The Irish standard., 1911-10-28
CITY IN BRIEF

commission Tuesday ruled that a pub-
lie warehouse cannot call so pounds
of barley bushel. The statute, the
commission says, fixes 4S pounds of
barley as bushel
The migration commission, formed
last summer in Duluth, had meeting
in st. Paul recently at the CONNER
clal club. 1t was proposed to open
an office for the commission in Min
neapolis in a building somewhere in
the vicinity OF the railway stations.
The aim of the commission is to CO.
operate with the immigration bureau
as far as possible in opening up the
entire state of Minnesota to farmers.
1t was decided to raise fund of $12,-
600 to carry on the work.
Frank w. Farnham, an employee of
the city engineering department and
a resident of Minneapolis for more
than 80 years, dropped dead at his
home, 1922 Ninth avenue south, Mon
day afternoon. Mr.. Farnham had not
been in good health for several years.
EIe was taken sick shortly after noon
and he fell to the floor dead upon
starting back to work. Coroner Sea-
shore was called and pronounced
death due to heart disease. Mr.. Farm
ham was 81 years old. He leaves
wife, two sons, and a daughter
The trial of Fred A. Briggs is now
on before Judge Hale at the court
house. The jurors in the case are:
w. G. Ralston, SOL East Fifteenth ST.;
Guy G. Shafer, 31O5 Dupont ave. s.;
Carl c. Johnson, 1925 Portland ave.;
Herman w. OFT, Bali Elliot ave.; Rob
ert A. Hortenback, 745 Washington st.
II. e.; Michael Sexton, town OF Cor
coran; Wilbur L. Parker, 3O46 Bryant
;.v. S.; Charles M. Thomson, 1912 Hum
boldt ave. S.; James Best, 364S Blas-
dell ave-; Anton Carlson, town Of
Bloomington; Henry J. Dallay, 1927
Western ave.
President NJ. E. Cantillon of the
Minneapolis baseball club arrived in
the city late last week from visit
to Dakota points and at once opened
negotiations looking toward the build
ing Of new stands and a complete
remodeling at Nicollet park 1t is ex-
pected that the lease on Nicollet park
will be renewed and the new stands
tlI-ol IF hofo +h1
he erected. The sands, il built will be
completed in time TO rthe opening game
next spring and will be large enough
to accommodate many more persons
than it was possible to squeeze into
the park last summer.
Frank ]. Falvey, brother of D. J.
Falvey, of st. Louis Park, a former
resident of Minneapolis and we'll
known railroad man, died Saturday,
October Fl, at Minot, N. D., where he
was employed by the 500 line. He
was AZ years old. His wife, one
daughter, Alice, aged 20 years, and
one son, Frank, aged II, and his
mother survive. Mr. Falvey was born
in st. Louis park and began railroad
ing at the age of II. He represented
the Great Northern road as agen at
several places, one of them at STAN
ley, N. D. He entered the service of
the 500 line in March, 1902, and was
that company's agent at Minot for
three years. afterwards becoming
travelling freight agent.
Opening of the new wing to the City
hospital was postponed for another
year by the board of charities and cor
rections Tuesday, owing to the lack
OF funds available for it's support
This condition resulted from the
board of tax levy's refusal to appro-
pirate an increased amount for 1912
to maintain the addition. The board
decided to complete the construction
of the addition and to furnish it, but
not to open it until Jan. 1, 1918, if next
years board of tax levy allows a suf
ficient appropriation to maintain it,
The board agreed to have the new
wing ready SO it could be used IN
case of typhoid epidemic or other
emergency.
At. the close of weeks trial jury
in the case of Charles J. Mealy vs. the
Bemidji Lumber company returned a
verdict for $6,351.98 in favor of Mealy.
The verdict came after a fight of four
years. Mealy made a contract with
the lumber company for the sale of
about 395,000 feet of logs. According
to the evidence, after the contract
was made the price of logs slumped
from 50 to 81 per thousand The lum-
Der company attempted to make new
contract When Mealy refused it was
charged that the lumber company
broke up his camp by inducing his