The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-12-31


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dio, 25l and 253 Cedar avenue. Phones,
N. W. Main 2709 Us; 7. c., 3415.
J. C. Sodini is planning to turn the J
old Empire theater, which has been
under the ban for sine time, into ii
stable, and during the Jones admini !
stration there will be nothing doing in
the theatrical line at the old building: !
on Washington avenue south.
Mrs. Mary Kelly, residing at 212T
Dupont avenue south, was badly burn |
ed Saturday evening. She was enact
ing the role Of Santa Claus and her
apparel was fired by one Of the tapers
of a Christmas tree. Prompt action
on the part Of persons in the room
eXtinguished the fire, but she was in
jured severely.
Tie Minneapolis Real Estate board
will accomplish a revolution in the
burning Of soft coal and other smoke
producing fuels, peaceably if it can,
forcibly if it must. Since the recen
supreme court decision in a st. Paul
case in which the right Of Il municipal
ity to abate the smoke nuisance was
clearly established, the board has TAX
en- a fresh hold of the smoke problem
and will wage campaign Of education
and prosecution until every smoky
building in town is reformed.
The Christmas entertainment ar
ranged for the evening Of the 9th at
st. Charles church by Father Cleary
has been postponed until next Sunday
evening, Jan. /. 1t will consist of a
lecture by Father Cleary, a beautiful
arrangement of stereopticon views OF
Bethlehem and the Holy Land. Christ
mas hymns will be rendered by the
best vocal talent and the program will
close with the "Holy City, beautifully
illustrated 1t will be an appropriate
and interesting entertainment. Tickets
25 cents.
Joseph Cleary, a prominent North
Dakota attorney and resident Of
Langdon that state, paid brief bust
ness and professional visit to the twin
cities during the week. While here
he was the guest of his brother, Rev.
James NJ. Cleary Of st. Charles parish.
'Norm" King was granted an I'M
conditional pardon Wednesday at Il
special meeting Of the state board Of
pardons at the new capitol. 1t was
merely formal meeting, it having
been decided some time ago to grant
the pardon. King has been on parole
from the state prison since last Octo-
Der.
N[ayor-elect Jones last Saturday
made his long-eXpected announcement
of the head OF the police department.
James G. Doyle, who was chief of
police under Mayor Gray and at pres
ent member of the plain clothes
force, will be chief Of police. George
L. Longfellow, an Eighth warder and
a new man in politics, will be license
inspector. Mrs. Sarah 3. Schaeffer
will be retained as police matron. No
other appointments are ready for
announcement as yet and may not be
given out until after Mr.. Jones be-
comes mayor.
Mayor j. G. Haynes, Of Minneapolis,
was honored by the Minnesota Society
of the Sons of the American Reyolu-
ton by election as president Of the soci-
ETY. Monday night at the annual meet,
ing of the society, held at the rooms OF
the Commercial club The annual
meeting and the banquet that followed
We're attended by fifty-fve members OF
the society, and members said that il
was the largest meeting in the
society's history. Resolutions of re
spect were adopted at meeting OF
the executive committee, which pre-
ceded the formal meeting of the
society, to the late Judge R. R. Nelson
Gen. John B. Sanborn and George B
Palmes, members who died within tho
year
The residence Of William ]. Dor
rian, janitor at the Central police sta
ton, at 2543 Twenty-fifth avenue
south, was badly damaged by fir
early Monday evening. The los
amounts to about $1,000. The fire wa
caused by the explosion of kerosene
lamp. The flames spread to three
rooms on the ground floor burnin:
everything within reach. A pian'
valued at $500 was destroyed, as wa
also the furniture in the house. TIL
house, owned by outside parties, wa
badly damaged. Luckily no one wa
in the front room when the lamp ex
ploded The first knowledge member
of the family had that there was fir
was when the flames leaped out int
all parts of the house. Fire also di'
considerable damage late Monda,
afternoon on the second floor of
house at 715 Sixteenth avenue south
The fire had it's origin from defectiv
stove pipe.
Miss Karolina Ryland, domesti
employed in the family of DIR. Henri
A. Knight at 1926 Girard avenue soutl