The Irish standard., 1909-07-31
ST. PAUL NEWS

ST. PAUL NEWS
With nine of the fifteen scheduled
games played and double headers on
for Sunday morning the A. o. H. base
ball league will soon finish it's sched-
ule. Division No. 9 is still in the lead,
with No. / close behind. Division No.
| 8 is also creeping up slowly. They
are all very enthusiastic about the
winner. 1t is understood that the
Athletic club will choose football as
a sport for a few months following
the baseball season.
Members of st, Paurs priesthood
may be appointed to bishoprics in Min
nesota and the Dakotas during the
next two weeks. Among the candidates
most seriously considered are said to
be Father ]. ]. Lawler, Cathedral;
Father T. J. Gibbons, St. Marys, and
Father Patrick. T. Hebron, st. Paul's
seminary. The vacancies are at Far
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MINI.
Helen Dowley, the 11-year- old
daughter of Mrs. Anna F. Dowley,
Grand avenue near Oakland, died
! Tuesday afternoon after long Illness
She had been in i'll health for foHr
years, and two years ago she was TAX
| 10 Do ~4I {,e -
restore her to good health. She and
her mother returned some months ago.
The funeral took place Friday morn
ing from the above residence at $3.50.
Services were held at st. LuKes cnurcn
at 9 o'clock.
! ' The cornerstone of the new home
of the Junior Pioneers will be laid
Sunday, Aug. is, President Silas e.
Foreman officiating. The home is be-
ing built at the corner of Ninth and
Exchange streets and is rapidly near
ing completion. The contractors say
that by Sept 80 the building will be
ready for occupancy. It will cost, with
| furnishings, about $4,000.
Mayor Lawler has been invited to
be the honored guest of the Trades
and Labor Assembly, Labor Day Sept.
6. The committee on arrangements
has urged the mayor to take part in
the big parade which will be held that
day. Gov. John A. Johnson, Bishop
Robert G. Mcintyre, George Howley
and w. e. McEwen are also among the
invited guests.
The proposal to extend the way OF
lights on Fifth street from sibley
street to Seventh street, is being ap.
proved with enthusiasm by Fifth street
property owners. All the property
owners are enthusiastically boosting
the project and are confident Of sue
cess. The new way Of slight will pe
fine thing for the new hotel, the
st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gerber, parents
Of Sheriff w. A. Gerber celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary at
their home. 424 Rice street. There
were about eighty guests present all
members Of the family. Ten children,
nineteen grandchildren, the rest
brothers and sisters, made up the fam
lily group. The dining room was dec
Grated with golden hearts and cut
| flowers. Dinner was served at 7
o'clock
James Dewitt, 119 Western ave-
nue., had his leg broken while at work
in selby avenue garage Saturday.
He was taken to st. Joseph's hospital
In the ambulance. Mr.. Dewitt was re-
pairing a machine and while testing
the car it moved away from him and
his leg was caught in the machinery
and fractured near the knee. He is
said to be doing nicely.
Mrs. Winnifred Egan, 4 pioneer res
ident of st. Paul, died at her home
700 East Fifth street, Monday morn
ing. Mrs. Egan was 10 years OF age
and had lived in this city for the past
forty years. Death was due to dropsy
She is survived by her husband, DAN
lei, and three sons and three daugh-