The Irish standard., 1902-02-15
CITY NEWS.
The telephone call Of the Irish Standard
Is 273, Twin City Co.
BRIEF MENTION.

Catechisms for sale at the Standard
Catholic Book Store, 81 Fourth street
S., second floor.
The two rival papers Of the ~"
have merged and there is peace once
! more on the banks of the Mississippi.
"O'Growney's Revised Simple Les
sons in Irish," price 15c., on sale at the
Standard Catholic Book Store, 81 18th
st. s.
- Handsome prayer books, pearl ros-
aries and other religious articles at
the Standard Catholic Book Store, 81
Fourth street south, End floor.
After being out for nearly 4S hours
the jury in the Sheriff Megaarden
case disagreed. 1t is said that at one
I time the jury stood 9 to for acquit-
i The Standard Catholic Book Store,
O'Brien Bros, proprietors, End floor,
Irish Standard building, 81 Fourth
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religious articles.
Last Sunday evening an entertain
ment was given to the children of St.
Glizabeth's parish which netted about
5000. The proceeds will go to the
enlargement of the parochial hall
h An important meeting of Div. No.
II of the Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. H.,
u will be held next Tuesday evening at
4 their hall, Tenth avenue and Washing
ton. The attendance of all members
is desired.
y Handsome new rosaries, prayer
books, catechisms, wax candles, can
dlesticks, holy-water founts, and books
of all kinds at the Standard Catholic
Book Store, 81 South Fourth street. A
complete line Of church goods and
religious articles.
The total loss in the Hotel Vendome
fire aggregates about 100000, covered
!, iby insurance. One life was lost in
the confiagration. The remains Of a
young man from Montevideo, Mimi,
/ named Martin Aker, were found
amidst the ruins. He was guest at
the hotel.
Ash Wednesday, the first day Of
Lent, was observed in all the Catholic
churches Of the city according to the
ancient custom which has come down
/. from time immemorial. Services will
/ be held on certain days during Lent
in all the churches, as announced by
! the pastors.
Reuben s. Goodfellow has retired
from business after long and sue
cessful career as dry goods merchant
in this city. He has accumulated
quite fortune and is in good health
( and spirits. The Irish Standard
hopes he will live long and be happy
in this city which he will continue to
make his home.
Hon. Frank Nye,. the eloquent at
torney, will deliver an address on
Abraham Lincoln on Monday evening
at 8:15 o'clock at the bazar in ST.
Stephens parochial hall, corner of
Clinton and Twenty-second avenues
south. He will be introduced by
Judge John F. MCGEE, and large
audience will be there to greet him.
Some fifty members or more Of the
local council Of the knights Of Colum-
bus will go to Winona next Saturday
Ato attend the initiation exercises of a
new council Of the order in that city.
They will leave at 9 a. m. via the
Milwaukee & st. Paul road. Tickets
for the round trip are 1910 and they
can be had at the club rooms, 1922
Nicollet. The st. Paul knights are
going too.
The subject of Bourke Cockran's
address at the Exposition building on
the evening Of March II will be: est.
Patrick the Original Architect Of
Democratic Government" Mr.. Cock
ran never charges anything for his
lectures and pays all his travelling and
hotel expenses out Of his own pocket.
Such generous Irishman. and great
orator deserves the gratitude of all
the sons and daughters of st. Patrick
in this city.
Mrs. w. J. Murphy and committee
Of newspaper women Of the city are
arranging a reception for the visiting
women of the Minnesota Editorial as
ISOLATION, which is to meet in Min
neapolis on February 20: Mrs. Muir
ply has offered her home to be used
for the occasion and a program Of
musical selections will also be given
during the afternoon Of that day. The
reception will be given from 4 o'clock
until O'clock.
Mr.. John lager is the guest of his
brother, Rev. Francis lager, of st.
Elizabeth's church. He is Oh his
way home from Picking, China, where
he was sent as an architect by the
German government to rebuild that
portion Of the city occupied by the
German embassy which was destroyed
during the recent siege. He is also
studying American architecture fol-
the Russian government and is bring
Ing home with him quite collection
OF Chinese curiOS He will remain