The Irish standard., 1902-10-11
CITY IN BRIEF.

ton are making actlNe preparations
for the coming bazaar.
On Friday, Oct. 3, Il daughter was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. ii. Jennings
at their home, 1O2 Nineteenth avenue
S. The little one is their first arrival.
Police Chief Waite is making Il mis-
take in antagonizing the reporters.
Let him treat them with courtesy OF
he may regret it before the end OF the
year.
Handsome line of new prayer books
just received at The Standard Catho-
lie Book Store, 81 S. 4th ST., second
floor. Choice line of religious goods
and church articles.
The Ladies of st. Stephens Court,
w. G. o. f., will give Il card party at
st. Stephens Church Hall Oh Monday
evening, Oct. 20. Cards and refresh
ments, Is cents person.
Mrs. Henry Murphy and Miss Kate
Murphy, of 122 Thirteenth avenue
NE, are visiting relatives and friends
in the East. They will go as far as
New York city and will be absent
until Christmas.
Div. No. i, L. A. \. o. H.. will give
a husking party next Thursday even
ing, Oct. IL, at their hall, corner OF
Bloomington and Fifteenth avenues S.
Admission, 20 cents. Refreshments
will be served.
The young ladies Of st. Anthony's
Parish will give a sociable at the
residence of John Walsh, 511 Uni
versity avenue NE, Wednesday even
ing, Oct. 30. A very fine musical and
literary program will be given.
Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, will
speak at the Exposition this evening
in the interests of Loren Fletcher.
He cannot hurt John Lind any or help
"your Uncle Loren" to any great eX-
tent. Loren's record cannot be de-
Tended by oratory.
Old man Pratt, who was bounced
from the Democratic county commit
tee, says he was acting under instruc-
lions from John Lind in voting and
working for the nomination of Loren
Fletcher. Of course nobody believes
him, and it is not necessary for John
Lind to deny the allegation or defy
the alligator.
The Afro-American Democratic Club
had a very enthusiastic meeting ut
their headquarters, Dewey Hall, 223
Washington avenue S., last Wednes
day. Resolutions for the support of
all Democratic nominees We're framed
and large number of new voters
signed the roll. All arrangements
were made for a grand rally Monday,
Oct. - and some prominent speakers
will be present There will be good
music.
"A grand ball will be given under
the auspices of the Minneapolis
branch of the United Irish League
of America at the Fourth Ward wig
wan on Western avenue next Thurs
day evening, October 16. The pro-
ceeds are to pay the expenses Of Il
delegate to the national convention at
Boston on October 2O-21. \ meeting
will be held at the wigwam Oh Sun
day evening to which all friends of
Ireland are invited
The Ninth Ward Central Democratic
Club opened it's headquarters ut 454
Jefferson street on Wednesday night
with smoke social. Meetings will
be held each Wednesday evening dur
ing the balance of the campaign. The
club takes in the Third, Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth precincts of the Ninth
ward. All voters of these precincts
are cordially invited to attend an
other smoke social next Wednesday
evening at the above number, OH
which occasion number of the best
speakers on the city and county ticket
will address the audience.
This is how the local reporter for
the Pioneer Press writes of the Lind
meeting at the Exposition last Mon
day night: '"There were present
enough members of the great I'M
washed to satisfy even so exacting 4
man as the former governor, and the
5000 or 1000 persons present, al
though not specially enthusiastic,
were respectable enough in their at
tention.' There were 5000 present,
and every one of them were as chean
and respectable in appearance as the
reporter of the Pioneer Press. They
were very enthusiastic, too. but the
reporter was not.
The Ninth Ward Democratic Or
ganization was ushered into existence
at rousing meeting of Ninth Ward
voters held at 1903 Central avenue OH
Wednesday evening. Officers were
elected as follows: President, Conrad
Goebel; vice-president, Frank II.
Cashier; secretary, AXel Swanson:l
assistant secretary, G. +. Cameron;
treasurer, John d. OBrien. Address
es were made by NJ. S. Winthrop, +.
H. Cashier, w. II. Williams (candi-
date for county auditory, S. G. Brown
candidate for state senator), John II.
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