The Irish standard., 1909-02-06

authorization Of the last congress,
Minneapolis is entitled to 4 half mil
| lion for the new building, but only
$4,000 has been actually appropri-
ated thus far.
That cerebro spinal meningitis is
considered as either contagious or in
| fictitious is the ruling of the Minneapo-
lis health department which refused
t. allow the remains of Bessie Col
Inns to be brought into the church in
c"der that requiem mass might be
celebrated for her on Monday morn
; ing last. The deceased was the daugh-
| ter of Mrs. Collins residing at SIG
i Emerson Ave. NJ, and passed away on
the 2Sth inst. at the age of Is years,
ady above mentioned.
The best ever held is the unanimous
expression of all who attended the
musical at st. Anthony Of Padua con-
vent Wednesday evening given by the
I girls of the class in instrumental music
under the direction of the sisters Of
| st. Joseph. The program of selections
included many difficult numbers but
the young ladies exhibited rare skill
and We're equal to the occasion. Those
taking part were Esther Herbert,
Edith Dugas. Teresa Mcdonald, Flor
ence Bredemus, Blanche Bauman,
Irene Minogue, Frances Storch, Grace
, Sullivan. Rose Rakowski, Irene But
Ter, Mollie Long, Alice Lydon, Diana
Hill, Frances Mahoney, Agnes Walsh,
Lillian Sweet. So.
Confused by the approach of two
street cars from opposite directions,
J. George Barber, SO years old, 1874
Laurel avenue, was struck by a south
bound Monroe and Bryant car at Hen
nepin avenue and Fifth street late
Wednesday afternoon and severely in
jured. Mr.. Barber was returning to
his home from short walk when the
accident occurred He saw the car
approaching him from the south and
stepped out of it's way only to be
struck by the one travelling in the
opposite direction. He was knocked
down by the fender and dragged along
the track for nearly car length be-
fore the car could be brought to a
standstill. He was still conscious when
lifted from the tracks.
The city will be asked to pay the
cost of maintaining the Nicollet ave.
"way of light The so lights installed
between Washington ave. and 7th ST..
on July 1. 1908, are now being paid for
by the merchants in front of whose
stores they are located. The contract
entered into by the merchants with
the General Electric Co., expires July
1, next, and at that time the city will
Wendell Hertig, chairman of the coun-
Gil gas committee, is in favor of this
proposition and says that it was tacit-
ly agreed to when the lights were in
stalled. The present cost is SIS light
a year, but Aid. Hertig believes that
the company will reduce this to about
$40 if the city takes control.
Judge w. H. Donahue appeared be-
fore Judge David +. Simpson Monday
at the court house, and formally took
his oath of office as a judge of the dis
trict court for the Fourth judicial dis
trict He Immediately repaired to the
court room vacated by Judge F. ".
Brown and took up the work of the
court calendar. His first case was that
OF John P. Jacobson, as receiver.
against Olof o. Searle ct all an action
to enforce stock contracts, for certifi-
Gates of the Gold Leaf Reduction COM
pany. The case is a difficult one and
i Judge Donahue was put at lively work
right at the start with Ludwig Arc
lander on one side, with his acute trial
manner, and Freeman p. Lane on the
other, to start law points in quick sue
cession. There were a number of at
torneys present.
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