The Irish standard., 1910-06-25
CITY IN BRIEF

William McCardy sat in his win
dow Thursday night to cool off. He
fell asleep. Then he hit the ground,
having fallen two stories. He was
sent to the city hospital where his
condition is reported not serious
Claiming that many auto enthusi-
asts are cutting out their mufflers in
the down town districts, the police
say they intend to inaugurate a CRU
SADIE against them at an early date.
1t is violation of law to cut out the
machines muffler while passing
through cities and villages in the state.
j. P. Williams OF the Golden Hill
Lake farm of $500 acres, in Sargent
N. D., who was In Minneapolis June
II, says that the lack of rain had
lowered the oats crop prospect by 90
per cent in North Dakota. With rain
in few days, Mr. Williams predicts
a fine grain crop.
Mrs. A. S. McDermott, mother Of
H. J. McDermott Of this city, died
Sunday, June 10, at 4:30 p. m. at her
home in Dubuque Iowa. after a short
illness. She was born in 1886 and
was one of the pioneers of Iowa. She
is survived by four sons, two daugh-
tiers and eighteen grandchildren.
The record hot weather mark for
June-s6 degrees, which has already
been reached during the present hot
wave-was equalled Wednesday. At
$3.50 p. M, the mercury had reached
this point. At 5 p. m. 1t bad dropped
1 degree. Indications are that the tor
rid weather will continue for some
days in this section of the state.
! Over 400 entrants at the joint meet
ing and display Of the Minnesota State
horticultural society and the Mime
sofa State Rose society were busy pre-
pairing for the meeting at the state
experimental station, st. Anthony
Park, Thursday. Roses and peonies
made the air dense with perfume.
Andrew Rinker, city engineer; E. r.
Sykes, supervisor Of waterworks, and
w. r. Young, registrar of waterworks,
were subpoenacd Wednesday to ap-
jury to explain the reasons for the
water famine which exists in various
sections of the city. The decision Of
the grand jury TO investigate came as
result Of the hundreds of complaints
which have been received by city off,
Gals because Of the low water pres
sure and the inability of many users
to secure any water at all.
Visitors to the real estate conven-
ton in Minneapolis last week were
held up by taxi-cab drivers for ex-
! orbtant rates, as, pressed for time,
they took taxi cabs from the Hotel
Radisson to the station to make a
train FOR Duluth, following the ban
quet Friday evening. Complaint to
this effect was laid before Mayor
Haynes by letter from Walter L. Bad
ger. A. c. Dnnenbaum, who accom-
panied the party to Duluth, was told
by several of the delegates that they
had been help up to the tune of 81
for the trip from the Radisson to the
Union station. They protested. but to
no avail, he said.
Minneapolis social service folk,
meeting at Associated Charities head
quarters, adopted report late Mon
day petitioning Mayor J. c. Haynes
to appoint committee of Is to study
the social evil in Minneapolis. A list
of names of representative men will
be submitted with the petition, from
which the committee of Is may be
chosen. The investigation Is to be
strictly nom political and not institut-
ed to cast reflection on any admins
tration. Some OF the committee men:
Eugene T. Lies, DR.. C. NJ. Jordan, w.
E. Brown, S. Writ Wiley, DR.. A. F..