The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-12
CITY IN BRIEF

Send in your furnace cleaning and
repair work. We make a speciality of
such. NJ. j. Mallon Heating Co., l417
Hennepin. Both phones.
Mrs. L. L. Cummings will give
card party and dance at her home,
1405 Western avenue, Wednesday
evening OF next week.
John J. O'Connor, secretary of the
Associated Charities, is in favor of a
system by which dependent mothers
could receive pensions.
Edward r. Smith of Minneapolis
was unanimously reelected chairman
of the Republican state central COM
mittee at a meeting in st. Paul last
week. j. A. O. Preus was reelected
secretary and George N. Dix of st.
Paul was elected treasurer.
Miss Agnes Peterson has been plac-
ed in charge of the state department
of women and children, temporarily,
by Governor Eberhart, because of the
vacancy created by the sudden death
of Mrs. Perry starkweather early
Monday morning.
Reports from employment agencies
indicate one of the worst famines in
servant girls seen in this city. 1t is
said that the demand for cooks and
mattresses for harvesters and thresh-
ers has been so great as to cause
thousands of women to work in the
country.
A social dance, to be given under
the auspices of the L. A. to A. O. H.,
for the benefit of the juvenile divi-
sions of the city, will take place Mon
day evening, October 2Sth, at A. o.
U. w. hall, IL South Sec 18th street.
Tickets have been placed at NOM
inal figure and a large attendance will
undoubtedly be present.
Forty men who visited Hugh Jen-
nings, superintendent Of the state en-
ployment bureau Monday morning re-
fused to accept any one of Sc jobs Of
fered them. THE wages for unskilled
workmen have never been so high as
this year," said Mr.. Jennings, but we
absolutely cannot get the men to
work.
Judge c. B. Elliott, commissioner Of
commerce and police of the Philip
pine islands, in an address on What
the United States Has Done for the
Philippines" painted picture Of
progress, and said that the islands
were of great value to the govern
ment, that thousands Of dollars worth
of American goods were sold there
and that the country was land Of
promise to the investor and the man
of executive ability.
Miss Sarah McCluskey and Frank
S. Jeffries were married Tuesday aft
ernoon at the parochial residence Of
the Church Of the Holy Cross. Rev.
Henry Jajeski ofaciated in the pres
ence of few intimate friends. Miss
Pauline McCluskey was her sisters
maid Of. honor. Ralph Douglas was
the best man. A wedding dinner fol-
lowed the ceremony at the West ho-
tel. Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffries left on q
short wedding trip and will be at
home after Nov. at Des Moines, Ia.
Mrs. Mary L. Starkweather, head Of
the women and children's department
Of the state labor bureau and promi-
nent club woman and charity worker
of the Twin Cities, died in the Union
depot at st. Paul early Monday, fol-
lowing an attack of heart disease.
Mrs. Starkweather was IS years old
and lived at 625 Grand avenue, st.
Paul. The deceased was highly re-
spected. She was woman of INTEL
lectual force and very enthusiastic
ity.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Shelley, whose
marriage took place Tuesday MORN
ing. were given a wedding breakfast
in the forest room of the Radisson.
The guests included Rev. T. e. Cullen,
the officiating clergyman; Mr.. and
Mrs. F. L. Burke, Master ]. Burke
Miss e. Burke, the Misses Shelley,
Miss r. Coveny, Miss l.. Malone, r.
MCGOWAN, S. Storch and l.. Melchise-
dich. Pink roses were used for table
appointments. Mr.. and Mrs. Shelley
are to make their home at 2 Highland
avenue.
Six Socialist candidates for alder.
men filed by petition Monday. They
were Charles J. johnson, who entered
the Tenth ward contest against Jo-
seph De Laittre, Republican, and A.
d. Hoar, Democrat; w. H. Rawson in
the Fifth; J. F. Beard in the Seventh:
Albert Voelker, Ninth; .. p. Nash,
Eleventh ward; and J. F. King,
Twelfth ward. Each candidate said
he had no trouble in securing the