The Irish standard., 1906-10-06
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CITY IN BRIEF.

a card party and entertainment in
Holy Rosary School hall on wednes-
day evening Oct. 10th. Prizes will be
given and refreshments served. Tick
cts Is cents.
E. F. Comstock is still the nominee
for the legislature from the Thirty.
ninth district. The judges appointed
to recount the votes cast for the two
leading legislative candidates in the
district at the instance of ]. T. Elwell,
the defeated candidate, reported Tues
day and showed Comstock three votes
to the good.
The Feast of the Most Holy Rosary,
the first Sunday in October, will be
appropriately celebrated in the Church
of the Holy Rosary. The Masses will
be as usual, the last Mass being at
10:45. In the afternoon at 80 there
will be Solemn Vespers and Procession
OF the Holy Rosary. The sermon will
be preached by Rev. Father Lilly, o.
p. The ceremonies will close with SOL
enn Benediction of the Most Blessed
Sacrament. The music will be rem
dered by the Holy Rosary Choral I'm
ion under, the direction of Mr.. G. R. de
Vontom. Nine. Rosa d'Erina will pre-
side at the organ.
Carl J. Maeder, for the past four
years desk sergeant at police head
quarters, has rendered his resignation
to Mayor Jones to take effect the mid
die. of the month. The reason as.
signed for leaving the police depart
ment is that he intends to enter the
employ of the Gluek Brewing COM
pany. Desk Sergeant Maeder was APP
pointed to the force in January, 1903.
by Mayor Haynes and has served con-
tinuously ever since. Because of his
genial disposition. his determination to
thing of a shock to his fellow mem.
bers.
DR., William r. Collins, age 6S, years,
cousin of Judge L. w. Collins of Min
neapolis died Monday in Santa Moni-
ca, Cal. DR.. Collins came to Min
nesota in 1854, with his father, from
northern Ontario, settling at Eden
Prairie. He enlisted in Company A,
Second regiment, Berdan's sharpshoot.
,ers, in 1861; was wounded in the leg
at Rapahannock station in 1863 and
suffered three amputations. AS he was
went on crutches until about ten years
ago, when rheumatism compelled him
to take to a chair. He practiced medi-
cine at st. Cloud, Mimi; Grand Forks,
N. D., and Hunters Hot Springs,
Mont, moving to Santa Monica six
years ago.
: A bold hold-up occurred last Monday
evening at 1880 at the very door Of
the home of Ezra Farnsworth, 1414
Mount Curve avenue, in which Mr..
Farnsworth, ST., was the victim, los
Ing a valuable gold watch and >$25 in
cash. Mr.. Farnsworth, who is a prom.
inent real estate dealer, was returning
home and had almost reached the front
steps when he was confronted by a
man who wore a white handkerchief
about his face and carried a gun in
his hand. The man ordered Mr.. Farms
worth to hold up his hands and imme-
diately shot into the air, apparently
intending to brighten his victim. He
then went through Mr.. Farnsworths
pockets and took the watch and
money and then started off, turning to
fire several scattered shots. none of
which did any damage. He ran over
the hill near the house, toward the
thick woods which are in the immedi-
ate vicinity.
An increase of s26610,792 over the
returns Of the county boards is made
by the state board of equalization on
the real estate of the state. The
schedule for equalization of real estate
values which the board has been work.
ing OH for several days was completed
yesterday and shows an increase Of
$21,399,2s2 on farm lands. s3,476, 631
on farm structures. s916,353 on town
and city lots and ss4s,576 on structures
on these lots. The total increase on
city real estate would have been larger
had 1t not been for the decrease Of S
per cent ordered in Minneapolis, which
amounted to s6,ooO,o00. The increase
Of $26,000,000 over the returns of tho
county boards will make an increase
Of nearly $75,0o0,0o0 over the returns
Of the assessors this year. 1t is an
increase Of almost $50,0OO.0O0 over the
values fixed by the state board in 1904,
when real estate values were last con.
sidered
Building operations in Minnea polls
are still on the boom. 1t has been es-
timated by the building inspector that