The Irish standard., 1905-05-06

Duncan Mcdonald, John Middleton, d.
r. O'Gorman and Malcolm Geddes. All
told of the high opinion and strong at
tachment which prevailed toward him
among Mr.. Bovaird's friends. There
was lot of other performances quite
as pleasant as the speech-making.
Many good songs were sung, and many
good stories told. Among the song
sters were John Bollinger, Howard
| Young, Willie Gallagher, Malcolm Ged.
des, Duncan Mcdonald and George
Dowdle. The story-tellers were as
numerous as the guests. At the close
of the affair Mr.. Bovaird was present
ed with handsome silver-mounted
ivory two-foot rule as token of the
esteem is which he is held by them
and their friends.
Division No. 8, Ladies' Auxiliary, A.
o. H., st. Paul, Mimi, have made ar
rangements for card party at their
next regular meeting, WEDNESDAY
evening, May 10.
Division No. 2, l.. A. to A. o. H.,
will meet hereafter at Woodman hall,
160 w. 9th ST., on the second and
fourth Wednesdays of the month.
Members are requested to be at the
next meeting, May 10th, as business
of Importance will be discussed.
Division No. 2, l.. A. to A. o. H.,
will give their tenth anniversary ball
at Bowlby hall, Monday evening, May
%. Committees in charge are Madams
Foster, Cary, Mclaughlin, Champ and
Lahiff. Reception -Messrs.
Butler, Fielding, McGovern, Shan
messy, Sexton, Reddy and Connolly.
The Dramatic club, under the aus
pices of Division No. 4, A. o. H., will
present comedy-drama entitled, "In
Old North Carolina" on Thursday
evening, May II, at Mozart hall. The
cast OF characters includes some of
the brightest and most talented young
members of the A. o. H. and Ladies'
Auxiliary of Ramsey county The fol-
lowing is the cast: Mr.. ]. E. Corcoran,
director; Misses Anna McNierney,
Statia McGovern, Kathryn Cambpell,
Kathryn Lee, Mr.. Jos. Shelly, M. J..
Walsh, R. A. Mcdonnell, Frank Slater
and John II. Harrington. The play
will be we'll produced, and immedi.
ately after Brother Matt Comerford
will exhibit his stereopticon views.
The State Council of the knights of
Columbus held meeting Tuesday
evening in the club rooms of the order
in st. Paul at which delegates were
present from every lodge in the state.
After the meeting reception was held
in honor of the visiting members. The
following officers were elected: state
deputy, DR.. E. w. Buckley, st. Paul;
state secreatry, T. B. Taylor, Winona;
state treasurer, J. E. Hickey, Manka-
to; state advocate, T. Quinn, Fari-
bault; state warden, G. B. Rosen-
berger, st. Cloud and state chaplain,
Rev. T. J. Gibbons, st. Paul. The
representatives to the national con.
vention were chosen as follows:
Thomas D. O'Brien and DR.. E. w.
Buckley Of st. Paul; and alternates, J..
H. Nightingale of Minneapolis; and J..
e. Barry of St. Paul.
G. P. Stine, secretary of the st. Paul
Commercial club, was taken suddenly
i'll during meeting of the board of
directors Of the club, Tuesday night,
and suffered complete collapse. He
lost consciousness and after being re-
moved to a private room in the club
house, delirious, and DR.. Walsh worked
over him for twenty minutes. Mr..
Stine was removed to his home about
midnight and in the morning was
much better. 1t was feared that he
was suffering from appendicitis, but
it is stated that he is entirely out of
danger and would soon be completely
recovered.
Peter Rafferty,, night watchman in
the lower Seventh street district, St.
Paul, was shot three times in the abdo-
men by safe blowers about o'clock
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Rafferty,
was walking down the street with
Policeman Puglesa, and when they
came to the Office Of the w. w. John
son Lumber company, Kittson and
Seventh streets east, the former went
in, this Office being one of those on his
| beat. He turned on an electric light,
and, as he did so, the three safe
blowers, who had been at work trying
| to open the safe, and who had hidden
behind a counter when he entered,
fred three shots, all three bullets
lodging in his abdomen. Mr.. Puglesa
then entered the ONCE and exchanged
shots with the men, but in the excite
ment they escaped and the police have
no trace of them. Mr.. Rafferty, was
taken to St. Joseph's hospital, where
he died during the day. He was 45
years old.
The state capitol commission held
an interesting session Tuesday after.
noon, as a result of which $1,000 was
sliced off the annual pay roll for the
help" at the new marble palace. To
dispose of the agitation over super
intendent definitely the commission