The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-03-12
CITY IN BRIEF.

Standard office, 81 Fourth street south.
Prayer Books, Rosaries, Pictures
Statuary, Bibles, Catholic Home alma
macs, Wax Candles and many other art
sles necessary in the Catholic home can
be had at the Standard Catholic Book
Store, 81 Fourth street S., ed floor
Choice Books by best authors.
a pane of glass from the city council
chamber fell Tuesday morning and, al
though it ripped the entire coat sleeve
from the arm of james johnson, a
woodsman who was passing beneath,
did not draw Il single drop of blood.
Had the glass struck the man Oh the
head it would in all probability have
cut open his skull. AS it was, the
shock threw him to the ground.
Representative Of an out-of-town
glove and mitten factory are confer
ring With members Of the public af-
fairs committee of the Commercial
club With a view tu moving the fac
tory to this city. They employ sixty
persons and should the change be
made tannery would probably be
added to the plant. They have not as
vet come to a decision in the matter.
William c. Roberts, of Detroit, is
being enthusiastically doomed for jun
ior vice commander of the Minnesota
department at the coming encamp-
ment. March 10. He was a Boston
boy" in rebellion days, served in both
the Forty fourth and Fifty-tifth Mas
sachusetts infantry, was charter
member Of John A. Andrews and also
Of e. w. Kinsly posts in Boston before
coming to Minnesota, and has always
been active in Grand Acmy work.
John Petra, who was shot by Peter
Vergata two weeks ago, the bullet ell
tering the abdomen and inficting a
wound which was pronounced fatal by
the physicians, will be discharged
from the hospital this week. His al
most miraculous recovery has greatly
interested local surgeons, who declare
that they would without hesitancy
pronounce such wounds fatal. Already
Vergata is being bounded as murder
er, as Chief Conroy issued circulars
bearing the words fatally wounded"
No trace of him has as yet been Sc
cured.
The millers' association of Minneap-
oils has demanded that the practice of
assessing switching charges against
the various mills by the railroad COM
panies be discontinued. The railway
officials are not little astounded at
this request, as it means loss Of
100000 a year in revenues to them.
They have as yet given the associa-
ton no reply, but it is probable that a
conference will be held this week to
consider the matter. Tie millers are
said to be united in regard to the
move and Will carry the demand to the
state and federal authorities if neces-
sary.
Elmer e. Wilson, log driver EN-
ployed at the G. A. Smith mill, was
instantly killed Wednesday morning.
by an explosion Of dynamite which he
was thawing. His body was blown to
atoms, only a few fragments being
found. The man was in a small shan
ty built on the ice and had about twen-
ty sticks of the explosive which he
was to warm. He was alone in the
shanty when the explosion occurred.
Although it is not known definitely
how the explosive was ignited, it is
believed that in some manner he
struck heated stick against the
stove.
Frank II. Hamiltons second appli-
cation for parole from the Saltwater
penitentiary was denied Tuesday by
the state board of control. The mat
ter came up among other cases of sim
liar character at the regular monthly
meeting of the board at saltwater.
All three Of the members. Messrs. j. Il.
jacobson, S. w. Leavett and o. 3.
Gould, We're present at the meeting.
Hamilton's sentence of seven years
for the killing Of Leonard Day at Min
neapolis was several months ago COM
muted to five years by the state board
of pardons, and at that time it was I'M
aerstood that the purpose of this act
of clemency was that Hamilton might
be eligible to immediate parole.
e. L. Carpenter, of Minneapolis, was
elected by the lumbermen Of the Mis-
sissippi valley to succeed r. l.. Nc
Cormick, of Tacoma, Wash, as presi-
dent of the association, which held it's
thirteenth annual convention in the
West hotel in this city Tuesday. The
session was not long one and the
convention adjourned at 5 o'clock that
evening. Many Of the delegates from
out of town left for their homes on the
evening trains. Eugene Shaw, of Eau
Claire, Wis.,, was elected first vice
president; John P. Weyerhauser, of
Lake Nebagamon, Wis, second vice
president; G. A. Smith, of this city,
treasurer. The following dictors were
elected: B. +. Nelson, Edgar Dalzell.
T. H. Shevlin, William Irvine, Chip