The Irish standard., 1905-06-24
CITY in BRIEF.

CIjI IN 6HlEf.
White prayer books and pearl
rosaries for first communion at the
Standard Catholic Book Store. 81
Fourth street s.
Prayer Books, Rosaries, scapulars
and a choice line of religious articles
at the Standard Catholic Book Store
fl Fourth street s.. second floor.
Pal, O'Toole and Augustine Muir.
ply, delegates to the c.. o. F. state
convention at New Ulm last week,
visited Minneapolis friends before
returning to their homes at Duluth.
Rev. George A. Arctander will have
charge of st. Charles parish dl
the absence of Rev. ]. M. Cleary in
Europe. Father Arctander was in
charge of Minneapolis parish from
1908 untill9O2, and since that time has
been. doing missionary work in Min.
nesota.
Thomas Burke of Ellsworth, this
state, passed through this city on his
way home from North Dakota Thurs
day, where he had been visiting his
sons for the past two weeks near
Minot. Mr.. Burke reports crop con
ditions good in sections where he has
travelled, and looks for good average
yield.
An ice cream social and dance will
be given Saturday evening, July list,
at Kistler's hall, 9Th and Lyndale
avenues north, the net proceeds to be
given to the base ball clubs of Di-
visions and Z, A. o. H.
Next Thursday the Alumni of De
La Sale Institute, Christian Brothers,
will hold their annual reception and
entertainment in Columbus hall, 1922
Nicollet.
First holy communion was admin
istered to 160 children, probably the
largest number in the history of the
city, by Father ]. D. Fowler at the
Holy Rosary church last Sunday morn
ing. The church was crowded for the
services. In the afternoon six gold and
five silver medals were awarded to
students of the Holy Rosary school for
excellence of department and scholar
ship during the school year just closed.
One woman tainted and another got
her hands badly burned as the result
of gasoline explosion in the home of
Mrs. Anna Gregg, 1047 First avenue
north Tuesday. Gasoline was being
used for cooking purposes when the
accident happened. Lieut.. Edward
Felsing of No. 10 engine company
carried out the woman who tainted
and friends attended. to the burns of
the other woman, Fire did only lit
tie damage. a.,.,.r.s ..a ,..'..--.
Mrs. j. w, Dreger, wife of Sheriff
Dreger, died at Asbury hospital Tues
day forenoon at 10 o'clock. She had
been weak for a number Of days from
two operations and was not expected
to live. Mrs. Dreger was born in Has
tings. Mimi, in 1858; but for the last
thirty-two years has lived in Mime
apolis. She was married to Mr. Dreg-
or in 1887: Besides her husband, she
Is survived by her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Eichhorn, two
brothers, Alvin and Arthur Eichhorn,
of this city, and sister, Mrs. Arthur
Stremel. She had no children.
Governor Johnson on Wednesday
announced the nine appointees to the
state board of equalization, as fol-
lows: w. H. Hardenburg, Ramsey, sec.
ond district; Titus Mareck, Minneapo.
lis, fourth district; E. T. Champlin,
Vernon Center, sixth district; M.
Nachbar, Jordan, eighth district; T. J.
Neighen, Preston, tenth district; R. T.
Daily, Renville, twelfth district; Jason
Weatherhead, Ada, fourteenth dis.
trict; H. L. Shearley, Breckenridge,
sixteenth district; Frank Mcknight,
Buffalo, eighteenth district.
The Stationary Engineers union
held their annual election Tuesday
night at .Alexander's hall, resulting as
follows: Michael w. Mogan, presi
dent; ]. M. Anderson, vice president;
George v. thinner, recording secre
tary; c. H. Fisher, financial secretary;
W. J. Chewchew, treasurer; J. A.
seitz, trustee; c. E. Cady, conductor;
G. w. Cramer, guard; J. A. Seitz
journal secretary. Michael Mogan
was elected delegate to the interna
tional convention. Auditing commit
tee: F. Hartig, M. J. Brahney, G. w
Cramer. Judges of election: J. w
Turner, T. J. Sparks, G. w. Cramer
Unexpected gains in population are
being returned from nearly every one
of the. country districts of Hennepir
county. Complete returns have al
ready been made from eight towns ant
villages in different parts of the coun
ty and each of the eight has gained
in population anywhere from Is pei
cent to 100 per cent. Wayzata holds
the palm. to date with a clean jump
from 276 residents in 1900 to 525 al