The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-03-20
CITY IN BRIEF.

Judge JOnn n. steele and wife, VIII
ii party of friends, left for the South
last Tuesday evening and will return
lie first week in April.
J. D. Daly's 6-cl1air barbershop is
low located at corner Nicollet an
9Th street. Mr.. DAILY is also proprietor
Ct Days Orchestra and a member of
the A. o. H.. K. of G., and c. o. F.
The sacred concert given on ST. Pa
rck's night in st. Lawrence parish Was
we'll attended and much enjoyed
Father O'Brien's address was we'll re
ceived by the cultured audience.
The automobile show is being 11"ls.
at the Armory during the week and is
attracting thousands Of visitors. The
exhibits are worth seeing, and the So
ciety people Of the city are much in
evidence.
T. H. jackson, mayor Of Brinkley.
Ark. has applied Tor aid to Mayor
Haynes to relieve the cyclone sufferers
OF the Southern City, which was nearly
destroyed last week by the elements.
|:illed.
Last Sunday nigh. at Fowler NJ. Z.
church Rev. DR.. Montgomery lecturetl
10 a large and interested audience en-
st. Patrick and the Shamrock" Dr.
Montgomery is always eloquent when
he speaks on Ireland, to which he is
lroud to trace his ancestry.
Judge Milton D. Purdy. who is now
in Hot Springs, Ark, will return 70
minneapolis today to take up some
legal questions which are before the
federal court here. Judge Purdy ha.
been away since few days before lie
tbtained his appointment to the feder-
al bench from President Taft.
Postmaster w. D. Hale of Minneapo-
lis will go to Washington the first weel.
in April for conference with Supervis :
ing Architect Taylor upon the plans
IF the Minneapolis postofice, Congress-
man Nye was informed by MI. Taylor
tl.at work will be started on the pla1.s
as soon as Mr.. Hale's wishes dre
known.
The address on the Irish Soldiers
in the Civil War by Judge John Day
Smith at the Auditorium on st. Pat
rick's night was frequently appla,1,ieel
by a large and enthusiastic audience.
lie witnessed the charges of the Irish
Brigade at Antietam, Gettysburg AMI
Mary's Heights and paid a noble tr -
ute to their valor and patriotism.
The will Of the late Emeline NJ.
Brown, widow of Baldwin Brow, OF
Southeast Minneapolis, was fled cor
probate Monday. The estate is valued
at $4,000, part of the estate left by
Mr.. Brown having been previously dis.
1ributed to the heirs. Mrs. Drown
leaves her property to her four sons
enc daughter-in-law and three grand
children. ...
The Hennepin county grand Jurors
paid visit to the county poor farm
OF, Tuesday and lunched with Super
intendent John O'Dornell, who still re.
!ains possession despite subseauea.
appointments by the county colulnis-
that everything at the farm was salts.
factory.
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"A Trial by jury drew an immense
crowd to the Holy Rosary paroch'4 !:
school on st. Pat"ick's night. The
first part of the program was we'll
rendered, and Master Dan Sullivan
added to his reputation as wonderful
soprano by his rendition of "My Little
Irish Rose" Rev. Father Logan's ad-
dress elected well-rneritcd applause
The entertainment in Ascension
parish on Wednesday, March II, az
tracted large crowd which taxed the
capacious parish hall to it's fullest
capacity. The program was carried
out as advertised in the last issue of
he Irish Standard. The musical MIN
bers were in charg, Of Prof. Ac:-er-
son and J. G. O'Keefe conducted the
Irish dances. Every one enjoyed the
program in all it's features.
David B. Holmes. secretary Of the
Oregon Orchard company, with head.
quarters at the st. James hotel, Min
''eapolis, is being sought by the police
who want him to rake satisfactory
explanation why he hasn't lived up to
the contract he made with several
minneapolis men whom he was to
take to Oregon for tho purpose of buy
ing land. These men are minus mon ~
which they say they paid the secretary
Of the oregon Orchard company.
Three district judges may hear crirn