The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
CITY IN BRIEF

street just north of Hennepin.
Magyar Beclnan has opened the only |
second floor shoe service in the city, |
located at % Fifth street south, over
Brackets He will carry a complete
line of mems and boys shoes and So
licits, your patronage.
Tho Midland Lumber company Off
Minneapolis Monday bought for a !
consideration said to be 100000, the
business of the North Star Lumber
company, consisting Of line of lum-
Der yards in eastern Minnesota and
northwestern Wisconsin.
Clinton Morrison, who had been Of
ticially connected with Lakewood
cemetery during the 43 years Of its|
establishment, was buried there We'd
nesday. His wish that the service be
simple was carried out. There We're
no honorary pallbearers, but the wish
that floral tributes be withheld was
disregarded and there We're many
beautiful offerings. \ large number
VI MT, AAOITiSOu AOiiS Seohi1NAA1o
friends were present.
The Center Realty company has
bought the property on Nicollet ave-
nue. adjacent to the alley between
Eighth and Ninth streets for $4,000.
An old house stands on the property.
The lot which is about 521a feet by
80 feet deep, is across the alley from
the site of old Plymouth Congrega-
tional church, now occupied by John
w. Thomas &; Co., and the Knob
LAUGH buildings. The purchase was
made from the trustees of Hamline
university and from A. D. Whealdon
for investment purposes.
Father Bandani gave q short talk
on 1.-THE Ecclesiastical History of the
Syrian People" Monday afternoon at
the regular monthly meeting of the
Minneapolis League Of Catholic Wo-
men. He touched briefly on the per-
sonal history Of these people, talking
Of their persecution in foreign lands.
Mrs, Richard Swain gave resume
of the work of Prescott lodge, the
boarding home for girls conducted last
summer by the Woman's Welfare
league at Prescott, MINI. Announce
nent was made by the president Of
the league, that His Grace, Archbish-
op Ireland, would be entertained by
the league after Easter.
Two new suits have been filed i'll
district court against George c. Doug
las. According to w. A. Kerr, who
was appointed guardian for MI.
Douglas several weeks ago when he
was adjudged incompetent in probate
court, the new suits bring the total
amount of litigation pending against
Mr.. Douglas to about $150,O00 Lucy
A. Flipp and her husband, John E.
Flipp, both of st. Paul, are the plain
lifts in the two actions. They want
$41,00O because of injuries received
Dec. Z when Mr.. Douglas automobile
ran over Mrs. Flipp at Rice street and
Lake Como Phalen avenue. st. Paul
Mrs. F1ipp says she received perman-
ent injuries.
The late Tonka Bay hotel is to be
perpetuated in the form of farm
buildings throughout western Henne-
pin and adjoining counties. The old
hotel was sold q few weeks ago tc
wrecking company, which in turn
disposed Of the materials to farmers
in the vicinity. They came from
points for miles around and carried
away the lumber which was found tt
be of, the best The farmers will make
various uses Of the building material
The hotel has been entirely RACED ant
w. o. Williams, the Tonka Bay boa
man, is removing the old dancing pa
vilion, also a substantial building
The Tonka Bay hotel was erected
about thirty years ago as sun1me
resort.
st. Louis Park citizens voted 337 t,
70 at a special school election to issu'
100000 bonds for the erection Of :
new high school building. The result
Il
assures the village Of one of the fin
est high school structures in an!
small town in the state. 1t will b.
located on block II, donated by T. r
Walker, of Minneapolis. The fund
will be borrowed at 4 per cent fror
the state school department. The 81
Louis Park high school already ha
established departments of manua
training and domestic science an
with the occupation Of the new build
ing plans to add a normal depart
l,lent emitting it TO state aid amount
. ing to $3.50 a year, and possibly
horticultural department for the bene
1T of the numerous market gardener
in the section, which will mean add
tional state aid of $1,000 annually.