The Irish standard., 1909-07-24
CITY IN BRIEF.

President Taft will include the Twin
Cities in his itinerary on his trip to
the West.
James j.. Jetfries received a royal
Welcome on his arrival in the city last
Monday. He has attracted big crowds
to Wonderland during the week.
The 1909 edition of the Minneapolis
directory will be In the hands Of its
subscribers Aug. l.. Work on the
book has been progressing rapidly the
past month and it is now in the hands
Of the printers.
The last postal card received from
Judge Steele was mailed in the City vt
Cork. He arrived in Queenstown on
the Fourth Of July and learned that
Mr.. o'Connor Of the Rob Roy hotel
was dead for some time.
Examinations for common school
certificates, emitting their possessors
to teach In Hennepin county schools.
will be held at the Minneapolis Cen
trail High school building Aug. 2. 3,
and 4.
Nine persons, accused Of torture
telling were arrested the other day
rrder the new vagrancy law. Chief
Of police Corriston is determined that
they shall not carry on their business
", this city.
Judge Frank G. Brooks of the dis.
trict court made 20 new citizens last
Tuesday. There have been large
number of applications for second pa
pers recently and the judges expect to
set aside one day week for naturaliza-
tion work.
Judge John Day Smith Of the dis
trict court, accompanied by his wife
and son. left last Wednesday evening
to spend the remainder of the sum-
mer on the Maine coast. They will
visit Washington, D. c., and New York
city before going to the seashore.
Twin City labor organizations have
decided to cooperate with the state
fair officials on Labor day, Sept. 6,
and after the morning parade will g.,
to the fair grounds, where they will
be addressed by Robert Mcintyre Of
st. Paul and Raymond Robbins, Chi
cago.
John J. Dugan of 3241 Clinton ave-
nue. north claims to have the fishing
record Of the season. Mr. Dugan has
just returned from Buffalo. Mlnn
where he spent a'week, with a muscal-
longe' weighing ~ pounds besides d
large number of pike and bass whose
weight ranged from 8 to 10 pounds.
A postal card from William G.
Coughlin. who is travelling in Italy
with his mother and sister. announces
they had an audience with the Pope
in Rome; were in Venice on July 10;
and going to leave for Milan where
they were to hear Mass in the great
Cathedral on Sunday. All we'll and
enjoying their trip abroad.
A meeting Of the ladies of ST.
Thomas parish will be held tomorrow
at 1880 o'clock Election Of officers
to govern their organization for the
ensuing year will take place. This
new parish, in charge Of Father
O'Brien. Is making good Roadway. A
lawn festival by the St. Thomas peo-
pie will be given on the Wells aud
Hildebrand grounds, Forty-four.h and
Abbott streets, Tuesday evening. July
9th, to which all friends are extended
an invitation.
Mrs. Anna McNulty one Of the direc-
tors Of the National Art Institute o.
Chicago, is in the city for the purpose
Of forming a branch of the society in
Minneapolis, and believes that she can
enroll 200 or 800 as the nucleus Of a
local institute. The object of the So
ciety is said to be the founding, as
sisting and maintaining of institutions
for the study of the fine arts. and to
form and exhibit collections Of objects
Of arts. Mrs. McNulty says she will
visit every woman in Minneapolis In
terested in art.
A party Of i've ladies comprising
Miss Mabel Gill and Mrs. DUANE of
this city, together with the Misses Nc
Cabe, Ericsson and Moreno of st. Peter
are on their way west and will be alb
sent a month. They will register in
the great drawing of government
lands at Missoula, Mont, and Spokane,
Wash, while away with the hope of
securing some of the valuable lands
now being thrown open to the public.
This great drawing, which is attract
ing thousands Of people, will take place
August 9.
A canoe trip down the Mississippi
river nearly ended fatally for Arthur J..