The Irish standard., 1905-06-10

Fourth street S.
Prayer Books, Rosaries, Scapulars
and a choice line of religious articles
at the Standard Catholic Book Store,
81 Fourth street S., second floor.
T. j. Cation, president of the Cation
Business College, is confined to his
bed, 2901 Third avenue south, as the
result of a severe gas explosion that
occurred in the college rooms Wednes-
day afternoon. Mr.. Cation was badly
burned about the neck and face.
The next dancing party, the last of
the season. by the social club of Div.
No. l, A. o. H., will be held next
Thursday evening at Columbus hall,
S22 Nicollet avenue, having been post
poned from May is. Persons holding
tickets for the date OF May IS, can
use them for the coming dance. Daly's
orchestra will furnish music.
Have you been counted yet? The
census man is busy these days in all
parts of the city getting the population
of Minneapolis. If he has not visited
your home yet be sure to see to it
that you will not be missed. 1t should
be the pride of every person in this
city to take an interest in this work,
in order that our population may show
a magnificent increase over five wears
ago.
Division No. Z, A. o. H., held an in
teresting meeting Thursday night and
the members enjoyed an unique pro-
gram, the main feature of which was
a singing contest between Brothers
Jordan, Lynott and Smith. The audi
ence threatened to do violence to the
alleged varblers, but they were per-
mitted to leave the hall after the
meeting upon promising that they
would never again attempt to sing in
public places.
The Northern Pacific coast train
struck defective rail about $3.50
Wednesday evening, near Thirty-sev-
enth avenue and Marshall street NE,
and was delayed about half an hour
while the rail was repaired. The
train was moving at slow rate Of
speed and was stopped almost the in.
slant the engineer noted the rough
ness of the track. None of the coaches
left the track, and beyond slight
scare for the passengers near the
front of the train no excitement was
caused by the accident.
Albert Galarieau, 10 years old, liv-
ing with his parents at Franklin and
Minnehaha avenues, had the thumb of
his right hand blown off by giant
fire cracker Wednesday while holding
a premature Fourth of July celebra-
ton. The boy was playing that he
was a Russian nihilist and after ap-
plying match to the fuse to the big
cracker he threw it into the street.
AS it did not explode as quickly as
he had expected, he ran into the street
and picked it up to find out what was
the matter with it. He had no Soon
er picked it up than it exploded in
his hand. tearing off his thumb and
otherwise decorating his hand.
James Dalrymple, superintendent of
the municipal tram lines of Glasgow,
has finished his Minneapolis visit. He
formed a very favorable opinion of the
Twin City Rapid Transit system dur
ing his inspection of the property.
Comparing the street railway service
of Glasgow and the twin cities, Mr..
Dalrymple said that Glasgow, with
100000 people, has 40 miles of
track, the twin cities, with 100000
people, have over 300 miles Of track
On the same basis as Glasgow, the
twin cities should have only about six
ty miles. Mr.. Dalrymple said that the
excellent street car service was
great inducement to the expansion of
the twin cities. The tendency in elias,
COW is toward contraction.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the special flag day, June
IA, for the removal of the civil war
flags and other relics from the old
capitol building in St. Paul to the new.
Forty-six flags in all are to be trans
ferred. Thirty-eight of these were
used in the civil war and eight in the
Spanish-American war. Veterans from
all over the northwest are expected
to take part in the proceedings of the
day. The local members Of the Thir-
teenth will meet in front of the A. o.
U. w. building, II Seventh street S.,
at noon and then proceed to st. Paul.
Those nearer st. Paul will meet at the
st. Paul armory at p. m. Members
of the First regiment, NJ. N. G., will
come from Camp Lakeview to partici-
pate in the ceremonies. The railroads
have made rates of one fare plus so
cents.
The park board at it's meeting Mon
day decided to have the new police
station which is to be built at Min
nehaha just below the bank near the
old Stevens house. It will not be con-
spicuous there and at the same time
will be easy to reach. The board in
ctructod Cunorintendent Berry to