The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-02-06

4 the commissioner in future, andfsav
1, time, trouble and the county expense
I After the last day Of this month the i
II per cent penalty for non payment, Of per
Y sonal taxes will be enforced, and ate
], April / those who have failed to pay vii
}, receive q visit from the sheriff. The
+ penalty on real estate will be enforced
after June I.
/ Chairman Boardman Of the parl
board, at the last meeting of that body
i appointed the following committees
improvements, Hangar, Folwell, North.
| rups, Bradish and !Stoft; finance, Ridge.
| way, Winston and Hangar; salaries
Brown, RidgeWay and Hangar; judic-
|iary, Lawrence, Bradish and Dahn; des-
lignationpf grounds, Folwell, Lawrence
and Allen; employment and supplies,
1 Winston, Brown and Northrup; police,
Demules, Dahn and Haugan; shore
rights. Northrop, Winston and Demules;
entertainments and winter sports, Ryan,
Lawrence and Allen; forestry. Allen,
Delnules ane Loye. Following are the
special standing committees: East side
boulevard, Bradish, Folwell and Ryan;
Minnehaha boulevard, Dahn, Rdgeway
and Bradish; West river bank, Stoft.
Hangar and Brown; nomenclature,
Loye, Ryan and Lawrence. Attorney
Clay was elected to succeed Mr.. Rock
wood as legal adviser to the board. Mr..
! Clay is 4 good Democrat and his election
! is sure to give general satisfaction.
There is scarcity of desirable houses
for rent il Minneapolis. Not for three
years, according to the rental agents, has
there been time when their books have
| shown SO small list of desirable dwell
ings. One heavy agency, which ordinar-
lily has from loo to 200 houses on it's list
all the time, now has less than Is, and a
corresponding state of affairs exists in
! the other agencies. The late demand is
almost entirely for modern houses. Few
| that are in good repair and are of ordi-
nary size are for rent at this time. The
agencies are coming to the spring with
lists so small that there will be decided
scarcity when people get ready to do
their annual moving. This will keep
rents up to the present figures. It is not
estimated that there will be any increase,
but there will be no decrease, as has been
the case for several seasons. There have
been times during the past few years
when owners have decreased rents. They
have done it in this city, st. Paul and IN
most of the cities of the country, rather
than to have their property remain idle.
There will be none of this in Minneapo-
lis year. Nor will there be an advance,
think the agents. Prevailing prices
will hold, and the advance, If it COMES
at all, will come next year.
] The crusaders held their regular meet!
| ing Tuesday evening which was quite
we'll attended. The chairman of the
play committee reported that play had
been selected for St. Patrick's day en-
titled ''The Factory Girl" which will be
produced at the Lyceum theatre by the
best dramatic talent obtainab1e and in q
manner worthy of the past productions
Of the society. T. P. Heely presented
his resignation as recording secretary
which was accepted with regret and
Harry Murphy was elected to fill the un-
expired term. The lite rary entertain
ment consisted of recitation by James
Finnegam, and the sixth number of the
"Crusader' read by the editor. Mr..
Finnegan recited "Erin's Flag" in very
creditable manner. The CRUSADER" is
improving right along. The assistant
editors ara all bright literary men who
work for tbs advancement of both So
ciety and paper. Rev. Father Brine
was present and delivered short adj
dress on the telescope, it's first invention
and the many discoveries made with it.
The speaker was warmly applauded.
The society meets every Tuesday even
ing in Catholic Association hall at eight
lo'clock, and would be glad to have all OF
the parish join them in the good work.
A number of the retail grocers met
Wednesday night 10 the rooms Of the
jobbers' union and decided to adopt
stringent measures to head off the dead
beat. FIJI. Brown was made chairman
and P. w. Wirth secretary, while J. @.
Young, n. Hlgbse, G. 81. Fish and F. 81.
Brown were appointed 9 committee to
draw up resolut ions to be laid before the
meeting of the Retail Grocers' Associa-
ton next Monday night. It is believed
that the association will at once take up
the matter. Mr.. Brown has correspond
ed with a number of associations as to
their methods of dealing with dead beats.
The Burlington, VT, association has a
scheme by which when man does not