The Irish standard., 1907-02-16
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Telephone Twin City 27s
CITY IN BRIEF.


Anthony hall.
Division No. 6, A. o. H., will enter
tain Division No. 2, auxiliary, at A. O.
u. w. hall, $40 Central avenue, Mon
day evening, Feb. IS.
The Hartman Furniture and Carpet
company is to have a new l3-story
building erected on the site now occu-
pied by c. S. Bracket & Co, on 5th
81. NJ" Hart,nan's ultimate ambition is
to secure the building now occupied
by Foster & waldo, which would give
him a Nicollet ave. frontage.
The rent on look boxes at the post
ONCE will be raised April 1st from $1.50
per quarter to 81. The large drawers
with locks which heretofore have cost
50 will now cost "a. The rentals at the
Camden Park station will also be
raised from soc to SOC per quarter. At
st. Anthony there will be q reduction
of the rates from 81 to soc.
Sheriff Dreger went to Saltwater
Thursday afternoon with John Ruddy,
sentenced by Judge Brown to two and
q half years in the penitentiary for
grand larceny, second degree. He also
took Julius Wudtke. who was SEN
fenced by Judge Brown to two years
for grand larceny in the second de-
gree. The sheriff sent George E. It
skin and Arthur Martin to the state
refornatory at st. Cloud Thursday
morning. They were recently sentenced
by Judge Brown, the former for forgery
and the latter for burglary.
John Carlson, n1otorlnan on an
Eighth and Central street car, had
narrow escape from serious injury in
a fire which gutted the cab of his car
late last Monday evening. Mr.. Carlson
was driving his car rapidly towards
the business districts when as he was
passing Thirty-first street on Chicag.,
avenue, his motor went wrong. Flames
leaped out and the cab caught fire.
Carlson opened the door and leaped
to the ground. The fire department
was called out to extnguish the blaze.
Little damage was done.
John Molloy, aged - years, died,
Monday morning, at his late residence.
95OS Eleventh avenue south, after a
brief illness Of two days. Mr.. Molloy
came to Minnesota in 1857, with his
wife, from New York state. They
settled on a farm near Hazelwood and
remained there until eight years ago,
when he came to this city. They
would have celebrated their fortieth
anniversary next March. Mr. Molloy
is survived by his wife and one daugh-
ter. Mrs. John Fox, Of Hazelwood.
The funeral took place Wednesday
morning from the Hazelwood church
and interment was made in the Hazel
wood cemetery.
The members Of the First Ward
Roosevelt club gathered in full force
At the Nicollet last Tuesday evening
for n banquet and general get-to-
gether meeting. Over 1000 invitations
to The banquet were sent out but ow-
ing to the occurrence Of 50 many other
events OH the same evening plates
were only laid for 200. After the in
vocation by Rev. r. A. Sumner, J. 3.
Murphy made the Introductory speech.
John NJ Rees acted as toastmaster,
and in the absence Of Rev. J. B. Mont
sumery, who was down to deliver an
address on 'Iincoln." Mr.. Rees re-
sponded to the toast. Frank M. Nye
spoke on American Statesmen" pay
ing glowing tributes to a number of
great Americans, and c. 3. Miller Of
Duluth toasted minnesota
an North Carolina" Burnett & Gill
let's play, was presented Friday even-
ing Of last week and again on Sunday
evening following at Ascension church
hail. North Minneapolis, by the Ascen-
sion Dramatic club. Large audiences
greeted the players and they were in
every way worthy of it. The Asoon
sion orchestra. under the leadership Of
Arthur Arnoldy, furnished the music.
Following is the cast Of characters:
MI. I;lbert Rogers, a North Carolina
farmer Roland Rernley; Mrs. Lydia
Ann Rogers, his wife, Louise E. Mont
fort; Miss Esmeralda Rogers, his
daughter, Mary Shevlin: Dave Hardy,
a young Carolinian, S. j. Gruidl; Mr..
l.sterbrooke. a man Of leisure, Bert
Bar,les; Mr.. Jack Desmond, all Ameri-
can artist in Paris, James Murphy;
Miss Norah Desmond, his sister, Alice
I+arpenter; Miss Kate Desmond, his
sister, Laura Archambault; CNarquise)
De Montessin, & French adventurer,
Chris ]. HELM; George Drew, an
American inspector. Leo Hauk; So