The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-03-31
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CITY IN BRIEF.

CITY IN BRIEF.
Mrs. Kate Sullivan. 1907 Adams St
!, N. E., has returned to Minneapolis
after spending the winter at Los
Angeles. Cal.
STANDARD Catholic Book Store. 81
eth st. g., for Prayer books. rosaries
and church goods. Catholic Family
Almanacs for 1906. CSC.
M. ]. Gin has opened a furniture
store at his old location, 1926 Washing
ton Ave. s., where he will be in a posi-
ton to attend to the wants Of the
public in this line.
An old time dance is announced to be
given by Div. No. 4. Ladies Auxiliary
A, o. H.. at Easthagen's hall. 2413
Bloomington Ave-, Thursday evening,
May Srd The arrangements include
supper at midnight.
James Gleason, former resident of
Minneapolis, now Of Portland, Ore. is
in the city. His father. James Gleason.
ST., 1920 Aldrich Ave. n, will accom-
pany him to his western home when he
returns In q few weeks.
j. A. O'Brien, general agent OF the
passenger department of the Omaha
road, has returned from q few weeks
vacation in the southern states. Mrs.
O'Brien, who has been spending the
winter in California, will return the
latter part of the week.
H. J. Clark, of the firm of J. R. Clark
Company, manufacturers Of wooden
products, has returned from visit to
the lumber districts of the Pacific
coast. and reports an extraordinary
shortage of cars for the transportation
Of lumber, which is at least, he says.
SOTO. This shortage he thinks will af-
feet building in Minneapolis.
Instructions have been given to Milk
Inspector W. D. Mccall to take dupli-
cate samples Of milk whenever so re-
quested by the proprietor Of a cream
cry or the driver Of a milk wagon.
The second sample will be sent to
the chemist appointed by the Dairy
mems association in the event that the
association does secure its own chem
list as has been suggested.
Mayor David p. Jones Of Minneapo-
lis will assist Mayor Robert A. Smith
and other st. Paul onicials in receiving
the guests at st. Pauls semi-centen-
NAL celebration to be held at the cap
itol this evening. All Of the arrange
ments have been made for a memorable
J. function and the committees named
yesterday include all Of the men prom
inent in the political or business life
Of the sanity city.
Frank Sheldon Of Mexico was nearly
killed by escaping gas in the CONNER
cial hotel. on Nicollet island, early last
Sunday morning, but the prompt ac-
ton OF Hugh Warner. the night clerk,
saved his life. The clerk smelled the
gas and at once began a search for the
leak. He found Sheldon unconscious
son the floor Of his room. A physician
was summoned and the young man
soon recovered. He said he had turned
of the gas and then turned it on
again by mistake.
The council sewer committee
Wednesday afternoon awarded a con.
tract to the Minneapolis Concrete &
Cement Brick Company for 100000
cement sewer brick at $3.50 per thou
sand and a contract for 100000 red
pressed sewer brick to be delivered
after June 10 to the Wisconsin Red
Pressed Brick Company at the ratio Of
$685. per thousand. The Wisconsin
concern has been furnishing sewer
brick to the city for number of years.
In all the sewer department will need
100000 brick during the season and
the city engineer was instructed to
purchase the remainder in the open
market.
The council committee on grade
crossings Wednesday afternoon voted
to take recess until the sixth Of June,
by which time it is expected that the
supreme court will have handed down
a decision in the suit brought by the
city against the Great Northern Rail-
way company to compel the latter to
rebuild bridge over its right Of way
which was destroyed by fire last sum-
mer. II the city wins, it can compel
the railway companies traversing its
territory to eliminate grade crossings
largely at their own expense. II the
city loses. it will be powerless to order
the elevation Of tracks unless it bears
the expense. Consequently, If the de-
cision should be adverse to the city,
the present grade crossing controversy
would all have to be in vain.
&, The preliminaries are now under way
for the alterations in the West Hotel
building, which will mean much to that
part Of Hennepin avenue, where the
bld-fashionea corner has been a hind
rance In many ways to the march OF
progress. The various tenants who
have been occupying the stores are