The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-06-01

church last Sunday. He was listened
to with rapt attention by large con-
gregation.
This afternoon, at Nicollet Park, the
Minneapolis and st. Paul baseball
clubs of the Western League will COM
mence a series of three games. To-
morrow the Sunday game will be
played at the Minnehaha ball park,
commencing at $3.50 o'clock.
The Tom Moore Literary club cele-
brated the anniversary of Erin's ma
tional bard at the Cosmopolitan res
taurant on Tuesday night A large
audience was present. A banquet was
served and a grand musical and lite
rary program was presented.
M. +. Donahue and William Dever-
eaux, mail carriers at Station A, East
Side, left last Wednesday night over
the 500 for three months tour Of
Ireland, England and Scotland. They
will sail today on the steamer Pa
risian, and will land at Londonderry.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Shields, 9O5 Fifth avenue n,
d died Of accidental poisoning at her
home last Tuesday. The child, who
was but 13 months old, secured box
Of strychnine pills from the window
sill, and, removing the cover, swal-
lowed several with fatal results.
Nineteen indictments have been
found against Fred A. Briggs by the
grand jury in connection with the
nickel-in-the-slot gambling machines.
Judge Steele is acting as Briggs attor-
ney. Leading gamblers and newspa-
per men have been subpoenaed by the
defense, and the trial will be quite in
teresting.
The ladies' of Div. No. 8, Ladies'
Auxiliary, A. o. H., entertained their
visitors handsomely last Tuesday
night, on the occasion of the third Of
the series Of wheel meetings. A good
program was rendered, after which re-
freshments were served to several
hundred guests. The affair took place
at their hall, Tenth avenue N. and
Washington.
The son and daughter of Mrs. John
Callahan, of st. Thomas, near Belle
Plaine, have been in the city during
the week in search of their mother,
who mysteriously disappeared from
xfher home on Saturday, May 18. 1t is
supposed she left home in a fit of men
tai alteration. She is AZ years Of age,
slightly gray, and is rather stout in
physique.
Congressman G. H. Burke, of South
Dakota, passed through the city the
other day on his way to Chicago. Mr..
Burke went fishing at Big Stone Lake
for few days last week, going thence
to Devils Lake. N. D., where he has
business interests, and from which
point he had just returned. He is TAX
ing rest from politics and expects
I to spend some time later at the Buffalo
exposition.
st. Dominick's Court, No. $40, Wom-
ems Catholic Foresters, at the last reg
ular meeting entertained visitors from
outside courts, and was honored with
visit from Rev. M. A. Horrigan, O..
P, chaplain. The court has organized
a drill corps which gave it's first pub
lie exhibition. A picnic to Minnehaha
Falls was planned for June 6. Men,
beers of all courts and their friends are
invited.
Patrick Marley, while digging a
post hole Oh his farm near Anoka a
few days since struck ledge Of iron
ore. Capitalists from Duluth have
offered Mr.. Manley $4,000 for his
farm of 21O acres, providing an exam
ination discloses large quantity of
ore, but it is understood that he has
not accepted. Mr.. Manly was a for
mer resident of this city and is we'll
known on the East Side.
Memorial day was observed with ap-
propriate solemnity on Thursday, May
80. The main exercises were held at
the Exposition, where President North
rop of the University was the orator.
Gov. Van SAINT distributed badges to
Sons of Veterans who served in the
Spanish-American war. The graves of
veterans in the various cemeteries were
decorated by loving hands. Father
Cleary delivered the address at St.
Mary's cemetery, and Father Gleason
at the st. Anthony of Padua cemetery.
John G. Sheehan & Co., dealers in
groceries, have opened their handsome
new store, 224 Hennepin avenue, and
are now ready for business with a
large and carefully selected stock. Mr..
Sheehan, though yet young man, has
an excellent standing in business cir
Giles, having been for the past eleven
years connected with the Cannon Gro
"a Gerry company, most of this time as
buyer. He is president of Div. No. 8,