The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-01-14
CITY in BRIEF.

For good photos go to Eggan's Stu
do, Psi and 253 Cedar avenue. Phones,
N. w. Main 200 is; T. O., 3415.
Catholic Home Almanacs for 1905,
Csc each at Standard Catholic Book
store, 81 4th st. S.
Prayer books, rosaries, pictures,
wax candles and other religious arti-
cles at the Standard Catholic Book
store, 81 4th st. SD floor.
The second annual ball by the Min
neapolis Retail Grocers' association
will be given at Masonic Tenplc next
Tuesday evening. john Q. Sleehan
will be master of ceremonies. The
music will be furnished by Daly's or
chestra.
Division No. I \. o. II. of this city
city will give dancing party at
Knights of Columbus hall, 800 Nicollet
avenue, Thursday evening, January 10.
1t is for members of the order, their
families and friends and an excellent
time is promised to all who may at
tend. Daly's orchestra will furnish the
music.
A United States mail robber a few
days ago stole a check for $221S2 made
out by NJ. l.. Cohen, % Washington
avenue south, and Monday, after
nj, Of 1n RI 1,n
word clearer made bold attempt
to have the check cashed at the Swed-
ish American National bank Of this
city. Chief Doyle has been apprised
and is working on the case.
Mrs. A. NJ Callaghan died at her
home 921 Washington avenue S, We'd
nesday last, aged y years. She was a
former resident of Shieldsville, MINI.
and was the widow of Daniel Cal
laghan who died at that place. The
deceased had been resident Of this
city for some time, making her home
with a grand daughter at the above
address, She was the mother-in-law of
Patrick Carney an old resident Of the
East side.
Gray-headed and bowed with age,
Samuel Trip, 20 years old, notorious
horse thief and ailbreaker, fought
viciously and with unlooked-fol
strength when he was placed under
arrest by Detective Alfred johnson at
an early hour Monday morning. Nine
teen of the past twenty-five years
Trip has passed in different state pris
ons, and each time the crime charged
against him has been the theft OF
horses, carriages, harnesses and eXpen
sive robes.
The Northwestern Telephone com
pany will have a new president Oh
Feb. /. H. ]. Pettengill, vice presiden
of the company, will become presiden
ON that date, as G. E. Yost, the pres
ent president, has made arrangement
to devote all his time to the interest:
of the Bell telephone company in thu
southwest, and will establish head
quarters in Omaha, Neb. Mr.. Petten
gill, whose present home is in Boston
Mass, is now making preparations t
remove to this city, where he will talk
up his permanent residence after tn
first of February.
The eleventh annual convention o
the Minnesota Good Roads Association
will be held at the senate chamber il
the old capitol building Tuesday Jan
"a, commencing at 10 o'clock in TIL
forenoon. The scope Of the delibera
tons of this convention will includ
general discussion of the science o
road location, construction and main
tenance, together with consideration
of the proposed plans of state and ma
tional- co operation in road building
The legislative committee will also re
port OH a bill to carry into effect til
provisions of Section 16 of Article TX
Of the constitution, providing for stat
aid and highway commission.
Mayor Jones, Wednesday morning
dismissed E. J. Grove, assistant to til
license inspector, and Patrolmen LIE
Nondry and Ed Ricksham of the Eas
Side station. The names of the me
to fill their places have not been al
nunced. The mayor announced tha
until further notice he would not col
slider any applications for positions. A
ready there are twenty applicants fc
every position. Now the mayor wi
take up the active work of carryin
out his policy Of cleaning up the cit.
Just where the axe will fall first is NJ
known, but it is understood the firs
blow will come before the end of til
week.
Seaboard grain rates from Minneal
oils are being discussed by the tran
portation committee of the Chamber {
Commerce and the northern committe
the general freight agents of the Mil
neapolis lines, in series of confe
ences. The chamber committee want
to make the present proportional raj
of % cents on corn, oats, barley, an
rye in car lots from the Mississippi, q
rail. The present rate is based on tt
sum Of the locals at about rs cent
Coarse grains are likely to be held