The Irish standard., 1902-07-05
CITY IN BRIEF.

The grand jury is still in session
to the CONSERVATION of municipal cor
ruptionists.
The trial of Supt. Fred Ames is in
progress. His attorney is Victor
WEIGH, one of the best lawyers in the
city.
White prayer books for the first
communion children at the Standard
Catholic Book Store, 81 S. 4th st. I'd
floor.
'Norm" King received a sentence of
three years and a half at hard labor
in the state penitentiary from Judge
Simpson.
A requiem mass for the late Father
Mcintyre was celebrated at Immacu-
late Conception church last Tuesday
morning.
Catechisms, rosaries, scapulars and
prayer books for first communion chill
dren at the Standard Catholic Book
Store, 81 Fourth street s.
Prayer books for young and old,
scapulars, rosaries, statues and a full
line of church goods at the Standard
Catholic Book Store, 81 S. 4th st.
Prayer books and rosaries for first
communion children. We have new
line of white prayer books for girls.
Standard Catholic Book Store, 81 S.
4th st.
In response to the invitation of the
citizens committee of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, Judge ]. r. Corrigan left for
that city, on Thursday evening to de-
liver the Fourth Of July Grafton. He
will be back tomorrow.
There is a vague report in circula-
ton that John Lind will be candi-
date for congress to fill the seat now
occupied by Loren Fletcher If he
runs he will be elected, and besides
he will carry the county and city for
the Democracy.
The residence Of Bishop Joyce, Of
the NJ. q. church, was entered by a
burglar on Monday night, and the
thief secured about $500 worth of
watches, jewelry and money. The
bishop was reading the Bible in anoth-
err part of the house at the time.
Capt. Fitchette, alias "Coffee john"
one of Mayor Ames' bosom friends,
has been indicted and arraigned on the
charge of taking money to put man
on the police force. He was in receipt
of 500 month for performing some
unknown services for the mayor and
his salary was paid by the city. The
policeman for whom he got the job
has been fired since the Indictment.
John II. Smith, Of the East Side,
left yesterday via the 500 and the
Great Lakes to attend the national
convention of iron moulders, which
meets at Toronto, Ont, next Tuesday.
Mr.. Smith is delegate representing
Union No. 176 of Minneapolis. This
is the second occasion on which he
has been honored with the election of
delegate to the National Convention.
The decision of the supreme court
compelling Mayor Ames to sign the
issue Of $15O,000 Of permanent i'm
,,ro1-oroont 1,nndo y-oc wood ot tho 10 CT
meeting of the city council when it
was decided to order some $4,000
worth of paving, badly needed on city
streets, done at once, while Aid. Mer-
rill of the committee on paving gave
notice that at the next meeting Of the
council he would introduce a resolu-
ton allowing the voters of Mime
apolis to vote on the proposition to is
sue 100000 in permanent improve
ment bonds, the legality of which
shall be assured by action of the next
legislature.
Mrs. j. H. Mcdonald and Miss
Mary O'Gara received the sad news
on Monday last Of the death of their
brother, Patrick O'Gara, which occur
red at their former home in Roscom-
mon County, Ireland. The deceased
left Ireland three years ago and came
to Minneapolis with his sister Winni-
fred. The latter contracted a severe
illness in the fall of 1890 and in spite
of medical aid and travel she passed
away in September, 1850, in this city.
After the death of his sister Mr..
O'Gara's health began to fail, and, be-
coming discouraged with the severe
climate of Minnesota, he returned to
his home in Ireland, where he passed
away recently in the 23rd year of his
age. He leaves five sisters and one
brother. While in Minneapolis he was
n member of Division No. Z, A. o. H.