The Irish standard., 1911-12-23
CITY IN BRIEF

William McGrath and D. G, Shan
esq, we'll known to many of our read
ers, have formed a partnership and
the McGrath-Shanesy Coal Co., corner
Tenth avenue north and Second street.
is now fairly launched in the coal
business.
Charges of assault against Edward
Jennings, filed by Patrolman Lehman.
were dismissed in municipal court
wednesday on motion of Assistant
City Attorney Compton, Edward Jen-
n1ngs is son Of Hugh Jennings, SUI
perlntendent of the state free en-
ployment bureau in the municipal
building. The son and father were
alleged to have assaulted the patrol
man Nov. 30. The father was acquit-
ted of the charge
Branch 237 Catholic Knights and La
dies of America elected the following
officers at their first regular meeting
in December: John Sheehan, presi-
dent; Margaret Saul, vice president;
Nellie Roche, financial secretary; Mel
lie Donavan, treasurer; Zeta McSher-
ny, recording secretary; Gertrude Lu-
ger, Charles Mccarthy and Daniel
Russell, trustees; Mr.. Mamie, SER
geant at arms; Mary McSherry, dele
gate to next convention.
Joseph Nathan, manager of Dream
land dance hall. was Wednesday found
guilty of violating the state law in
admitting girls under the age of 81
years to a dance hall. and was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of $500 or spend
80 days in the workhouse, by a jury
before Judge E. A. Montgomery in
municipal court. The trial was test
case of the state law. The defense
announced that the case will be ap-
pealed to the supreme court. A stay
of 80 days was granted. This is the
second case of the kind appealed to
the supreme court in the last month.
Building Inspector Houghton says
his department will end the present
year without deficit. Last year the
deficit was $4,000. The average ex-
penditure month for his department
for the first II months of this year
was $4,000. More than $3.50 is avail
able for December, which will allow
a surplus of about $500. The health
department and fire department are
the only ones which will show defic-
it's. In the health department it will
be about $4,000, which is $4,000 below
last year. On the fire department it
will be about $4,000, reduction of
$4,000 from last year.
Fire starting from an unknown
source caused the death of three val
liable horses belonging to ]. B. Cush-
ing, 719 Third avenue southeast, last
Sunday night. One of the horses,
"Stade," was valued at $4,000, and the
others, "W. H. Boody," and "Jim Big
be-" at $4,000 and $1,000 respectively.
They had been raised near Lexington,
KY, by Mr.. Gushing, and all had rec
ords as running horses. There was
also considerable damage to the barn
by fire, which, however, was confined
entirely to the inside. The horses
were killed by the smoke, despite the
work of the firemen, who made every
effort to save the animals.
Fifteen boys of Central, West and
North high school were suspended by
the board of education Tuesday after
noon as a punishment for being men,
bers Of fraternity or social club
known as Rho Delta. The boys and
their parents from Central High dis
trict were at the board meeting and
sought milder punishment, but men,
bers of the school board, with the ex-
ception of Miss Mae Snow, were firm
in making the boys suffer the full
penalty for breaking the rule which
forbids the existence o. any high
school organization which has not the
sanction and approval of the school
board and high school principals.
J. D. Bren, former cashier and act
ing treasurer of the University of
Minnesota, indicted by the grand jury
on the charge of misappropriation of
funds, pleaded not guilty when ar
raigned before Judge Holt Wednes-
day. Four charges of grand larceny
result he was not required to give ad
ditional bail, being at liberty now on
$4,000 bonds. The indictment charges
that Bren refused to turn over to the
state treasurer $19,542.26 belonging to
the university which had been en-
trusted to his custody. Bren entered
his plea of not guilty with the privi-
lege of presenting motion to quash
tho indioty,oopt