The Irish standard., 1902-06-14
CITY NEWS
The telephone call of the Irish Standard
Is 273. Twin City Co.
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an unsatisfactory witness.
John Lee, tile well-knOwn railway
engineer, is in the city after an all
sence Of year or more in Seattle,
Wash.
Arthur Belland, a boy II years Of
age and son of Louis Belland, 2447
Twenty-tifth avenue S., was drowned
in the Mississippi last Sunday.
The Elks' fair clos,s tonight. 1t has
been we'll conducted by the local men,
bers of the order and has been quite IL
success in every way. The attractions
have brought out large attendances
every evening.
Among the many visitors to the city
during the past week were John Brady,
of Walnut Grove and John Ryan, of
Wheaton. MINI. Hailing from differ
ent sections of the state, both speak
encouragingly in reference to crop
prospects.
The Ladies' Temperance Society Of
st. Anthony's Parish will meet tolnor-
row afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock at st.
Anthony hall. Matters pertaining to
the state convention will be discussed,
and members are requested to be pres
ent
1t is a matter OF surprise to every
one how little Mayor Ames and his
corps of officers and detectives knew OF
the operations of big mitt' men in
this city. They will learn great deal
about these criminals in the course OF
the trials now in progress.
Mrs. Nellie Daley, Of Leavenworth,
Kan, was seriously injured in a run
away last Saturday night OH the way
to railroad depot with her husband,
and is now lying unconscious at st.
Mary's hospital. Her life is trembling
in the balance. Mr.. and Mrs. DALEY
came to attend the Eagles convention.
The knights of the Cross of the I'M
maculate Conception parish gave an
entertainment Friday evening in the
Western avenue. The feature of the
program was the donating of Il liberal
sum of the society's funds to the
church committee for the building OF
the new church.
A committee of four leading Catho-
lies of the city visited Archbishop Ire
land on Wednesday to confer with him
regarding the necessary repairs and
improvements OH the Catholic Orphan
asylum for boys on Chicago avenue
and Forty seventh street. His grace
will accompany them t. the institu-
ton at an early date.
\ fellow named Billy Anderson, one
Of Doc Ames' admirers, was sent to
the workhouse for thirty days for
threatening Al ]. Smith, Gardeners
time to cool off at Shingle Greek. An
derson for years has labored under the
hallucination that nature intended him
fer great detective.
Captain w. Peters, late of the Boer
army, and eight other burghers from
the Transvaal, passed through the city
last Tuesday to seek homes in the
Northwest Captain Peters participate
ed in nineteen battles and was with
General De Wet in most Of his impor-
tant engagements. These brave men
will not live under British rule in
South Africa.
Richard p. Huntington, we'll
known pioneer resident of Minneapolis,
died at the Commercial hotel, Nicollet
Island, early Tuesday morning. Death
was due to paralytic stroke. Mr..
Huntington was about and in appar-
emily good health Monday m ;rning.
The deceased was 81 years Of age and
located in st. Anthony in 1876. He
was native Of Ohio.
St. Anthony Court, G. o. F., will
give basket picnic tomorrow at Ros-
well Park, Lake Minnetonka. Trains
will leave Oh the Milwaukee road at 8
a. m. and at 1 p. IN. Returning trains
leave lake at 4, 6 and 10 p. m. The
committee on arrangements have
number of prize contests in view.
Good music will also be feature and
an excellent time is promised. Round
trip tickets have been fixed at so cents;
children, 25 cents.
The trial of Christopher A. Norbeck,
one of Mayor Ames' thirty detectives
in plain clothes, began in the district
court last Wednesday. He is charged
with receiving $50 last November from
two crooks with the understanding
that he would not interfere with them
in plying their vocation and swindling
innocent victims out Of their money.
The witnesses against him are thN
same that appeared against Gardner.
the convicted bribe-taker
The marriage of Miss Margaret Il.
Geiser, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Geiser, of Chanhassen, and Michael +.
Donahue was quietly solemnized at the
Church of the immaculate Conception
Thursday morning of last week at 8
o'clock The Rev. Father Keane otti-
ciated. A wedding breakfast followed,