The Irish standard., 1911-12-02
CITY IN BRIEF

NO agreement was reached at the
meeting of the park commissioners
last Monday night held to try to fix
the blame for the cracks in bridge M.
at the Lake of the Isles. The matter
was referred to later meeting, w. f.
Decker, president of the board. said
that about $4,000, which was in oues-
ton, will probably be withheld until
the responsibility can be definitely
fixed.
The annual election of officers o.
Division No. 8. A. o. H., of this city
Will take place at A. o. U. w. hail.
80 Central avenue, Sunday, December
3. All members Of the society are
urgently requested to be present at
the meeting, as it is one of great i'm
portance. Division No. 2, Ladies' Aux
iliary to A. o. H., will meet at the
same hall Monday evening, December
4, for the same purpose, election of
officers.
Miss M. Louise Hickey, daughter of
j. J. Hickey, 701 Oliver avenue north,
was married to James T. Williams
Tuesday morning at o'clock at the
Church Of the Immaculate Conception.
Rev. T. e. Cullen officiated. Miss
Belle Williams was bridesmaid and
George H. Filbert. groomsman. A
wedding breakfast was served to the
immediate relatives at the home of
MIR. and Mrs. Hickey following the
ceremony.
Postoffice employees of Minneapolis
and st. Paul have been informed by
Senator Bourne. chairman of the post
offices and post roads committee, that
the coming session of congress will
completely reorganize the postoffice
department. In letters received by
Minneapolis employees, it was init
mated that the changes would be so
radical that there would not be any
semblance of the present organization
left.
The estate left by DR.. \. A. Ames,
former mayor of Minneapolis, is VAL
ued at less than 5000. He had no life
Insurance. Aside from the residence,
which is in her name, Mrs. Ames is
left practically nothing except unpaid
bills for medical services given by her
husband and which are said to be I'M
collectable. The will was drawn ac-
cording to an old custom, the entire
estate being left to Mrs. Ames, with
the provision that each of the three
children should be paid ST..
Mrs. Frances A. Pray, who died Sat
urday of last week was the widow of
Otis A. Pray, who built the first flour
mill on the south bank of the Missis-
sippi, and who was one of the earliest
residents. Of Minneapolis. She was
well known in the city, having been
connected with several charitable in
situations. She was appointed by Gov
ernor Washburn one of the first di-
rectors of Washburn home and also
was on the board of directors of the
old Homeopathic hospital and the
Home for Aged Women and Children.
The 100000 damage suit brought by
Fred Stein of Minneapolis against
John Till, the New Richmond, Wis,
healer, has been set for trial at the
December term of the Ramsey county
district court. Stein says he had three
plaster" treatments, making his back
so sore he could not lie in bed and had
Till in his answer says he never
claimed to have supernatural powers
in the treatment of disease. He de-
MES that he ever advertised himself
as a doctor, and that he never treated
patients as a physician or a doctor.
Christmas trees will be cheaper and
cording to Minneapolis retailers. The
early snow caused the lower price, as
tho trees can be brought from the for
ests and swamps more easily than last
year, an open winter, when they were
often transported to the railroads or
wagons instead of sleighs. The trees
come from Northern Minnesota an6
Wisconsin in car loads, containing as
many as $500 trees to the car, an6
costing the dealer from $3.50 to 5000 g
car load. The young spruce trees are
the favorites, but there Is also s
.sprinkling Of fir, cedar and pine in the
Christmas stock.
Minneapolis parents who desire the
admission of their children into the
public schools, unvaccinated, and show
a, physician's certificate that vaccina'
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