The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-04-06
CITY IN BRIEF

cient Order of Hibernians of Hennenin
county will take place at Masonic
Temple Wednesday evening, April II.
large number of tickets have al.
ready been sold for this event which
has become so popular.
Receipts at the Minneapolis post
office during March amounted to $780,
1882, an increase of $14,654.92 over
the total of the corresponding month
of 1911. They were also nearly $24,.
600 in excess Of the receipts for Feb
ruary which were considered very
good.
Through the special efforts of AID
erman James E, Mehan an engine
house will soon be built at Nicollet
avenue and Forty-sixth street. Harry
w. Jones, a Thirteenth ward archi-
tect, will draw the plans for the build
ing, which is to cost in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000.
The will of Thomas Shevlin has
been admitted to probate by Judge
George R. Smith. The value of Mr..
shevlin's property was given at ST.
100000; real estate $4,000. The
executors named are Thomas A. Nc
Cam, David. Tenny and Thomas Shev-
lin.
Angus M. Smith, 81 years old, a
former resident of Minneapolis and
we'll known here, died at his home in
Spokane, WASH, Thursday, March
%. He is survived by two
brothers and sister, Fred l.. Smith,
George H. Smith and Mrs. DR.. L. G.
Mitchell, all of this city. Interment
was in Spokane.
Messrs. R. E. Lynch and o. A.
Braun under the firm name of Lynch
& Braun Sales Co., recently estab-
lished in business at 1910 Hennepin
avenue, have the agency for one of
the best household vacuum cleaners,
hand and electric, now in use. These
gentlemen, formerly of Cincinnati, in.
tend to make the vacuum cleaner a
specially in their line of work
Invitations have been issued by
Hennepin Council, No. 435, knights
of Columbus, for their annual ball and
reception at The bennington on
Wednesday evening, April 10th. st.
Paul and Minneapolis councils of the
Knights of Columbus have been in
vited to join Hennepin council on this
occasion, and doubtless the function
will prove brilliant success.
The executive committee of the
Union Labor Forward movement an.
nounced at meeting last Monday
night that 80 national officers would
be in Minneapolis to attend the labor
jubilee which opens on April 81. Word
was received from Samuel Gompers
that he would be here on the opening
day.
Settlement was made Wednesday OF
the states inheritance tax claims
against the estate of John Humbird, a
st. Paul capitalist, who died last Au.
gust. The estate amounted to $4,000.
900. The state legal department ex.
poets to realize for the state 100000
Tuesday the department received a
check for 5000, representing inheri
lance taxes on the estate of Henry F.
Dimock of New York.
George D. Hayes, aged 81, dropped
dead in the bathroom of lodging
house at 200 Hennepin avenue last
Sunday afternoon. He was a widowe1
and has daughter, Miss leila B
Hayes, living at 1854 Harrington ave
nue., st. Paul. Another daughter lives
in Canada, and son ls employed in q
lumber camp in northern Minnesota
Mr.. Hayes recently returned from
northern Minnesota. Coroner Sea
shore pronounced death due to heart
failure.
Railroad officials announced Tues
day that 11,72O immigrants passed
through the Twin Cities during the
month of March to take up homes in
the Northwest. The goods of the col
onists were shipped in 2,344 cars
which went forward over the North
ern Pacific, 500 line, Great Northern
and st. Paul railroads, during the past
month, destined for Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, Montana, and
Western Canada.
Captain Edward F. Felsing of En-
CINE Company No. IA, left Tuesday
for Nampa, Idaho, where he has been
offered the position of fire chief. He
has not resigned from the department