The Irish standard., 1908-05-02
IN PASSING

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evening, May +.
| Cleve Van Dyke of Warren. Arizona,
formerly executive clerk in the pres
ent state chief executives Office. is one
of the incorporators of a railroad COM
pany known as the Arizona Southern
the articles of incorporation for which
were filed at ST. Paul Wednesday With
Secretary of State Schmahl,
T. D. O'7rien who has been giving a
course of lectures before the senior
law class of the State University. spoke
Tuesday afternoon on THE Recent SUI
preme Court Decision in the Minne-
sofa Rate Case state Supervision
of Life Insurance Companies" was his
subject Wednesday.
The Evening Journal sees certain
victory for the Republicans in this
state in the coming contest for Gov
ernor because of the bitterness en-
gendered amongst Democrats upon the
question as to who shall receive Min
nesota's vote in the Denver conven-
tion next July. Our esteemed contem-
porary has a right to feel elated over
the situation, for it is right this time.
The Sim Fein society held a well
attended meeting Wednesday evening
at Columbus hall, 322 Nicollet avenue.
y feature of the interesting exercises
was an address by Mr.. T. NJ. Schriver,
Sim Fein movement as the only sal
walton left to Ireland in its hope for
independence.
Colonel Myron A. McCord, collector
of customs at Nogales died at Phoenix,
Arizona. last Monday of Brights dis
ease, aged 81. He was born in Penn
sylvania, was a veteran oe the civil
war and back in the SOS served as a
member of congress from Wisconsin,
where he then resided. He was gov
ernor of Arizona when the Spanish
American war began.
The historic home of the late Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley ut Canton
has passed into Catholic hands, and
has been given to Bishop Horstmann
for use as hospital. 1t will be
known as Mercy Hospital, and it is
said. will be in charge of the Sisters
of the Humility Of Mary. Steps will
be taken to transform it in-o a mod
ern and up to date building.
We read a great deal about posi-
tive and negative characters in poll
tics, and no doubt there are some of
both kinds. Governor johnson re-
Gently changed from the negative to
the positive class. He made a posi-
tive statement that he lad not
called Mr. Bryan "a has been and
that is the only positive statement we
ever heard of the Governor, making
since he entered upon active duty. says
the LIE Sueur News.
Mrs. J. c. Day. mother Of Frank A.
Day, Governor Johnson's private sec
retary, died at her late home at Fair
mont, this state. last Sunday morning.
Mrs. DAY was 9S years of age and is
survived by H. G. Day, editor of the
Albert Lea Standards: Frank A. Day,
of ST. Paul; 3. w. Day, of Hutchinson,
and Mrs. J. E. Springer, of Tairmont.
Her husband died some twenty years
ago. The funeral occurred at Fair
mont Tuesday afternoon.
Arthur Grifiths and A. j. Dolan. ex-
members parliament for Leitrm, the
two leaders of the Sim Fein organiza-
ton. will sail for America some time
this month. They will try to convert
Irish Americans to the Sim Fein doc
trines of the withdrawal of Irish repre-
sentation from the house of commons
and the upbulding of Irish industries.
The two missionaries will remain i'm
the United States for six Months and
expect to visit all the large cities in
this country.
John V. Harris member OF Pro-
testant church and teller of the Merch-
ants National bank of Carlisle. Pa,
has robbed tina: institution of $4,000
or more. Mr.. Harris was regarded as
a model man. as he neither smoked
nor drank. Following the discovery
of his defalcation he offered the bank
If it would not prosecute him, to COM
NIT suicide so as to make good the loss
by means of his life insurance. The