The Irish standard., 1902-09-20
CITY IN BRIEF.

home of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter McI.augh-
Lin, 6O4 Goth avenue S, next Wednes-
day evening. Tire proceeds will be for
the benefit of st. Charles church. Re-
freshments will be served. Tickets,
rs cents.
Owen Grattan, Of this city, recently
purchased the grocery store located On
the corner of Western and Lyndale av.
enues. His SONS will conduct the
business. Mr.. Grattan has also in
vested in home, 1901 Laurel avenue,
for which he paid $4,000.
Henry Morelight, employed in the
butcher shop of Il. f. Copelitz, at Hop
kins committed suicide last Saturday
morning by hanging himself from a
rafter III the slaughter house. Family
troubles are said to be the cause More
light was about 30 and had wife and
three children at Jordan, MINI.
Thomas O'Hara, we'll known to the
police as a member of the former
Dockery gang, and who, it is said, has
several indictments for larceny hang
ing over his head, was arrested after
a hard chase Wednesday night by Pa
trolman Novotny OF the South Side sta
tion, near the Mississippi flats.
Paul Mileck, % years of age, resid-
Nt ivho NJ
street, made three unsuccessful at
tempts to end his life Wednesday
night. He chose as many different
methods to accomplish his undoing,
but through the watchfulmess of tire
police and the mans family, his at
tempts were frustrated.
The Nabobs gave the first of their
series Of dancing parties for the season
Tuesday evening at Masonic Temple.
Fully 500 couples were present and en-
joyed the program Of eighteen num-
bers furnished by the Nabob orches-
tra. The clubs colors, royal purple
and gold, were used in the decorations.
At the biennial meeting of the A.
0. H. county board held last Sunday
afternoon at Labor Temple, ]. j. Fitz-
gerald was again chosen county presi-
dent of the order, for the coming two
years; j. f. Lyons, vice-president; Fee
Liz McNamee, secretary; John Moran,
treasurer; J. G. Gubbins J. c. Shee-
han, NJ. ]. Quinn, auditing committee,
and Rev. J. Harrington, chaplain.
Miss Kate Ryan, daughter of Dennis
Ryan. the st. Paul capitalist, and Per-
cival L. Lynwoou, an actor, whose
home is i'll Atlanta, GA, Were married
at Nankleck Hill, a small town thirty
miles from Ottawa. Ont, the other
day. The bride is Il graduate of a
convent in Ottawa. and is a talented
vtulillist. She first met Mr.. Lynwood
at an amateur performance which was
given for THE benefit of the Ottawa
hospital llst June.
Wallace G. Nye, secretary of the
public affairs committee of the Com
mercial Club, was back from Mason
City Wednesday to wind up some af-
fairs in regard to the visit of Presi-
dent Roosevelt next week. He left
again in the evening and will be in
Mason City until the close of the Odd
Fellows convention, which is in ses-
sion there. 1t is now definitely settled
that the president and his party will
arrive in Minneapolis at 1915 Thurs
day afternoon, Sept. 25.
Mother Xavier Of the Catholic Or
phan Asylum hereby extends an invi-
tation to all ladies and gentlemen who
assisted on the various committees for
the last orphans fair, to attend re-
ception between the hours Of and s
o'clock tomorrow Sunday afternoon,
at the Catholic Orphans Home, 10th
street and Chicago avenue. Mother
Xavier expresses the hope that all who
possibly can will be present. There
will be no printed invitations sent out,
the only invitation extended being
through the medium Of the press.
Healthy lads with a taste for life OH
the ocean wave and for seeing foreign
parts can be gratifed on application
to Lieut.. J. p. ]. Ryan, U. S. NJ, at
the naval recruiting station in the old
postoffice building. Wabasha and Fifth
streets. Lieut.. Ryan has been recruit
ing in Minneapolis, but he reports THAT
the inhabitants of the Flour City are
confirmed landsmen. Only thirty-one
applications for enlistment were re
ceived here, and of these less than a
dozen have been accepted. Some Of
the latter are already on their way to
Philadelphia, where the receiving ship
Minneapolis is now stationed. The
lieutenant hopes for better success in
st. Paul, and says that the chances for
young men in the naval service of I'm
Gle Sam at the present time are es-
pecially attractive.
Edward O'Leary died last Saturday
after a weeks illness. He was 30
years of age and son Of Timothy
O'Leary of the Minneapolis postoftice.
He leaves a father, mother, and two
brothers, Henry and George, the lat
ter being an employee also Of the post