The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-03-19
IN and AROUND THE CITY.

Paul j. Petit was found guilty OF
keeping his barber shop open Sundays.
Owing to the fact that this is the first
case of the kind to come up in this coun-
ty. and is in the nature of test, the
judge suspended sentence pending an
appeal which will be taken Immediately.
Rev. j. ]. Keane, pastor of the Inn
maculate Conception church, preached
grand sermon on the patron saint of Ire
land and the noble mission of the Irish
race, after the celebration of mass on
Thursday morning He was listened to
with rapt attention by the children of
st. Patrick.
The Twin City Rapid Transit company
has taken out permit for the erection
of $4,000 car building at Nicollet ave-
nue. and Thirty-second street. The
structure will be of brick.
Last Monday at the county Jail, A. C..
Hangar, ex-city treasurer, had a narrow
escape from being seriously injured. In
the corridor at the rear of the tier of
cells there is trap door in the floor
which separates the upper cells from
those below. There is door for each
upper and lower cell. The door is fas-
tened from beneath. Mr.. Hangar was
sweeping the corridor near his cell, and
was standing, STOPPING over, directly un-
der one of these DOORS The prisoner in
the cell above accidentally stepped on it.
and as the catch was loosened the heavy
iron door came down With full force
upon Mr.. Haugan. 1t struck him OH the
back of the head. Blood freely flowed
for considerable time The cash in
ficted is about two inches in length.
John Moshik the murderer of John
Lemke, was hanged in the Hennepin
county Jail yesterday morning before
sunrise. The governor refused to grant
him executive clemency.
Cornelius j., the three-years-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Horgan, died
last Wednesday. The funeral took place
on Friday from the parental residence,
1913 Third street north, and the remains
were laid to rest in the family lot in St.
Mary's cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs. Horgan
have the heartfelt sympathy of a wide
circle of friends in their affection.
An appeal was filed in the supreme
court last Tuesday by the Washburn
Memorial Orphan Asylum, in their case
against the Board of County Commits
sioners of Hennepin county and the
State of Minnesota. The question in
volved is the taxes on the asylum's prop
erty, which it is claimed is exempt from
taxation, being used purely for charit-
able purposes. The lower courts ruled
that the lots in question were not ex-
empt
j. L. ManniX, the newspaper corra-
spondent, expects to reach Minneapolis
from his trip around the world in May.
Phillip Fay received postal from him
last Tuesday, mailed at Dresden, in Ger
many. In the following characteristic
strain he ''joshed' the dialect comedian:
IF l possessed your knowledge of the
Teutonic tongue, and particularly your
Partially for the Teutonic beverage,
how delightful would be my state. Tell
your Harmonic friends l am happy in
home-like Germany"
Rev. J. NJ. Cleary lectured at Calumet,
Mich, on Patrick's day. His subject
was Irish Loyalty to Human Liberty"
He afterwards spoke in Hancock, Mich.
and Menominee. Wis
The Ladies Auxiliary of the L. A. B.
society of St. Anthony parish will hold
a regular meeting at 8 o'clock, Sunday,
March 20.
Div. No. 2, Ladies' auxiliary at their
last meeting elected the following dele
gates to attend the A. o. H. convention
at Brainerd on March 20: Mrs. p. J.
Russell, Mrs. p. l.. Collins and Mrs. An
drew Boran. The following will go as
alternates: Miss II. Lyons and, Mrs.
William Doyle.
The next regular meeting of Div. No.
will be held on March "a. Bro. j. C.
O'Keeffe, of Div. No. s, will deliver an
address on the proposed changes to
be made at the state convention Visit
ing members are invited to attend