The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-09-16
CITY AND VICINITY.
= TBkSHLY TOLD.

+ James T. Wyman is the chairman Of
the Hennepin county grand jury for
this term.
The work of recruiting for the new
45th regiment is not progressing rap
idly in this city.
Prof. Moore, of the State University,
fell from his bicycle Tuesday and seri-
ously injured his left arm.
President Mckinley will positively be
present to review the Thirteenth regi-
ment on its return to Minnesota.
Col. Ames will be in command of his
regiment from San Francisco in spite Of
rival officers. The boys all stand by
him because he used them well in the
Philippines.
OF the 1854 persons employed in the
department stores of this city, 20 per
cent OF whom are females, 20 per cent
receive less than S. week. So says
State Labor Commissioner McHale.
Director w. K. Hicks, of the board
OF education, announces that ffty-eight
rooms in the new schools or in the ad-
ditions being erected at the present
:, time, will be ready for pupils by next
Monday morning.
]. P. Spainer, representative of the
Italian government, is in Minneapolis,
looking over emigration matters of his
country, picking out the best places for
Italians to settle in, and he is favorably
impressed with the Northwest.
The remains OF Sidney Pratt, son of
ex-Mayor Pratt, arrived from the Phil
ippines last Thursday. The funeral took
place from the family residence, 1903
Bryant avenue NJ, and the interment
was at Lakewood cemetery.
M. Dwyer, Minneapolis, and not John
Dwyer, as stated in the daily papers,
was awarded first prize at the state fair
for the best coach stations. The win
ming horse was raised in Minneapolis,
and had as competitors several imported
horses.
Tomorrow at 12 o'clock sharp reg
ular meeting of Div. No. 2, A. o. H.,
will be held at Labor Temple, at which
all members are requested to attend in
" full regalia to take the car for St. Paul
to participate in the German Catholic
parade.
The industrial exposition at the
courthouse will close this evening. 1t
is worth while to spend an hour in ex-
amining the many exhibits on the two
floors of the building. Admission is
only IS cents. Tuesday night an adj
/. dress was delivered there by Samuel
- Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor.
Roy Van Cleve, II years Of age, and a
! student at the East Side High school
was struck by Great Northern train
Monday afternoon while crossing the
railway tracks at Sixth avenue south
east. His face and head were bruised
and cut, and one of his arms was badly
sprained. He was taken to St. Mary's
hospital for treatment.
Invitations have been received in Min.
neapolis from Rev. D. A. Tighe, Chi
cago, for the conservation cere-
y monies OF the five marble affairs OF the
) new Church OF the Holy Angels, Sun.
day, Oct. I. The occasion will also mark
the silver anniversary of Father Tighe's
ordination to the priesthood. Arch
bishop Feehan will preside during the
ceremonies.
A young man who was arrested the
other day by the police on the charge
of obtaining property under false pre-.
lenses gave the fictitious name of Mike
Kelly at the Central station. Young
criminals OF Yankee origin usually as
sumo Irish and Scandinavian names
when arrested in this city. That is why
Pat Murphy and Ole Olson figure SC
frequently on the court docket.
The members OF Division No. I, A.
%. H., OF this city, have in view ben
eft dance and rattle, to take place al
Labor Temple on the evening OF Oct. S
the proceeds to go to Thomas Conroy
who was severely injured some time
since. Tickets have been placed at SC
cents and neat sum should be realized
as Mr.. Conroy is gentleman who de-
serves the assistance of his fellowmen
John Marley, aged sixteen, messen-
ger boy employed by the North Amer
lean Telegraph company, was painfully
. injured early last Monday evening by a
collision with a street car while riding
his bicycle between the car tracks on
Nicollet avenue, near Lake street. One
OF Markey's arms was broken, and his
head was badly cut, in addition to which
he sustained several minor cuts and
bruises.
James Goldsbury, one of the best
known residents of the city, and en-
gagged in the real estate business for
forty years, was struck by Northern
Pacific +r,;, a. G. Ar+Ion1, p,~1~ I, ~