The Irish standard., 1908-02-08
Ghe Irish STANDARD
Office (e5 Secead Ave, S.
1ELePHoNE, TWIN clrv 27s
CITY IN BRIEF.

DR.. George E. Benson, the we'll known
specialist in eye and ear troubles, 415
Metropolitan building, has returned to
the city after ave months visit to vi
enna, Austria, where he had been i'll
connection with his profession.
John A. Currie, who was formerly a
member of the Chamber of Commerce,
has been adjudged insane and sent to
the asylum at Rochester. He has been
living on farm near Rushford, Minn.,
for the last Is years.
The program for the first Irish fes-
tival under the auspices of the Minne-
apolis Sim Fein society will be given
in the Irish Standard Of next week.
The event is to take place on Wednes-
day evening. Feb. 18th, at Lanes
Academy, 614 Hennepin.
The ladies' Division No. of the A.
o. H. auxiliary are preparing a. fine
literary and musical program for their
next meeting. Tuesday evening, Feb.
is, at Columbus hall. Their brother
members Of Division No. A. o. H. are
specially invited to be present at this
complimentary entertainment.
Alderman Peter Mccoy will intro
duce an ordinance at the next council
meeting safe guarding patrons Of NOV
ing picture theaters from fire. The
measure will direct that machines be
placed on an iron platform and that a
cage Of the same material enclose the
apparatus.
Judge John Day Smith has ruled
that the Tri-State Telephone stock is
non -assessable. This was the result
Of a tax case brought by the state Of
Minnesota against the telephone COM
pany. 1t was found that it was for
eign corporation, but that most of the
stock had been assessed on its gross
earnings in Minnesota.
Hon. John w. Willis. of st. Paul, will
lecture before the members Of Henne-
pin Council knights of Columbus next
Wednesday evening at K. C. hall. in
this city, on "Glimpses Of Travel
Abroad" Judge Willis is forceful
and entertaining speaker. The lecture
will be complimentary for all members
and their ladies.
No identification has been made Of
the body found floating in the river
near Lock No. 2 last Sunday. The
body was removed from the undertake
ing establishment of T. Connolly to the
vault at the city poor farm cemetery.
1t will be held there until spring and
buried at the expense of the county,
unless some one appears before. then
to identify the man and claim the body.
A whole letter may be written on the
new post cards just received at the
Minneapolis postoffice. They belong
to the new Mckinley issue and space
Is reserved on the address side for cor
respondence in addition to the whole
back Of the card, which can be used for
the same purpose. About a million of
the new cards went on sale Monday
They will take the place of the old
cards, which limited correspondence to
one side.
Stamp sales in January at the post
office amounted to $1s2.1s5.eo. or to
$2,931.52 more than they did in Janu-
ary of any previous year. James c.
Crowley, in charge of the mailing di-
vision, in his report on the number Of
pieces which went through the stamp
cancelling machine, shows that 21s,7o4
pieces were handled by the machine
during the whole month and Jan. was
the biggest day, with 2o5,300 pieces to
its credit.
Division No. 6 A. o. H., will give a
social dance next Wednesday evening
in Easthagen hall, Bloomington ave-
nue.. The date will be Lincoln's BIRTH
day. The affair is in the hands Of the
younger members. vern Hanley will
DC uldStef OL CcT6IlOul0E, assisted Dy
Clement Sheridan, Frank Murphy, Jr.,
r. P. Foley, G. L. Mullane, George Cum
mings, Charles Mullen, James O'Brien,
P. L. Cummings. Music by Cafarelli.
All friends invited.
About s25,oo0 was spent by the city
poor department during 1907. Since
1908, when the department spent $780,
900, steadily decreasing amount for
the aid Of the poor of the city has been
spent by the department. The largest
item spent in 1907 for was $5.449.3o for
groceries, and fuel for the poor of the
city cost nearly $4,000. The poor farm
was maintained at an expense Of
1862 There has been an increase IN
new business in the past two months
through lack Of employment and If this
continues the expenses of 1903 will he