The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-02-22
CITY IN BRIEF

the Northern Pacific tracks at Thirty
eighth avenue northeast late last
Tuesday night and instantly killed.
Henry Bessler, employed by the
Great Western railroad, lost both legs
Wednesday when he fell in front of
an engine at the Great Western round
house. Bessler was throwing a switch
at the time and slipped. He is mar
ried and has four children.
Ralph W. Wheclock, private secre-
tary to Governor Eberhart, announced
Tuesday that he had been appointed
TO succeed z. NJ. Ringdahl on tho
state board Of control April j. George
P. Author. Minneapolis newspaper
man, will take Mr. Wheelock's place.
John Mitchell, formerly president Of
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, will speak in Minneapolis on Sun
day, March ,, under the auspices of
the Trades and Labor assembly. The
lecture will he given III the Shubert
theater at $3.50 p. III. The commit
tee in charge of the affair intends to
interest men of all trades and profess
sions in the meeting.
To promote the artistic tempera-
nent and also as an asset in general
education, Miss Emma Roberts, sup
ervisor of drawing in tho public
schools, wants the board of education
to appropriate $4,000 a year for two
years, to buy pictures for the Mime
apolis schools. Many of the schools.
Miss Roberts says, are deplorably
lacking III. pictures of any kind. This
is especially true, she says, of schools
i'll the poorer districts.
The Oldest dwelling house ON the
East Side, built by Patrick Boland in
1854. was destroyed by fire early
Tuesday. The builders son, II. p
Boland, driver for Engine Company
No. IL, who was born in the house.
helped extinguish the blaze. The Boil
and homestead was built at End St.
ana md ave. II. e. 1t was the fourth
house erected in st. Anthony town
ship. The three earlier ones were
wrecked years ago. The Boland house
was moved to 726 Polk st. II. C. by
John Mcleod, Who purchased it after
the elder Boland's death. The fire of
Tuesday started from an overheated
stove.
Mrs. Myrtle Smith has sued the
milwaukee, railway for $2,950 because
a conductor caused her to: leave a
passenger train at q wrong station.
Mrs. Smith alleges that she boarded
train in Minneapolis July 2b to go
to Durand, Wis. She asked the con-
ductor and brakeman to notify her
When they approached Durand. Just
before the train reached Maxville the
conductor told her to get ready to
leave and she alighted at Maxvillc,
believing it to be Durand. She says
the day was u hot one and she was
forced to walk to Duranl, several
miles away. Mrs. Smith says she be-
came lame and nervous as the result.
The adoption OF the plan for the
proposed municipal market was urged
at mass meeting at the Lake Har-
riet Commercial club rooms last Mon-
day night before more than two hun
dred business men and others. G.
Theden, J. Il. Meyers, Alderman John
!. Peterson and R. c. Adams, market
master, were the speakers. With the
exception of Adams all were in favor
of the central and branch market sys-
TEN for the city. Alderman Peterson
advocated issuing 100000 in bonds
for the establishment Of central city
issue OF $4,000 should be made for
erecting a municipality owned ice and
cold storage plant,
1t took the jury in the case against
the Minneapolis Dairy company and
Oscar Erickson, it's president. only 20
minutes Wednesday to reach an agree
nent and return a verdict of guilty,
This is the second victory the coun-
ty attorney has scored in the now ia
NOUS milk cases." the first being the
conviction of A. z. Ruhnke president
of the Minneapolis Milk company, and
the corporation he REPRESENTS on Feb
8. Judge Jclley finished his charge
late in the afternoon and the jury re-
tired at 4:55. At SIS word was sent
that it had agreed and the Judge and
attorneys in the case were notified
Fifteen minutes later the verdict was
read. Mr.. Erickson was permitted
his liberty on his present bond
Modern machinery, to supplant the
man with the pick and shovel in grad
ing streets, is to be inauguratcd iii
the Twelfth ward. 1t will te the first
attempt to do away with day labor
which is patronage for aldermen, to