The Irish standard., 1909-07-31
CITY IN BRIEF.

The northwest's wheat crop is said
to be 100000 bushels greater than
last year. That is good news for ev-
eryone-tariff or no tariff.
DR.. Herbert O. Collins, the newly ap-
pointed city physician, assumed his
duties at the City hospital at the be-
ginning Of the week.
The total taxes to be paid this year
by the Twin City Rapid Transit Co.,
including car licenses, special tax and
street cleaning, will be s234,536:37.
G. N. Cosgrove, secretary Of the State
Fair, has offered Bleriot, the French
man, $4,000 and all expenses for his
appearance here during fair week,
making at least one flight each day.
The Catholic pro- Cathedral has re-
ceived a bequest of $500 from the es-
tate of James F. Corcoran, whose will
was admitted to probate late Tues
day. The estate. valued at $20,5O0, is
to go to two brothers, John and Math-
las Corcoran.
Among the Minneapolitans who have
passed four score years, of whom men,
ton is made in a local paper, is James
Grove, who is 80 years old He is
said to be son of Gallant Upper
ary," but his address is not given oy
his biographer.
Judge c. B. Elliott has shaken off
the dust of the Minneapolis boulevards
and departed for the Philippine is
lands to dispense justice to the little
brown wards of Uncle Sam. He re-
ceives a salary Of $4,000 year in
the Orient against $1,000 on the su :
preme bench of Minnesota.
A. ]. Kennedy, of 1858 Fremont ave-
nue. north, who was injured last Sun
day while riding on his MOTORCYCLE
from White Bear lake. is reported to
be improving in st. Luke's hospital.
st. Paul, where he was conveyed after
the accident. The young man was
accompanied by four others from this
city on the trip.
Sheriff Langum and his deputies
have about completed the collection of
the delinquent tax personal property
taxes for 1908. They have received
payment from 2,270 late payers, over
100 more than were collected last year.
The total amount collected is $4,000,
equal to last years collection, although
in most instances the amount of the
tax was lower than for 1907.
The regular meeting place of Divi-
sion No. Auxiliary to A. o. H., this
city, has recently been changed frorn
Twentieth avenue north and Washing
ton to the hall located at corner of
Twentieth avenue north and Dupont.
Regular meetings will be held as here
tofore, on the second and fourth
Thursday evenings of month at the
new location.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Collins were sur
prised at their home, 42o7 Vincent
avenue south last Saturday evening, by
about sixty of their friends, who pre-
sented them with a dinner set of Hav-
iland china. Vocal and instrumental
music afforded the amusement of the
evening. Several piano numbers of Irish
melodies were rendered by Mrs. John
McBreen and were greatly appreciated
by those present. Refreshments were
served on the veranda.
Maurice Donnelly, one Of the prin-
cipal owners of the Dennison, the
widely known and popular Indianapolis
hotel, and a partner of Thomas Tag
CERT, former chairman Of the Demo-
cratic national committee, was in the
city recently on his way home to In
diana. Mr.. Donnelly is heavily in
terested in lands in North Dakota and
his visit Of the past two weeks has
been largely devoted to his property
holdings in that state.
Wednesday evening while bathing IN
the Mississippi river at 18th avenue
north, Lawrence Mcdonald, aged %,
was drowned by being drawn in by a
treacherous undercurrent. The body
was subsequently recovered after sew
eral hours dragging of the river. The
deceased lived with Mr.. L. McBreen at
18th avenue and End street north and
was an employee of the CRYSTAL Lake
Ice Co. His parents, who were noti-
fled, live at GAINESVILLE, Mimi, and the
father came after the remains on FRI
day and conveyed them home for in
terment.
County Attorney AL ]. Smith has
appointed a new assistant to his
staff, w. M. Nash. He was judgment
docket clerk of the clerk of courts
office. The new place was created by
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