The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-04
CITY AND VICINITY.
TERSELY TOLD.

the coming term of court will begin its
1abors on Monday
Herbert E. Strout, the policeman
charged with manslaughter in the Sec
ond degree, was acquitted by the jury.
The defense was that young Dolan was
accidentally shot by the officers.
The subject OF Father Cleary's even
ing discourse at St. Charles church to-
morrow will be ''Purgatory" The SER
mon in the forenoon will be delivered
by Father Arctander.
Bishop Christie, Portland, Ore, was
the guest this week OF Father Cleary, OF
St. Charles church. He returned to
Portland Thursday. He is in excellent
health and likes his present archdiocese
very much.
Rev. VIM. Wilkinson, late rector OF
St. Andrews church, is about to start
for England. He may go to Africa as
a chaplain in the British army. There
will be money in it if the English Sue
coed in wrestling the gold fields from
the Beers.
A regular meeting of Hennepin
Council No. 435, knights OF Columbus,
was held at Richmond hall on Wcdnes-
day evening. There was large attend
ance of members, and a splendid enter
tainment was enjoyed after the transac-
ton OF business. The council is rap
idly increasing in membership.
Michael Boosalis has begun suit
against L. Jepson, Washington ave-
lite fruit dealer, for $500 damages, ma
licious prosecution being charged. Boo
sails is push cart peddler whom Jep-
son had arrested, claiming that he was
obstructing the street. The case was
dismissed, the court holding that the
peddlers had right to use the streets.
Rev. J. S. Montgomery denounced
Congress,nan-elect Roberts, OF Utah, at
Wesley church Sunday night, and his
strong sentiments met with such general
approval that the audience broke into
applause He said nothing of polygamy
in the Sulu islands under the protec-
ton OF McKinley's stained flag, prob
ably because Mac is Methodist like
himself.
The 2o7th anniversary OF the death OF
Gustavus Adolphus, the greatest Of
Swedish kings, will be commemorated
by Swedsh-American citizens of Mime
apoiis with an entertainment at DANA
hall on Monday evening, Nov. 6. Gov
ernor Lind will deliver an address. Thir-
ty people attired in historical costumes
will present scenes in the life of the
noted king.
R. B. Roache, young man residing
at 272o Second avenue S., was painfully
injured Sunday afternoon while riding
down the hill off the Lake street bridge
over the Hastings & Dakota railroad
tracks just west of Lake Calhoun. The
fork OF Reaches bicycle broke as he
was riding down the hill and he was
thrown some distance, sustaining two
deep gashes around the left eye and
painfully bruising himself.
The fad OF the day is the collection
\. OF Recreation stamps. Almost every
retail merchant carries them, and rarely
is a purchase made, which is not fol,
lowed by an inquiry for the popular
stamps. They are as good as gold'' al
the local theaters and many of the news,
papers accept them in lieu of cash fol
subscriptions. Two dollars worth o.
Recreation stamps will pay for years
subscription to The Irish Standard
In the case OF William c. Baxter
against the directors Of the Irisl-Amer.
lean bank, in which a jury rendered &
heavy verdict because certain director:
were alleged to have deceived him as
to the condition OF the bank, Judge
Elliott has ordered a new trial as to tho
defendants Coughlin and Murphy. Dc.
PENDANT M. w. Nash did not ask for {
new trial, but in the case OF the two
mentioned the court holds that they
could not be held personally accounta
bic for records of which they might
know nothing.