The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-01-19

been plaoed on the entire county side
from top to bottom, with very small
exception in one or two Of the ground
floor rooms. Yesterday the workmen
were busily engaged in putting the
iplastering on the ceiling in the district
courtroom. In many Of the rooms the
ornamental freezes and cornices have
been completed, and are beautiful specl-
mems of the decorators art. The upper
rooms are nearer completion than those
on the lower floors, where the first coat
is still being put ON. In many OF the
rooms the concreting to deaden the
floors and to provide against fire has
been put in place, and the first OF found
alton floors have been put in.
Wheeler & Wilson's sewing machine
establishment, 80 Fifth street south, wss
damaged to the extent Of about $500 by
fire Sunday night. The loss is fully COW
cred by insurance. The fire originated
in the repair shop in the rear portion of
the building and was discovered by Sergt.
Rankin, who, as he thought, extinguished
! it. But 10 minutes later when Officer
George johnson passed through the alley
flames we're darling through the rear
! windows. An alarm was sounded from
box 8, corner Nicollet avenue and Fourth
street, and several streams of water were
soon playing on the fire. The damage
was chiefly to the interior of the build
ing, the stock of sewing machines being,
in the front part Of the store. An alarm
of fire was turned in at o'clock Sunday
morning from the box on the University
campus, occasioned by fire in the me-
chanic arts building. The fire originated
in the private room of Prof. j. F. Wads-
worth, in the east end Of that building,
and destroyed a number of books and pa
pers. It also burned up into the ceiling
of the first floor, but did little other
damage. The cause of the fire is not
known, and the damage was not more
than $1,000.
The edict went forth to the police
Wednesday night through the Official
PRONUNCIATION Of the policemen that all
saloons must be closed at midnight, and
that all persons therein must be out by
| a, m. While this has been the rule in
the past, Mayor Pratt thought best to
reinforce it aud has accordingly taken
the bull by the horns, and Chief of
Police Smith sent out word that night
that the places must be closed as stated.
The most marked differences between
u. !, Eustis policy and the Pratt policy as
manifested in this, the first I'M rorS;er CT.
general order issued by the new admins
tration, is that in the last two years the
penalty for violation of the rule has
been an invitation to tread the carpet of
the mayors office. Under the new rule
the patrolman is directed to swear out a
complaint in the municipal court against
the offender, which will take from the
mayors Office large amount of tedious
business. The fact that the time limit
gives the saloonist an hour more than
tho ordinance, in which to plea sanity
dimlss those who may be in his place at
midnight, is considered fair proposition
and is expected to meet with the general
favor Of the better class of saloonkeepers'
while the fact of an arraignm ent in the
municipal court, with the consequent
fine, will be feared much more by the
obstreperous element than mere curtain
lecture by his honor.
Tuesday afternoon as Officer McNa-
mara was walking down street, he saw
man approaching him with closed eyes
and staggering gait. As he got right in
front of the officer he became suddenly
faint and would have fallen to the ground
it he had not been caught. This hap.
pened on the corner of Nicollet and
Washington avenues The man WAS
taken to the central station and was
searched. On his person was found
two:ounce bottle. which was labelled
"laudanum'' and note signed by the
man which read as follows: II have
taken laudanum. I am tired of life
MY wife left me and is 1t work in the
Warwick as a cook. tried last night to
get her to leave there and come with me.
She refused and the landlord said he
would protect her. He would not advise
her to come with me, and to live without
her have decided to end my life
in an everlasting sleep. Frank L. Pease.'
The police now knew what was the mat
ter with him and Officer Fox got the pa
troll wagon ready and hustled the man
off to the city hospital. They arrived
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