The Irish standard., 1912-06-08
CITY IN BRIEF

A. l.. Lennon of the East Side en-
gagged in the land business for some
time past, has returned home from a.
Texas trip which has covered about
four months.
John Doonan of Livingston, Mont,
formerly Of Minneapolis, paid a briet
visit to friends here recently while on
his way to ST. Louis and Washing
ton. D. c.. where he is now attending
the Knights Of Columbus ceremonies.
Phil Parmalee, the Wright aviator,
who was killed last Saturday by a
fall from his aeroplane at North va
kima, Wash, might have been seen
this fall at the Minnesota state fair,
1t was learned Monday when John G.
Simpson, secretary of the Minnesota
State Fair association, returned from
A son Of Frank Keller, formerly of
Minneapolis but for some years past
a resident of Duluth, was killed in
the latter city Wednesday by a fall.
The young man was rs years old. His
remains were brought to this city
Thursday and interment took place in
st. Anthony cemetery Friday morn
ing.
Minneapolis real estate men figure
that business for the last month was
better than it was last year or the
year before. The cause for this is
given as being that many additions
have been plated and placed on the
market. Building permits filed before
the close of business the day before
Memorial day showed total of $751;
S55. Total deeds for real estate regis
tered amounted to $67,5S3.
F. H. Armstrong, an old resident of
the east side, has filed as a Repub-
lican candidate for Alderman of the
Second ward. He will contest for
the honor with Alderman Hawley, who
will seek an endorsement. Dan C.
Brown has filed his candidacy for re-
election to the office of city comptrol-
Ter in the office of the county auditor
Mr.. Brown is Republican.
George Congdon, who was arrested
several days ago, charged with lamp
ering with an automobile belonging tt
Hudson-T hurbent company, was
sentenced to As days in the workhouse
Judge Leary gave him a stay of 81,
months because the manager of the
company from which he had taken the
automobile asked for leniency in hi.
behalf.
A million dollars year in freigh
rates will be saved to western con
sumers by the new tariff from Mime
apolis and points east to Spokane an.
Montana. Spokane reductions are II
effect June is and Montana reduc
lions July / on the Great Northern
Northern Pacific and Milwaukee. I
is said the Twin Cities will benefit il
competition for western business un
der the new scale.
The per capita cost of caring, TO
patients at the City hospital durin
1911 was $1.o2 per day. as compare
to $1.37 in 1904. These figures wer
submitted Monday to the board G
Charities and Correction. The cost i
1910 was $1.2o. Comparison with sim
liar costs in other municipal institu
tions of it's kind in other cities, show
that the City hospitals figure wa
lowest by far.
Capt. John e. Moran of Great Fall
Mont, was in the city during til
early part of the week and left Wee
nesday for his old home in Vernon
where his mother and sister still RI
side. Capt. Moran, who was a Mime
apolis business man many years ag
was greatly impressed with the city
growth He will be absent in IL
east for some time and expects
stop over again on his return to MOI
tana.
The First Ward Improveme
league endorsed reapportionment f
ing Monday night. The league pr
poses to include a part of the 9
ward with the list, instead of pa
of the 10th, as it is now constitute
Alderman John Ryan, J. w. Shad
80 valid and John Fleetham were a
pointed u committee to take the ma
ter up at the extra session of t
legislature.
According to the Free Press He
aid, the German newspaper of Mi
neapolis. Germans here are arous
over last Sundays police raid at Tu
ner hall, in which 81 persons we
arrested and some prosecuted. T
Herald bitterly arraigns the police
partment and the forces behind
which prompted the raid. In a tW
column editorial headed can Act