The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-25
CITY IN BRIEF.


Eden Valley, came down to witness
the ceremony and remained few
days.
DR.. w. T. Spring, formerly coroner
Of Hennepin county, who, on Sunday
afternoon, was overcome by inhaling
Illuminating gas in his office, 1923 Nicol-
let avenue, died in st. Barnabas hos
pital Wednesday morning at 8 O'clock.
Only once since DR.. Spring was taken
from his Office in an unconscious condi-
ton did he regain consciousness and
then only for minute. During the
rest of his illness the patient was in
an unconscious condition. Several of
the best physicians in the city worked
over him, but, from the first, his case
was hopeless one.
Russia a World Power" will be the
subject of lecture to be given by
Prof. ]. G. Monaghan, chief of the
consular department Of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, Wash
ington, D. c., at the Y. NJ. G. A. hall,
Monday evening, March %, under the
auspices of the knights Of Columbus.
Prof. Monaghan, who before accepting
the appointment to the department of
commerce and labor, was professor of
industrial commerce at the University
Of Wisconsin, has a national reputa-
ton as scholar, writer and orator;
and his deep research, together with
the opportunities he has had for the
practical study of international affairs
makes him peculiarly fitted for the
handling of such subject-one in
which the world at present is intensely
interested.
A pamphlet setting forth the advan-
tages Of Prof. w. H. Winchells
scheme of supplying Minneapolis with
water from artesian wells has been
issued by Aldermen J. H. Duryea and
Frank H. Cashier under the title Of
"Pure Water for Minneapolis" The
Publicat ton which the two Democratic
aldermen have compiled speaks of the
sand filtration system which was re-
commended by the pure water COM
mission of last year as something that
is entirely out Of the question for the
reason that the voters of the city in
the last election turned the proposition
down. The attempt that is now being
made to influence the legislature to
validate the $1,OO0,O0O bond issue
needed for the construction of the pro-
posed filtration plant is condemned as
being contrary to the wishes of the
taxpayers.
Complete details are now ready con-
serning the 100000 ten-story Office
building to be located at the corner of
Second avenue S. and Fourth street,
and will face on Second avenue The
lot on the southeast corner, which is
used at present for display advertising
signs, is the exact spot of the new
building, which, when it is completed,
will be one Of the finest in Mime
apolis, both in beauty and structure.
The ground floor Of the building has
already been leased to the management
Of the Security bank, who will furnish
it with the most modern banking fur
liture and move into the building as
soon as completed. They will also
dictate the details of the construction
SO far as the lower part of the build
ing is concerned, which will result in
the construction Of I'm ideal bank
apartment.
Flowers were distributed in abund-
ance at the opening of the New York
Central Offices, Nicollet and Third, last
Wednesday,. General Passenger Agent
Jerome and his corps of assistants ex-
perienced very busy day, dispensing
favors, and before night had disposed
Of 5000 boquets. Mr.. Jerome says
that the attendance at the opening Of
the Minneapolis information bureau
greatly exceeds that of any other Sim
liar opening. At the st. Paul opening
4 year ago, 1000 people called during
the day and this number was never
exceeded until Wednesday, when the
local opening was participated in by
fully 10000. The Office is one Of fine
appointments and is, as it's name sug-
gests, established with the main view
Of answering the thousand and one
questions which complex both the bust
ness traveller and the tourist who may
be planning summer vacation down
east. While no ticket rack will be
maintained, the man at the desk, Mr..
Frank L. Towne, will, when desired,
secure tickets over any of the New
York Central and connecting lines.
In speaking Of the character of the
last congress in general at the Park
avenue Congregational church We'd
nesday night, Ex-Congressman Lind
said: II do not want to pose as a
pessimist, but I think that this con-
sress has deteriorated considerably
from it's predecessors which met with
when was first member. The pres
snt issues are more Of business ma
ture than the questions that had to be
met with few years back and have not
called for men to rise to any great
heights to meet them. In fact, think