The Irish standard., 1905-09-02
CITY IN BRIEF.

Prayer Books, Rosaries, Scapulars
and a choice line of religious articles
at the Standard Catholic Book Store,
81 Fourth street south, second floor.
The Sullivan Elevator company, of
Minneapolis, has incorporated, with
capital stock of $4,000. The incor-
porators are Daniel c., John NJ. and
Mary A. Sullivan.
Standard Catholic Book Store, 81
Fourth street south. Headquarters for
religious articles, including prayer
books, rosaries, bibles, scapulars. can
dies and pictures. Choice line of
books by best authors.
The sixty-seventh birthday anniver-
sary of James j. Hill will be cele-
brated by banquet, by number OF
prominent Minneapolis business men,
at the Minneapolis club, Sept. 16. Ar
rangements for the banquet are in the
hands of w. H. Dunwoody, F. H.
Prince, G. H. Partridge, w. G. Edgar,
L. B. jaime and E. G. Cook. The as
sessment per plate will be s25. MI.
Hill will be the guest of honor at the
banquet and will deliver an address.
A. l.. Wilde of Minneapolis, applied
at the governors Office Monday. ask
ing that the governor intercede with
the federal authorities at Ellis Island.
New York, and allow Wi.de's aged
father to land in this country. Wilde
found he was too late, for the old man,
not having the money on his person,
that the law requires, and there being
no one to meet him, had been deported
to Germany. Secretary Day wired the
intercession and received the informa-
til. in reply.
S. S. Johnson, one of the pioneer
lumbermen of Minnesota, died at
Berkeley, Cal, Sunday night. Mr..
johnson, who was aged forty-eight
years, died of Bright's disease. He
was formerly president of the Johnson
Wentworth Lumber company, and at
the time of his death was president of
the Mcleod River Lumber company of
California. He left Cloquet, Mimi.
two years ago. Mr.. Johnson leaves a
wife and two sons. S. o. Johnson and
Paul johnson of Berkeley. He will
be buried in Berkeley today.
The Commercial club will issue 600
badges to members for the booming of
Minneapolis day at the State Fair.
Having secured the consent of the
school board to allow the children to
go to the fair Tuesday-Minneapol
day-the club will start boom by silk
badges bearing the inscription: "1'm
going-are you? To the fair, Mime
apolis day." 1t is expected that many
large firms will also issue such rib
bons to their employees and that many
will be placed on sale in stores by
Monday next, in order to give the day
a certain prominence it has never had
before.
While over thirty feet from the
ground engaged in trimming shade
tree in his yard, R. ]. Fleming, 30lG
Knox avenue north, fell and sustained
serious injuries. A fractured ankle, a
confusion of the spine, and several
cuts about the head are among his
injuries. His chances of recovery are
considered good unless he has been in
jured internally. He was picked up
by a neighbor Immediately after his
fan and carried into the house. A
physician was called and temporary
relief was afforded. He was then hur.
ried in an ambulance to the Swedish
hospital. Fleming is married and has
family of several small children.
Owen A. Grattan, who died at St.
Joseph's hospital, St. Paul, August
%, notice of whose death appeared in
these columns last week, was son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Grattan OF
Blaine, Anoka county. The young man
was born in Woodland, Wright county
September 26, 1874, and was harness
maker by trade. he was in the groc
cry business on Western avenue in
this city for about two years, but re
tired in the Leighborhooi Of yeas
ago and thereafter again took up his
home with his parents. He was
troubled with lumbago, an operation
became necessary and he was taken tc
st. Paul for treatment, where he died
as above indicated.
With everybody else getting ready
TO- the State Fair Dan Patch caught
the enthusiasm at the fair grounds
Tuesday and went around the track ir
2:O5 without half trying. Hersey hat
him out for spin and though he die
not urge the famous stallion at all the
pace was warm ali the way round ant
Dan finished IN the time mentioned
without turning a hair. The last quar-
ter was made in 28A seconds or at the
rate of mile in 1:55, which would bt
a second better than Dan Patch:
worlds record made at Memphis las
fall. M. w. Savage was much pleased
with Dams performance Tuesday ant
again predicted that the horse woult
establish now mark nm next MOnda,