The Irish standard., 1903-11-28
CITY IN BRIEF.

st. s., 2nd floor.
Miss Annie Sullivan. 912 Hawthorn
avenue, is spending the winter in St.
Louis.
II. L. Hurlburt, editor of the Pres
colt, Wis.,, Tribune, paid brief busi-
ness visit to the cities recently.
The marriage of Catherine A. Rowe
to Joseph NJ. Browning was solemniz-
ed at the church of the Immaculate
Conception Wednesday morning at
nine o'clock.
Married at the church of the I'M
maculate Conception, Tuesday morn
ing at 8 o'clock, Matilda. Dolbeck to
Raoul DeMars. The bridesmaid and
groomsman were Mary Dolbeck and
William Sheeran.
Mrs. Bessie Carlin, 4O6 Seventh ave-
nue. south, entertained for her neice,
Miss Anna Lynch, Helena, Mont,
Monday. There were twelve guests,
and games and refreshments were the
OAuCI VI entertainment. L..
James r. Lee, sophomore at the
university, broke leg in football prac-
tice Monday. He was practicing with
an alumni team, which was to have
played on Thanksgiving day with the
Granite Falls high school when the
accident happened. The fracture is
said to be serious.
A burglar entered the home of Mrs.
Louisa w. McNair 1901 Linden ave-
nue., early last Saturday morning and
stole about $4,000 worth of diamonds
from the rooms occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis X. Hull. The intruder re-
mained in the house about two hours
altogethe'. and during that time had
frequent conversations with Mrs. Hull
and a nurse girl employed by Mrs.
Hull. He made his escape. The
police are working on the case.
The collection of ashes by the health
department will begin on Dec. 1. Ar
rangements are being rapidly made,
and as soon as the council chooses
dumping grounds in different parts of
the city, which is now about perfect
ed, the work will commence A suit
able can in which each house can
throw the ashes will be selected to-
day. 1t will probably be cylindrical,
made of galvanized iron and about .25
inches high and 10 in circumference.
All receptacles must have the word
Sc '"Ashes'' printed on them.
Presence of mind on the part of a
'watchtower employe of the Northern
Pacific railroad prevented serious
wreck between the twin cities Mon
day night. An incoming train was
running along at a good rate of speed
when the engineer noticed that "A
freight train was across the track just
ahead. It was too late for him to re-
verse and save the train. "A disaster
was imminent. But the man in the
watchtower saw tile danger and i'm
mediately turned the derailing switch.
throwing tln, passenger train off the
track. He purposely caused one acci-
dent to prevent greater one.
The draft of the proposed charter,
which will be submitted to the voters
of Minneapolis at the next election,
was delivered to Acting Mayor d. P.
Jones Saturday by James Gray, vice
president Of the charter commission.
The term of the commission expired
Saturday, and in compliance with the
law it was the last day for the ;deliv-
eery of the measure to the mayor of
the city. Martin r. McHale is the
refused to sign the draft. His opposi-
tion to the civil service feature is so
great that he declares lie cannot sup
port the measure.
Winston Harper Fisher company
the Minneapolis wholesale grocery
house, filed articles of Incorporation
Tuesday with the secretary of state
The capital stock is fixed at $750,O0O
of which $450,00O is preferred. Fen.
dali G. Winston is president of the
company, Joseph l.. Harper vice pres
ident, Joseph w. Blagdon second vice
president, Luther III. Harrington secre,
tary, and Edwin J. Fisher treasurer
Harriet l.. Harrington is one of the in.
corporators. The Missabe Land I'm
provement and Manufacturing com
pany of Virginia has been incorporat
ed with $4,000 capital. David Foote
is president and treasurer. and Will
ian d. Beslow secretary.
The striking mill employees Sunday
held meeting that lasted through
out the afternoon, ut which it was
voted to take formal action toward eX
pelling all members who had gone
back to work at the mills. The list
0f 667 members of local union No. 2
composed Of millers, was gone over
aud as fast as evidence Of "betrayine
our cause" was given. the names wer;
STRICKEN from the roll. Similar action
will be taken by the locals to which
the packers, nailers and flour leaders
belong. It is reported that this action
will cut down the membership in the
millers' union at least One-third, but
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