The Irish standard., 1892-02-27
A number OF leading local engines

road Saturday. The bridge, which is
something of novelty, is made to fold
up beneath the main highway bridge on
! Third street. The bridge is fitted with
an electric alarm. to guard against acci-
dents.
The will of the late Wenzel Petran was
admitted to probate Tuesday morning
before Judge Corrigan. The estate is a
valuable one, amounting in real estate
and personal property to the value OF
about 100000. The executors are
Henry G. Sidle, Henry K. Side and the
son, William A. Petran. The bonds
were placed at 100000.
The appraisers of benefits and damages
by the opening of an alley between Third
avenue and the Great Northern tracks,
in the block between Washington ave-
nue. and Third street, seem to have made
a mistake. They put the damages at
Sl4,359 and found no benefit, leaving the
WHOLE with the exception of $1,000 given
by the railroad to be paid from the citys
general fund. The proceedings will
probably have to be reopened.
The case of G. McColloch. the clerk
for the Atlantic and Pacific Tea company,
who was charged with selling alum bak
ing powder in violation of the state food
law, was called in the police court Mon
day morning. He changed his plea to
guilty, his attorney. Charles S. Je]ley,
pleading in extenuation that the COM
pany had changed it's local manager and
that the present management know moth
ing 81 the law. Judge Elliot imposed a
fine of $40.
Washington's birthday was celebrated
on grand scale at St. Anthony hall
last Monday evening. The building
Was crowded to it's utmost capacity by
an audience who warmly appreciated the
rendition OF the splendid program spre-
pared for the evening. The hall was
gaily decorated with flags and banners,
and an air of genuine patriotism and un-
dying reverence to the memory OF the
Father of our Country was everywhere
manifest.
The South Minneapolis Telegram has
put it's foot in it. It doesn't like the po-
lice department. and takes especial pains
to let this be known. This week it
makes the charge that part Of the funds
of the police relief association we're used
in buying votes for Chief Henderson at
the Holy Rosary fair, when he won
diamond stud. AS the charge is ground
less In every particular it is likely the
Telegram may he called upon to tell just
how it knows that the relief fund was
used for such purpose.
Fire broke out about 3oclock Tues
day afternoon in a room in tho top floor
of the three story block, 4M Nicollet
avenue. The department was promptly
90 hand and after quite fight subdued
the flames. The rooms in which the fire
originated are occupied by Mrs Gallup.
While Chief Runge was driving at his
usual break neck speed that afternoon
the axle of his wagon broke while eros
sing Washington avenue on Nicollet
The chief was gently deposited in the
mud without damage.
Some time Sunday night two burglars
broke into the hardware store of Chris
tian & F'aber, 204 Plymouth avenue
north. Monday noon Inspector James
G Doyle and Howard caught the burg
lars and also recovered the stolen prop
erty. The two men arrested give their
names as Frank Miller and Frank Gar
rity. Another member of the ga"g was
also brought to the Central station. lie
had both feet badly frozen and will prob
ably be sent to the workhouse to recu-
perate. The burglars stole about S30O
worth of property. consisting OF knives,
razors and other hardware. The men
were held to the grand jury without bail
1t was an executive session which the
board of education held on Saturday
with some half dozen Of architects, to
discuss plans for the new South side
high school. Everybody supposed the
session would be an open one, and the
determination to make it secret was not
a little annoying to the newspaper men
who we're present and frozen out. The
members hid behind the excuse that the
architects wanted an executive session.
just what was done may come out at the
full meeting of the board to be held
soon. That is, it will if the architects do
not object, Six architects submitted
plans, F. s. Allen, Joliet, ILL.,, and Messrs:
T. D. Allen, Yost, Pardee, Corser and
Sedgewick, of this city.
Commissioner Odell, who spent few
days in Ireland last year gave the re-
sults Of his observations in an illustrated