The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-07-02
CITY IN BRIEF.

A. l.. Lennon appeared before the
county auditor last Wednesday and
filed for the Democratic nomination for
county commissioner in the East Side
district
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sheehan, of
Fargo, n. d., are in the city for Il
short time and will also visit friends
near Rochester, this state. before re-
turning to their Dakota home.
Good home for respectable middle
aged woman to assist in light house
keeping i'll family Of three adults.
Irish Catholic preferred. Must be
recommended. Address Irish Stand
ard, 81 Fourth street S.
After being in the water for more
than five weeks the body of Lawrence
Byers, aged 10 years. who was drown
ed in Lake Calhoun May Is. was
found Monday morning floating i'll two
feet of water. ]. Il. Byers, 1912 Park
avenue, the lads father, was immedi-
ately notified of the finding of the body
OF his son.
+. ]. Nation, of Watertown, MINI,
was in attendance at the c. T. \. u.
convention as delegate from Carver
county. The Irish Standard acknowl-
edges Il pleasant call from that gentle
man, who is at all times an ardent and
Jealous worker in the temperance
cause.
James Franey and wife, of Portland,
Oregon, passed through this city re-
Gently on their way home. after visit
to the Worlds Fair at st. Louis. Mr..
Franey met Il number of old-time
friends in this section and in Wiscon-
sin, whom he had not seen in forty
years-in the days when he resided in
this part Of the Union.
On Sunday, July 10th, new council
of the knights of Columbus will be i'll
stituted at Mankato. Members of
Minneapolis and st. Paul councils will
attend in large numbers. \ special
train via Chicago Great Western road
will leave Minneapolis at 8 a. NJ, St.
Paul $50. A very low rate has been
secured. The third degree will be en-
emplified by Deputy Supreme Knight
]. H. Nightingale, of Minneapolis.
The next meeting of Division No .,
A. o. FL, will be held Thursday even
ing, July It'll, at Labor Temple. The
change is made owing to the fact that
next Monday, which would have been
the regular meeting day for the divi-
sion, happens to be the Fourth of July,
the national holiday.
Most Rev. Archbishop Ireland will
preach the sermon at the 1870 o'clock
mass tomorrow morning at the I'm
maculate Conception church and in the
afternoon will confirm class of sew
eral hundred. Last Sunday the arch
bishop confirmed more than 400 per-
sons at st. Anthony of Padua church.
the largest number ever known to re-
ceive the Sacrament in that parish since
Rev. James O'Reilly became pastor,
and it is doubtful if this record has
been surpassed by any parish in the
city.
Expert safe men opened the safe in
the Phoenix flour mill Saturday or
Sunday night and succeeded in making
away with about $500. The robbery
was not discovered until yesterday
morning, although the Waterman was
in the building the entire time. The
safe was opened by means of the COM
bination and no force was used. An
attempt was made Sunday night to
force the cash register in the cigar store
of the Bank of Commerce building. A
jimmy was used. but no damage was
done.
Work has commenced on Hiawatha
avenue. which is expected to become
the principal thoroughfare between this
city and Fort Smelling. and it appears
that the Hennepin County Good Roads
association is not satisfied with the
manner in which the work is to be
done. Through the efforts of the asso-
citation $4,000 was set aside by the
council out of the $4,000 appropriated
for the 'good roads, fund.- 1t was
understood that. this money was to be
expended for macadamizing or gravel
ing, but it is said that all the money
will be used in grading and there will
be nothing left for macadamizing.
The church of st. Anne, of which
Rev. Father Richard is pastor. will
have benefit concert tomorrow
Sunday evening at the church hall,
Lyndale and Eleventh avenue N. Dur
ing the evening ice cream and other
light refreshments will be served. A
fine program of music and one-act
farce will be presented. The other
numbers on the program will be the
Modin Tent Dramatic club. Singing
by Mrs. ]. w. Jones, Miss e. Hess,
Miss Bernice Kohlhaas, Miss May
Lamb. Instrumental music, Modin
club. Miss May Hainly. Address by
Rev. Father Richard, pastor. Father
Richard has labored hard since be-
coming pastor and has succeeded in re-
during materially the church debt.
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