The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-12-28
IN PASSING

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Are we to enter upon the new year
with one Thomas w. Lawson still talk
ing about "the system?" Why this
punishment?
The teddy bear sold poorly this year
during the holidays, according to all
the big toy dealers. The craze is dying
out. And the original Teddy is losing
caste. also.
| Rev. E. ]. Hanna, professor of dog
matte theology i'll st. Bernards SEM
mary at Rochester, N. Y. has been ap-
pointed coadjutor archbishop of San
Francisco. in succession to the late
Mgr. George Montgomery.
| There seems to be more or less fric.
ton in the Democratic ranks at Du-
luth, and it Is just barely possible that
a Republican mayor for that city will
be the outcome of the political strug-
gle there. Dr. M. B. Cullum, who has
made an excellent mayor of the Zenith,
City. lost in the primary battle to Emil
Tessmon by 1875, votes.
| United States Senator Stephen r.
Mallory, of Florida, who died last
week, was buried in st. Micllaers GEM
etery, Pensacola, on Tuesday, the
Gath. w. J. Bryan of Jacksonville,
that state, has been appointed by Cow
ernor Broward to the position thus va
Gated. OF the same name, the new
senator bears no relation to William
Jennings Bryan Of Nebraska.
Tommy" Burns, who recently de-
feated Gunner" Moir thc Englishn,an
III London, has challenged Jim Roche,
the Irish champion. the fight to take
place in Dublin within the next three
months. If Roche's reputation is no
better at home than that of Burns as
an American. it will not matter SO
much if they batter each others heads
| off.
| The sincere sympathy of a large cir
Gle of friends and acquaintance will
60 out to MI. and Mrs. John Mccarthy
OF saltwater in the death of their re-
spected son, Daniel ]. Mccarthy, an
account of the same appearing else
where in this issue of the Irish Stand
ard. He was young man of excellent
habits, steady and Industrious, with
bright future before him. His faith
er is well known to the readers of this
journal and was at one time State
President of the Ancient Order of Hi
berians of Minnesota.
.'T:
The Irish American Athletic club Of
New York has passed resolutions for
mally protesting aaginst the appoint
ment of Mathew Halpin as manager Of
the American team which is to COM
pete in the Olympic games in London
next year. The club bases it's protests -,
on the statements of club members
who were members of the Olympic
team at Athens last year, which was
managed by Mr.. Halpin, that they
were not properly treated by the man.
ager. They charge that he was UNI
civil and at times boorish.
The Minneapolitan who is in the
habit of imbibing too much, but never
theless behaves may have the pleasure
of an escort home hereafter. The SUI
perintendent of police has issued such
orders to the force, it is said and the
plan will be given a fair trial. Colonel
Corriston, referring to the matter |
Thursday, said: I'm not the kind of
superintendent of police that thinks
the more drunken men his policemen
arrest the better his police department.
Is. AS a matter Of fact, the fewer
DRINKS arrested counts almost as much
toward showing the efficiency of a de-
partment as does all increasing num-
Der of arrests Of highwaymen and
thieves"