The Irish standard., 1908-01-25
s &be Irish STANDARD
Office: Is Second Ave. s.
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CITY IN BRIEF.

N44 IN oN16H.
Miss Margaret Bixby and David q.
Barry We're married Thursday morning
at st. Clements church. East Side.
Rev. Father Fitzgerald officiating.
State Treasurer Dinehart has receiv.
ed soodly sum as the December re-
ceipts from twelve institutions scat.
tered throughout the state. The re-
ceipts amounted in all to $16,sso.4s;
s36,431.30 was received from the Oliver
Iron Mining company, and $17,es7.s7
from the Pipp Iron Mining company,
while for stumpage the Alger Smith
company contributed $e,322.29.
The Poultry show closed Wednesday
night after nearly two weeks Of the
most successful exhibition in the his
tory of the Minnesota Poultry associa-
tion. Over 10000 people had visited the
show since the opening day and the
management Is much gratihed with the
growing popularity Of the exhibit Tho
financial returns were greater than had
been expected and will be more than
sufficient to defray the expenses Of the
show. The association has decided to
give the next show on Jan. 13 to 20,
1909.
From Dec. 20 to Jan. 81 without
pay day! This 10 what the employees
of the city are up against just now,
and they all admit that time drags
wearily. The council meets on the sec.
ond and last Fridays Of the month, but
by strange coincidence none of the
payrolls could legally be taken up at
the hrst meeting Of this month, which
was on Jan. 10. Employees, then. have
to wait until Jan. 81. which is the last
day and the last Friday of the month.
This meeting will be a busy ona in
view OF the long lapse Of time since
the last meeting.
Four brothers. who had not been to-
gether in fifty years, met in Minneapo-
lis last week. They were Elias, Colos
Emery and Dana Fenton. The first
named IL Sc years Of age and resides
at Eadora. Iowa. Colos. aged Is. Is a
resident Of Austin. this state. while
Emery and Dana. rs and ~, respective
ly, hail from Jamestown, N. Y, the
original home Of the Fenton family.
ALI Of them enjoyed the hospitality
while here, Of Charles e. Fenton, a son
of Colos, at his home. 1900 Columbus
avenue.
Minnesota creameries received more
than $21,000,000 for their output in
1906, according to figures compiled by
Secretary w. W. Wall Of the dairy and
food commission. Compared with the
1904 figures. this was quite an increase.
southeastern section, the old creamery
counties, showed q decreased output.
Counties in the southwest and in
northern Minnesota showed an increase
in the two years. and Beltra,ni jumped
from no creamery output in 1904 to
561,600 pounds in 1905.
The pardon board Tuesday granted
q pardon to Henry Deneen. sentenced
to two years imprisonment from Hen
nepin county, May S. 1906, for obstruc
ting traffic. Deneen has been out on
parole for some time, and desired the
pardon in order that he might leave
the state in order to accept a railroad
position which has been offered him.
While on parole he is not allowed to
leave the state. His offense was talk
ing possession of an engine and run
ming it back and forth in the Great
Northern yards in Minneapolis.
John A. Shields, a freshman law stu
dent in the University of Minnesota,
won first place in the oratorical con-
test held under the auspices of the Min
nesota intercollegiate Prohibition asso-
citation at Northfield Monday evening
The following institutions were rep
resented: Gustavus Adolphus. st. Olaf
college, willmar seminary, Red Wing
seminary, Augsburg seminary and the
University Of Minnesota. The first
prize was $25. The winner WIN go to
the interstate contest held at Texas
university In the spring. At this con-
test. the delegate to the grand national
contest will be chosen. John A.
Shields comes from the University Of
Chicago. He was member Of the
Kansas intercollegiate debating team
and has won in several contests.
Minneapolis banks attracted the at
tention of the entire world when they
resumed business on cash paying ba-
sis. for it is the first city in the United
States to retire it's clearance house GER
tificates issued during the recent mon