The Irish standard., 1909-06-26
CITY IN BRIEF.

VI j Z LIN oRxGEs
An ice cream social will be given by
Division No. L. A. to A. o. H. Thurs
day evening, July LIST, at Twenty-ses,-
ond and Central avenue northeast.
Seventy former pupils of st. IAN
thony school attended the annual al
umni banquet Tuesday night at Don
aldson's tea rooms. ]. w. Maaoney
was POSTMASTER.
James Greedy and wife of Great
Falls, Mont; are in the city after an
extended trip in the eastern and mid
die states. After a visit here and in
st. Paul with friends and relatives they
will return to their Montana home.
An intermediate accounting in the
estate Of Fred Schiek, deceased, filed
today in probate court by Louis schiek
and Joseph Heiser, executors. shows
the value Of the estate June rs. 1909,
to be over $4,000.
r. j. Fitzgerald Of Great Falls,
Mont, is in the city, a visitor amongst
old friends and relatives. He will re-
turn to the mountain state some time
next week.
A meeting of the county board A.
o. H. will be held next Monday night
at McDlroys hall, Eighth and Nicol-
let. Division No. z, will also hold
Its regular meeting in .that hall on the
same evening.
e.. Work will soon be in. progress on
st. Thomas church at Lake Harriet.
Plans and specifications are now ready
for the proposed new edifice. and bids
will be received up to July Sd. The
plans can be seen at Father O. Brien's
residence, .2515 w. Fortieth street.
The wedding of Miss Helen Scallen
and James Vincent Coffey, of Troy,
8: N. T., will. be solemnized at Holy Ros-
ary. church on Wednesday next, June
80, and on the same day Miss Gena
o'Connell and John F. Blinn will be
married in Ascension church. 80,
Division No. 1, auxiliary to A. o. H.
has changed it's meeting place from
s22 Nicollet to A. o. U. w. hall, is
Seventh street S. Time of meetings
has also been changed. Hereafter
No. 1 will hold its sessions on the Sec
ond and fourth Monday evenings of
each month.
John G, sheehan. Grand Knight of
Hennepin Council. knights of Column
bus, has returned from Portland, Ore.
where he attended, as q delegate from
this. city, the national association of
retail grocers, Mr.. sheehan, stopped
:. for, q few days on. his return at Sc
attic, where he attended the. EXPOSE
ton. .+- 49,. o.. -.-.. :.
Mrs. Thomas o'Donnell, assisted by
the ladies Of the st. Bridget Court No.
1884, w. G. o. F., gave a parcel show
avenue north in honor Of the court
. secretary, Miss; Margaret Sheehan.
whose marriage to W.. >Fitz Henry
will take place Tuesday. = The recep-
ton was held both afternoon and eve
ming. -, ..t
The home of William McGrath. at
SOL Newton avenue S., was blown up
shortly before noon on Wednesday,. AS
there were no gas fixtures or explosive
materials in the building, the explos-
: ion is a. mystery. MRS. McGrath and
two children were away at the time
. and thus escaped death as the house
burned: up after the explosion. Mr..
McGrath is in the employ of the M. A.
Hanna Coal company.
In competitive drill for, the Reese
medal at the Armory on Wednesday
evening Sergeants Cutler and Mooney
drilled for two hours after the others
had retired: for making errors. The
judges were unable to decide, and Cut
Ter. won by the toss of coin. At tre
previous drill Mooney won the medal
from Cutler in the same way. Tho
!, Judges were Capt. Matthias Baldwin
!. Capt. Schall and Lieut.. McClay.
Harold Gunner. New York, mar
rowly escaped drowning in Lake Har-
riet late Monday when his canoe cap
sized about 10 feet from the shore
He had gone down twice before A. J.
Mcleod, boat tender, and Caleb Jack
son, $500 Como ave. $. e., reached him
The young. man was revived in a few
minutes and was able to return to his
hotel.
Minneapolis will have "safe and
sane Fourth OF July if Mayor James
c. Haynes and DIR. P. M. Hall, health
commissioner, can by their efforts pro-
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