The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-01-14
CITY IN BRIEF

Side patrolman, died suddenly at Wa
tertown, this state, last Saturday
morning. Deceased was an old:time
resident OF Wright county.
A dancing party will be given Mon
day evening, January is, at the club
rooms of Hennepin Council, Knights
Of Columbus, Eighth street and Fifth
avenue south. A large attendance is
promised and the occasion is sure to
prove one Of pleasure to ALL
90 Division No. 3, Ladies Auxiliary A.
0, H., will install their new officers
for the ensuing year Monday evening,
January 16, at the hall, Washington
and Tenth avenue north. Members
ot the Ladies' Auxiliary and friends
are invited to be present.
John Lind will continue as presi-
dent of the board Of regents Of the
University OF Minnesota Mr.. Lind
presented his resignation to the board
Friday of last week, but withdrew 1t
when the other regents requested that
he continue in office.
A social to be given under direction
Of members of Division No. 2, A. o. H.,
will take place at the new Richmond
hall, Fifth street and Third avenue
south, Tuesday evening, January 81.
Tickets are being sold for the event
which promises to be a success from
every standpoint.
Alexander NJ. Harrison, former
Judge CT the Hennepin county dis
trict court, died early Sunday at his
home, 1885 Thirty-ninth avenue SOUTH
He retired Saturday night in apparent
good health. He was dead when mem
bers Of the family called him Sunday
morning Heart disease is the cause
assigned by the doctor summoned
Guy Fitzgerald, Virginian, enrolled
in the college of agriculture. of the
University of Minnesota, is conducting
a losing fight against allowing negro
students to belong to the Agricultural
society, a college organization. Fitz-
gerald refused to pose in the society's
group picture along with the negroes
whom the president would not bar out.
Then he introduced a resolution per.
uniting only white students to become
members of the society. This was de-
feated Fitzgerald contends that the
negroes should not attend social func.
tons with the whites.
The question of so amending the
enti-pass laws as to permit the street
railways OF the cities of the state to
allow policemen and 1remen in full
uniform to ride free will be brought up
III the senate soon. Such bill was
prepared two years ago by st. Paul
men interested in such measure, and
substantially the same measure will
be offered again this year. There is
nothing in the proposed bill making
It compulsory to allow policemen and
1irenen in uniform to ride free; the
bill clears away legal obstacles to
such course providing the companies
care to grant such privilege.
Cut off from escape by flames which
barred the only exit from the house
three little children, the Oldest foul
years old, were burned to death lasi
Wednesday in fire which destroyed
the cottage of Andrew Rooth, 1924
Forty-frst avenue south. Mrs. Roott
the 23-year-old mother of the babies
is in the city hospital in serious con
dition as the result OF a heroic at
tempt to rescue the children from the
flames. Andrew Rooth, the father, il
also under the care OF physicians al
the hospital. The fire victims were
Gladys, Andrew and Evelyn. Mrs. An
drew Rooth, burned about face ant
body and Frustrated with grief, is IL
serious condition. The cause of thu
fire, which cost the lives of the three
children. is unknown, but an empt,
kerosene can, found by firemen lyint
beside the cook stove in the burnet
cottage, tells the story, fremen be
lieve, Of the death of the children Par
Of the story, too. was told when tn
firemen found the body of Gladys, tn
oldest child, lying across the lifeles
sbody of the 2-year-old boy. Andrew
The arms of the little girl were out
| stretched as if she had tried to pro
- tect her brother from the flames TIL
children were alone in the little cot
tage when they met their death. TIL
mother was in the house of a neigh
Dor, Mrs. E. E. Cowdry, 1892 Forty
first avenue south, and did not know
of the fire until Mrs. Cowdry, her owl
ene-year-old baby in her arms, locke,
out of the window and saw smok
pouring from the window and door o
the Rooth cottage.