The Irish standard., 1906-12-29

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Of farmers ever seen III the Twin
Cities will be the result of the ar
rangement for the annual meetings Of
the Farmers club, State Agricultural
society, Breeders association, Field
Crop Breeders association and atfili-
atcd organizations. There will be four
days of farmers meetings. The week
leads off with the annual meeting Of
the Farmers club, which will be held
\ at the university farm all day and
evening, Monday. The Farmers club
is al organization Of ex-students of
the agricultural school, and has for
its objects the extension of the educa
tional and experimental work OF the
Institution into every community in
the state. Many of the farmers who
come into the club will spend the next
three days at the meeting of the State
Agricultural society in Minneapolis.
One of the sessions will be held at
the university farm, where cattle and
horses will be used to demonstrate tho
points made by the speakers in a live
stock session. The railroads have
made Il rate of fare and third for
the convention, and it is expected that
the attendance will be larger than ever
before.
Judge Brown listened to arguments
in the Deephaven street railway case
for the greater part Of the session be-
fore stating that he would have the
case submitted on briefs. John Lind,
for tho village of Deephaven, occupied
Friday of last week in an attempt to
show the court that in taking over
the Chicago, Milwaukee &. st. Paul
railway right Of way from Hopkins
to Lake MinnetOnka the street rail-
way company had exceeded it's rights,
and that it now has no license to use
the right of way and is practically u
| usurper. Mr.. Lind, to clinch his ar
guments, based them upon the claim
that the real question as to the right
of the company to use, the right Of
! way was one of whether or not it was
q commercial railway line or street
railway. He read decisions to show
that there was a vast difference in the
two and that the road as now oper-
ated was essentially u street railway
line, and hence could not acquire or
use the right of way under the pro-
ceedings or laws governing CONNER
cial railway companies. MIR. Bennett,
for the street railway company. claims
that under the new condition of things,
with a graded roadbed not operating
OH streets, with electric power, large
cars and present conditions, the line
to Minnetonka is in no sense street
railway within tho meaning of the
term. Judge Brown will have to de-
eide the question upon the briefs SUBJ
mitted.
Fifteen hundred little hearts were
made glad through the Christmas ell
tertafnment given to the poor children
of the city at the Bijou theater by the
Elks. Fifteen hundred happy faces
beamed from every part Of the audi
forum up to the actors on the stage.
And when it was all over, and candies
and oranges had been distributed to
the juvenile host, fifteen hundred little
mouths We're all busily engaged in
lnunching the goodies as their owners
made their way to their homes, almost
too full of both joy and CONNECTIONS
for utterance. 1t was q memorable oc-
casion for the children. Most of them.
probably, had never been in a theater
before. And i'll view OF the fact that
the children belonged to the poorer
families in the city, it wilt be many
u day before they again see a dramatic
program. The Elks secured the names
Of the children TO whom they gave
matinee tickets from the various char
liable organizations Of the city. The
management of the street railway did
it's part by giving away 5000 car tick
cts, so that each child could ride to
and from the theatcr The actors whc
made up the vaudeville program gave
their services, the orchestra made no
charge for the music, and the General
Electric company donated the after
moons lighting. Theo l.. Hayes gave
free use of the Bijou theatcr, and, in
addition, his personal services as stage
manager, announcing each turn
Mayor elect J. G. Haynes will re-
turn to Minneapolis from French Lick
Springs Jan. 5, to take UP his work as
mayor Of Minneapolis. He is now rest
ing, SO he may be well prepared to
meet the demands OF his Office. First
; Of all, he must fill a few offices for
which there are many applicants. The
secretary to the chief must be appoint
cd E. r. Hylanl and Edwin Conner