The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-10-07
CITY IN BRIEF


nue., which recently underwent ex-
tensive alterations, will be known
hereafter as the "Elgin" hotel. SAKE
Bros, owners of the building, have
leased the hotel to A. G. Edwards,
former manager of the Carlton. Mr..
Edwards will install new furnishings
and other equipment.
Frank H. Taper, born June 80, 1856
on Nicollet island, son of the late Cap
tain John Taper, pioneer ferryman
Of Minneapolis, died today at Willard,
MINI. Mr.. Taper lived in Minneap-
oils until seven years ago. For nine
years he was q member Of the police
force and was dropped by the Ames
regime. He afterward was in the
dairy business.
Fred Ames, former superintendent
of Minneapolis police and former col
onel of the First Regiment of Mime
sofa national guard, is in the city.
Since leaving Minneapolis several
yeas ago, Mr.. Ames had been in bust
ness at Orwood, CAL, experimenting
an asparagus canning factory. He
said he left Orwocd because of the
prevalence of malaria. He said that
of 300 employees in the factory, at one
time only six were we'll. Mr.. Ames
suffered two severe attacks. Mr..
Ames said he would remain in Min
neapolis during the winter.
Declaring his belief that T. G.
Roach, city superintendent of paving,
who resigned Tuesday, has clearly vio-
lated the laws by wrongfully with
holding public moneys. James Robert
son, county attorney, Wednesday dis
cussed with Aid. James e. Mehan, 18th
ward, the alderman's discovery that
Roach got SO two months ago from a
private contractor for city earth and
failed to account with the city until
long after the deal. 1t is expected
that Roach's case will be brought be-
fore the grand jury when that body
meets October II. There is also a
hint that the county attorney will call
upon the grand jury to go deeper into
the conduct Of the city engineers Of
fec.
In September 1888 head of cattle
were received at the South st. Paul
stockyards, and of this number 46,046
were disposed of at home; 30754 hogs
were received during the month and
102,1S1 sheep came in. Altogether, g.
223 cars Of livestock were received in
September, while only 1925 were for
warded. Although the cattle and hog
receipts show a decrease from Sep
tenber, 1910, the stockyard officials
say this is a good rather than bad
sign. They say many stock growers
rushed their cattle and hogs to the
market early because of the failure OF
the crops and the scarcity of feed
This year grazing conditions are bet
ter and the market will not be flooded
as it was in 1910.
Two Kenwood street cars loaded
with passengers collided head-on Tues
day on Eighth street southeast when
one of the cars leaped the rails which
had spread as a result of the recent
rain. The motorman of one of the
cars was injured, both cars were
wrecked and the passengers who
fought their way panic-stricken to
the street, were covered with broken
glass and splinters, but escaped un
injured. One of the cars was tipped
to one side, with wheels high in the
air, on the verge of topping over
The accident occurred between
Twelfth and Thirteenth avenue short
ly after 9 g. m. William Cardinal
motorman on the outgoing car, which
leaped the track, sustained painful in
juries about the back and hips when
the heavy motor controller was broker
from it's place and thrown against
him.
Clarence Anderson, IL years old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Anderson, 21s
Twenty-seventh avenue southeast, was
shot and instantly killed Tuesday b!
playmate, Clarence Rhinow, at the
home of Henry Dryer, 2716 Univer
sity avenue southeast. The boys were
playing in the front yard of the Dryel
home with Archie Johnson, grand
son of the Dryers. The Rhinow DO!
had just got a revolver from the room
of roomer at his parents home, Al;
Delaware street. He unloaded the re
vofver as he thought, and displayed i
to his two playmates. One cartridg
was left in the cylinder and in SOM
unaccountable way the revolver wa
discharged The bullet penetrate,
the heart of the Anderson boy. Sew
eral girls playing in the back yar'