The Irish standard., 1906-10-13
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CITY IN BRIEF.


The second of series Of dances by
the G. K. and L. of A. will be given
ut Maccabee hall, Bloomington and
franklin, Tuesday evening, Oct. %.
The first of a series of complimentary
entertainments and dances to members
Of Hennepin Council and their ladies
will be given at K. C. hall next Mon.
day evening.
The Women's Temperance Society of
st. Anthony parish will give card
party next Wednesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Leonard,
428 Second street northeast. Prizes
and refreshments. All are invited.
A special meeting of Division No. 8,
A. o. H., of this city, has been called
for tomorrow Sunday evening at 1880
o'clock. Important business will be
transacted and all members are re-
quested to be present.
A party of $50 persons representing
the knights of Columbus of this city
and st. Paul went to Mankato last
Sunday to witness the comforting Of
degrees on a large number of candi-
dates. An entertainment and banquet
was rendered the visitors in the even-
ing which was greatly enjoyed by all.
Alleging that the Tingdall brothers,
timber cruisers showed her a fine
piece of land and later located her
homestead on a section that was only
little better than a tamerack swamp,
Mrs. Sarah MCGOWAN is suing before
Judge Dickinson to recover $500, the
price she paid the Cruisers"
An article that is unique as an adj
vertisement and at the same time pos
sessing value Is the souvenir package
of self-f1tting needles presented to
every one opening a savings account
with the Swedish American Savings
Bank, So and 81 Fourth street south.
Three per cent interest is paid on de.
posits, compounded quarterly.
Miss Maud Evelyn Hodsdon, popu-
lar East Side young lady, and John
j. Rankiellour were married Wednes-
day evening at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. T. P. Hodsdon, 400 Tenth
avenue southeast. The following morn
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Rankiellour left Min
neapolis for Mason City, Iowa. where
the bride has many friends and with
whom they will visit for brief period.
On their return to this city in the near
future the happy young couple will
at 1921 Columbus avenue.
Myron e. Collins, a sophomore dental
student at the state university, died Of
peritonitis at the city hospital Wednes-
day morning. He had been spending
the summer with his parents in Ar
: kansas, but returned to school at the
opening of the year. He registered for
work but never attended classes. Show
ing symptoms Of malarial fever he was
taken to the hospital. The remains
were shipped to La Crosse, Wis. where
the funeral was held.
Robbers broke into the Office of the
Twin City Coal Co. at 1876 Western ave.
and blew the same with nitro glycerin
at an early hour Thursday morning.
The safe was badly shattered, but the
noise Of the explosion awoke the neigh
borhood, and the barking of dogs
frightened the men away before they
could get at the contents of the safe.
The job looks like the work of pro-
fessionals. The police think they are
members of a gang who have been
working around the Twin Cities.
An involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed in the United States
district court here Thursday by wy
man, Partridge & Co., w. T. Atwater
and William B. Robertson, all against
the Aitlkin Investment company, lum-
Der dealers of this city. The petition
Aue8eS LHdL CHe AlCkln company mas
been insolvent for several months, and
that 1t owes debts amounting to more
than $1,000, most of which is to the
above named petitioners for goods and
labor. Fred w. Forniss is president
Of the Aitkin company, which has been
given until Oct. % in which to fight
the petition.
The fifth annual convention of the
Upper Mississippi River Improvement
association closed Wednesday evening
with the banquet rendered the dele.
gates at the Commercial club. Over
$50 plates were laid and Senator w. D.
Washburn presided. J. Adam Bede,
Frank M. Nye, Congressman H. E.
Ransdell of Louisiana, and H. T. Clark
Of Omaha were among those who re-
sponded to toasts after the banquet.
Tho old officers of the association,
headed by Thomas wilkenson Of Bur.