The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-12-01

Pat" Ryan, son Of Bernard Pad
Of Smith avenue. has been appointed
first assistant county attorney by the
new county attorney-elect, Richard b.
O'Brien.
j. p. Cummings. the house builder.
Is fast finishing up his contracts prev
paratory to his entering the lesfslAS
tive work in the new capitol this
winter. 4
Ticket sales at the last Minnesota
state fair reached the sum of $751;
SLIP as against $134,736.s5 in 1so5.1
or gain Of about $4,000. This showE
Ing was made in the face of an un.S
usually bad year when competition in
the form Of large gathering with
low railroad rates just before the fair.
and bad weather which prevented the
farmers from turning out, might nat
urally have resulted in q decrease In
receipts. The gain was made through
greatly Increased efforts in the way
OF publicity. the improvement of the
fair and the excellent weather of fair
week. 1t will be gratifying to the
managers to find out that they sue
ceeded in reducing the Compliment
tary" ticket issue materially this year.
Tho feir being a state institution 1t
seems to lie quite a general impress
In MD ~, 1I,> H.
as free and plentiful as air. Great
pressure is brought to bear but not
withstanding the complimentaries were
cut down by 1000 this year. And the
paid admissions increased $4,000. TIE
board of managers heard the report
Monday night in st. Paul.
Robert c. fIine, who for eight years
ending early in June last, was mu-
nicipal Judge in st. Paul, died at $3.50
o'clock Sunday morning in Charles
ton, S. c., where he went several
months ago hoping that the sea air
would benefit his health. Death was
due to heart trouble. He was a years
old.
At the session of the state railroad
and warehouse commission Monday at
the state capitol, Attorney James Man
ahan bitterly assailed the members os
the commission because Of the mani
ner in which they conducted the COM 4
modify rate hearing. Mr.. Manahan ap-
peared at tho meeting in the interests
OF the Minnesota Shippers associations
and desired to cross-examine J. j..
Hill, who was the principal witness
at the session. When this request was
denied. Attorney Manahan took the
floor. and in a bitter TRADE Of abuse,
characterized the whole affair as 'cut
and dried" and jntimated that the
commission was shielding Mr.. Fill.
ing, and Attorney General Young, who
was present, threatened to call in the
police. During Attorney Manahan's
appeal, Mr.. Hill occupied scat in the
room, apparently ,,nconcerned. After
Mr.. Manahan had subsidized, the Great
Northern president took the witness.
stand and gave his testimony. Attor.
ney Manahan says he will lay the mat
ter before Gov. johnson at the earliest
opportunity, and interesting develop
ments are expected. >. So. e,.....
Pierce Butler Of St. Paul, who EaA
defeated for state senator In the re-
cent election by Joseph M. Hackney.
has fled petition for recount on
the ground that the canvassing board
failed to award the election to the
candidate having the highest number
Of votes. Butler claims to have been
elected by at least 5s2 votes, and that
his opponent received only 2.535 votes
instead of 2,7e5. az the returns showed
Good Morning.
The world grew brighter to ragged