The Irish standard., 1908-05-02
CITY IN BRIEF.

CITY IN BRIEF.
The Women's Temperance Society
of St. Anthony of Padua parish. will
meet tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock in st. Anthony hall.
Next Monday evening the members
of Division No. 2. Ladies Auxiliary to
A. o. H.. will entertain their friends
at social dance to be given at A. o.
u. W. hall, 80 Central ave.
The Hennepin County Non-Partizan
Club recently organized. will meet to.
morrow afternoon in Alexander's hall
on 9Th st. Many voters of all shades
of political opinion are said to be en-
rolling themselves in the new society,
which is to take an active interest in
the approaching campaign.
The Democratic presidential prima-
ries will be held in all wards of the
city and county next Wednesday eve
ming, between the hours of s and 9 p.
H., at the usual voting places. The all
important question as to whether Bry,
an or johnson will have Hennepin
county will then be decided. Every
democrat should turn out and express
his choice.
The state supreme court heard ar
gument Wednesday in the suit of Louis
F. Merage against the City of Mime
apolis, involving the valuable proper
ty in Cottage City park and the Inter-
lachen gorge between Lakes Calhoun
and Harriet. Menage claims, this is
still private property. never having
been dedicated to public use and that
the city is only trespassing.
The adoption of Alice Catherine
Lloyd, % years of age, by Jeremiah
Murphy, mas been declared legal, and
the papers were signed Wednesday by
Judge Brooks. Twenty years ago Mr..
Murphy took the girl into his family,
of which she has been member ever
since, and wishing to have her made
his heir, he made application to the
court, with the result that his bequest
has just been granted.
Supplies of spring wheat for the
Northwestern flour mills have seldom
been in a way to be reduced to such
proportions as is threatened before the
new crop becomes available. The di
minishing stocks in the terminal ele-
vators of Minneapolis and Duluth and
the small movement from the interior
indicate shortage in the raw material
that is giving the milling fraternity
some concern.
Forced by its creditors. who Tuesday
stepped in and took most of the tangi-
BILE assets, the College Inn. the big col.
.lege eating house near the University,
yesterday morning closed it's doors to
it's many student patrons. The man.
agement states that the action is but
of affairs, but it is thought that the res
taurant will be closed at least through
the remainder of the college year.
Safe blowers made an unsuccessful
attempt to rob safe in the H. A.
Childs grocery, 1112 Hennepin, Mon
day morning early, being frightened
away. A complete outfit of safe-crack-
ing tools, with explosive, was found in
the store by the proprietor when he
opened for business at a. m. An at
tempt was also made about the same
time to rob the store of R. M. Chap
man on the corner of Eighth street
and Nicollet. The crooks were frigh-
tened away from there also.
The body of M. Sackrite, member
of the Structural Iron Workers union,
No. 10, who was killed while jumping
on an engine in Royalton, Minn., on
Friday of last week, was brought to
the city Sunday by Patrick Hurley,
who was sent by the union to Royalton.
Mr.Sackrite was at work OH the bridge
at the time he was killed, and was
identified by means of his union card,
"hlSl iiC SullICu pOChCC. All cl.
fort was made by the officials of the
union to locate Sackrite's relatives,
but was unsuccessful.
c. R. Williams, the 500 line engi.
neer, of 1902 Polk street, Minneapolis,
who was scalded Thursday, April %,
by the falling Of his engine over an
embanKment, died at st. Joseph'e hos
pital, st. Paul, last Sunday morning
from his injuries. He resided in Min.
neapolis. Williams was operating q
construction train and as he was haul
ing several cars of sand over a new
fill, 100 feet high, near Cortland street,
the roadbed sank under the train. The
engine rolled over the embankment
and Williams was pinioned in the cab