The Irish standard., 1907-11-02
CITY IN BRIEF.

MCGOWAN & Mahoney, fire insur-
ance, real estate, loans, 220 Temple
Court.
Cleary's Department Store, 4o6, 40S
Central avenue, uses considerable
space in this issue of The Irish Stand
ard advertising the bargains to be had
at the big enlargement sale which be-
gins today. Since opening his East
Side store last spring Mr.. Cleary has
found it necessary to double his floor
apace.
As the Chicago football game looms
up nearer and an undercurrent Of ex-
citement is abroad, the feeling grows
that the contest will be the greatest
seen on Northrop field since the bold
Wolverines came to Minneapolis three
years ago to have a little practice
game with Minnesota and went home
as good as beaten. Students at the
university are wearing I'VE must beat
Chicago signs and the slogan will be
on every tongue until the game is over.
Circulars have been issued announc-
ing the appointment of d. Boyle as
superintendent of the Northern Pa
cific's Montana division, with head
quarters at Livingston, Mont, vice
F. N. Finch, transferred. Mr.. Finch
has been ordered to report for other
duties at headquarters. Mr.. Boyle
has been assistant general superin-
tendent in Montana, but with the re-
organization of the operating depart
ment the office has been abolished.
City Clerk Lydiard and City Comp
troller Brown are at loggerheads over
the payment of judges and clerks who
agreed to serve free under certain
conditions at the charter election held
Sept. 1S. Mr.. Lydiard takes the posi-
tion that every one who served in
either capacity is entitled to full nay
from the city. To test the law it is
probable that Harry L. Ritzel and A.
Henderson of the Sth district of the
first ward may sue the city for the
amount claimed to be due them.
State Superintendent John w. Olson
is making an investigation as to the
reasons for the decrease of over 1000
pupils in the enrolment of the public
schools throughout the state of Min
nesota. II have requested county and
city superintendents of schools to ex-
plain to me the reason for falling off
in enrolment in their respective To-
calitfes. AS yet l have received very
few answers. Some of these Indicate
that rarochial schools have been very
busy the past year in a campaign for
pupils. OF course. pupils who attend
the schools are not included in the
figures returned to the state depart
ment of public instruction. 1 am also
inclined to the belief that Minnesota
may be afflicted in small degree with
race suicide When the answers to
'oA AuSliCo nave dl1 UOcu received
they will be classified and given out
for publication"
On Quong and IA of his Oriental
friends were arrested in a sensational
raid on a so-called Chinese store at
23S Fourth avenue south late Monday
evening. In addition to the China
men, opium outfits, gambling devices,
beer, whisky and money found upon
tables were taken to police headquar-
ters. The whole layout will be taken
to police court when the Judge will
have an opportunity to get wise to
the games from the Orient On Quong
has posed as a Chinese merchant and
has, in fact, quite store of goods
Back of the store, however, he has
had a fine layout of gambling devices
Further back, it is alleged by the po-
lice, he had a few corners where
lovers of opium might enjoy the drug
to the fullest extent. When Sergeant
Thomas Garvin and his assistants
broke into the place Monday evening
he found IS Cinnamon either playing
fan-tan, drinking liquor or lolling back
in easy chairs.
One hundred and six thousand dol
lars will be signed away in checks to
the grade school teachers of Mime
apolis this week, since the Increased
salaries, which the teachers won from
the legislature and board of tax levy
and due to them by the promise of
the board from Sept. 4, are to be paid
over The pay roll which the board
of education will sign will be the big
gest on record. There is quite a diff
ference between it and the one of last
month. which amounted to $4,000.
The increase in salaries is about $15,-
600. and is to be paid from Sept 4,
hence the pay roll is bigger this month