The Irish standard., 1912-03-30
CITY IN BRIEF

Joseph Congdon, aged CT years. died
Wednesday in the residence, 2213 FIRE.
mont avenue south. He had been a,
contractor in Minneapolis for % Years.
He is survived by his wife, one son
and one daughter.
The Hennepin County Teachers As.
ISOLATION was addressed by Rev. ].
M. Cleary this morning in the mayors
reception room on 1.-THE Value of Eff
ficiency." Miss Maria Porcher, a.
teacher in the Minneapolis public
schools conducted class exercise in
third grade language work.
Divisions No. i and No. 6 of the
Auxiliary A. o. H. of this city, will
give a social dancing party Monday
evening, April 9Th, at A. o. U. w. hall,
II Seventh street south. Days or
chestra has been secured for the occa-
sion. Friends Of these two divisions
will undoubtedly turn out in large
numbers. An excellent time is prom
Used them.
Mrs. Abbie G. Morrison, wife of
Dorilus Morrison, pioneer mayor of
Minneapolis, died at her home in spo-
kane, WASH. Wednesday, Death was
due to a general breakdown following
grippe. Mrs. Morrison was the mother
of Paul Clagstone, former speaker of
the Idaho house of representatives and
Republican candidate for governor of
Idaho.
Melville A. Clark, real estate dealer,
with offices at 631 Palace building, has
filed a petition IN bankruptcy. He lists
his liabilities as $195,923.O5 and assets
as $6,625. The debts listed consist
principally of unpaid securities and
money borrowed from banks and due
to individuals. Mr.. Clarks assets, &C
cording to the schedule, consist of real
estate estimated to be worth $4,000
and stocks and negotiable bonds val
ued at 1928.
The building committee of the pro-
cathedral, at meeting held early in
the week, decided to push the work
on the external structure with all pos
sible haste from this time on. While
the edifice will not be completed by
that time, it is now nevertheless be-
lieved that it will be in such a state
OF completion before the LIST of Janu-
airy, 1913, that the first mass will be
celebrated within it's walls on next
Christmas day.
John O'Donnell, former state labor
commissioner, sat reading in the sec
ond floor of his home at I'll Seven
teenth avenue south, Friday night,
while flames shot through the attic
to the roof. Smoke was pouring from
the house before Mr.. O'Donnell dis
covered the flames. He turned in the
alarm. The damage to the house was
estimated at $4,000, covered by insur-
ance. A library Of rare volumes was
badly damaged.
Fred Barker. of Spokane, appearing
as a candidate for the presidency of
the international Typographical union
before the typographers of Minneapo-
lis last Sunday, told them that he fay
ored the arbitration plan of settling
disputes, and believed that unions
should live up to their contracts. Mr..
Barker's appearance as a speaker in
behalf Of his candidacy breaks GUS
tom which has prevailed in the circles
Of the union, but according to state
ments made before the typographers
of st. Paul, the course is all advisable
one because of the existence within
the organization of ring which now
controls and plans to control by Sc
cret methods the offices of organiza-
ton.
Miss May Morrill,, 1917 Harmon
place, a patient in the city hospital,
crazed by delirium, eluded her nurses
Friday of last week, and crawling out
onto shed through i window of the
medical ward on the second floor,
leaped to her death to the sidewalk be-
low. The woman had been admitted
to the hospital Wednesday in deliri-
GUS condition and had showed no
signs Of improvement. She managed
to release her hands and feet. which
were bound with straps, and during a
momentary absence of the nurse
reached the shed through window
of her room and leaped. Nurses
quickly discovered the woman's alb
sence and found her in a dying con-
dition. She was carried into the hos
pital where she died.
According to A. L. Hazer, president
of the Twin City Motor Transit CON-
pant, the first automobile to be used
in the establishment of fast motor
passenger transportation system be-
tween Minneapolis and st. Paul will be