The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-01-08
CITY IN BRIEF.

apois and the Northwest Tuesday
night was one of the worst in years.
Minneapolis bankers declare that
1909 has been one of the most success:
full years in the history of the North
west.
The Minneapolis postof1lce receipts
for the year 1909 have reached the
s1.5oG,0oO mark for the first time in
the history of the city.
The wife of Prot. John A. Handy of
the State University has applied for
divorce on the ground that he threat
cned Ito pulverize her." He is in The
chemistry department.
The Hennepin County Farmers Hay
6, Produce association held a special
meeting at Loretta Monday to con-
slider plans to better the recent con-
tltions of both farmer and consumer
by doing away with excessive profits
of commission men.
The ladies of St. Thomas parish
entertained at cards at Burke's tea
rooms, Forty-second and Queen ave-
nues south, Friday evening. A lunch
con was served. DR.. and Mrs, Match
an were the host and hostess of the
evening
The installation of officers of the
Hennepin Council of the knights of
Columbus took place Wednesday eve
ming at their elegant new home. The
newly-elected officers and other men,
bers made speeches after the cere-
monies and pleasant time was en-
joyed by all.
Frank A. Day, who is engaged in
writing a biography of the lase Cow
ernor johnson, has received letter
from Norman E. Mack, chairman of
the Democratic national committee,
ordering one of the de luxe volumes
of the governors life. In ordering the
book, Mr.. Mack took occasion to ex-
press tribute to the memory of the
late governor.
When it comes to running a public
institution according to the hearts
desire Of the average taxpayer, Frank
Mcdonald. superintendent Of the work.
house, has every other man in Minne-
apolis backed off the board. He made
l,n ~;oS.
last month Of the old year, according
to figures shown in the Office of the
city comptroller. .@
Poison ivy infection caused the alb
sence Of John w. Allen from Mondays
meeting of the park board. This un-
usual midwinter illness is a recurrence
of an illness of last summer and has
caused Mr.. Allen three weeks sick
ness. There is man in the city who
was poisoned Gu che hands by ivy
thirty-hve years zgo and to his sur
prise it has appeared as fresh as ever
during the first week Of the New Year.
"The Minnesota Democrats will
Johnsorize John Lind and make him
run for governor" declared r. F..
Lamb Of slayton, president of the
Minnesota Retail! Implement Dealers
association and last years candidate
for stats secretary, who was in the
city the fore part of the week. Mr..
Lind cannot be "Johnsonized" against
his will. He recently said he did not
want the office and he always means
what he says.
The United States supreme court
Monday held to be invalid the ordi-
nance of 1907 requiring the Mime
apolis Street Railway company to sell
six full-fare tickets for rs cents. The
opinion was written by Justice Day
and sustains the contention of the
company that the ordinance irapairs
the obligation of the contract implied
in the charter of the company which
was issued in 1873. This charter runs
for so years and authorizes the charge
of cents for each fare. The charter
runs until 1923 and not until 1897 as
claimed by the Rapid Transit COM
pany.
Prof. Michael G.. Rohan, Of Mar
quette University, Milwaukee, Wis,
who lectured in st. Paul on Dec. 20,
spent New Years Day in Minneapolis
with his schoolboy friends in Kerry,
namely, John J. Courtney and Jere-
miah O'Connor. He left for Milwaukee
Sunday evening, thoroughly pleased
with his flying visit to the Twin Cities.
Prof. Rohan will deliver throe lectures
in Ohio, two in Chicago and three in
Wisconsin during January, February
and March, after which he will start
to get data for his report on Irish his
tory in parochial schools. to be pre-