The Irish standard., 1905-09-30

asters and roses, and the aisles were
marked by white satin ribbons. The
brides attendants were Miss May
Grogan, who wore white null trimmed
with Valenciennes lace, with pink
roses, and Miss Lesetta Japs, in la
vender silk null with white roses.
The best man was Edward Japs, and
the groomsman was George Murphy.
The bride wore pretty gown of white
muslin, trimmed with insertion and
lace, and she held bride roses. A we'd
ding breakfast was served at the home
of the bride on Fifth street northeast,
to which fifty relatives and friends
were hidden. In the dining room and
parlors the decorations were carried
out in green and white, asters being
the flowers chosen. In the afternoon
a reception for $50 people was held
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Japs left
for the East. They will be gone two
weeks, and after October 10 will be
at home at 1926 Jefferson street north
east
The new management of the North
western National Life Insurance COM
pany, of Minneapolis, has Topped of
$31, 900 in fancy salaries paid in the
home Office In addition, further cuts
have been made in salaries and CON-
mission paid to the agency force.
Some salaries have been wiped out al
together. In a report covering an ex-
animation made of the company's af-
fairs since it's reorganization. S. H.
Wolf, the actuary employed by the
state insurance commissioner, says
these reforms have been made He
adds that the company is now safely
launched on the road to success.
State Insurance Commissioner 'Brien,
in forwarding copy Of the report to
the company, says: Il wish to take
this opportunity of congratulating the
present officers of your company upon
the attitude which they have taken
with regard to the affairs of this COM
pany and the splendid results which
they have already achieved. No one
without an intimate knowledge of the
conditions can appreciate the difficult
ties with which the officers of the
company were beset in their effort TO
place the company upon a proper and
safe basis, and while there is plenty
of hard work still ahead of them,
believe there is no longer any doubt
that the final outcome will be entirely
successful"
DR.. George E. Kicker, former city
physician, was found dead by JAM
tress in his Office, rs Syndicate block,
Minneapolis, Saturday evening at
about s o'clock Going into the Office
the woman saw the dead body of the
doctor lying on the floor. She at once
notified the janitor, Charles Frantsen,
who went into the Office, and then
called DR.. William E. Rockford 1t is
believed that the doctor was attacked
by heart disease as he stood in front
of the sofa in the Office, and fell for
ward on his face. A deep cash was
cut in the right cheek by the force
of the fall. The coroner responded
promptly, and on examining the
body of the deceased thought that
death resulted from heart failure, or
possibly apoplexy. The woman who
discovered the Doctors body reported
that early in the morning she had
visited the office, found the doctor
, lying on the sofa groaning, as if in
pain, and had gone out quietly, closing
the door. The doctor had been able
to care for his patients during the day
and had not complained of illness. His
family, however, knew that for the
past year his heart had been giving
him trouble The doctor had not
communicated the facts to his friends.
The coroner at once ordered an au-
topsy and this was held by DR.. J. w.
Little, DR.. Henry Aldrich and DR.. w
E. Rockford. The physicians conduct
ing the examination found that death
was the result of rupture Of the
walls of the heart. Death had evident.
ly been imminent for many months.