The Irish standard., 1895-07-20

MIS-. Scarl0Ll 1uldlu6u Scfel 81 paAA@uAJN 20 "s
about the head. The carriage was smashed
into kindling wood.
Joseph WEIGH, the Great NORTHERN rail
road detective who was seriously injured
Tuesday night by falling under freight
trainsin the East Side yards, and whom II
was expected would not recover, was re-
ported doing very nicely at the st. Bar
nabas Hospital Wednesday night Be
sides internal injuries, We.eh lost one arm
and all but two fingers of his other hand
welch resides on Fuller street, st. Paul
and has wife and five children
A decision was filed Tuesday in the
district court in the case Of the board OF
county commissioners against the
American Exchange Bank, John q Pc
terson, John S. Nelson Charles A. Alther
Kristian Kortgaard, Thorwald Guild.
brandsen, w. Hymn, Fred Massot and
Alfred H. Orth. The decision gives the
commissioners judgment for $2S, 81
being the amount Of the deposit OF coun-
ty funds In the bank at the time OF the
failure. The defendants are the snreties
on the bond Of the deposit. Each surety
As liable pro rata for the amount with the
!. other signers.
John Layman, employed as wood-cart
teamster by Meagher Co., had both legs
cut off In a street car accident at the cor
ner of Sixth avenue north and ColfaX last
Wednesday night, and received injuries
which may prove fatal. Layman at-
tempted to drive his loaded cart across the
street in front Of the car which struck the
rear of the wagon. He was thrown from
his seat and fell on the track. Dr. A. A.
Ames happened TO be on the car and Lay
man was removed to d neighbor:ng livery
stable where his wound were attended to
a. we'll Is the circumstances would per-
NIT. The arrival of the North Side pa
troll wagon which removed the injured
man to the City Hospital. At the hospl-
tai It was found necessary to amputate
! one leg about four inches above the knee
and the other just above the ankle n.
Next Monday has been set aside by the
city board, Of equalization for the purpose
Of considering the matter of assessing the
shares of building and loan associations.
The matter was brought up "Wednesday
and City Attorney Simpson was called to
participate in the consideration Of It, The
Interstate Savings and Loan Association
protested against the assessment OF $55,-
$40 for credits and personal property. It
was represented that the shares are on the
books Of the corporation but that the law
specified that the owners should be as
sessed FOR them, and if the organization
was also assessed the effect would be a
double assessment on each share Of the
stock. VI. officers of the association also
claimed tirat their stock was listed third
more than that Of other similar corpora
lions. Opposed to this view, however,
was a, report by .Atty.-Gen. Chflds. in
which 1t was held that the question should
be judiciously determined. j. 4,
Last Tuesday Judge Seagrave Smith
appeared in court in a somewhat delapl-
tated condition, his left cheek being bad
~ cut and his right arm being pretty
Well used UP. The cause was a collision
between runaway bicycle and Judge
Smiths horse. The Judge and Mrs:
Smith, together with y. S. Toilet, pres1-
dent of the First National Bank, at Hast
ings, and Miss Toilet, were enjoying a
drive on Sunday, out between Lake Har-
riet and Calhoun. The two gentlemen
were seated In the front seat and the
ladies In the rear. They were Just as
cending the hill near Judge Ueland,s
house. at the junction OF the two boule-
wards that lead from Calhoun to Harriet,
when a party Of bicyclists appeared. The
leader came down the hilton the opposite
side of the road at a terrific speed. w hen
within a rod or two Of Judge Smith 8
carriage something went wrong with the
wheel and it turned with a crash into
the horse his honor was driving. Inc
horse fel and overturned the buggy. the
party being Gagged in the top and utterly
helpless. The Judge was in the most
painful position, but with his right hand
hung persistently to the reins and kept
the horse from raising Its head until the
remaining bicyclists had arrived and
con kflMliop1 Off 3ndao % thu, Paul
rendered their assistance. None Of the
occupants of the carriage were injured
except the Judge, whose shoulder was vas
very painfully turned and he bore sew
eral marks upon his face. The rider Of
the runaway wheel took to his legs
amid the general excitement and made
away, leaving his vince! behind him.
Those who witnessed the ACCIDENT say
that it was a miracle that q serious ac-
cident did not result. Had the horse
succeeded in getting up he would have
demolished everything and probably
left some one dead behind. j
The long promised wrestling match
between the representatives OF compet-
ing thletic clubs Of this city, Prot. a. 3.
Hasten for the Comm ercial club gyIanas-
tum, and Frank Lewis for the new Col.
umbian Athletic club, proved "a $disap-
pointment for the 1000 people who
throaged Athletic Park until 12s;a0s
o'clock last Monday night. three
fails, two OF which Hasten won, the
match was given: to Lewis by default,
hasten having received 8 bruised knee
and being unablA to proceed BE eh o az