The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-09-24
CITY IN BRIEF

Fort Francis, has returned and will
resume his practice.
While Mrs. Fred Lewis and Mrs, L.
c. Secor were on the front porch of
2640 Fifth avenue S, Tuesday, thieves
entered through rear door and stole
two purses, containing small amounts.
Among those who attended the Eu-
charistic Congress at Montreal on
Tuesday, Sept. 9Th and following days,
was Rev. P. ]. McCarron of the s..
Thomas church Of corcoran, this
county.
Divorce actions made up rs per cent
of all the new cases started in the
Hennepin county district court. The
total number of cases was unusually
light, only eight being started as
against the usual score or more per
day. But Of the eight, six were d.
vorce cases.
Better conditions among it's members
and the perfecting of a more thorough
organization. will be the chief object
of the national convention of the
Brotherhood of Freight Handlers and
Railway Clerks, which will meet in
the Twin Cities for four days, begin
ming Sept. %.
Objections on the part of some of
the University of Minnesota organiza-
lions to publishing a complete state
ment of their finances covering the
college year of 19O9-10, as recently re-
quested by the student council, are
straining the relations existing be-
tween the different colleges and
schools of the university.
w. E. Mccain, 3741 Sixteenth ave-
nue. S, employed as a ditch digger, mar
rowly escaped death from being buried
under a caving earth at Tenth avenue
S and Fourth street at noon Wednes-
day. Unable to rescue him his fellow
workmen, called the police and fire
departments. The hook and ladder
company from Engine House No. 1
and squad of police responded and
Mccain was rescued without serious
injury.
Miss Katherine Marie Neville has
chosen Wednesday, Sept. %, as the
date Of her marriage to Mr.. James R.
Coleman. The ceremony will take
place at the Immaculate Conception
church at 10 o'clock. A. wedding
breakfast will follow at the home of
the brides mother, Mrs. Marie J. New
lille, 1924 Harmon place. Miss Nev-
lilies only attendant will be her sis
ter, Miss May Neville. Mr.. .Coleman's
brother, Mr.. Edward Coleman, will act
as best man.
While Mrs. Mary Rees, HOY east
Lake street, was in the front of her
home, the house was entered through
rear door and IS in cash and trinkets
taken. An attempted burglary of the
grocery store Of August Berg, 1885
east Franklin avenue, was prevented
early Wednesday when the family, re-
siding over the store, was awakened
by the noise of the two men and
frightened them away. The affair was
reported to the police, who say that
Mrs. Berg on investigating the noise
found two men tampering with the
store windows and chased them awav.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
convened in Faribault Wednesday
morning in their 10Th biennial conven-
ton. About 300 delegates were in at
tendance from all parts of the state
The morning session was given over to
religious services at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, where high
mass was celebrated. A short BUSH
ness meeting was held at the theater at
II o'clock. The ladies' auxiliary of
the same organization also held their
meetings at the same time. National
President James j. Regain was in at
tendance, as we'll as many prominent
state officials of the order.
In decision that is considered more
important and farther reaching in its
bearing on commercial and legislative
affairs than any other rendered since
the decision gainst the Northern Sc
curities company, handed down in st.
Paul Wednesday by Judge c. E. Otis,
special master in chancery for the
United States court of appeals, the
state Of Minnesota is denied the power
to make rates under the railroad laws
recently enacted by the legislature and
with one blow the 2-cent passenger
rate and the commodity freight rate
laws are wiped out. The decision.
however, is only advisory and may be
overruled by the higher courts.