The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-03-17
FROM THE CAPITAL.

Connolly & McDevitt, funeral pi.
reeters, and .EmbaImers, 1ss.1s1 w. 9TH
st, st. Paul, MINI. Tel. T. c. 2s4o;
N. w. Main 2127.J. Res, Dale 2o7.L.
Scenes and songs of Ireland" by
Rev. Bro. Ambrose of Creten High
school, will be the principal attraction
at Mozart hall this evening for the
benefit of the Cathedral schools.
c. J. Conroy, the well known plumb
ing and heating contractor, has Just
returned from Butte, Mont. where ne
has a force of men employed, at the
new Union depot there. Whilst in
Butte he obtained another big con-
tract, namely the Simmons Dry Goods
House. Mr.. Conroy reports Butte
Never BETTER
Mrs. Congoy. of st. Claire ST., Presi-
dent of Div. No. 1, Ladies' Auxiliary
to the a. o. H.; Miss May Donovan,
Of Whithall ST.; Miss Maggie Bridge
man, Of Merriam Park; Miss b. Con-
roy. of Forrest ST.; Miss Bridgcman Of
Hamline and the Misses Drake of
Pleasant Ave-, were visitors OF Mrs.
Pewters of Tilton street during the
week.
Mr.. Denis O'Neill, senior member of
the st. Paul Health Department, will
make a tour Of Ireland on or about
May LIST. or when his chief DR.. O'IIage
will return home.
Michael O'COnnell, Il horseshoer, .794
Rice street, fell dead at his wife's feet
Tuesday noon Mt their home. Coroner
A. w. Miller was called to investigate
the case. He decided that death had
resulted from heart trouble and that
IN autopsy was unnecessary. Mr..
O'Connell had complained OF being i'll
for some time, and he had been treat
ed by physicians for heart trouble. 1t
is said that he had taken 4 good deal
Of interest in the Democratic fight for
alderman in the Ninth ward, and that
death. Mr.. O'Connell was forty -eight
years old, and he had lived in the
city thirty years. A widow, two sons
and one daughter survive him. The
funeral took place from the residence
Thursday morning.
State Insurance Commissioner O'Brien
is now preparing his report for 1905
and he declares that the net revenues
Of his Office will reach nearly 100000
more than any period In its history.
Last year from taxes levied against in
surance written in the state the sum
of $296.000 was realized. This year it
will be over $350,000. a scale Of fees
provided for by the last legislature,
some of which heretofore went into
the pockets OF the insurance commits
sioner, will also go to swell the grand
total. During 1905 the net fire risks
written by American companies In
Minnesota amounted to $4.707.O79.S1,
against $4,45s. ose.41 in 1904. There was
shrinkage in the losses between the
two, the rate per 800 was reduced
from $1.38 to $3.50. The percentage
Of losses against premiums received
was reduced from is to Al. In re-
spect to foreign companies doing bust.
ness in Minnesota the showing was
not so good. Premiums received only
amounted to $1,075,993.5s against ST.
102,207.55 in 1905. The premium rate
was advanced from $3.50 to $1.62 per
500. The percentage Of losses was re-
duced from SO to AZ.
Miss Margaret Clancy, Il teacher at
the Hendricks school. Midway and
Brown avenues. was seriously injured
by one Of the pupils. The pupils were
filing through the school building when
9-year-old boy whose teacher was
sick last Monday began to play pranks.
Miss Clancy warned him but the boy
told her she was not his teacher and
continued. Miss Clancy caught him by
the collar to take him to the principal,
B. G.. Eaton. The boy resisted and
began to struggle. He tore her CLOTH
ing and finally kicked her in the abb
domen. She tainted from pain. She
was taken to her home where she has
since been confined to her bed.
Bids were opened late Monday after
noon by the water board for Is tons
Of pig lead and forty tons Of lead pipe.
The Northwestern Shot and Lead COM
pany were the lowest bidders for the
pig lead at $5.49 per 100 pounds. The
other bidder was II. P. Rugg ut $3.50.
The Northwestern Shot and Lead COM
pany was awarded the contract for
supplying the forty tons Of lead pipe,
this company's bid being 1926. The
other bidders were: Western Supply,
$e.s3; Crane & Ordway. 1896: H. p.
Rugg, $685..
The election in White Bear Tuesday
was the hottest contest in that village
for number OF seasons. A total of
343 votes were cast. Thomas Miner
was elected president Of the council by
PIT votes against David Hanna, who
got 1913. Axel Anderson for trustee got