The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-10-21
CITY AND VICINITY.
TEkSELY TOLD.

IRON Kentucky.
The annual benefit OF the Minneapo.
lis Press club will take place at the
Lyceum theater on the afternoon of Fri
day, Nov. TO-
Superintendent of Police Doyle and
Detective Joe Lawrence left Wednesday
evening for hunting trip in the vicin-
ity OF Lake Ponnme de Terre.
Father Keane, of the Immaculate
Conception church, was among the
speakers at a temperance rally held
- Tuesday evening in Saltwater.
1t is announced that William Baldwin
has secured William Jennings Bryans
promise to participate in the Jackson
day festivities in this city next January
Wednesday morning W. G. Munroe
leaped from the Washington avenue
bridge into the Mississippi river. He
came from Auburn, N. Y, to this city.
His body has not yet been discovered.
Thomas F. Johnson, residing at 1914
Fourteenth avenue S., has returned
home from logging expedition north
OF Brainerd to have bullet wound
treated. 1t was the result of stray ball,
probably fired by hunter.
Father Keane, of the Immaculate
Conception church, on Sunday after
noon, Oct. ID, baptized the recently
purchased bell at St. Mary's church,
Hopkins. The ceremony was witnessed
by number of people from Minneap-
oils. The bell was dedicated to St.
John.
The state labor bureau has completed
table OF statistics relating to the flour
milling industry and elvator business in
Minnesota. There are in the state 90
mills, employing 2,2o1 men, and 1853
elevators, employing $50 men, but in
some cases the employees work in both
the mills and elevators
The Dewey watch fund, recently start
ed by the Journal Juniors, grows apace,
and pennies are coming in from every
portion OF the Northwest. 1t is the in
tention of the Juniors to present the
famous Admiral with handsome gold
watch when he visits Minneapolis. Con-
tributons are limited to one cent from
each child.
Captain Morgan, OF Company L,
Thirteenth Minnesota, has an interest
ing curiosity from the Philippines in the
shape OF Spanish boy whom he
brought home as his striker" The
boys name is Domingo Lopez and he
was employed by Captain Morgan after
the surrender OF Manila and has since
remained with him.
Rev. DR.. Marion D. Shutter left Mon
day night for Boston to attend the Ma
tional univcrsalist convention. He will
be absent about two weeks and will re-
turn with Mrs. Shutter, who is already
East. Rev. Thomas McClary and Rabbi
A. Friedman will supply his pulpit. One
is Methodist and the other Jew
II is easy to suit DR.. Shutters fashion,
able congregation on doctrinal topics.
Recreation stamps are becoming quite
popular. They are handled by grocers,
butchers and retail dealers generally and
are given free to purchasers. These
stamps are good at any OF the local the
aters and are accepted in payment OF
subscription to many OF che papers OF
the city. Two dollars worth OF these
stamps are as good as cash in payment
for years subscription to The Irish
Standard. Ask your dealer for them
The first snow OF the season fell in
Minneapolis on Thursday morning, Oct
10. 1t was only a reminder OF winter.
John Kehoe, who left this city for the
Klondike in the spring OF 1898, returned
to the city last Monday on his way to
St. Louis Mr.. Kelloe came back with
out fortune, but intends to go after it
again next year. He predicts that the
Cape Nome district will equal, if it does
not surpass, the Klondike, as a gold
producing country.
Mrs Christine Hegman, mother OF
Superintendent J. A. Hegman OF the
city workhouse, died last Wednesday
evening at the age OF 6S after an illness
OF some four weeks. Mrs. Hegman was
we'll known in Minneapolis and was
highly respected by all who knew her
She is survived by three sons, ]. A.
Hegn1an, William Hegman OF No. 5
engine company Of the fire department,
and Frank Hegman, who have the SYM
pathy Of numerous friends in their af-
Fiction.
Some time ago the officers OF the Re-
public Steel company, which secured
control OF large number of smaller
iron and steel plants OF the country, Wis
tied Minneapolis and inspected the mills
in Minneapolis, which are part OF the
properties secured. So pleased were
they with the conditions in the North
west that they decided to double the
capacity OF the plant Work will be be-
gun within few days, and the capacity
OF the plant doubled before the first OF
the year.
Mrs. Nils Sundcn, wife OF Deputy
Weighmaster Sunden, died on the 18th