The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-21
MINNEAPOLIS BREv1TIEs.

Andrew. Fitzpatrick. boarder at the
life saving station, was struck by
switch engine in the Milwaukee yards,
at Sixth avenue south, yesterday, and
was somewhat bruised, but escaped with
no broken bones The police took him to
the city hospital.
An aged woman named Mrs, Ryan,
whose home is at Seventh avenue south
and Seventh street, was run down by a
bicyclist at Fourth avenue south and
Seventh street, yesterday. and painfully
bruised. The police took her to the city
hospital. Her injuries are not serious.
An old man named Bonnie Riley was
struck by q street car at Bedford and
University avenues yesterday and quite
| seriously bruised. He was taken to the
city hospiatl.
John Commers, rs Twenty-second ave-
nue. north. foreman for the Minneapolis
Freie Presse-Harold, was struck by a
runaway horse at First avenue south and
Fourth street early last evening and
knocked violently to the pavement, break
Ing his nose and infiicting several wounds
about his face and head. The police
took him to the city hospital.
! Mrs. Cecil Weudover whose husband
was taken to Omaha Sunday night to
answer several charges of forgery, left
Minneapolis last night for her home near
and friendless and was cared for by Mrs
T. B. Walker and DR.. Martha Ripley.
Mayor Gray interested himself In her be-
half and provided her with transporta-
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ments for her care.
The second Indictment against Charles
H Vandervort accused of having ap-
propriated money from the Shea estate,
of which he was assignee, was QuaShed
by Judge Harrison yesterday.
Yesterday Mrs N P. Peterson appear
ed before Judge Elliott and there re-
nounced allegiance to the king of Sweden
and became an American citizen.
The federal service commission an
nounces an examination Sept. 1S to 20 for
marine draughtsmen of experience in
marine work. Applicants must be twenty
! years old or over.
Swan Johnson, who was overcome by
the heat Saturday afternoon, died early
Monday morning at the city hospital.
Aid. KiiAhlis house, on his farm at
Monticello, was totally destroyed by fire
! is not known
James McGonacle, 1912, East Twenty
sixth street, was found dead In bed at
his home yesterday morning, having died
during the night, supposedly from heart
disease. McGonacle was siXty-seven years
old and a cooper by trade, having resid-
ed in Minneapolis for over twenty years.
He is survived by a wife and five grown
children. Coroner Nelson took charge Of
the remains.
Charles Peterson, wanted for the theft
of a shotgun from John Frebon Of Kee-
CANS. lake, was arrested yesterday by Of
ficer Joe Ollinger after an unusually ex-
citing chase The gun was stolen in Feb
ruary and pawned for $4. Several days
ago Frebon met Peterson on the street
and endeavored to capture him, but
failed. Yesterday they met at the Guar
anty Loan building and Peterson took to
his heels, running down Third avenue
south to First street, where he darted
through a resort and out a back door.
Officer Ollinger joined Frebon in the pur-
suit and Peterson jumped down a steep
embankment to the railroad tracks where
the policeman caught him.
julius Hart, proprietor of a hotel at
Maple Plain, brought strange man to
the city yesterday morning who has been
wandering about Maple Plain, and is sup
posed to be insane. He was taken to the
county Jail by the police. Later 1t was
learned that the mans home was at Lin
den, and that his relatives had reached
Maple Plain in search for him.
Sunday Jacob Hauser, veteran of
Company A, First Minnesota heavy artil-
lery, died at the Soldiers home Hauser
enlisted from Wright county in 1864 and
was seventy-tWo years of age. He leaves
three children-two sons and a daughter
as follows: Louis Hauser, $500 Cedar
avenue, Minneapolis; Jacob Hauser, Los
Angeles, CAL; and Mrs. Herman
Deutsch, 1928 Aldrich avenue north, Min
neapolis. He was resident of Mime
sofa for about forty years He will be
buried by his relatives at Crystal Lake
cemetery.