The Irish standard., 1889-07-13

the superintendent to arrest the keer-
ers Of houses and the inmates of the
same on First street, and have them ar
raignee IN the police court monthly as
was the custom five years ago.
The contract for the new court house
and city hall has been let. Haglin &
Morse got the granite at $251 1880.
There was difference of S115.0 600 be-
tween the bid of the Minneapolis men,
who were the lowest, and that Of the
highest bidder. The inner court will
be built of stone and not of brick.
At a meeting Of the convention COM
mittees Of the G. T. a. union of Hen
nepir county, held at Crusaders hall
last Sunday afternoon, q resolution
was passed extending thanks TO Hon.
P. II. Kelly, of St. Paul, for his ger
erous contribution to the Hennepin
county societies for the payment of
the expenses of their late state con-
vention.
Five boys. who gave their names as
John Kelly, Al Church, John Napier,
William Jones and Frank Green were
arrested Monday night for robbing
Chas. Shaparlo's jewelry store, at I'll
First street north of $40 worth of
watches and revolvers. They were
held to the grand jury without bail.
They belong to tough gang OF ST..
Paul boys, who are well known to the
police.
The Omaha railroad company has be-
gun the construction OF new elevator
near Bass Lake, southwest of Lake Cal
houn. There will be two buildings one
of these will have capacity of ], 800, 900
bushels, and the other $4,000 bushels,
making it the largest grain elevator in
the Northwest. The new elevator will
be operated by +. HI. Peavey & Co., and
will cost when completed about $3.50, 600.
It will be ready for business October Is.
Henry Hage a young man who came
to the city short time ago from Da-
kota, with the view OF marrying Miss
Dysart at 2517 Monroe street, disap-
peared from his friends about q week
ago, and did not show ur until last
Saturday. His face was all torn and
bruised and he told his friends that he
was wsylaid on his way to tue barber
shop, and carbolic acid thrown in his
face. and then driven into the country
where he was robbed of some $4,000
Fhe police paid no attention to the story
as they regarded it as a rather ,hshy af-
tair throughout.
The Grand Forks Plalndealer an
aounces the appointment of J. G..
Brinkerhof, OF Stephen, Minnesota, to
the Office of deputy collector for the sub
port of Neche Dakota, in place of E.
w. Conway removed. Mr.. Conway was,
until appointed TO the above afice, a
resident of Minneapolis, aud was asso-
ciated with Attorney VIM. Kenny. He
is good lawyer, a forcible speaker and
always made friends wherever he lived.
Though sorry to hear of his removal
from the Office the duties of which he
has SO faithfully executed for the past
three years, his friends will be glad to
think that ne will likely return to his
old home in Minneapolis where he will
be received with open arms. His friends
in Pembina county will no doubt pre-
vail upon him to remain where he is,
and accept the Office of district attorney
at the next election which he refused at
the last.
An order was issued to The motor con-
ductors last ednesdav, to deposit $25
each with the company's secretary at
the Thirty-frst street junction, for uni
forms similar to those worn by the
street car conductors. The motor EN-.
ployes, who are affected by this order,
take exceptions to the wisdom of the
company in obliging them at starvation
wages. to deposit so much money for an
ornament that is neither ornamental
AMOR conducive to The proper operating
of the road. Some OF them think that
the company's order may force good
many men to leave the service, aud seek
employment elsewhere. Those who re-
main will be forced to do so because of
their inability to get work in other
places. The men, to man, denounce
the company for it's recent orders, but
are careful where they express them.
selves.
HUMOROUS DRtFTWOOD
!" Large checks y for ladies' dresses is
an old, old fashion. Ask any man
blessed with wife and daughters.