The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-12-02
CITY IN BRIEF.

Standard Catholic Book store for
holiday gifts, 81 South 4th Street over
Hoffman's.
The annual election of officers Of
Sheridan Court No. SIG, c. o. F., will
be held next Monday evening at 1. o.
O. F. hall, 4th Street and Central Ave.
J. w. Dreger has resigned as sheriff
of .Hennepin county. The resignation
was rendered personally to Gov. john
son shortly after noon Monday.
New and choice stock of prayer
books, fancy rosaries, pictures and a
great many other useful and appro-
pirate articles for Christmas gifts at
Standard Book Store. Best books by
worlds greatest authors. Irish Stand
ard Office, 81 4th ST. S., over Hoff-
mans.
Linn H. McKinstry, head of the Min
neapolis Engraving Company, and for
the last fifteen years one Of the best
known engravers in the Northwest,
died at his residence, 61s East Fiji
teenth street, Sunday afternoon of
pneumonia after an illness Of less than
four days. Mr.. McKinstry was taken
sick Thursday night of last week,
symptoms of pneumonia developed the
os1
ternoon he passed away in the pres
ence of all the members of his imme-
diate family.
Elder H. Moulton, who for many
years has been secretary and treasurer
of the Farmers & Merchants Savings
bank, is to sever his active connection
with the bank to have more extensive
business relations with the two tele-
phone companies in which he owns
State companies. Mr.. Moulton will be
succeeded at the bank at the beginning
of the year by n. F. Hawley, member
of the firm of Belden, Hawley & Jami-
son, attorneys, and well known as a
member of the board of education.
1t was reported to the police Sunday
that the flat of Donald Campbell, 60
Twelfth street north, had been entered
Saturday night and that several valu-
able rings and other jewelry had been
taken. The thief had entered through
the side door, as it was evident that
the lock had been tempered with. The
police have no clue to work OH. On
the same night some one stole the
locks off a new house belonging to G..
w. Burlington, 1908 Hennepin avenue.
Nothing else had been touched. G.. NJ.
Barrett, IT'S Girard avenue south, is
minus two ferrets which some ma
Nauder nabbed while Mr.. Barrett was
.#asleep.
John E. Alvin, transient, was struck
by First avenue car on Washington
avenue south and Nicollet at 1880
o'clock Saturday night as he was at
tempting to cross the street. The mo-
torman saw him and dropped the fend-
err, which probably saved the mans
life. He was hurled to one side and
the blood streaming from his face, he
was taken into Hughes drug store.
where he was attended to by DR.. Berg.
Although the man was badly cut and
bruised about the head and face, ,4.e
doctor said that he was not danger
. ously injured and he was later able
to go to his lodging house.
S. D. Hillman, for many years resi-
dent Of this city died at mis- residence,
"a South Thirteenth street, Monday af-
ternoon. The deceased was born in
Greenwich, N. Y, in 1S45. At 81 years
of age he came to Viola, Mimi, where
for many years he taught school. La
ter he moved to Rochester, where he
was editor of the Record and Union
published at that place. In 1882 he
came to Minneapolis, where he has
lived SINCE Soon after settling in this
city he became a court reporter and
was engaged at that work until two
years ago when his health failed, OBJ
liging him to resign. He is survived
by wife and three children, Miss
Ada B., Lloyd L. and Walter s. Two
brothers are also living, both located
On st. Paul.
Crushed and mangled beyond recog-
milton was the fate of Herbert H
Heath, residing at $50 Seventh avenue
north, Tuesday afternoon in the yards
Of the Minnesota Transfer at Midway.
Heath, who had been employed as a
bookkeeper in the general offices Of the
company at Midway, was crossing the
tracks between a split in a long line
Of freight cars. AS he reached the
center of the track, an engine shunted
one section Of the cars down upon him
and he was crushed between two of
the freight cars. His body was drag
ged fifty feet before the trainmen dis
covered that they had killed him and
!. his several members were scattred
about. His left hand was amputated
and his right arm hung by a thread.
His head was badly crushed between
the cO,1nlfn1s