The Irish standard., 1913-02-08
CITY. IN BRIEF

More than fifty fatalities from pneu-
monia brought the total % deaths in
Minneapolis during January to sos,
the highest number for single month
in years. according to a health bull
letin issued Tuesday by DR.. c. r. Dut-
ton, city health commissioner. The
number of births showed u large in
crease.
Jewelry valued at $1,000 mysterious
~ stolen from the home OF Mrs. Olga
Won w. Haskell. 1910 3rd ave. S., about
a year ago, is still missing and the
police Tuesday were informed Of q
second robbery there. DR.. A. w. Alb.
bolt now occupies the Haskell place.
Mrs. Abbott reported that thieves en-
tered the house during her absence
and took an opal dinner ring set with
diamonds, a pendant of pearl, gold
bar pin ana a cluster pin set with six
pearls.
The marriage of Miss Pauline
Smith, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles H. Smith, to Karl Strawn
Gumbel was solemnized Tuesday
morning at the church Of st. Thomas.
The service was read at $50 o'clock
by Rev. NJ, O'Brien. The bride was
given in marriage by her father. Miss
Alice Smith, sister, was the only at
tendant and Paul Struck acted as best
man. Miss Mary Hogan, sang the
bridal music. A wedding breakfast
was given at the home of the brides
parents at which only the immediate
families were present. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gumbel are to make their future home
at st. Ignatius, Mont.
Officers of the Minnesota Editorial
association have announced the plans
for it's forty seventh annual meeting,
which will take place Feb. 20 and Fl
at the Hotel Ryan, st. Paul Import
ant papers will be delivered by Fir
man "A. Wilson of the Bemidji Senti-
mel, on 1.-THE Country Press and What
1t Should Stand For;" by James
Ruane of the Slayton Gazette. on "Af-
ter Politics, What?" and by ]. r. Ian
dy of the Olivia Times. on GLOW tc
Make the Country Newspaper a Bet
ter Paying Proposition" Important
committee reports will be made by
the committees on legisl: tior, on cost
and rates for advertising, and on tho
freight classification for print paper
Civic and labor organizations are tc
be asked to attend discussion OF the
proposed 100000 bond issue for city
market site and buildings, under the
auspices of the Joint Improvement as.
sociation Saturday night in the may
or's reception room. The Hennepir
county legislative delegation is ex'
pected to attend. On a referendum
Note (.of the membership c' the. inn
provement association last night only
two votes opposing the bond issue
plan were recorded. The Improve
ment association passed a resolution
at it's meeting at the Nicollet hotel
asking the council to provide a per
manent right Of way fer all suburban
he presented to the railway and ter
minals committee Of the city council
Complete reorganization OF the cit,
engineering department is proposed b,
+. w. Cappelen, who became city en-
gineer Jan. G, and late Tuesday gav'
the council committee on ef1cienc!
his plan. Changes suggested by En-
ginecr Cappelen met with hearty ap
prevail from the committee members
Among the more important are these
Probable reduction of the number o
employees on the department. staff
Salaries commensurate with the actua
service rendered rather than the title
cS the positions. Abolition of tn
street commissioners accounting de
partment. established less than a yea
ago, and absorption of any beneficial
service it rendered by the general &C
counting system in the Office.
rhe second performance OF the four
act drama, '"rhe' Confession was pre-
scented at the st. Joseph Auditorium
last Monday evening. under the direc
ton Of Peter n. Cos. The production
was a success from a dramatic poin
of view and also financially. JOIN
Alexander Seibel starred =, the roll
of the priest, Rev. John ]. Bartlett,
The leading feminine role was wei
taken by Miss Susanne Relsdos, "a
Miss Rose Creighton. L. J. Belair, a
Joseph Dun1ont, made a capital vii
lain and +. r. Lally, as the young at
torney, E. P. Duncin, was particular.
good. Other parts which were credit
ably played were those OF William
Driscoll as Thomas Bartlett. Raymond
Barrett as Michael Crogan, Peter 90