The Irish standard., 1899-04-15
CITY AND VICINITY.
TERSELY;TOLD.

Fifth street S., during the past week.
The Twin City Rapid Transit company
is advertising the contract for eight
miles of electric road to be built from
Wildwood to Saltwater. The contract
is to be awarded April co.
J. ]. Heinrich, state oil inspector, is
confined to his home in this city with
nerve and heart trouble. A few days
ago his condition was quite critical, but
there has been a steady improvement
since.
The first ball game of the season is
scheduled for Monday next on the uni
versity grounds, when team picked
from the men under contract with the
Minneapolis management will play the
university men.
E. T. Abbott has written letter to
the county commissioners, in which he
claims that if they award any contract
for work to be done at Minnetonka, and
do not let it to the lowest bidder, he will
object and carry the matter to the SUI
preme court.
William H. Dunwoody, Of the Wash
burn-Crosby Milling company, returned
to Minneapolis from Philadelphia last
Sunday after closing the deal whereby
the flour mills of the C. C. Washburn
estate become the property OF Mime
apolis people.
Notices forbidding expectorating in
or on street cars in this city and St.
Paul have been posted in the cars of the
various lines by the health commission
er. The nuisance is committed more
frequently on the two interurban lines
than on the others.
Alexander Pandori, who has the dis
tinction of being the first Minneapolis
citizen to be arrested for splitting in a
street car, was fined So for his offense
against the laws of health and decency.
He protested in very voluble Italian
dialect, but received little satisfaction.
James F. Bassett, member OF the
firm of Commons, Bassett & Co., grain
merchants, with offices in the chamber
of commerce, died suddenly of-apoplexy
at his apartments in the West Hotel last
Monday afternoon. He was rs years OF
age and leaves a wife and three daugh-
tiers.
The court has appointed w. H. Dona-
hue, the attorney, as receiver for M. w.
Nash, in the interest of the creditors OF
the suspended Irish-American bank, OF
which Mr.. Nash was a director and
stockholder. The receiver has filed a
bond in the sum of $4,000 for the per-
Torrance of his duties according to law.
The funeral of John Cullen Estabrook,
only child Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Esta-
brook, of 1913 Pleasant street S. E., oc-
CURED on Tuesday afternoon. He died
of typhoid fever after a brief illness. The
afflicted parents have the sincere SYM
pathy of all in the loss of their only son,
who was bright boy for his age.
Mayor Gray received a visit last Mon
day from Mayor L. A. Won Behren OF
Marion, Ind. Mayor Won Behren was
on his way home from a trip to Winni-
peg. Marion is thriving city of about
$4,000 inhabitants and is situated within
the natural gas belt. During the past
thirteen years its population has in
creased $4,000.
At the meeting OF the state board OF
pardons held last Monday the principal
case considered was that of ex-Alderman
George A. Durham, convicted in Mimi
apolis for the crime of asking a bride,
and sentenced to six and one-half years
in the state prison. His case was con-
tinued until the adjourned meeting to
be held May 2.
Minneapolis has been selected as one
of the six cities in the country for the
establishment OF depot for Red Cross
supplies. All sorts of supplies will be
received and distributed from the point
for the national society. The other de-
pots will be located in New York, Phila,
delphia, Atlanta New Orleans and San
Francisco.
An Important social event OF the
month of April will be the dance and
cake walk by Sheridan Court No. 516
C. o. F., next Friday evening at A. O.
U. w. hall, 227 Central avenue. Good
music and god attractions. Tickets only
IS cents and an excellent supper will be
served by the ladies at rs cents per
couple.
Rev. Vim. Wilkinson, the political
parson, always manages to keep himself
in the public eye. In a prelude to his
sermon of last Sunday the clerical cam
paigner said: "Of couse no man can
take an active part, as I have done, in
public life and receive no criticism. No
man knows this better than I do. No
man fears it less"
Thomas Lowry has made the PROPOSE
ton in writing to the Minneapolis cham
Der of commerce, and he offers $1oo 600
cash for the present site and building.
Rumor has had it that only $4,000
would be offered. The proposition will
be voted on by the full membership
April 26, in case the plan for an annex is
defeated by the vote which will be made
on that matter April rs.
A melting of the saw mill employees OF