The Irish standard., 1904-05-14
CITY IN BRIEF.

tnlnS OF democrat hmSelf, was Ill
the city the latter part of the week.
The University baseball club ran up
against a hard proposition on Northrop
field Thursday, suffering defeat at the
hands of the Notre Dame club by a
score of Is to in favor of the visitors.
John st. Peter, the eighth victim to
the smallpox contracted at the Lock-
wood funeral on Easter Sunday, died
Monday at the quarantine hospital. The
man was employed at the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul shops. He leaves a
family in destitute circumstances.
Owen Pagan, 305 E. Twenty-fourth
street, left Thursday evening for an
extended trip in Ireland, England and
Scotland. Mr.. Pagan has a mother
and sister in Ireland and an uncle liv-
ing near London. He will return to
Minneapolis about October 1st.
Jacob Buehler, one of the oldest and
best known German residents Of Min
neapolis. died Thursday at his home
434 Main street northeast, aged u
years. He was born in Wurtemberg
Germany, and had been resident of
this city since 1857.
Division No. 1, Ladies' Auxiliary,
will give Il benefit dance at their hail.
II S. Seventh street, next Friday
evening. Those attending will he en-
titled to chance on a beautiful oil
painting. The proceeds are to be used
for the relief of two needy members
The Junior Holy Name society will
give a dramatic entertainment, after
noon and evening. Decoration day,
May Both, at Holy Rosary hail. Ad-
mission to matinee, Is cents; for the
evening performance, % cents for gen.
eral admission, and so cents for re-
served seats.
DR.. G. D'a Wright, 415 Guaranty
Loan building, the wellknown eye and
ear specialist, is enjoying the climate
of the sunny South, having left recently
for that section of the Union for a sea-
son of rest and recreation. DR.. Wright
will be absent for some weeks and will
visit the st. Louis exposition before he
returns.
Mr.. Victor Belanger, of St. Albert,
Ontario, Canada, arrived here last
week, and he intends to make this city
his future home. He is now employed
by his brother, Ferdinand Belanger,
the contractor and Builder, who has
the contract to erect 2h-story dwell
Jackson street NE.
Mrs. e. L. Newell, wife of we'll
known druggist at Excelsior, Lake
AIinnetonlla, died Wednesday morning.
She was stricken With paralysis March
10th, and has been ill ever since. Mr..
and Mrs. Newell had lived in Excelsior
for twenty-seven years, and We're mar
ried thirty-two years, coming to Ex-
celsior from Prescott, Wis.
The committee annulled the paving
assessment on Central avenue between
Summer and Broadway streets Wed.
nesday. The avenue here rises over
the tops Of the houses in order to avoid
the railroad tracks. The value of the
property was thought to have so de.
preciated because of this that taxation
would practically mean confscation.
Several small sewer assessments were
also annulled.
The wholesale grocery business OF
Anthony Kelly & Co., one of the oldest
established houses in it's line in the
city, has been sold to w. G.. and w. B.
Jordan of Saltwater, the consideration
being about $35O,00O. The old firm
name will be retained until the first of
the year to expedite the collection of
accounts. 1t is understood also that the
J. G. johnson company is to be merged
in the new concern.
Miss Matte La Moure, only daugh-
ter of Senator Jud La Moure. of Penn
bina, N. D.. died at the home of Mrs.
William Hunter, 1911 Elliott avenue,
Friday, May 9th. The remains were
taken to North Dakota. Miss La Moure
spent the winter in Florida, and came
to Minneapolis few weeks ago. She
was here but short time when she
was taken i'll Of typhoid fever which
it is believed she contracted in the
south. She was 27 years old.
The Minneapolis mills are now turn
ing out about two-thirds Of their total
capacity, more -four than has been
made for some time past, as many Of
the mills were compelled to shut down
several weeks ago because of lack of
shipping orders. These are now COM
ing in, together with new orders. The
Pillsbury-Washburn company is oper-
ating it's Pillsbury "A'' and Palisade
mills, and all of the Washburn- Crosby
plants are running, as we'll as those of
the Consolidated company and many
belonging to minor firms.
Charles Rosenthal, who lives on a
farm mile and half beyond Colum-
bia Heights, was locked up last Tues
day night, charged with the theft of
several horses, buggies, sets of harness,
etc, On his farm were found q rig