The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-04-02
CITY IN BRIEF.

avenue N and Lyndale, next Monday
evening. Music for the occasion will
be furnished by Daly's orchestra.
Thursday evening, April Dist, leap
year dancing party will be given by
Div. No. 4, L. A. A. o.. H., at East
hagen's hall, 2413 Bloomington avenue.
The ladies will serve lunch. Tickets,
25 cents each.
The Don Owae Social club has ell
jOyed a successful season since it's Or
ganiZation. Most OF the members are
popular young men of Holy Rosary
parish. The club will give social
dance next Thursday evening at NAL
colm's Academy, Fifth avenue and
Twenty fourth street.
1.-The History of Philosophy" by
Rev. William Turner, of st. Thomas
seminary, is now on sale at the Irish
Standard Book Store. Price, $3.50.
Father Turner's book has scored de-
cided success and is having large
sale, particularly among the clergy. 1t
1 is we'll worth the price asked.
De Nillier Lucas, more Familiarity
known among railroad men as Dan
Lucas,' was killed in Il headon col
lision Wednesday morning at about
. o'clock between two freight trains
OH the Milwaukee road at Weaver,
MINI. He stuck to his post on the
north bound train, while his fireman,
Charles Martin, and the engineer and
fireman of the south bound train, Sim
Evans and Louis Hebert, jumped and
escaped serious injury. The engines
were badly battered, and several
freight cars smashed: but the use of
side track prevented interference
with traffic.
All the Washburn- Crosby and Pills
bury Washburn mills resumed Monday
morning, as well as mills \, c, d and
company. The causes which led to
the shutdown last week have practi-
cally been removed. Flour orders have
been coming in freely and millerS an
ticipate considerable increase in the
volume of business from now Oh. The
temporary shutdown has had the effect
y of enabling the railroads to straighten
themselves out on the car question.
Cars are at present more plentiful than
for several weeks past and the trans
portation companies say they now are
able to handle all business promptly.
Satisfactory Roadway is being made
on the new power house of the Twin
City Rapid Transit company. One Of
the generators is now down to a good
working basis. 1t is giving from 5000
to 5000 horsepower additional every
day and is driving the machines in the
company's new building at Eleventh
street and Hennepin avenue. A second
generator is under construction that
will probably be ready to test within
three or four weeks, and the third one
will be in shape for trial some time
during July. When these machines
are finally keyed up to their full capa-
city, they will each be good for 5000
horsepower.
Michael Cavanangh, a fireman on the
Omaha railroad, returned from his
run Wednesday night to find the back
door had been broken down and over
$500 worth of his furniture removed
from the house. MI. Cavanaugh is lily
ing alone at 213O Fremont avenue N,
and runs to Duluth every other day.
The man running on the other shift
was detained in Minneapolis night be-
fore last, forcing Mr.. Cavanaugh to
make two successive trips to the Zenith
City, so that he was unable to tell
whether the goods We're stolen last
night or the night previous. The mat
ter was at once reported to police head
quarters and men detailed on the case.
Between 600 and 700 boys who
should be going to school are daily and
nightly wandering the streets of Min
neapolis, frequenting places Of ILL
repute and in other ways throwing
away the chances Of their lives to get
an education. Because of this cOndi-
ton of affairs Chief Of Police Conroy
and Superintendent Jordan Of the
public schools will Immediately start
upon campaign which will result i'll
the forced attendance of the boys in
schools. Chief Conroy gave orders to
his men to arrest any children of school
age who are seen continually lettering
about and frequenting places not
meant for children. The children who
are thus seen will be warned, and if
the warning is not needed arrests will
follow with the accompanying impris.
Onment.
The st. Anthony Park Furniture
company, which made an arrangement
December II to wind up it's business
and dissolve, has been thrown into in.
voluntary bankruptcy by three credit.
ors. A petition was filed in the United
States district court Wednesday by at.
torneys acting for the Northwestern
National bank and the Clark National
bank Of Minneapolis and the st. Paul
National bank. The Northwestern has