The Irish standard., 1899-01-21
IN AND AROUND THE CITY


Supt. Doyle is making raid on "blind
pigs" and the conductors OF the she
bangs" are being arrested for selling
liquor without license.
Sheriff Megaartlen left last Wedncs-
day night for Kansas City, with requi-
sition papers for Allyn ], Coon, arrest
ed there on an Indictment alleging
grand larceny. Coon was indicted on
the evidence of DR.. FRANKLIN II. Wright
and another gentleman, both Of whom
he had induced to put some $500 into a
"gilt-edged investment Coon refused
to return without requisition papers.
The Minnesota legislators are said
to be contemplating police commits
sion bill to take the control Of the po-
lice force from the mayors of the cities.
They did that before, and it proved a
failure in Minneapolis. :.
Ex-Mayor e. c. Babb, who has been
considered dangerously sick Tor the past
five weeks, is believed by his physicians
to be considerably better. He has
gained in strength during the past few
days, and is able to retain nourishment
better than at any time since he was
taken ill.
Rev. J. M. Cleary will deliver dis
course of a controversial nature and eX-
planatory of Catholic doctrine on Sun
day evening at St. Charles Church. He
will also answer the inquiries on points
of belief, which may be deposited in the
"question box at the door.
The license of Peter Borander, the
saloonkeeper at 10S Central avenue, who
was arrested Jan. s, for selling liquor
to Almond Lucia, a minor, was revoked
by Judge Kerr, and Borander was
fined $50 or 60 days in the workhouse.
Hereafter when families wish to air
their troubles in the municipal court
they will first deposit the sum of So
with the clerk. The cases where the
complaining witness, who, after swear
ing out a warrant, refuse to prosecute,
have become too numerous, and when
Mrs. Frances Shultz refused to prosecute
her husband the other morning, after
having him arrested on the charge OF as
sault and battery, Judge Kerr declared
that in the future warrants would only
be issued when the costs were deposited
with the clerk.
Report comes from Onarga, ILL.,, that
Charles F. Haney formerly city clerk OF
MINNEAPOLIS, will soon remove from that
city to Joplin, Mo-, where he will act
as confidential representative OF chi
cago firm, which is largely interested IN
Joplin mines.
The Sons of Scotland in Minneapolis
will celebrate the birthday of Robert
Burns, Jan. Is. Clan Godron No. 50
has prepared an elaborate concert and
dance program, and the anniversary Will
he otherwise fittingly observed. The
exercises will be held at Century Hall.
Judge Kerr will preside. as chairman
Mayor Gray will give an address on
Burns, William Russell will give bag
nine selection, Miss Louise Taylor Will
render a violin solo, James Singer ana
Mrs. w, F. Robertson, w. B. Heath, and
Miss Minnie Stoddard will sing select
Cd Scotch airs. A progrs:===e of IL dances
will follow.
!, William Kennedy arrived in the city
Tuesday from St. Cloud with both
hands frozen. He had walked the en-
tire distance, having left st. Cloud
Monday night. He was cared for by the
police and taken to the hospital for
treatment.
The course of lectures being delivered
by Rev. DR.. Shields on Savanola are
quite interesting to the students in at
tendance every Friday evening. Last
Monday he left for Ginsinwanda Mound.
Wis, and delivered a lecture at the
Dominican Sisters academy on Tues
day.
The annual meeting Of the Mime
apolis Humane Society will be held at
the Office of the association, 5O4-5 Ban7
of Commerce building, Monday, at 4 p.
m. The public is invited to attend the
meeting. The annual reports of officers
and agents promise to be of unusual in
terest. The election of officers will
also occur.
The Twin City Rapid Transit Com
pany is to officially recognize the priv
ilege of smokers to so1ace themselves en-
route between home and business.
Smoking has hitherto been confined to
the cramped and cheerless confines Of
the rear platform, where the enjoyment
is taken with the maximum of discom-
fort to the smoker and non-smoker. The
company proposes to obviate both con-
ditions by providing special section
in the rear of the cars for the smokers.
The three last seats will be turned
lengthwse of the car, and the space
I separated from the rest of the car by a
partition. This arrangement will be
used first in the interurban cars.
A company of 100 practical minded
enthusiastic people met last Monday
night at 3O7 Nicollet avenue, to discuss
the condition Of the working girls of
Minneapolis, and means for their uplift-
ing, and methods Of ameliorating some
of their present conditions. The meet
Ing was addressed by a large number Of
we'll known people from various walks
~ 1;fa Mory methods for helDing the