The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-08-18
CITY AND VICINITY.
TERSEIY TOLD.

many thousands at Lake Harriet has
gone to Kansas City and is succeeded
by the First Regiment band
"What is the difference between Buff
falo Bill and Teddy?" asked one news
!, boy of another. "No difference" an
swered the urchin, because they are
both rough riders" Then they went to
Colonel Cody's show.
1t is announced that County Com
missioner Conroy will not be candi-
date Tor the nomination OF sheriff on the
Democratic ticket in September, and
that he has withdrawn in favor OF Alon-
20 Phillips, whom he promises to sup
port
A meeting preliminary to the organi-
cation of a branch of the Catholic
Knights and Ladies OF America was
held Sunday afternoon at Holy Rosary
hail. Miss Nevana O'Brien, of St.
Louis, organizer for the society, pre-
sided. Another meeting will be- held in
the same hall tomorrow at 4 o'clock
City Attorney Healy has filed a pc
tition with the clerk of the supreme
court in ST. Paul asking for a reargu-
ment of the telephone case, recently de-
cided adversely to the city of Mime,
apolis. If the petition is granted the
rehearing will take place during the
October term of court.
Captain Van SAINT, the Winona navi-
gator, was in Minneapolis last Monday,
and one of the Republican organs says
he made happy little speech" but
does not tell what he said When the
candidate for governor is said to have
made Happy little speech" it is
euphemistic way OF saying he said Moth
ing worth repeating.
Miss Kate A. Ahern last Saturday ap-
pealed to the probate court for letters OF
administration for herself, Mary E.
Ahern of Mitcheltown, ireland, and
Anna O'Leary of Brisbane, Australia,
heirs of the late Rev. John C. Ahern OF
Flandreau, S. D. Father Ahern's will
was not witnessed and therefore could
not be admitted to probate.
Mike Cavanagh, the plagiaristic poet
OF Pillsbury mill, is out in the Times in
an extravagant eulogy on Judge Elliott,
whom he deems eminently fitted for
seat on the supreme bench As the
poetical peeler from ireland knows as
much of law as COW does of comic
sections his high-fown opinion of the
Republican district Judge has afforded
much amusement to the members OF
the bar of Hennepin county.
The Garfield Republican club of this
City is saW to be composed mainly of
sectarian 'bigots. It was originally
called the Dewey club, but the name was
dropped like a hot potato when the
brave admiral took Catholic lady to
the altar. Its aim and object is to
1skeep candidates protesting the Catholic
faith from holding office in the city,
county and state The malign influence
of the club will not be felt in the CAM
paign.
Hennepin county has raised within
the last twelve months 5o1,175 bushels
of wheat from 27,772 acres of ground,
%744,881 bushels of oats from 1o,411
acres, 642,4o4 bushels of corn from
1o,411 acres, 14,745 bushels of barley
from $50 acres, 47o,5oS bushels of pota-
toes from 6,o58 acres, $50 bushels OF
faxseed from 81 acres, II. bushels Of
buckwheat from acres, and Sos bushels
of beans from 81 acres. The total acre
age under cultivation amounted to
o4,5o5
* Chief Canterbury estimates that it will
cost the city $348,8oo to run the fire de-
partment next year. The running ex-
penses are figured at $3438oo, and he
recommends that 5000 be spent in
overhauling station H. The chief also
recommends that eight men be added
to the department, owing to the estab-
lishment of the Kenwood station. 1t
is also deemed necessary to purchase
$4,000 worth of new hose, as no ap-
preparation was made for that purpose
"a year ago.
At the earnest solicitation of many
First ward Democrats, John F. Nc
earthly has decided to enter the race for
the Democratic nomination for alder
man of the First ward, and his petitions
are now in the hands of his friends.
Mr.. Mccarthy is we'll known through
out the ward, where he has resided for
more than thirty years, and has always
been consistent Democrat. The First
ward will therefore have large field
of candidates, viz: Alderman Long,
John Ryan, John F. Mccarthy, John
Rogan, P. ]. Russell, Joseph Boyce.
P. T. Bannon, resident manager OF
the Metropolitan opera house, will sever
his connection with that theater Satur-
day night Mr.. Bannon becomes man.
Eager and part owner of the Valentine
Stock ccmpany. Sunday night Mr.
Bannon will leave for Toronto, Ont,
where on Aug. 81 the company begins
a thirty-fve weeks engagement at the
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