The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
CITY IN BRIEF.

will be given Monday evening, Sept.
18th, at Maccabee hall, Franklin and
Bloomington.
Mayor j. c. Haynes boarded a
Northern Pacific passenger train Tues
day night and has gone to the coast
for a visit of week or two. He will
visit relatives at Spokane and will
then go on to San Francisco. He
will return by the way of Denver,
stopping there for few days visit.
BY vote Of II to the people of
Richfield Tuesday decided to form a
village government. The new village
will contain is ga square miles and
will have a population of 900 people.
The charter, yet to be drawn up, will
be presented to the people of the new
village next spring at the same time
officers are elected
With one or two important modifl-
cations in their proposal to furnish
voting machines to the city of Min
neapolis the Federal Ballot Machine
company has again won out Mayor
Haynes having signed the resolution
adopted by the. city council giving this
company the contract to furnish 144
Dean machines. The mayor required
the company to give the city all bene-
fit of improvements. whether patented
or not, which may hereafter be made
in the machine. He also required of
the company the regular statutory
bond, covering the full amount Of the
purchase price, as protection against
infringements.
Mayor Haynes Tuesday announced
the appointment of several new off,
GERS and at the same time he took
occasion to swing the official ak which
decapitated one police officer. James
H. Merrick. who was formerly superin-
tendent of the workhouse, was APP
pointed a detective. George McAllis-
ter was the man who had to be sac
rif1ced and he was sumnarily dis
clothes duty at the union depot for
more than two years. New patrolmen
were appointed as follows: Paul Ness
James Dugan and Christ Johnson
John Hohler was appointed sergeant
at the Third precinct station. succeed
ing ]. e. Kvittum. who asked to be
transferred to the Central station as
jailor because of his health.
Mrs. w. H. Ennis, $40 Penn avenue
north, was struck and severely in
jured by Sixth avenue car at Penn
and Sixth avenues north early Mon
day evening. She is at her home suf-
fering from several cuts about the
head, number of bruises and broken
ribs. Mrs. Ennis left her home to go
to the grocery store. AS she APP
preached Sixth avenue she saw a
street car going towards the city ans
started to run across the tracks tc
get out of the way. She did not notice
another car bound outward. She was
knocked down and rolled along be-
side the car for some distance. The
motorman did not see the woman in
time to stop his car. He saw her just
as his car was about to strike her
People walking by at the time went
to the injured woman's assistance
They carried her to her home, where
an examination made yesterday
showed many injuries.
David, the 5-year- old son Of Robert
Redmond, 41e Fifteenth street east
was run over and, it is feared, fatally
injured by Fourth avenue south
street car at Fifteenth street late
Tuesday afternoon. The little fellows
legs were cut off below the knees. He
was taken to the city hospital imme-
diately. where he is being given the
stopped at Fifteenth street to let of
some passengers. The boy, who ha6
been standing on the sidewalk with q
couple of his mates, ran out and seized
a rod under the car. When the cal
started he was lifted off of his feet
and. unable to retain his hold, thrown
across the rails. The wheels hac
passed over him before the motormar
discovered the boys presence. The
only witnesses were a couple of boys
aged about 6 years. They were toe
frightened to warn the motorman o.
the danger. Robert Redmond, fathe.
of the injured boy. came to this city
recently from New York.
The body Of Ida Frennette, the 10.
year-old girl of 1912 University ave.
nue. northeast, who committed suicide
last Monday evening, by leaping from
the steel arch bridge into the river
was found late Wednesday afternoon