The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-02-22
STANDARD SIGNALS

Leo Migsche and wife, of Breckenridge,
Mimi, visited friends in the city during
the past week, and were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Terrence Connolly.
The Leap year ball by the ladies of the
White Lily Social Club at Labor Temple
last Monday evening was a decided sue
cess socially and financially, there being
fully $50 couples present.
Last Sunday Patrick Bowler an old
resident Of the town Of Cahill, this coun-
ty, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Carey. The deceased was 70 years Of
age. The funeral services were held at
the church at Cahill, requiem mass being
celebrated by Rev Henry McGolrick.
. John Hennessy, we'll known resident
Of Maple Grove this county, died on
Thursday of last week at his home in
+, the above named town. aged 81 years.
The funeaal was held on Saturday last,
requiem mass being celebrated at the
church in Corcoran.
Stephen Douglas MCGEE aged years,
!, died of scarlet fever last Tuesday at his
mothers home, 1903 Sixth street north.
He was very bright child and his death
ia another heavy affection for the be-,
reaved mother to bear, her husband hav-
ing died suddenly something over a year
ago, as announced in The Irish Standard
at the time.
Prof G. Morris, graduate of Fowler
E. Wells Company's institute, New York,
will give a series of lectures for ladies
and gentlemen to celebrate the phreno-
logical centennial, under the auspices of
the Minneapolis chronological Society.
Read his advertisement in another col
umn. 1t will prove of the greatest in
terest.
Burglars entered the residence of j. F.
Mccarthy, 420 University avenue. on
Sunday evening of last week, and made
away with gold watch belonging to
Mrs. Mccarthy. An entrance was effected
by deliberately breaking through the
large panes of glass in rear window
The occupants of the house were all alb
sent, but it is thought that the thieves
were inside when Mrs. Mccarthy re-
turned home at p. M, and made hur
ried exit without having completed their
James H. Bishop, president Of the
American Savings and Loan Association,
has fled petition asking the court to
restrain w. e. Hale as receiver of the
American Savings and Loan Association.
It is alleged that MIR. Hale is wrongfully
using his knowledge OF the company's af-
fairs to the financial advantage of some
OF his legal friends, and to the end that
the receivership may be made permanent.
1t is claimed that he is aiding the prose-
cution to ferrit out information which
can be construed as detrimental to the
corporation. The petition closes by ask
ing that the court stop such "unprofes-
SIGNAL and undignifed proceedings"
Mrs. James Cronin, 1912 Dupont ave-
nue. north, died last Tuesday evening at
her home, and was buried from the AS
cansion Church Friday morning. She
was sick about two weeks, during which
time she received the consultations of our
holy religion, and her end was fortified
by a, lively belief in the efficacy of that
faith which she embraced twelve years
ago. The deceased was born in Man
chester England, and has lived in North
Minneapolis since 1884, where her many
amiab}e qualities endeared her to a
large circle Of friends. Besides her hus
band, she leaves three small children to
mourn her loss, and the sympathy Of the
Irish Standard and of it's readers, is ex-
tended to them in their affection. May
she rest In peace.
The annual Washington birthday en-
tertainment in St. Charles parish will be
given at Labor Temple Hall tonight. The
complete program is published else
where in today's Irish Standard. Father
Cleary has succeeded in getting up q
splendid list of attractions. An admis-
sion fee of Is cents Will be charged.
Program OF St. Charles Church enter
tainment at Labor Temple Hall, Satur-
day evening, Washingtons birthday:
Two saf
Chorus, America, My Noble Home"
2--Solo, 800. ..."Creole Lovers Song"
49,. Mr.. P. ]. Monaghan.
3--Duet, ooh That We Two Were
Mrs. Parks and Mrs. L. Thompson.
4-Reading, Comic, Miss Julia Holloran
5"To Thee, On Country" Full Chorus
6--Piano Duet ................ ......
Misses Speakman and Mccormack.
7-Reading, :...:. Miss Josephine Virgins
Solo, The Song That Reached
MY Heart" Mrs. Leonore Thompson
Oration-"Loyal Amer;canism,"
Hon. Judge Willis.
9-Closirg Chorus .......... Full Choir
Mrs Parks, directress; Miss T. A. Speak
man, pianist.
Admission, Is cents.
,v-At a certain point in the action of
'The White Rat the comedy drama of
New York night life by R. N. Stephens,
which will be DISCLOSED at the Bijou next
week, as produced by Managers Davis
and Keogh, the hero learns that his
sweetheart has been lured into cab,
which has been driven off by crook
hack man. knowing that she is in dan
ger, he has the terrible sense of his ina
;bility to find out where she has been
taken. A vagabond who saw the cab
drive off remembers that the wheel
passed through some tar left in a bucket
by some Italian roof-menders. The vag-
.abond has dog which the hero uses to
trace the cab through the streets Of New
York by the scent of the tar. This is the
method similar to that employed by
Sherlock Holmes to trace murderer in
Conan Doyle's interesting story, "The
Sign of the Four" The tracing of the
cab is but one of many exciting noe
turnal incidents in "The White Rat,
which is promised to have some realistic
scenery.
For three nights, Sunday, Monday, and
Tuesday, with popular priced matinee
on Tuesday the Metropolitan will have
one Of its especially notable attractions
in the engagement of Canary and Leder
er's big travelling company, presenting
the latest success in burlesque entitled,
The Merry World" The piece comes
here in the full flush Of an enormously
successful run at the New York Casino