The Irish standard., 1910-06-04
CITY IN BRIEF.

Stephen E. Halloran, aged 35 years,
died Tuesday, May 81, at st. Mary's
hospital. He was buried from the
Immaculate Conception church yes
terday.
The proposed increase in salaries of
operators of the Postal Telegraph
company will not affect those en-
ployed in the Minneapolis office. The
claim is made by local officials that
the salaries of many of the operators
here have been materially increased
within the last few weeks.
According to reports from New
York, changes are expected to be per-
fected by June 21 by which the North
western Telephone Exchange company
and the Western Union Telegraph
company will work in closer unison,
kilograms being delivered and trans
mitted by telephone to telegraph of
fees.
series of five lectures are to be
delivered at the Unique theatre be-
ginning Sunday evening, June S, by
Rev. G. L. Morrill,. His subjects will
be: June 5, Land of the Midnight
Sum; 18th, Egypt; 10Th, Land of
the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle:
26th, Picturesque Holland: July 8,
Panama Canal and West Indies"
Alderman James Dwyer has re-
turned from an extended trip to Lew
lston, Idaho, where he has business
interests. In all probability the AL
derman from the Tenth ward will be
a candidate for reelection next No
vember. He has made an excellent
record and is fully deserving of an
endorsement.
Glenn Curtiss, the aviator who is to
be the big attraction at the Twin City
aviation meet at the Minnesota state
fair grounds June 1926, will use the
same machine here that he used last
Sunday in making his great fight
from Albany to New York, when he
averaged nearly SIS miles an hour. A
telegram to this effect was received
Tuesday by Walter Wilmot, manager
of the meet from Jerome Fanciulli,
business manager for Mr. Curtiss.
The Minneapolis Trades and Labor
Assembly will ask the city council to
appoint a practical baker as bread and
milk inspector, succeeding the late w.
D. Mccall, action to this effect being
taken by the assembly Wednesday
evening. Max Conrad, Joseph Null
holland, Fred Girard, c. T.. Frye and
John Lucas were appointed members
of general Labor day committee, and
will meet with committees of other
central labor bodies July 2, to decide
on a program.
Swimmers of Minneapolis, having
shown signs of nervousness and a
desire to get into the water, Supt.
Wfrth of the park board has ordered
the Lake Calhoun bath houses put in
shape for the season. The date for
opening will depend entirely upon the
weather. Mr.. Wirth has decided to
build an ell at the end of the mems
dock. Camden baths are ready to be
HIT t1n
ing for warm weather. Life savers
have been engaged for Camden.
Fire totally destroyed the Twin City
Box company's plant, 50O-502 Ply
mouth av., early Thursday morning.
The building was two-story brick
structure filled with lumber, wood
working machinery and boxes. 1t is
not known how the fire originated,
but when the alarm was given at 1920
a. m. the flames were already under
fierce Roadway. Despite all that could
be done by large department of ap-
paratus, the plant was totally de-
stroyed, only the walls remaining at
S a. m. The plant was valued at $780,
900, with insurance of only $4,000.
8. Shushansky, proprietor, says he en-
ployed from rs to 80 men at the fac
tory.
Principal Booker T. Washington, of
the noted industrial school for ne
sroes at Tuskegee, Alabama, will
speak at the Commencement exer-
cises of Manchester college June 8.