The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-17
CITY AND VICINITY.
IERSELY TOLD.

annual election of officers tomorrow aft
ernoon at Labor Temple.
Simon Eustis is the new poundmaster.
He is not related to w. H. Eustis, the
defeated Republican candidate for gov
ernor.
The rainfall in this city on Monday
evening was 2.35 inches. Considerable
damage resulted from washouts and
floods.
Sunday evening services at St.
Charles church, of which Father Cleary
is pastor, have been discontinued for the
summer months.
The annual election OF officers of Div.
No. q, A. o. H., will take place next
Tuesday evening at their hall, Tenth
avenue N. and Washington.
Mrs. Sophana Mcclure, one of the in
jured in the New Richmond cyclone,
died at St. Barnabas hospital on
Wednesday morning. She was 68 years
of age.
Angus Mcleod & Co. have closed
contract for the erection at the New
Brighton stock yards Of FL sheds. AS
each shed will be 3ox256 feet, it will take
100000 feet of lumber to complete the
work.
Last Sunday morning, at the Church
OF the Immaculate Conception, class
of 125 boys and girls received first holy
communion. In the evening renewal
of baptismal VOWS was made by the
commitments.
The Ladies' Temperance Society of
St. Anthony parish will meet on Sunday
afternoon, June 10, at 3 o'clock in St.
Anthony hall. All members are request
ed to be present, as delegates are to be
elected to the Buffalo convention of
June 28 and 2o.
A twelve-pound boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Mitchell last Wednesday
evening at their home. The happy
father, who is we'll known Plymouth
avenue grocer, is not selling many CT
gars nowadays. He is giving them
away recklessly.
T. B. Walker has recently placed two
rare natural history specimens in the
museum OF the Academy of Sciences.
One is stuffed specimen OF the Austria
liam duck-bill platipus, and the other
specimen is mastodon's tooth, weigh
ing twelve or thirteen pounds, and in
nearly perfect condition.
Division No. S Ladies Auxiliary
elected officers for the coming year as
follows:-President, Mrs. NJ. B. Nolan,
(third term) vice president, Mamie Du-
gan; recording secretary, Mr.. R. Null
len; financial secretary, Mrs. Lizzie Sui
Ivan; insurance secretary, Mrs. S.
Boardman; treasurer, Mrs. K. Sullivan.
James Ferguson resident of the East
side for the past II years, died at his
late home 324 Thirteenth avenue N. E.,
last Sunday evening at the age of Is.
He leaves widow and four children.
The funeral was held from St. Anthony
OF Padua church Tuesday morning. The
interment was at St. Anthony cemetery.
The death OF John Cassidy occurred at
the family residence 200, Ninth avenue
N. E. last Monday. The deceased was
70 years of age, and former resident
of Brownsville, Mimi, where the re-
mains were taken for interment He
leaves widow and three children, one
of whim is the wife OF Michael Ring
of the east side.
Thomas Newell, who was injured in
the New Richmond disaster, is we'll
known in this city. He was for three
years in the office of T. Connolly, the
funeral director. Mr.. Newell was a
member OF the Fifteenth Minnesota
His brother Patrick was killed in the
cyclone. T. Connolly, Jr., left immedi-
ately for New Richmond to see his in
jured friend.
George Lee, manager of the local
branch of the Cudahy company, was ar
rested on two charges of selling manu-
featured lard without having the proper
marks upon the packages.
The management at Lake Harriet has
decided to make the opening of the
opera season at that popular resort next
Monday evening, and Sunday Professor
DAM will direct his popular military
band in concert,
We note with pleasure that Edmund
A. Prendergast has become the law
partner of Arthur H. Noyes. Mr.. Prem
dergast has been connected with the
Office since Judge Harrison was elected
to the district bench and it promises a
bright future for him to be associated
with Mr.. Noyes, who is recognized as
leading member of the Hennepin county
bar. The new firm of Noyes & Prender-
CAST has Offices at 724 New York Life
building.
Very eulogistic reports Of Captain
Dick McWade OF Company A are
brought home by two Of the returning
veterans of the Minnesota Thirteenth,
Walter Ryberg, son of County Commits
sioner Ryberg, and William P Chris
tan. They describe McWade as a fight