The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
CITY IN BRIEF.

III 1lAS. way uOllC, 1uCSudy hight, -.
H. Hayes, e15 Fifth street north, was
held up and robbed by man he says
he recognized on the Seventh street
north bridge. The hold-up man Sc.
cured about SO in cash.
p. ]. Hogan, $50 Fifteenth avenue
north, lost SIS in cash to burglars on
Monday night, because he is heavy
sleeper. The robber walked into Mr..
Hogan's room, took his trousers and
walked out again. The garment con-
tanned SIS.
In the recent report of the state
board Of health to the national au-
thorities, 1t is shown that 419 cases
of the smallpox have been treated in
Minnesota during the last six weeks.
No deaths were reported. For the
same period last year, $50 cases were
treated.
William Cannon, committed to the
Rochester hospital for the insane sew
en- months ago, escaped from that in
stitution and returned to his home at
1106 Fifth street south, Minneapolis.
Tuesday. His return was reported to
the police and he was taken before
Court Commissioner Bates and A.
Dowr, parole agent of the state board
Of control. Cannon was remanded to
the hospital and was taken to Roches-
ter by Agent Dowr.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Meagher have
been entertaining at Glengarry cot
tage, Cedar Lake, the following rela-
tives and friends from Fall River,
Mass, delegates to the A. o. H. con-
vention at Indianapolis, viz: J. j.
Mccarthy, Mr.. and Mrs. John Null.
vaney, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Croffean,
and children. The party will make an
extended visit among various relatives
in Minneapolis.
Albert j. Monahan, employed, in the
Twin City Drug mills, Thirty seventh
avenue and Fifth street northeast, was
drowned early Wednesday evening
while swimming in the river ut Third
avenue northeast and Main street.
Monahan, who was considered a good
swimmer, dived off the spring board
and failed to come to the surface. It
is believed he struck his head on the
bottom Of the river or against a pile
and was stunned. Companions dived
after him, but were unable to reach
the body. Mr.. Monahan was rs years
old and lived at the Niles hotel on
University avenue northeast.
The county commissioners were no.
titled wednesday of the decision Of
the Hennepin county judges, instruct
ing them to move the prisoners out of
the county Jail and have them boarded
elsewhere if the sanitary condition Of
the county Jail was not improved. The
members of the bench are aroused
over the reports of the poor ventilation
and unsanitary condition Of the coun-
ty bastile, and threaten drastic ac-
tion unless the conditions are bettered
The municipal building commission
has been endeavoring to obtain an ap-
preparation from the board of tax
levy, to entirely remodel the Jail. Last
year their request for $4,000 for that
purpose was turned down.
Former Judge Willard R. Cray, ac-
companied by John See. both repre-
senting the Pence estate, paid a. visit
Tuesday to the commission Of apprais-
ers on the gateway park" aud stated
$4,000 to $4,000 to be the valuation
they placed on the Pence property F.
g. McMillen has set an appraisement
Of s16s,719 on the buildings in the
following appointments: 200 Nicol-
let avenue. $1o,757; 2o2 Nicollet, ss,545;
2o4 Nicollet. $1o,s75; 2o6 Nicoilet. &c.
ee7; 2os Nicollet. s11.412: 21o Nicollet
$12,0S5; PIP Nicollet, 1921: PA Mic
ollet. 1921; ZIG Nicollet. 1891; 21s
Nicollet, $4,000; 22o Nicollet. $s,s41;
ZI1 4NASO14SS, $40sOUU, VOSSGll DlOCk
$24,067; 223 Hennepin, s5,Os3; 215 and
217 Hennepin, ss,42s; 21s Hennepin
$s.7s5. The board Of appraisers will
meet again Tuesday. Aug. 4.
The Minneapolis voter who enter.
the primary election booth in septem
Der. without full knowledge Of the op-
Grafton of the new voting machines
will have only himself to blame. A
campaign of education, which has beer
undertaken by the city officials. is nov
in full swing, and its progress during
the next few weeks will be to some ex.
tent spectacular. OF the 1855 votins
machines owned by the city, ever 10t
are now out on exhibition. in charge
Of competent instructors. and the 9th.
ers are being placed as fast as sat.
isfactory arrangements can be made
Every engine house in the city con-