The Irish standard., 1910-07-09
CITY IN BRIEF

rescued a canoeist from drowning
Tuesday. In the first rescue two men
were taken from the water but one of
them ventured in the lake again to
take the canoe to the racks.
The Northwestern School for SIAM
merers located at 1900 3rd ave. S., Min
neapolis, is strongly endorsed by many
of our leading citizens as most re-
liable institution for the correction of
stammering and suffering. Anyone
desiring relief will do we'll to visit the
school.
A collision in which Miss Rose Lee
of st. Anthony Park was seriously
hurt and a number of other passen-
gers moro or less injured, occurred
Tuesday night between a Como-Har-
riet and Oak and Harriet car at
Fifteenth avenue and Fourth street
southeast.
Bessie Higgins, nineteen years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Hig-
gins, 2106 18th avenues south, died
suddenly Wednesday night of scarlet
fever. The funeral which was private,
took place from the family residence
Thursday afternoon. 1nterment was at
st. Mary's cemetery.
Officers at Fort Smelling have been
notified of the arrest of Karl Kremme),
a deserter from the fort, at Springfield,
Ohio. He was overheard by United
States officers telling of his escape
from Fort Smelling. He is being held
by the Springfield authorities awaiting
action of the Fort Smelling officers.
The season of commercial club pic
MICS is open. The Lake Harriet Com
rnercial club is first in the field with
the announcement that it will hold a
yet-together affair at Big Island park
the afternoon of July 21. The North
Side, Northeast, ST. Anthony, South
Side and West Side clubs are all plan
ming similar events and will announce
their arrangements shortly.
After two weeks of persistent search
for the man who entered a garage at
Thirty-frst street and Second avenue
south, owned by Alex McGregor, 1906
Second avenue south, vice president of
Lamb, 'McGregor & Co., and stole Mr..
McGregor's automobile for an all
nights "joy ride" Detectives Mar
tinson and Wirtensohn arrested w. l.
Wildwood, 1910 Twenty-fourth street
south, and succeeded, they say, in get
ting from him an admission of his
guilt.
The De La Sale picnic, July 4th,
at the Orphan Asylum grounds was 4
big financial success and a good time
was had by the thousands in attend
ance. The base ball game between
st. Paul and Minneapolis knights of
Columbus was won by the home nine
An exciting game of indoor base ball
between the Lauritzens and Buffaloes
was won by the latter, to 3. Ticket
No. 5648 sold by Rev. J. c. Byrne and
held by W. S. Gitt won the Paige-De-
troit automobile.
w. H. Eustis must pay taxes on $40,-
600 personal property in the new post
office block this year, instead Of upon
$4,000, as heretofore G. L. Fort, city
assessor, has raised the assessment,
which is agreeable to Mr.. Eustis.
Within a week or two the front of
a different appearance. Workmen be-
gan Tuesday to tear out the old-fash-
toned front-porch and some of the wood
work in the lobby, preparatory to
erecting q new porte cochere with
hanging lanterns and ornamental iron
work. The lobby itself will likewise
undergo alterations.
An ordinance to be passed by the
park board requiring lights on all We
hicles driven on parkways or boule-
wards under control of the park board
was advocated at a. meeting of the
board Tuesday by Chief Corriston
Mr.. Corriston said the provision ro-
quiring lights on horse driven vehi-
Giles was omitted from the recently
drawn city traffic ordinance for good
reasons, but that such a requirement
made on parkways would be desirable.
He suggested one hour after sunset as
the time for lighting of vehicle lamps
and declared many accidents would be
avoided by the enforcement of such an
ordinance. The matter was referred
to a committee.
Senator Henry ]. Gjertsen, the law
partner Of Harry A. Lund, filed last
Tuesday for the nomination for dis
trict judge on the republican ticket.
Senator Giertsen has practised law