The Irish standard., 1918-08-17
TWIN CITY NEWS
MINNEAPOLIS

P. F. Dubay, Minneapolis, has been
elected commandant of the SoldierAs
home. Mr.. .Dubay was selected late
Tuesday by the board of. trustees to
succeed Col. w. H. Harries, who has
been commandant> for seven years.
The beet sugar crop in Minnesota
this year will approximate 100000
pounds, according to government es-
innate. This is double the output of
1917, due to increased acreage asked
by the government. Harvesting of the
beet crop has already commenced
around Chaska, where $500 acres
have been planted.
Private Patrick John Bradley, 1921
Stevens avenue, is in hospital back
of the lines in France recovering from
a gas attack, according to information
received by friends here through a
cablegram early in the week. He is
with the 18th Co., 9Th marines. He
enlisted 10 days after war was de-
clared.
Harry N. Nordholm of Red Wing
was elected great sachem of the I'M
proved Order of Red Men for the
ensuing year at a state convention in
Richmond halls last Tuesday night.
Thomas Patrick Gleason of Minneap-
oils was made great senior sycamore,
and DR.. Thomas A. Reid director of
the orphans board. Provisions were
service.
Sergt. Rufus R. Rand, Jr., of Min
neapolis has received the Croix de
Guerre with palms for cool headed
ness and bravery in action, according
to letter received last Saturday. He
is member of the Lafayette esca-
drille in the American army in France.
R. H. Rand, vice president of the
Minneapolis Gas Light Co., Sergt
Rand's father, said he had heard from
his son in a letter written June IL,
which mentioned the award. Young
Rand went over year ago in April
as a member of the Norton Harjes
ambulance unit. He had an aviation
pilots license when he went.
Two Minneapolis marines, one who
Joined the ranks from the University
of Minnesota the week following
Americas entry into the war; and the
other graduate of Central High
school and a member of the same
company, are contained in Saturdays
official casualty list issued by the War
department at Washington. Both
were wounded, degree undetermined.
Corporal We're H. Broderick, son of
Mr. and Mrs. M. T.. Broderick, 100
Twenty-seventh street west, was
wounded July 19 in the second marine
counter offensive at Chateau Thierry,
his parents were notified last week.
He belonged to the 10Th Co., Sixth
regular marines, and has been in
France since January. He is 20 years
old.
Eastern mail arriving on the Mil
waukee mail train No. 81 will be de-
livered in Minneapolis before 10
a. NJ, Postmaster Purdy announced
Tuesday. Arrangements have been
made for the arrival of this mail train
one-half hour earlier, permitting mail
from Chicago and the East, when on
time, to catch the second carried de.
livery in the morning. This Eastern
mail is now delivered some time after
II a. m.
The skip-stop system is working out
nicely, say officials of the Twin City
Rapid Transit company. The run
ming time of cars is reduced, and is
especially noticeable on the 1nterur
ban and more heavily travelled lines
officials said. Residents in eact
neighborhood are beginning to picl
out their nearest "car stop" stations
Conductors and motormen are accus
toming themselves to conditions too
and are now able to inform passen
gers when they near the skip-sto1
station nearest to their destination.
Judge J. F. McGee, state fuel ad
ministrator, has clamped down the
lid on the hard coal supply in thu
state by preventing the sale of stove
and nut coal except for magazin,
stoves. Furthermore, dealers are pro
hibited from selling the egg size t,
any consumer who can use bituminou
coal. Minneapolis dealers, advised O
this order, met to protest against tn
new restriction.
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