The Irish standard., 1913-01-25
CITY IN BRIEF

Dog lovers do not want the mayor
tc extend the muzzling order, which
recently elapsed. Those v:..-o fear a
temperance Of the rabies epidemic
want the order extended or made per-
mane7t. The mayor sees trouble
whichever way he decides. Therefore,
as the council still has in hand the
proposed muzzling ordinance the may
or says it is up to the council to pass
whatever ordinance it sees fit. He
promises to enforce any the council
may pass.
A new team has been organized at
the Ascension gymnasium to be known
as the All-Stars ana from ill.,, makeup
of the five it will be one of The speed
lest quintets in the city. The men will
be composed of such men as Chicken,
Murray, Halnan, Murphy, Young, Won
Nievenheim a.ld Eckes. Games are
wanted with the best iives IN ,Eo
Northwest. Address communications
to John ,Eckes, care Ascension gym
nasium, Eighteenth avenue rorth and
Bryant avenue.
Seven laborers in construction
camp at Shady Oak lake, near Hop
kins, attacked Oscar Rea3, their new
foreman, Tuesday. Reau stood them
off with q revolver until the arrival of
deputy sheriffs. No arrests we're made.
Reau is said to have struck William
Johnson, Il fagman, because he re-
fused to obey al order. Other men
doomed up with shovels and picks and
Reau drew his revolver. Some one
Eotifed the sheriffs office and three
deputies fastened out. The camp dis
turbers were paid off.
Three suits against the city a5gre-
eating .$2O.025 have been filed against
the city, each charging negligence on
the part OF city employees IN obstruct-
ing sidewalks and street crossings.
Mrs Emma j. Bunker asks $4,000,
claiming she was seriously injured
when she tripped over q rope used hn
the sewer department Aug 10, 1912, at
Twenty-fourtl street and Lyndale
avenue south. Her husbond, ]. J.
Bunker. asks $1,000 damages for al
legged permanent injuries C. his Wife.
Mrs. Rebecca G. Shaw tripred over Il
hose laid by the sewer department
at Fifth avenue south and Fourteenth
street May {, 1912. She asks s5,025
for injuries received.
For twenty nine years James How
ard was a member Of the Central sta
ton detective bureau. Monday he
turned in his badge, keys and police
whistle to Chief Martinson and retired
on a pension. Goodbye, f:oys; take
care o yourselves" said Howard, as
he walked from police headquarters.
lie was appointed to the police force
i.al 1852 under Police Chief. Munger.
His twenty nine years of service is the
longest on record III the minneapolis
department. Six months longer il the
We t'ot llAe!lL WOulu llclN SET LIS RECORD
at so years. Howard was appointed
June /, 1882. He was made t. detective
that year and continued on the force
until Mayor Ames took Office He was
dismissed ON Jan. {, 1901, nu! was re-
trstated Aug. % of the same year
lie resigned from the depa, tment on
Dec: 81, 1904, to become Chief of spe-
c;al agents for the 500 railroad In
June; 1906, he returned to ne depart
ment. Few of the many important cas-
cs and captures handled b. the de-
department during the 80 wears that
have interviewed since he was first APP
Pointed were not handled in some
manner by the veteran. His greatest
case was the arrest of Harry Hay
ward in 1898. After Hayward had beer,
released by the mayor Howard re-
arrested him and furnished the evil
de:rce that convicted and hanged him