The Irish standard., 1913-08-09
CITY IN BRIEF

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Brainerd, this state, on the 5th inst
His remains were shipped to Pitts.
burg, Pa, where interment took place,
Confused by the whistles of traf.
T. s. O'Connover, 60 years old, of
Champlain, Mimi, stepped in front of
streetcar at Sixth street and Nicol
let avenue Wednesday,, was thrown
to the pavement and suffered broken
arm. He was taken to the University
hospital, where it was said that he had
suffered no other injury.
The building inspector has issued
a permit for the construction of eight
additional stories on the Mcknight
building at Second avenue south and
Fifth street. The cost of the improve
ment is placed at $315,0OO. The build.
ing is to be of reinforced concrete and
tile. The date of its completion is set
at May 1, 1914. Pike & Cook are the
contractors.
Minnesota companies holding ore
lands will receive several thousand
dollars in tax refunds as the result of
decision by the federal district court
Monday. Internal Revenue Collector
Frederick Won Baumbach was ordered
to return to land companies $4,000
collected in federal corporation taxes
in 1909, 1910 and 1911. The decision
stated that the taxes had been col
lected illegally.
Hermion Godfrey, great-grandson of
Ard Godfrey, first postmaster of st.
Anthony village, was drowned Aug. 2
at Yampa, Colo He was spending his
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene H. Godfrey, who live
there and who were former residents
of Minneapolis. Hermion was the
grandson of A. c. Godfrey, also pio-
neer resident of the city. The Cod
frey house in Chute square, devoted
to the territorial pioneers, wasathe for
mer home of the great grandfather.
Young Godfrey was 20 years old.
Five thousand city employees will be
given holiday on full pay today to
attend the city and county picnic at
Antlers Park. The holiday was voted
them by the council committee on
recreation and public amusements
Approval of the committees action
was granted by the council Friday. Il
will he the first holiday ever giver
city employees. Last year it was sug-
gested. but only a half holiday was
granted. Mayor Nye will be master
of ceremonies at the celebration. HI
will be in direct charge Of the days
events.
Alex w. Crozier, state hotel inspec.
tor, says that he is preparing to ar
rest good many hotel and restaur'
ant keepers who have failed to TAXI
=, out license in compliance with thu
new law. He says the attorney gen
eral is preparing an opinion for hin
and that as soon as he receives tn
opinion from the attorney general h
will begin to make the arrests Of no
tel men in the Twin Cities an
throughout the state. He says Their
are 700 hotels and restaurants in Min
neapolis and ST. Paul and that no
more than so per cent of them hav
taken out their licenses.
Fifteen passengers in a Marquett
avenue car were panic stricken las
Monday night when the controller Il
the motorman's cab blew out" an
sent shot of flames across both side
of the street at Twelfth street an
Marquette avenue. The car wa
burned partly before fremen arrived
E. westiing, 2744 Blaisdell avenue
Jumped over the gates of the car s
as to avoid the heat of the flames. H
landed on his head and was painful
injured. He was taken to the Swed
ish hospital. William Mcdonald, 1872
Fifth street northeast, jumped throug
q window and suffered a spraine
wrist. The car travelled about bloc
after the trouble started.
One hundred thousand laborers ar
needed by farmers of northern Min
: nesota and North Dakota to harves
the big wheat crop now ripening, &C
cording to data station agents q
towns in the two states have sent thei
general offices in the Twin Cities.
bulletin issued this week by the GREG
Northern railway giving names {
towns where farm hands are needle,
the estimated number Of men at eac
town and the estimated wages to /
paid calls for approximately $500
men for nearly 200 towns with wage
ranging from 81 to 81 a day. Bulletin
issued by the 800" line, Norther
Pacific and Milwaukee lines repo