The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-18
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bankrupt. He says he owes So, POI %,
and, that he has only his mortga ged
property, valued at $4,000.
A tract Of land, half block wide,
On the west side of First street, be-
tween Fourteenth and Thirty-second
ayenhes N, has changed hands within
the past few days and options have
been given on nearly all the remaining
property in that district. 1t is believed
the#transaction has been made in the
interests of the 500 railway, but Off
Gals Of that road will not confirm the
report
Eugene Hurley, the ~ year old son
Of John Hurley of 2230 Eighteenth
avenue south, was run over and killed
in the Milwaukee railroad yards at
Twenty fourth street and Hiawatha
avenue. With number Of other boys
he was catching rides On freight trains
in the yards. They had been success
full in stealing several rides and about
II O'Clock number of them sought to
board string of cars which were be-
ing taken to another part Of the yards.
The Hurley boy missed the rounds of
the side ladder of car and fell be-
tween two cars and the wheels of one
passed over his head and killed him
instantly.
Henry Blagrove, who has been held
by the police on suspicion of COM
plicity in the murder of Emil Rogt,atz,
was released Tuesday. When he was
arraigned in police court, Assistant
County Attorney Finney asked that
the case be dismissed. DR.. Philip
Mueller identified Blagrove as one of
i. the men implicated in the hold-up, as
he did in the case of William Clar-
mont and William Moran. The police
express themselves dsgusted with the
doctors efforts to identify the partici-
pants in the hold-up. They do not
question his motives, but think that
he would not recognize the men if
confronted by them.
Numerous complaints have been
made recently about the street lamps
not being lit at night in different parts
of the city, especially on the East
Side, and Gas Inspector w. H. Roberts
has found that the distress is due to
the FRANKS of small boys. The lights
are not only put out, but in some cases
the mantles are broken. A boy can
very easily shut off the gas by the
aid of broom handle and at the same
time break the mantle unless careful.
Some nights ago a mounted patrolman
came upon crowd of boys in the act
of turning off the gas, but the young
sters made their escape. "The bays
seem to have taken streak in certain
parts Of the town." said Inspector
Roberts. land are bent on giving this
department trouble. Unless they de.
sist from turning cut the gas and
breaking NANTES some of them will be
made to suffer for it,
The Lakewood cemetery association
is resisting the attempt of the state
of Minnesota to collect taxes on prop,
erty which it has purchased and which
is not used for the purpose of burying
the dead. Although the cemetery as.
ISOLATION owns sufficient land in which
all the prominent citizens including
half the population of Minneapolis
may be laid without crowding, some
time ago it condemned a large tract
of land adorned with residences and
although the property will not be-
necessary for burial purposes fol
nearly half century, it objects tc
paying taxes levied against it by a
stony hearted assessor who does moi
propose to depart from this world un.
til after he has served the term fol
which he has been elected, and he is
q candidate for reelection. The GENE
terry association has secured large
tract and maintains that although the
price of a place Of burial is equal tc
that of some of the building lots in
Minneapolis, it should be exempt
from taxation. The courts will decide
the matter.
Howbert Billman, managing editol
of the Minneapolis Times, died Mon
day morning at his home, ia w. Grant
street, from a complication of valvulal
heart disease and acute Bright's dis
ease. He had been seriously i'll only
i've days, and as late as Tuesday Of
last week was at his Office. Mrs. Bill
man is Frustrated, as the patient hung
80 tenaciously to life that both she ant
the physician hoped he would win on
in the struggle. Mr.. Billman graduated
from Yale in 1892, and began news
paper work on small paper. Late
he went to the Chicago Tribune. Their
he became dramatic critic, and after {
time took the. same position on tn
Record. This paper sent him to Cubs
as war correspondent. He was will
Admiral Schley at Santiago and will
General Lawson at Ell Caney. Afte
the war he went with the Associated
Press, leaving to found paper callet
The Press, st. Joseph, Mo. When thi
was merged in 1908, Mr.. Billman wen
with Frank A. Munsey on the New
York News. On April Is, 1904, he as