The Irish standard., 1907-11-23
CITY IN BRIEF.


ing a number of prizes to those who
solve their puzzle picture problem.
Read their advertisement in this issue.
The Shamrock clubs Thanksgiving
ball will be given next Wednesday
evening at Easthagen hall, Blooming
ton avenue.
The first annual reception and ball
by Hennepin council, knights Of Co
lunbus, will be given next Tuesday
evening at Elks' hall.
Col. NJ. w. Glenn of waukesha. Wis,
for many years resident Of Mime
apolis and a leader in local politics
while here, was q visitor to the city
during the week.
Miss Nellie o'Iara Of Colorado
Springs, Col, and Thomas Meelroy Of
F.rotenac, this state. were married
Thursday morning in the Immaculate
Conception church. Rev. Father Cullen
officiating.
The marriage Of Miss Alice Murphy.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. N. r. Muir
ply. and Harvey j. North Of Cedar
Falls Iowa, took place Saturday, Nov.
16, Rev. Father Dolphin officiating. Mr..
and Mrs. North will be at home after
Dec. at 3237 Stevens avenue.
Last Monday evening the first Of >
series of joint entertainments by Di-
vision No. 3, A. o. H., and the Ladies'
Auxiliary, was held at A. o. U. w. hall.
80 Central avenue. Cards and dane
ing were enjoyed by many. These
complimentary affairs will be given on
the third Monday Of each month dur
ing the winter.
Hugh g. Kelley, chief engineer Of
the Grand Trunk road, made his first
trip to Minneapolis Wednesday since
he removed his family last spring.
Mr. Kelley was chief engineer Of the
st. Louis road until he received his
new appointment. Mr.: Kelley lives in
Montreal, and his jurisdiction extends
from Winnipeg, Man, to Portland, Me.
While driving to fire on Main street
southeast, late Monday afternoon, Chief
Canterbury ran down Michael Dono-
hue, at First street and First avenue
south. Donohue received cut on the
head. but beyond that was not hurt.
His injury was dressed by DR.. Peter
son at the ambulance barn, and he was
sent to his home. Chief Canterbury's
driver was changing his bell when he
started to round the corner, but Dono-
hue apparently did not hear it.
Mileage books. which were with
drawn from sale by the railroads upon
the passage of the 2-cent fare laws,
will be placed on sale again next week.
There will, however, be no reduction
in buying tho books. the chief feature
being the convenience to travelling men,
who are thus saved from buying tickets
for every trip and from carrying money
with them for railroad expense. The
mileage books are to be sold in two
sizes, 1000 and 1000 miles. The one
is to be sold at $40 and the other at
$40.
Julius A. sohmahl, secretary Of state,
who has returned from an inspection
of the 1tasca county state drainage
ditch, tells Of fatality believed to be
the result Of deer hunting He says
that ono John Jones. a laborer, en-
ployed on the ditch at a point Is miles
out of Grand Rapids, was shot in the
head last Saturday and instantly killed.
The hunter who did the shooting could
not be found and it will probably never
be known whether the accident result
ed from g. stray bullet or whether Jones
was actually shot in the belief that he
was a deer.
Tho 500 road 10 about to commence
construction on another large addition
at its shops in this city. at Twenty
ninth avenue northeast and Quincy
street. which will entail an expenditure
an addition to the machine shop and
will be Of solid brick 76x123 feet The
work will be completed by June /.
In this connection it is run1ored that
this is the beginning of improvements
on mammoth scale at these shops.
1t is stated that 100000 will be ex-
pended during the eyar 1908 and the
following year in additions and altera-
tions, which will make this one Of the
largest railroad shops in the country.
Mrs. Hannah Dudley, widow of John
Dudley, died at her late residence, 701
Fifth street southeast, last Sunday
morning, aged SO years. The only child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley, Helen Dudley
Bradford, died in New Orleans in 1864.
Her girlhood days were passed in Min