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thereby saving $500 which was wanted
He had to walk about ITO miles, and
made eleven trips.


made eleven trips.
Before FIR. Cleary departed for the
East to attend the c. T. A. u. conyen-
ton meeting was held in the parlors
of st. Charles church to make arrange
ments for an excursion down the Mis-
sissippi river on Labor day, Sept G..
The Henrietta" will leave Minnehaha
landing at 8 a. IN. on that day and reach
there on its return at p. M, to enable
every one to get home in good season.
The program will appear in future
issue Of the Irish Standard.
j. II. Harrington, train dispatcher
from Brainerd, Mimi. was taken sick
after arriving in the city last Sunday
night. The police took him to st. Mary's
hospital.
M. j. Gordon, Of Tacoma, justice Of
the supreme court of Washington, was
at the Nicollet house for few hours
last Monday, accompanied by his wife.
They came from the Yellowstone. hav-
ing toured the park awhile. They left
by train for Wahpeton during the af-
ternoon, and after short visit there
Will resume their journey homeward,
by bicycle, alternating at convenient
intervals with steam travel.
Last Sunday, about o'clock, a bold
effort was made by three men to rob
Frank G. Worrell in his jewelry store
at GIL Nicollet avenue. A revolver was
pointed at him, but he lodged behind
the counter and cried Justify, thieves,
murderers," when the men fed. One Of
them, who gave his name as Charles
Evans, was arrested, but the others cs-
capped.
Detective John P. Hoy has been de-
tailed by Superintendent of Police Smith
to attend the national G. A. r. encamp-
ment at Buffalo, and left Monday night
for that city. The Buffalo police de-
partment requested that Detective Hoy
be detailed owing to his wide knowledge
OF criminals. He will visit his old
home at Cooperstown, NJ Y, at the
close Of the encampment.
Capt. Michael Whelan, OF the revenue
department, is determined to bring some
of the large wholesale houses of the
city to task for violation of the revenue
rules. They sell goods to small dealers
by peddling them with wagons and
break the law In various ways to the
detriment of honest wholesale houses
that transact business in legal man.
ner. The captain will insist ON the en-
forcement of the law in every case.
The Swedish-Americans of this city
are evidently in real earnest about tax
ing up the work of naturalization. At
meeting last Monday night called for
the purpose of discussing ways and
means for the preliminary canvass, a
large number of Swedish-Americans ap-
peared, and from the first to the last
there was great enthusiasm manifested
in the naturalization movement A
number of speeches encouraging and
commencing the movement was made,
and it was decided to have an excur-
sion down the Mississippi In the near
future, the proceeds to go to the Swed-
ish-American naturalization fund
At meeting Of the Social Science
club in the parlors of the Plymouth
church last Monday evening, Mr.. A. D.
Smith made a splendid speech on De-
mocracy, in the course of which he
excoriated Grover Cleveland for his
plutocratic tendencies while president.
George Benton championed the cause
of Organism in an eloquent speech.
Highwaymen are again abroad in this
city. Last Sunday night young man
was attacked by two footpads at Fifth
street and Third avenue south. Some
young ladies coming from church went
to his assistance and the desperadoes
ing their purpose.
On Friday evening Of last week the
death of Miss Kate Smaller occurred
at the home of her sister, 1923 Eighteenth
avenue northeast. after few weeks ill
ness. The young lady whose mother
is dead and whole father resides at $40
Quincy street, was stricken with quick
consumption a short time ago and failed
rapidly. She was member of the
sodality of St. Anthony of Padua parish,
members of which were present at the
funeral, which was held from the above
named church on Monday morning.
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