The Irish standard., 1904-01-09
Telephone, TWIN City, 27a.
CITY IN Brief.


school hall, St. Elizabeth's parish,
Sunday afternoon, January 18TH. Rev.
Father jaeger will receive the proceeds
for the benefit OF his church.
The marriage OF David Stombach
and Catherine Rooney was solemnized
at Ascension church Thursday morn
ing at s o'clock. NJ. ]. Miles was best
man and Emma Stombach attended
the groom.
A card party and entertainment will
be given by the young people of St.
Clements parish next Friday evening
at B. of L. E. hall, corner Central and
Twenty-tifth avenue N E. Valuable
prizes. Tickets, IS cents.
A sociable under the direction OF
Mrs. Hurley will take place next
Thursday evening at Forester hall,
corner Fifteenth avenue and Franklin,
the proceeds of which will be donated
to the church decoration fund of Holy
Rosary church.
Prayer Books, Rosaries, Pictures,
Statuary, Bibles, Catholic Home alma
macs, Wax Candles and many other art
cles necessary in the Catholic home can
be had at the Standard Catholic Book
Store, 81 Fourth street S., ed floor.
Choice Books by best authors.
New Years eve at the church OF
the Immaculate Conception at eight
o'clock, Marie Gregoire Sullivan and
John Leo McCabe, of Dubuque, Iowa
were united in matrimony by Rev.
Father Cullen. The bridesmaid and
groomsman were Margaret A. LETTERS
and A. W. Ferrig.
John Alexander Dowie, elijah II"
has declined an offer of ST 900 to lee
ture in Minneapolis. The offer was
made by Fred A. Briggs, who has re-
ceived letter from Dowie written at
Zion City just before his departure
on a tour of the world, in which he
says he "does not speak for money"
John Harmon, for fifteen years a
member of the police department, but
who now conducts private service,
has declined reappointment to the
force. Mr.. Harmon was included in
the recent list OF appointments, but
after considering the matter concluded
that it would pay better to remain in
the work in which he is now engaged.
Carbolic acid, taken by mistake,
recently caused the death of DR.. E.
Dolan, of Worthington, this state. On
the way home at night from visit to
patient in the country, he took the
deadly poison from his grip, installing
it for stimulating liquor, which he
also carried. He had many acquaint-
ances in this city and is a brother OF
DR.. Dolan, of Waterville.
Mrs. John McGurk was struck by a
street car at Washington and Four
teenth avenue N, Tuesday evening
and seriously injured. She was taken
in an unconscious condition to the city
hospital and remained so until mid
night, when she was able to be remov-
ed to her home, 31o Fourteenth avenue
N. Mrs. McGurk is Is years Of age
Her many friends, though apprehen-
sive, hope for her speedy recovery.
A pleasant surprise awaited w. T.
Noonan, retiring superintendent of the
Minneapolis & St. Louis railway Mon
day. He was invited to the office OF
A. B. Cults, general passenger agent,
who, in behalf of all the officials, pre-
sented him with fine travelling case
as slight token of their esteem Mr..
Noonan made feeling response to
the brief but sincere expression by
Mr.. Cults of the regret Of his fellow
workers at the necessity for his leav-
ing Minneapolis.
At meeting of the Retail Clerks
association last Monday evening, the
following officers were elected and in
stalled for the present year: Presi-
dent, Robert Knox; first vice presi-
dent, H. A. Lyngass; second vice pres
ident, Miss A. Gallagher; recording
secretary, H. A. Jones; financial sec
rotary, D. M. Allison; treasurer, O.
P. Nash; guide, Morris Brennon;
sentry, E. Colbey; trustee, Isaac Ped
as; delegates to Trade and Labor
council, D. M. Allison, Miss A. Gal
lagher, Robert Knox, Carl Poertner
and O. P. Nash.
Mrs. George Horkan and sons, Ed
md Viii, of Miles City, Mont, visit
ed relatives here and near Waseca
during the holidays. They spent
Christmas at the home OF Mrs. Hor-
kan's father, Martin Jordan, who lives
on farm few miles from Waseca.
Mr.. Jordan, who is eighty years old,
has been i'll since last November. He
has the best medical attendance that
can be secured in Waseca, but does
not seem to improve. Mrs. Horkan
and the children spent New Years
in this city with her sister, Mrs. VIM.
O'Brien, 1118 Adams street N. E.
They left last Saturday evening for
Miles City on the Northern Pacific.