The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-13
CITY IN BRIEF.


ham Lincoln, is a holiday in Minnesota,
and yesterday, being the centenary &C
his birth, was observed more generally
than ever before.
The six-months- child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Flagel, 4612 yerxes
avenue, died on the LIST inst. AZ the
family residence. Mrs. F1agel is a sis
ter of Attorney E. R. Lynch, with Of
fees in the Security Bank building.
Judge George r. Smith, of The pro-
bate court, has been selected to repre-
sent Minnesota in the ranks of hand
some men" to act as aids in tn, Taft
inaugural parade at Washington on
March 4. Every state will send It's
Apollo. and Judge Smith will rank with
the finest Of them.
Mrs. Mary E. Hennessy. Al years
old, widow of David F. Hennessy of
st. Paul, died at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. J. E. Anderson. 1927
Lyndale avenue NJ. Minneapolis. The
funeral took place Friday morning
from the Ascension church, with inter-
1nent in Calvary cemetery, st. Paul.
Senator II. c. Hansbrough Of North
Dakota, who has been in Minneapolis
nearly two months convalescing from
Il serious operation, left for Wash:ng-
ton, D. c., the other day, where ne
will take his seat in the senate. The
senator is reported to be practically re-
covered from the effects Of his surgical
experience.
At least 1000 persons are ex,,ctei
to attend the thirteenth annual COLI
ware association to be held in Min.
neapolis, Feb. %, "a, Is and Is The
business and social sessions of the as
ISOLATION as we'll as the hardware ex-
position will be held in the Armory.
Mrs. Josephine Depuy died at tho
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Flora S.
Holp, 1923 Lyndale avenue north, this
city, on last Monday evening, at the
age Of 70 years. Mrs. Depuy leaves
three daughters and two sons, Mrs.
Fl. M. Rochester and Mrs. Flora Hop
Of this city, Mrs Sam c. Gaynor Of TIC
MARS, Ia; Hugh M. White Of Chicago,
and Fred l.. White Of Traer, Ia.
The criticisms on the teaching of
English grammar in the public schools,
new appearing in the Sunday Tribune,
will well repay perusal. Some OF
our greatest scholars, with the highest
university training, would find it DIFF
fcult to understand the text books on
grammar placed in the hands .. boys
and girls In their teens.
The marriage of Miss Anne Burke of
Minneapolis and Robert Morgan Reid
Of Seattle. Wash, was solemnized in
Seattle on Thursday morning of last
week, Rev. Father O'Brien officiating.
Miss Burke went West last September
to visit her sister, Mrs. A. Matheson.
Mrs. Burke of 1874 Hyland avenue,
wen to Seattle about two weeks ago
to be present at her daughters we'd
ding.
Contestants for the annual Pi!lsbury
prize Of 800 for the best Grafton writ
ten by upper classmen in the I1niver-
sity Of Minnesota, have completed their
orations and will hand them % the
committee in charge of the contest TO-
day. The best 10 orations will be Sc
1ected for delivery by their writers in
a final contest held in April. Orations
written for competition for the Dun-
woodyPeavey prize, open to under.
ciassmen, will be handed in to the
feculty March 1.
At the annual meeting of the Min
resota Academy of Sciences held MN
day evening at the public library it was
announced that the American Acad.
emy of Science intended to hold it's
annual convention in Minneapolis, Dec
cmber 1910. The affair will be one Of
tie biggest Of the kind ever held iii
he Northwest and President r. B.
Walker was deputed to appoint e COM
II ittee Of five to make preliminary az
engagements for the reception or the
delegates.
Speaking last Monday evening be-
fore $50 members of the Mems club
OF Fowler NJ. E. church, Judge H. ..
dickinson declared that Abraham Lin
ocln was providential character sent
to lead the masses out of bondage. The
great object of the martyred presidents
life, the judge declared to be the de-
velopment of the great multitude as
against the privileged few. Judge
Dickinson's address was an interest
ing resume of Lincoln's life, especially
of its social political and religious
aspects. The Judge has a fine delivery
and was listened to with rapt attention
for three -o,Iarters of an hour