The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-19

Curtis Hal was crowded Tuesday night with
scotchynen ana their tadies, mostly members
Of the CALIFORNIAN Club. The excollent nlu-.
| steal and literary programme, which had been
! prepared by the committee, consisting of
| Robert Hannah, z. w Martin and D. e, Silnp-
son, had only one fault: il was SO crowded with
good things that many OF the audience, in or
der to get home at seasouable hour, We're
! obliged to leave before the entertainment was
| over.
/ Prof Downing Of the State University, do
| liyered the second lecture Of the course--Plain
Lectures for Plain Peopie--at Catholic Asso-
citation Hall Wednesday evening. Comets
aud Mere0rg" was the subject. 1t was a most
Instructive lecture from the beginning to the
close: Clean and concise in manner OF speech,
the Professors efforts drew forth from his arl~
dience the strictcst attention, NO point Of in.
formation seeming 10 have been lost to his
hearers. The third lecture OF the course viii
occur next month. Lights, Old and New,
will he considered by Prof. Dodge.
Last Sunday following the regular meeting
Of Division No, l. A. O. H, at their hall at $50
Second avenue south, there was organized
company Of ALDERMAN Rifles. Ii started cut
most favorably, having on its roll a charter
membership OF bfty~two. After organization
the following gentlemen were chosen officers
OF the company: Captain, !, j. McHale, OF No.
2; LIST lieutenant, Edward Kennedy, Of No. L;
I'd lieutenant, John Smith, OF No 3; lst ser
geant, P j, Rooney, of No. l. The meeting
then adjourned to meet Sunday, December %,
for the purpose OF compieting tbeir organiza~
rion.
The four suits OF c. Wood Davis against the
st. Louis Il SaE Francisco Railway Company
for discrimination in cars and other transporter
ton facilities came up into the United States
court 81 Topeka, kas. The suits Involve 5107,-
coo. Or this sum 81, 200 are claimed on over
charges. There are two damage quits growing
outof discrimination III cars and other facii-
ties in transportation i'll which the claims are
fer 100000, Including interest, This is the first
suit Of the kind ever brought in the United
Suites and it will be bitterly fought one,
Davis having been forced to go out Of bust
ness.
A meeting of the directors OF the Industrial
Exposition WIS held Monday and business OF
interest transacted. II was deemed necessary
10 at once fix the day Of the opening and keep
it. ever before the public. After some little
discussion it was decided to open the doors On
August %, 1886, the fourth Monday Of tue
month This date, 1t was held would the least
interfere with the State Fair and would draw
visitors to both cities to take In both fair aud
exposition. The site for the building has not
been chosen. The fund has passed the $250,00O
mark, and an endeavor viii be made to reach
tho sum of $500 600 by the 1sI Of January,
The warehouse and finishing shops of the D.
II. Gilmore Furniture Company, at the corner
of Western avenue and Sixteenth street, were
partially destroyed by fire Monday evening.
The company was organized in 1885, Capt. Gill
more being general manager, Donald Kennedy
president, and 4. G. Kennedy secretary and
treasurer Capt. Gilmore has twice been
burned out before, once in 1878 and again in
1881. The present company was organized
and The buildings erected in 1888, the ware
house costing about $4,000 The walls are
still standing and are unhurc, the loss on build
ing reaching probably 900 Ii IS 4hpoS-
gible to tell the extent OF tho loss OH . no
material Capt Gilmore thought it miRht /
reach between $4,000 and $4,000 the insur~ |
aoo is 500, 900 in all On butl.tiuge, stock and !
lumber yard The work of rebuilding has a.. |
ready begun.