The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-01-29
CITY IN BRIEF.

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Enrolment in the Minneapolis pub
lie schools is 42,969, or 81 more than a
years ago. The night schools are being
attended by 1885 men and 25S women.
The Alumni association of the De
La Sale academy gave dancing par
ty Thursday evening at Elks' hail.
Fifty couples were in attendance.
The young women of ST. Clements
parish will give a card party and en-
tertainment on Wednesday evening,
Feb. End, in the Auditorium, corner
Gath and Central aves
A musical and literary entertain.
ment will be given by Div. No. L. A.
A. o. H. Tuesday evening, February
8, at the A. o. U. w. hall, II South
Seventh street.
Mrs. Arthur r. Murphy and her
daughter, Miss Mary Murphy of 1904
Aldrich avenue SOUTH left last Monday
night for Kansas City to visit her
sons. Mrs. Murphy will be gone about
two months.
Richard A. Ballinger, secretary of
the interior, and Clifford Pinchot, de-
posed head of the forestry department.
will both be in the Twin Cities next
March to attend the state conserva-
ton congress.
DR.. w. j. Byrnes, son of William
Byrnes, an early sheriff of Hennepin
county and a brave soldier in the
Civil War, has been elected president
of the Native Sons of Minnesota, to
serve for one year. No better choice
could nave been made.
w. H. Lee, president of the Hennepin
County Saving bank, who is in South
ern Arizona, has written to Minneapo.
lis friends saying that he has no use
for an overcoat, and although the
nights are cool and sometimes frosty,
the days are clear and warm.
The marriage of Miss NAV Byrnes
and Walter E. Wines took place Tues
day morning at st. Stephens church,
with Rev. J. F. Dolphin officiating.
The bride was attended by Miss Vern
Byrnes and J. E. Murphy was best
man,
Theodore j. Keane of San Francisco
has been chosen director of the Minne-
apolis Society of Fine Arts. He will
begin his duties Immediately. Mr..
Keane will have personal supervision
of all of the work of the society, in
Guiding the art school in the library
building.
According to instructors received
in a circular Letter from the naval de-
partment by Lieut.. u. 8. Gay, no man
who has plate or bridge work in his
mouth can be admitted to the navy.
1t is imperative that the prospective
recruits teeth be in the best of con-
dition. 1t takes sound teeth to masti-
cate hard tack.
Crushed between the bumpers of two
freight cars on the crossing at 42d and
Washington ayes, NJ, j. K. Norton, 20,
freight conductor, 500 road, was so in
jured last Tuesday that he died at the
Asbury hospital several hours later
Norton formerly lived in Winona, and
has relatives there now. A brother Of
his lives in this city.
Duffy" McGovern, quarterback of
the University of Minnesota football
team and Walter Camps selection as
all-American quarter for the season of
1909, underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis at st. Barnabas hospital last
Monday night. The operation was
performed successfully and the foot
ball favorite will soon be out again.
On Thursday, Feb. 8, the Sodality Of
the Immaculate Conception will give
a Valentine party at the Auditorium
who attend. An attractive musical
program will be presented. The affair
will be informal and a large attendance
is anticipated by the ladies Of the
society.
The indictments against Frederick E.
Rochester and A. F. Sweetser, accused
of grand larceny, were quashed by
Judge Hale who held that they charged
no public offense. A great injustice
has been done these reputable gentle
men and their collection agency which
is conducted strictly on business prin-
ciples, by the base charges preferred
against them in the courts.
Judge Holt who sentenced E. g
Cary, the attorney, to 80 days in the
county Jail for contempt of court, file6
last Wednesday with the supreme