The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-10
CITY AND VICINITY.
TERSELY TOLD.

TERSELY TOLD.
Judge MCGEE and family have re-
moved to their summer residence on the
shores of Lake Minnetonka.
The widow of the late Anthony Kelly
has been appointed special Administrative
of the estate Of her deceased husband.
Robert L. Kelly arrived from Wash
ington. D. c., last Sunday to attend the
funeral of his father on the following
day.
Timothy E. Byrnes is back from
Washington to boom the waning cause
of William Mckinley in Minnesota.
Tim will find that he will have uphill
work.
A. D. Smith, the attorney, accom-
panied by his family, will soon leave for
Europe. Mr.. Smith left the Democratic
party last year and suddenly became
rampant Republican.
The remains of the late w. E. Good
ing were conveyed from Walla Walla
and inferred last Monday in Lakewood
cemetery. The leading Democratic
politicians attended the funeral.
The people OF St. Charles parish will
hold lawn social on the premises of
D. Quinn, 1921 Fifth street S., Tuesday
evening, June 22. Good speaking,
music, ice cream and cake, all for csc.
Miss Julia O'Hearn, the principal of
the Garfield school, has been deposed
by Superintendent Jordan on the
ground of INSTRUMENTATION. The board
of education sustained him in his action.
St. Bridget Court, w. C. o. F., will
give a calico ball" at Forester hall,
2o11 Washington avenue NJ, on Wednes-
day evening, June FL. Invitations can
be secured from members of the court.
Tickets rs cents person.
Ex-Sheriff John E. Holmberg has re-
turned to Minneapolis after a years
trip in Europe. During his absence Mr..
Holmberg travelled extensively in his
native Sweden, but he also visited
nearly all the continental countries.
The body of Charles Gay, the lineman
who was killed Saturday by coming in
contact with live wire, was taken to
his former home at Vinton, Iowa. The
dead mans mother and sister arrived in
Minneapolis and took charge of the re-
mains.
A permit was issued last Tuesday for
the foundation of the new St. Boniface
Catholic church, which will be erected
at Second street and Seventh avenue NJ
E. The permit calls for an expenditure
of $12,ooo, but the church, when COM
pleted, will cost over $4,000.
i, Tomorrow at 8 o'clock class of 60
children will receive their first holy
communion at St. Stephens church. In
4, the afternoon at 3 o'clock the premiums
will be distributed among them. They
will then renew their baptismal VOWS
and be enrolled in the scapular of the
Blessed Virgin.
The state convention OF the Father
Mathew Total Abstinence society will
hold its sessions June 28 at Buffalo,
MINI. The chief questions to come be-
fore the convention are those relating
to the accumulation and disbursement
of the burial fund. Local members Of
the organization will please take notice.
The contract for grading Lyndale
avenue in the town of Richfeld was
awarded by the county commissioners
to John Norton. His bid was 50 cents
a mile for grading, oH cents yard for
clay and 81 cents for gravel The work
of grading has been practically COM
pleted, which accounts for the extremely
low bid.
Ex-senator Washburn gave dinner
to his old colleague, Senator c. K.
Davis, at his home at Fair Oaks, last
Saturday evening. Among the guests
were Congressman Fletcher, DR.. North
rop of the state university, w. J. Muir
ply of the Tribune, and w. E. Haskell
of the Times. 1t is unnecessary to say
that Knute Nelson was absent from the
feast.
Word has been received in Minneapi-
lis to the effect that the body Of George
M. Hyde, for years an instructor in the
East side high school, has been found
floating off Hoboken at New York, and
has been identified. Mr.. Hyde disap-
peared from his home in New York
April II. The family had just returned
from the funeral Of Mr.. Hydes father,
and Mr.. Hyde left home in apparent ex-
cellent spirits, going out to post let
ter That was the last seen of him alive.
The annual lawn festival for the bene-
fit of the House of the Good Shepherd
will come off on the grounds adjoining
the institution, on Friday evening, June
80. 1t is hardly necessary to state that
the reformatory is located on the corner
of Bloomington avenue and Twenty
seventh street S., and that it can be
easily reached by electric cars from all