The Irish standard., 1892-04-23

81. III
Madame Coe has we'll selected stool
OF the newest styles and shapes in Mil
linery at her store 524 Nicollet avenue
The ladies are invited to call and see til,
elegant new stock which Madame Co,
has selected for the spring trade, all tn.
latest importations are on hand and new
goods arriving every day. If you wan
new hat or bonnet you will be able t
get just what you desire at Mrs. Goes.
A gasoline stove in the room over the
Milwaukee lunch room at $40 Washing
ton avenue south, exploded Monday
forenoon and set several buildings or
fire. The damage by fire was not great
but the proprietor of the lunch room, G
q. Nelson, was burned pretty badly, ano
the water tower collided with a euel
wagon on the way to the fire, injurine
Frank Haley, the driver of the wagon.
John j. Sleavin & Co., the commission
firm located on Second street north, as.
signed Monday to Fred C. Cook, the
lawyer. The assets foot up to about
$4,000, and the liabilities are said to be
about $4,000 The assignment was pre-.
cipitated by judgment issued from
the municipal court on April ID. A
transcript was made in the district court
and the stock levied upon.
N. O. Peterson can again draw checks
upon the banks where county funds are
deposited and have them honored. Mon
day morning the board of county com
missioners passed resolution resembling
the former action notifying the banks
not to honor checks drawn upon county
funds and signed by Peterson. This &C.
ton was considered in view of the fact
that the county business was getting
more and more mixed every day, and
that was the best course that could be
taken to straighten matters out.
Ole Hanson was sent to Rochester by
Judge Corrigan Monday. Hanson is q
years Of age, tailor by trade, and re-
sided at 1901 Third street south. He is
a married man and has two children
The cause of insanity is supposed to be
excessive drinking. Louis Robertson &C.
companied Hanson. He is As years old
and gardener by trade. He is married
and has family of four children. The
cause of his insanity is paralysis. Both
cases are mild. Hanson is Norwegian
by birth, and Robertson Dane.
The telephone company is winning lots
of appreciation now days by the way it
is taking down it's poles on Nicollet ave-
nue.. The wires came down some time
ago, and now large force of men IS at
work every night taking down the poles
along the south side Of the avenue. 1t is
no small job, and has to be done nights,
when the street can be blockaded. Al
ready the mon have worked up almost
to Fifth street, and the improvement is
so noticeable that probably the taking
down OF the poles and wires of the other
companies will be demanded right away.
The color line was drawn in the ST..
Paul Press Clab not many weeks ago,
and the fact was telegraphed to various
papers in the country. John Quincy
Adams, the colored editor of the Appeal,
who is said to be pretty good man in a
business way, was the victim of the
black ballots and the publicity given the
affair abroad has induced his friends in
the club to take up the cudgel in his be-
half, and the whole battle is to be fought
over again on an incidental issue that
of increasing the number of unfavorable
votes necessary to reject an applicant.
The park board Monday postponed the
First Ward park debate until the second
regular meeting in June, by which time
the courts are expected to pass upon the
merits of the claim of Hoy and Hayes.
Trees will be planted on Ridgewood
avenue, the park souvenirs will not be
issued, because they will cost 81 each.
The assessment was remitted on certain
property near lake Harriet belonging to
Col. W. s. King and adjoining the land
he gave to the board. 1t was decided to
cancel $50, 900 worth of bonds issued re-
Gently by the board, substituting there
fore corresponding amount issued by
the council in accordance with the new
ordinance.
james Wheelock, the young son OF
Lafayette Wheelock, an oiler in the en-
ploy of the North Minneapolis pumping
station, met with sad fate Sunday af-
ternoon at three o'clock. The young
boy secured permission from his father
to 90 fishing, and, taking pole and line,
proceeded to the $500" bridge. In some
mannerihe lost his footing and toppled
So ~. ,;x,or Tho riuor ras crowded.