The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-12
IN AND AROUND THE CITY.

Feb. IA. Refreshments will be served
The annual meeting of the Minnesota
Editors and Publishers Association will
be held in Minneapolis on Thursday
and Friday. Feb. II and is. The ali
torial fraternity will be entertained l.
the Press Club and the citizens gencr-
ally. The meeting will be held in the
Ladies Ordinary Of the West hotel, and
an interesting program Of topics relat-
ing to the newspaper profession will be
presented by prominent members there
Of.
The boys brass band, organized under
the auspices Of the Ancient Order of Hi
oernlans. will make their first public
appearance at Father Clcary's Wash
ingtons Birthday celebration in Nor
mamma hall. The boys handle the i'll
strumems with great skill. Go and
hear them on the 22d inst.
A progressive cinch party will be
given by the Sunday school teachers OF
Holy Rosary parish at the Dominican
hall ON Tuesday evening, Feb. %, in
honor of Washington's birthday. Re-
Lreshments served and prizes given to
winners.
Announcement is made of the marriage
OF Miss Bridget G. Flaherty to Dennis
u. Burns, Which takes place at Grace
Vile, this state. at Holy Rosary church
on the 18th inst. They are residents OF
lived in Minneapolis and is quite we'll
known here.
The second social ball given by thc
Minneapolis Press assistants, feeders and
job pressmen's union, No G, will take
place at Masonic Temple next Wednes-
day evening. Watson's First Regiment
Military orchestra will furnish the music
and a good time is in store for those who
attend.
Lawrence c. Hodgson, until recently a
ANNAPOLIS newspaper man, has received
an offer from Lamson-Wolff & Co., Of
Boston. to write a history of American
literature. Mr.. Hodgson is now lecturing
in Western Minnesota on The History
OF English Literature"
The Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad
has as yet made no arrangements for the
opening of Lake Park hotel at Lake Min
netonka this year. If the road officials
should decide not to open the hotel, it
will be the SECOND popular lake resort
to quit, and will certainly create a.
change in summer life at Minnetonka.
Thomas Lowry will lie the POSTMASTER
at the banquet to be rendered the mem
bers OF the State Editorial Association
at the West Hotel the evening CT Feb, H..
Covers will be laid for $50.
James fagan, teamster employed by
the City Ice company, met with Il seri-
Gus accident Monday. A large cut Of
ice fell from his wagon and On his leg,
breaking it. He was Immediately re-
moved to his home, 1924 East Lake
street.
=. Judgment for Silly has been granted
against the bondsmen OF L. j. Buxton,
There was this shortage in Buxton's ac-
counts when county treasurer, the dis
crepancy arising through mistake. It
was not discovered until after Mr., Bnx-
tons failure. when he was unable to
make 1t good. The bondsmen interposel
no defense.
The annual election of village officers
for Excelsior took place last Tuesday.
The feature Of the contest was the fight
over the saloon question. The license
advocates scored triumph, their candi-
date, Colonel James Goodnow, being
elected mayor. The vote stood 81 to so.
During the past six weeks the children
OF Minneapolis have passed through an
epidemic of measles. Nearly one thou
sand cases have been reported to the
board of health in that time. Most Of
the cases were among the younger school
children and babies. OF the entire num-
Der but two deaths were reported, and
both We're due to insufficient care.
The case of w. C. Baxter against
Jerry Couglan ct al, came up before
Judge MCGEE the other morning. and
was continued until Monday. Action is
brought to recover $4,000 which the
plaintiff claims he was induced to de-
post in the Irish American bank by
means Of false representations.
The annual election of the board Of
editors of the Minnesota Gopher oc-
CURED this week at the state university.
Minneapolis, and the following students
were elected: Fraternity MEMBERSHIPS
Mabel Stone, Kappa Kappa Gamma:
Miss Mary Gerhart, Alpha Phi; Panl
Faude, Beta Theta Pi; E. Mason Prouty,
Chi Psi; Morris Stratton Psi Upsilon,
Barbs-W. Browne, J. H. Nicol, J. Nye.
Z. Benham. H. Spaulding, Miss Clara
Thomas, Miss Belle Thomas, Miss Fan
ME Sawyer.
Minneapolis millers ridicule the story
telegraphed from Chicago that the Fed
GRAFTON of Labor has declared a bovcott
on Minneapolis flour on the ground that
every miller in the state had refused TO
employ union coopers." BY far the
larger part Of Minneapolis flour is
packed in barrels made by the various
cooperative cooper shops of Minncap-
oils. For at least 20 years the co-opara-
tive shops have dominated the situation