The Irish standard., 1912-10-05
CITY IN BRIEF

I1ClAlCp1u. phones.
According to figures compiled Tues
day in the Office Of the secretary OF
the Chamber of Commerce 1888, 10
bushels of wheat were shipped to Min
neapolis in September. This was g.
$4,000 bushels more than in septem-
Der, 1910, and 1920 bushels more
than in September, 1911.
Policewoman Alice Wells, Of Los
Angeles, CAL, who is on visit here,
modestly claims that women make
better police officers than men. 1t
would be funny to see this police OFF,
Ger in petticoats grapple with high
wayman Of herculean proportions.
Mrs. Wells. during her stay, is the
guest of the Woman's Welfare league.
Judge Charles B. Elliot, commits
sioner of commerce and police in the
Philippines, arrived in Minneapolis
last week to visit friends. He is stop
ping at the Minneapolis club. He was
associate justice of the supreme court
of Minnesota for several years and re-
ceived his present appointment from
President Taft.
Maurice Buckley, IS years old, was
killed in an accident while attempting
to save two small children from meet
ing death on tracks of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad at Olney, ILL.,, last
week. Mr.. Buckley was an uncle of
NJ. A. and John, Mrs. 8. J. McNulty,
Mrs. A. J. O'Brien and of James r.
Buckley, who recently passed awav in
this city.
DIR. and Mrs. Cyrus Northrop cele-
brated their golden wedding last Mon
day and DR.. Northrop was 70 years
old on the same day.. They are both
in good health. Congratulations came
to them from all parts of the United
States. DR.. Northrop was president
of the U. of M. for ~ years. When
he assumed charge there were 700
students enrolled; when he retired
eACie were i,VoV. ~ IS AOW OAe VI
the leading state universities in the
country.
Michael Kavanagh, known for years
as "The Poet of Pillsbury A." left
Wednesday night on long vacation
trip to Ireland, the land of his na.iv-
ity. For 30 years Mr.. Kavanagh was
demonstrator and guide in the Pills.
bury A mill, where he met scores of
notables. Now he is going to enjoy
the fruits of his industry. Mr.. Kav-
anagh will leave New York today on
board the Carmania. He will visit IN
London, Dublin. Belfast. Derry and
Mallow. Near Mallow he has q sis
ter who lives on q 90o-acre farm val
ued at $4,000. The picturesque
beauty Of the Emerald Isle may give
him inspiration to write a new poem
before he returns to the land of the
Stars and Stripes Bon voyage!
In the absence of Judge Willard,
who is in ST. Louis, Judge Page Nor
ris of Duluth opened the October
term Of the United States district
court here last Wednesday,. After
calling the Jury list and the calendar
the court adjourned until Wednesday
as q tribute of respect to the late
Judge Lochren. The calendar con-
sists of 20 civil law cases, two that
are to be tried without jury, six
chancery cases and three criminal
cases. In addition three criminal
cases were submitted to the grand
jury. OF these Charles Davis of Min
neapolis is charged with counterfeit
ing United States silver dollars, WILL
liam Killen of Hopkins is charged
with sending improper literature
through the mail and William Wan
dersee of Buffalo is charged with ae-
stroying rural free delivery mail
boxes.
Thomas Van Lear personally fled
q petition naming himself as candi-
date for mayor of Minneapolis, at City
Clerk Henry N. Knots office Wed.
nesday, and paid $25, the legal fee
Mr.. Van Lear was accompanied by
Louis Harthill, secretary of the Hen
nepin county committee of the puoli1
ownership party, and George B. Leon
ard, an attorney. No party designa
ton of Van Lear is made in the petit
ton. On the petition were 795 names
Nine sheets of twenty-five names
each, were signed in Northeast Mn.
neapolis, and the remainder Of signers
were scattered over the city. The
law requires only 500 names for sucl
a petition. Socialist campaign head.
quarters were opened last night at 24f
First avenue south. A. o. Devoid, 2
candidate for the legislature, is il
charge of the headquarters. Plans
have been made for big meetins