The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-06-25
IN AND AROUND THE CITY,

4old office until his term expires, Aug.
]. No attempt, official or otherwise,
pas been made to induce him to resign
July !, so that his successor, Mr.. Love-
Joy, could begin the fiscal year. Mr..
Lovejoy says he is perfectly satisfied to
wait until Aug. 1.
John Kelly. employed by the George
r. Newell Company died suddenly
Tuesday afternoon, at his residence, los
Ninth street south. Mr.. Kelly had been
feeling i'll for short time and sat down
on chair He placed his hand under
his head and after giving Il short gasp
expired. Coroner Dennis gave it as his
opinion that death was due to heart dis
ease. MIR. Kelly was As years old and
leaves wife and one child He was
a veteran of the civil war. ard belonged
to George N. Morgan Post, G. A. R.
Dr. j. X. Hosmer, the public librarian,
. will leave for the East the last of next
week to attend the annual meeting of
the National Librarians Association, to
convene at Chautauqua Lake, N. Y,
July 40. Miss Gratia Countryman and
Miss Davis, of the library staff, will
also be IN attendance.
Martin H. Gary, 1888 Cedar avenue
South, has just received an appointment
to the United States navy as assistant
engineer. The government is desirous
OF getting as many skilled men as posi-
BILE in the. navy, and when a good vet
Gran applies they accept him. even if he
is above. the usual age. Mr.. Gary is
over GO years of age, but is man Of
splendid physique and is as we'll able to
Stand. the strain as man of 80. He
was in the navy during the civil swar.
and at the close had reached the ,posi-
ton of assistant engineer, and when
hostilities recently broke out he sent
In an application for his old position,
Mr.. Gary for a number OF years has
been night foreman at the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul shops. va.
The annual steamboat excursion
down the Mississippi under the aus
pieces of st. Charles church, of which
Rev. ]. M. Cleary is pastor, will take
place on Thursday, July Il. The ex-
cursion boat Henrietta has been en-
gagged for the occasion. The A. D. Fl.
cadet band will accompany the excur-
sionists and display its ability for the
first time on water.
The marriage Of Anthony Halloran to
Miss Lizzie Gearty was one of the
events of the past week. the interest
Ing ceremony having been performed at
the 8 o'clock mass last Tuesday morn
Ing at Ascension church by Rev. J.
harrington. The bridesmaid was Miss
Nellie Smith, and the groomsman John
Fearty. An enjoyable reception fol-
lowed the ceremony at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
GeartY of Robbinsdale.
]. j. Clark, of Helena, state secretary
OF the A. o. H. of Montana, accompa
MED by his bride of few days, tarried
a short time in Minneapolis during the
past week and while here they were the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Gavin of
1884 Grand avenue The happy couple
were on their way to Montreal, Canada.
where the groom's parents reside and
their trip will also include Trenton. N.
j., where Mr.. Clark will go as dele
gate to the A. O. H. national conven-
ton.
Very Rev. ]. c. Byrnes, rector of ST
Thomas college, and Prof. P. r.. Sulli
van, OF the same institution, left last
week for Europe. They will visit Bel
GUM, France and other countries on
The continent during their vacation
Michael Fitzgibbons, cx-president of
the National Coopers' Union, who will
be remembered by many in this city on
account of his visits here. was burned
70 death at Grand Rapids Mich, last Fri
DAY week He was engaged in the plant
OF the Grand Rapids stove works, which
was entirely destroyed. Upon return
Ing to the burning building for his tools
the stairway fell and he was unable to
get out. He leaves widow and sew
eral children.
Superintendent of Schools c. M. Jor-
dan returned last Sunday from Tafo's
Springs, Tenn, a health resort a. short
distance from Knoxville, where he has
been the last six weeks in attendance at
the bedside of his brother. Arthur Tor
dan. When he went there his brother
was not expected to live. Now, Though
MIR. Jordans health will be a long time
in returning, it is hoped that he will re-
cover
Emma Oakland, who was shot bv her
former lover, John Knott, last Friday
week, is rapidly recovering at the CITY
hospital. No attempt has been made
to extract the bullets supposed to have
lodged in her limb. The surgeons ar,
inclined to believe that all the bullets
found their way out of the flesh. A
letter from Lieut.. NJ T.. Cass,.y. adm
tant of the 7th Illinois volunteer infan-
try, has been received by Superintend-
ent Of Police Smith. 1t asked that
Knott be arrested here for desertion
and stated that he would visit Miss
Oakland. II was sent before he had
4 received word of the shooting