The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-14
CITY IN BRIEF.


week were William Byrnes. of Grace
willie, Mimi, many years ago d resi-
dent OF Minneapolis. and 4. II. Dowd,
one of Blooming Prairic's popular
young men.
Flour interests state that the milling
output in the city is about the same as
it was this time last year, with spring
prospects about normal as determined
by last springs business. Practically
all the mills are being operated. but
not to exceed IS per cent Of capacity.
Mrs. Annie Naughton died last Wed
nesday at st. Joseph's hospital, ST.
Paul, at the age of IS years. Her maid
en- name was Annie Connolly and she
formerly resided in Minneapolis. Her
husband and two children survive, also
a. brother residing at 2217 End st. S.
Deceased was a member of Division
No. 2 Ladies Auxiliary A o. H., of
Minneapolis.
Last Monday afternoon, at st.
Joseph's Home for the Aged. in st.
Cloud, this state, occurred the death of
Miss Mary Kelly, formerly of this city.
She was 10 years of age and had been
an inmate Of the institution mentioned
since July, 1906. The nearest relative
living is believed to be DR.. Flynn of
Minneapolis. The funeral took place
from the Home in st. Cloud, with in
torment in Calvary cemetery.
Nine decisions were handed down
by the supreme court March Z. The
most important being that affirming
the $4,000 judgment obtained by the
Grand Forks Lumber company against
the Mcclure Logging company. The
city of Minneapolis won in it's contro-
versy with w. B. Toudler, who claim
cd some of the property which is in
the Minnehaha Parkway at 42nd and
Hiawatha avcs.
Petitions from the 10 wards in the
city for sewer work this spring call for
an outlay of $4,000, and as there is
is expected at the next meeting of the
sewer committee on Monday. Although
the 100000 bond recently issued and
approved by the committee is for
trunk sewers and will not help in the
aggregate, it will assist to some ex-
tent.
Charles Brady, brakeman in
switching crew Of the Minneapolis &
st. Louis railroad, had his right hand
badly crushed and nearly severed in
an accident in the railroad yards near
Seventh St. late Tuesday night. Brady
was coupling cars, when a mistake Of
signals occurred. He was taken to the
Hennepin Pharmacy. Seventh and
Hennepin, where DR.. lambert attend
cd to his injury. Later, the injured
man was taken to his horne at 80 AID
rich ave. n.
Joseph M. Quinn brougi.: an action
against the Shevlin- Carpenter Lumber
company to collect $6,375 as commits
sion for the sale of an immense GUAM
tity of lumber to the Empire Lumber
company. AS a defense the Shevlin-
Carpenter company claimed that the
plaintiff was in reality working for
the Empire people and mad received
his pay from them. Before the case
reached court an agreement was
reached and a stipulation of settle
ment for $500 has been filed with the
court.
Ncls Mikkelson, SIS years old, died
suddenly Tuesday afternoon at 5:15 in
the Office of o. A. Hedin, d15 Security
El.nk building. His death was due to
heart failure. Mr.. Mkl;elson was
formerly a real estate man in Estevan,
Canada. He came to Minneapolis last
October and had decided to settle here.
Tuesday morning he took a trip to Red
Wing on business, and when lie re-
Office Of Mr.. Hedin when h: died with
out any warning. Mr.. NIikkelson re-.
sided at 946 23rd ave. n. g. He is sur
vived by wife and eigh: children.
The monthly report of the st. Paul
Union Stock Yards cmpany for Febru-
airy shows a gain in receipts and ship
ments for that month. The receipts,
measured by the total number of cars,
is one third greater than last year for
February. In that month, 1907, the to-
tai number of cars received were !,494,
while last month the total runs UP to
2,247 cars. The shipments for last
month also show an increase over the
same month in 1907. The total cars
shipped last month was 6O7, as against
$40 cars shipped in the corresponding
month of last year.
The Minneapolis Street Railway
company is of the opinion :ilat the vii