The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-07-07
Che Irish STANDARD
CITY IN BRIEF.

Gov. johnson on Friday of last week
protested to Gov. Pardee of California
against the proposed action of the re-
lief committee. which intended selling
the -four shipped to the San Francisco
sufferers by the Minneapolis millers 4
protest was also wired to Mayor
Schmitz of San Francisco.
Congressman Loren Fletcher Of MIN
neapolis returned to that city Sestcr.
1 day from Washington. Upon his M
y rival Mr. Fletcher was taken 1t oE.e
to the home of c. Nj. Loring, where he
was entertained at breakfast. ,VilcI
seen by newspaper representatives h"
refused to talk for publication on the
plea that he was Worn out with hard
work. He declined to answer any
questions as to whether he will be a
candidate for recollection to congress
The Minneapolis police department
spent S129.995.25 of it's appropriation OF
S26SO0O during the first six months of
the current year. a report made to the
council committee on police by RALPH
Jones, shows that the department has
$13S.26475 for the expenses of the bal :
ance of the year, including the extra
expenses attendant upon the protection
! of the crowds at the G. A. R. encamp-
| ment. Efforts We're made to keep the
Sexpenses Of the first six months as
\ how as possible. The majority of the
supplies purchased come in the firsi
J half of the year, however, and the:
amount expended covers supplies and
extras, as well as salaries and fixed eX-
penses of the department.
!, The annual convention of the State
Mail Carriers Association convened in
this city Wednesday and the most sues
cessful meeting in the history of til /,
society took place. There We're dele
gates present from all the larger cities
of the state and the business of the
past year was reviewed ana tine plans
for the future was outlined. The meet
ing took place in Morgan Post hall.
Delegates We're present from Duluth,
Moorehead, saltwater, Red Wing, Fer
" gus Falls, Crookston and Brainerd. The
meeting was called at 1880 p. m. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent T. A. Kelly. Minneapolis: vice
president, P. T. Mucke. Fergus Falls;
secretary, NJ. r. Donahue. Minneapolis:
treasurer. J. S. Kriz. Duluth.
Frank D. Larrabee for congress and
!, James c. Haynes for mayor. These
Il two we'll known Democrats filed for the
4 offices named within the past week.
k Congressman Fletcher is expected to
SSfile for the office soon, but will have
"a stiff opposition for the place within
I the Republican ranks. Mayor Jones
4 will also get in line as a candidate for
reelection.
"a Peter Weingart will be the Demo-
Z cratic nominee for sheriff Of Hennepin
county. Sheriff Dreger has flled FOR
/ reelection on the Republican ticket,
y but is liable to have hard shedding.
Among the field of Republican candi-
dates for the Office of sheriff. the name
Of Detective John P. Hoy looms ZIP
strong Detective Hoy is we'll qualified
for the place by reason of long years
of experience He is exceedingly well
known throughout the city and has a
large following.
According to the records Of the Min
neapolis municipal court there were 1858
more drunken men and women arrest
ed during the first six months Of the
year than for the same period of last
year. notwithstanding the saloons have
been closed on Sundays all Of this year,
while last year they We're allowed to
run wide open Sundays and night clos.
ing was not so strictly enforced. The
records show that the total number OF
arrests in this city during 1906, up to
noon Monday. was 1901, out of which
1881, or a little more than SO per cent
Eli were for drunkenness. The total num-
Der of arrests for the first six months
,Sof 1905 was Bats, 1867 or about 40
; per cent being for drunkenness. This
shows that the percentage of drunk
enness has increased since the saloons
were ordered closed on Sundays. AL
though there were over 100 more ar
rests for all causes made for the cor
responding period last year than this
year, yet 1853 more 'drunks" appeared
in police court during the present year
which averages over one man for every
week day since the beginning of the
year over the record of 1905.
Wonderland had the rec"rd crowd ~
it's history Wednesday, passing even
the highwater mark of last season
when 10000 people visited the pork
The crowd came from II o'clock in the
morning, when the gates were opened
until IL at night. and there were fuili
$4,000 people on the grounds, it is esti-
mated, when Sentell made his slide fol
life at 1O:3O from the electric tower
| The more popular features at the park
such as the scenic railway, the chutcs
old 70 sfx, foy