The Irish standard., 1898-02-05
IN and AROUND The CITY.


O'Donnell: treasurer, MIR. VIM Gibbs;
secretary Mr. John Boylan. These gen.
tlemen, with the spiritual director, will
appoint the subordinate officers.
The Young Ladies' Sodality of the
Immaculate Conception church will give
card party Gu Wednesday evening of
next week at Catholic Association Hail.
Refreshments will be served and a good
time is in store for all who may attend.
L. A. CashmSan, editor Of the Tracy
Trumpet, Paid a brief business visit t.
Minneapolis and st. Paul during tho
early part OF the week
Judge Lancaster last Saturday SEN
fenced A. c. Hangar, ex-city treasurer,
to Imprisonment in the county Jail for
four months He also imposed fine OF
$1,000 to be paid at the expiration of
chat period, and in default he is to be
kert in confinement for four months
longer. MIR. Hangar !,a.; the sympathy
| of all who believe that he was the victim
Of over-contdence in others
The electric cars Of the Minneapolis
Rapid Transit company were operated
last Sunday by power procured cxclu-
slvely from the falls. This did not ap-
ply to the local lines alone 1t also en-
braced the Minneapolis end of the irter-
! Urban line to tho midway district The
power houses of the company were shut
down for the day, ami the entire Min
neapolis system operated under the new
arrangement. The test, while generally
satisfactory, directel the attention of
the experts to q number of minor details
in the working of I'll, new machinery
which call for changes. This was an
ticipated, and the reliability of the cleo
trio current was inala IN a day when
traffic ran below that OF week days.
Thomas Stevenson, Il native of Fer
managh, Ireland and survivor CT Gus
ter's band, died at tho city hospital,
last Saturday, at the age of II. Dc cn-
listed in the regular army in 1870 and
was at the battle Of the Little. Big Horn
where his horse was shot under him,
and where he, himself, Wis snot in the
ankle and hip. He leaves q wife an /
thee children in this city in destitute
circumstances
Thomas Kehoes livery stable at G2i
Sixth avenue north, NJ. j. Aliens gro
Gerry store and a blacksmith shop, also
owned by Allen, in The same building
were destroyed by fire at ocaek
Thursday morning together with 43
horses, nest of them boarders in the
barn. The loss is estimated at 10000.
partially covered by Insurance. The
building was an old frame structure,
formerly known as the Oak Lake Roller
rink. and was totally destroyed.
| notified Mayor Pratt that her husband
left home last August and has not been
J heard of since. She thinks he is dead,
| and asks the mayor if the pictures of
unknown dead are taken before burial,
If so, she wants to look over the list.
The Union League is booming ex-
Mayor Eustis for the nomination for
governor by the Republicans of the
state, He says that if Hennepin county
is not for him lie will not seek the nom-
nation.
The Catholic church last Tuesday
celebrated the feast of the publication
Of the Blessed Virgin, popularity known
as Candlemas day. There were services
in all the churches in this city, at which
candles for use. in homes, ON the affairs
and In the sacramento We're blessed.
His health has compelled Senator Tel
Ter to decline the invitation t. attend
the butler Populist demonstration in
this city on Feb. IL. VINO will be asked
III his place is rot known. It has been
suggested that George Fred Williams, of
| Massachusetts, be asked
Judge MCGEE has authorized Frank NJ
Nye, as receiver of the Bank of Mime
apols to pay dividend of 40 per cent
| Germ
Alderman George A. DurnilE,m ap-
peared at the court house Wednes Law
and gave bond in the sum of $40 900
for his appearance before the supreme
| court on the first Tuesday in April. The
bondsmen are John Dubay, William
Wlntheser, John a. Gilman and Charles
Bcnhanan. The new bond was filed in
| accordance with Judge Elliott's motion
Denying a new trial. signed she day DC
fore.
Fire Chief Stetson was present I'd with
a valuable fur coat Tuesday evening by
the members Of the fire department.
The presentation was made at Station A.
where many Of his friends had consre-
gated for an evening Of pleasure. Dane
Ing was enjoyed, ami refreshments were
served during the evening.
James w. Griffin, the Minneapolis at
torney who left this city last fall to
seek fortune in the gold fields of
Alaska, is coming back--a sadder but q
wiser man. He has spent the winter I'm
to date at Dawson City, and in a letter
recently received from him by a rcIa-
| tive in this city, he announces his in
tention Of returning to Minneapolis lust
| as quickly as motive power-his own
| limbs, steamboats, or train-will hiring