The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-08-15

Standard Catholic Book Store. 81
Fourth street south. Foyer books.
rosaries, scapulars and other religious
articles. Good looks for young and
old.
Miss Nellie Griffin, Sc Royalston ave-
nue., and Miss Agnes Sullivan, 912
Hawthorn avenue, are at Prior Lake
for IL vacation. The young ladies are
staying at the GrainwOod.
Miss Isabelle Byron, of Waseca,
Mimi, is visiting i'll the city, the guest
OF Mrs. Thos. Keenan,, 2311 Harriet
avenue Miss Byron is Il teacher in
one of the public schools ut Albert Lea.
At a recent meeting of Division No.
i, Ladies' Auxiliary, \. .. III. of this
city, resolutions OF sympathy We're
adopted for Mary O'Donnell. Il men,
Der, whose mother died IL short time
since.
Miss Mary Cullen, of Waverly, Mimi,
summer school at the university, re-
turned to her home this week. The
session was largely attended and was
gratifying success III every respect.
Mrs. Mary Mci<eown, of Fifteenth
avenue south, accompanied by Mrs.
Lapierre, of Esc;llIlbil, Mich, left last
Thursday for Il three months visit at
Portland, Ore, and other Pacific coast
cities.
Joseph G.. OKeetfe, of O'Keeffe &
Zak, tailors, has returned from a bust
ness trip to points between this city
and Fargo. He secured many choice
orders, enough to keep the tailors busy
for awhile, at least, at the firms new
location, 8 Fourth street S.
George H. Connery, of this city, and
Miss NIollie Clifford will be married
next Tuesday at st. Mary's church,
Random Lake, Wis, the home of the
bride to be. They will reside in Min
neapolis and will be at home to friends
after September LIST at I'll Adams
street. ~ .
Minneapolis Union No. % of the
National Garment Workers elected
Miss Sadie Kierce to represent them at
the national convention now being held
at Indianapolis. The union has 26O
members in this city. Miss Kierce left
for indianapolis last Monday. Her
parents reside at Cahill, this county.
Out of the 1903 distribution of state
aid for high schools Hennepin county
receives $9.55G. The money goes to
seven high schools, six of them re-
ceiving the maximum allowance OF
$1,000. They are the four Minneapolis
high schools, Hopkins and st. Louis
Park. The Excelsior school receives
$1,276. In proportion to the taxes,
Hennepin county should receive $685.
OOO as it pays IS per cent of S217 900.
Mounted Sergeant John z. Fay OH
Wednesday received information of
the death of his uncle, Peter Fay, Il
well-known business man of st. Peter,
MINI. Mr.. Fay had recently submit
ted to an operation at Rochester.
Sergeant Fay, together with his broth
ers, Phillip and James G. Fay, also of
this city, had attended the funeral Of
their brother-in-law, John Hamre, at
mi i1,t IN
city when they learned of the death
OF their uncle.
At the caucus of the Ii republican
aldermen held during the week the
body decided to oppose the reform
movement proposed by the charter
commission, providing for separate
elections for municipal officers. The
caucus also decided i'll favor OF re-
moving the garbage crematory to
Halls island, near the Plymouth ave-
nue. bridge. East Siders are opposed
to this and Aldermen Gerber and
Ryan will oppose the removal vigor-
Or.sly.
When the city council receives the
$25O,OOO OH the bonds it will still have
an insufficient amount with which to
complete the paving work already Or
dered Alderman Lane at the meet
ing of the paving committee Tuesday
sought to have curb and gutter or
dered on Clarence street. City En-
gineer Rinker said that if the issue
$150,0OO would be devoted to the paw
ing fund it will require $190,OuO to
complete the work ordered. Alderman
Lane was persistent and tried to get
around this statement by setting aside
the premium of $4,000 on the bonds
for curb and gutter. But the commit
tee decided that the premium should
go to the paving fund. The position
of City Comptroller Rogers OH the bond
proposition has put the city in some
thing of a dilemma. He will not sign
any contracts until the money is on
hand Mr.. Rogers is within his legal
rights in taking this position.
The members of what is known as
''the Brown gang" a gang that is COM
posed of very energetic and very dam
gerous young criminals whose parents
live in East Minneapolis, are behind
the bars. and all because of the alert
o,,, ~ f,l,;of of pnl;.o Conroy V,horn