The Irish standard., 1908-02-01
Gbe Irish STANDARD
Offices (o5 Second Ave. s..
TELEPHONE, TWIN CITY 27s
CITY IN BRIEF.

partment indicates that the total deaths
will be the largest for any one month
in the history Of the city. and for the
first time the number will exceed 900.
There has been an average of more
than ten deaths a day in this month.
with total for 20 days of about 290.
Sergeant j. F. Landy has been ap-
pointed special police officer, on duty
evenings, to investigate dance halls and
other places where young girls spend
their evenings down town. Mr.. Landy
has been a special officer working un-
der the direction Of the Humane So
ciety and his future work will continue
under the society's instructions. Mayo:
Haynes approves heartily of the new
line of work.
William H. Egbert, a veteran pas
senger conductor on the 500 line, drop
ped dead while collecting tickets on
board his train shortly after leaving
Weyerhauser, Wis, Tuesday. He was
Sc years old, and had been with the
railroad as conductor for nearly 20
years, being one of the Oldest men in
point Of service on the road. Egbert
was formerly with the Milwaukee road.
The body was brought to Minneapolis
for interment.
Mrs. e. Miller and her daughter Of
202S Fourth avenue south. narrowly
escaped being blown to pieces in their
home Wednesday when the cook stove
exploded. The kitchen was completely
wrecked and the stove was broken into
fragments. Mrs. Miller and her daugh-
ter left the kitchen only a moment be-
fore the stove exploded. The two wo-
men were nearly thrown off their feet
by the shock and the entire building
was shaken.
Chief of Police Corrston exercised
his authority last Saturday evening
and as result there were no boxing
matches at the Dewey theater as had
been advertised. Some time ago the
SulCl iCSS1SCu AOlSSl 4lOAil 1OSSl"'A
johnson in which the latter requested
that all boxing matches that savored Of
prize fighting be prevented. Previous
to that time several bouts had been
pulled off in Minneapolis which were
brought forcibly to public attention
because of alleged crookedness. The
tho Rohfc nd
promptly put his veto upon future af-
fairs of the kind.
d, Oyer $500. worth of jewelry and a
valuable silk dress were stolen last
Monday night from the apartments CT
r. Fl. Hackinson, No. s Harvard Apart
ments, % Tenth st. n. Entrance was
gained to the apartments while Mr.. and
Mrs. Hackinson were at dinner. On
returning to their rooms window
opening OH the bedchamber was found
raised and the articles mentioned were
missing. No clue to the identity Of
the robbers could be given the police
when the theft was reported. No one
saw the thief enter or leave the build
ing, but the circumstances surrounding
the affair lead the police to believe that
the robbery was the work Of a porch
climber.
At regular meeting of the Trades
and Labor Assembly held recently, Of
ticers for the ensuing term were elect
ed as follows: President, Robert j. Mar
tin, switchmen's union; vice president,
NJ w. Mogan, Stationary Engineers;
graphical union; treasurer, Max Con-
rad. Cigarmakers' union; registry clerk,
L. H. Ford, Boot and Shoe Workers;
sergeant -at-arms J. P. Kennedy, ST.,
Typographical union; member board of
control of Labor Review, Rev. +. H.
Boardman. All these are reflections
except the last, heated contest hav-
ing developed for the Office of member
of the board Of control. There were
six candidates and it required several
ballots to decide the matter.
Mrs. N. J. Pinault will have to pay
$1,791 taxes OH her jewels, personal
property and credits. according to a
decision handed in by Judge Andrew
Holt in the district court. The case
was heard on an appeal from the as
sessment of City Assessor Miner, who
levied valuation of s254,O0O upon the
Pinault property following a stealing
of valuable effects from the Mount
Curve residence of the Pinaults by
their trusted coachman who was in
charge of the house while the Pinaults
were out Of the city. After the assess
ment, DR.. Pinault filed an answer in
the case and appeared in court, stat
ing that his residence was at Pass
Christian, Mass and hence he should
not be assessed in Minnesota. Having
made the same defense in Mississippi