The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-04-23
CITY IN BRIEF.

his resignation Monday morning as Il
member Of the detective force.
G. j. Haug, curbstone broker, real
estate dealer and Spectator, went to
the worShouse for 50 days Wednesday
after pleading guilty to checking on
banks where he had no funds.
Chief of Police Conroy has started to
clean out the many disorderly houses
lhat line Fourth street south for dis
lance Of three blocks below the city
hall building. Complaints have been
many, and the police have had trouble
for some time in the district.
The following officers for the state
live stock sanitary board were re-
elected at the annual meeting: Presi-
dent j. j. Furlong, Austin; vice presi-
dent, Forest Henry, Dover; secretary,
S. II. Ward, st. Cloud; attorney, John
Day Smith, Minneapolis.
Chairman IL. L. Buck Of the Demo-
cratic state central committee, has is
sued the formal call for the state con-
vention to be held at Duluth, June -
1ne Bryan vote in $40 is the basis o1
apportionment, each county to have
one delegate for each 15U votes for
Bryan and three at large, except Hen
nepin, Ramsey and st. Louis, which
are five each. Uennepin gets 1U2, Ram
sey IS.
The new $3O,UUU pavilion at Lake
harriet and the progress of it's con-
struction was the chief object Of Sun-
day interest among many Minneapolis
people. The building, which has now
reached an advanced stage, will be
much more elaborate than anything Of
the sort in the twin cities. 1t is much
larger and more completely equipped
than the building which burned OH the
same site last fall. Hundreds of people
inspected the structure Sunday.
James Lecke, a Minneapolis contrac-
tor, has secured the contract for the
rebuilding of the Owatonnu state
school, the main building OF which w;l.
destroyed 10y fire last winter. The
board OF control made public the award
this morning, but did not state the
amount OF the contractors bid. 1t is
understood that it will not exceed
100000. The contract provides that the
building shall be made nreproof us far
as possible and that it shall be COM
pleted by September l.
Plans are about completed for the
benefit entertainment to be given on
the afternoon OF May q ut the .Metropol-
itan theater by the Press club OF Min
neapolis. The full program will be
announced later and the committee in
charge promises an excellent list of at
fractions. Prominent actors from the
companies which will he in the twin
cities during the first week in May
have kindly volunteered to appear ut
the benefit. The entertainment will be
up to the former efforts OF the club IL.
every way.
A new bank building on the vacant
lot next to the New York Life build
ing, and one which will compare fat
vorably with the fine new Northwest
ern National bank-either this OF ii ten
story office structure Oh the same site,
will, it is said, probably be the result
Of a conference now on in New York.
Part OF the ground is the property OF
Sumner Il. Mcknight and part belongs
to j. %. Andrus, and the conference in
New York is supposed to be for dis
tribution with a view to so placing the
title that the two lots can be used
Jointly. Those who met at the confer
ence were Mr.. Mcknight, Mr.. Andrus
OF Yonkers, N. Y, owner Of the Andrus
building, and Samuel S. Thorpe.
The case of the state against Albert
A. Ames will come to trial May 2 with
out fail, the arraignment having been
made before Judge Elliott with the
county attorney present. 1t is appar-
ent that the doctor is having difficulty
in securing funds with which to ar
range his defense. Frank nj. Nye ap.
peared before the court and made the
statement that DR.. Ames had not ye.
secured his counsel definitely because
OF financial reasons. He was striving
to make some arrangements with Ills
property so that he could raise sum
necessary to employ counsel, but il
might take some days. In the mean
time the rights Of the defendant as to
demurrer and plea, Mr.. Nye wanted to
remain open.
After long life, most Of which was
devoted to the upbuilding of Minneap.
oils, George G. Huey, one of the pic.
neer millers of Minneapolis, died at
the Sampson house, Excelsior, Sunday
morning, in his S5th year. A native OF
Steuben county, New York, he came
to Long Prairie in 4oo2. In 1858 he be.
gan that active interest in the com.
mercial and Industrial life of this city
which has made him known to all the
prominent men Of the state. He was
one Of the incorporation of the Mime.
apolis mill, which took the place Of the
government mill in 1856, and which
practically controlled the west, side wa,
ter power for 80 wears. He was the