The Irish standard., 1913-02-01
CITY IN BRIEF

whether they are in combination.
Frank N. Stacy, deputy public exam
liner, has suggested investigation by|
the house committee ON accounts and
expenditures.
Fred White, driver u fire engine
company No. 6, Who was injured on
q March 9, 1911, when the apparatus
collided With street car ~ Twelfth
street and First avenue south, is SUI
ing the Minneapolis Street Railway
company for $500 damages in tho
district court. The trial was begun
before Judge Leary Tuesday.
One woman tainted IN the univer-
sity chapel and two men just got out
side when they toppled over, so vivid
was the lecture Oh Cancer" given
Tuesday night by Dr. L. B. Wilson of
the Mayo staff at Rochester,. Library
attendants cared for them. Smoking
q pipe causes large percentage of
cancer Of the lip" said DR. Wilson.
The speaker declared that the only
woman he had ever seen with lip can
Ger was one who smoked q pipe.
Mayor w. G. .Nye has accepted the
invitation Of the Roald Amuadsen
committee to bid the explorer well
come to Minneapolis at a reception to
be given at the Dayton Tea rooms
after the lecture at the Auditorium
Thursday evening, Feb. G.. A detail
of policemen Of Norwegian birth will
escort the captain from his hotel to
the Auditorium. The lecture. How I
Discovered the South Pole" will be
delivered in English.
The state OF Minnesota may go into
the life insurance business like Wis.,
consin if bill introduced Wednes-
day by Rep. w. w. Brown becomes q
law. 1t provides that all persons be-
tween 20 and so years may take out
state Insurance in multiplec of $500.
The bill also provides Tor an annuity
to be paid after the age OF so years
at the rate of from 500 to $500 a
year. : The commissioner ri insurance
is to be empowered to maze rules and
fix premiums.
Officials Of the Milwaukee road met
with secretaries of tic Civic and
Commerce association Monday to dis
cuss what is to be doEe with the
roads right Of way in South Mime
apolis. j. F. Foster, superintendent,
Il. w. Root, attorney for the road, and
A. D. Emery, engineer, discussed the
advisability Of track elevation. They
said il the road decides tc elevate
Its tracks it will be- done in such a
manner as not to depreciatc the value
of property III the vicinity. Mr.. Eos
ter said the company had not decided
finally whether the tracks will he de-
pressed or elevated. The Civic and
Commerce association 1cials asked
for a conference SO as to na fully in
company.
The marriage of Hiss Florence
Marguerite Murray and oll:s Anthony
eMaher !tociz place at II o'clock a. m
Wednesday at Immaculate Concep-
ton church. Rev. Father Curran OF
Philadelphia, college friend of the
groom. oft1ciated. Miss Prendergast
was at the organ and Mrs Frederick;
De Croft sang. The b1ide vas gown
ed in white broadcloth AMI carried
lilies Of the valley. Mrs. Richard A
Swain, her aunt, was nlatro1 of hon
or and Thomas j. Murray, the brides
brother, was best man. Mi. and Mrs
Swain gave the wedding breakfast Il,
the Radisson at 1880. The brida
couple will go to New York on E
honeymoon trip and will Eo at home
after March J. at the Lowry Hill
apartments.
Playing that same old bang-up ar.
ticle Of basketball that las character.
lied their play for the past few sea.
sons the Ascension five had littl,
difficulty in adding one more scalp tt
their string Friday evening Of las
week when they took the Stout team
into camp to the tune Of - to 20. L
was the same old story which is ia.
miliar to all those who have seen thu
Asoelsions in action. Their team p!a,
and sensational basket shooting, to
gether with the individual work O.
the different members of the team wal
enough to bring the heavy end Of til,
score to the credit side of the NORTH
Siders ledger. The men from Menom
inie played IL good cHss Of ball bu
they did not have chance with TIN
Ascensiolss Their !cam play wa
good hut the work - the locals i,
breaking this up when it get near tn
goal kept their score down.
Why garbage and ashes remain I'm
collected was recently explained il