The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-11-05
CITY IN BRIEF

John Sweeney, %, switching fore
man, Northern Pacific road, was
caught between two box cars near
the Martin elevator and crushed to
death Wednesday. He lived at Como
and 18th avenues southeast.
Miss Kathleen O'Brien entertained
a number of her young friends at
her home, 1907 Adams street north
east Friday afternoon. 1t was her
twelfth birthday anniversary and the
occasion was one of rare enjoyment
to all.
Frank McDer1nott, As, New Lon
don, Wis, was instantly killed under
Minneapolis & st. Louis switch en-
CINE Tuesday night in the yards at
Western avenue and 18th street. A
switching crew found the body, hor-
ribly mangled.
j. A. Hartigan, state insurance COM
missioner, reported Wednesday that
the Northwestern Fire and Marine In
suranoe company of Minneapolis had
complied with the state statute re-
garding surplus and would in the near
future declare a dividend of 100000.
Scores Of persons living in Henne-
pin Court, 1915 Hennepin avenue,
fed from the building early last Sat-
urday morning when an alarm of fire
was sounded. At 2:45 the janitor
was awakened by firemen. He rushed
up the stairs of the four.story struc-
ture and knocked at the doors of the
4S apartments. At each door he
shouted that the house was on fire
and that the occupants would have
to Fly for their lives" Most of the
tenants rushed out of their rooms
scantily attired and made for the
outside, not stopping to save any of
their belongings. The fire started in
the basement, presumably from
spontaneous combustion. Very little
damage was done, but smoke filled
the Railways, adding to the fright Of
the panicstricken people,
T. P. O'Connor, Irish party leader,
was in Minneapolis for a brief stop
Thursday evening of last week, when
he was met by Thomas H. Shevlin
and taken to st. Paul, where he was
a guest at dinner that night at the
residence of Archbishop John Urea
land. The Irish statesman has been
touring Canada and the western part
of the United States and was on his
way east. He was in the Twin Cities
about five hours, leaving at 1880 p.
m. for Chicago. Patrick H. O'Farrell
of New York is with Mr.. OConnor
on the trip. Where they have spok-
en- they have created a widespread
sympathy for home rule. At the
Archbishop's table were T. P. O'Con-
: nor, Patrick H. O'Farrell, Thomas n.
Shevlin, c. H. F. Smith, Pierce But
Ter, Captain Sedgwick Rice, H. G.
McNair, G. D. O'Brien, Timothy Fol
ey, D. E. Dryer, G. w. Ames, J. D.
O'Brien and H. Wilbee.
An appropriation for six new build
ings at the insane asylum at Anoka
and Hastings will be asked of the
state. legislature to relieve the con-
gested conditions in the state hospi-
tai, which are alarming the members
of the state board of control. Three
of the buildings are to be located at
AnOka and three at Hastings. Each
is to have capacity of sixty persons.
The state hospitals are said to be
overcroWded to such an extent that
the state authorities are having diff
ficulty in handling the patients. There
are nearly 1900 insane under the
care of the state. Conditions are so
congested at the Rochester hospital
that 15O people sleep on cots in the
corridors and the rooms are crowded
At Fergus Falls the wards are flied
to their capacity and two and three
patients are placed in every room.
The same conditions exist at the
other hospitals. The members of
the state board feel that the over
flow is more than 800.