The Irish standard., 1911-07-08
CITY IN BRIEF
Peter F. Harris of Prescott, Y

who has been in Washington for a
year or more and other western states
passed through the city on Wednesday
last for his home in Wisconsin.
e. Sanluelson, 3416 Twenty-first ave-
nue. south. was struck by an Fight,
and Central car at Eighteenth and
Central avenues late last Tuesday
night and seriously injured. His skull
was fractured, one of his legs broken.
in addition to other injuries of a more
or less serious nature. He was taken
to the city hospital. where it is doubt
ed if he will recover.
The body of John Waddick was
found few feet from the country
road near Rogers, Minnesota BIZ
Thomas McGinnis of Rogers Tuesday
afternoon. Coroner Seashore said that
night that the condition of the body
indicated that Waddick had been dead
for some time. Heart failure is be-
lieved to be the cause He was last
seen Sunday. Waddick owned a small
farm near Rogers. He was 81 years
old. He is survived by wife and nine
children.
An electric storm that was heralded
by strong winds and accompanied by
heavy rains broke over MINNEAPOLIS
last Tuesday night, marring to a GER
tain extent the brilliant canoe parade
at Lake Harriet that was intended to
be the chief feature of. the days fes-
tivities, and bringing to close an aft
ernoon that was more than usually
sultry. Several heat prostrations of a
trivial nature were reported. Only one
of them was considered serious enough
for hospital treatment. The fact that
there was an unusually large number
of people out Of doors that day, most
OF them spending the greater part of
the day exposed to the sun, is said to
be accountable for the comparatively
large number who found the heat too
oppressive.
A statement just issued by Howard
Elliott, president of the Northern Pa
cific road, regarding the revenues and
expenses of American railroads dur
ing the month of April, shows that on
per-mile basis, returns reveal a de-
cided decrease as compared with the
corresponding period of 1910. The
statement shows that the revenue, less
operating expenses for all roads re-
porting reveal decrease of $14 per mile
or ~ per cent. The period covered
consists of 10 months of the fiscal
year. Mr.. Elliott adds that the volume
of business done by railroads shows no
increase of consequence while the cost
of living, which individuals feel, af-
fects railroads quite as adversely. He
claims that it has not been possible to
avoid sharp increase in operating ex-
penses, while at the same time rail-
roads have done no more business than
in corresponding period last year.
Aldermen are seeking to aid License
Inspector Gray in the task which the
council has asked him to perform
which is to supply the council with a
list of the 10 worst saloons in the city.
But in all probability Mr. Gray is not
going to furnish any such list. II am
a police officer working under direc-
ton of the mayor and chief of police
and there seems to be considerable
doubt as 20 whether the council has
power to force me to carry out an or
der of this nature said Mr.. Gray. "I
am perfectly willing to tell the council
license committee all know about sa-
looms, but there it stops. 1t is not even
my business to make the recommends
ton as to whether a place shall be
granted license
In what the judges declared to be
the closest and best contest of the sort
ever held in st. Paul, Albert westfall,
st. Thomas college cadet, won the
diamond medal offered by the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance union in
the oratorical contest held last Satur-
day night in the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church, st. Paul. Westfall, who
lives at 1922 Fifth avenue south, Min
neapolis has been in attendance at st.
Thomas for several years. His sub
ject was 1.-THE Parting of the Ways"
Charles G. Neale or Minneapolis
was appointed head of the new bureau
of weights and measures by the rail-
road and warehouse commissioners
Monday. The bureau was authorized
by the last legislature. Heretofore the
state treasurer and the county treas
urers have had charge of the work
now to be taken over by the new bur-
eau. The law places the bureau under
the charge Of the railroad and ware
house commission. Mr.. Neale has been
ir, tho sorvice of tho or,i, r,o;~Lk,~