The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-10-04
CITY IN BRIEF. NY.

John Lind and j. c. Haynes will
open the campaign at Exposition hall
next Monday night. Don't fail to at
tend.
The late Gen. Hahn, who dropped
dead in the court house, left an estate
of $4,000, all of which but $500 is in
personal property.
The United Irish League will hold
a meeting on Sunday evening at Co
lumbus hall, 1922 Nicollet avenue. All
lovers of liberty are invited.
Rev. G.. L. Morrill, spoke last Sunday
for the Jews of Roumania. Let him
now speak for the Catholics of Con-
naught and twist the tail of the Brit
~ ish lion.
Fred Ames, ex-chief of police, has
been found guilty of bribery. The
maximum penalty is ten years at Still
water CT $4,000 fine, or both. He got
six years and half.
The flour mill operators and oper-
atives amicably settled the question
of wages for an eight-hour day. The
propositions made by the millers were
accepted by their employees.
Judge Torrance is receiving letters
from the South every day which give
their approval to his plan to estab-
lish a home for the confederate sol
diers at Mountain Creek, Ala.
The Tribune, in a eulogistical editor.
ial on Loren Fletcher, says he is not
an orator like Edmun Burke. The
Pioneer Press says he is not a Bourke
Cochran. Our contemporaries are cor,
rect.
A letter from tire Philippines, adj
dressed to 'The Greatest Paper of the
Northwest" has been claimed by the
Tribune, to the great modification of
it's modest contemporaries of the Twin
Cities.
Mayor Ames' name has been stricll,
en- off the city pay roll by vote of
the common council. He has ten
dered his resignation and is no longer
a resident. Therefore he is not enti.
tied to any salary.
A man named a. Davis. residing at
GIG Tenth avenue south, finished fast
of forty days and forty nights last
Monday evening. His only nourish
ment was mineral water and his
weight did not decrease.
A grand ball will be given by the
Minneapolis Branch of the United
Irish League at the Fourth Ward Re
publican Club hall on Western avenue
and Ninth street OH Thursday evening
Oct. 16. Tickets one dollar.
The ladies of st. Stephens parish
and the ladies of Ascension parish are
busily engaged in the contest for q
set of vestments between their respect
i've pastors. They have a month yet
in which to work for their candidates
Pratt and Wiley, who were expelled
by their Democratic colleagues from
the party councils for bringing in
formation to Loren Fletcher about thu
plan of campaign, can now work fol
the election of the Republican candi
date for Congress and receive theil
reward.
The voters of Minneapolis will or
Nov. 4 election day. pass upon tn;
largest single bond issue ever consid
cred in Minneapolis. The voters will
he asked to pass upon this proposition
''Shall the issue of 100000 for paw
ing, sewers and other improvements
the issue of 100000 for the erection
of new and much needed school build
ings, and the issue of 100000 for i'm
provement of the city water. be au
thorized?"
The Thursday Literary Club organ
lied in st. Stephens parish in Septem
Der, 1899, commenced it's fourth years
work last Thursday. The club is com
posed of a number of the prominen
women of St. Stephens parish. Meet
ings will be held twice each montl
from now until Aprh next. During
the coming year the club will take III
the study of Shakespeare. The Of
fcers are as follows: Mrs. Margare
Gum, president; Mrs. Julia Burke
vice-president; Miss Agnes Lyons, sec
rotary; Mrs. Mary Courtney, treas
urer; Mrs. Agnes Gray, critic; Mrs
Mary Wilson, Miss Carrie York, Mrs
Grace Dunn, program committee.