The Irish standard., 1905-12-16

time past been employed as night clerk
at the Pacific Hotel, is stricken with
small pox. Mr.. Gubbins is a we'll known
and popular member of Division No 4,
A. o. H., and his many friends hope
for his speedy recovery from the dread
ed scourge.
New and choice stock of prayer
books, fancy rosaries, pictures and
great many other useful and appro-
pirate articles for Christmas gifts at
Standard Book Store. Best books by
worlds greatest authors. Irish Stand
ard office, 81 4th st. S., over Hoff-
mans.
ST. Cecilia Court, Women's Catholic
Order of Foresters, held its annual elec-
tion of officers last Monday night with
the following result: Chief Ranger,
Mrs. Rose Rittman; Vice Chief Ranger
Mrs. Alice Dwyer; Recording secre-
tary, Mrs. May Hurley; Financial Sec
retary, Mrs. P. Engel; Treasurer, Mrs.
r. P: O'Brien: Examining Physician,
Dr. r. P. O'Brien; Delegate to National
Convention at Milwaukee, Mrs. May
Hurley.
Annie Voter, clerk for a promi-
nent cloak and suit house on Nicollet
avenue, was Sunday afternoon brought
back from Faribault by Detectives
Lyons and Wirtensohn and turned over
to the police matron at the Central
station, charged with grand larceny.
1t is alleged by the police that the
woman has been stealing systematic
cally from her employer for time ex-
tending over several months, and that
the total value of the stolen articles
amounts to at least $1,000.
On Monday last Miss Mary Finn died
at St. Mary's Hospital from the after
effects of an operation for the removal
of tumor. She was 36 years of age.
Her funeral was held Thursday morn
ing, from the residence OF her sister,
Mrs. M. Meagher, 1913 Fremont Ave.
N. Requiem Mass was celebrated at
Ascension church. The interment was
at ST. Mary's Cemetery.
Moses Foley, lineman employed by
the Twin City Telephone Company, fell
from a tree at Fourteenth avenue
southeast and Fourth street Wednes-
. day and received serious injuries.
Foley was cutting branches from the
tree to permit the stringing of tele-
phone wires. He slipped and fell about
20 feet, alighting on his head. He was
picked up in an unconscious condition
and taken to st. Barnabas Hospital
He will recover. His home is in the
st. Charles Hotel, Fifth street and First
avenue southeast.
The week of Aug 13 is the time set
campment of the Grand Army Of the
Republic in Minneapolis. This was de-
termined upon after an executive ses-
sion of the board, held at the West
Hotel, in which every condition and
possibility was gone over at great
length. The local advices We're that
the month of July would be preferable,
but when it was put TO the various
committee members it was found that
nearly all of them asserted that they
could bring three times the number
of people from their districts if it were
held in August. That settled the ques-
ton and a decision was reached in fa-
vor of Aug. 13 to 18.
Miss Mary ]. Davis Of Minneapolis
is the defendant in a suit of 100000
brought against her by Mrs. Celesta
Davis Of Milwaukee, as her share of
the estate of the late William H.
Davis, who was killed in Minneapolis
at the explosion at the Northwestern
Star Oil company's plant in 1908. Mr..
Davis left an estate valued at $150,000,
and his sister, Mary ]. Davis, was the
sole beneficiary. Mrs. Celesta Davis
is the widow Of Mr.. Davis brother,
Nelson J. Davis and the brothers were
engaged in the oil business together,
Nelson Davis died and instead of
winding up the affairs of his brother,
1t is alleged that William came to
Minneapolis and started in business
for himself. The will of the late Mr..
Davis has been probated in two coun-
ties, and DEGREES entered.
Five people, the family Of J. w. Ell
lott, $3.50 Tenth avenue south, were
saved from asphyxiation by coal gas
at their home Sunday afternoon by the
prompt action of David W. Morrill,, the
son of Rev. G. L. Morrill, who sus-
pected that something was wrong and
broke into the house, barely in time
to save them all from certain death.
The five that so narrowly escaped with
their lives We're Mrs. j. w. Elliott and
her sister, Miss Ella York; Marvin
Elliott, aged 81; Ruby Elliott, aged
18, and Frank Elliott, aged 10. Late
Sunday night, Mrs. Elliott was still
unconscious, but the doctors think that
she will recover, although owing to her
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