The Irish standard., 1907-01-26
CITY IN BRIEF.

ell Wednesday evening, Feb. 6, at
Easthagen's hall, 2413 Bloomington av-
enue.
The ladies Of ST. Anthony court,
Womens Catholic Order of Foresters.
will give card party Wednesday eve
ming next at the home Of Mrs. E. Nc
Conville, 1928 Second street northeast,
Thomas L. Smith, we'll known among
Minneapolis printers, and for the last
twenty-five years q proof-reader on
the Northwestern Miller, died early
Thursday afternoon at Connolly's UNI
dertaking rooms, IL Sixth street north.
Rev. j. NJ. Cleary of st. Charles
Catholic church discussed THE Rela-
tions of Church and State in France"
before the University Catholic associa-
ton Sunday afternoon. Tho meeting
was held in the university Y. NJ. G. A.
building, and was largely attended.
Hiawatha hall at A1innehaha Falls
was destroyed by fire last Monday
night The fire was caused by a de-
: fective fiue in the furnace that heats
the building AS there is no water
milan near. the spectators could do
nothing Tho building was owned by
j. E. Galehouse. who conducted gro
Gerry store on the first floor. The loss
is $4,000.
Thomas Hughes, IL foreman in the
Milwaukee yards, fell down an elevator
shaft i'll the company's storehouse In
South Minneapolis OH the 10Th inst,
and died Sunday at st. Barnabas hos
pital at result of his injuries. His
skull was fractured by the fall. He
was working near the open shaft and
backed into it. Hughes was single
and lived at 254S Eighteenth avenue
south.
Ex-Mayor u. O'Malley, one Of North
Dakota's substantial citizens having
property interests in Valley City, where
he has resided for many years. as well
as a holder of some OF the best farm
lands in that vicinity was in the Twin
Cities during the early part Of the
week. Mr.. OMalley came to attend the
funeral OF his nephew, James H. Nc
CormacE. of st. Paul, which took place
in that city last Monday.
John Smith died last Sunday at the
residence Of his daughter, Mrs. N.
Melchisdech, 713 Jackson street north
east. He was born in Germany in
1928. He is survived by his wife and
five children, n. e. Smith, Mrs. Mel
chisdech and Mrs. j. Arnold Of Min
neapolis; Mrs. A. Schumacher, Mel
vim, Iowa, and P. w. Smith, Rush City,
MINI. Mr.. Smith formerly lived in
New Ulm, and was survivor Of the
Indian massacre.
Shall the city employ physicians to
test the eyes and ears of school chill
dren, like New York, Boston and other
progressive cities. This question will
be considered by the school board at
it's next meeting. Numerous COM
test for eye and ear troubles have
been received by the board lately, and
Il communication from DR.. Edward j.
Brown, Offering the services Of the
Minneapolis Eye and Ear infirmary at
a nominal charge, was received by the
secretary Thursday.
The council committee on taxes and
ordinances Wednesday afternoon ap-
proved for adoption Alderman Nelson's
ordinance providing that it shall be
the duty of the proper city officials to
issue tax rebate certificates without
request just as soon as over assess
ments are found. The ordinance is a
hard blow to the rebate companies,
which for years have made fat profits
from these tax rebates, charging the
taxpayer so per cent for collecting the
money.
John Reed, q switchnan in the en-
ploy of the Great Northern railroad,
was seriously injured in the st. Louis
yards on the 18th inst. He is at St.
Marys hospital. His skull is frac-
tured and his body mangled. 1t was
found necessary to amputate his right
arm. Reed was at work in the yards,
where cars We're being sllunted back
and forth. He slipped on the icy
tracks and fell in front Of a switch
engine, which struck him and ran over
his right arm. He was hurried to the
hospital as quickly as possible, where
he is being cared for. He will re-
cover.
John Baker, arrested early Tuesday
morning ON the charge Of shooting j.
F. Kinney at $500 University avenue
northeast, threatened to kill his friend,