The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-06-01
CITY IN BRIEF

when he was stricken with cramps
while swimming. Harry Cole, 10, 1884
Colfax ave. n. was drowned at 2sth
avenue north when he walked out on
the logs, disrobed and jumped into the
river.
8. A. Stockwell of Minneapolis has
announced his candidacy for delegate
at-large to the national Democratic
convention at Baltimore, as a Wilson
delegate. W. F. Nelson, c. A. Quist,
J. F. Williamson and M. F. Hanley
are being considered by the Wilson
forces for district delegates from Hen
nepin county.
Michael Mealey, superintendent of
police. Monday ordered patrolmen to
lock up boys or men they found play
ang ball in the street. Since early
spring numerous complaints have
been received of street ball players.
Orders to quit have failed to bring
proper results, says Chief Mealey, and
Monday he gave out the drastic order
to arrest all offenders.
The body of Frank Clancy, 10,
drowned in the river at the foot Of
Bird ave. n. over two weeks ago, was
found last Sunday floating near 9Th
ave. 8. 1t was taken to the morgue,
where positive Identification was
made. The boys parents are dead
and he lived with his brother, Mich
ael Clancy, at 1924 9Th st. n, until
several weeks ago, when he was
placed in a private school.
Frank Bernier, hook and ladder
man at No. II fire station, was badly
cut in the arm while washing win
dows at the station Friday Of last
week. He lost his balance and fell
through window. It was feared for
a time that Bernier would bleed to
death but prompt medical attention
stopped the flow Of blood. Twenty
seven stitches were taken in the arm.
Gustav A. Paulson and Miss Amelia
M. Puetz were married at st. Steph-
ems church May 2sth at the o'clock
mass. J. j. Flaherty was groomsman,
Miss Adile McCauley filing the posi-
tion of bridesmaid. At the same
church and hour, on the following
morning the marriage of John Thorn
as Howarth and Miss Alforda Hilda
Anderson took place. They were at
tended by c. Speakman and Miss L.
.McKenna.
The neighborhood municipal market,
as proposed by Alderman Bow for the
Twelfth, Seventh and Eleventh wards.
has spread to the North Side. A spe-
t:cial- meeting of the North Side Inn
provement federation has taken it up
and given it hearty Endorsement. The
federation will suggest to the city
council committee on commerce and
markets, which has the Bow motion
before it, that a North Side market
I be located between Sixth and Eighth
avenues north and Fifth and Seventh
streets.
Shane Bros. & Wilson Co., of Phila-
delphia, have secured a lease on a
large flour mill in Hastings, Mimi,
from George Innes of Philadelphia,
formerly a resident of Minneapolis
Mr.. Innes recently had purchased the
mill from the trustees in charge. Min
neapolis grain men consider the deal
as important in the Minnesota indus
trial field. The mill has a capacity
of 1900 barrels per day and is the
fourth largest in Minnesota outside of
Minneapolis. George S. Shane was at
the Chamber of Commerce Monday
negotiating for grain. The company
will take possession of the mill next
week, and will Immediately begin OPP
erations to the full capacity. w. M
Fulton, who was with Shane Bros. in
Philadelphia, has moved to Hastings
to take charge.
Joseph A. De Laittre, who lives at
2647 Lyndale avenue north, and is
president of the De Laittre-Dixon
Lumber company, filed papers late
Tuesday at the county auditors office
as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for alderman from the
tenth ward. He is a son of Howard
M. De Laittre and a cousin of Alder
man Karl De Laittre of the fourth
ward. A. D. Hoar is the present tenth
ward alderman. Claus Clauson, 1914
Tenth avenue south, filed his papers
late yesterday as candidate for the
Republican nomination for alderman
from the fifth ward. He Is team
ster and for several years drove the
sprinkler wagon in the ward he hopes
to represent as alderman. He aspires
to succeed Alderman Arthur w. Sell
over, president of the council. who