The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-04
CITY IN BRIEF

Matthew McGoVern, an emplOye of the
Milwaukee road who died Sunday,
when the flag over the companys
yards in south Minneapolis was low
cred to half-mast. Mr.. McGovern was
found dead in his residence, 1920 Two
and One-Half street. Coroner Sea-
shore said death was due to accidental
poisoning. He was one of the Oldest
men employed at the shops of the
Milwaukee and had been in the SER
vice. of the company over ten years.
Services were conducted Tuesday in
st. Charles church. Fourth street and
Thirteenth avenue south.
Friends of Miss Helen Wood an
nounce that a Chicago brewing COM
of the West hotel. Miss Wood is in
Chicago, and it is said that negotia-
tons are progressing smoothly. The
brewing company will spend 100000
remodeling the hotel if the deal is
closed. 1t was expected that Miss
Wood would return to Minneapolis on
Wednesday. The deal has been known
to Miss Woods friends since shortly
after George Kibbe's lease Of the hotel
was cancelled. 1t was thought at one
time that Miss Wood planned to lease
the hotel to a Kansas City hotel COM
pany, but the negotiations were not
carried out.
The Goheen property at the corner
of Twelfth street and Nicollet avenue
changed hands for the third time early
in the week when Moses Zimmerman
bought the corner for $4,000. The
tract is at the rear of the auditorium.
In 1905 Anna Goheen gave the land
to Hamline university. Recently it
was sold to the Federal Realty COM
pany and Monday Moses Zimmerman
of Barrett & Zimmerman became the
owner. Mr.. Zimmerman will erect a
building. The lot has ITO feet on Mic
ollet avenue and depth Of ia feet.
T. Connolly, the funeral director,
for some years past at II Sixth street
north, will hereafter be found at his
new place of business, 1929 Hennepin
avenue.
Frederick P. Royce, vice president
of the Stone & Webster corporation
of Boston, owners Of the Minneapolis
General Electric company, arrived in
Minneapolis Monday and announced
that negotiations were in progress for
the sale of the Minneapolis concern.
Mr.. Royce was in conference with A.
w. Leonard, Minneapolis vice presi-
dent and general manager. Neither
Mr.. Royce nor Mr.. Leonard divulged
the name of the concern negotiating
for. the Minneapolis property. Mr..
Leonard said that should the sale go
through there would be change Of
officers here. Mr.. Leonard recently
was made district supervisor over the
new Stone & Webster power plant at
Keokuk. M. B. Koon, president of the
Minneapolis General Electric company,
is in California. Clark Hampstead of
Koon, Whelan & Hampstead, attor-
neys for the company, said he could
furnish no further information titan
that given by Mr.. Royce.
Albert Kraus, ono of the best known
German born residents of the Twin
Cities. and widely acquainted and
respected business man of south Min
neapolis, died suddenly Tuesday morn
ing at his residence, 2439 Blooming
ton avenue south. He had retired
about midnight without complaint as
to his health but was found dead in
ed by his failure to rise at his usual
hour, she went to call him. Heart
trouble was pronounced the cause Of
death. Mr.. Kraus was secretary Of
St. Johns German Catholic society
and had been for many years secre-
tary of St. Elizabeths church. He was
q native of schwaben, Germany,
where he was born 40 years ago. He
came to this country and to Mime
apolis in 1881. Fifteen years ago he
established a hardware business on
Bloomington avenue. wife, two chill
dren, Mrs. James O'Meara and Ber-
nard Kraus, and several brothers and
sisters in Germany survive him. The
funeral services were held at st. Eliz-
abeth's church Thursday morning at
9 o'clock. The interment was at ST.