The Irish standard., 1910-12-17
CITY IN BRIEF

CITY IN BRIEF
Prayer Books, Pearl Rotsaries, So
ciety Pins and other religious ar
ticles suitable for holiday gifts on
sale at the Irish Standard office, COS
End avenue south, second floor.
Peter P. scanlon, SO, died suddenly
Of pneumonia day at Asbury
hospital. Mr.. Scanlon had lived in
Minneapolis for "a years. His wife
and four children survive. The fun
eral took place Friday at $3.50 a. M
from Ascension church. Interment in
st. Mary's cemetery.
The First National bank Of Mime
apolis is forty-six years old this
week. Monday was the anniversary
Of the perfection of the organization,
and the bank got under way during
the week that corresponds to this.
There will be no celebration of the
anniversary, D. M. Prince, president,
said Tuesday, but the bank will wait
and make the fiftieth anniversary an
occasion of note.
George Butler, "a years old, 1915
Sixth street northeast, was arrested
Tuesday by Detectives Frank Regain
and George Bruadage in the engine
room of downtown store, where he
Is employed as a fireman, on the
charge of desertion from the United
States navy. Butler has a wife and
1-year-old son. He admitted that he
escaped from the navy while on guard
duty In San Francisco after the earth
quake. He has an aunt, Mrs. Cora
Butler, living on Sixth street north
east.
A lookout on Tower hill, the
highest elevation in Hennepin coun-
ty, Is projected by the Prospect Park
Improvement association which met
Tuesday night at the Sidney Pratt
school to decide upon definite action.
The waterworks department plans the
erection of reservoir on the sum-
NIT of the hill and residents of the
park want plans adopted that will give
them the same kind of tank that has
been built on Lowry hill. They will
then go before the park board to ask
that it be equipped as lookout.
The name of Capt. John O'Connell
has been dropped from the rolls of
the 2Sth U. S. infantry regiment as
that of deserter, by direction of the
president. Capt. O'Connell disap-
peared from Fort Smelling three
months ago. Under the articles of
war the failure of commissioned
officer to report for duty in three
months makes him a deserter from
the service. Friends of Capt. o'Con-
nell, who is the son of Brig. Gen. John
J. OConnell, still believe that he met
with foul play while off the military
reservation.
As a result of the controversy over
switching track encroachment be.
tween Kenwood citizens and the Min.
neapoiis & st. Louis Railroad Co., a
bill will be introduced in the legisla,
ture empowering city councils of
cities Of the first class to condemn
railroad switching yard property. Be-
oanco tho TT e, n fro o1>e no +h2 mrs,
waukee road run along park property
between Lake Calhoun and Lake of
the Isles, advice will be asked wheth-
er the city may condemn main right
of-way. This matter has been dis
cussed informally by the park board,
but no action was taken.
H. J. Dahn, president of the North
Side State bank, was last Monday
night elected president of the Mime
apolis Retail Grocers' association for
The tenth consecutive term. The
largest number ever assembled at an
annual meeting filled the hall, 1922
Nicollet avenue. Knute Aslesen was
reelected vice president and A. c.
Ekelund reelected treasurer. New
board members elected were J. f.
Wallace for the East Side, William
Hoban for the North Side, and l.. ].
Jefferson for the South Side. Hold
over members Of the board for these
three divisions of the city are Will
lam Erickson, F. P. Simonsin and H.
NJ. Pryts. The board will meet later
and elect secretary. J.. S. Taylor
will probably be reelected.
The Rijou.