The Irish standard., 1912-03-02
CITY IN BRIEF


Ger, returned last Monday from st.
Marys hospital, where he was oper-
ated on for appendicitis a few weeks
ago by DR.. Voyer. His many friends
will be glad to again see him about.
OF the treatment received at st, Mary's
hospital Mr.. Sheehan speaks in the
highest terms.
Strychnine was the poison that
caused the death of Simon OMalley
and Bonnie Reedy at the OMalley fiat,
1906 Washington avenue south, Feb.
10, after eating candy that had been
left on the doorstep. This was the re-
port made to Coroner seashore by the
city chemist Monday. after he had fin
ished the analysis of the contents Of
the victims stomachs.
e. w. Knott, father of City Clerk
Knott, died yesterday in his home at
Spring Valley, MIMI, after an illness
of more than a year. He was 70 years
old. Mr.. Knott was one OF the pio-
neers of southern Minnesota. Besides
his son, H. N. Knott of this city, he
leaves three daughters, Miss Laura
Knott, principal of Bradford academy,
Bradford, Mass; Miss Lillian Knott of
New Orleans, and Mrs. J. D. Utley Of
Spring Valley.
News has been received at Fort
Smelling Of the drowning of Mrs. Will
son Y. Stamper, wife of Lieutenant
Colonel Stamper of the Second Infan-
try, at Leilehua, near Honolulu, H. l.,
Jan. 10. Her body was found in a
reservoir and it is supposed that while
walking with her kodak she slipped
and fell, WAS stunned and unable to
save herself from the water. Colonel
and Mrs. Stamper were formerly at
Fort Smelling when he was with the
Eighth infantry, and they have num-
Der of friends in the Twin Cities.
Negotiations are pending for the
disposal of the Hotel Radisson to
Harry Moore of Chicago, who is inter-
ested in the project to build the new
Hotel Morrison in Chicago. The Nor
rison will be % stories high and when
completed will be one of the finest
hotels in Chicago. Simon kruse, own
er of the Radisson, has been in confer
ence with Mr.. Moore and returned
from Chicago Tuesday. Negotiations
were not brought to a head, and the
status of the transaction is at present
just where it was when Mr.. Kruse left
for Chicago last week.
Mrs. Rosannah H. Merrilnan, widow
of the late o. c. Merriman, and one
OF the pioneer women of Minnesota
died Monday night at the age Of 81
years. Mrs. Merriman was born in
New York. She came to Wisconsin
in 1856 with her husband and. -four
years later moved to Minnesota, sett-
ling at ST., Anthony. During the In
dian outbreak Mr.. Merriman was cap
tain Of Company B, Sixth Minnesota
regiment. This regiment was being
raised at the time the Indians went on
the warpath and Captain Merriman
and his company were sent on Indian
duty. During this period Mrs. Merri-
man accompanied her husband to For
est Lake.
A fragrant attempt at incendiarism
was discovered by firemen early last
Sunday morning when they responded
to a still alarm at 312-16 First avenue
north, a four-story brick building &C.
cupied on the first floor by the Min
neapolis Selling company, on the sec
ond by the Chase Shoe company, on
the third by Harris Rosenberg & Son
manufacturers of overalls, and on the
fourth by the M. McGuirk Cigar COM
pany. Candles, rubbish, oil-soaked
rags and a rope Of cotton soaked in
kerosene, leading from the bottom OF
the elevator shaft to the fourth floor
where it was spread out IN every di-
IcCllO4l, WOAC AOuuus 11clu llOL DcoI
for the automatic sprinkler system
which set off the alarm, the entire
building would have been a roaring
furnace In few minutes.
After Investigations and complex
system of espionage that have extend
ed over a year, announcement was
made Monday of the discovery of an
alleged conspiracy on the part of a
number of conductors of the 500 road
to defraud the company. It was re-
ported that warrants had been issued
for the arrest Of several Of the Oldest
and best-known conductors employed
by the company in North Dakota, and
that arrests by United States Marshal
James S. Shea were to follow. The
charges against the conductors are
that thew leaRued with men across the