The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-02-24
CITY IN BRIEF.

I'll IN 0NU6C.
Standard Catholic Book Store, 81
eth st. s.. for Prayer books. rosaries.
and church goods. Catholic Family
Almanacs for 1906. CSC.
A fully equipped Pasteur institute
will soon be installed at the univer-
sity in connection with the medical de-
partment, and hereafter persons bitten
by mad dogs will be able to secure
treatment at home instead of going to
Chicago.
a card party and social dance, the
last before Lent, will be given by the
ladies of st. Cecelia's Court, w. c. o.
f., next Monday evening at Odd Fell
lows hall, Fourth street and Central
avenue. Good music and handsome
prizes are promised.
Michael J. Gill. the undertaken, has
occupied his new quarters at 255 Sec
ond avenue S. The firm name in the
future will be NJ. ]. Gill & Sons. The
new store will be open day and night,
thus affording committees of the A.
o. H. and other societies convenient
meeting place.
John Newell brother Of Stephen
Newell Of this city and formerly of
Hastings, this state, died at his late
home in st. Paul last week after q
lingering illness. Deceased is sur
vived by widow and several children.
Mr.. Newell was well known and re-
spected. The funeral obsequies oc-
CURED on Friday of last week.
The Minneapolis Bar association at
meeting held Monday, elected the
following officers: President, Judge
NJ. B. Koon, of the firm of Koon, Whe-
Ian & Bennett: vice president, Arthur
NJ. Keith, of the firm of Keith, Evans,
Thompson & Fairchild; secretary, ].
A. Larimore; treasurer, E. S. Waters;
executive committee, ]. B. Atwater,
NJ. H. Boutelle, James L. Best, w. w.
Bardwell, c. ]. lockwood; book COM
1nittee, A. NJ. Keith, w. H. Norris, w.
c. Tiffany.
conference between the aldermen
of the southern and the aldermen of
the northern wards of the city was
held Tuesday afternoon to discuss AID.
Van Nests resolution that the legis-
lature be asked to authorize the issu-
ance Of bonds for the construction of
South town trunk sewer from the
river to Thirty-eighth street to Lake
Calhoun. Aid. Duryea Of the Tenth
ward and his associates are anxious
to have trunk sewer near Camden
Place, and want it understood that if
bonds are issued part Of the money
will be used for that purpose.
After &c attempts within year the
mysterious North Minneapolis tirebug
has finally succeeded, Saturday even
ing. in destroying the plant Of the
Diamond Iron. Works, Eighteenth ave-
nue. north and Second street. The
building destroyed was the main build
ing of the plant. but most of the ma
chinery had been removed to the new
foundry building, SO that the loss will
not exceed $4,000. The fire, like all
the other fires at this place, was prob
ably of incendiary origin. The fire
marshal and the police are endeayor-
ing to get some trace of the incen-
diary, but SO we'll has he covered his
trail that his identity is as much
mystery as ever. The loss on the
burned plant is total, the insurance
having expired a few days ago.
William Lee of this city was fatally
injured at Bruce, Wis, last Tuesday
night Mr. Lee was employed by the
Beldenville Lumber company, located
at Camp No. 5. Tuesday, while at
tempting to couple two cars, his head
was badly crushed by logs which pro-
truded beyond the ends of the cars.
The accident was witnessed by a fell
low workman who ran to Lees assist
ance, at the same time signalling the
engineer to stop the train. AS soon
as possible the cars were brought to
q stop. The unconscious form of Lee
was taken from the track In falling,
the man had remained near the center
Of the track, and thus escaped death
beneath the wheels of the car. Lee,
was picked up and taken to the near
est physician. His wounds were
dressed but his recovery is thought
doubtful. Lee has lived in Minneapolis
for many years, but during the past
few months has been working in Wis
consin.
Chief Canterbury Of the fire depart
ment has finally succeeded in induce
ing the council to permit him to order
another long ladder, the want of which
SO greatly hampered the firemen in
their rescue work at the West hotel
fire OH Jan. 40. The order has been
placed with Chicago firm and the
ladder Is expected to be here in few
days. 1t will be IS feet long, which
Is the longest ladder that has been
found practicable in actual practice.
1t will be of the most modern con-
struction with counter. weights and