The Irish standard., 1908-01-18
Che Irish STANDARD
CITY IN BRIEF

Rev. Father Rippel of Holy Rosary
church. who was recently threatened
with pneumonia and taken to St
Mary's hospital for treatment, is re-
ported to be improving, and it is now
believed will soon be out again.
The Armour company intends to
build it's long projected packing plant
in Minneapolis this year if financial
conditions improve. The company will
use the site purchased two years ago
for s250,000. The plant will eventual
ly cost s1O,0Oo,Ooo.
A wheel meeting and installation of Of
ticers Of Division No. 5 Auxiliary to
A. o. H. will take place at G. A. R.
hall. Washington and Twentieth ave-
nue. NJ, Thursday evening, Jan. 23d. A
large attendance is earnestly looked
for OH this occasion.
The Public Ownership party has put
a prohibition plank in it's platform.
The party has selected the following
candidates: For governor. Beecher
Moore, Minneapolis; lieutenant govern
or, J. e. Nash, Minneapolis; secretary
of state, John Lefevre, Grand Rapids;
treasurer, John Kolu, Hibbing; attor-
ney general, A. w. Uhl, st. Paul.
Fire Marshal Ringer is trying to
draft another section to the fire ordi-
nance affecting hotels. There is some
dissatisfaction among hotel keepers re-
garding the ordinance requiring them
to keep watchmen and call boxes, ow-
ing to the fact that there is but one
company maintaining the service at
present. The council will pass on it
shortly.
County Commissioner j. w. Will
condition as the result of a stroke of
paralysis, received at noon Wednesday.
Mr.. Williams was entering his home
when stricken. Members of his family
ran to his aid and doctor was sum-
lnoned. 1t was at first feared that Mr..
Williams could not survive the shock,
Us one of his sides seemed to be wholly
raralyzed.
The state board of health is sending
out regulations as to the handling of
smallpox cases to all physicians in
the state. The board claims that it is
rules, but maintains that excessive
quarantine is useless, as proved by the
cases Of the last nine years. Another
report of the state board shows that
there has been greater mortality from
measles during the past nine years than
from smallpox.
The state auditors of Minnesota will
meet at the court house Monday and
Tuesday, Jan. 81 and %. This conven-
tion is an important one, as it has to
Go with the finances Of the various
counties, and plans are always discuss
cd for lettering the bookkeeping in
the Offices. This year most important
addition has been made to the regular
work. The state tax commission has
accepted an invitation to be present at
the second day meeting in order that
the association and the commission
may take needed action regarding the
levying and collection Of taxes.
A delivery wagon belonging to the
Standard Grocery company, 11O1 East
Franklin avenue, was struck by an
automobile bearing the number 1876, at
Seventh street and Third avenue S.
about 1880 last Saturday evening. The
driver, II. c. Nordstrom, was thrown
violently into the street, and the wagon
was demolished. Nordstrom was not
seriously injured, although painfully
bruised. The driver Of the automobile
did not stop after the accident, accord
ing to Nordstrom, but increased speed
and was out of sight before the victim
of the accident had time to ascertain
the name Of the driver.
Hennepin county has demonstrated
beyond contradiction the SUCCESS Of the
Salarled official system, as opposed to
the fee system, if official figures count.
Recent reports from the three offices
indicate that the county made a profit
in 1907 Of $14,SS9 by the adoption of
the new system. This is the largest
profit shown during the last three years
during which tho offices have been
thus operated. The profits are divided,
the sheriff's office leading with a profit
Of sS.O13 to it's credit. the clerk of
courts next with $3,676, and the register
Of deeds with profit of $1,000, all
breaking previous records in earning
capacity.
An electric train making tho trip
from Minneapolis to Duluth in two
hours will soon be an assured fact. ac-
cording to persons interested in the
Twin Citv and Lake SuperjOr Electric