The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-04-18

rather peculiar one. They have been
entertaining the belief for years that
they would participate in the division
of the Hyde Park estate in London,
England.
Ada Kelley, 3O2 Fourth street S.,
narrowly escaped being burned to
death in her bed last Monday night a
| little after ten. She had retired and
had left the lamp burning on the table
| beside the bed. In some way the
lamp was overturned, setting the Win
dow curtains on fire. A man in the
adjacent room smelt the smoke and
burst into the room, which was full of
smoke, and found Miss Keeley lying
OH the floor. She had covered her face
with her arms, thus escaping being
burned, but her hair was badly singed.
The fire was easily extinguished, the
total loss being about $25.
Mrs. Mary Roll died Monday at the
age of 1O2 years at the home Of her
son-in-law, DR.. S. G. Hays, 3OO5 Bryant
avenue S. She enjoyed the peculiar
distinction Of having been the first
white woman born in what is now the
city of Dayton, Ohio. About three
years ago she removed to Minneapolis
from Dayton, where she had always
made her home, and has since lived
with the son-in-law. Forty-eight
grandchildren, ninety great grandchil-
dren and six great-great grandchildren,
besides three daughters, Mrs. S. G..
Hays, Minneapolis; Mrs. e. Grenard,
| Douglas, Ariz, and Mrs. D. Hauser,
st. Louis, Cal, survive her.
William Whalen, aged u years, liv-
ing at 1925 Fourth street S. E., was
seriously injured Saturday afternoon
by the explosion of a revolver cart
ridge with which he was playing.
Young William went out into the
back yard with a cartridge and an
axe. A part of the shell lodged in his
right eye near the brain. An operation
was performed Sunday afternoon and
the eye removed. The boys condition
is critical. Young Whalen has had
much bad luck in the way Of acct
dents. Three years ago he cut off a
toe with mis-directed blow of an
axe. A year later he lost two more
toes by falling under box car.
Typhoid fever is unusually prevalent
this year and Health Commissioner
Hall is of the opinion that the city
water is largely to blame. The greater
number Of cases are on the South Side,
which now draws it's supply from the
West Side pumping station. There
were fourteen deaths last month, as
against eight year ago. During
| March two years ago there were no
deaths from typhoid. There are a
great number OF cases at the different
hospitals. The city hospital cared for
eighteen cases during March and nine
| SO far this month. DR.. Hall believes
that this condition should urge the city
to improve sanitary conditions in gen.
eral. The only present safeguard is
to boil the city water.
Oscar Green, from Great Falls,
Mont, was swindled out Of $500 on the
Great Northern train from the coast,
Monday afternoon. Two men induced
Green, who was on his way to revisit
his aged parents in Germany, to go in
to the smoker with them and engage in
three card monte. After having won
| nearly all Green had the men, one of
whom claimed to be the son of the
vice president of the First National
bank Of Great Falls, hastily left the
train at Anoka. Green came through
to Minneapolis and entered a wall at
police headquarters. He furnished q
careful description of the swindlers,
but the police do not think that they
came to the city.
The general committee having charge
of the pro-cathedral project for Min
neapolis met at the Immaculate Con-
ception hall last Monday evening and
the proposition to erect new edifice
was thoroughly discussed. The meet
ing was an enthusiastic one and the
movement was given an impetus
which no doubt will bring about a
speedy action by the hackers Of the
plan. The general committee is COM
posed of Thomas r. Cootey, T. J.
Kennedy, p. J. Downs, f. E. Murphy,
Thomas G. Taylor, w. P. Devereaux,
James Shaughnessy, Thomas j. Keat-
ing, John w. Vanderhoff, John s.
Ryan, Thomas J. Jordan, P. l.. Clarity
and JOln j. Regain.
Three young men, Henry Nelson,
Charles Nelson and William Sutton,
all of Owatonna, were arrested in this
city Wednesday morning for the MUIR
der of H. H. Krier, an account Of
which appears elsewhere. The murd-
cred man was prominent and re-
spected citizen of Owatonna, and
public sentiment there is at high
pitch against the prisoners. Follow