The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-18
CITY AND VICINITY.
TERSELY TOLD.

by Indian summer weather on Monday
and succeeding days.
Judge Thomas Canty of the supreme
court narrowly escaped painful injury
Tuesday by the falling of window sash
which he was attempting to raise. The
sash just missed the judges head.
The attendance at the Holy Rosary
Sunday School is steadily increasing.
Last Sunday 600 children answered the
roll CALL The parochial school in the
same parish has an enrolment of AK
children.
Mrs. Alice T. Pillsbury, widow OF the
Jate Charles A. Pillsbury, as guardian
OF Alice and Helen, the minor children,
has filed petition in the probate court
for the allowance OF $500 per month
each, for their temporary support.
o. w. Mosller, of New Richmond,
Wis., was in the city last Tuesday and
4 stated that the little town is now about
half rebuilt, the main business street
averaging up as we'll if not better than
lbefore the disastrous cyclone OF June II.
w. w. Erwin, the famous criminal
lawyer, has returned from St. Louis,
Mo-, where he, practiced his profession
for the past year, and will hereafter
hang up his single in Minneapolis.
There is always room for an attorney OF
Mr.. Erwin's ability in the Flour City.
Ernest Herbert Thompson, 10 years
old, was accidentally shot and instantly
killed while cunning for muskrats last
Saturday afternoon about three miles
from his home in New Boston. His
companions were not responsible for
the sad accident.
The daily capacity of the Minneap-
oils -four mills was increased by 5000
Barrels last Tuesday, when the new mill
of the Washburn-Crosby company was
started for the first time. The new mill
occupied the site OF the old experiment
tai mill, erected in 1879 by Gov. C. C.
Washburn, and is model one in all
respects.
A Thanksgiving dinner will be served
on Thursday, Nov. 80, between the hours
OF IL m. and 8 p. NJ, at 253 Nicollet
avenue, in the large store OF Goodfellow
& Co., by the ladies of the Immaculate
Conception parish Plates will be set
for 200 guests at the moderate rate of
IS cents. 1t is needless to say that the
dinner will be frst-class.
Fathers Dunn and Murray, of the
Holy Rosary church, are conducting
series of missions in Illinois, Wisconsin
and Iowa. The work of the mission
aries was never more successful than it
is this year. Parishes wishing to hold
missions may secure priests by applying
to the Prior OF the Dominican Fathers,
Minneapolis.
The members Of Ascension parish arc
making preparations for their annual
autumn festival, which takes place OH
the goth and goth of this month. An
elegant chair will be voted to the most
popular member of the congregation,
and several valuable prizes distributed.
i Nothing will be left undone to make
l1le festival success.
Captain William -MacD onald OF
the Canadian mounted police at Fort
Selkirk, B. c., was in Minneapolis last
Wednesday on his way to Washington.
The captain has in his possession docu-
ments bearing upon the boundary ques-
tion,. which he will present to the Brit
ish ambassador. He declined to be in
terviewed as to the exact nature of the
documents.
Thomas Murphy, aged IS or 40 years,
died suddenly last Tuesday at his board
:ing house, 1913 Second street NJ, where
he had been lying ill for month. He
had considerable money on his person
and it is not known if he has any rela-
tives in this part of the country. The
name of Michael W. Murphy, Eunice,
Becker county, Mimi, was found on
him, and the coroner will try to COM
n1unicate with him.
Clara T. Burns, who brought suit sew
eral weeks ago against the Hopkins
school district, has won victory in
Judge McGee's court, he holding that
she is entitled to recover on the con-
tract to teach which she made with the
old board. The court held that the
XTstrict was liable for the contracts OF
ytRe school directors, though new
board had since been elected.
Judge Elliott, of the district court,
has sustained the indictment against
Hettie ]. Gates, to which she entered a
demurrer, and she will be tried for lar
ceny this term unless an appeal should
be taken on the demurrer. She has been
indicted on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses, saying she
had inherited some millions from
wealthy relative in England. She bor-
rowed money and obtained credit on
!. the strength OF her story.
Truant Officer Holt will recommend
to the board OF education at its next
session the immediate establishment OF
truancy school. Mr.. Holt has already
yum down 800 cases OF children reported
as truants, and half OF them have been
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