The Irish standard., 1898-01-29
IN AND AROUND THE CITY.

P. II. O'Brien, prominent attorney
of West Superior, recently paid visit
to the twin cities. Mr.. O'Brien speaks
very encouraglngly of his home city and
says 10th West Superior and Duluth are
entering uron season of more than
ordinary prosperity.
D. p. Hayes, state treasurer of the. a.
o. H. Of Minnesota, was in the city Thurs
day from Mankato OH brief business
visit.
Mayor r. J. Fitzgerald, CT Great Falls,
pitality of relatives and cld-time frien1s.
Mr.. Fitzgerald wears his laurels well
and his administration thus far has been
one OF signal success. He will return TO
his Montana home in about ten days.
Mrs. Barbara Herbert died last Mon
day at her late home 2309 Twenty-fourth
street south, at the age of SIS. The flu
neral was held Thursday morning from
Holy Rosary church where requiem
mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock. The
intermcnt was at st. Mary's cemetery.
Mrs. F. O'Hair, of Wheaton, this state
wife Of Thos. F. O'Hair, a prominent
attorney Of that village, died at st. 10
scph's hospital, St. Paul, last Tuesday,
after somewhat protracted illness.
Deceased was an excellent Catholic
lady, we'll known in various sections
of Minnesota and the news of her death
will be learned with deep sense of re-
greet wherever her acquaintance ex-
tended.
The fact that the Minneapolis post
office business is growing so rapidly has
persuaded the authorities at Washington
not to reduce the local force of carriers,
which proposition had been in contempt
lation. The income of the Office for the
last quarter of 1897 was S152, S54.80, an
increase of $4,000 over the correspond
ing quarter of 1896. This increase would
alone suffice to pay the salaries of tie
- carriers who were to be released, for
two years.
James H. Dunn, who is now in Florida,
to the effect that he is rapidly improving
in health. The glad news will be read
with pleasure by the numerous friends
CT the noted physician and surgeon.
County Commissioner Ed. Conroy re-
Gently received letter from Joseph f.
Mannix, in which he desired to be re-
membered to the staff of the Irish
Standard. A letter from Joe appeared
III last Mondays Times, dated Nov. 20,
and mailed in Singapore on Dec. 4. In
1t he describes the hospitality rendered
him by party of Russians on their
learning that he was an American. Joe
made them grandiloquent speech
which was rapturously arplauded.
Il. Domeules, editor of Echo de TOuest,
the French paper published in this city,
was buried last Tuesday morning. in ST.
Anthony cemetery. The funeral Co.
Cured from St. Clothilde church. of
which DECEASED was a prominent mem
her. FIR. Simon ofIiciated at requiem
hight mass and the church was crowded
to the doors by Borrowing friends. Mr..
Demeules leaves twelve children and
several grand children to mourn his de-
mise.
Judge Kerr, Of the municipal court,
discharged two prisoners the other day
because they were arrested by the police
at their home without warrant. "rTIat
is directly against the law" said the
judge, land this court will not be a party
to any such illegal transaction" THAT'S
right, judge.
In the suit of Mrs Adelaide Daniels
against Rev. William Wilkinson for def
amation Of character, the jury returned
verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $50.
The minister will appeal the case.
judge Lancaster has signed an order
granting Stephen Mahoney, receiver of
the lrish-American bank, judgment for
SIG, 1926 against the Minneapolis Trust
Company, as receiver for Martin Ring.
The matter in dispute was a question of
interest, and is identical with the uues-
ton raised in the case of the st. Anthony
Falls bank against the trust company.
which was settled in the same way a
week or so ago. The amount Of claim
allowed by the company was S12,374.7O.
The Anaconda Standard, referring to
Fr. Cleary, says that "thc reverend
gentleman is undoubtedly one of the
most eloquent divines in the United
States. His language is of the highest
character and his flow of words is TO-
markable. lie is possessed of a pleasing
stage presence and his dignified bearing
lends force to the mastery sentences
that roll from his throat in a deem rich
voice"
Seth Abbott, father of Emma Abbott.
has been sued for $4,000 because of al
alleged assault on Catherine D. Owen.
Of California.
Governor Clough has signed the war
rant for the execution of John Moshjk,
now at the Hennepin county Jail, con-
victed of the murder of John Lemke.
The warrant to the sheriff Of Hcnnepin
county is that he carry out the death