The Irish standard., 1900-06-02
CITY AND VICINITY.
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TERsELY TOLD.

Two highly respected citizens-Col.
John H. Stevens and Judge John p.
Rea-died during the week.
Books religious articles magazines,
at Catholic Book Store, IL Kasota
block, corner Hennepin and Fourth.
A large class of children of the I'm
maculate Conception Sunday school
: will receive first communion on Sun
day, June II.
Judge John H. Steele has announced
that he is candidate for the district
bench. He will make the strongest man
the Republicans can nominate.
Father Keane, of the Immaculate
Conception church, spent last week in
Fargo, where he conducted retreat
for the priests of that diocese.
Twenty-Five new members were re-
ceived into the Young Ladies Sodality
oil the Immaculate Conception church
at the reception held Sunday, May 2o.
The Rosary society of the Immaculate
Conception church will receive COM
nunion at 8 o'clock mass tomorrow.
The society meets at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon.
= John w. Hays, of this city, was elect
ed first vice-president of the lnterna-
tional Typographical Union at the re-
cent election. Mr.. Hays is a popular
II.
Seventy-fve editors representing a
portion of the Northwestern Canada
Editorial association, covering the ter
ritory between Winnipeg and the Pa
cifc coast, were the guests of Mime
apolis on Decoration day.
Minnie Merry Makers second annual
excursion down the Mississippi to-mor-
row morning, steamer Lotus and barge.
Boat leaves Minnehaha Landing at o:3o,
St. Pail at II a. m. Fare for round
trip, 50 cents. Children, rs cents.
Bishop McGolrick of Duluth admins
tered confirmation LAST Sunday at As
cension church in the morning and at
St. Joseph's church in the afternoon.
In the evening he attended services at
the Immaculate Conception church and
received rs members into the Young
Ladies' sodality
Memorial day was celebrated in the
usual manner last Wednesday. The
graves of the soldiers of the rebellion
were decorated in all the cemeteries in
the forenoon and parade took place
in the afternoon. The Grafton of the
day was delivered at the Exposition by
Rev. Mr.. Montgomery of the Wesley
M. E. church.
John Ebert and ]. L. Tuckson were
drowned at Minnetonka last Tuesday
evening by the upsetting of their row.
boat They were residents of this city.
Last Thursday evening the young la
dies of Immaculate Conception church
gave dramatic entertainment at the
Lyceum theater. IA Box Of Monkeys
and "The Matrimonial Advertisement"
were presented to a large and appre-
ciative audience.
Judge Harrison has decided that out
side the cities the state law closing sa
looms on Sunday is imperative. He
holds that in 1887 the legislature under
took to amend the law relative to the
sale of liquor to minors 50 as to include
a penalty for Sunday selling. The court
holds that this amendment was not ger
name to the matter in the law sought to
be amended, and the act was defective
because the Sunday closing feature was
not named in the title.
The sacraments of communion and
confirmation were administered to fully
1000 children of the Holy Rosary
church last Sunday. Archbishop Ire
land confirmed an unusually large class;
many others received first communion,
and the children's sodalities of St.
Thomas renewed their first communion
vows and received the sacrament. The
large gathering of children was an i'm
pressive sight, and one not soon to be
forgotten by those who attended Holy
Rosary church.
Judge Stephen Mahoney narrowly. es-
capped death Wednesday afternoon. As
it is he was quite seriously injured. The
Judge was riding his bicycle, and at the
corner Of Franklin and Lyndale avenues
his wheel was struck by an electric car.
He fell between the fender and the
front wheel. The motorman quickly
brought the car to standstill, and thus
saved the judges life. The wheel had
caught the. Judges coat sleeve. Judge
Mahoney's face was severely cut, his
body was bruised, but there is nothing
dangerous in the injuries.
The anniversary of the birth of Moore,
1reland's national poet, was fttingly
celebrated by the Tom Moore Literary
club at Odd Fellows hall Monday even
ing. Thomas p. Kane of St. Paul de-
livered an address on the work and life
of the illustrious bard. The program
embraced musical and literary features
OF high order The singing of Moore's
melodies by Mrs. R. NJ Parks, John F..
Geehan, John B. German and Mrs. W..
E: Nelson captivated the enthusiastic
Irishmen present. The attendance