The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-04-02
CITY I'm BRIEF.

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A committee representing Is Scandi-
navian societies met at the Odin club
Tuesday evening to discuss plans for
introducing the Scandinavian Ian
guages into the Minneapolis high
schools as elective studies.
Henry Deutch, president of the Com
mercial League Of the United States,
is in Washington at the request Of
eastern attorneys to argue before the
senate judiciary committee for certain
amendments to the national bankrupt
cy law. 49,.
An Easter ball will be given by Div.
No. 3, Ladies' Auxiliary to A. o. H.,
Thursday evening, April 7th, at Hi
bernian hall, Sixth and Franklin
streets. A cordial ainvitation is ex-
tended to all.
In a letter to Mayor J. c. Haynes
anent the high dam matter Senator
Moses E. Clapp says that in all prob
ability the amendment giving the Twin
Cities option on the power will be
made part of the bill.
The board of education has decided
upon the block at Nicollet and Frank
Inns aves as the site for the new Gen.
trail High school. The property is
known al the Pettibone block and was
handled by the D. P. Jones agency.
The price is $4,000.
Morris F. Flynn, for 20 years a car
rier working from the Minneapolis
postoffice, has been transferred to a
clerkship in the Los Angeles postof-
flee and began his new duties there
April l. The transfer is in the nature
of promotion.
Elizabeth M. Brown, wife of Her
Ainnehaha Boulevard and Park ave-
nue.. Friday, March rs. The funeral
services were conducted at the Cath
Ole Orphange chapel last Monday
morning. Interment in st. Mary's
cemetery.
e. p. Heiberg, state food inspector,
seized 1850 pounds of maple sugar the
other day, shipped to several commits
sion houses in Minneapolis. Although
the food commission has made no Of
fetal test of the goods the inspector
suspects that it is adulterated and has
The trial will be held in municipal
court. 'A'' $50
Mayor James c. Haynes will leave
next week for a months vacation. The
mayor has not as yet decided where
he will go, but it is believed that he
will make a trip through the South
Last spring he visited the baths at
Mudlavia, Ind, and afterwards visited
a number of cities in that section.
Later he went to the Seattle exposition
with Governor Johnson's party and
spent several weeks on the coast.
The insurgent friends of James A..
Peterson. the attorney, are urging him
for Congress to replace Frank M. Nye.
Mr.. Peterson ran for the nomination
against Loren Fletcher and made that
old fossil shake in his boots. He made
a lively campaign and showed up the
short comings of his opponent in his
famous speech entitled "Ten Years in
Congress-" He is fine stump speaker.
Praise for England for what she has
done for the colony was given by
Frank r. Robertson in his treatment
of India" in a travelogue at the
Auditorium last Monday night. II
know England is critized for building
great temples while thousands of the
people of India are starving" said
the speaker, but in doing so, the ma
tives are given work which will en-
able them to keep from starving"
The Concordia Charity society will
hold its annual reception for new
members Tuesday evening, April 5,
at Dayton's tearooms. Governor Eber-
hart has promised to speak and a
double quartet Of the Orphie Singing
society will sing. The Concordia So
ciety has now over 500 members. It's
purpose is to support free beds in
the Swedish hospital to the worthy
poor, regardless Of nationality. creed
or color.
James 8. Carey, of this city, has
brought suit in the federal district
court against the Milwaukee road to
recover $15,550 damages for injuries
alleged to have been sustained in a
train wreck near Spring Grove, Jan.
II, 1910. For injuries sustained he
asks $4,000, and he also wants special
damages of $4,000, declaring that his
injuries have hampered his earning