The Irish standard., 1907-07-20
Gbe Irish STANDARD
Office: (o5 Second Ave. So.
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CITY IN BRIEF.
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CITY I'm bN1Ec.
Christopher Columbus, an Indian.
was fined $50 Monday by the game
and fish commission for shooting
moose out of season. Columbus dis
covered he had no money with which
to pay the fine. so he was sentenced
to As days in Jail.
Patrick ODonnell. groceryman,
was thrown from his delivery wagon
at Thirty fourth and Emerson avenues
north, last Saturday night in a run
away accident, but escaped with slight
bruises His horse took fright at the
flying trolley on a passing street car.
The fate of the Minneapolis SKIER
ordinance will be decided Aug. 20, on
which date final hearing in the case
will be held before Judge Lochren, the
company as we'll as the city having
agreed to be ready to plead the case
on that day.
Mayor Haynes, c. NJ. Loring. Wal
lace G. Nye, Aid. A. E. Merrill and one
other alderman, probably Perry Stark
weather, will attend the convention of
the League of Minnesota Munfcipali-
ties, which will be held in Duluth,
July 80, 81 and Aug. 1.
The old Heffelhnger homestead, First
avenue north between Third and
Fourth streets, has been sold. 1t will
be torn dom to make way fin a new
wholesale house. Il is the last of the
old landmarks in the wholesale dis
trict.
Col. Corriston returned last We'd
nesday night from Camp Lake View.
and once more will take up his duties
as chief Of the police department. The
colonel seems to have thoroughly en-
joyed his outing with the soldiers, but
says he is all ready for work again.
A school for boys ranging from 8
to 20 years has been opened at Avoca,
Mimi, by the Sisters of st. Joseph.
Beside the regular education for the
boys, military drills will take place
every day and the buildings will be
furnished with attractions for the
leisure hours.
The engagement of Miss Gertrude
Phelps, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs J..
+. Phelps, 400 Ninth street south, and
William ]. Horrigan has been an
nounced. Miss Phelps is a niece of
j. j. HILL Mr.. Horrigan is assistant
claim freight agent for the Northern
Pacific road. The marriage will prob
ably take place at the Church of the
1mma culate Conception the first week
in September
The twelfth annual steamboat ex-
cursion under the auspices of the Pub
lie Ownership Socialist party will be
given tomorrow Sunday, leaving
Minnehaha at 9 a. m. and st. Paul 10
a. M, going down the river to Pres
colt and landing on the shore of Lake
st. Croix, where an address will be
delivered by Arthur Morrow Lewis,
national lecturer. Refreshments will
be served on board but no intoxicants
Round trip ticket, soc.
At a meeting of the executive COM
rnittee of the Associated Charities
which was held Monday afternoon,
Miss Ethel Wayne was appointed Wis
1tor to succeed Miss Lucille Way, who
was recently appointed but who was
unable to accept owing to other BUSH
ness matters. Mrs. Alice d. stratton
was chosen as manager of the en-
ployment department of the Associated
Charities.
The new Greek church on Washing
ton avenue southeast, one block from
the river, is doomed. Proceedings
have already been begun in the dis
trict courts to condemn about 20
blocks adjoining the present university
campus, the 20 blocks to include prop
the river south on Church street and
west on the line Of the Northern Pa
ciic railway. The Greek church is
situated in the center of the property.
Word has been received from Nor
folk, Va, to the effect that the next
national convention Of the Alliance Of
Stage Employees will meet in this city
on the second Monday in July, 1908.
There will be about 500 delegates to
attend the session from all parts of
the United States. Mexico and Can
ada. The Minneapolis theatrical en-
ployes. headed by Jim Quinn and Will
liam Wallace. have been fighting for
this convention for several years.