The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-04-22
CITY AND VICINITY.
'TERSELY TOLD.


Of the previous week.
4 President Cyrus Northrop will be the
\ commencement day orator at the state
Y university this year by the unanimous
request of the senior class.
Frank Dunleavy, who was severely
burned by the overturning of lamp at
] his home, 716 University avenue N. E.,
some time ago, is still at St. Mary's
hospital. He is recovering slowly.
William Kewley, chief engineer of the
Twin City Rapid Transit company, died
hast Monday at St. Joseph's hospital,
St. Paul, of appendicitis, aged IS years.
He was an Englishman by birth, and
very popular with the company and its
employees.
Mrs. Hannorah Fitzpatrick, wife OF
Daniel Fitzpatrick, of Corcoran, died
Wednesday after prolonged illness
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick came to Min
nesota in 1857 and settled in the town of
Corcoran. Mrs. Fitzpatrick is survived
by her husband and nine children.
A memorial tablet has been erected
by the G.. A. R. of Minneapolis and St.
Paul at Fort Smelling in honor of Cap
tain Melville Carey Wilkinson, Third
U. S. infantry, who was killed in action
at Sugar Point, Mimi, by the Pillager
Indians, on Oct S, 1893.
A big mass meeting in the interest OF
working men will be held next Sunday
afternoon at 2:3o in G. A. R. hall,
Twentieth avenue N. and Washington,
for the purpose OF organizing the saw
mill employees, of whom there are more
than 5000 i'll the city.
After an absence from duty OF over
three months, Patrolman Christopher
Fleming has returned to work. He was
i'll for lengthy period with typhoid
fever, and his recovery was despaired Of
for time. For the past month he had
been at his old home in Iowa.
Mayor Gray has signed the resolution
awarding to the Minneapolis Gas Com
pany the contract for lighting the streets
with gas for the year 1899. The contract
price is 81 per 1000 cubic feet of gas.
Burners consuming four feet per hour
will be substituted for the present five
foot burners.
Miss Katie X. Hicks, daughter of w.
K. Hicks, of the board of education,
died last Monday in Winona. where she
was attending the normal school. She
was an amiable young lady, whose, death
is deeply regretted, and her afflicted par
ents have the sincere sympathy of the
community in their bereavement
Russell Moore, company D, Thir-
teenth Minnesota arrived last Sunday
from Manila Moore left Manila March
9 and arrived in San Francisco April 7.
He was discharged because of illness.
When he left the Philippines Moore
weighed 10Y pounds, and when he
reached San Francisco his weight was
158 pounds.
Judge Lochren, of the U. S. Circuit
Court, has issued an order restraining
w. H. Donahue from acting as receiver
OF M. w. Nash. Proceedings were
instituted by Charles P. Lowell, as
trustee in bankruptcy OF MIR. Nash, and
Mr.. Donahue, who was appointed re-
ceiver by the District Court, is thus
prevented from disposing Of the estate.
The choir of the Church of the I'm
nlaculate Conception, under the direc-
ton OF Mrs. Charles Babcock, organist,
will give a grand sacred concert April
81. Mr.. Louis Shaur, who has just re-
turned from abroad after several years
study with the best teachers in Paris
and London, will sing several numbers
alone, and also concerted numbers with
Miss Maud Earl Burdette. Rev. ]. J.
Keane will speak on Church Music"
Redmond Doyle, resident of this
city for more than forty years died at
his late home 800, East 18th street, on
April 18th. The deceased was born in
Ireland So years ago. He leaves son
William and two daughters The fune-
raj was held on the 10th inst from St.
Stephens Church. Requiem mass was
celebrated, after which the remains were
laid to rest at St. Mary's cemetery by
the side of his wife who died about two
months ago.
Mrs. Elizabeth Patch, who celebrated
the Tooth anniversary of her birth in this
city last July, died last Monday at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs R. P.
Russell, 28oo Hennepin avenue. Mrs.
Patch was born in Jamestown, N. Y,
July 10, 1898. Her maiden name was
Elizabeth Halter. When twenty years
OF age she married Luther Patch and in
1847 Mr. and Mrs. Patch came to Min
nesota They were the first white peo-
pie to settle in what is now known as
East Minneapolis.
A Brunswick hotel guest who regist-
cred Wednesday night as H. H. Rowe,
was found dead in his room at noon
to-day. 1t is supposed to be case
OF suicide, as the windows were all
closed and the gas turned on full. From