The Irish standard., 1906-08-11

A. r. festivities, which are expected
to absorb everybody's attention fol
the entire week.
Saloon license receipts have shown
little falling off, according to the city
comptroller. Receipts up to July l,
1905, were $269.OOO, While the receipts
this year up to July / were 1851 900.
i showing decrease in the number Of
saloons by eight.
Thomas Fitzpatrick was appointed
night watchman at the county Jail,
Monday afternoon, by the county COM
missioners. The appointment was
made because of the recent attempted
jailbreaking, which was possible be-
cause there was but one night watch-
man on duty at the time.
The decision of Judge John Day
Smith that no rebates could be given
on uneXpired licenses served to in
crease the net revenues this year. a
year ago s56,992 was paid back out of
the city treasury in rebates. while this
year nothing was paid back. The re-
ceipts this year show net increase OF
$4,000.
The real estate board is dissatisfied
with the property recommended by the
public affairs committee for the site of
the new federal building. and postals
are being sent out to the members of
the board asking for an expression Of
opinion as to the most advantageous
site for the structure. There is con-
siderable talk in favor Of the Elder
Stewart property on Hennepin avenue
and Fourth street.
William Gardner. "a, a prosperous
farmer living near Oakdale, was
3 drowned in a lake on his farm, We'd
nesday morning. Gardner was wading
across a connection between two lakes
and fell into deep hole. Owing to an
infirmity he was unable to swim and
sank to the bottom. He was not mis-
sed for some time when a search was
started which finally resulted in the
locating of the body in the hole.
City Attorney Healy ruled Tuesday
that the Prohibitionists as a party
are not entitled to representation at
the polls in the coming primary elec-
ton. The law stipulates that politi-
cal organization must cast at least 10
per cent of the total vote cast for
leading candidate before it can be
called political party in the meaning
of the law. This ruling leaves the Re-
publican and Democratic parties mas
ters of the field so far as patronage
is concerned.
returned Monday from an extensive
tour of the Pacific coast After VISIT
ing his sister in Seattle WASH, he
spent the past two months ir California
and Utah. In speaking of conditions at
San Francisco, Mr.. SAKE said that al
though the metropolis of the Pacific
coast received blow that would have
been fatal to many another town, the
city was beginning to assume busi-
ness-like appearance again: that the
immense task of cleaning up the debris
had already gotten well under way,
and that surprisingly large amount
of rebuilding was being done.
George T. Simpson, assistant attor-
ney general. has made ruling relat-
state of Minnesota. He holds that the
district courts of Minnesota are the
only courts embraced within the terms
that the acts of congress approved
July 20 last. This opinion was ren-
dered in reply to an inquiry made by
Fred l.. Warner, clerk of the district
court of Red Wood Falls. He had
asked for the certificate of the at
torney general relating to the ques-
ton. The attorney general replied that
they had received a letter from the
commissioner general at Washington
which states that the attorney gen.
eral must send necessary certificates
to each clerk in the state hereafter.
James c. Hurley. steamfitter in the
employ of Sahler & Maurud and well
\ known on the east side Of the river,
was severely injured by a fall We'd
nesday afternoon while engaged at
his work in the new Polish school
building. Fourth street and Seventeenth
avenue northeast A ladder on which
Mr.. Hurley was standing at the time
suddenly slipped throwing him from
the third landing to the basement be-
low. a distance Of thirty feet or more,
breaking his right arm and fracturing
the elbow. He was also bruised about
the face and head. The injured man
was taken to his home 1907 Washing
ton street northeast. where medical aid
was at once summoned. No doubt Is
entertained of Mr.. Hurley's recovery,
though it will be some time before he
will be able to resume work again.