The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-27
CITY IN BRIEF

<asScHSAou 1ieyS OIL frlQay night OF
last week defeated the White Dla-
mond five from Chaska, Minn., by the
score. of q to II. At the end of the
first half the score stood ii to IL,
but the Ascensions drew away from
their opponents in the last period.
Florence spaulding died Saturday,
January 20. at the City hospital and
was buried from BIG Lincoln street
northeast last Tuesday. Deceased was
IS years of age and is survived by her
mother and a number Of brothers and
sisters. She was buried from st.
Lawrence church Tuesday. Interment
in Hillside cemetery.
All the boxes have been reserved
already for the entertainment which
the Minneapolis League Of Catholic
Women will give at the Metropolitan
theater, Monday afternoon, Feb. IL.
for the benefit OF the league. Several
hundred seats have also been reserved.
Tickets are on sale at the Gable Piano
company and the league headquar-
tiers, 416 Kasota building.
Word reached the offices of the
Shevlin- Carpenter Co. Wednesday that
Father Donahue, lifelong friend of the
late Thomas H. Shevlin. who was to
have been one of the honorary pail
bearers at the Shevlin funeral, was i'll
in, hos fol u n
ney said that Father Donahue had
been taken i'll with a severe cold on
his way to Minneapolis. Father Dom
ahue has dispensed the Shevlin chari-
ties in Albany, N. Y.
Hundreds of friends of the late ]. E.
Rogers were at the funeral services at
the Hume & Davies undertaking
rooms Wednesday, Notwithstanding
the announcement that the services
would be private; and, although
friends of the family had been notified
that they would not be expected to
send flowers, there was profusion of
floral offerings. So many people came
that all could not be admitted. Mem
bers of Minneapolis lodge, No. A, of
the Elks were present in numbers, and
six lodge members, John M. Rees, Jo-
seph 7. Mannix, B. R. Coppage, j. B.
Tabour, +. E. Nimocks and Smith B.
Hall, acted as pail bearers.
The special council committee on
city hospitals has recommended the
appointment Of appraisers to fix the
value of four lots adjoining the city
hospital grounds which are desired by
the board of charities and corrections.
The property lies on the Sixth avenue
side of the hospital and if acquired
would give the city possession Of the
entire block. Owners of the property
have estimated its value at 100000.
= Judge William Lochren, former
federal district judge, and one of the
best known men in the northwest, is
in critical condition at his home, 1922
Tenth avenue southeast. He has been
ill for more than a year, and his en-
feebled condition makes the present
attack critical.
Thomas l.. Shevlin of Minneapolis
was elected president of the Northern
Pine Manufacturers association at it's
annual meeting late Tuesday at the
Hotel Radisson. He succeeds l.. K.
Baker of Odanah, Wis, who retired
after two years. service. Other officers
chosen were: First vice president, c.
A. Barton, Minneapolis; second vice
president, w. K. Bissell, Arbor Vitae,
Wis; treasurer, +. G. Gerhard, Mime
apolis. The association recorded it's
apolis; secretary, H. S. Childs, Mime
approval of an advertising campaign
started in the interests of white pine
by it's advertising committee. Resolu-
lions were adopted on the death of
Thomas II. Shevlin.
The juvenile division of the Ladies'
Auxiliary, A. o. H.. organized about
the first of the year. has now men,
bership of about IS and is in a most
nourishing condition. Regular meet
ings will be held in A. o. U. w. hall,
II S. Seventh street, the first and
third Saturdays of each month at 2
p. m. Effort: are being made to dou-
BILE it's already excellent membership.
Senator r. M. La Follette's long
deferred visit to the twin cities is to
be made early in February, according
to information which has reached the
Minnesota headquarters Of the La Fol-
lette campaign and the executive COM
mittee of the Progressive Republican
State league decided last night to call
a state convention Of the league. to be
held in st. Paul on the day Of La Fol-
lette's visit. The convention will be
like the one held Jan. 4, 1911, when
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