The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-11-12
CITY IN BRIEF

a class of forty-two boys and sixty
five girls.
Bertha Kerr Hazelton, wife of Ches-
ter A. Hazelton, died at her residence.
1912 Adams street northeast. after -
short illness. She is survived by her
husband and three children, father
and mother, MIR. and Mrs. John Kerr,
two sisters and a brother.
Thomas Brazil, prominent farmer of
Faribault, Mimi, died last Sunday, in
Minneapolis. He is survived by his
wife and family, father, one sister,
Mrs. Agnes Cain of Minneapolis, and
two brothers, John and Michael Bra
iii of Dawson, N. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Swift left for
Washington, D. c., on Thursday last.
where Mr.. Swift will soon return to
his work at the national capital. While
on the way they will visit friends in
Chicago, Brooklyn, N. Y, and other
points.
Thomas Downs, an old settler OF
Minneapolis and a prominent member
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
died at Asbury hospital Sunday, No
vember 6. He had held various polit-
ical positions and was custodian OF
the state capital at the time of his de-.
mise. He was 70 years of age.
Truman H. Clark, contracting
freight agent for the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha railway has
been appointed general freight agent
. OF the same system in Superior, Wis.
Mr.. Clark will be succeeded by Thorn
as g. Keogh, formerly chief clerk OF
the district freight and passenger
agent, Duluth.
The situation in the northern Min
nesota fire district is becoming so
serious that the permanent relief COM
mittee has made another unofficial call
for financial aid. With only SIS, 900
available the committee announces
that all of this money will be ex-
pended soon and that an additional
$4,000 is necessary to place the fire
sufferers on their feet and establish
them In their homes the way the COM
lnittee desires.
While out driving last Monday
night p. P. Murphy and wife, 1929
Lyndale ave. south, were hurled from
their wagon, when it was struck by
SPEEDING automobile at 37th street
and Park ave. Mrs. Muruhy was Sc
verely injured. There We're five per-
sons in the automobile at the time,
but neither they nor the machine
have yet been discovered by the de-
rtectixes in whose charge. the. matter
was placed.
Dredging of Lake of the Isles,
big project begun by the park board
three years ago, will be completed be-
fore the lake freezes over this fall,
according to a statement made by
Theodore Wirth, superintendent of
parks, to the park board Monday. He
stated that the work on the three
bridges over the lake connection be-
tween Lake of the Isles and Lake
Calhoun is progressing rapidly, one
half Of the concrete arch of bridge
No. being completed and the east
abuttment of bridge No. finished. In
addition, work on the railroad bridge
is we'll under way.
Firing pistol shots as they fled, two
yeggmen who early Tuesday attempt
ed to break a safe in the office of
Hineline & Co., plumbers. 211 9Th st.
s., answered the fire of two detectives
who had discovered the men at work
on the safe. Though the detectives
kept up the chase for several blocks,
and several times emptied their re-
volvers at the fugitives, the yeggmen
got away. The men got into a rear
window and attacked the safe with a
sledge hammer, which they brought
from the workshop in the rear. The
detectives, passing the store, saw the
men, and commanded them to sur
render. The thieves flew from the
rear and the officers opened fire.
Charles Larson, a farmer living
near Parker's lake, Plymouth town
ship, was found dead Monday, short
distance from his home. 1t appears
he had been on his way home and
that his horse had walked over
steep embankment, taking the wagon
with him. Larson had been thrown
on his head and sustained concus-
sion of the brain, which is believed
to have been the cause of death, al
though he was also otherwise injured.
The horse was found where he had
fallen, being so tangled up in the
harness that he was unable to extri,,