The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-06-05
IN AND AROUND THE CITY.

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AND AROUND THE CITY.
Robert Mcclure, q we'll known South
Side business man will soon locate a.
Morton, MINI.
The Mission of Ascension church has
been we'll attended during the week by
the women of the parish. The coming
week will he devoted to men; BIZ
women can attend devotions every
morning.
The material for the repairs on the
steel arch bridge is being placed on the
ground, and in short time the whole
bridge will be repaved. The improve
ments on the bridge will cost about
$4,000, exclusive of the paving.
The 25th annual commencement ct
the University of Minnesota took place
on Thursday morning. Diplomas were
granted to 3O7 students. Ten seniors
were refused diplomas ON the ground Ut
insufficient work during the examina-
TONS
The work of printing the new direc-
tory for 1897 has begun, and it is cx-
pected that the big book will be issued
some time in July. The publishers are
making herculean efforts to keep track
of changes in address, and desire all
persons contemplating a change to no.
tify them at once.
The rainfall for eight hours Tuesday
night was heavier than the entire
amount during the month Of May. The
rainfall for the "a hours ending at Z
o'clock Wednesday morning was 2.5A
inches, while for the month Of May il
was 1877. Minneapolis experienced a
portion of the country.
George S. Boyd, representing the en-
ployes Of the Milwaukee road, had q
conference with Mayor Pratt Wednes-
day on a matter affecting the welfare Of
the men at the shops. Mr.. Boyd claim
ed that the city donated the land on
which the South Minneapolis shops
stand some IL years ago with the und-
erstanding that 1000 men were to be
kept at work. Instead of that number,
Mr.. Boyd informed the mayor that there
were not more than 200 men at present
employed in the shops.
The only morning paper in the city
that noticed the Lazarist Fathers mis-
sion at Ascension church is the Times.
Last Monday morning it referred to it as
follows: These missionary priests have
their home at La Sale, ILL.,, and stopping
at the home of FIR. Harrington are Faith
ers Shaw, Murray and Hennelly. They
arrived Saturday and at once began
preparations for mission of two weeks
duration. the first week to be devoted to
services for women and the next week.
meetings exclusively for men. The first
of the missionary services proper was
held last night beginning at 1880 o'clock,
and seven hundred women-all that the
church would contain-flled every seat
and found other convenient chairs. At
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preached on Salvation of the Human
Soul" At the morning service yester-
day the objects Of the mission were
stated and the people exhorted to make
the mission the object of their prayers.
The following masses will be said this
week: Beginning this morning mass will
be observed at 5 and 8 o'clock. This
evening at 7:30 o'clock an evening serv-
ice will he held, with sermon by Faith
er Hennelly. Following all masses dur
ing the mission instruction will be given.
Next week the mission will be for the
males of the parish. The pastor invites
Catholics and others not members to
participate in the mission services" The
Irish Standard takes pleasure in saying
that the non-Catholic reporter Of the
Times did pretty we'll in writing up the
mission so accurately.
At the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
J. Kelly, No. % Eighteenth avenue
south, birthday party was given May
c0tn, in honor of their little daughter,
Miss Kittie T. Kelly, being the eleventh
anniversary of her birth. Quite mum.
Der of her little playmates and school
mates were present. After enjoying
themselves in games, singing and piano
playing, a tea was served to the young
misses, and at 8 o'clock all departed "a
their home, to dream of birthdays 20
come.
The special feature Of the fifth week
of the summer season at the Metropoii-
tan, beginning Monday evening, June e.
will be the appearance of Robert Down
irg, Miss Blairs husband, in the charm
ing comedietta, French Marriage, ii
which will precede "Pygmalion and Ga
latca" each evening.
The funeral of John Wise, who died
last Monday at the City Hospital, took
place last Wednesday morning, the in
torment being at st. Marys cemetery
The deceased was 30 years of age.
Professor Horace V. Winchell, of Min.
neapolis, will read paper at the TWEEN.
ty-fourth meeting of the Federal In
stitute of Mining Engineers, to be held
in London this month. His subject is:
Lake Superior Mining Ore Region