The Irish standard., 1910-09-10
the Minnesota transfer has had more
cars to handle than for corresponding
periods last wear

the Minnesota transfer has had more
cars to handle than for corresponding
periods last year.
Governor A. o. Eberhart Wednesday
named about $50 delegates from Min
nesota to the Farmers National con-
gress to be held the week Of Oct. 6 in
Lincoln, Neb. This congress is devoted
to practical farming and so important
is it in the opinion Of farmers that
many seek appointments as delegates
The governor has distributed the ap-
pointments as equitably as possible
among the counties, each receiving
from one to three or four. The local
delegates are Dean A. F. Woods, Pro-
fessors Andrew Boss and Coates P.
Bull of the state agricultural college,
and w. F. Kelso of Minneapolis.
| Sunday, September 4, was the tenth
anniversary Of the marriage of Mr..
and Mrs. James c. Hurley Of the East
Side and the event was celebrated that
evening at their home, 1407 Washing
ton street, northeast. Following an ex-
cellent repast served during the early
part of the evening cinch and other
games We're INDUCED in by the many
guests, interspersed with music and
song, and the occasion was one OF
rare enjoyment to all. A number of
prizes were awarded to the winners
in the various games. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hurley were the recipients of many
choice presents-mementos of the hap
py event.
| James Joyce, a former Minnesota
resident, died recently at his home in
Muncie, Indiana. Mr.. Joyce came to
Shakopee, Scott county, Minnesota, in
1857, with his wife and child and $25u
In money. Unable to find employment
or to buy home, he left for Green
Vile, Miss and returned the following
spring with small capital, bought
eight acres of Minnesota land and all
the faxseed to be obtained in the
drug stores of Minneapolis and ST.
Paul and sowed two acres of the first
flax planted in Minnesota. Those acres
of flax proved the beginning of the
states linseed oil industry, with
Minneapolis as it's center, and was al
SO a means of saving from mortgage
the homes Of many Minnesota pioneer
farmers. After many disbursements.
Mr.. Joyce moved to Muncie, Ind,
where he became engaged in the larg-
est flax-bagging industry in the world.
He was n years old.
Four prisoners and three policemen
were stabbed Wednesday in the cell
block at Central station when Peter
Olander, a prisoner arrested at a. m.
ran amuck with pen knife. After
the man had been shot twice in the
right leg by Jailer Cornish, it took
the combined efforts of nine police
men to overpower, disarm and man.
acle the man, who fought tooth and
nail with the fury of mad man. Aft
err the desperate battle. the tile floor
and white steel walls of the cell block
were spattered with blood and the
scene of the fight looked like slaugh-
ter house. Eight other prisoners who
were in the same cell block with the
armed man, were helpless before his
maniacial onslaught and saved their
lives only when directed by the jailer
to jump into their individual cells and
slam the iron doors. The injured are
Nicholas Smith, captain of detectives
John Calvin, superintendent of the
Bertillon room, Andrew Grumpy, de-
tective, and John Hoglund, James
Laughlin, Roy Clancy and John Zsk-
ierka, prisoners. Peter Olander him
self came out Of the fray with two
bullets in his right leg, a club cut over
one eye and numerous Commissions about
the head.
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