The Irish standard., 1913-08-30
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
CITY, IN BRIEF.

CITY IN BRIEF.
John P. Ring, formerly Of Williams
port. Pa, now manager of the State
Nursery at Helena, Mont, was inI
Minneapolis last week attending the!
Florists convention. His interest In
Irish affairs has suffered no loss by
being transplanted.
w. c. Smith, connected with the en-
gineering department of the Northern
Pacific for more than twenty-five
years. died Tuesday at his home, 1856
Lincoln avenue, st. Paul, after an ILL.,
ness of more than year. He was 4s
years old, a native of ST. Cloud, and
an engineering graduate of the Uni
versity Of Minnesota, from which he
entered the service Of the Northern
Pacific. He rose to be chief engineer
of maintenance of way, which posi-
tion he held at the time of his illness.
He leaves widow and q son 10 years
old.
The Minneapolis fire department
Wednesday entertained the Firemen's
band of Portland. Ore, the only organ
ization Of its kind I'M the country, at
e luncheon at the West hetel, after an
automobile ride over the city. The
band. headed by the Portland chief,
b. F. Dowell, serenaded the downtown
district early today. marching to the
courthouse from their train by way
of the West hotel. The band, which
is on it's way to the convention of fire
chiefs at New York, Sept 1, left at 8
p. m. for the east. It will be one of
the features of the convention.
. Indications that the Minneapolis
grain receipts will make q new record
for the crop year ending this month
and that business stimulation will fol-
low the movement Of the year 1918
crop to market have caused the Elec-
trio Steel Elevator company to plan
for the addition Of 100000 bushels
storage capacity to its terminal at
Twenty sixth avenue and Sixth street
southeast. The elevator now is the
largest of any house operated as a
unit in Minneapolis, and with the pro-
posed addition Of Ave steel tanks the
total capacity will be 100000 bushels.
Minneapolis will be host to the AM
erican Association of Passenger
Agents on Sept 9, the last day of the
convention, opening Sept. z, in St
Paul. Entertainment features will be
on the program every day. The dele
gates viii ride I'm automobiles to Min
neapolis, leaving st. Paul at noon and
driving by way Of the state university
to the Hotel Radisson, where they will
be luncheon guests Of the Civic and
Commerce association. At p. m. the
guests will leave in automobiles for 9
drive about the Minneapolis boule.
wards and back to st. Paul by way
of Fort Smelling.
"A tUdS POsoVU VI SAS
.$71;272.50, available for the park board
this week through the sale of the $751;
600 bond issue, be used to improve
the Parade in front Of the armory will
be made Wednesday to the park board
by the committee on improvements
Theodore Wirth, superintendent, in his
recommendations has asked that the
amount be used to put the grounds ir
condition for athletic contests. In.
stead of recommending the expendi.
ture of $23,750 for improving tn.
boulevard on the east shore Of Lake
Calhoun, as was originally recon.
mended by Mr.. wirth. the committe,
will ask that $4,000 bs spent for. rails
ing and improving the east boulevar;
and making q permanent road from
Thirty fourth street to Thirty -sixtl
street and that $11,750 be used TO
dredging on the west side Of the lax
and for preparing the right of wa!
for the west boulevard.
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