The Irish standard., 1894-08-04

stepped on the next track just in front of
the train. The engine struck him and
threw him against the iron braces Of the
bridge, crushing his head. He dropped
into the river and never came to the sur
face. Anderson was single man about
twenty three years old.
Action is to be commenced by the city
attorney under the direction of the Ii
brary board to collect $3.50 of the money
subscribed by the North Side citizens for
the bra Oh library erected on Twentieth
avenue north. The money was due
about six months ago, but has never been
paid, although frequent threats have
been made to take the matter into the
courts. This time the members of the
board mean business, they say, and if
they cannot collect the money through
the courts they threaten to close the
branch building entirely until the defici
ency is made good.
The death of Mrs. Mary Hurley, wife
of Officer p. J. Hurley, occurred last
Friday morning at the family resident Q,
I'll Washington street northeast. The
deceased was A years of age and leaves
besides bereaved husband, nine chill
dren Of whom eight are boys. Her
death was caused by complication Of
diseases, after several weeks Of painful
illness. The funeral was held from the
church Of st. Anthony of Padua last
r2S2nday morning, requiem mass being
celebrated d.. g o'clock. The remains
were taken to st. Ani&2ny cemetery for
interment, followed BY a very Rrge num-
ber Of sorrowing friends.
From hot-weather standpoint the
month of July, just closed, was verita-
BILE corker, and the sunny side of the
torrid zone even wasn't in it, by way OF
comparison. According to the statistics
of the local weather bureau the past
month was the hottest experienced in
sixtysfour years. On four different occa-
siops the thermometer registered above
the 100 mark, and on the 26th and 9th
the temperature was 14 degrees aud los
degrees. The rainfall during the month
was extremely slight, being but 0.27
inches, and after the 9Th day of July the
temperature fell below 80 only four times
The mean humidity for the month wae
SO, and the corrected average reading 0
the barometer show 20 1909.
A number of committe meetings were
held at the city hall Thursday. Presi-
dent Thomas Lowry, Of the street rail
way company, and Supt. Goodrich we're
present to confer with the special COM
mittee appointed to look into the matter
of transfers to and from the interurban
cars. The meeting was a. journed owing
to the absence of quorum. The COM
mittee appointed to consider the pro-
posed purchase Of the exposition build
| ing decided adversely, and no further
action will be taken. The committee on
ways and means voted to make an ap-
preparation for the purpose of under
mining the Washington avenue bridge,
the work to be done in IS. In the alb.
sence Of the full committee no action
was taken on Aid. Kilchils resolution
providing for the issuance Of $280,O00
bonds for the construction of an electric
light plant. The committee on gas
voted to advertise for bids for the light
ing OF the city BY electricity for the bal
ance Of the year.
Minneapolis has an invasion Of pretty
school ma ANS, Monday brought hither
by the opening Of the summer school OF
the university. Five hundred were en-
rolled Monday and there will probably
be 200 more. The university is open
complete for the transaction OF bushes
and will be for month to come. The
main building is the seat Of operations,
but all the buildings upon the campus
except the medical building will be used.
The law building will be used largely by
| the elementary section OF the school,
Here Miss Griffin, Of the Mankato Nor
NAL, viii hold her music classes, and the
work ID. drawing, under MISS Stoker Of
st. Paul, and that il penmanship, con-
Quoted by Miss Smith, Of the Winona
Normal will also be given. For the
most part the teachers who belong % the
university, will nee their regular class
rooms The library is open Tor the ban
Iedtof lhe. summer sek COL also ths
sttors md lils
classes Will Is called ron sehedu led