The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-02-04
CITY IN BRIEF.

Catholic Home Almanacs for 1905,
75c each at Standard Catholic Book
store, 81 18th st. s.
The resolution asking the legislature
to legalize the $1,0OO,OOO filter bonds
which the people rejected at the last
election also meets with the approval
Of the mayor.
A fine musical and literary program
has been arranged by the Arbutus club
to be given at st. Anthony Hall, cor
ner Eighth avenue and Second street
N. E., Monday evening, February g.
The proceeds are for the benefit of
st. Anthony church.
ordinance, limiting the amount which
can be refunded in the event liquor
license is revoked by the mayor. He
has also approved the Westphal ordi-
nance, which forbids the sale of liquor
at public dances and requires the
lights to be turned out at a. m.
With the thermometer at 26 degrees
below zero stubborn fire broke out
in the building at 1913 and 1875 Fifth
avenue south, occupied by S. F. Nc
earthly, mill blacksmith, and J. r. Nc
earthly, artesian we'll contractor. A
damage of $4,000 or more resulted,
with but partial insurance. For a time
the fire burned fercely, threatening
the entire milling district. Nearly all
the fire department apparatus was on
the scene Wednesday night.
Mrs. Mary McClusky, wife of Will
liam M. McClusky, died of dropsy Of
the heart at her late home, 1915 Eighth
street south, last Monday, aged 70
years. She had resided in this city
many years and leaves, besides her
husband, son and daughter, the lat.
ter being Mrs. Arthur F. Klein. The
funeral occurred Wednesday morning
from st. Charles church, mass being
celebrated at 9 o'clock. The interment
was at st. Mary's cemetery.
Angus D. McKinnon has been suffer
ing from peculiar kind of blood poi.
soning, which is believed to have been
caused by smelling rusted wheat. 1t
is believed the poison entered his sys.
TEN from small cut near his nose
Grain men and physicians are greatly
interested in the case. Mr.. McKinnon
was ill for some time, but is now re-
covering. He is son of Alex. McKin
non, the prominent Democratic politi
clan of Crookston, and is in partnership
with his father in the grain business
Robert Pratt, w. L. Badger and G. l.
Barney have been appointed as com
missioners to determine the damages
sustained by abutting property owners
who are concerned in the closing Of
d First street north from Fourteenth tt
Twenty-fourth avenue north. The
street has been vacated for the use Of
the 500 Railroad company and a large
number of attorneys are expected t.
appear before the commissioners, fo
the owners are anxious for large dam
ages because of the closing Of tn
street.
While r. l. TreXler, an employee O.
the NIurphy-Travis company, whicl
suffered by fire in the Harmonic build
ing last Saturday evening, was dow
town Monday evening adjusting hi
firms losses, his own home at 2S3
Eleventh avenue south caught fire ant
before the firemen put out the flame
it was damaged to the extent of 81, 300
The fire had it's origin in the rear por
ton of the house and travelled rapidly
When discovered it had gained goo,
Roadway. Mr.. Trexler carries insur
ance on his home, practically enough
to cover the loss.
The report of the fire department
for January shows larger losses an,
less fires than for the corresponding
month of 1904. The total fire loss in thi
city for January is approximate
100000. The department responded t
1875 fire alarms, which would make tn
average loss for each fire about $72C
or about $3.50 greater than for Jan
uary, 1904. The increase in the aver
age fire loss is due to the Harmonic
hall fire, which constituted the create
part of the total loss for last month
while in the corresponding month las
year there was no large fire.
Fritz Curtis, who, until a year az
last December, lived in Minneapoli
with his parents, died Sunday in Kan
sas City of appendicitis. He was til
youngest Son of G. G. Curtis. Will
in this city he held responsible posi-
lions with r. G.. Dun & Co. and wit
the Twin City Telephone company
In Kansas City he was in the contract
Ing department Of the Home Telephon
company. He was a popular youn
business man and was considered b,
his associates to have the best of pros
poets. His mother, Mrs. C. C. Curtis
was with her son during his final i'll
ness, and also brother. Harry b. Cur
tbs, who resides in Kansas City. Hi
other brother is w. c. Curtis.
The license of the lone saloon at Co
lumbia Heights has been revoked ant