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The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
FLOUR CITY FUEL &
TRANSFER co.

This company was established fiji
teen years ago. Mr.. Ekstrun, the
president and manager of it, was born
in Sweden, but was raised in Mime
apolis, having lived in this city for
about thirty-one years. Mr.. Ekstrum
was president of the West Side Com
mercial Club for two years, and is at
present one of the directors in the
Minneapolis State Bank. Through his
numerous connections IN affairs OF
civic and commercial enterprise he has
prominently identified himself as one
of the leading business men on the
West Side. The business is whole
sale and retail one, Of coal, coke and
wood Packing and moving of house.
hold goods, and the shipping of same
at cut rates to the Pacific Coast and
other points. The transferring of bag
gage, freight, machinery, merchan,
disc, etc. The main office is at ~
West Lake Street; the down town
office at 7O1 First Avenue South; the
east side office, $50 Central Avenue;
south side office, 1923 Riverside Ave-
nue.; north side office, Tenth Avenue
North and Second Street; the east
Lake Street office, 154S Lake Street;
and the stable and shop office at 2949
Blaisdell Avenue. Few concerns exist
in the city today that have any more
extensive range of trade and breadth
of service than is illustrated by the
Flour City Fuel and Transfer Com
pany This firm not only enjoys the
excellent reputation of it's manager
and president in charge, but its bust
ness proper is one of reasonable price,
thorough and particular service, and
desire to please at all times. 1t is
a company that commands respect
for its method of doing business.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
BURDP. JOHNSTON & co.

Located at No. II West Lake Street
and 1928 Hennepin Avenue, is this
concern, the Burd P. Johnston & CO.
Conspicuous, indeed, among the bust
ness and professional firms that have
contributed so much to the general
development and general expansion
of Lake Street, is this company, in
it's capacity which it so admirably
fills, as funeral director and embalm
er. The parlors at both business
places are modern and we'll equipped,
and an additional pleasant feature is
the fact that a lady assistant does
her fair portion of the work. 1t will
not be amiss, perhaps, to look back
over the progress path which this
firm has trod since its inception. 1t
was ten years ago that Mr.. Burd P.
Johnston, the active head of this firm,
made his establishment as funeral
director in this city and during the
years which have since interviewed
has come to be recognized as one of
the leading representatives of his pro-
fession. Readiness to adopt new and
improved methods in his practice, and
the splendid facilities with which the
two establishments are equipped
make them representative of the great
progress that has been made in recent
years in caring for the dead. A staff
of capable employees is fully pre-
pared to answer all calls at any hour
of night or day. His wife, Mrs. John
ston, fills the position of lady assist
ant and is we'll versed in every detail
of the profession. Those who have
had occasion to call upon him in the
past in time of bereavement are warm
in their praise of the sympathetic
treatment accorded by Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnston, and we can only bespeak
for them a continuance of the conf
dence thus reposed.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
E. SCHATZLEIN.

At 600 West Lake Street is the
house of E. Schatzlein, dealer in all
kinds of leather goods, house furnish
ings, etc. Included in this we find
light and heavy harness., suit cases,
bags, trunks, stuffed leather f:irriG:trH,
chairs and divans, automob,Ie acces-
sories, baseball goods in balls, gloves
and mitts, and the entire gamut of
what it is possible to manufacture
from leather material. The store is
somewhat unique in this respect, and
it is we'll worth anyone's while to look
over the stock, but it is also of inter-
est in finding out just what can be
done with leather and the many util-
tiles contained in it. The buying pub
lie has been gradually growing to this
store during it's nine years of exist
ence and is just getting to the point
where it realizes all that can be done
with leather, and the artistry of de-
sign, utility of purpose, and infinite
possibilities of articles worked from
leather
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
ENGELHARD BISCUIT co.

Wholesale bakers are these people,
and from their place of business at
1927 East Lake Street goes forth all
manner of good food and tasty deli
cacies along the line of biscuits, cook
les, crackers, toast, and SO on down
through the endless variety of palat
able and nutritious products of this
character. Perhaps the product this
company is the most famed for is the
Dutch cookies, which are justly
celebrated for their appetizing quail
ties and popularity with the cookie
devouring public. 1t has been two
years since the business was estab-
lished but these two years have been
full of trade, of increasing nature and
good will being built up on every side.
When you want something extra nice
for that supper for the unexpected
company hop over to your grocer and
ask for some of those Dutch cookies.
If he hasn't got 'em, then tell him to
get busy and call up N. w. Drexel
48O, or T. S. Smelling SOL, for you
won't stand it to be disappointed at
another time. But the chances are
hundred to one that he will produce
the very thing and tell you himself
how we'll they are selling. Then
everybody will be sure to be happy.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
C.. P. BORGEN.

This grocery at 1851 Nicollet Ave-
nue. has been running for little over
twelve years. Mr.. C. P. Bergen, the
proprietor and owner, was born in
Norway, but came to Minnesota
about fifteen years ago, and is ma
turalized citizen today. His estab-
lishment is one which is conducted
with all regard for sanitary condi-
tons and not even the most fastidious
could find reason to take exception to
the perfect shape in which all of his
goods are kept, everything being in
cases, or under glass covers. No
meats are kept, and Mr.. Bergen fig
ures that this helps to make fresh,
clean, trim looking place out of it.
Of course, located where he is, the
trade is largely a family one, and it
takes discrimination and experience
to pick out the best line of stock suit
able to your customers and what is
really best adapted to their needs. Mr..
Bergen thinks that he has the very
highest possible grade of groceries
possible to secure, and sell at fair
Drice
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
HUMBOLDT COLLEGE.

At 734 East Lake Street stands the
Humboldt College, wherein real
business education is given the young
man or young woman preparatory to
entering upon a useful and successful
business career. 1t was in the recent
year of 1914 on January the 18th,
that Mr.. J. P. Peterson opened the
Humboldt College in his capacity of
owner and proprietor Mr.. Peterson
came here from Humboldt, Iowa,
where he conducted The Humboldt
College since 1895, selling out to
come here to Minneapolis and go in
business. Mr.. Peterson is a native of
South Dakota, and received his edu-
cation at the university of that state
and later at the Valparaiso Univer-
sity, Indiana, this institution being
justly celebrated for its instruction
in all pertaining to business. He
takes personal charge of the short
hand department, together with the
supervision of the entire institution.
1t is hard to say too much about this
school, for the testimonials as to its
efficiency, practical help, progressive
ness, inspirational methods, personal
helpfulness, and the rapid rise in fame
and popularity which has been the
portion of the schools with which Mr.
Peterson has been connected, all
speak volumes for the Humboldt
College. Free tuition is given to
one individual, one family, and two
high school graduates from each
county in the United States, Canada
and Mexico. Mr.. Peterson is we'll
known to the publishers of this pa
per and taken all in all his record
and that of his school is one to be
greatly envied.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
NCOLLET HARDWARE
COMPANY.

This hardware firm has been estab-
lished for about four years and has
been doing nice, clean, prosperous
business since the date of its first
opening. Mr.. A. NJ Olson, the gen.
eral manager in charge, is of Norwe-
gian descent, but was born and raised
in this country. He has worked tor
some of the principal hardware stores
in this city, and is therefore thorough
ly conversant and familiar with his
line and all that has to do with it.
The Nicollet Hardware Company is
located at 3743 Nicollet Avenue, and
is a business of general nature, taking
in all sorts of hardware, such as shelf
and heavy goods, with the major por-
ton, however, being in shelf goods.
A tin shop is operated in connection
and all manner of repairing in tin and
sheet metal work is to be had here
at reasonable prices and with the best
and most efficient workmanship on
same. The builders hardware, paints
and oils constitute the principal de-
nartments in the line carried. The
telephone call to put you in touch
with this company for either goods or
service. is: N. w. Colfax l58, and l.
S Grove 1172. Mr. Olson has his
home at 1857 Grove Street where
his many acquaintance are always
welcome and can reach him out OF
business hours.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
REBNEY & SATIRE.

Eight years in business and eight
years of continuous and cour-
teous attention to the needs of
customers, has worked its own re-
suits, and done its own fair portion
in the building up of steady patron
age of the appreciative patrons of this
store at 1881 East Lake Street. Roast
coffee, meats, fresh and sailed, fish
of all kinds in season, vegetables,
fruits and all the rest in staple and
fancy groceries, A feature has been
made of the red trading stamps given
with all purchases, and this has in
terested many of the feminine custom
ers. A large auto truck is kept for de-
livery of purchases, and this is sup
plemented with wagons so that the
service is one of speed and facility of
delivery. There are quite few good
groceries in this city, and by all odds
this is one of them. Try them out;
see what they can do for you in the
way of supplying wants of your din
ner table, or staple reserves of your
larder.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
7. O. DAHL MERCANTILE
COMPANY.

Say, call up Drexel 100, or if your
phone is the Tri State call Calhoun
sos. When you get them tell the clerk
who answers the phone that you want
a jar of that fresh creamery butter
that they get in every day, and sew
eral pounds of the coffee that is roast
ed fresh every twenty-four hours. It's
good stuff, believe me, and if you
want the very best there is in butter
and coffee, don't forget the telephone
number. And it will be delivered right
here at your place quicker than you
have ever experienced delivery serv-
ice before. That phone call puts you
in connection with the T. O. Dahl
Mercantile Company, at 1901 East
Lake Street. 1t is a grocery, and
good one, too. Everything they carry
is good, but what you should remem-
Der in particular is about the coffee
and butter, both of them fresh every
day. All kinds of staple and fancy
groceries can be procured at this
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01

to procure first class meats, poultry,
and fish in the entire city. Mr.. H. N.
Arntson, proprietor of the market, is
of Norwegian descent, but was born
in this country and raised in Mime
apolis. 1t was in the year of 1910
that he established this place in ques-
ton and has continued to run it in
an efficient and satisfactory manner
ever since. 1t matters not whether
your wants are roast, nice piece of
steak, pork chops, tasty dressed
chicken, tongue, liver, sirloin, porter
house, choice lard, sausage, bacon, or
fresh and sailed fish of all kinds, you
are sure of the best there is to be
had, for all of the products are care
fully selected and prices consistent
with quality. Satisfaction is guaran-
teed at all times, and Mr. Arntson is
willing to go long way to accom-
modate you. The score of this meat
market as listed with the health de-
partment of Minneapolis, is recorded
as 100 points. This is something it
is we'll to remember for there arc
many that might improve their shops
in a sanitary way.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
NICOLLET MEAT MAR

This market is situated at 3749 MIC.
ollct Avenue and is known as one OF
the best all around places at which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-21

wN the very back part Of garden,
d there was suuhower patch in
which grew sunhowers of all
. sizes. Big ones ard little ones
and such good time as they did
have together.
One day the uttIest sunhower was
looking around the garden and he
happened to notice a tree close by
Lock at that beautiful big tree
ever there he exclaimed. how tall
and straight 1t isl I mean TO grow
Just as tall as il isl"
There's no use in your trying 70
be that big. said a nearby sunaower
fer we never grow as big as trees
I'm going TO-" said the sunffCwer
determinedIy. you see If I don't!"
So he set to work. He dreamed about
the tree. ne thought about the tree;
he no longer PLAYED with the sun
beams he had nothing to do with the
raindrops.
Nov its all very well TO want some
thing SO much that you work for 1T
all the time. But working and think
ing are two different things-as the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-21

Mamma wren and the Papa wren few
about gathering bits Of food for their
babies "a eat And as taey returned
70 the nest the ffrtls featnerEd guests
would open wide the.r mouths 20 take
the food from taelr parents.
Fer maag days the children found
much pleasure In watching The birds.
ard taey were particularly interested
In seeing the cid birds teaching the
little ones 10 fly
And ehen, one morning, to their
djsmav, they found the house empty.
All the birds had gone-aDd they
same back no more
Papa explained that they had flown
many miles away 10 a. warmer CLINE.
but that next year they. or ether
birds would come back and be pleased
re occupy the house again SO he
took 81 down out NJ the tree.
"a while later Helen picked up the
little house and E7za5 az it sadly
Jamie. TOO felt very sad. ana ae
reached out his ury hand and parte5
f. lovingly
"Jlag TO think. Jamie" said Helen
obey didn't even say Goodbye OF
tell us they enjoyed cur hospitality
They were very rude guests. don't you
thtak2 But-bet I lowed taem--and
7 wish theyd come back-doa'l you.
Jamie pr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-21

even a "nibbie." Perhaps something
was the matter with the bait; so he
pulled in his line and put on a fresh
worm.
The sun vas hot and. it seemed.
the longer he sat there the hotter it
became. He felt drowsy ana present
ly his eyes closed and ne began to
nod-no6--uod
suddenly he sat bolt upri zht-zonne-
thing was nibbling az his hook He
could feel the slight 5elky pulls On
his line plainly. His impulse was to
yank his line out Of the water with
a sudden mighty pull. but he forced
himself to remember his Papa's in
structions.
Then, presently. came the long
steady pull-meaning that the fish mad
taken the bait and was trying to run
with it And then Bobbie gave a
quick upward Jerk on his pole-to
hook Mr.. Fish-eud lifted IT steadily.
The waters parted and-Bobbie ali
but dropped his pole overheard.
For. dangling from the other end
Of the line wasn't fish at all-huf
a wrlggAng, squirming-sn
"Gee-ee-eet" Easped Bohbis.
hut he chung 10 his fishing pole
and. feeling mighty anxious and al
most scared, he started back 10 earnp
on the run, holding the pole well oilt
IN front OF him SO that II MIR. Snake
should happen To priggle OF the book
and drop 20 the ground Bobbio would
have chance 20 dodge him
Look Look what I caught
snake" he shouted. rushing ieto eba
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-21

6be Musical Animals

Oh. am Kangaroo as you all can plainly see
Ard I'll tal you it IS true I'm smart as can be-
Nhen home is full of dust and want it to be clean
To the Elephant I trust and it clearly be seen
When he moves his trunk around and he very strongly
blows
Then the dust no more is found for very quickly goes
OF. / am a Kangaroo as you all can plainly see
And I'll tell you it IS true I'm smart as can be!
For do my washing fine and have the ceanest clothes
For take ionE clothes4ine and fasten all Of those
To the tail of q whale and he swims around the sea
be.
Fred and Ned the girls liked this Kangaroos song
they cIapped very loud and hey clapped long
Then right after the song of the Clean kangaroo,
There out the stage something funny and new
Which simply lot Of the biggest Babo0ns
Who had shells that would make funny
some Of these were big drums which they'd batter and
pound
some shells we're like whistles that made queer sound
So you see these Balloons had very queer band
Way there in the trees of this queer Squirrel land
Then some Elephants strong with their trunks big and
Played On horns which they blew with such force that
the sound
Could be heard through the forest for miles ali around
Then an Ostrich. a Eagle. Swan and a Hawk
SANG song that mostly q squeak and squaWkt
Then Squirrel with that were there
and he tossed them around very fast in the air
o fast that you hardly could see them at all
Though these nuts big great big baseball
when the al over the boys capped once more
and then with the girls they walked the door
and they climbed down the ladder and came TO the
ground
And they walked through the woods and they very soon
found
Where their chariot was and their hundred white mice
Fer of course they tied to that tree very nice
Then they rode very fast and they darted away
And they came to the palace again that same day
Eed there hour in this beautiful palace
Where they PLAYED with the toys Of Young Dora and
But after while Neddy said to his brother.
T am going back home for ] want to see motaert
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-21

little zunaower soon dtscoveredt Att
er two dazs Of thinking and wishing
he found that he had not grown an
inch
,.-z=- Min 1900 80, .-
himself Il VIII have 10 try other
means t. grow.
Let me help voun said a soft Ht-
tie voice at his side
aEou77 questioned The s9raavve-
who are roa and what -a7 vo. 10 30
nm t,,-F-sz,,- o., ,----E-,s - -
land Ill be clad r. helm Won -rrzE.a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-21

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-21

remind him 7f that They fu=t rerer
talking to him bis If 7othtnE had aeeo
the matter and they all mad a. Jolly
.fs-. +--a+1s-
When fae n.rse g.-. t- -1a.- mast.
that lverf-z +..e+ lse.-. s.--5--.- --s
bird said 70 a passing sunbeam. IT
wash N1u would 81 ana taIs TO my
friend The eare-ve- z- e5-s Id
VIII De very glad 10 see r5u.H
Indeed yviu not" declared tEs
sunbeam. "be.s been So cross and
horrid. Z don't care ta so near him
thank yau."
ooh know he was.r said the
bird but he is changed now Please
go and see hlu."
So bright and early tha next morn
ing tbs sunbeam made p CALI 5u tho
5ur17wer And found am So lrr65a.
and cheerful THAT be STAYED t7a whole
day Ions and played around r-a leaves
and buds. Just before h6 went rJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-21
a SoIdIer.s Death 40 FuneraI

= DotllCI LEAN ana T unETat
Life is mostly froth ana bubble,
Two things stand like stone
Kindness in another's trouble
Courage in your own"
"ToUNG South African poet wrote
- those words-and they were cno-
sen out of all literature 20 be
inscribed on great soldiers tomb
stone, Major General Hubert lon
Hamilton. killed in action In France.
was much beloved fer his klndn ess
to his troops and was noted among
brave men for his courage. a shall
burst in the trenches about 81 hundred
yards from where he was standlnC and
he was hit on the temple by bullet
and killed instantly No one else was
touched 1T was a 6ne DEATH said
one who was with him, but 7 know
how he would feel that he was taken
before his work was done. He was
doing $50 spiendldly that IL was cruel
luck thar ne should have been The only
one marked for death out of thuj
group"
The fire was SO hot that a}l day als
men could not get near gha place
where hie body was Wing. but at dusk
they went ont and earrtrd him To- "a
llt'te church ufac Al hand Iuet IS
lhey get there the attaes began again
Violently. ao that the borrowing men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-21

From Giants big town. Fred and Ned walked
And they came very early that very same day
To place that large and was lovely and bright
Where the people were handsome and very polite.
And they walked through the 70 beautiful palace,
where they found good friends who we're Dora and
Alice
And the girls quickly said we are glad to see you
For there's something real nice that were going
do
We are going right soon 70 a musical show
Where people sing and the horns will III blow
les concert that's fun and you1l find when done
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-21


So Fred quickly said, Thank you much, wiz
And I'm sure we'll enjoy all this musical show
So Dora soon brought a big Chariot nice,
That pulled right along by hundred white mice:
And she drove all the mice with the sound Of her whip
Which she snapped in the air with dippity flip.
Then they went through the city and out Of the gate
Just dashiug away a very fast rate
Till they came TO a forest all bushy and green
Where there wasn't a road OF a street TO be seen.
So Dora now tied The white mice to d tree
For they n0W had to walk as y0u clearly can see
Dora and Fred walked along right ahead
and q short way behind them came Alice and Ned
Then they walked through the woods till they came to
and way up in the branches a town they could see:
So they climbed up ladder all made out of vines
That were all lied together in very straight lines
And high zap in the tops OF trees was the town
and these squirrels we're dressed in bright yellow
green
Now, both Dora and Alice knew all of them here
And the Squirrels all bowed when the two girls came
And they brought them some nuts which we're certainly
For these nuts tasted fine and were big as your hand
Well Of course there were streets there the
and the boys and the girls walked around with great
But they came very soon TO house very long
Where they heard some one singing very loud song
And they knew that the vas now ar the start
And they'd better fast If they'd the FIRST part.
So they ran up the steps there with ver, fast raa+
And they went in the and they took seat
And there on the stage was a big Kangaroo
Who vas singing song that was funny and new
And III now give the words of this song right to you:
THE SONG OF THE CLEAN KANGAROO.
Oh, / am Kangaroo as You all can plainly see
And I say that 1t I'm as smart as / can he
For keep teeth all clean in very clever way
For little bird that's green comes to three times
And his bill viii never fail then to clean my teeth all
And he uses his long tail Just to polish them up bright.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-21

could not near the chaplata's voice
because Of the muzketry and pom
pom fire close by. Every now and
then fash from the guns would light
up the haf-dark interior Of the
church, for there was no other H.
Elimination than a tiny torch for the
chaplain to see TO read by. And there
Is Ayt]e picture for you Of "a soldiers
death and funeral