The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-04-13


the convention will meet, yet it is prob
able that Harmonic hall will be secured
CITY BRIEFS
The telephone call of THE IR1sH
STANDARD Is 1864.
Fire at Logan and Hillside avenues
= north last Saturday destroyed the resi-
dence OF Patrick Riley.
H. Nj Stewart has commenced anoth
! or suit against the Tribune. and wants
s his regulation sum, $50 900.
Mrs. M. j. Mccain (nee Miss Allie
DOnahoe) is visiting aJ the home of
Captain and Mrs J. hoy, of Saltwater.
Bishop ireland contenplates the cree
ton OF % A'oung Ladies academy at
Merriam Park The plans for The build
ing are rot yet ready.
. There will be regular meeting Of the
County Board, "A. o. H., Sunday after
noon at O'clock at Window bail. per
announcement of County Delegate John
Mahoney.
y According to the report of the health
depar. ment, there were 222 deaths in
I Minneapolis during March. The death
rate was Ill against l6.1 last year OF
The whole number, q died from COM
a5ump5iou.
g The basement of the building in
which the Farmers and Merchants
bank is located, corner Second street
and Helnspin, was damaged some 500
worth by fire Wednesday night.
Clara Blatz, the murdcress Of John
gDoherty, was brought into court at St.
Paul early in the week, and her case
set over until the May term. Hex law
yer stated that emotional insanity
would be laer defense.
The Minnesota & Dakota Elevator;
company fled an amendment to their
articles Of incorporation me king their
capital stock $500, 900, allowing Of it's
being Increased to 100000 by the
stockholders. The number of shares
are to be 5000 at $50 each.
The county commissioners, by vote
Of four to one, recently decided to-
divide Medina township and form the
southern part into the township of
Orono. A town election will be held
on the second Tuesday in May.
The schedule of assets and liabilities
Of II. W. Fleming, the dry goods mer-
chantat 1925 Washington avenue north.
was filed Wednesday. The assets
amount to 81 ,5S9 81, and the liabilities
10 .$4.10l,05. Shotwell. Clerihew s.
Lothman are creditors to the amount
1T $j& %.
Gx-Congressman John l.. Macdonald,
of the Third Minnesota district, and E.
Southworth, of Shakopee, have formed
a law partnership, and will locate at
St. Paul in the near future. The firm
DIT Macdonald s. Southworth will be a
strong one, as both gentlemen are able
lawyers and have had many years OF
experience in the legal profession.
AS result of the test in Northeast
Minneapolis Monday afternoon. the
Ninth ward has purchased one of the
road grading machines and put it into
activs service at once. Alderman
Bradish, who championed the plan from
the beginning, SAYS that the ward will
now be able to grade nearly all it's out
lying streets this year at a small cost.
Only about $3.50 was paid for the
machine, and it can be operated for $40
per day,
Charles Lubu lives with his wife and
family on Seventeenth avenue south
and Twenty.sixth street, Friday night
Of last week he went home drunk and
beat his wife in a terrible manner. He
struck her on the head and face several
times until she cried for help. Patrol
man Grattan was summoned, and
assisted by the members of the hose
Company No. ID arrested Lubu. Satur
day morning his wife appeared in court
and Judge Emery asked for no more
corroborrative testimony of her hus-
bands cruelty than her swollen head
and cut face. The judge, after admin
istering well deserved ''roast, COM
mitted him to the workhouse for 90
days without the option Of q fine.