The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-06-05
CITY IN BRIEF.


trip to Europe. He is hale and hearty
as usual.
An esteemed correspondent en-
lightens a local evening luminary or
the total eclipse of the sun that is
scheduled to occur on June II. Read it
in another column.
The Telegram, which is published in
this city by Mr.. p. C. Sjoblom, hits
the critics Of the school beard in last
weeks issue and says of Judge Steele,
who declined the presidency of that
body:
DR.. ]. M. Egan, son of Edward
Egan, Of this city, former county
commissioner, has returned to Mime
apolis from Ledgerwood, N. D., where
he had charge of the hospital there
for the past two years. He now has
offices at 7o9-1o Masonic Temple.
Captain Tom Garvin and his squad
Vt cops have been making vigorous raids
On blind pigs which are running at large
on north Washington avenue. Seven
operators of the illicit places were ar.
rested the other day and properly
dealt with by the municipal judges.
You must not forget the "Chimes of
Normandy" to be presented at the
Miles theater on June 8, and 10, for
the benefit of the parochial school of
the Immaculate Conception. The opera
will be produced by the Ladies' So
dality and the Choral Club of the
knights of the Cross, under the di-
rection of Floyd M. Hartsell.
H. Kelly & co. have been awarded
the contract for plumbing, heating and
ventilating the new building of Notre
Dame university, South Bend, Ind, and
also for the magnificent new residence
of Clement Studebaker of that city.
Mr.. Kelly returns this evening from
South Bend, and during his trip lie
visited his brother. Rev. F. l.. Kelly,
o. p, of Columbus, o.
Mrs. ]. S. Coughlin, with her. son
and daughter, left for New York on
Wednesday and will sail today on the
Finland of the White Star line for
Naples. The steamer will stop for a
few hours at the Azores and at Gibral-
tar. The many friends of the family
with them a safe and pleasant journey
over sea and land. They will return in
the fall, after visiting many countries.
was started on the super structure Of
the new pro-cathedral. The corner
stone Of the grand ediflce was laid Just
a year before-or. to be more exact,
on May 81, 1908. H. NJ Leighton &
Co. are the contractors. The stone to
be used is the Bethel granite from
Woodbury.. VT, the first shipment Of
which will not reach here before the
end of July.
Nobody has dared to question the
integrity of Judge Steele. He has
no selfish interest in serving the pub
lie at considerable Inconvenience to
himself. His only son does not even
attend the city schools. He sends him
to st. Thomas College at Merriam
park, where he is making rapid prog
ress in his studies and receiving q
fine military training.
S. A.. Stockwell and o. J. Evans
criticise Prof. Albert Hedler, principal
of the Franklin school for letting Mai.
A. W. Clancy address the pupils on
Peace Day. They object to Clancy be-
cause he represents the American
Book Co. in this city. Whom do they
represent? If Clancy is guilty Of any
wrong doing, show him up. but as a
citizen he has a perfect right to speak
when invited.
Blind Jim Costello formerly a hack
driver and popcorn and peanut ven
der in this city, died the other day
in the state hospital for the insane
at st. Peter. The remains were brought
to Minneapolis and the funeral will
occur today after services at 1mmacu
late Conception church at a. m. He
is survived by two brothers. one in
Wisconsin and the other in Washing.
ton. The deceased was widely known
throughout the city in former days.
While preparing to take his place in
the corps of Appomattox post. G. A.
R.. in the Memorial day parade last
Monday. Arthur Spoor, sixty-n nine
years old, was found dead in his home
1911 Twenty-fifth street east, VIC
tim of heart failure, induced, physi-
clans say, by patriotic emotion. His
comrades were awaiting his appear
ance preparatory to going to the GENE
terry, when messenger arrived at theft