The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-08
CITY NEWS.
The telephone Gull of the Irish Standard
10 273. Twin City Co.
BRIEF MENTION.

BRIEF MENTION.
Mayor Ames decapitated eight po-
licemen last Saturday with. his little
Ratchet.
Catechisms for sale at the Standard
Catholic Book Store, 81 Fourth street
S., second floor. ...#
Robert Emmet's birthday, March 4,
will be celebrated by the A. o. H. Of
Hennepin county.
Read the Lenten Regulations issued
by Archbishop Ireland. They appear
elsewhere in these columns.
Handsome prayer books, pearl ros-
aries and other religious articles al
the Standard Catholic Book Store, 81
Fourth street south, End floor.
A chicken pie supper will be served
next Tuesday evening by the ladies Of
st. Lawrence church at the parish
hall, 1921 Seventh street s. e. Every
one invited.
DIR. D. +. O'Brien paid brief visit
to St. Paul and Minneapolis last week
DIR. O'Brien is resident of La Crosse,
Wis, but lived in Minneapolis about
twenty years ago.
The Standard Catholic Buck Store,
O'Brien Bros, prOprietOrs, Ind door,
Irish Standard building, 81 Fourth
street south. Full line vi bouks and
religious articles.
The Nabobs Social Club will give
the seventh of their series of dances
at Masonic Temple next Monday even
ing. This will be their last dance
. until after the Lenten season.
The annual meeting of the Mime
sofa State Editorial association will
be held this year in Minneapolis for
three days, beginning Feb. 20. Head
quarters will be at the West Hotel.
s'Nhe Parish Priest" with Daniel
Sully in the role Of Father Whalen,
has drawn big houses at the Metro,
politan all week. The engagement
the afternoon.
Pride of Minneapolis Lodge No. 173,
Modern Brotherhood of America, will
give prize masquerade ball next
Thursday evening at their hall, cor
ner Of Franklin and Bloomington ave-
nues. Tickets 25 cents.
Wanted-To purchase Il home on
the East Side in First OF Ninth wards
for small family. In answering give
number of house and best figure fol
which you will sell. Ii thought suit
able will call and examine. Address
NJ. W., Irish Standard office, city.
The business men Of Minneapolis
have requested the Hennepin delega-
ton to use their influence i'll the legis-
1ature to defer action OH the new tax
bill until the people have change to
vote on the proposed amendments to
the constitution.
Very Rev. J. ]. Lawler, of the Cal
thedral, st. Paul, spoke at the I'm
maculate Conception church last Sun
day evening on the subject, "Shall We
BE Catholic Christians?" There was a
large attendance and the address was
listened. to with rapt attention.
The ladies of st. Stephens parish
are quite busy in preparing for the
bazaar which opens in the church hail
on Monday, Feb. II. The following
active ladies will be in charge OF the
Foresters' table: Mesdames Walsh.
Fitzgerald, Turner, Newal, Gebhart
and Misses Doyle and Sheehan.
The gross earnings of the Twin
City Rapid Transit company during
the past year was So, 73,975.85. Many
of the patrons of the company would
like it to be more rapid than it has
been: of late, 1t is said the company
will: expend $1,3s5,00O for improve
, me,,ts during the coming year. '
The ladies Of st. Lawrence church
will give social at the parish hall
adjoining the church, corner Seventh
street and Twelfth avenue S. E., next
Tuesday evening, Feb. IL. One fea-
ture of = the social will be a copious
.. chicken, pie supper. A most enjoyable
evening is assured. to all who may
4 attend. All are cordially invited.
The celebration of the birthday of
Robert Emmett by the Hibernians Of
Hennepin county on the night of
March 4 will in all probability take
place at the Lyceum theater instead
of at the Fourth ward wigwam, as
announced in last weeks Irish Stand
ard. The various committees are now
at work in arranging for the event.
A musical and literary entertain.
ment for, the benefit of Ascension
church will be given by Mrs. J. G.
O'Aeeffe at her home, 1911 Bryant
avenue N, Monday evening, Feb. 10.
An excellent program has been ar
ranged. Hamblin's orchestra has
been secured. The social will close
with a hop. There will be card
party in the afternoon.
Wednesday evening, Feb. IL, the
Lincoln League will celebrate Old
Abe's birthday by banquet at Hotel