The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-12-31
FROM THE CAPITAL

City employees are anxious for an
early pay day for December salaries,
but it is likely that they will be COM
PEELED to wait until Jan. 4 for their
money, with a possibility that it may
be day or two after this before they
can be paid.
While stepping from wagon at the
Osgood-Blodgett factory, on East Sew
enth street, last Saturday night, Char
les Coughlin, teamster, forty-nine
years old, living at 1O17 East Seventh
street, slipped and fractured his right
leg. Coughlin called for help and the
night Waterman at the factory aided
him to the Office, where he was attend
ed by Dr.. G.. a. Binder. He was later
removed to his home.
The number of violent deaths are
increasing in st. Paul. During the
past eleven months there have been
1,5G7 deaths, and increase OF IS over
the corresponding period last year, and
out of these 1871 We're from unaatura.
causes. OF these SO resulted from ac-
cidents, 10 from suicides, homicides
and Z cases Of poisoning. For the
same period OF the past year there
were but 126 deaths from unnatur;l
causes, IS from accidents, 2S suicides.
) homicides and Z from poison.
News of the death several days age
in st. Joseph's hospital, st. Paul, OF
Alexander Broker, Of Melrose, proved
fatal to his aunt, Mrs. Henry Berger
dug also OF Melrose, but spending the
winter in TeNarknna, Texas, with hcl
husband. The remains of Mrs Berger
ding We're taken through st. Paul Mon
day for burial at her home at Mel
iU&n Alexander Broker died ut ST
JCScpll's after Il prOtrlcted illness of
typhoid fever. He was brought to st.
Paul ill Of the fever and his death fol-
lowed his arrival at the st. Paul
hospital but Il few days. lie was the
favoritc nephew Of Mrs. Borgerding,
and when she learned Of his untimely
death she fell unconscious on the floor
of the hotel at TeXarkana, where she
had gone whit her husband to escape
the northern winter. Mrs. Borgerding
never regained consciousness and her
death ensued some hours later. 4
chronic heart trouble, aggravated by
the sudden shock Of her nephew's sud-
den death, was assigned as the cause
of death. She was the wife of Il
wealthy retired merchant of Melrose
and was 70 years of age. The funeral
was held from st. Boniface Catholic
church, at Melrose, Tuesday.
Bids will be opened this week for
the reconstruction of the portion Of the
high bridge blown down by the recent
cyclone, and it is feared that the offers
will be much higher than originally
expected. The salvage was considered
valuable until removed by the wreck
ing company and found to be badly
damaged. The fact that it has been
found impossible to again use much of
the steel may bring the price of the
| reconstruction up to 100000, according
to city engineer Rundlett, whose orr
ginal estimate of the cost was from
$4,000 to $4,000. 1t is planned to
have the bridge completed by early
spring for the particular accommodate
ton of the large number of truck
gardeners living in Dakota county who
market their produce in st. Paul.
Information from a source close to
Governor-elect John A. johnson has
been conveyed to w. w. P. Mcconnell
that his term of Office as state dairy
and food commissioner will expire
with the confirmation by the state SEN
ate of E. X. Slater, who will be ap-
pointed his successor.
d. J. Sullivan ST., examined as to
his sanity in the probate court, was
adjudged to be suffering from mental
distress. But on his relatives agree
ing to furnish bond that his case
would receive due attention at home,
the court decided that it would not be
necessary to provide Mr.. Sullivan with
institutional care.
Ed Hennessy, alias Frank Nash, ac-
cused Of passing forged check on NJ.
]. Doherty, an East Sixth street
saloonkeeper, waived examination in
police court Tuesday and was held
over to the grand jury.
| Mrs. Rose F.. Hazard, mother of
Richard Hazard, chief operator of the
police telegraph system, died Tuesday
morning at her home, 2S6 Iglehart st.,
! after an illness of several weeks. Mrs.