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

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The Holy Rosary Sunday school
opened last Sunday with an attendance
OF $50 children.
Franc R. E. Woodward, former man.
ager of the Kelley institute, has re-
signed to accept a position in New
York.
The Labor Day parade on Monday
evening was the finest ever seen in the
city. About $500 men marched in
line.
The Perpetual Alteration Society of
/. the church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton has reorganized with member
ship of fifty.
The members of the Young Ladies
Sodality, Holy Rosary church, closed a
weeks retreat Friday evening. Father
Rickarby conducted devotions during
the week.
The German-American Central So
ciety of Minnesota which met in ST.
. Paul this week will hold its next an
nual meeting in this city on the first
Monday in September, 1900.
A farm of 100 acres, with buildings,
we'll and timber, situate in Pierce coun-
ty, Wis, to exchange for Minneapolis
property, with part cash for farm. In
quire EOS East Seventeenth street.
The Holy Name Society OF the I'm
maculate Conception church meets to-
morrow afternoon. The society will re-
ceive holy communion in body at
8 o'clock mass tomorrow morning.
Margaret Gates, who was burned in
lamp explosion last week, is still at
St. Mary's hospital. The young wo-
mans condition does not show much
change and she is not yet out of danger.
Master John West La Pice, of the
West Hotel, has presented handsome
votive candelabrum to the Immaculate
Conception church. 1t will be kept in
operation by the Perpetual Alteration
Society.
Miss Catherine Curren, who was shot
by a crazy man at the Golden West
hotel some weeks ago, has left Asbury
hospital but is not entirely recovered.
The bullet, which struck her near the
eye, has not yet been recovered.
The young women of the church OF
the Immaculate Conception have Or
ganized class in Christian Doctrine.
The society is composed chiefly of the
Sunday-school teachers of the parish,
: but membership is not limited to pa
'rishioners.
A regular meeting of Division No. 2,
A. o. H., will be held on Sunday, Sept
+. II, at o'clock p. m. The members will
please attend in full regalia and pre-
pared to take car for St. Paul at 1890
The secretary has notified members by
mail.
Joseph Smith, whose home is at Burr
I Falls, Mimi, fell from a Hastings &
Dakota train Sunday while on his way
to Minneapolis. He was picked up un-
conscious and taken to the city hospital,
where it was found that he had suffered
a slight conclusion of the brain.
Frederick H. Zahn, the Lumber Ex-
change habcrdasher, shot Edwin A.
Hart last Saturday evening at Excel
sior for paying attentions to his wife.
He surrendered himself to the author
tiles on Tuesday and furnished bail.
Judge Lancaster is his attorney. The
wounded man is likely to recover unless
blood poisoning sets in.
The parish school of the Immaculate
Conception church opened Tuesday
with largely increased attendance
over the last term An immediate en-
largement of the school building will
be necessary to accommodate all the
children that have applied for adnis-
, sion. ..
Last Tuesday Miss Marie Larpen-
feur, graduate of the Central High
school, left for the Winona Normal
school to take course of training in
the pedagogic art. She is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Larpcnteur, 21o2 Hen
nepin avenue, and is bright young
lady.
The sugar beet industry at St. Louis
Park will commence operations, Sept.
IS, with largely increased capacity.
,, 1t is expected that 100000 tons of beets
7 will be handled and that the output of
= the plant will reach 1000 tons of sugar,
against 1000 tons last year. The plant
will be in operation at least three
months.
A handsome star was presented to
Detective Murphy last Tuesday. The
star is Of solid gold, and bears the
words: Minneapolis Police Force"
on its face. 1t was given to the detect
i've by citizens residing near Minnehal1a
park for the good work done by the
officer in securing evidence helping to
close TIP the dances at the pavilion.
The annual retreat for the members
of the Young Ladies Sodality of Holy
Rosary parish commenced last Tuesday
evening and continued until Friday
} evening, the feast OF the nativity OF the
Blessed Virgin. The exercises con-
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