The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-03-11
CITY IN BRIEF

ed Irish vocalist and concert organist,
and her husband, Mr.. de P. vontam
closed their regular pre-Lenten season
on Feb. 26 at Galena, ILL.,, with grand
organ and sacred concert in st. Mich
aePs church. They will rest in Min
neapolis during Lent, except for a Sc
ries of six recitals, which they will
give in st. Patrick's week, and will
resume their regular road work on
April 16.
A campaign has been begun to raise
the balance of the 100000 fund for
defraying the expense of the Mime
apolis 1911 Civic Celebration July 2
to 8. Over 100000 has been subscribed
already and the balance will doubtless
be soon secured. Subscriptions should
be made payable to Joseph Chapman,
Jr., vice president of the Northwest
ern National bank, as treasurer and
can be made payable in four Install
ments in March, April May and June
if desired. Any amount small or large
will be welcomed and credit given.
Twenty-Five knights of Columbus of
the Twin Cities returned Tuesday
from three-day trip on the Iron
range where they participated in the
installation OF councils at Bemidji and
International Falls. At Bemidji Dis
trict Deputy N. NJ. Cronin with the
the third degree work, the Brainerd
council putting on the first and Sec
ond degrees. At International Falls,
District Deputy John A. Burns and the
st. Paul degree team had charge OF
the third degree work. The entire trip
was in charge Of State Deputy John
A. Barry who organized the new coun-
ellis. The Minneapolis delegation con-
sisted Of: N. M. Cronin, Edward e.
Quinn, John A. Cullen, Robert Brown,
Joseph Lally, Nate Andre, William Fl.
Coleman and Thomas w. Flaherty.
J. w. Allan, smoke inspector, was
instructed Monday by a special coun-
Gil committee to prepare estimates on
the cost of equipping the city garbage
crematory plant with electrical de-
vices. 1t is proposed to light portions
of the Tenth and First wards with
electricity generated at the plant, in
addition to lighting and heating build
ings at the workhouse and Hopewell
hospital The Hennepin senatorial
delegation recently refused to consider
a request for 100000 bonds to equip
the plant because no exact estimate
of cost had been submitted.
j. w. Fleetham, $3.50 University ave-
nue. northeast, was struck and bruised
late Monday by an automobile while
crossing Central avenue at Main
street southeast. He was taken to
his home, where his injuries are said
to be not serious. The driver of the
automobile did not stop, and the mum.
Der of the machine was not secured
James Mcdonald was thrown from a
wagon he was riding in a collision
and Wilder street late Monday. He
was taken to his home, 2O07 Laurel
avenue, in an automobile. He is
bruised, but not badly hurt.
The Ascension basketball team de-
feated the Holy Rosary five Monday
evening in a one-sided, though inter
esting, game, by a score of A to %
The losers were handicapped by the
absence of Dreis, Bee" Lawler taking
his place. He played against Riley
and held the Ascension star to two
baskets. In the preliminary game the
Ascension Greys defeated the West
High Independents by score of sc
to 10.
John McKeever, IS years old, 3645
Fifteenth avenue south, a "hostler'
for the Milwaukee railroad, was in
stantly killed late Tuesday by falling
into the turntable pit in the Milwau
kee roundhouse. His body was re
moved to the morgue. He is survived
by his wife and family. One of his
sons is an engineer on the same road
Fire early Tuesday in the two-story
building at 11O1-11O3 Second street
south, resulted in a narrow escape for
Harry johnson, bartender in the sa
loon of J. La Page, on the first floor
of the building. Johnson was asleep
in the apartments above the saloon
and was not aroused when fire started
presumably in the basement. When
the fire department arrived firemen
were told man was in the second
floor A ladder was raised, and John
soon, although almost overcome by the
smoke which filled the building, was
able to descend to the street. Damage
by the fire was nominal.