The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-08-10
Gbe Irish STANDARD
Office: Is Second Ave. So.
TELEPHONE, TWIN CITY 273
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mrs. James H. Delaney Of Culbert-
son, Mont, has returned home after an
extended visit among relatives In this
city and at Wilson, Wis. While here
she was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
B. Fermoyle, 1914 9Th st. NJ. and man
ifested a deep interest in the latter's
candidacy in the Irish Standard vot-
ing contest.
The recently appointed Emigration
Board named by Gov. johnson has had
Its first meeting and has selected for
its secretary NeN o'Brien of this city,
at salary Of $1,000 per year. Mr..
o'Brien is a weil-known young Demo-
cratic worker and has the ability to
fulfill the duties of his Office admir-
ably. Last fall he was the secretary
Of the Democratic congressional COM
nnittee.
Because he used a telescope meas
ure with which at will he could meas
ure out full peck or only half peck.
Oo4lA " oOA4AS11s d PoIoSO pSoO9VA, was
fined SIS in the Minneapolis police
court Monday. Frank Gaylord, sealer
Of weights and measures. arrested him
when he caught him charging full
price for short peck. The measure
works like a folding drinking cup and
when the purchaser of potatoes was
~ t. ch,Sf
up part of it and only gave part of a
peck although it looked like a whole
one from the top. o'DonneN was
given a stay of sentence until Aug. is
to allow an appeal.
braska, was in Minneapolis during the
week Speaking of things political. he
gave it as his opinion that although it
appears that Bryan has the inside
track for the Democratic presidential
nomination. the nomination of john
son would be the shrewdest move the
Democrats could make. The undercur-
rent against Bryan, which has been
swirling since he announced himself
on the government ownership idea is
still active, Congressman Mercer be-
lieves, and he thinks also that Hearst
will exert himself to keep Bryan from
getting the nomination and thae his
attitude will do much to contribute to
the defeat of the "silver-tongued ora
tor from Nebraska
Minneapolis has reached the 100000
mark in population, according to the
new city directory. which has just
been completed and which shows a
total of 1886 names listed. Using
the customary ratio of ~ for women
and others not listed and the total
population for the city is placed at
3os,591. That is an increase over the
estimated population based on the fig
ures Of last years directory by 1880
persons. The figures do not appear to
be erroneous, as the same ratio Is
used in all large cities and has been
proved to be nearly correct by SUISSE
ouent census work. According to the
state census in 1905 Minneapolis had
a population Of 26l,274. Adding to
that figure the actual increase shown
by comparison o. the directories Of
1907 and 1905 and the city would have
2s1,o44 citizens.
Martin Anderson is locked up at the
Central station and ]. Dempsey lies in
a serious condition at the City hospital
as the result of cutting scrape which
occurred at First street and First ave-
nue. south early Wednesday evening.
According to Anderson's story. he
asked Dempsey for the return Of a pipe
which he had loaned him. Dempsey
declined to give up the pipe and re-
torted with abusive language upon
which Anderson, it is said, drew a
knife and attacked him.. Ohacer Duffy
arrived on the scene In time to find
the two men still scuffling, and saw
Dempsey sink to the pavement over
come by the loss Of blood from two
long gashes in his side. and a slash
across his left hand. The patrolman at
once arrested Anderson. Dempsey was
taken to the City hospital. He may
recover.
A great pace has been set during
the first week of August in building
permits, the figures showing that there
is a proportionately strong increase
over the same period year ago; 1o5
building permits were issued, aggre-
eating a total Of $24s,77o. The total
amount Of permits issued during the
month Of August, 1906, was $1,147,e95.
Comparing this with this years figures
during the first six days Of the month
it is more than likely that the total
amount Of permits for buildings in the