The Irish standard., 1902-06-21
BRIEF MENTION


from the Elks' fair, which closed last
Saturday night
The Democratic caucuses held Oh
Tuesday evening We're quite harmonl.
GUS and Ito friction occurred between
the ward leaders.
Six companies of the twenty-iirst IL
fantry arrived at Fort Smelling from
San Francisco last Monday after sery
ing i'll the Philippine campaign.
The funeral of August Vol Enle, ii
pioneer German resident, tooN place
last Tuesday from his late home oA
Fifth street N. The deceased Was If
noble birth and was highly es.eem ed
by large circle OF friends.
Mrs. Carrie Nation with her little
Ratchet will appear ut the Exposition
building next Wednesday evening UNI
der the auspices of the Prohibition
club. 1t is certain that Mayor a. A.
Ames will not preside at the meeting.
Last Saturday afternoon N. w. King,
formerly Mayor Ames CHEZ Of detec-
tives, was arraigned before Judge
Simpson on two indictments. He
pleaded not guilty and bond was
fixed in the sum of $4,000, which he
furnished.
Special Officer Gardner, the protege
of Mayor Ames, convicted OF accepting
Judge Harrison to serve s.X years in
the penitentiary ut Saltwater at hard
labor. An appeal will be taken to the
supreme court.
Christopher G. NorGeck, Oh trial for
bribery, has skipped out ami left his
bondsmen in the lurch. His attorneys,
Erwin and Mead, received only $50
from him before he disappear ell. ~
reward OF $1,000 is offered Tor his APP
prehension by his sureties.
Detective George \. Harvey, a one
armed man, was sent to Jail on Il
perjury charge by Judge Harris IL to
await the action of the grand jury. He
was testifying in the NorIecS case,
when the judge ordered him commit
ted to a cell.
Robert Pratt is said to lie tie only
Republican who can be elected mayor
of Minneapolis to succeed Doc Ames.
1t is quite doubtful if any Republican
can be elected mayer i'll the coming
campaign. 1t is not likely that Pratt
wants to he sacrificed OIL the altar of
the party that took Ames for a leader.
Mayor Ames was arraigned in the
district court last Tuesday on tine
charge OF having offered $1,000 br,be
to County Commissioner Sweet for the
election of his private secretary as
sheriff to succeed Megaardsn, whom
Van SAINT had deposed. Bail was fixed
at $1,000, and Tom Lowry and W. Il,
Boutell went OH the bond. The case
will open next Monday.
The thirty first annual c,nvention OF
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF
the archdiocese If st. Paul will b.,
held in st. Antnony's hail, Fer OF
eighth avenue and Second Street n. H.,
next Thursday and Friday. All int l.
ested in the good work are cordially, III
ritcd to be present during the se>sio.!
OF the convention, and also at the ell
tertainment on Thursday evening.
The Minneapolis and st. Paul coun-
ellis of the knights Of Columbus win
have a joint outing to Lake Mime
tonka OH Thursday, July 10. The
knights will spend all day at the lake,
going and returning in special train.
The morning will be given t. a ride
Of the entire lake and the afternoon to
athletic sports. Dinner will be served
at p. m. at Spring Park, and there
will be dancing in the pavilion.
After officiating at the marriage Of
a young couple in the lions den at the
Elks' fair last Saturday night, Rev.
Gulian Lansing Morrill,, the sensational
Baptist divine, humorously said:
CATER boarding the lion in his den l
think I am competent to be mayor If
Minneapolis" Other qualifications are
necessary. He has not yet filed his
affidavit of candidacy and thinks it
prudent to hang on to his ten dolla- s.
Superintendent G. NJ. Jordan repor,
the happy fulfllment Of one of the
principal conditions made when the
meeting of the National Educational
association was secured for Minneapo-
lis-namely, that 1000 ASSOCIATION
members should be secured within Il
radius of IS miles Of Minneapolis. Dr..
Jordan personally undertook the full.
tillment of this condition, and reports
that he has 1000 on his roll and is
ready to receive others.
Phil T. Megaarden, the eX-sherin,
has filed an affidavit Of intention 10 be
a candidate for the Office from which
he was ousted by Governor Van SAINT.
Megaarden was tried twice fer NAL
feasance and the jury disagreed at
both trials. Now he seeks vindica-
ton from the people. There are six
other Republican candidates for sheriff
and Megaarden is apt to beat them