The Irish standard., 1902-11-08
CITY IN BRIEF.

John Lind against the editor of The
Times is going on ut this writing.
r. J. Miller, formerly of Minneapolis
and recently of Grand Forks, Yukon
Territory, was drowned while on his
way home some days ago.
The young ladies of st. Anthony
parish will give the next social at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rohan,
1406 Grand street, N. e., Wednesday
evening Nov. 10.
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.
Members of the various divisions of
the A. o. H. throughout the city are
requested to attend an important
meeting to be held Sunday afternoon
at o'clock at st. Anthony Hall.
What became of the 1000 Irish
Democratic votes that Fletcher ex-
pected to get away from John Lind?
The Irish voters stood loyalty by Lind
and Fletcher knows it to his sorrow.
The fake story of an assault on the
Flambeau club by friends of John
Lind, which appeared in the Tribune
and Pioneer Press of Tuesday, made
no votes for Loren Fletcher. The peo-
pie pay no attention to yarns of that
kind.
Handsome gold-plated membership
pins for tie Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, Ladies' Auxiliary and Cath
Ollie Order of Foresters at the Standard
Catholic Book Store, 81 s. Fourth
Street. Price, SOC and $1.00.
Judge Harrison, in charging the
new grand jury Monday morning,
made the sensational announcement
that it had come to his knowledge
that large sums of money were being
used to corrupt voters, and that the
matter might well commend itself to
the attention of the jury.
Eugene Delapena, travelling man
who has his headquarters in Mime
apolis, has just returned from West
Baden, where he had several talks
with Mayor Ames. He says the
mayor is very sick man and that it
will be impossible for him to return
to Minneapolis Monday, when his
cases come up in the district court.
The ladies of Division No. 5, L. A.
A. o. FL, extend cordial invitation
to their friends to attend the first
dancing party of the present season
to be given under their auspices Mon
day evening, Nov. II, at Forester Hall,
2011 Washington avenue N. Potter's
orchestra has been engaged for the
occasion. Admission will be 25 cents
person.
The County Board of the Ancient
Order Of Hibernians will meet at
o'clock tomorrow Sunday at st.
Anthony Hail. Eighth avenue and
Second street N. E. There will be
matter Of particular Importance to
come up and all members of the board,
as we'll as members Of the order gen.
orally throughout the city. are re-
'quested to be present.
Capt. James I. Fiske, a noted men,
Der of the Pioneers of Minnesota, died
last Monday at the Soldiers Home,
where he had lived for the last five
years. Capt. Fiske was a member of
the first three expeditions for settling
the Western territories, begun in the
early sixties. He was known as a
man of indomitable courage, and he
had long Indian record.
His many friends throughout the
city sympathize with Ed. J. Conroy in
his defeat for sheriff. If any one has
reason to blame the raising of the
nationality issue in politics it is Mr..
Conroy. Had he received the proper
support from men of his own party, 1t
is doubtful if Dreger could defeat
him. He made a gallant fight and an
honorable one from beginning to end.
The Tentosix Social Club is a new
organization recently formed in St.
Stephens parish. The club has isseud
invitations for a dancing party to be
given at Malcolm's Academy, 5O4 e.
Twenty-fourth street, Thursday even
ing, Nov. 13. Mr.. F. J. Mcmahon
will be master of ceremonies and he
will be assisted by NJ. w. Buhse, NJ. G..
Gleason, L. Fl. Thompson, G. r.
Richardson.
Matt Walsh made a fine run for
county commissioner from the Second
district but got defeated. He has the
satisfaction of carrying his own ward
by about 400 votes, though the Sixth
is Scandinavian and he had a Scandi-
navian against him. He certainly
cannot charge his defeat to the ma
tionality question of which so much
has been said by Knownothing native
Americans.
The tenth anniversary celebration of
st. Charles parish will take place
Thursday evening, Nov. 20. There
will be musical and literary enter
tainment and an address by Father
Cleary entitled "Parish Re-Union."
The entertainment will be held in the