The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-08-03
CITY NEWS.
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A Jewish paper, printed in English
q and Jewish, will soon make its ap-
pearance in this city. There are about
10000 Hebrews i'll Minneapolis who
will support an organ of their race.
The soldiers monument erected on
the Grand Army lot at Lakewood
Cemetery was unveiled and dedicated
by Sow. Van SAINT on Wednesday after
noon in the presence of a large con-
course of people.
Miss Annie O'Brien of Anaconda,
Mont, is visiting relatives in Minneap-
oils. She will spend the month Of
August at Prior Lake, with her sister,
Mrs. J. 3. Dunn and will return to
4 Anaconda in September.
the people of St. Charles church will
hold an Ice cream social on the
grounds opposite the church, corner
Fourth street and Thirteenth avenue,
south. A pleasant evening is prom
Used to all. Everybody invited.
Warden d. D. Haley of the Cook
county hospital has written letter to
the police of this city, asking them to
n try and locate a grocery clerk named
81 Michael O'Brien, working in Minneap-
oils. O'Brien's sister died at the Cook
county hospital Sunday, and the ward
en- is anxious to locate the brother of
the dead woman.
To morrow afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
Div. No. 3 A. o. H. will hold it's reg
ular meeting at the hall, 900 Central
avenue. The annual election of Of
ficers will take place and other import
ant matters will be considered. All
members are earnestly requested to at
tend.
There are six candidates for Mayor
mentioned up to date and more are to
follow. The Democratic aspirants are
]. G. Haynes, George r. Porter and
Alonzo Phillips, and the Republicans
are Sheriff NIegaarden, o. p. Suther-
land, and the perpetual A. a. Ames,
gress.
J. D. Daley has sold his barber shop
and fixtures at Second avenue south
and Third street, and for the next four
or five weeks will devote his time to
music. About September he will
open his new barber shop in the new
Hotel Hyser, 40 Nicollet avenue. In
the meantime he will be found at his
residence, 1916 First avenue south.
Preparations are now being made
for big Labor Day parade to be given
on the afternoon of Sept. 2. Nearly
every union in the city has signified it's
intention of participating in the pageant
and many of them have already
ordered part of the regalia to be worn
on that occasion. There is every in
dication that the affair will be not
able success.
T. E. Price, pawnshop inspector ap-
pointed by Mayor Ames, has been COM
PEELED to support his wife and two chill
dren whom he deserted in New York
about ten years ago. His wife goes
by the name of Mrs. Praeses, so that
he has anglicized his Hebrew name.
A nice man to occupy responsible
position under the municipal admin
istration! 1t is said that Mrs. Praeses
gave positive proof in the county at
torney's office last Saturday that she
is his lawful wife.
Major Fred. Bracket, who is credit
ed to Minneapolis and who for twenty
years or so has held government job,
has secured another good berth. He
was secretary Of the United States
commission at the Paris exposition.
His term of office has expired by lin
itation and now he becomes auditor
and paymaster of the st. Louis expo
sition. At one time he was acting
chief Of the secret service and had a
nephew, w. M. Bracket, Jr., appoint
ed to a place in the department.
Members of Div. No. z A. o. H. Hen
nepin county and Div. No. Ramsey
county have organized the Central Lit
erary Lyceum and will give number
Of socials, lectures, and excursions
On August 25th they will give steam
boat excursion down the Mississippi
1t will be family affair and every
effort will be made to prevent disorder
~ persons attending. The committee
has secured several attractions for the
occasion, among which are the Alpine
Concert Co., and the San Francisco
Novelty Co.
The Omaha railroad company
through its head officials, has Informed
the Commercial club committee that it
could not make any changes in the
freight rates, which place Minneapolis
at disadvantage in comparison with
Chicago and st. Louis, that it could not
run It's passenger trains from the west
into Minneapolis first, and that it could
not move either its shops or it's general
offices to Minneapolis. The city
council and business men are not will
ling to vacate the streets for the rail-
road without receiving concessions.
Col. F. w, Fleming. a prominent