The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-11-10
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CITY IN BRIEF.

Div. No. A. o. n. announces a
card party and dance to be given
Wednesday evening, Nov. IA. at East
hagen's hall, 241s Bloomington avenue
A social dancing party will be given
by DIV. No. 2, A. o. H., Friday even
ing, Nov. Is, at the new Richmond
hall, Third avenue south and Fifth
street. Music by Gafarelli.
Miss Pauline Anna Caferella and Jo-
day at o'clock, at the Notre Dame De
day at o'clock, att he Notre Dame De
Lourdes church, Rev. Father Andre Of
floating.
Margery, aged IA, oldest daughter
of w. I. Nolan, the well-known poll
tician, was found dead in her bed
Thursday morning at the family home,
244a Bloomington avenue. She had
been a sufferer from rheumatism,
which had affected her heart.
Mrs. Thomas H. Girling died last
Sunday afternoon at st. Mary's hospi-
tai, having been unable to recover
from an operation performed last week.
She was the wife Of Thomas Girling,
chairman Of the Republican county
committee.
Frank P. Smith, assistant superin-
tendent of the railway mail service,
visited the Minneapolis postoftice
Monday to look up prospective bids for
the screen-wagon service between de-
pots, ,postoffice and substations for the
four-year period beginning July l..
Bids for this service will be received
up to 4:ao p. M, Dec.-4. Particulars
can be obtained from Postmaster w.
d. Hale.
The October freight report Of the
Commercial club shows the shipment
of 77,741,2s0 lbs. Of merchandise as
against 7s,ss4,o5s lbs. for the same
month last year, and receipts amounts
ing to 35.910,591 lbs, as against 3d.
1874 lbs. 1t also shows the receipt
of 800 cars Of household goods as COM
pared with 1o1 for last year. The
shipments were "a cars in October this
year and 40 cars for the same time
last. - =.
Senator Timothy DRY Dollar sulll-
van Of New York will be In Minneapo-
liz the latter part Of the month to con-
fer with several local theater men as
to the ACCESSIBILITY Of including Min
neapolis in the vaudeville circuit that
he and his partner, John A. oonsidine,
are at present arranging for. Mr.. Con-
sidine Is at present in the city for the
purpose Of attending the meeting OF
the Unique theater stockholders. He
will remain here until Joined by Big
Tim" Sullivan.
Captain William D. Davis, con-
structins quartermaster at Fort Smell
ing, has received orders from the war
department to call for bids for the
construction Of veterinary hospital,
shops, quartermaster's stable and
quarters for civilian attendants at
Fort Smelling. The work will prob
ably not begin until spring. There is
an appropriation Of $4,000 for the
buildings.
Nathan Raymond, enginee tender
for the Milwaukee road, has filed a
voluntary bankruptcy petition. The
schedules show debts amounting to
S7so.5o and assets valued at $4oU,
which are claimed as exempt. Sick
ness with its attendant doctor and
drug bills are responsible for Mr..
Raymonds bankruptcy. Other claims
against tho estate are for furniture,
rent ana groceries.
Oscar johnson. II months old, was
drowned Wednesday in a tub in the
yard at the home Of his parents. 91e1s
Twenty-fourth avenue south. The
child was playing with other children
and stumbled over the tub, drowning
before help could reach him. The
boys playmates ran to his mother.
but before she could get to him he
was dead. A physician was called,
but could do nothing, and Coroner
Kistler was notified. He decided that
death was due to accident and al
lowed the family to keep the body.
Three persistent fires occurring Sat-
,urday night and early last Sunday
caused q loss Of about $4,000 to the
LsnIlart Wagon company. 1913 WASH
inston avenue s.. E., The first blaze
was noticed in the shavings shed early
Saturday evening. This was soon ex-
tinguished, but the department was
called out again shortly after midnigh,
and again at $3.50 in the morning. The
fire had eaten it's way into the huge
pile of shavinss and could not be
easily reached with q stream Of wa