The Irish standard., 1902-08-23
CITY IN BRIEF.

Wu1h away
The Times newspaper is an enthus-
iastic supporter of Loren Fletcher for
reelection to congress. Is it for rev.
enue only, as Dame Rumor says?
A. B. Choate has announced his can
didacy for county attorney on the
Democratic ticket and he is likely to
receive the nomination.
Catechisms, rosaries, scapulars and
prayer books for first communion chill
dren at the Standard Catholic Book
Store, 81 Fourth street S.
The priests of the city held their
annual retreat at st. Paul Seminary
during the week. The exercises We're
conducted by Archbishop Ireland.
Div. No. Z a. 0. II. has changed its
meeting place and will hereafter hold
it's regular meeting at Kistler's hall.
corner 9th avenue n and Lyndale.
Prayer books for young and old,
scapulars, rosaries statues and full
line of church goods at the Standard
Catholic Book Store, 81 S. 4th st.
Joseph G. Scallen has been appoint
ed pawnbroker inspector by Acting
Mayor Jones because of his efficiency
as such during the Gray administra-
ton.
Mrs. Richard Mullin and daughters
are visiting friends and relatives at
st. Michaels, MINI. They will be the
guests of Mrs Shelly of that place for
a week.
Miss Bay Broderick with her niece
and nephew, Eunice Grace and Wal
ter B. Schwend, are spending their
vacation at the home Of D. r. Nc
Dermott at Clontarf, MINI.
Col. Henry Watterson, of Louisville.
Ky, lectrred on Money and Morals
at Exposition Hall last Tuesday evel.-
ing to a. small but select audience.
He and his wife We're OH their way
home from the Pacific coast
Lie AGOSStl 1Utllttl DUllu CluStu CIlC
concert season at Harriet last Sunday
evening and left for Omaha on Mon
day morning. The music lovers of
the city consider it the most artistic
band organization ever heard in the
Northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Gleason have
the sympathy of their many friends
on the death of their infant son, age
IL years, who died on Wednesday last
at the family home 1905 Girard ave-
nue. N. The interment was at Maple
Grove on Friday morning.
The biggest social affair in church
circles that has been held in the city
during the year was the midsummer
festival given last Tuesday evening at
Holy Rosary hall by the ladies of the
Dominican parish. All South Mime
apolis turned out and young and old
enjoyed themselves immensely.
Marshall Grimshaw denies that he
has ever said that John Lind can be
defeated for congress by any Republi-
can candidate for the nomination, but
he is positive that Loren Fletcher can
not defeat him and therefore he is
against the representative of the cor
porate interests.
Five disciples of Alexander Dowie
the English Elijah, were baptized in
Lake Calhoun last Sunday afternoon
in the presence of large number of
spectators who witnessed the INNER
sion. Rev. Charles J. Jensen officiat-
ed at the ceremony. He dipped each
person three times under the water,
which was warm enough to make it
delightfully."- refreshing.
A boy named David Toohey, Is
years old, whose parents reside at Oath
street and 2Sth avenue s. g., was seri-
ously injured in runaway last Sun
day and carried to the city hospital.
The horse he was driving was frighten-
ed by an automobile near the Mime
AAAi Uaoc jail ptllh liz Was CuIOWu
fifteen feet into the air and was I'M
conscious when picked up. .....=
Patrick J. Finnegan died on Mon
day morning last at his home, 800
Bryant avenue n, after lingering i'll
ness. The deceased was 26 years Of
age and was born in this city. He
was an employee Of the Minneapolis
postoffice and was member of the
knights of Columbus. The funeral
was held from the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception on Thursday.
Prof. G. G. Curtiss lactured on sci
entitic penmanship before the Teach
ers' Summer School at Aitkin short
time ago and received high encomi-
ums from the local papers The Ait
kin Age says he held the entire school
spellbound for two hours and a half
Prof. Curtiss is probably the best
teacher of penmanship in the United
States and his system of writing has
been adopted in many places. Why
not have it in the Minneapolis city
schools?
Next Thursday evening the last
lawn social OF the season, by the la
dies of ST. Anthony parish, will be
given OH the grounds adjoining the