The Irish standard., 1901-05-18
BRIEF MENTION.

to the great delight of unlicensed ca
mines.
q The Memorial Day parade in this
vcity will be brilliant and imposing
\ pageant.
Ascension Thursday, May 16, being a
holy day of obligation, divine service
was held in all the Catholic churches
of the city.
The st. Charles church social will
: be given next Thursday evening at the
church parlors, Fourth street and
Thirteenth avenue s.
The ladies of Div. No. 4, l.. A. A. O.
3 H. will give their annual May party
ut Forester hall, corner Franklin and
Fifteenth avenue S., next Thursday
evening.
The mysterious masked desperate
who fired at VIM. Brown, the mayors
secretary, several nights ago has not
yet been arrested. 1t is supposed the
whole affair was put-up job.
When last heard of Sam Hill was in
Russia. He will leave there for China
via. the Trans-Siberian railway. When
he returns he can explain the Russian
The grand jury is still at work sift-
ing charges against the Ames admins
tration. Newspaper men and ex-de-
= tectives have been called upon to en-
tighten the minds of the inquisitive
body.
Thomas Gavin, ST., and daughter,
b, Miss Katie Gavin, have returned from
= Mexico. On their return they visited
Father Mcintyre at San Antonio, Tex,
and found him greatly improved in
health.
The mission given at Immaculate
Conception church by the Dominican
Fathers will close OH Sunday evening.
1t was largely attended by the men Of
the parish during the week, and the
results have been gratifying.
Louis Fisher and M. Cavanaugh are
the delegates elected by the local press
mems union to the International Print
!. ing Pressmen and Assistants union
tSnational convention to be held at
Washington on June II.
Mrs. John Kennedy and Mrs. f.. X.
Benning, members of the Altar Aid So
ciety, of Ascension parish, will be
hostesses at a social to be given next
Wednesday evening at Ascension
Church hall. Admission, including re-
freshments, Is cents.
J.P. Courtney, $40 Second avenue S.,
is agent for the steamer Columbia.
Parties or societies interested in get
ting up excursions down the Missis-
. sippi during the summer will save
money by making arrangements with
him.
City Attorney Healy makes the an
nouncement that the case against the
telephone company will be tried on it's
merits at the September term of court,
Notwithstanding the supreme court de-
cision and Mr.. Morgan's declaration
that the decision leaves nothing to try.
Mayor Ames has the congressional
bee buzzing in his auricular ap-
pendages and thinks he can defeat
Loren Fletcher in the next campaign.
A large number of respectable citizens
would vote for the "doc" to get him
saut of town. They are heartily dis
gusted with his administration of city
affairs.
Thomas Fitzpatrick has petitioned
the probate court of Ramsey county
for letters of administration in the es-
tate Of the late Rev. James A. Fitz-
patrick, who left property valued at
$1,000 to five heirs. The late pastor of
. st: Stephens church left fine collec-
ton Of books in the French language,
the value Of which is included in the
estate.
x While Harry Hales Chapman, ex-
pugilist, was expounding the gospel on
the corner of Nicollet avenue and
Third street the other evening, Lieut..
Bacon politely took him by his muscu-
lar arm and told him to vamoose.
Hereafter his stentorian voice will. be
heard on Bridge Square or on the
side streets. In future no religious
gatherings will be permitted on Nicol-
let.
June Is is to be the Minnesota day
! at the Buffalo exposition, the date be-
ing fixed by Governor Van SAINT. The
editorial excursion will reach Buffalo
the day previous, and Governor Van
SAINT and number of state officials
will probably be on hand the same day.
The editorial association will give a
special program at the state building
and remain four days at the exposition
before starting for Niagara and To
rOnto.
Judge MCGEE rebuked Pawnshop In
spector Price the other day for giving
evasive answers on the witness stand.
a-Price is /one Of the Ames' appointees
and is apparently disqualified for the
j position he holds. Two pawnbrokers