The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-06-29
BRIEF MENTION.

university opened last Monday and
will last for eight weeks. 1t is largely
attended. -.
William Doyle, aged AZ years, died
at Gladstone, Mich, the other day.
He had been a resident of Minneapolis
for Is years.
The retail grocers of the city held
their thirteenth annual picnic at Lake
Park last Wednesday, and, strange to
say, there was no rain.
The veterans of the Volunteer Fire
mems association held their annual
picnic at Minnetonka last Tuesday.
Several hundred persons attended the
outing. Mayor Ames joined the hap
py throng in the afternoon.
The Minnesota retail liquor dealers
held their seventh annual convention
in this city during the week. They
were welcomed by Mayor Ames in a
speech which elected applause. There
were about $50 delegates present.
While Choking" a ride on a Mil
waukee train last Tuesday evening
from Lake street to NIinnehaha Park,
James Scott, a boy of IA, was instantly
killed. He was the son of S. A. Scott,
who is employed on the government
dam.
Mrs. Alice w. Cooley, who has been
connected with the city schools for
more than dozen years, has rendered
first Of next November. AS superin-
tendent of the primary department
Mrs. Cooley gave eminent satisfaction.
To-day's base ball game at Nicollet
park begins at o'clock. Denver and
Minneapolis will be the opposing
teams. Tomorrow the regular Sun
day game will take place at Mime
haha ball park at $3.50 o'clock between
the same clubs.
The French Canadians celebrated
the Feast Of st. John the Baptist on
Monday. Solemn high mass was at
tended by them at Notre Dame de
Lourdes in the morning, and banquet
and entertainment in the evening at
East side Turner hall concluded the
festivities.
Handsome white prayer books with
celluloid cover and inlaid pearls, for
81, including beautiful pearl rosary
beads. Full line Of prayer books, 25c
and upwards. All kinds of church
goods. Wylde's, 500 Hennepin avenue.
Mention this paper.
Annie Walsh, 10 years old, 1909
Sixth street south, is a patient at AS
bury hospital, where she is suffering
from a compound fracture Of the left
leg. The little girl was riding on a de-
livery wagon Tuesday, and when she
attempted to jump off her foot caught
in one Of the wheels.
Sheriff Sutton, of Webster City,
Iowa, telegraphs that he has in GUS
tody a man from Minneapolis who
gives the name Of Frank Smith and
who had in his possession a horse be-
lieved to have been stolen in this city.
It may be Judge Steeles horse which
was stolen two weeks ago.
A young man named Arthur @. Ford,
o,,,nIouad nc ,ro1-o,nop IN tho North.
ern Pacific road, was accidentally in
jured fatally while coupling cars at
Anoka on Wednesday morning. He
died at Asbury hospital in this city in
the evening. His home is at Camp
Point, Ill. He was "a years of age.
One of the laymen selected to deliver
an address at the Cretin celebration
next week is Hon. w. Fl. Donahue, the
well known and highly esteemed attor
ney of this city. The committee on
speakers make an excellent selection.
Mr.. Donahue is a prominent Knight Of
Columbus and also a man of fine ora
torical ability.
Hennepin Council, No. 435, knights
. of Columbus, received twenty-one new
members into it's ranks yesterday
evening. Among them were Rev.
Claude GEMS, Rev. Francis K. Bajec
and Rev. 2. B. Gamereaux. The 'coun-
Gil has accepted an invitation from the
Cretin celebration committee to par
ticipate in the parade in St. Paul on
the evening of July Sd.
Charles Dahlberg, an employee Of a
lumber company, secured an accident
policy last Saturday and was killed on
Sunday while unloading logs from fiat
cars. By the terms of the accident
policy he was to receive $40 weekly
in case of disability and his heirs were
to get $3.50 of he was killed. He was
unmarried and had no relatives in the
city.
Bishop McGolrick, of Duluth, left for
Rome on Monday after spending a few
days in the city. During his stay he
visited the Catholic Orphan Asylum
: and confirmed class of $50 children
and adults at Immaculate Conception
church last Sunday. He will attend
the Cretin celebration on July 2-3 and
rnonv nr1,+hiope will oooomponu him