The Irish standard., 1902-11-15
CITY IN BRIEF.

Frank l.. Stetson, who has been
chief of the fire department at Nome,
Alaska, is on visit to the city.
Attorney Willard r. Cray succeeds
Judge ]. Il. MCGEE on the district
bench. He is quite satisfactory to the
legal fraternity.
The ladies of Div. No. 5, L. A. A. o.
H, will give their first social dance of
the season next Monday evening at
Forester hall, 2O11 Washington ave.
Next Tuesday evening the fourth
dance of the third series will be given
by the "Nabobs'' at Masonic Temple.
This club is enjoying it's most prosper
Gus season.
Last Tuesday evening ut the West
Hotel, Lester r. Brooks, a grain and
lumber magnate, suddenly expired
while enga ged in game Of chess with
his physician.
Mayor-elect Haynes has not official
ly announced any appointments, but it
is said that I'D. j. Conroy is slated for
chief of police and Frank Mcdonald
for private secretary.
The Cahill Pleasure Club will give
a Thanksgiving ball at the Town Hall
in Edna on Thanksgiving evening,
Nov. 26. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to Minneapolis friends.
st. Roses Court, No. 81, w. G. o. f.,
will hold an open meeting next Tues
day evening at A. o. U. w. hall, Is
South Seventh street. All lady For
esters are cordially invited.
The TentosX Social club gave the
first dance of the present season at
Malccm's academy Thursday evening.
The affair was delightful one and
we'll attended. Their next will be
held Wednesday evening, Nov. Goth,
at the same place.
The young ladies Of st. Anthony Of
Padua parish will give their next So
cial at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bohan, 14O6 Grand street N. E., next
Wednesday evening. Pensioners and
friends are invited. A good program
and light refreshments.
A dramatic club of the young peo-
pie of Holy Rosary parish will present
the interesting and entertaining farce
and drama entitled, 'The Jacobite,"
at Holy Rosary hall on Thanksgiving
night, Nov. q. The admission will be-
25 cents. In the afternoon there will
be q matinee for children to which the
admission will he Is cents.
The case of State of Minnesota
against e. r. tombstone, of the Times,
and Charles G. Johnson, one OF Flet-
cher's campaign managers, who We're
accused of libeling John Lind, was dis
missed on motion of Mr.. Lind's attor-
ney. The jury disagreed after hve
hours deliberation. 1t stood nine tof
guilty and three for acquittal.
The former residence Of John 7.
Blaisdell, Nicollet avenue and Twenty
fourth street, was sold few days ago
to S. Eastman, and is being removed
to Grand avenue and Thirty-third
street. The house was built nearly
forty years ago as farm house, when
Mr., Blaisdell was farmer and owned
100 acres of land surrounding the
house. One of the leading avenues is
named after the pioneer farmer.
A. J. Blethen, proprietor Of the
Seattle Times and formerly connected
with the Tribune and Penny Press, of
this city, endeavored last week before
Judge Brooks to have a summons,
which was served upon him in St.
Paul, set aside, alleging that Its de-
livery was faulty The attorney for
the plaintiff asserted that it was I'M
possible to serve the summons In any
other place or at any other time as
Mr.. Blethen only visits Minneapolis
on Sunday. The suit involved is one
brought against Blethen by the Pow
ers Mercantile company.