The Irish standard., 1910-05-07
ST.. PAUL NEWS

Division No. 4, L. A. to A. o. H.,
held a large and enthusiastic meet
ing on Monday evening at Wittich's
hall, State and Robbie streets. large
class Of candidates was initiated. At
ter the Initiation ceremonies an ex-
cellent program was given. Division
rs membership is rapidly increasing
and the meetings are always made
interesting and are very we'll at
tended.
Division No. 2, L. A. to A. o. H.,
held their annual complimentary dane
ing party on Thursday evening at
Hibernian hall. Although there was
large crowd present the committee
seemed to manage it splendidly and
no one felt crowded. There was a
small charge made for checking, in
order to help pay expenses.
The st. Paul Shamrock Club gave
their last dancing party of the season
at Eibernian hall on Wednesday eve
ming. There was a large crowd pres
ent. The Shamrock club reported the
season big success as their dancing
parties have all been very we'll at
tended. They are making prepara-
! tons for a steamboat excursion to be
given in June.
The A. o. H. of Ramsey county gave
their annual May ball at Hibernian
hall on Monday evening There were
not many present, the cause being at
tributed to the fact that it was the
night before election. However, the
committee were not disappointed, as
it was not an absolute failure.
st. Paul's building permit record for
1910 from all appearances will far ex-
coed the record of 1902 In April
there were 1913 permits issued for a
total of s1,160,373, an increase of $22,-
757 over the same month year ago
The total for the first four months
of 1910 is s2,959,4s2, as compared with
$2,571,212 for the same period in 1909.
This is an increase for the months
of s3Ss,27o.
Mrs. Margaret Lee, wife of Martil.
Lee, died suddenly at her home, 698
Hudson av, Sunday morning. Cor
oner DR.. D. C. Jones was called and he
decided that death was due to natural
causes. Mrs. Lee had lived in the city
for thirty-five years, and is survived
by eight children and her husband,
who is switch tender
! June will be the new mayors in
auguration day and the usual formali-
ties will take place, Mr.. Keller taking
the oath of Office in the presence Of
both bodies of the common council.
Mayor Lawler has promised to see
! to it that the park board provides the
flowers for the occasion and that the
/; inauguration ceremonies shall be
pulled off with proper eclat. The cere-
monies will take place in the council
chamber. Republican mayors aren't
! inaugurated in st. Paul so often but
! that the event is something of a now
city.
Mrs. Julia I. Field. 70, who died in
Pasadena, Cal, Monday, will be buried
in St. Paul. Mrs. Field was the widow
of the late Thaddeus G.. Field, pioneer
ST. Paul merchant who came to this
city In 1856 and later founded the
present firm of Field, schlick & Co.
Her death was unexpected. Mrs.
! Field was a daughter of D. w.
tIngersoli, who owned the first dry
goods store and opera house in st.
Paul. The deceased is survived. by
Fred and r. Ingersoll, brothers, and
Mrs. John l. H. Field. daughter.
| Thomas Collopy died Monday eve-
ming at his home, East Minnehaha
street, Hazel Park He had been a
resident of Minnesota for fifty years,
i having come to Lake Elmo from AL
bany, N. Y, where he was born, and
moving later to his present home. He
was the original owner of that part
of Hazel Park, known as Eastern
Heights. and had seen the city grow
out to take in his farm, from the time
| that 1t was little more than A village.
J He. was married to Catherine Geary