The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-04

probably be impossible for him to do
so as the legislature will still be in
session ut that time The governor has
an invitation also to address the Min
nesota club. of New York, during APP
ril, when their annual meeting is held.
The state Monday came into pos
session of 14SOOO acres of swamp land
which formerly was part of three In
dian reservations. The value of the
land is placed at about $1,00O,O00. The
land was part of that selected by the
state under the swamp land act of
1860, but was included in reservations
laid out by the government in 1864.
Auditor Iverson, in 1903, claimed
the land on behalf of the state, con-
| tending that the land once selected
by the state could not afterwards be
| included in an Indian reservation. The
claim was made in October. 1903. and
in December. 1904, the secretary of
| the interior ruled that MinneSotas
claim was well founded. The land
l
farming. and Auditor Ivcrson esti
mates that it will bring the state ST.
100000.
Chief John Jackson Monday ten
dered his resignation as a member of
the st. Paul fire department. The fire
board Immediately accepted it. but the
members prOfessed to know nothing of
the circumstances that led up to it
Chief Jacksons term was to have eX-
pired in April, and for some time ii
has been rumored that he would not
he elected for a second term. There
has been some wrangling in the de-
partment, but this is not thought to be
| the real cause of the chiefs action.
Attic his successor has not been
named, it is said that Assistant chief
Jeremiah Strapp is slated for the
place. ...
At the annual meeting of the Sal
cred Thirst society. held at the guild
rooms of the cathedral Sunday after
noon. it was decided to present !, gold
medal to the winner of the temperance
oratorical contest which is to be held
Immediately after Easter The con-
test will be open to all members of the
society Two cases where liquor has
been sold to minors in different parts
of the city We're reported to the Off
GERS of the society and the cases will
be investigated. On account of the
illness of the president, Miss NJ. l.
Cramsie, which prevented her attend
ing the meeting, the reading of the
annual reports was postponed until
the next meeting which is to be held
in March. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi
dent, Miss NJ. I. Cramsie; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. NJ. J. Kelly; recording sec
rotary, Miss Helen A. O'Connell; fl
nancial secretary, Miss Mary l.. A.
Smith; treasurer, Miss Elizabeth
Smith.
a sealed verdict in the case of Katll-
ryn Carlin against Charles d. Ken
nedy, proprietor of the Cascade laun-
dry, which was opened Monday in
Judge Orr's court, awarded damages
to the plaintiff in the sum of $500.
The allegations of the complaint cited
that while employed in the Cascade
laundry the plaintiff was so seriously
injured by having her left arm drawn
into an ironing mangle as to neccssi-
tate amputation
A daring burglary and an attempt
to burn the headquarters Of the Cath
Ole community for religious articles
at 1856 st. Peter street, st. Paul, was
reported to the st. Paul police Mon
day by d. O'IIalloran, proprietor of
the place and building. Five hun
bred dollars worth of the most costly
articles in the store were carried away
and the destruction Of the building by
fire was only avcrtcd by the timely ar
rival of the engineer of the building
who reached the store in advance of
his schedule time. The burglars got
into the store by breaking basement
window and effected an entrance into
the main floor by battering in a door.
1t is not known if there was one or
more robbers connected with the burg
larry but the police think that there
were at least two. The thieves loaded
up with rosary strings Of pearl and
gold links; some Of them, Mr.. O'Hal-
loran says retailed for $50 apiece.
Other beads of the same character
were taken as we'll as church orna-
ments Of considerable value and books
and other things. A small amount OF
cash that was in the drawer was also
taken.
II Died.-At the family residence, u