The Irish standard., 1907-11-30
!!:!:!e Gbe Irish STANDARD
Office: COS Second Ave. So.
TELEPHONE. TWIN CITY 273
CITY IN BRIEF.

at its regular meeting to be held to-
morrow (Sunday) afternoon, will elect
officers to serve for the ensuing year.
A large attendance is looked for,
Gately's. First avenue south and
Sixth street. will sell, on Dec. only,
ladies' hand bags worth $1.5O for sec.
One only to a customer Get one while
they last. Cut out their ad in another
column of this paper.
Isaac f. Rice left Friday evening
to attend a meeting of the advisory
board of the Post Office Clerks Ma
tional Association. The meeting will
be held in Baltimore. and will decide
upon desired legislation to be asked
for during the next session of con-
gress.
j. B. McArdle, of s12 Eighth ave.
nue. north, left Tuesday night for
Seattle, Wash on account of the SER
ious illness Of his brother. William
McArdle, a. resident of that city, but
formerly of Minneapolis, where he is
we'll known, having at one time been
alreman of the Third ward and rep
resentative from the Thirty-eighth
legislative district
The st. Anthony parish bazar, held
last week, netted $1,000. The people
of the parish responded generously,
there being upwards of 500 persons at
the dinner on the opening night. All
the fancy articles were disposed Of
except the fancy crazy quilt, which
will be given to the lucky winner at
an open meeting Of st. Anthony Court,
w. c. O. F., to be held the second week
in January.
Chief of Police Corriston and Ber-
tillon man John Calvin have finished
fitting up the "rogues" gallery at police
headquarters, and it is now considered
one of the best in the country The
gallery has been overhauled. New cab
inets have taken the place of the old
and the pictures have been rearranged.
Michael Neary started the good work
when he was in charge under Mayor
Haynes before. He had gotten his
work well started when he was re-
moved by Mayor Jones and placed on
the street as detective.
That Minneapolis should use gas for
running the fire engines at big fires
is the opinion of P. A. Suter, a Kansas
City inventor who is here to talk with
local officials regarding the plant Mr..
Suter has plan for the piping of gas
from the mains in the street to every
fire hydrant. When the fire steamers
are placed in position conducting pipe
is maintained by gas rather than by
coal. This would do away, he claims,
with supply wagons and the work re-
quired in handling coal. City officials
will investigate the merits of the plan.
The pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Meagher, 1906 Fremont avenue
north. was invaded by large number
of their friends, both ladies and gen.
tlemen, Friday evening Of last week.
Progressive cinch was indulged in for
a couple of hours, prizes having been
won by Miss Lizzie Meagher, Mrs
John Nash, Sr., and Michael Meagher
An excellent repast was served follow
ing the games and all in all it was
an evening of rare enjoyment. The
host and hostess, ably assisted by the
ladies of Div. No. S auxiliary to A. o
H., did we'll their part as entertainers,
Mrs. Mary Bailey, st. Louis Park
died Monday from gunshot wound
inflicted accidentally by her 14-year-
old daughter Saturday afternoon The
accident was one of the most peculiar
ever recorded in this county. The
daughter was sweeping the floor when
she accidentally struck shot gun
standing in the corner. The weapon
fell to the floor with a crash and the
trigger pulled back. The shot struck
Mrs Bailey in the breast and she fell
bleeding from a score of small wounds.
She was carried to her bed. where she
fingered until Monday. The daughter
Is heartbroken over the sad affair.
Travelling passenger agents promise
ia become but memories of departed
days in the railroad world, it being un-
derstood that the railroads included in
the Western Passenger association
have decided to abolish this class of
employees after Jan. 1. Already Min
neapolis representatives of many lines
have been notified to quit travelling
and keep their expenses down to the
lowest mark. The Milwaukee has al
ready dispensed with it's soliciting
agents at points off from it's line and
this policy, it is stated. is to be fol-
lowed by all the Western roads. This
will have the effect of disposing of