The Irish standard., 1909-12-18
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CITY In BRIEF.

During his stay in the city last week
Bishop McGolrick, accompanied by
Father Cullen, visited Holy Angels AMI
st. Margaret academies.
Mrs. Frances Vincent Coveny was
the soprano of the Christian Endeavor
Choral society. which gave it's second
concert last Wednesday night in the
First BAPTIST church. Miss Eulalia
Cheneyert presided at the piano.
Senator and Mrs. John T. MCGOWAN
left last week for New Orleans. They
will visit points In Texas and south
ern California. where they will spend
the winter, returning to Minneapolis
in the early spring.
The remains of Michael Petit, who
died Wednesday. at st. Barnabas hos.
pital, were taken to Loretta, MINI. his
former home, for interment. He is
survived, by widow, four sons. and
three daughters. 45
T. William e. Kelly, Fargo, N. D., was
struck and knocked down BY an Eighth
and Central avenue car while crossing
at Chicago and Franklin avenues last
Sunday night. He is now in critical
condition at Asbury hospital. Mr.. KEEL
ly IL a barber.
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Edward j. Williams, the lone appli-
cant for the position of messenger in
the weather bureau office in the? civil
service examination several weeks ago.
was successful. The lad, Of course, is
jubilant and says that he slipped one
over on the others. He has already
begun work in his new position,
While Duluth was represented by
five delegates and st. Paul by ten dele
gates at the rivers and harbors. con-
gross at Washington, b. C., this city
was represented by only two delegates,
namely. Alderman Gould and President
b, F. Nelson Of the Commercial club.
Two delegates from Minneapolis could
not do very much in such gathering.
Rev. S. M. Dick, rector of Wesley
M. E. church, found a $1,000. bill In the
collection box last Sunday. The; gen.
erous donor enclosed the bill in aTplai,1
envelope and there was no writing to
identify him. He is one of those good
souls who do good by stealth and
blush to find it fame" May his tribe
increase.
Public school, children will be treat
ed very literally in the way Of holi-
days at Christmas; time this year. The
schools not only close Friday. one
week before Christmas. but they will
close at noon. The teachers will thus
have an opportunity to attend to shop.
ping, banking and other matters be-
fore leaving the city on evening trains
for their. homes. if they SO desire
Mayor Haynes has withdrawn from,
active participation in the discussion
of the gas question. and is reported to
have said that he prefers to stay on
the outside so that his power of veto
might not In any way be abridged.
The Mayor evidently favors municipal
ownership Of gas and will oppose any
arrangement made by the city and the
gas company. The charter OF tho
company will expire in February. ..-..a,
DR.. George B. Benson, Of the firm 81
Wright L Benson, 415 Metropolitan
building, has returned from a Ave
months' trip in Europe. In company
with his wife, three months were spent
in Vienna, whore DR.. Benson worked
in the hospitals. Before starting on
their homeward trip, which was BY
way Of the Mediterranean, they en-
joyed a tour through France. Spain
and Italy.
The board Of education has for sale
the property on which the Jefferson
school now stands. Contrary to the
reports in the daily papers, the board
never offered it for $4,000 or any 9TH
er sum. The Tribune editor has been
misleds when be says that the board Of
education has narrowly escaped a
nasty scandal" for offering the afore-
said property for $4,000, when it is
worth s1no mo. who rives false in
formation to the reporters? The bid
offered was rejected by the board.
Hjalmar r. Holland, a Norwegian,
declares that Minnesota was dtscov-
cred by !. his countrymen in the 18th
century. He adduces as proof for his
statement an inscription found on
rune stone in Douglas county. Nothing
surprising about his claim. 1t il said
that % Norwesians arrived in Minne-
sofa in 1862. At the last census there