The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-02-11
THE IRISH sTANDARD: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II. -

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Count" George NJ. Gprico, who's
troubles with the city police department
OF Pittsburg have been chronioled in tn
local papers at muck length, arrived
home last Monday and at once proceeded
to put himself in communication will
the newspaper men. With him was hi
confidential attorney, Ed. J. Mcmahon
They ascribe all their trouble in Pitts
burg to the meddling Of two Minneapolis
men-one lawyer and the other real
estate man. They claim to have options
on big establishments in Pittsburg and
that these other parties are trying to
head them off. McMahon announces in
all seriousness that Ciprlco is really and
truely the representative of big English
capitalists seeking investments in the
United States. McMahon calls the
Pittsburg chief of police "a Mick" who
possesses q pronounced Irish brogue
which is anything but melodious.
The board of county commissioners
held their regular monthly meeting
Monday and the first business was the
reception and approval of the report of
Register of Deeds Plummer, which
showed that the total receipts of the Of
fee for the month of January were
81, 1902, the months salaries in the
registers Office amounting to some
$1,471.A. The county attorney was di-
rected to take steps for the collection Of
some $3.50 for instruments filed in the
Office of the register OF deeds during the
last three or four days Of December.
The report of the overseer Of the county
poor farm showed that there were 81
inmates, 8 having been received and 8
discharged during the past month. The
bonds of the Northwestern, Farmers and
Merchants and Irish-American banks
were received and referred to the coma
mittee.
Another saw mill project was an
nounced recently. It will be built by
McMullen & Co at the north end of
Hennepin island, just across the east
channel from the Pillsbury A Touring
mill. 1t is the site Of the old McMullen
mill and the new plant will be, p,ac-
tically, the old one rebuilt. It will cost
$4,000 and has capacity of 80, GOO
feet annually, day and night run. The
McMullen company's old contract to cut
five years for N. P. Clark has been re-
newed and will form large part of the
first work. The members of the firm
are James McMullen and his two sons,
Albert e. and w. H. Their mill makes
six to begin work at the opening of the
saving season, not counting the possible
addition of the Weyerhauser mill. The
five other new mills are those of Carpen-
ter Bros. & Co., "A. FL. Petrie, known as
the Anoka Lumber Company, J. B.
Chatterton, Diamond Mill Company and
C. A. Smith & Go.
d At the special meeting Of the city coun-
cia last Monday night, . committee of
five, consisting of Aldermen Gray, Miner,
Lackey, Bradish and Jennings, was ap-
pointed to investigate the. recent &C
ton of Chief Runge of the fire depart
ment in discharging number of fire
mon. Aid. Flanders took the lead in the
fight for the Chief, assisted by Wood
ward. Under the head of communities
tions Runge submitted letter calling
for an investigation Of his department.,
and this letter Flanders followed up with
resolution calling for the appointment
of committee ON investigation and
putting the appointment of such in
vestigating committee into the hands OF
the president. After some discussion
the appointment of committee from
the floor took place. Alderman Haynes
introduced the jennings resolution as an
amendment, and after running the
gauntlet of couple more amendments
tackled on to it. went through. Alder
Adams was absent.
Inspector John Hoy arrived home last
Sunday from New York. He was &C.
companied by young w. P. Windus, who
absconded some time ago after appro-
priating, it is alleged, $4,000 from the
Minnesota Packing and Provision Com
pany. He was apprehended in New
York and held a prisoner in the Tombs
until Inspector Hoy reached there with
requisition papers. When Windus was
arrested lawyer secured $50 from him,
all the money he had, under the pre-
tense that he could prevent the Mime
apolis authorities from taking him back
again, and allow him to go scot free.
When the court turned the prisoner over
to Inspector Hoy the lawyer ran to the
COL 1T of sessions to secure habeas corpus
papers, but, with the aid of the New
York detectives, Hoy landed his man
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