The Irish standard., 1910-02-05
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CITY IN BRIEF.

in the council to make the pay of city
laborers $2.25 day. The matter was
referred to a committee.
Mary c. Teller, 81, wife Of G. L. TEL
Ter, died Monday at her home, 275S
Lyndale ave. .. Services as st. Stepl.-
ems church at 10 a. m. Wednesday and
interment. in st. Marys cemetery.
A branch of the public library was
opened last week at POI Hennepin ave-
nue.. Nearly 500 men make use of the
new reading room, the most Of them
being laborers.
Last Monday in Judge Dickinson's
court five women applied for release
from the matrimonial yoke. They she'd
tears copiously while reciting their
tales of woe.
John P. Nash has been appointed
first assistant to c. S. Cairns, census
supervisor for the 5th district. The
many friends of the young attorney
are extending congratulations.
The knights Of Columbus of Hen
nepin council held a regular meeting
Wednesday night at which matters If
Importance to the members were dis
cussed. There was a large attendance
The funeral of e. c. Chatfeld, the
well known attorney and ex-alderman
of the Second Ward, who died in San
Diego, CAL, took place last Wednesday.
Interment at Lakewood cemetery.
Members Of the Palace Clothing
House Benefit association held their
annual meeting at Columbus hall Mon
day night. The election of officers and
informal dancing occupied the hours 81
the evening.
A choice musical and literary enter
tainment will be given by the St.
Charles Choral Club at St. Charles
Hall, corner Fourth st. and Thirteenth
ave. g., next Tuesday evening, begin
ming at S:15 o'clock.
Storage eggs will float in salt water
and fresh eggs will sink therein. That
was demonstrated by an experiment in
The Daily News Office the other day
on the suggestion of DR.. Wiley Of tie
agricultural department at Washing
ton.
Last Monday evening, John e. Hea-
ley, general manager of the American
Express Co. in this city, left to take
charge of the st. Paul Office. Before
his departure his fellow workers pre-
d scented him with ia Handsome golt
watch as token Of their esteem.
Forces operating against the public
welfare in legislation were attacked
by Lynn Haines, at a meeting Of the
South Minneapolis Total Abstinence
society last Sunday. Four powerful
influences, he said, controlled the state
legislature; the steel trust, the rail-
road ring, the liquor interests, and pub
lie utilities corporations.
Philadelphia Saturday, was a resident
of Minneapolis, in the SOS, living at
Nicollet avenue and Eleventh street
The Foss M. z. church was named for
him. During the Parnell agitation for
home rule he took quite lively inter-
est in Irish affairs and attended Land
Loo ono A, eotinos
Mules can hold their heads as high
as the bluest of blue-b looded Arabian
steeds. Last week six head of mules
were sold at Midway for $1,000, $500 Il
head. w. H. Malone. contractor,
bought the animals. They are accli-
mated, and look like splendid workers.
tipping the beam at $500 pounds 70
the pair.
A Bible for every room in the lead.
ing hotels Of Minneapolis is now es-
sured. The committee of Gideons, the
religious organization of travelling men,
which has been soliciting subscriptions
for the past two weeks, reports great
success and declares the books will be
installed by March 1. It is expected
that 1000 Bibles will be placed in the
Minneapolis hotels.
The funeral of d. D. Mcdonnell, 4
pioneer resident, formerly engaged in
the logging and numbering business
but of late years in real estate took
place last Saturday from st. Charles
church, Father Lang officiating. The
lnterment was at Lakewood. Deceased
Is survived by his wife. He was borr
Of Scotch parents at Greenfield, Ont,
ln1s2s. :.
Miss Eleanor Langdon, Minneapo-
lis composer and writer and friend Of
The newsboys of this city, has, through
the Miles theater donated and sold 1,
500 copies Of her newsboys song, "Mis-