The Irish standard., 1910-11-19
CITY IN BRIEF

i Vincent, four months old, child of
Daniel Higgins, died at the family
home, 2S16 James avenue north, last
Wednesday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Assem-
cion parish will give a card party at
Ascension hall Thursday evening, De-
cember LIST. A small admission price
will be charged, ten cents, and prizes
will be given.
Hennepin county tax valuations
have been increased $1,260,7S6 by the
state tax commission. Increases have
been ordered on 10 different classes
of personal property. In 1909 there
were 10 increases in various classes
by the commission.
A jury before Judge H. D. Dickin-
son returned verdict of $4,000 for
Freeman P. Lane, attorney, who was
injured on a Minneapolis & st. Louis
train coming from Excelsior to Mime
apolis about a year ago. Mr.. Lane
sued originally for $4,000.
The members of Division No. 8,
Ladies' Auxiliary A. o. H., will give
a dancing party Monday evening, No
vember 81, at their hall, Tenth ave-
1. nue. north and Washington. Mem
bers and their friends are cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs. b. J. Smith died at the fama Iy
residence, 812 Fifth avenue north,
Wednesday night at IL o'clock. She
was Al years of age. The funeral
took place Friday, services being con-
Quoted at the Immaculate Conception
church at a. m. Interment followed
at st. Mary's cemetery.
Division No. z, A. o. H., has ar
ranged for dancing party, to be Civ
en- Thanksgiving night, November "a,
at McElroy's hall, Nicollet avenue and
Eighth street. The members of Di-
vision No. are good entertainers and
large attendance will undoubtedly
be present on that occasion.
The Great Northern Burlington roads
contemplate erection of two mammoth
freight houses in the Hoag lake fill
district. The houses will be SO feet
wide by 1000 long and will cost in
the neighborhood OF 100000. 1t is ex-
pected that work will start next spring.
The freight houses will extend from
9Th to 9TH st., near 9Th avenue north.
The Minneapolis General Electric
Co. expects to complete within four
weeks improvements that will cost
100000. The most important is the
Stringing of transmission wire be-
tween Minneapolis and st. Croix Falls
and the enlargement of the general
ing stations at St. Croix and the sub
station in Minneapolis. A. w. Leon
ard, vice president, declares the i'm
provements will add SO per cent to the
generating station.
Street opening commissioners last
Monday considered two plans for the
widening of 9TH street from Henne-
. pin to LIST avenue north. One plan
is to add Is feet on the south side
--of the street. Protests were made to
: this plan by property owners who
declare their buildings would be
ruined. The other plan is to buy a
piece of the old Jefferson school prop
erty across the street from the Shu-
bert theater, for the purpose OF max
ing room enough for automobiles.
Seven watts, containing 1900 gal
Ions Of cream, crashed from the Sec
ond floor of the De Soto Creamery
and Produce company, 69-71-73-75
Nicollet street, on Nicollet island, at
noon Tuesday after fire had swept
through the building. Only the Of
fees and cold storage plant were
saved from the flames. A thick fire
wall saved 5000 chickens and a car
load of Thanksgiving turkeys. Defec-
tive wiring is supposed to have start
ed the blaze.
Fire at an early hour Tuesday
wrecked the clothing store of Harry
Mitchell, 310-312 Nicollet avenue, prac.
tically destroying the stock which the
owner valued at 100000, fully in
sured. An explosion, thought to have
been caused by gas leakage, tore off
the roof and scattered firebrands upon
adjoining buildings. The flames were
easily extinguished. The structure
was two stories with basement and
was rented by the Walton agency.
When the firemen arrived flames filled
the upper story of the building. There
was considerable loss from smoke in
the Three Winners hat store, 30S Mic
ollet avenue, although the fire did not
penetrate the fire wall