The Irish standard., 1904-05-07
CITY IN BRIEF.

EN-Alderman Thomas p. Dwyer.
who has been quite ill with pneumonia
at his home in South Minneapolis, is
recovering rapidly and will be able to
be out soon.
An open meeting and entertainment
will be given by Division No. Z, \. o.
H., at Kistlers hall next Thursday
evening. Thomas Jordan and J. B.
Fermoyle are preparing the program,
which will be a good one Members
ARE urged to attend and bring their
friends.
Jacob Waltz, the insane patient who
escaped from the authorities at Anoka,
was recaptured in the city Wednesday
and turned over to the superintendent,
John Coleman, after spending the night
and part of the day in wandering be-
tween here and Anoka. He was ap-
parently none the worse for his expert
ence and was returned to the institu-
ton.
Charles ]. Martin, the chamber OF
commerce man, will erect a $4,000
residence at 1900 Mount Curve avenue.
The building permit was taken out
Thursday. The foundation is all in,
and work OH the structure is to be CON-
menced Immediately. Mr.. Martins
new residence will be three stories in
height, and 4SXS1 feet. 1t will be of
brick, and trimmed with cut stone.
Friends and relatives of Charles s.
Green are seeking information of him
in this city. \ telegram has been re-
ceived by the chief of police describing
him as ~ years OF age, with dark hair
and mustache and weighing about $50
pounds. He is an expert sawyer and
was last heard from in Minneapolis,
coming here from Bay City, Mich. They
wish to turn over to him his share in
his fathers estate.
Figures embodied in the report of
Secretary G.. d. Rogers show a graft
flying increase in exports Of flour. The
number of barrels Of flour exported for
the year was 1864, al against IT,
99S,531 in 1902. Secretary Rogers is of
the opinion that no combination to
control the price of flour can be eff
fective because Of the thousands of
mills throughout the country. There
alone.
Christopher Sexton and John De-
laney, of the town of Corcoran, called
at the county auditors office last week
to secure bounty on fifteen wolves slain
in big hunt few days ago. The
skins exhibited were Of one female
wolf and fourteen cubs. The hunters
chased the mother wolf to her lair and
brought her to bay. She fought des-
perately but was easily dispatched
The cubs were killed with clubs. The
bounty amounted to $21.5O.
The Minneapolis Gas Light company
will increase the capacity of it's plan,
at the foot OF Cedar avenue. A permit
was Thursday taken out for water
gas plant to cost $4,000. 1t will be Of
brick, iron and concrete.
Edward Rosewater, editor and pro-
prietor. OF the Omaha Bee, was in St.
Paul to secure the assurance Of Arch
bishop Ireland that he would be present
to deliver an address at the fftieth
anniversary of the passage Of the Kan
sas-Nebraska bill. The anniversary
exercises are to be held at Omaha,
May 31st. Henry u. Esterbrook, Of
New York, will be the principal speak
er. Mr.. Rosewater called upon Gov.
Van SAINT Monday morning and spent
some time in talking over political and
other matters.
The Metal Polishers, Buffers, Plas-
terers, Brass Moulders, Brass and Sill
yer Workers Union of North America,
Local No. 116, comprising large num-
Der of workers in these allied trades,
succeeded in reaching working agree
ment for the coming year with the EN-
ployes of the city last Saturday. All
the gas and electric fixture firms and
job electro-plating concerns have re-
newed the agreement for an eight-hour
day. The terms Of these agreements
are virtually the same as those of the
preceding year. Some slight conces-
sions have been made to the metal
workers.
The convention of the Prohibition
party of the state of Minnesota is
called to meet in the Y. NJ. G. A. hall
in the city Of Minneapolis at 10 o'clock
q. m. on Tuesday, June II. The pur-
pose of the convention is the nominal
ton of presidential electors, candidates
for state officers, the election of two
members of the national committee, the
election of a state campaign committee
and the transaction of other appropri-
ate business. The basis of representa-
ton is four delegates at large and one
additional delegate for each 80 votes
or major fraction thereof cast in each
legislative district for Charles Scanlon
for governor in 1892.
Two new cases Of smallpox were dis
covered by the health department Off
Gals Tuesday. John E. Strandberg, a