The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-04-27
CITY IN BRIEF

i. 1911. to Jan. 1, 1912. Mr.. Sykes was
removed by the council water COM
mlttee last July. At that time he
claimed that he had been elected SUI
pervisor for one year and that the
council had no right to remove him
until his term expired.
Two hundred members of the Min
neapolis league of Catholic women
met for a social evening at the Hen
nep1n council, knights of Columbus
club rooms, Fifth avenue south and
Eighth street last Tuesday night. The
members and their friends were first
treated to a short musical program,
this being followed by cards, at
which more than 200 were seated at
the various tables. James A. Mana
han spoke on Social Problems"
Increased pay for city laborers was
granted in a report adopted by the
council subcommittee on labor Tues
day. A resolution to be presented to
the regular committee Friday pro-
vides for wage of $2.4O for an eight
hour day. City laborers now receive
$2.25. Alderman Hoar was the author
of the motion providing for the in
crease. He told the committee that
city laborers were more poorly paid
than any other class of common la
Dor and that the old scale did not
give a living wage. The increase will
affect about 1000 men during the
summer season.
The organization of the Tenth Ward
Champ Clark club, with a member
ship of more than 200, was the fruits
OF a mass meeting held last Wednes-
day night in the club rooms at 30O5
Washington avenue north. The pol
icy of the club will be the boosting of
Champ Clark, for president, and to
work to secure delegates for Clark at
the Democratic convention. Officers
elected were: Emil B. Schagun,
j.,
and w. J. Dyer, treasurer. The next
meeting will be held in the same hall,
Wednesday, May 1.
A wedding of Wednesday morning
Of last week at the Church of the
Ascension, was that of Miss Mae Ag-
mes Sheehan, daughter of Mrs. Mary
Sheehan, to Mr.. Alex N. Mengelkoch.
Rev. Father Harrington, pastor of the
church, performed the ceremony,
which took place at o'clock The
wedding guests numbered about 100.
The maid of honor was Miss Clara
Mengelkoch. Mr.. Alfred Snackenberg
acted as best man. A wedding break
fast, to which only the relatives had
been invited, was served at the home
of the brides mother, 2211 Fourth
street north. Mr.. Mengelkoch and his
bride will be at home after May al
416 Twenty second avenue north.
Addition of 100 arcs to the mu-
nicipal street lighting system in the
Tenth ward was considered by the
council health and hospitals commit
tee Monday. Extension of the sys-
tenn was made possible by an unused
appropriation of $4,000 allowed by
the board of tax levy in 1907. The
city attorney said this money could
be used for any work coming under
the head Of permanent improvements
and could be legally spent for street
lights. Health Commissioner Hall told
the committee that enough power
was available at the crema,ory plant
to operate ESQ street arcs. At pres
ent but $50 are connected. He said
that the plant could be run at its
highest efficiency if operated at its
highest capacity.
President Savage of the Dan Patch
line announced Tuesday that the com.
panys had leased the use of the Great
Western tracks between Mortified
and Faribault and the depots and
terminal facilities of the line at those
stations. The company will start us.
ing the tracks soon and will rur
about 16 electric trains to Faribault
This will be, with the exception OF
two trains, the same service as nov
exists between Minneapolis an6
Mortified. The grading and construc.
ton crews between Mortified an6
Faribault were discontinued April q
and will be shifted to operation:
south of Faribault between there ant
Owatonna. Officials of the road sa,
that electric trains will be runnint
into Owatonna from Minneapolis be.
fore fall. The distance between
Mortified and Faribault is 13 mile.
and the distance between Faribaul
and Owatonna about 16 miles.
Police records of homicides for thu
year 1911 show that Minneapoli: