The Irish standard., 1901-04-13
CITY NEWS.
The telephone call of the Irish Standard
is 273, Mississippi Valley Co.
BRIEF MENTION.

6hlEF WIEN lUN.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John M.
Gleason, 2617 Sixteenth avenue S., last
Saturday, boy.
The flour mills of tue city turned
out 322,O5O barrels for the week end
ing Wednesday. This is in excess of
the output of the preceding week.
Mrs. A. P. Murphy and daughter, of
Anoka, returned home on Thursday
last after pleasant visit with par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Collins.
P. B. Winston has returned from Il
visit to his old home in Virginia and
brings back very favorable reports OF
the commercial conditions of the
South.
Dennis Harrington was appointed
assessor of the First ward at the last
meeting Of the city council, having
been placed in nomination by Alder
man Ryan.
J. S. Coughlin, who went to New
Mexico for the benefit of his health, is
reported as improving. He is at pres
ent at Las Vegas Hot Springs under
treatment.
The law abolishing justice courts in
the city of Minneapolis went into eff
feet last Monday. No more will any
g., II }, L.:
the confines Of the municipal corpora
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Il. Jordan, and
P. Il. Gallagher of Waseca, MIMI, Wis
tied friends in Minneapolis and St.
Paul during the week. Messrs. Jor-
dan and Gallagher have gone to North
Dakota to purchase land.
The Women's Temperance Society
of st. Anthony's parish will give a
card party at the home of Mrs. Nc
Donald, No. 1413 Second street N. E.,
on Tuesday evening, April 16. Prizes
and refreshments. Admission, Is cents.
Rev. NJ. Falk Gjertsen is back from
Norway and the charges made against
him in that country are being investi-
gated by committee Of his church,
which consists Of Professor Sverdrup,
Olaf Hoff, H. Rasmussen, ]. Berge
and Professor Oftedal
Frank A. Mcdonald, for several
years a deputy in the Office of the
county auditor, died at Los Angeles,
Cal, last Sunday. The deceased was
80 years old, and is survived by a
mother and two sisters. The remains
will be brought to this city for inter-
ment.
Two Passionist fathers from Hobo
ken, N. j., will commence two weeks
mission in Ascension church on next
Sunday, April ID. The mission will
open at the 1870 mass, when Father
George will preach. He will be assist
ed by Father Michael. Both priests
are we'll known in Minneapolis. All
are invited to attend.
Last Saturday night raid was
made on four gambling houses by
Sheriff NIegaarden. The places were
closed up and gambling devices were
,confscated. The proprietors and pa
irons were arrested and fined and the
machines were destroyed by order of
the court. Doc Ames has preserved
an eloquent silence Oh the action of
the sheriff.
After spending two months in the
county Jail, NJ. Nielsen, the hickman
charged with perjury in the Day
murder case, was discharged by Judge
MCGEE, as the evidence against him
was insufficient to convict. He testi-
fed at the trial of Hamilton that he
saw large knife in Days possession,
similar to the one produced in court.
1t was shown that Day was in Europe
at the time Nielsen said he hauled him
in his hack, and hence his arrest and
Imprisonment.
Edward N. Mcmillan, well-known
sawyer employed by the Akeley mill,
was killed last Tuesday. He and 9th
ers We're engaged in taking down a
temporary tramway when he uncon-
sciously stepped OH the end Of a plank
and fell to the ground. The fall was
less than Is feet yet he sustained in
juries which rendered him uncon-
scious. He was removed to ST. Marys
hospital, where he died soon after.
The deceased was 40 years of age, and
lived with his wife and three children
at 1919 Aldrich avenue N.
The will of the late Thomas B.
Hawkins was filed in the probate court
last Tuesday. BY it's terms his wife
is appointed executor, and Frank r..
Broker is selected to operate the liv-
cry business for her. The business is
to be run as long as it pays, and when
good terms can be secured it is to be
sold. Real estate is to be dealt with
as the widow sees fit, and the fund is
to be invested in good mortgages until
the youngest child is of age. The
homestead goes to the widow. When
the estate is divided, all are to share
alike.
James H. Merrick, the patrolman
recently decapitated by Mayor Ames,
has made an affidavit to the effect that