The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-08

The new logging pool held anothe
meeting Monday at the Office Of the Min
nesota Logging Company and practically
adopted the articles Of incorporation re
ported by the committee, although tn
|signatures Of all the firms have not beel
secured. Thep Of will incorporate on
basis of 100000 capital, although thi
amount may be increased to facilitate
calculations The organization of thu
pool will not affect the present Missis
Isippi and Rum River Boom Company
Except that it will collect from the poo
Instead Of from the individual firms a.
now.
The setting Of the cases on the district
court calendar for the December term
occupied the attention Of the court ana
bar Tuesday. In the unusually short
space OF three hours the civil cases were
all disposed OF. Owing to the absence OF
Judge Hicks, who was out of town,
Judge Elliott called the criminal calen.
dar in the afternoon. OF the Is cases on
the calendar, 10 we're dismissed or nolled
outright. All the Guaranty Loan cases
against Streeter, Houghton and Cole
were disposed of IN that way. The nine
cases against Kristian Kortgaard we're
all passed until such time as the supreme
court should have passed on the appeal
made from the recent verdict against
him.
The friends and constituents of AID
Lars M, Rand, of the Sixth ward, dem
onstrated their appreciation of his active
work in the city council Tuesday night
by rendering him banquet. The event
was banner one, so far as the Sixth
ward is concerned. It took place at
Olson's hall, 1909 Washington avenue
south, in the very heart of the alderman's
bailiwick, as it we're. There was large
attendance of both ladies and gentlemen.
There we're music and speeches, the lat.
ter being delivered at the conclusion of
the menu discussion. Judge Rand,
among others, spoke in his customary
happy vein, and was applauded enthus,-
astically when he felt himself obliged to
take his seat.
The winter term at the State Univer
slty opened Tuesday aud work was re-
sumea, according to the revised program,
in all the departments. The enrolment,
which reached 1850 last term, will be in
creased to about 100, as many students
from the farming districts, who were un-
able to enter in September, are return
ing. The cream and cheese factory
course at the agricultural college, which
begins January 8, will also bring about
IS additional students. A. W. Guild,
superintendent Of the buildings, who has
in charge the new skating rink, has gus
pended operations pending a cold wave.
He announces, however, that when com
pleted there will be sheet Of ice about
400 by 200 feet in extent. The riuk will
not be free to the use Of all corners and
some arrangements whereby the crowd
will be restricted and at the same time
thu Golfers of the Athletic association re-
plenished is contemplated.
P. NJ. Hilary has been appointed ad
ministrator OF tbs estate of John Kan
nedy, who was killed on the 10th day OF
March, 1893, at M aple Plain, Mimi. by
falling from moving freight train on
which he was employed at the time as
brakeman. Mr.. Kennedy, it is alleged
was missed by the train hands soon after
the accident occurred, but the conduc-
tor, instead of backing up and taking
the unfortunate employe aboard, took the
train on to Minneapolis without giving
immediate otice to any one to look after
the injured brakeman who, according to
the evidence at the inquest, laid in the
snow for m1ny hours and probably died
of exposure, as his wounds we're not
found to be necessarily fatal. M. Hill
ary has directed his attorneys, Judge J.
B. Quinn aud William Kennedy, to bring
salt against the Great Northern company
for $1,000 damages. The deceased brake
mans parents reside at DeGraff, this
state.
Secretary M allon, of the police depart
ment, has prepared his report of the
work of the detectives for the month OF
November, which shows total of 81 ar
rests made of which nine were for grand
larceny, 10 for petty larceny, two for for
nication, two for obtaining money under
false pretenses, one for murder and one
for forgery. OF these "a, 10 were cent to
the workhouse; sentence was suspended
in six cases; six were dismissed and five
were held to the. grand jury. The total
value of property recovered amounted to
S12O32. For the month of November
the number of arrests for drunkenness
was 1877, which is considerable decrease
ovar nracadinr wears, In November OF