The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-04-04
CITY IN BRIEF.

Anthony Falls bank before April 10th
will draw interest from April LIST.
General Manager HELD of the Twin
City Rapid Transit company. has de-
cicled that there is no immediate neces-
sity for installing the pay-as- you enter
street cars in the Twin Cities at this
time.
Minneapolis has S1,51o.2s1.s9 in its
treasury, with which to pay officials
and start spring improvements i'll the
city. The city received S1,S70,265.22
during March and spent only $360,04S.-
So The balance in the treasury Feb.
20 was s764,s436s.
NJ. II. Conlcy. Great Northern on
ginecr, was painfully injured near the
Como shops Tuesday. While leaning
out of his cab window he struck his
head on a semaphore signal post. He
was knocked unconscious and taken to
his home. where he is said to be in a
serious condition.
ing changes in the police department.
as tho men transferred will now be
working nearer home. Patrolman Pat
rick irving was transferred from the
Third precinct to Second; d. ]. Daley
from Fifth precinct to the Third. and
O. NJ. Shelley from tho Fourth to the
Third precinct
Charles +. Gee, a former conductor
having in charge 500 railway COM
rany dining car. will spend four months
in the county Jail. having been SEN
fenced by Judge Holt in the district
court Gee was convicted Of grand lar
ceny in the second degree for being
$500 short in his accounts. The jury
recommended that he be shown Glenn
ency by the court, and the result was
Jail sentence.
Helen McMinolnoy. the three-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
AIcNl:nrmoy, pioneer farmers of Rose
mount. Mimi. died last Sunday morn
ing of diphthera, the third child of the
family. to die of the disease within the
month Edward, aged years, died
Marc,, 3. and Elizabeth, aged II years,
died March %. The third child was
cemetery at Rosemount.
There is great indignation among the
members of the Equity club, composed
of butchers and grocers. They object
forcihiy to the statement attributed to
Frank Gaylord. sealer of weights and
measures. to the effect that they are
all swindlers They declare that the
present crusade against short weights
and short measures was instituted by
the grocers themselves. The matter
will be taken up in detail at the next
regular meeting.
Chat John Ryan and Secretary
Richard Tattersficld of the Democratic
county committee called a meeting of
that body, and en- Tuesday last the
members assembled to prepare for the
primaries May 6. and county conven-
ton May 9Th. It was decided to APP
portion one delegate to every IS votes
and one at large for each district in the
city and county. This will make a
convention of 555 delegates. The appor-
tionme mt is based ON the vote cast for
governor in 1906
The safe in the Wonderland Meat
Market, 1918 East Lake street, contain
ing nearly $500, was primed for blow
ing by burglars. who broke into the
shop last Saturday night. They were
evidently frightened away before light
ing the fuse, however. but carried off
large quantity Of canned meats as
booty. The store has been broken into
four times this month and each time
produce and not cash was taken. Last
Friday night burglars took large lot
Of ham and bacon from the store land
ON two succeeding nights the first of
the month the store was visited by
thieves
e. J. Elliott. manager of the Great
Western stove company. entered his
home. 172S Third avenue south, late
Monday. after all absence of several
days. and found that over $500 worth
oe goods had been stolen and the fur
niture of the rooms upset and broken
Tie robbery was committed some night
since Thursday Of last week. as Mr..
Elliott was at his home on that day.
His family has been absent for months,
and he has lived at a downtown hos
tlery. Notwithstanding the violence
that must have been used by the burg
lars in breaking the furniture in the
house, the neighbors did not hear the
burglars at their work.
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