The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-06-12
CITY IN BRIEF.

III connection with the rhetoric depart
:ment.
"Rudyard Kipling, the famous Eng
gS fish author, wrote to the eighth grade
graduates of the city schools who had
. devoted time to the study of his works.
A ]. T. Mannix, the veteran printer
and reporter, was re-appointed state
printer last Wednesday for two years.
A more competent man is hard to
1 find.
Judge c. L. Smith, of the Municipal
Court, is entitled to the thanks ct
all pedestrians for his severity TO
auto speeders. He is imposing heavy
sentences on recklessly rapid drivers
of the dangerous machines.
Mr.. Thomas E. Newlove, one of the
most efficient court reporters in the
city, will soon leave for Vienna, Aus
tria, on visit to Mrs. Newlove and
daughter, Maria, who have been abroad
for some time. Miss Newlove, a tall
ented musician, is under the tuition OF
famous pianist in the city on the
Danube.
Congressman Frank M. Nye intends
to leave for Washington, D. c., before
the end Of the week to be on hand
in case the Porto Rican bill should
come UP in the house. Mr.. Nye has
at ;~
several weeks, as he says there was
nothfng for him to do in Washington
while tho senate was considering the
tariff bill.
Recently arrived residents in Men,
neapolie, and old residents who have
/. moved from one part of the city to
another within the last two weeks, or
who expect to move within the next
two, are requested by the Minneapolis
Directory company, Globe building, to
send in their names for proper listing
in the new directory now in course
of compilation.
All the money taken in at the recent
Joan Of Arc" entertainment for the
fresh sir fund will be needed to pay
the expenses Of the production. While
the promoters hoped for a much big
ger success, yet it s pointed out that
the cause received great deal Of adj
Vertisement and that the public will
feel more inclined to assist when
hnA
Johnny Hayes, the Olympic hero,
was defeated in the 15-mile race at
Nicollet park Thursday evening by
John B. svenberg, the worlds profess
sional Marathon champion. Svenberg's
z time for the fifteen miles was one
hour, 2s minutes, II seconds. Hayes
was beaten by about quarter of a
mile. They go from here to Kansas
Y City.
George Keenan,, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Keenan,, of 26th avenue south, was
one Of the contestants for 2, prize IL
Reclamation offered by the South High
School Literary society. The con-
test came off Wednesday evening IN
the auditorium of the Pillsbury House.
and though he did not win the prize.
he won raptuous applause. He deliv-
&gered the last speech of President Nc
Kinley, at Buffalo. N. Y. When the
boy gets older he will carry the prize
In defamation and oratory.
Week after next Judge J. H. Steele
will make a flying trip to Ireland,
England and Scotland. He will visit
the scenes of his boyhood days in the
# County Of Longford and also the
principal cities Of his native land.
When he has "done" Ireland he will
cross over to Great Britain and listen
81 to the oratory of the Irish members at
Westminster, to whom he will have
letters of Introduction. He will be away
about two months. His many friends
hope he will have pleasant time of
it during his vacation.
III Norwegians Of the Twin Cities have
s formed a permanent organization for
u the purpose of securing money to con-
NJ tribute to the fund which is being
q raised in this country for the purpose
Of making a present to Norway In
1914. when the one-hundredth ami
S yersary of independence day will be
S celebrated. 1t is hoped to raise $780,.
S 600 in this country and the money
@ VIII be sent to the Norwegian legis-
S 1ative body which corresponds to the
United States congress for the PURPOSE
Of choosing some sort of memorial III
commemoration of the day.
The decision rendered by Judge Ell
llott of the Supreme Court in the mat
ter of Superintendent of Poor Farm
$E County Physician and Morguekeeper
took the recent incumbents NV sur.