The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-10
CITY IN BRIEF

parity last Sunday during the impress.
sive ceremonies Of confirmation. a t
class numbering $50 was confirmed by
Pishop LAWYER. of st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Mccarthy, 1907
Dupont avenue south, have returned
10 the city after three months alb
sence. Most Of their time while away |
was spent in British Columbia, Wash.
ington, Texas and Mexico.
Work was started Tuesday Oh al
fifth addition to the T. B. Walker art
gallery which will double the capac-
ity Of the display room. The build
ing is to be two stories high, 4S by 1901
fleet in size, of brick similar to that Of
the present building and will cost
$4,000.
Mathew Walsh, assistant city lii
home, 1928 Two-and- ne-half street
south. MIR. Walsh is one of the best
known of the pioneer citizens, and is
about 70 years old. He is a, member
of the Volunteer Firenlen's association
and active in promotion of it's inter-
ests. Mr.. Walsh was once city treas
urer and was license inspector under
Mayor J.. G. Haynes. Late reports
'show his condition improving.
Detectives George Brundage and
Thomas Gallagher reached Minneap-
oils Wednesday from Los Angeles,
Cal, with Grin r. Rissman, wanted
here on charges of obtaining money
under false pretenses. Tho youth is
alleged to have forged the name Of his
grandmother to draft and to have
drawn $4,000 from her account. Near
ly all Of the money was recovered.
Bloomington avenue will be the first
. Minneapolis street to be improved I'M
der the new Elwell law. The council
committee instructed the city engineer
: to draw plans for the paving of this
avenue from Franklin to Thirty
eighth street Tuesday. Test Of the
tor the improvement of the street is
spread. An opportunity to test the
law is given by the fact that i'll the
past abutting property owners have
paid the cost of paving, while this
law proposes to spread the cost over
I, large area, and property owners
who have already paid for their own
paving will be required. to pay. for
that of their neighbours.
RUDE Waddcll, once recognized as
the greatest left handed pitcher ir
baseball, is seriously i'll at the home
Of A. B. Webb, 329 East franklin ave.
nue., with blood poisoning. waddel
injured knee in some unknown way
at the ball park last week and the
wound was neglected. DIR. H. l.. Will.
liams was called Tuesday and it was
found that Waddell is in a serious
condition. 1t is feared the leg may
have to be amputated. Waddell com.
planned about the injury, which was
no more than a tear of the skin, bu1
he did not believe the wound serious
senough to call a doctor When DR.
Williams arrived Rube's right leg was
badly swollen and he was in grea,
pain.
The Minnesota State Fair manage.
nlent announces in it's bulletin tina,
$91,SS9 will be prize offerings to ex.
hibitors at the next state fair. Tht
fair management is now making con.
tracts with entertainment concerns
"As far as instruction to be gained il
concerned" said the bulletin, 1.-THE 1871
state fair will surpass all of it's prede
cessors. \ number of practical work
ing exhibits and demonstrations hav
I. been added to the already long list
and Judged from the increased amour
of premiums offered, and the method
that will be used to secure the hes
exhibits in every department, the 1911
fair will offer something Of a pract
ical value to every class of people il
the Northwest" The bulletin con
tains an editorial, taking the state leg
lslators to task for not providin
more funds for necessary improve
ments.
Martin Buerfening, formerly a cap
tain Of police and at one time actin
chief under the old police commission
4 died at his home at 1915 Sixth stree
north Saturday of last week. He wa
one Of the Oldest pensioners OF tn
police department. Captain Buerfen
ing retired in 1909. when he was
lieutenant in charge of the municipa
court officers. He had served on tn
force continuously, with the exceptio
of a few months when Mayor Anne
discharged SO many policemen in 1870
Tor 81 years. He was appointed i
1875 as a patrolman. He advance
l.