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

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a dancing party Tuesday evening,
January 9. This will be the first So
cial affair given by Div. this season
and its dances are noted for their
sociability. All friends are invited
and good time is assured. 1t will |
be held in their meeting hall, Third |
street and Plymouth avenue.
Judge Bazille of Ramsey county, sit
ting on the Hennepin county probate |
bench, appointed W. H. Mccarthy Of
Mendoza, N. D.. administrator of the
estate of his brother, Jerry Mccarthy.
the outlaw killed in pistol duel with
Patrolman j. ]. Ollinger last July. Nc
Carthy's estate is estimated TO be
worth $500. of which $3.50 was money
found on McCarthy's person.
William Powers, rs years old, and
his wife, Elizabeth, IS years old, were
rescued from their burning home We'd
nesday by f1remen Of No. 4 truck
company. The Powers live at 2201
Washington avenue north. A kero-
sene lamp carried by Mrs. Powers ex-
ploded. The lamp flew out of her
hand and she escaped injury. The
house filled with flames in an instant
and the old couple We're unable to get
out. Firemen fought their way into
the house and rescued them. The
house is a total loss.
A Northern Pacific freight train
crashed into the lead horses drawing
sleighload of young persons at
crossing on Twenty-fifth avenue
northeast between Seventh and WASH
ington streets Tuesday night, killing
one of the horses and injuring it's
mate, but not hurting any occupant
of the sleigh. The party was made up
of members of the Young Peoples So
ciety of st. Paurs Lutheran church,
Twenty-sixth avenue and Quincy
street, and was in charge of Harry
Rain, 100 Fourth street north, presi-
dent Of the society. There were more
than 20 persons in the party.
A pretty home wedding was solemn
lied Wednesday afternoon of last
week when Miss Julia Quincy be-
came the bride of Mr.. Arthur Adams
of Minneapolis. The wedding cere-
nony was performed at the home of
the BRIDE 1913 Jackson street north
east, Rev. Father Fitzgerald being the
officiating clergyman. The home was
prettily decorated with the greens and
reds suggestive of the holiday season
After the ceremony wedding supper
was served for the friends and imme-
date relatives of the family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Adams will be at home in Min
neapolis after Jan. Is at 906 West
Twenty sixth street.
A business of 100000 average
a month was transacted by the Soutf
st. Paul live stock market during the
year 1911, making the business of the
entire year aggregate s40,Oo0,oo0. This
amount represents the. actual casf
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stock from the farms of the North
west to Twin City butchers, broker:
and farmers, through the South st
Paul market. With the exception Of
1910, the trade has been the creates
in the amount of money involved since
the exchange was organized in Soutl
st. Paul. Railroads entering the Twill
Cities hauled in a total Of $4,000 car
of live stock to the South st. Pau
yards in 1911.
German Quinn, brother of Peter A
Quinn, whose death in Mitchell, S. D.
Aug. 81, 1909, was attributed by hi
relatives to foul play, left Minneapolis
last Tuesday night for Mitchell, wher'
he will try to secure an investigation
by the grand jury of his brother!
death. Relatives of Peter Quinn talked
with Governor Vessey of South Da
kota about the case when he stopped
in Minneapolis recently with tn
Western governors. and declare tina
the governor expressed the opinion
that the facts as recited by them, sug
gested murder so strongly as to war
rant investigation, and that he prom
Used them to use his influence will
the attorney generals office to brln
it about. The family said that tn
county attorney at Mitchell had dis
,o,,r,roa ,,oh on investipa tion an
they believed that when Germal1
Quinn submitted the matter before tn
legal authorities there, fortified by tn
opinion of the governor, that the
would yield to his request.
MCGOWAN & Mahoney, rre insurance
real estate-loans, 220 Temple Court
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