The Irish standard., 1905-04-15
= CITY IN BRIEF.

Father Cleary's illustrated lecture,
the Passion Play of Oberammergau"
will be given tomorrow evening palm
Sunday 8 o'clock, at st. Charles
church.
Division No. 1 Ladies Auxiliary, A.
o. H., will meet Sunday afternoon,
April 10th at their hall, IL So. 7th
street, instead of next Friday evening,
which is holyday.
Division No. 8, A. o. H., will receive
Holy Communion in body at st.
Anthony church tomorrow morning at
the 1880 o'clock mass. Each member
having regalia is requested to wear
same.
The Jefferson Democratic Club of
Minneapolis was formally launched
last Thursday with dinner to nearly
so charter members at the National
Hotel. DR.. Samuel Musgrave is the
first president of the new organiza-
tion. From the personnel of the CLUB
membership it may be assumed that
it is to be permanent organization
and one that will be potent factor
in the upbuilding of the Democratic
party in this city.
Thomas Purcell, the union plumber
who was arrested on the charge of
assahlting an employe of Plymouth
avenue shop, was acquitted Wednes-
day by Judge G. L. Smith of the
municipal court. Joseph Kehoe, non,
union plumber, displayed a pair of
black eyes, and although Purcell left
the employment of Blethen at the time
the strike was called there was a lack
of connection in the testimony, and
as a result he was dismissed.
The Minneapolis city council will
purchase an automobile for the CHIEF
of the fire department. In order to
permit the chief to appear at fires
before some of the apparatus has de-
parted it has been decided that he
should have something faster than
horsefiesh and should be able to visit
some of the outside stations semi
occasionally. In order to regulate his
speed it is insisted that the machine
shall not be less than fifteen or more
than thirty horse power. At the
present time the chief has one horse
which has demonstrated his ability
to "go some."
John Gleason, a 16-year old boy, re.
siding with his parents at 326 Monroe
street N. E., paid dearly for a ride
Which he sought to steal upon a NOV
i,.. train crossing Twenty-sixth ave.
N. F.. and Fifth street, Thursday morn
ing of last week, about s. cclo'k. Both
legs were fractured as The lad was
thrown violently to the s,ound. Glea-
son carries morning r"Tapapers, and
was late for the morning session of
the Brothers school on Nicollet is.
land, which he attends. In order to
make up time, he attempted to catch
upon train which would carry him
across the bridge. He is doing we'll
but will be laid up for some time.
G. D. Scrawford, who was convicted
of the murder of Heino Lundeen near
Elk River last November, was re-
turned to the Hennepin county Jail
Wednesday night by Sheriff Ward of
Sherburne county. Scrawford has
been found guilty of murder in the
first degree, but he does not seem to
be disturbed over the affair. His
companion, George Farmer, has been
placed on trial, and it is expected
that his trial will take less time than
that of Scrawford's. The two men
have been confined in the Hennepin
county jail for over three months, and
were taken to Elk River for trial.
They have been in good spirits all
through their confinement, although
Scrawford has spent some days in the
dungeon for robbing a fellow prisoner
Of $35.
City Clerk Lydiard of Minneapolis
has repeated the statement to the
effect that II the legislature passes
the Bardwell bill making the city
clerk, city attorney and city assessor
elective he will refuse to put the
names of the candidates for these
Offices on the official ballot unless the
supreme court orders him to do so
Al present these officials are elected
by the aldermen and not by the
people. He asserts he has secured
legal advice to the effect that the law
is unconstitutional and one of the
strongest advocates against the pas
sage of the bill was City Attorney
Healy, who was candidate for the
Republican nomination for judge of
the district court at the last primary
election and who, after he failed of
nomination, began campaign for re-
election as city attorney, an Office
which pays nearly the same salary,
but whose tenure is one of two years
only.
Martin Gillen, a man of about 80
years, who has spent ninety days of