The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-12-28
CITY IN BRIEF.
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Anthony Falls bank before January
10, will draw interest from January /
F. w. Wilson. an engineer, was ru,
over by a wagon last Monday evening
at Hennepin avenue and Third street
Upon examination his injuries were
found not to be serious and he was
taken to his home, $500 Oakland ave-
nue.
The state tax commission has lust
completed the field work relating to
transcript of real estate transfers
throughout the state. This work COW
ers a. period of five years and the tab
ulation of the field work will at once
commence. 1t probably will not be
complete until we'll along in March,
At the postoffice a phenomenal rush
of business in the handling OF Christ
mas mail has been experienced. In the
registry division a 10 per centb igger
day than has ever been known came
on Saturday. The mail matter weigh
ing in that department showed 1850
pounds of registered matter. In the
package department $4,000 pieces of
mail, or IN tons, went through, and Il
total Of 371s tons was the total for last
week.
The home of Dr. S. NJ. Moulton, 1919
Dupont Ave. S.. was burglarized Tues
day evening, while the family was
away. Goods to the amount of over
$1,000 were stolen, including jewelry
and silverware. Entrance was gained
by prying open rear window. DIR.
Moulton returned 20 his home about 10
o'clock in the evening and found the
lights on the second floor all burning.
Bureaus We're lying on the floor in
every room and every pevidence of a
thorough search revealed. The family
was absent.
Fire broke out in the screening
house of the Albert Dickinson Elevator
company at Twenty-fourth avenue
SOulucdSL dIlU Efllll SilSeL DIT dill CdllS
hour Wednesday, causing a total loss
to that part of the plant. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. Flames were dis
covered at 3:45 in the morning by John
F. Morgan, night Waterman at the ele-
vator. Almost at the same instant
switchmen in the railroad yards near
by saw the fire and while the Waterman
turned in an alarm they telephoned
from a switch house for the depart
ment. The two calls served to bring
out a large force Of men and appara-
tus, but owing to the location of the
elevator the flames had gained consid-
cradle Roadway before the department
arrived.
The committee on designation OF
grounds of the board Of park commits
sioners has selected the names for the
new parks. A large number of sug-
gestions were made to the board, and
after a careful consideration the fol-
lowing names were chosen: New park
in Southeast Minneapolis, Tower Hill;
Eighth ward park, Bryan Square;
Ninth ward park, Jackson Square, for
merly called Long John pond. New
park at Twenty-sixth street and Euclid
place, Euclid Triangle; New park ir
Kenwood, Kenwood Park. The com.
nissioners voted to purchase the block
Of land between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets and Second and Stevens
avenues for park purposes at a cost
Of s41.e00. to be paid for on the 10
year certificate plan.
Donald J. Mccall. constable OF
shakopee, Mimi, died Wednesday at
ternoon at st. Barnabas hospital In
this city, from wounds received while
arresting Thomas Nee at Prior Lake
Nee was being arrested on a war.
rant accusing him of grand larceny
Shakopee, and Is alleged to have stol.
en- $50. AS the constable came to tht
door Of Nee's home, the latter f1rec
twice at him, one bullet entering the
stomach, the other lodging in the ribs
Although weakened by the loss o.
blood, Mccall pluckily fought with his
prisoner and held him, delivering hin
to the sheriff of Shakopee. The
wounded man was Immediately giver
medical attention, hut his condition
became worse and he was brought tc
this city and placed in the hospital
where an unsuccessful probe for the
bullet in the stomach was made.
Mayor j. C. Haynes Monday handed
out 10 nice little Christmas packages
to applicants for positions on the Min
neapolis police force. This is the first
consignment of the "a new policemen
who are to be put on between now and
the first of the year, provision to in
crease the number on the force to SOC