The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-08-11

permanent Improvement fund o. widen
ing the Washington avenue bridge. Hi
idea is that the proposed improvement
is not an absolute necessity, although
very desirable. Inasmuch as the stree
railway company has been directly bene
flied by the bridge and it's tracks are til,
sole cause of the interference with travel
the mayor and others think thatit is onl,
fair that the company should stand til,
cost of widening it.
The death OF Joseph j. Shields oc
CURED last Friday at the family resi-
dence 215 Third street north, after {
few weeks illness. The deceased wa.
about 10 years of age and a member Of
Division Number 2, A. O. H., members
of which in addition to many from Other
Divisions, turned out in body and CO.
corted the remains to the Great Western
depot last Sunday afternoon. The re-
mains were taken to the old home in
Iowa for interment. Mr.. Shields waf
married and leaves a widow and two
children to mourn their loss.
At meeting of Division No. z, A. O.
H., held in this city July %, the follow.
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, DR.. D. W. Butler; vice
president, Thos. Walls; recording secre.
tary, M. Dryer; financial secretary
James Lyons; treasurer, John Gallagher;
insurance secretary, James Cummings;
sergeant. alarms, John Maloney. 1t
looks as though the new division would
start out with about As members after
next meeting. For a one.month.old d.
vision no fault can be found with rs
growth.
Notice was received from Washir gton
Monday at the postoffice of the passage
of an act by congress relative to the clas-
sification of publications. Hereafter the
publications issued under the auspices
of benevolent institutions, orders Of
learning, traternal societies, ETC., will be
admitted as second class matter. Here
tofore they have been classed as third
class matter, and the change will mean q
great saving to all the publications in
Guided IN the list. It has also been de-
cided that unclaimed letters will not be
advertised in the future. A system of
bulletin boards will be inaugurated.
The Typographical union held a meet
ing last Sunday afternoon in hall No. 6,
Labor Temple, at which it was decided
to appropriate $500 to 60 into the fund
for the unemployed. At present there
are many printers out of work in the
city. 1t is estimated that Minneapolis
contains about 800 union printers and of
this number at least Is are out OF en-
ployment and draw their SIS weekly
stipend from the union. This makes the
drain upon the treasury continuous and
the question of finance is becoming a vex-
at1ous problem to the union. Other mat
tors taken up were of minor Importance.
A raw-boned farmer, P. E. Plunket by
name, was arrested Monday evening by
Patrolman Smith at the instance of
Sheriff Weimerskirch, of Wabasha, MINI.
The sheriff arrived in the city Monday
night, and Tuesday morning took his
man to Wabasha, where he is wanted for
robbing Henry Wamer, also farmer, of
S135. Plunket was employed by Warner
on farm near the town of WRbasha, and
Friday night of last week the two slept
together. During the night Plunkett
stole the money from Wamer's pocket
and skipped out He was arrested at
the American house, where he had taken
lodgings.
A number of applications for saloon
licenses were made Monday morning to
the county commissioners. Citizens OF
Park also asked for add.
tional resident territory attached to the
school district in order that
the children OF the park might attend
the public schools located there. The
Building and Loan Asso-
citation, assessed $15,430, asked for an
abatement of $4,000 on the claim that
the stock is assessable only to the indi
vidual members. The county attorney
will pass upon the matter. The various
county officials made their regular
reports.
The entries for the carnival of sports,
10 be held at Athletic park tonight, at
which time the base ball game under
electric light OCCURS, are as follows:
yard dash, for purse of
$50, Jimmy Manning, of the Kansas City
team, and Billy Hulen, of the Minneapa-
lis team. Pole vault, Charles Cragie, of
the fire. department., and Valentine.
Long distance ball throwing, Wilson,
Fraser, Mcfarland and Visner, of the
team. Base running con-
test, all the members of the Minneapolis
team. Two-mile walking match, heel