The Irish standard., 1899-05-06
CITY AND VICINITY.
TERSELY TOLD.

me library board last MONDAY elected
Judge E. M. Johnson as member OF
that body to succeed DR.. Charles L.
Wells, who rendered his resignation.
1t is estimated that it will cost at least
$4,000 to repair the St. Anthony Falls
Water Power company's dam, $50 feet
of which was washed away last Sunday
morning.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale, Of Boston,
lectured to large audience at the Ly-
ceum on Wednesday evening, and gave
personal "reminiscences of Lowell, EN-
erson and Holmes.
A Minneapolis man leads the honor
list of the senior class in Yale college
this year. His name is Earnest Els
worth Day, and he graduated from the
University of Minnesota with high hon
ors in 1895.
The curfew bell was rung in this city
for the first time last Monday night.
The boys and girls all HE to their
homes when they hear the first note of
the bell from the nearest engine house
of the fire department.
Thomas Goodale, known as "Sid" of
'rat story" fame, was arraigned in the
police court the other day, charged with
disorderly conduct. "Sid" had simply
been telling his story, but was fined S.
and advised to stay at home.
Last Thursday morning a daughter
was born to Mr.. John Collins, the pop
ular letter carrier, and he is passing
around the cigars quite extravagantly.
His many friends will be glad to learn
that the mother and babe are we'll.
Minneapolis Presbyteriaa,s are going
to send piano to Porto Rico. A num-
Der of schools are now being supported
in the island by the Home Mission
board, and it has been limited that
piano would be a most acceptable do
nation from the Minneapolis presbytery.
Circulars regarding the eighth annual
session of the university summer school
have just been issued and contain sew
eral matters OF interest to teachers OF
the state. The school will be in session
from July 81 to Aug. IS, and will afford
courses of study in both elementary and
university sections as offered at previous
sessions.
Milton w. Stuart, the janitor of the
d;rr11
by James H. Nightingale, the engineer
of the building, was awarded 5000 as
damages by a jury in Judge McGees
court last Saturday. The case was tried
first in the criminal court, where Night
irgale was released. Subsequently the
civil action was commenced.
A statue OF Ex-Governor John S.
Pillsbury will be erected next year on
the university campus by the alumni
and students in recognition OF his NUM-
fcent gift to the hall which bears his
name and the services he has rendered
to the institution as member of the
board OF regents. The statue will be
made by French, the famous New York
sculptor.
Thomas Flanagan, who shot himself a
week ago on Nicollet Island, was for
1nerly prosperous farmer at Groton,
Mimi, but sold his land and came to
Minneapolis to "buck" the wheat mar
ket. He went broke in few months
and pawned his watch for money to
purchase the revolver with which he
took his own life.
Mrs. Joseph Ingenhutt, wife of ex-
Alderman Ingenhutt, and her sister
Theresa were painfully injured in run
away several days ago. They were driv-
ing with Mr.. Ingenhutt's brother when
the team became frightened and ran
away. The ladies jumped and Mrs.
Ingenhutt broke her hand and injured
her spine, while Miss Ingenhutt was in
jured about the head.
Last Saturday night burglars broke
into the office of the Pittsburg Plate
Glass company, OH Third street S., Min
neapolis, and blew the safe open. Man
ager H. L. Graves says they secured
small amount of money and a quantity
OF papers of no value to anybody but
the company. From other sources it is
learned that the burglars secured $50 in
money and $4,000 in paper, supposed
to be notes.
Henry B. Griffin, fisherman of Lake
Pulaski, was the first man to be COM
mitted to the insane asylum under the
new law. He is resident of Wright
county but was sent from Hennepin.
Under the provisions of the old law
persons could only be sent from the
county in which they lived, while under
the new one they can be sent from the
county in which they are found, and the
county where they reside is liable for
the expense.
Judge Daniel Fish was nominated by
County Attorney Reed as a special as
sistant county attorney to care for the
county commissioners civil business at
salary of $4,000 per year. The nomi-
nation did not meet with the approval
OF the board committee, and was not
approved. The commissioners gave as
their reason that thew rn1st have a man