The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-17
CITY IN BRIEF.


morning.
H. r. Kennedy, a New York city at
torney. visiting in the city with party
of Eastern tourists, believes President
Taft will veto the tariff bill if it is put
up to him in its present form.
John H. Murphy claims he was the
victim of an assault made upon him by
Robert Salter, whereby he sustained
injuries. He has begun suit for $4,000
from salter in the district court. r.
Petition for the administration Of
the estate of William Corcoran, founder
of the town of that name, has been
filed with the probate court. The es-
tate is valued at 5000. The property
will go to the widow, two sons and two
daughters. John Corcoran, q son, is
named as administrator.
q. H. Ryan Of England. general man.
ager Of the Phoenix Fire Insurance
company, who was a guest at the West
hotel, says that the fire insurance
rates In this country are somewhat
higher than in Europe. This is caus-
ed by the fact that there are fewer
flreproof buildings here and that in the
United States blocks burn, where
buildings are destroyed in the Europ-
can country.
mo city in the country has more
beautiful surroundings than Minneap-
Oils" said R. T.. Holton of San An
tonic, Tex, who is at the West hotel.
II have been spending a year travel
ing and have visited nearly every state
in the union and must say that Wis
tied no place where I was more favor
ably impressed" It is hard to find
any one to disagree with the Southern
visitor anent the beautiful surroundings
of the Flour City.
Father Cleary Of st. Charles church
has been assigned by Archbishop Ire
land to organize new parish in South
Minneapolis. The center Of the new
parish will be at Thirty eighth street
and Pleasant avenue, where it Is pro-
posed to erect a church and parochial
residence, and it embraces the terri
tory south of Lake street and east Of
Lake Harriet and contains about 400
Catholic families.
Mrs. Sarah F. Schumacher, age 80,
died Wednesday at her home, 80 Dell
place. She is survived by her husband,
Maurice Schumacher, and two children
and four sisters. Mrs. Anna Ruddy,
MIMI, Mrs.. Mary Lewis Wa
basha, Mrs. Alice B. McNulty, Miss
Catherine McNulty,. and a brother,
Hugh McNulty of Minneapolis. The
funeral took place this morning at st.
Stephens church. Interment at St.
Mary's cemetery. The members Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary, No. 4, A. o. H., at
tended.
Thomas Haley IS, 327 Broadway ave.
n. e., and Oliver Holmes, 4, his grand
son, were seriously burned late Wed
nesday when an explosion followed the
emptying of the contents of a gasoline
can into the kitchen stove. The fire
burned slowly and the gasoline was
poured on the smouldering erlbers to
hurry the fire. An explosion followed
which shattered the stove and threw
the burning gasoline over the little boy
who was watching the operation. The
child was burned about tho face and
hands. Both are under the care OF
physician at neighbours home The
loss on the house will reach $1,000.
Winston, Harper, Fisher & Co.
were robbed of five sacks Of sugar the
other day, and two cases Of canned
goods and some tobacco when some one
telephoned them, representing himself
to be A. j. Lenberg, 8. customer, ask
ing for bill of goods and saying that
he would call Immediately. The order
was made up, and young fellow. apou.
10 years old, drove up and took The
goods away The wagon was old,
longer than the average grocer's truck,
and was drawn by a white horse. Lat
er 1t was found that Lenberg had not
ordered the goods The driver Of the
wagon has not turned up.
Last Sunday afternoon Archbishop
Ireland confirmed class of 400 candi-
dates at Holy Rosary church. The
church was filled to overlooking by the
parents and friends Of the children
The ceremony began with vespers re-
cited by the Dominican fathers and the
congregation after which the arch
bishop examined the candidates in the
doctrines of the Catholic church. The
archbishop then preached sermon in
which he spoke of the significance Of
confirmation and of importance Of pre-
serving the Catholic faith. The exer-
cisae concluded with benedfction during