The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-05-12

Inc state board of investment met
tuesday afternoon and granted loans
to the amount of over $500, 900.
Twenty-Five of the northern counties
We're authorized to issue ditch bonds
to the amount of $225,1S9, and several
school loans We're made among them:
Red Lake county, $4,000: Rock county,
$1,000; Stevens, $4,000: town of Li,ch-
field. 1000.
Inere is a contest OH for the posi-
ton Of clerk OF the municipal court.
That Office is now held by George T..
DIN, of the Sixth ward. The election
Of Judge IIanft. as one of the Judges.
it is believed among the politicians
Will be followed by change in this
position. Arthur Gaines, republican, is
mentioned in this connection. On the
democratic side Frank Battley, ]. w.
Derrick and Peter Tierney are said to
be pronounced candidates.
Patrick Griffin, Of ST. Paul, was the
man killed Monday by an electric car
under the Eighth avenue viaduct in
Minneapolis. The identification was
made by his aunt, Mrs. Anne Turncy.
of South st. Paul. Griffin had two
children living with another aunt, Mrs.
O'Brien, on Cooper street. St. Paul.
The new Fort Smelling bridge, it is
reported, is to be located at a site 800
feet down stream from the present
structure. By the new arrangement
the bridge will be $50 feet shorter and
it will enter the reservation midway in
the small park fronting the present
cavalry barracks. Land will have to
be acquired on the st. Paul side for
the piers. The bridge is to cost So5O,-
900, of which 100000 is to be furnished
by the city. $4,000 by the street rail-
way company and the balance by the
federal government.
Miss Frances Louise O'Ncill died at
her home, SAL Laurel avenue, Tuesday
been i'll for some time. but her death
was unexpected. Miss O'Neill had bcei,
Il teacher in St. Paul schools fo. more
than twenty years. and at the time of
her dealt. was connected with the staff
at the Monroe school. She was the
eldest daughter of the late James and
Mary T.. O'Eeill.
Henry S. Potts a clerk employed IN
the water board, died suddenly Tues
day morning. on Il Great Northern
train. between Minot and Devils Lake
y. d., while returning from his v;tc;l-
ton. Heart failure was the cause. II,
was IL son of the late DIR. Potts, an old
time resident of ST. Paul. He was i.
brothcr-in-law of Crawford Livingston
and II nephew of Gen. Sibley. AT one
time he was county surveyor of Ram
sey county. He was single and about
so years of age. a brother. Z. J. Potts,
is a department manager 81 Finch
Young 4 McConvillc's.
The Northern Pacific has awarded tn
A. Guthrie & Co., of St. Paul, the com
tract to revise the line and grades, and
to construct a second track from Wa
Genu Junction, where the double track
ing at present ends, for a distance of
eighty seven miles to Moorhcad. Mimi.
The contract has been Sublct to II num-
her of firms, including Dale 4 Baum
sartner, J. w. Callahan g. Co. and
Grant Smith & Co. all of st. Paul.
Mrs. $. j. Mclady. formerly of this
city. died in Chicago las, Tuesday
John Murnanc. aged 2G. son of Mrs
Johanna Murnane died 'ru, sday after
noon at the family home 3O1 West
Third street. The deceased had been
ailiny for some time. Mr.. Murnant
had been employed for several years
as one of the stage hands at the Net
ropoiitan.
Arthur Gerber, the -year-old son
80
the Eighth ward, died Sunday from
mcmbraneous Group, and the Funeral
was held Tuesday from tn: residence
40 Fuller street.
Thomas Flood, IL brakeman for tho
Omaha railroad. living ut so Webster
street. ST. Paul. had his lief! leg cut of
in Il railroad accident in the Great
Northern yards at s O'clock last
Wednesday evening. He also received
internal injuries that are thought to bt
serious. He was taken to st. Joscph's
hospital.
sofa Council, Knights OF Columbus
was held Tuesday afternoon in st
Paul. Delegates We're present from
eleven councils of the state. In tn,
past year two new councils have beer
organized and the state membership
increased to nearly 1000. Officers were
elected as follows: State deputy, DR.
T.. w. Buckley. st. Paul; state sccrc'
tary, Thomas b. Hill, Wsnona: state
treasurer, James +. Hickey, Mankato;
state advocate, Thomas H. Quinn;
state warden, Andrew ]. Eckstein, New
Ulm; state chaplain, Rev. +. ]. Glib
boris. ST. Paul. Delegates to the ma
tional convention at New Haven ir
June were named as follows: DIR. +
w. Buckley and Thomas d. O'Bricn