The Irish standard., 1898-12-24
DULUTH NEWS.

The second of the series of the socials
to be- given by the ladies of the cath
edral parish during the winter, was
given on last Friday evening at the
Catholic Association hall.
The annual assessment on the men,
bers of the cathedral parish is being
taken UP.
The usual Christmas vacation of the
! parochial schools occurred on Friday
and will last over the holidays.
A number of the members of Div. No.
1, A. o. H., went down to West Duluth
on last Tuesday evening and called on
Div. No. l. These visits of neighbor-
ing divisions should be practiced all
through the state. Let us commence the
New Year with this resolution and the
benefit to the divisions and members
will be of value to ALL
The annual bazaar of st. James Cath
olic church will open on the evening OF
Dec. 20, at West Duluth and continue for
three evenings. Great preparations are
being made for it.
Bishop McGolrick returned last Sun
day from trip through the diocese.
John Flood, county president of the A.
o. H., was ON the sick list few days
this week.
G. P. Maginnis left the early part of
the week on business trip to Chicago.
| Ireland was represented at the ice
carnival at the Union rink last week. A.
Murphy, Jr., appeared in costume of
green and gold, carrying the stars and
stripes on his breast and the green flag
on his back The effect was very strik-
ing and the costume neat.
Div. No. /, A. o. H. met last Sunday
initiated one new member and received
new applications. The open meeting Of
the order has been indefinitely postponed.
St. Clements Court CTS, Catholic Order
of Foresters, held it's annual election of
officers Wednesday night of last week,
with the following result: D. P. McDon-
aid, C. R.; John Nolan, v. c. R.; j..
O'Keeffe, P. c. R.; M. McCabe, R. secre-
tary; H. T. O'Neil, F. secretary; Charles
B. Nunan, treasurer: J. R. Grady, L.
Schlitz and James Pierce, trustees.
| On last Tuesday the McGolrick Lit
erary club held its meeting in the club
rooms. The sentiment of the season
was conspicuous, and the entire pro-
gram bore upon the great festival of the
| year, Christmas
! Contractor Mcdonnell, accompanied
by his wife and son, left last Friday week
for Grand Forks via. St. Paul and Fargo.
On last Tuesday the new Dactoah hotel
at Grand Forks was opened with much
ceremony.
! The following paragraph is taken
from an interview by the Duluth Herald
with c. A. Towne: "Then you are not
in favor of making Senator Davis the
unanimous choice of the legislature?"
said the reporter. "Most assuredly not, .
was the somewhat emphatic answer.
"The idea is preposterous. Senator
Davis is man of rare Intellectual en-
! dowments and wide attainments, as we
all know, and has reached deserved emf
he has been advanced to his high estate
for serviceability to the influences that
now dominate and control that organ
ization. He represents all the principles
! this country are so uncompromisingly
opposed. His former views in support
of bimetallism have been conveniently
exchanged for opinions in justification
of the gold standard. Once the most adj
vanced critic of the predatory CONNER
cialism of our age, he has become one
of the most conspicuous champions of
our modern feudalism'-a sort of ten
ant in capite of trust and monopoly
favors. Always a great admirer of Ma
poleon, his recent visit to Paris seems to
have infected him with the very spirit
of the empire. He advocates a huge
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. alliance fol
unlimited land grabbing in the Orient
and for the subjugating by force of arms
in the name of liberty alien races whose
only defense against our rapacity is
their impotent invocation of the discard
ed guarantees of our own declaration OF
independence. No, hardly think the
vote for Mr.. Davis will lie unanimous
Caledonia, Minn.-The members OF
St.John the Baptist church held a church
fair at the Union hall last week, and the
net proceeds amounted to $1,000. The
most interesting contest took place be.
tween the Catholic Foresters and the
local C. T. A. u, the vote being close
one and won by the latter. The St. John
congregation viii commence at once tc
erect a handsome edifice at a cost oil
$4,000. 1t is said it will be one of the
finest churches in Southern Minnesota
Amongst those interested in securing the
work of building the proposed new edi
flee is Edward O'Reilly, of La Crosse
Wis, man Of much experience as {
contractor and builder, and very reli
able gentleman withal.
Hastings, Minn.-The election contest.
of D. T. Quealy, of Eagan, VS.. J. P
Hanson, county treasurer-elect, ant
Michael Ryan VS.. John Raetz, clerk o.
l l.