The Irish standard., 1907-09-14
Gbe Irish STANDARD
Office: rs Second Ave. So.
TELEPHONE, TWIN CITY 773
CITY IN BRIEF.

The Women's Total Abstinence So
ciety of st. Anthony parish will meet
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon In st.
Anthony hall.
The charter election will be held next
Tuesday in all the voting places Of the
city. Those who We're registered at
the fall election last year will be en-
titled to go to their polling place and
east the ballot next Tuesday yes or ma
for the charter.
Gov. Johnson has appointed William
eRussell of Minneapolis as superintend-
ent of apiaries. Russell has formerly
held this position and was reappointed
during the legislative session. The
senate, however. refused to concur
with the appointment. Russell being
now appointed during the legislative
recess, cannot be ousted by the senate
until a year from next January. Chas.
Mondeng of Minneapolis was also a
candidate for the place. The governor
gave a hearing to the friends of both
men late Tuesday and announced his
decision today in the appointment Of
Russell
Miss Mamie Kierce, 1900 Clinton ave-
nue.. was seriously injured as the result
Of rear end collision between two
Hennepin avenue cars at Twenty
seventh street Sunday afternoon. She
is at her home under physicians care.
The car on which she rode came up be-
hind another car that was standing at
the crossing. In some manner, the car
could not be stopped and bumped into
the car in front. The resulting jar
sent all Of the passengers forward
Miss Kierce was the only one severely
injured, the balance of the passengers
escaping with nothing more serious
than severe shocks.
Miss Mary Callaghan, daughter of
Patrick j. Callaghan. became tie bride
of John I. Gillick of Winnipeg Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The ceremony,
to which $50 invitations had been is
sued, was celebrated in st. Lawrence
church. Father j. C. Byrne read the
full Catholic, marriage service. Miss
Mary Hoy presided at the organ and
played the Lohengrin professional and
Immediately after the ceremony Miss
Nellie Grennan sang Beloved, 1t Is
Morn" Following the ceremony a re-
ception was held at the home of the
BRIDES brother and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. E. woolsey, 423 Seventh street south
east.
No figures have, as yet. been given
out covering the liabilities of Watson
& Co. Bookkeepers Of the company
are still at work and it is expected that
before the week is over detailed
statement of the condition Of the house
will be obtainable. A little insight has
been given into the assets of the firm
by the statement in the petition of the
assignee in having the bond determined
by the court. The bond was fixed at
$55o,ooo. The assets consists of cash
in; banks, $15o,00o; equities in securi-
ties deposited as collateral for loans
sl79,o00; good accounts estimated at
$4,000; doubtful accounts, s34o,ooo;
securities in assignee's hands, $46,sO0;
due on open grain trades about $4,000:
Office furniture, $4,000, and real estate,
$4,000.
Attorney General E. T. Young has
refused to take any action in bringing
quo warranto proceedings to prevent
the holding of the special charter cleo
ter to be held in Minneapolis on Sept
II. The request that Mr. Young lend
his name to the proceedings was made
by A. B. Jackson, who appeared as
attorney for P. j. Breen in the pro-
ceedings brought in the district court
to stop the election. Mr.. Young's re-
fusal to take any action in the matter
was based on the ground that the OBJ
jectors had had a chance in court and
that to bring such an action now, when
the supreme court is not in session.
would necessarily delay the holding Of
the election. He also stated that il
the election was improperly held, the
parties would have remedy after the
election by contesting it and thus
bringing the matter before the supreme
court.
One hundred and forty thousand dol
lars was realized by the State Fair
association from the sale OF tickets,
according to the best figures available.
This is $4,000 less than the ticket sale
Of last season. Various theories are
advanced to account for the falling off,
but the most frequently reiterated is
that the weather this season was not
so favorable as that Of last year. It