The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-01-28
CITY IN BRIEF.


president: j. y. Ridgway, secretary;
William NJ. Berry, superintendent and
c. j. lockwood, attorney. There were
no contests. every man being the unan-
Robert y. sSkirving. who, for nearly
twenty Years, had been commercial
editor of the Minneapolis Tribune. dicd
Monday at his residence, 1927 First
avenue south. after an Illness whcl!
had lasted for nearly Il year. He WAS
married in 1874. ans! widow and che
daughter. WHO resides in Toronto, sur
vive him.
Work is to begin nj one" on Il now
Railroad in central Wisconsin which
will connect two important lines OF
the 500 and Wisconsin Central and
pass through a rich farming region
which las hitherto been without rail
road facilities. When completed the
extending from Owens, Il small sta
ton on the Wisconsin Central, little
over $50 miles east of Minneapolis, to
I4adysmith.
1t is all in knowing how to do it.
John Gordon, the we'll known wrestler,
is the first of the thousand and one APP
plicants to land place as a patrolman
ON Mayor Jones' police force. Rumor
says that Gordon secured a half-Nel-
son on the chief executive that the lat
ter could not break, and the appoint
ment resulted. Gordon's appointment
will not interfere with his coming
match With Gotch. Six others lave
also been named for places as patrol
men on the force. They are Harry
Nelson, John Niemeyer, Martin Daugh-
erty, Il. NJ. Stanton, G. r. Bleed,
Elmer Jonansen and John H. Gordon.
The Russian Greek Catholic church
at Sixth street and Sixteenth avenue
northeast was almost completely des-
troyed by fire Tuesday afternoon short
ly after 3 o'clock. The building, which
is Of frame construction, caught, it is
thought, from a defect in the heating
plant and before the blaze was discov-
cred it had gained a good Roadway.
The rear of the building is completely
burned, the walls and roof of that part
being Quilted. Nobody was in the
church ut the time the fire started, and
the first intimation of anything wrong
was discovered by people passing in
the street. The loss will amount to
about $4,000. most of which is covered
by insurance.
Plans We're formed at the meeting
of the State Good Roads association
Tuesday at the state capitol, to secure
the passage of the good roads bill
which was introduced in the senate
and the house last week. The bill will
be the subject of the discussion during
the three sessions Of the association.
Those who will take an active part in
the meeting are: Z. D. Taschman,
Owatonna; e. A. Everett, Waseca; q.
Erickson, Albert Lea; j. T. Elwell,
Minneapolis; George w. Cooley, Min
neapolis; c. A. Forbes, St. Paul, and
j. W. Taylor, st. Paul. The officers
of the association are: President
George w. Cooley, Minneapolis; sec
rotary, William r. Hoag, Minneapolis
chairman of the executive committee
]. T. Elwell, Minneapolis.
Nose Strathern, captain Of last
years football team, was last Satur.
day night elected president of the
state university board of athletic con.
troll by vote of 531 against 314 scored
by J. S. Aspaund R. f. Mitchell was
elected vice president by 429 votes, de-
feating Ed Concon, S3; S. G. Redman
80; and L. D. Mitchell, 263. The other
representatives are: Academic, Fl. e
Ruble, John Gleason, r. l.. Weber
Gabriel Carver, N. G.. Tondel; Law
H. J. Lindey, w. o. McNally, w
e. Kelly, Dick Funk; Medicals, A
r. Howe and l.. M. Bergh. The cleo
ton was held in the university armory
and the chair was taken by \. D
Evans. president of last years board
Treasurer Sprague reported a balance
on the right side of $4,000. The cleo
ton of Claude Haney to the Office Of
secreatry, does not expire for another
year.
The Minneapolis & st. Louis Sunday
lowered the record for expert engineer
ing celebrity by throwing 7O-foot spar
of steel into bridge between Solsbers
point and Excelsior, Lake Minnetonka
in something less than four hours. The
span, which weighs over 400 tons, was
removed from q row Of fiat cars by
means of large jacks. After the 9:1s
train passed over the temporary wood
en- structure, composed of false work
the engineers took possession Of the
road and hauled the fiat cars out to the
center of the false work and raised
the span from the cars. The cars were
run out from under, the span lowered
into position and securely fastened
and by the time the afternoon train ar
rived the bridge was ready for use
This removes an unsightly Landmarks
from the south shore of MinnetOnka
the wooden hri6pa with itc high over