The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-05-28
CITY IN BRIEF.


M. P. Larkin of Barry, this state.
paid a brief business visit to the cities
early in the week.
Attorney John ]. McHale has re-
turned home after brief business trip
to New York, Boston and other cities
of the Fast.
The 500 line directors confirmed the
purchase of the Washburn road Mon
day morning. The price is understood
to have been $4,000 Il mile for abous
fifty-eight miles of road.
Mrs. w. j. Rrahney of 2912 Wash
ingtOn avenue N and Mrs. Laird of
1914 Bryant avenue S left Thursday
night to attend the funeral of their IA
Their at Cincinnati, Ohio.
White prayer books and pearl rosa
ries for first communion at the Stand
ard Catholic book store, 81 Fourth
street south, second floor; also a gen.
eral line of Catholic books and relig-
ious articles.
. Marion Hayes was given one cent in
damages by jury in Judge Ponds
court Wednesday in an action against
Isaiah Berthiume to collect $500
damages for SANDER. She claimed that
she was falsely accused of the theft of
bedding and linen.
Alderman Peter McCoy's resolution
requiring heads of departments to give
a preference to married men and
American citizens on all city work
was recommended for passage We'd
nesday afternoon by the special coun-
Gil committee to which it was refer
red.
Joseph Mcdonald, who year ago
was soldier at Fort Smelling, was
picked up last Sunday night by the
st. Paul police suspected of being Il
confidence man. When he was locked
up he was soon identified as the de-
serter, and few hours later was turn
ed over to the government authorities
to await court-martial. Mcdonnell is
said to have deserted April II, 1908.
Charles Swanson, a teamster employ
ed by Palmquist Bros, fell from his
wagon at the corner of Park avenue
and Twenty-fourth street Tuesday.
Swanson was seized with a fainting
spell, falling beneath the wagon, and
was crushed and almost instantly
killed. Swanson lived at 24O2 Tenth
avenue south and leaves wife and one
child.
Attorney Albert II. Hall has decided
to enter the field as candidate for
the republican nomination for congress
from the fifth district in opposition to
w. L. Coe and Loren Fletcher, avowed
candidates for the place. Mr.. Hall
has not filed his declaration of candi-
dacy, but he has Informed a number
of his political friends he is candi-
date for the place and will file at an
early date.
Articles Of incorporation were filed
with the secretary of state Monday
by the Ashmore club of Minneapolis.
which is declared by the incorporators
to be organized for social and literary
purposes and mutual improvement.
The incorporators are Henry j. Lewis.
Ingram G.. Flicllinger, Louis Fried
man and Martin L. Mccormick. There
is no capital stock, and the initiation
fee and annual dues are fixed at S.
each.
Following the pleas of delegation
of Third ward residents, the railroad
committee Of the council decided We'd
nesday to recommend that the
council grant a petition, signed by the
delegation, asking that the street car
company be instructed to extend the
Plymouth avenue line four blocks.
from Penn avenue to the county road.
w. J. HELD, general manager of the
corporation, made an unsuccessful
protest.
Anna Becken disappeared May II
and her decomposed body was found
in the river near the Tenth avenue
bridge Sunday. The young woman
lived with her father at $500 Tenth
avenue north and about two weeks
ago became depressed after religious
meeting she had attended. She FIRE.
quently spoke of her utter worthless
ness, and it is believed that. crazed by
the thought, she ended her life by
drowning herself.
The Minneapolis Fur company
which occupied the third and fourth
floors of the building at 255 First ave
hue south, was damaged by fire Tues
day evening to the extent of $4,000 OF
$4,000. The fire is supposed to have
originated through defective insulated
electric wires. The Shanghai Low res
taurant occupying the second floor Of
the building, was damaged by water
to the extent of $500. The saloon or
the ground floor, owned by Tim Flynn
also sustained considerable damage by
water.
Jeff O'Connell, resident of Mime
sofa for the last fifty-five years, died
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