The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-08-14
CITY IN BRIEF.

VA SAAS F" YIN VI SAAC A4C" p1O-CdLlCu1d
James Stanley o'Donnell, aged Is
months, son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. O'Dor-
nell, 411S Park boulevard, died last
Tuesday.
The wholesale business men of the
city do not entertain a high opinion
of the new tariff bill, looking at it
from the standpoint of the consumer.
Nearly all Of the $4,000 cent pieces
recently received by the First National
bank have been distributed among
customers and though but few are left
the demand continues.
Judge Steele left London for Paris
on Aug. 1 in company with Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas E. Newlove and daugh-
ter. He says that Mrs. J. S. Coughlin
and family were in London, after maxi
ing tour Of the continent
State officials are negotiating with
the war department at Washington
with a view of having the troops at
Fort Smelling participate in military
maneuvers at the fair grounds during
fair week.
Edward O'Neill, aged 26, died IN
Tuesday, and the funeral was held on
Thursday from the Gill undertaking
rooms, 255 Second avenue south. The
remains were shipped to Tama, a., for
interment.
The city attorney was instructed to
begin proceedings at once to compel
the Twin City Rapid Transit company
to extend its car line from Central
avenue to Hillside cemetery, by the
railroad committee of the city council
at it's meeting on Wednesday.
The Twin City members of the ex-
ecutive council, State Federation OF
Labor. will install an exhibit Of I'M
ion made goods at the State Fair this
year. This was decided on at a meet
ing Sunday, and both cities will be
canvassed for material.
Rev. j. M. Cleary will read the we'd
ding service at the wedding of Miss
Grace Perusse and Mr.. Harry Caperon
Parkhurst, which will take place at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. E. Perusse, 14o9 Eighth
street, during the month.
The Hotel Radisson's flag will be
one of the largest ever unfurled from
a mast in the northwest, 16x32 feet,
and a mast 60 feet in height has been
4! ordered erected upon the roof of the
: hotel, making the total height from
the ground 220 feet.
Because they live at the lake. ]. 3.
Gilf1llan and e. J.. Longyear will not
have to pay any personal property tax
in Minneapolis. Gilfllan was assessed
$4,000 on personal property, but it
was abated on account Of residing at
the lake. An easy way to dodge tax
paying.
John M. Gleason, the undertaken, has
returned from trip to the west which
covered a visit to Butte, Spokane,
Seattle and Portland, Oregon. Mr..
Gleason, who was absent a month,
speaks in f1attering manner of the
wonderful growth of that section OF
the Union and of its future prospects.
Josephine Marvin, HOO Hennepin
avenue, accused of fortune telling I'M
der the new vagrancy act, and who
pleaded not guilty to the charge when
arrested a week ago, changed her plea
to guilty in police court late Tuesday,
and sentence Of $40 or 10 days was
imposed.
While riding on an Eighth and Gen.
trail street car late Tuesday, j. H.
Mehan, 916 Twenty fourth avenue
northeast, was struck by a stone which,
was hurled through a window at Thir-
teenth avenue northeast, and sustained
large cash on his head. The police
could find no trace of the rock thrower
Edward F. Dunno. former mayor OF
Chicago, who was defeated by Mayor
Busse for reelection because of his
advocacy of the municipal ownership
of the traction lines in that city, was
at the West hotel on wednesday. He
called On Mayor Haynes and was dis
appointed to find him out of the city.
City Comptroller Brown is en- route
to New York city, where he has gone
to deliver the bonds recently sold w.
A. Read & Co., and to secure the mon
ey. The issue with premium brought
s773,200. The money will be used for
permanent improvements, sewers, wa
ter, ETC., for park acquisition and for
graded and high school structures.
Erastus D. Smith, Phi. D. expert
bacteriologist and chemist has accept
ed the. invitation of the city council