The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-01-01
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CITY IN BRIEF.
Trl.state Phone 273.

son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan E. Ayan,
1919 Thomas avenue S., died Thursday
at the family residence.
Mrs. Agnes Davis, secretary of the
Cat club, has been receiving an I'M
usually large number of entries for
the cat show which will be held in
Minneapolis on Jan. 6.
William Brown, transient, who was
taken to the city hospital nine days
before with both feet frozen and suf-
fering from want Of food, died there
Sunday night. No relatives or friends
of the man have been located.
The Little ~ ers of the Poor re-
turn thanks to all their benefactors
for their kindness during the pa( ear,
especially during the holidays, and
wish them a happy and prosperous:
New Year.
Two railroad strikebreakers were ar
rested by Patrolrnan Hickey last Sun
day morning. He found them in
candy store which they had burglar
iously entered. These are the fellows
railroads employ to take the place Of
honest men.
Minneapolis as a winter convention
CITY is becoming more and more pop
ular every year. During January no
less than six conventions will meet In
the Flour City. while an equal number
are on the February calendar, despite
the shortness of the month.
Thirty-fve Twin City railroad men
Joined in giving a farewell banquet to
John H. Kane, former chief traffic
clerk of tho 500 line, at Dayton's tea
rooms last Monday night. Mr.. Kane
has left for Spokane. WASH. where he
has accepted the position of manager
of tho Merchants Traffic association.
A social dance will be given Thurs
day evening, Jan. 20, under the aus
pices of the Holy Rosary basketball
team, at Maccabee hall, corner Bloom
ington and Franklin avenues. The in
vitations have been issued and a
pleasant event awaits all who may
have the pleasure of attending.
Division No. 8, L. A. A. o. H.. will
give their first annual dance for 1910
on Monday evening, Feb. T. at their
hall, Tenth avenue north and Wash
ington. Tickets have been placed at
rs cents and good music and an ex-
cellent time is insured to all who may
attend. %'9f''E''i
The Minneapolis postofhce will OBJ.
serve New Years as legal holiday
The substations will be open only
from 10 to II a. M and at the main
Office the regular holiday schedule will
be in effect. The money order ano
registry divisions, as we'll as the night
service, will be closed altogether.
w. F. Decker, president of the parl
board, has been making a comparison
of Minneapolis parks with those o.
New York city in size and value ant
has discovered that while New Yorl
has on Manhattan Island, or in thu
city proper, 1,453 acres of parks Min
neapolis has 5000 acres.
Rev. Father Lang, who succeeded
Father Cleary as pastor of st. Charles
church, entertained the boys and girls
of his Sunday school by treating then
to fruits, candies and other goot
things last Sunday afternoon, ant
then laid the catechism aside for tn
day. Needless to say that Father Lonl
is quite popular among the youngster
of South Minneapolis.
Mayor Haynes is at work prepar
ing his annual message to the coun
Gil, which will be submitted sons
time in January. In order to secur
the statistics needed he has writer
to the heads of the various depart
ments asking for information concern
ing their activities the past year an
their plans for the future.
His hand coming in contact with
live electric wire, Thomas McCoffert1
lineman employed by the Tri-Stat
Telephone company, received shoe
Monday which threw him from tn
top of the telephone pole at Gran
avenue and Lake street. The ma
fell 80 feet to the ground, crushing hi
breast bone. At the city hospital hi
condition is considered serious.
The textbook committee of til
board of education favors spendin
about $1,130 to improve the penman
ship of the public school pupils A
effort should be made to make bette
writer's of the children. The superir
tendent of writing, Prof. John r. Bay
ley favors the discarding of COP