
St. Marks church of Merriam Park, OF
which Rev. E. D. Casey is pastor. has Sc
cured the same privilege at the coming
state fair as was granted last year. The
ladies of the parish will conduct first
class dining room and lunch counter. An
immense tent, 40xS0 feet, will be erected
Competent help will be secured and the
wants of the hungry at the far VIII be care
fully looked after.
The festival held in st. Anthony's par
,s.l wednesday evening was decided sue
cess and those who had it in hand are
deserving of much credit. Music and sing
ing along with splendid supper, ice
cream and cake was the program. Mem
bers of the Rosary society provided the
-pper. Ice cream and cake were furnish
e.! by members of the Blessed Virgins So
>,ity. The tables locked pretty, and were
crowded all the evening.
The Irish-American club held meet
ing last Saturday night in Exposition
hall, 1OS Central avenue. DR.. r. P.
O'Brien was Endorsed by the club as a
candidate for county coroner, Pr
O'Brien, who was formerly county ply
sician, is after the democratic nomina-
ton for coroner. and the 600 members of
the ,Irish-American club all pledged to
support him heartily.
"kennedy's own" is the title of pub
LEGATION which will be issued in this city
on the goth inst. by William Kennedy.
1t will contain l6 pages and be published
monthly. Among the contributors to the
fist number are David B. Johnson, Judge
Wallis, st. Paul; Charles B. Elliott,
Frank Wheaton, z. R. Lynch, Theo l..
knappen, Frank H. Morrill,, Melven Yer
kes and Judge Hicks. The questions
discussed are timely, pointed and in
structive.
Samuel F. Pray, the capitalist, died at
his residence, No. IL Franklin avenue
east, at II o'clock Friday night OF last
week. Mr.. Pray, who was Is years old
at the time of his death, had been res
ident of Minneap polls Is years He was
born in Massachusetts, whence he came
to Keokuk, Ia, where he lived many
years. He was philanthropist in the
true sense Of the word, many local ben
evolent institutions having received aid
from him. He leaves a wife but no
children.
At the November election successors
are to be chosen to fill the vacancies that
will occur on the district court bench OF
the Fourth judicial district, in place OF
Judges Seagrave Smith and Charles M.
Fond, whose terms of Office expire on
the first Monday in January next. There
is some talk of non partisan ticket,
but such is beyond the range OF proba-
+ lily. The Democrats believe that the
only arrar cement that would suit them
at this time would be the endorsement OF
bath The Democratic nominees by the
Republican convention, for the reason
that the four ,hold-over judges, are all
Republicans This would seem to be. q
;rnmon sense view of the situation. The
Democrats WI therefore probably re-
nominate both Smith and Pond to sue
coed Themselves. 49,.