The Irish standard., 1889-07-20

By the present law Of the state, fire
departments are entitled to one half
the tax levied upon the insurance com
panies doing business in the state, the
total amount received by the depart
ments being $28, $50 70, Of this amount
Minneapolis men receive $l1, 01424.
The Chicago dealers IN dressed beet
have found way Of getting around the
Minnesota meat inspection law. They
have the cattle inspected before slaugh-
tering them, and each carload sent out
is accompanied by an official bill of in
| spectlon from the Chicago Board Of
Health.
A Novena in honor of the Holy Face
OF our Lord, has been issued by the Sis
tiers Of the Divine Passion, with an in
troductory notice by Right Rev. Mon
signor Preston, D. D. 1t consists of 70
pages, in clear, large type, and can be
had at all Catholic book stores for ten
cents.
Burglars visited DR.. Lenox's resi-
dence, 24l9 Nicollet avenue, a few nights
ago, and secured $50 in money and a
gold watch and chain. When the doctor
awoke one of the burglars covered him
with revolver and threatened to kill
him If he moved. The doctor stayed
where he was.
Messrs. Kohl & Middleton have
leased the Rosser block, now occupied
as general offices by the 500 road. The
building will be remodeled, and hand
some glass front pus in. The 500
offices will be moved to the Wander
burg block. The cost of remodeling
the Rosser block will be $4,000.
Last Monday A. N. Nelson was ar
rested on the charge of kidnapping pre-
ferred by Mrs. Gurnie Hanson. The
complainant alleges that Nelson tried
to marry her, but failing in that, stole
her child thinking IN this way to get
her consent. The charge could not be
sustained and he was discharged,
Labor Commissioner Lamb has re-
commended T. j. Casserly, a St. Paul
printer, as one of the new factory in
spectors. E. E. Evans will he the other.
It is proposed to make a thorough
inspection of the factories of the state
this year and also the mining regions
in the northern part of the state.
The city board of equalization has de-
cided that it could not assess wheat in
store in this elevators. 70 dc 50 it was
necessary to locate the ownership of the
wheat May LIST. This Of course they
could not do. The arbitrary assess
ments made on the wheat in the differ
ent elevators was therefore stricken off.
The state fair management has decid-
ed to put a new roof on the main build
ing. President Bushnell and Secretary
Denny propose to cover the entire
country with advertising matter. One
of the features of the fair will be a COM
petetive drill, in which Minnesota, Wis
copsin and Illinois regiments will par
ticipate.
Burglars are as numerous as flies
these times and Monday night they
called at the residence of Robert Fer
guson, ISL Eighth avenue North, and
effected an entrance by cutting out the
wire screen of one of the windows.
They secured 40 cents and ring, but
overlooked $50 which was in the house
at the time.
The annual picnic by the Retail Gro
Gerry Clerks Association will be held at
Lake Park, Lake Minnetonka, next
July oath. 1t will be one
If the grandest picnics OF the season,
Dancing, boating, racing and all kinds
If games will be INDUCED in. Trains
will 60 out and return at regular inter-
rails over the St. Louis road.
Edward L. Van Epps, of 729 Wash
neton avenue North, is looking for the
nan who stole his pants containing
Il 600, last Tuesday night, Mr.. Van
Gpps received $1,000 after banking
hours, which he carelessly left IN his
;lothes over night. When he awoke in
he morning his pants were missing as
Ilso the money. Some close friend OF
Ar. Van Epps evidently knew Of the
money being in the house and helped
himself.
Bonnie Thomas, boy 12-years- old
esiding with his parents at 6l3 Eleventh ;
venue north. was detected last
Monday in the act Of stealing some {
etters and papers from box IN the !
,ostohice, belonging to the Hennepin
county Savings Bank. The little fellow ]
ad a key to the box, and opened the {
otters he found there, thinking there ,
7as money in them. He was taken in
barge by u. S. Marshal NJ. Hoy, and |
ill be held to await the action of the /
rand jury. II
John Ouigley, plumber in the en-