The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-06-27
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CITY IN BRIEF.

your savings deposited in the st.
Anthony Falls bank before July 10
will draw interest from July list.
Mrs. Catherine Schultz has accept
ed the city's offer of $25o0 for the
piece Of land adjoining the northeast
pumping station, and by the accept
ance of the offer the council will be
relieved of one of the most trouble
some controversies that has come up
in recent years. The plot comprised
three-quarters of an acre, and
through an error was not included in
the original site, which was bought
for $1,000 an acre.
tuberculosis has shown startling
growth in Minneapolis in the last
year. The official figures for May,
1908, show 80 cases in the city, while
in May, 1907, there were only 25 This
is growth of 1862 per cent In this
connection the action of the Associat-
ed Charities in behalf of the medical
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particular moment. At a meeting of
the Associaed Charities it was de-
cided to appoint a committee to ap-
pear before the board of tax levy next
fall and present arguments for medi-
cal examination in 20 Of the Mime
apolis public schools.
The Twin City Local Union No. 10
of the International Association Of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
recently elected officers as follows, to
serve for the ensuing six months:
President, Ben Taylor; vice president,
H. ]. Rhyner; financial secretary.
John Irving; recording secretary, Will
liam o'Connell; treasurer, Charles
Sallows, and sergeant alarms, o.
Cossette. William Casebolt was re-
elected business agent and Mr.. Rhy-
ner was appointed delegate to the
convention of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. The executive board
is composed of H. j. Rhyner, Pat Hur-
ley and William O'Connell.
Flames wrought havoc in the plant
of Armour & Co., 221 Fifth street
north, early Wednesday morning. The
fire started in the elevator shaft and,
before discovered, leaped into the Sec
ond floor of the structure where guam
last spark was extinguished. Fears
were entertained that the large barn
smoke caused by the soap rendered
the flre difficult for the f1remen to
fight, but extra alarms brought rein
forcements, and in about an hour the
at the rear of the plant. Containing
horses and valuable equipment, would
be destroyed. The horses were re-
moved as fast as possible, and the de-
partment managed to keep the flames
confined to the Armour plant. The
loss to the Armour company through
fire and water will amount to about
$4,000. of which $1,000 is on the
building and the balance on the stock.
Meats and canned goods stored in the
large refrigerator on the first floor
made up the biggest item in the loss.
Joseph Hofflin, of Hopkins, 10 years
old, was killed, and Kenneth Lyford
s17 Third avenue south, son Of DR..
Charles c. Lyford. and Richard Gage,
4261 Sheridan avenue, were seriously
injured last Saturday night at Bill
ings, Mont, as the result Of iron rails
being thrown against them while they
were in box car in the railroad
yards. The boys boarded the car to
go to nearby town west Of Billings.
1t was later set out and sent onto
another train by flying switch"
The impact when the car struck the
train, caused the rails to pin the three
boys into a corner of the car. Both
of Lyford's legs were broken and one
of Cages was broken. They were not
found until two hours later. They
were attended by physician and re-
moved to hospital at Billings. where
the Hoff1in boy died a short time
later. The others probably will re-
cover The dead boy, whose remains
were brought to Minneapolis for in
terment, was the son Of ]. R. Hofflin,
formerly druggist Of this city.
Knights of Columbus.