The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-01-27
accident suit.
The Knights of Columbus met at

their new club rooms on Cedar street
Tuesday night for an informal smoker
and general good time. Daniel w.
Lawler made the address Of welcome,
and the feature Of the evening was a
symposium cycle of national airs ana
songs sung in the original languages.
Henry Soucheray sang the "Elegy,"
John Martin sang "Neugieriege," and
Robert Gehan, Come Back to Erin"
Brother Ambrose, of the Creton school,
gave a series OF humorous readings.
The two hits Of the evening were "The
Two Grenadiers." sung in Polish, by
Francis Rosenthal, and "Caro Milo
Ben" rendered in italian, by Alfred
Soucheray.
John j. Stanley, aged "a years, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Stanley, died
January %, at the family residence,
361 Stryker avenue. The funeral took
place from st. Michaers church, where
services were held, Thursday MORN
ing.
Col. Alveren Allen, the we'll known
hotel man, who has been seriously i'll
at the Merchants Hotel, is improving.
Col. Allen was stricken suddenly last
Saturday, and owing to his advanced
years fears were entertained for his
recovery. Col. Allen is "a years of
age, and has been resident of st.
Paul since 1851. For a number of
years he managed the Merchants Ho-
tel and was a we'll known figure to the
travelling public.
Mrs. Anna Burke, whose husband,
David P. Burke, was buried Monday,
died at the family residence, 1872 Far
rington avenue, st. Paul, at 1880
o'clock Tuesday evening. Death was
due to the shock which her nervous
system sustained through her hus-
bands death. Mrs. Burke was In gooi
health until her husband was carried
away from her. He died on Friday
PEELED to take to her bed, from which
she did not arise after. Both of them
came from County Kerry, Ireland, III
the same year, 1854. She was then tif-
teen years of age and he was eighteen.
They were married in st. Paul four
Years later. and lived here steadily I'M
til the time of his death. During the
greater part of his residence In st.
Paul Mr.. Burke was in the livery bust-
ness. from which he retired several
years ago. They are survived by three
daughters and son: Mrs. Thomas Il.
Grace, Mrs. c. A. Bowen. Mrs. c. ].
Ernst, st. Paul, and w. ]. Burke. The
son left on a trip north few weeks
ago, and has not yet been located to
inform him of his parents death.
With the death of Mrs. Richard 4.
German Tuesday afternoon, there
passed away the first white woman
born in st. Paul. Mrs. German was
formerly Miss Cleo A. Irvine, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
Irvine She was born in st. Paul
March 1, 1874. Her father, the late
John R. Irvine, came to st. Paul In
1912, and was thus one of the first
settlers. He was one Of the original
proprietors of Rice and Irvine's adj
dition to st. Paul. The Irvine family
lived at Third and Franklin streets,
when Miss Cleo Irvine was born, and
later moved up to place near Irvine
park. There Miss Irvine lived until
she married Capt. Richard l.. German.
Mrs. German had been in failing
health for the last year or more, but
not until month or two ago did her
relatives think the disease was seri-
Gus. She died about o'clock Tues
day afternoon, from general break
down and nervous prostration.
! Miss Louise Mccormack, 205 Mount
Airy street, struck her head against
telephone pole, while coasting on
the Canada street hill last Sunday
night. She was rendered unconscious.
Friends carried her into house on
Canada street. and the police ambu-
lance was called. Police Surgeon G.
B. Moore and DR.. O'Halloran dressed
the cut in her forehead and she was
taken home.
Thomas Burns, 349 East Ninth
street, had his right ankle crushed
and fractured between wheel Of his
truck and the walls of the G. SOM
mers building, Sixth and Wacouta
streets, into which he was moving
stock last Saturday afternoon. He
was attended by DR.. S. S. Hcssel-
grave, and taken to Bethesda hospital
Henry Devlin, first assistant chief
of the fire department. was presented
with gold badge last Saturday even
ing at an informal reception held in
his honor at No. 4 engine house, Tenth
street and Broadway. The presenta-
ton was made by Capt. Hugh Nc
Fadden, on behalf Of friends in the
fire district east of wabasha street. in
which Assistant Chief Devlin was for
merly stationed.