The Irish standard., 1908-05-30
! &be Irish STANDARD
Office: Us Second Ave. S.
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CITY IN BRIEF.
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Wednesday acton was taken to stamp
out "blind pigs" Members of the or
ganization refused to discuss the stu
alton. but it IS understood there is
much dissatisfaction among saloon
men with present conditions. The
matter CT special privileges granted by
police was also discussed. Several in
stances where societies were given the
privilege Of selling liquor on Sunday
without licenses were brought UP for
discussion.
Edward Toohey. father Of James
Toohey. ten years cid. who died as
the result of e fall from the woodshed
when ne was i'npalel on fence. will
sue August Gan. Who is said to have
been responsible for the boys death.
for $4,000. In the Hennepin county
probate court Tuesday. Toohey asked
for appointment as administrator to
his sons estat5. AS the only asset of
the estate he save his claim against
Gau. Gau is being neld on a charge
of assault in tie first degree to await
the action of TIE grand jury.
G.. A. Eh;ers and John P. Nash
have been named assistant sergeant
alarms at ,ne Repubican national
convention which meets in Chicago
June 1e. Notification of their appoint
ment came yesterday from Frank B.
Kellogg, national committeeman from
Minnesota. Mr.. Eh'ers and Mr.. Nash
are asked to report on June IA at Chi
cago to Sergeai..-at Arms w. H. Stone.
The honor is one greatly sought after
and the Minneapolis men won out only
after meeting and overcoming strenu-
Gus competition Deputy County Audi
tor Allen has also been appointed as
an assistant.
An absence Of seven years. without
leaving a trace coupled with a rumor
of death. is relied upon by Margaret
Welch mother ut Patrick j. Welch. to
secure the s1,uoo claimed to be due on
a certificate VI membership in the
Catholic Order of Toresters Young
Welch was member of St. Augustine
Court No. 551 cf Austin Mimi, which
he Joined in April. 1896. He left the
state some time afterward, and went
to Seattle and the far Northwest where
word came from him for a time and
then nothing rccre was heard. The or
der refused to pay On such proof, and
the case is now before Judge Brown in
the district court, to decide upon the
testimony.
During the past four weeks twenty
persons have reported for treatment
at the state Pasteur institute. all hav-
ing been bitt>n by {: dog supposed to
have been suffering from rabies. In
nearly every instance it was discovered
that the bites We're harmless so far as
infection was concerned. Full details
of all such cases are taken, but where
the evidence Is conclusive that the Of
Tending dog is not suffering from
rabies the injured person is not given
the Pasteur treatment. The institute
had it's largest number Of cases this
week, when from one to five have re-
ported each day. A man from Gilman,
Mimi. and another from South Min.
neapolis, were founl to be in need Of
prompt attention.
Unless objections by members of the
council should result in a revision of
the ordinance passed at the council
meeting Frid:.y night of last week,
providing for additional voting pre-
cincts in all the wards of the city ex-
cept the First, Third, Sixth. Ninth,
Tenth and Eleventh, the ordinance will
stand as drawn. In several of the
words wherein no additional districts
were thought necessary there has been
a readjustment of boundaries, The
new ordinance provides for total Of
158 precincts, as compared with a total
of 144 previously obtaining. specifical-
~, wards tina. have had added pre-
cincts are: Second ward, from to 12;
Fourth. from II to 1s; Fifth. from 1s
to II; Seventh. from to 10; Eighth,
from Is to 10; Twelfth. from to 6.
and Thirteenth from S to Z.
The Sim FeiD society of Minneapol
will celebrate The anniversary Of the
birth Of Thomas Moore, Irelands best
beloved poet. With grand concert
Monday evening. June 1, at Columbus
hall, 800 Nicolle; avenue. An entertain
ment will be given consisting prin-
cipally of selections from some Of
Moore's best Hnowa songs, and an ad-
dress on the i"et's works will be de-
livered by Judge Jonn H. Steele. Some
of the best known Irish singers in Min
neapolis have promised to take part