The Irish standard., 1904-02-13
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Telephone, Twin City, 27s.
CITY IN BRIEF.

The Junior Holy Name society of
Holy Rosary church will have recep-
ton at Foresters hall next Monday
evening.
The Leap Year Social Club will give
masquerade ball at Kistler's hall,
Sixth avenue north and Lyndale, next
Monday evening"
William Il. Bates, assignee Of the
Red Lake Transportation Co., has re-
turned from Bemidji where he has
been for nearly Il month, attending to
the affairs of the company
Mrs. james II. Dunn, 337 Oak Grove
street left Thursday for California to
stay until spring. Mrs. Dunn will
also visit her mother Mrs. J. L. Mac
Donald at Kansas City.
j. c. Ekstrom, sergeant at the first
precinct, resigned, and j. G. Daily
was promoted to the position. The fol-
lowing new patrolmen We're appointed:
Swan NJ. Lindahl, John Holler and
Thomas w. Mullen.
Bernard Cloutier, was Thursday ap-
pointed sergeant of the municipal court
detail by Mayor Haynes. He will sue
coed z. j. Callahan, who has resigned,
and leaves the department. Mr..
Cloutier was a deputy under Sheriff
Phillips.
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.
The younger members of Hennepin
Council. No. 49,, knights of Colum-
bus gave Il dance at the hall at 800
Nicollet avenue Wednesday evening,
at which forty-tive couples We're pres
ent. Refreshments were served dur
ing the affair. which lasted until mid
night. The hall was prettily decorat-
ed With flowers.
The Board of Directors of the A. o.
II. Life Insurance Fund of Minnesota,
held a business session at the office
of the state secretary in this city last
Wednesday. Every member was pres
ent. Those in attendance outside the
Twin Cities We're: John Sheehy, Mont
gomery, J. p. Coughlin, perham, Dan
NJ. Clark, Brainerd and X. w. NIcGar-
ry, Saltwater.
n meeting of the special council
committee appointed to consider the
resolution of Alderman n. j. Nelson
raising the pay of the city laborers in
all departments from $1.75 to - day,
was held Tuesday afternoon. 1t is
said that the majority OF the city IA
theirs regardless of party. favor the
resolution, and it is predicted it will
pass. y working day is now eight
hours and the proposition to raise
wages does not contemplate any
change i'll the length of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. O'Brien, 1907
Adams street. northeast, entertained
a number of their friends ut their
home last Monday night. Progress
sive cincll was !; feature, there being
many close contests during the play
of two hours or more. From the
gcntlemen's side, ]. a. Walsh won
first prize and NJ. l.. Dugan secured
second. Amongst the ladies Mrs.
John +. Walsh proved the winner of
first prize, the second prize going to
Mrs. William Murphy. A sumptuous
luncheon was served at half past
eleven.
Miss Mary Turner has secured the
lead in the voting contest inaugurated
by the Daily News, for 1915 piano,
to be given to the most popular young
lady in the city. The fair contestant
is the daughter of Mrs. George J.
Turner, 1918 Jefferson street northeast
and is employed at the Glass Block
She is deservedly popular and her
many friends hope to see her land the
prize. This cannot be accomplished
however without hard and earnest eff
4OAI UCIWccu uOW duu luc ClOSluS Ody
of the contest, Feb. Goth. There are
at present 20 candidates in the race.
G. J. Sparkling of Minneapolis, who
has been travelling through Ireland for
long time, will leave his County
Tipperary home by the latter part of
this month and will go to Dublin Lon
don and Paris. He expects to sail
from Liverpool about March 1, arriv-
ing in Minneapolis about April !, WIS.,
iting Eastern cities on his way. Mr..
Sparkling writes that Ireland is exceed
fngly prosperous at the present time;
it is getting to be strictly up-to-date.
Even the rural free delivery, which
is the cause of so much debate in the
United States, seems to be bowling
success there.
Republican county conventions will
be held Tuesday, March Is, to select
delegates to the state convention,
which meets here st. Patrick's Day.
The call for the convention was is
sued by Chairman Jamison of the
state committee, and as the law re-