The Irish standard., 1910-07-23
CITY IN BRIEF

congress from the 9TH district maxi
ing the third Democratic aspirant, the
others being Thos. P. Dryer and John
II. Long.
A. w. Ashworth, assistant truant
officer, public schools, declares in his
annual report to the board Of educa-
ton that child labor laws are con-
tinually violated in Minneapolis. Dur
ing the past year 500 children were
found unlawfully employed.
Alderman McFIale has revived his
ordinance prohibiting breweries from
owning any interest in saloons. A
special committee of the city council
which was appointed when the ordi-
nance was introduced in January, 1909,
will meet Monday to consider the
measure.
The semi-annual report of the Hen
nepin Savings and Loan association
recently issued by Secretary Gus j.
Pauly shows that the association is
making steady progress. The assets
have passed the 100000 mark and a
dividend of per cent per annum was
ordered paid to the stockholders.
This afternoon at o'clock the
Minneapolis and st. Paul policemen
will play their annual base ball game
at Nicollet park. This is always one
of the big sporting events of the year,
so turn out and boost for your favor
ties. The proceeds go to the Minne-
apolis Police Benevolent association.
Fully 200 residents and property
owners stood in the dark of the Ken
wood school yard Wednesday night
at meeting called for the purpose Of
protesting against the plan of the Min
1leapolis and st. Louis railroad to run
five side tracks across Twenty-fir
street and against other nuisances of
which they claim the road is guilty.
Rev. J. c. Byrne of st. Lawrence
church, 18th avenue and 7th street
southeast, held very successful ice
cream social on the church lawn Tues
day evening. At present Father Byrne
is having the interior of the church
painted and decorated. When the
work is completed st. Lawrence
church will present very beautiful
interior.
Senator John T. MCGOWAN of the
3sth district made the pleasing an
nouncement to number Of his friends
during the past week, that he would
again enter the race as Democratic
candidate for the office he now holds.
The district comprises the first WI =
;. AND part art IF IF, the third and. its interests
have been well cared for by Senator
MCGOWAN during the past eight years.
Members of the park board toured
in automobiles from Glenwood park to
Camden park over the proposed route
of the North Minneapolis parkway ex-
tension Tuesday. They seemed favor
ably impressed with the plans Of Sup
erintendent Wirth for the requirement
of lands lying between Sixteenth and
Forty fifth avenues north for a park
way that will vary in width from 200
to nearly 600 feet in some places.
The Minneapolis General Electric
company purposes to force a SHOW
down" on electricity rates with hun
dreds Of consumers in this city who
for nearly two years have refused to
settle bills except under provisions in
the Walker ordinance. The company
has served notice on delinquents that
they do not settle all accounts to date.
This has forced the issue, and it is
probable a test case will be taken into
the courts.
While the grocers were reveling at
Tonka Bay the Minneapolis butchers
were holding forth at Big Island park,
where an interesting program of sports
and events was held. There were boat
races and foot races, a ball game, and
a variety of athletic and feature num-
bers that were highly entertaining to
the large crowd which attended. Many
of the grocers from the picnic at Ton
ka Bay visited the butchers picnic
and the butchers returned the visits
steamboats, making regular trips be-
tween the two parks
Mortality among children under one
year of age in Minneapolis during the
month of June and the first II days
of July of this year is almost double
that experienced during the cores
ponding periods of last year, and the
increase of infant deaths is liable to
continue all summer, according TO DR.
P. M. Hall. The number of deaths
among children under one year OF age