The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-03-19
CITY IN BRIEF.

pointed Colonel and aide de- camp on
Governor Eberhart's staff very
worthy appointment for which the
Governor may we'll be complimented.
Moulton and Evans, Minneapolis mill
builders, 406 Corn Exchange building.
have been awarded $250,000 contract
to build a corn and hominy mill with a
grinding capacity of 5000 bushels of
corn daily for the Charles A. Krause
Milling company of Milwaukee, Wis.
Mrs. ]. A. Malone died Wednesday,
March 8, at her late home, 1910 18th
avenue north. She was Al years of
age. The funeral services took place
on Saturday morning of last week
from the church of the Ascension, with
interment in st. Mary's cemetery.
George p. McNevin, aged SO, died
last Wednesday. The funeral services
were held from the late residence, 2436
14th avenue south, at $3.50 a. m. yes
terday and at Holy Rosary church at
8 o'clock. Interment followed in st.
Mary's cemetery.
The A. p. Baker livery stock at 1901
Third avenue south, comprising some
forty horses, together with a number
of vehicles, harness and everything
that goes to make up a livery outfit,
was sold at auction last Tuesday by
"Jack" Martin, the famous auctioneer
from Marshall.
Hennepin council No. 4a5, Knights
of Columbus, decided last Monday
night to produce a musical comedy,
the characters to be taken by members
of the council. 1t will be given in one
of the large theaters of Minneapolis
within the next six weeks. Neither
the comedy nor the theater has been
definitely decided on. Thomas Guth
rie will be stage director.
Rev. H. F. Lilly, O. p, of the order
of St. Dominic, has finished his labors
as assistant pastor of Holy Rosa
ry church and on Monday evening left
for New York City, his future home.
Father Lilly had a great many friends
in this city and many regrets are ex-
pressed at his departure for his new
field of duty.
The Robbinsdale Catholic club was
organized Friday evening, March IL.
for the purpose of building a new
church. There are more than so Cath
ole families in that locality which at
present attend Ascension and Imma-
culate Conception church. The officers
of the club are Charles Nagle, presi-
dent; Shirley D. Klapp, secretary and
John Trump, treasurer.
While the family of John Walker,
221 Groveland avenue, were attending
church services last Sunday night,
burglars broke. into the house and
made their escape with several hum
dred dollars worth of booty. The rob-
bers effected their entrance by prying
open a cellar window. They then went
up the basement stairway and broke
in the kitchen door.
Charles G. Geisman of the Gluek
Brewing company has purchased prop
erty 7Ox95 feet on Third avenue south
between Washington ave. and Third
street for $4,000. The property was
sold by Thorpe Brothers for the Min
ers' Savings bank of Pittsburg, Pa.
1t is understood that the buildings on
the property will be removed in the
near future and improvements will be
added in keeping with the approach
to the proposed. Third avenue bridge.
BY defeating the Cali Stars of the
University of Minnesota last Monday
night at the Ascension gymnasium, the
Ascension basketball team completed
their schedule for the season without
defeat. The score was 46 to 80. The
of the year and some clever and SEN
sational basketball was exhibited by
both quints. The play was fast from
the first toss-up and long shots which
brought the crowd to it's feet were
frequent.
The Minneapolis base ball team will
report at Des Moines, Ia, March 25
according to the present plans. After 8
short training period there and practice
games with the Western League cham.
pions, the Millers will go to Omaha
and Lincoln for exhibition games be.
fore opening the season here on Apri
10. "Hobe' Ferris, purchased from the
st. Louis Browns, has Joined the hold
out ranks. Ferris says he doesn't wan
to play minor league ball and will no
toin the Reds for any amount of money
He is now at his home in Providence
R. l., and it may mean long triI
for one of the Cantillon brothers tt
get Hobe in line. The only weak spo