The Irish standard., 1907-10-26
! Gbe Irish STANDARD .
Office: 6oS Second Ave. So.
TELEPHONE, TWIN CITY 27s
CITY IN BRIEF.

dancing parties by the Snamrock So
cial club will be given Wednesday
evening. Nov. 9Th, at Easthagen hall,
Bloomington avenue.
The Autumn Festival Of Ascension
parish which was commenced We'd
nesday night in the parish hall will
close a successful four days run to-
night with dinner from to s p. m,
followed by choice program Of en-
tertainment.
H. B. EIoran, one of the strong men
Of the EIibernian Association football
team, has signed a new man for the
season, He is lad of tender age. and
put in an appearance at an early hour
Tuesday morning at the family home.
716 Twenty-first avenue north. The
happy father says the little fellow
will make good tackle
Hennepin Council. knights Of Co.
lunbus. is making ready to entertain
handsomely at the grand ball to be
given on Tuesday evening. Nov. 26th.
in the Elks' hall in this city. The COM
mittee promises to make the coming
event a leader from social stand
point. Tickets will be sold at $500,
admitting gentleman and ladies' who
have been favored with invitations.
Emerson Cole, one of the pioneers
Of Minneapolis and one Of the first
men in this city to engage extensively
in the numbering business. died We'd
nesday afternoon at the family resi-
dence, 1os Oak Grove street. For
some time Mr.. Coles health has been
falling, and he has not been engaged
in active work for several months. At
the time of his death he lacked II days
of being 10 years old.
At a meeting of the local striking
telegraphers Tuesday afternoon, Pres
ident A. H. Davies was elected dele
gate to attend the special convention
which met at Milwaukee Wednesday.
The convention was called to act upon
President Smalrs case, and 1t is prob.
able that his successor will be named.
The meeting will also take up ways
and means of continuing the strike
President Davies left Tuesday evening
for Milwaukee as an uninstructed del
egate.
The bridge at Fifth street and Third
avenue north, over the Minneapolis &
st. Louis and Great Northern tracks,
caught fire. late. Tuesday evening and
was damaged to a considerable extent.
When the firemen arrived, they found
a. number Of heavily charged electric
wires beside the bridge. Being afraid
of shocks. they called for an employe
of the General Electric company to
turn off the current. 1t was some
time before the fire fighters dared to
get near enough to the bridge to make
successful fight against the flames.
A we'll satisfied and good sized aud
ience greeted the production Of the
drama "The Fruit Of His Folly" by
the Sheridan Dramatic club last We'd
nesday evening in st. Anthony hall.
The play was under the personal di-
rection of s. E. Shannon, and those Of
the cast performed admirably in the
various roles assigned them. The
Sheridan club will net neat sum as
the reward Of their efforts. Following
was the cast: Jack Dunning. a vic
tim Of his own folly. Thos. MCGOWAN;
Percy Ogden. a true friend, F. J. Null
cahey: Ashley Drayton. man Of the
world. J. D. Leonard: Hiram Boggs.
owner Of Cowslip farm, Chas. F. Nc
,Erlane; William Henry, the hired man,
John G. Hames: Bell Boy, at Sheridan
hotel, Bert Garvey: Dorothy Dunnins.
Jacks wife, Miss Queenie Cox: Alice
Grandon, a society pet, Katherine
Weeks: Melinda Jane Boggs. from
Juniperville, VT, Elizabeth Ryan;
Sarah, Hiram's better half, Nellie
o'Brien: Polly Flinders, black dia-
mond. May o'Rielly.
The new system Of preparing and
issuing statements put into use by
County Treasurer Hanke Is bringing
great results, and already the bank
account Of the custodian of the county
funds is getting heavy, although the
law allows taxpayers until the last
day Of October in which to pay the
second half Of their real estate taxes
In previous years no statements were
sent out and people had to call for
them. As an example Of what is hap
pening now, since the treasurer is
mailing not only the first statements,
but second half-statements. is shown
by the returns this year as against
last. In 1906 the September collec.
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