The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-18
CITY IN BRIEF

ler parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Hughes,
1915 3rd street north. The funeral
took place Friday from the Church of
the Immaculate Conception at 9 q. IN.
1nterment in st. Mary's cemetery.
The state board of contro! has an
nounced the appointment ct Charles
S Reid OF Washington state to sue
coed +. J.. Randall as superintendent
of the state reformatory at ST. Cloud.
Mr.. Reid will take charge May 1. Tile
new superintendent is now superin-
tendent of the penitentiary at Walla
Walla, Wash. Superintendent. Randall
has been at the head of tho reforrpa-
tory for - years. He resigned last
fall. He is lawyer and will return
to his old profession.
Chief Martinson last Tuesday night
announced the following changes in
the police force: Sergeant James Nc
Elligott, who has charge OF the au-
tomobile patrol at the Souti! Side sta
ton, has been reduced to e. driver.
His duties will be the same but his
pay will be reduced. Sergeant Ted
man of the East Side STATEN will be
reduced to patrolman Feb. /. Neither
reduction, Chief Martiason said, was
made for inefticiency, both coming as
6. portion of his plan for rsorganizing
the department
H. I. Hartcr, superi.ltand of
schools in Hennepin county, is on the
trail of a book agent who is said to
have used the superintendent name
as q recommendation for certain vol
times he is selling on methods of
teaching. According to Mr.. Harter,
the agent called at a number of coun-
ty schools in the last 10 days, told
the teachers that he had talked with
the superintendent and had been CIV
CT his authority to sell ths books. In
this way he is said to have made sew
eral sales, the books selling for slS.75
per set of six volumes.
The state pardon board in session
at the capital Monday granted petit
tlcns in four cases ut of s. applica-
tons considered. Only one applicant
was pardoned, Is. +. Bulnan who had
Eeen confined at the st. Cloud REFORM
atory for an indeterninate sentence
for grand larceny. He was sent from
kandiyohi county. The sentences of
Frank Wilson and John Kelly for rob-
berry We're committed from Is to 10
years, making them now eligible for
parole. George w. Allen, cc;:victed in
Olmstead county on statutory
charge, under 12-year sentence, was
granted a Communication, placing it at
years and making him eligible for
parole.
~ The old Major George a. Camp
mouse at First avenue north and Sixth
street, was sold Tuesday t. Benjamin
A Paust, acting for Peter Boosalis,
proprietor of the West hotel billiard
rooms. The price was 100000. This
piece of property ranks wirfl that of
Elder Stewart at Heanepln avenue
and Fourth street, as one Of the his
torical spots in the business section
OF Minneapolis. For years immense
buildings have surrounded the old
house on all sides. The new Walker
building soon will be built diagonally
across the corner. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Boosalis will erect u club
house in the site. There will be bill
lard and pool rooms. bowling alleys,
Il swimming pool, Turkish baths, etc.
Parcel post packages received in
Minneapolis for the first seven days
or the service reached a total of 49,
Ala. The receipts of parcel post mat
ter continue to be very large. More
room is needed in the postcffice. Yes
terday lemon weighing two pounds;
and 10 ounces was received. A grape
fruit Weighing two pounds and four
, ounces, and an orange Weighing one
pound and five ounces wer. sent to q
Minneapolis address from Florida.
The lemon was about the size of a
small watermelon. Although the par
eel post rules say that dressed chick
ems will be transported only through
the first zone, Il family living at
forty-fourth street and Thomas ave-
nue. had u chicken dinner yesterday
from q fowl that was mailcel at Iowa
City, Ia. in the third zone. The post
age on the chicken was 81 cents. and
Frank w. Rathbun, superintendent of
Inc Linden Hill postoffice. says that
the chicken arrived in good condition,
$500 Down and $500 Each Month
will buy a fig orchard, planted and