The Irish standard., 1910-06-25
ST. PAUL NEWS

Hibernian hall. The county officers
and the president OF each division
were selected as a committee to en-
terrain the A. o. H. delegates, stop
ping at st. Paul en- route to Port
land Ore, to attend the A. o. II. ma
tional convention in July.
! Band concerts at st. Paul parks
will begin next Sunday afternoon. At
Como Park DAM band of 40 pieces
has been engaged for a season OF IS
concerts, the final concert toNbe Aug
rs. At Phalen, Indian Mounds and
Merriam Terrace parks the mhsic will
be furnhed by the First Battalion
band, M. N. G., the concert dates al
ternating at the different parks.
Robert ]. Stapleton, aged nineteen
years, was drowned while swimming
in the Mississippi river near Red
Wing, Mimi, Monday morning. His
remains were brought to ST Paul for
interment. The funeral will take
place from the residence Of Mr.. r. j.
Clark, 1O7 Litchfield avenue, Saturday
at $3.50 a. m. Services will be held
at st. Patrick's church at 9 o'clock
The young man is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Jas. P. Keefe of Norfolk
Virginia, and five brothers, John H.
Stapleton, Duluth, Mimi; Edward
Stapleton, st. Paul: George Stapleton,
Seattle, WASH; VIM. H. Stapleton
Portland, Oregon, and Master Charles
Stapleton of this city. At the time of
his death the youth was under the
guardianship of his uncle, Mr.. Robert
j. Clark.
The st. Paul Shamrock club held
their annual steamboat excursion last
Sunday. The club and their friends
steamer Purchase and barge at II
a. m. More than 700 people were in
attendance. The boat made a land
ing at Prescott, Wis, where the eX-
cursionists were permitted to go
sight seeing for nearly an hour. The
Shamrock club is making prepara
lions for another excursion to be Civ
en- in August
Miss Edith McElroy Of Central ave-
nue. entertained the Bachelor Maids
club at dinner Wednesday evening at
Z o'clock. Places were laid for twen-
y-three.
The choir Of st. Patrick's church
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
on Litchtield avenue and Rice street.
A large crowd was present on both
evenings and made the affair a big
success. The grounds were illuni-
mated with arc lights and Japanese
lanterns were used for decoration. The
the new pipe organ fund. The young
ladies expect to realize a substantial
sum.
The body of Nicholas Smith, 10, 26l
Bunker street, drowned in the Mis-
sissippi river at South Park last Sat
urday, has been found. The funeral
took place from the residence of his
parents, 261 Bunker street, Wedncs-
day. Services were held at St. Mich
aers church.
The Andrew Schoch Grocery COM
pany, Seventh and Broadway, suffered
a loss Of more than 100000 Wednes-
day as the result Of a fire which
started from an explosion in the base
ment at o'clock Wednesday morn
ing The store Of Sperry & Hutch
inson, trading stamp concern, suf-
fered loss of $4,000 through the
flooding of it's stock room, and the
meat market of Theodore SchweiZer,
200 East Seventh street, suffered a
loss of $500 from a similar cause.
Plate glass was broken in the saloon
of Aaron Herr, 297 East Seventh
street, and the Enterprise Dry Goods
company, Seventh and Rosabel. suf
fered light loss from water.
The marriage of Miss Anna Cody,
daughter Of Mrs. Mary Cody, Sherman
street, and DR.. Arthur Dohm took
place Tuesday morning at the cathed-
raj. Bishop ]. J. Lawler read tho
marriage service. There we're no at
tendants and only members of the two
families were hidden to the ceremony.
After short wedding trip they will
be at home at 259 Sherman street.
Miss Jeanette G. Farnham and
William Daniel Fritz were married
Tuesday morning at St. Luke's church.
Rev. r. ]. Irvaig, uncle Of the bride,
officiated. Miss Helen Farnham was
her sisters maid of honor and the
groom was attended by Reuben Brew
Or. The ushers were Milford Wen
dell. Frank F'arnham and Wendell
Fritz. Following the ceremony a we'd
ding breakfast was served at the