The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-08-15

and Tbirly-frst street route. and will
save passengers about 10 minutes to the
lakes from down town.
F. Mccormick, secretary Of the state
reform school, reports to the state
auditor that the miscellaneous receipts
of that institution for the six months
ending july 81 are $6l50 5. or this sum
$3.50 10 was received from the green
house sales and $l85 IS from the sale of
cane seats made by the Inmates.
The George III. Dodge company, of
Minneapolis. filed articles Of incorpora-
tion Wednesday. The objects of the
association are the purchase and sale of
farm products, and the lncorporators
are Elbridge F. Dodge, George 81.
Dodge and Benjamin. G. Frost. The
capital stock is $4,000.
A post norton examination OF Che re-
mains OF Benz. B. Quincy, who dropped
dead Tuesday on Third avenue south,
revealed that the cause Of death was
cerebal apoplexy. Several of his rela-
tlves are in the city and will make ar
rangements for the removal of the body
to Detroit, Mimi, where 1T will be in
tered.
The park board committee on the
designation of grounds Wednesday af-
ternoon decided to recommend the con-
frmation of the previous proceedings
in relation 70 the FIRST ward park. The
committee was confronted with the task
of looking over loug lists of names
signed to petitions and circumstances
aud weighing the comparative value of
each name.
The report of the state treasurer, in
the shape of an elegant folder, is just
out. The actual state debt. after de-
Quoting investments in sinking fund
and cash in redempti IN fund is $685.
1875. The Investments in the state
trust funds are as follows: Permanent
school fluid, $9,27s,943 26; permanent
university fund, $9t9, $685.; Internal
Improvement land fund (sinking), $2,1
l57 .257 SO.
The body of Patrick Rouse, the young
man who was drowhed while bathing
in the river near the Tenth avenue
bridge Saturday evening was found by
bov, floating slowly down the middle
of the river opposite Heinrich's brew
cry, about five o'clock Sunday morning.
Deceased had worked for G, A. Pills
bury & Co., and had resided in Miane-
apolis about year.
The Board of Education at it's last
regular meeting awarded the contract
for plumbing in the Grant. Whittier,
Humboldt, Horace Mann, Lowell, EN-
erson and Garfield school buildings to
the Cody Hineline Co., the figure being
about $4,000 for the work. This enter
prising firm has also secured the con-
tract for the palatial residence of r. r.
Rand which is now being constructed
on Harmon place near Sixteenth street.
Emmett RossmaD, ,. the bicyclist whose
wheel was smashed by Mrs. Dorilus
Morrison's equipage, proposes to bring
damage suit against the lady. The
Business Mems Bicycle Association
backs Mr.. Rossman up in this. and it is
proposed to make it test case of the
rights of bicycles as vehicles on pub
lie highway. A. b. Choate, the associ
atoms secretary, will assist in the legal
Action, and he and Mr.. BOSNIAN are
hunting for witnesses now.
Shortly after 1890 o'clock Wednesday
morniog while Mrs. T. c. Hartman, of
2615 Nicollet avenue, was tending her
gasoline stove it exploded and set fire
to the house. Mrs, Hartman was over
come by the escaping Gas, but was car
ried out before the flames reached her.
BY the time the fire department reached
the house the fire had destroyed the
lower floor, including the furnishings.
The loss will be upwards Of $1,000
and falls on T. G. Hartman. the livery
man at Nicollet avenue and Twenty
eighth street.
Walter j. Burton, who was book
keeper for the Minneapolis Glass Com
panY, and resided at 1922 Harmon
place, died last Tuesday night at $50.
He had been feeling we'll up to Thursday
of last week. Soon after he went down
to the office that day he was taken with
a stroke of paralysis so that he had to
be carried home. The right side was
first affected but the paralysis soon
spread through the whole body. He
kept his mind almost until the last.
The deceased was % years of age and