The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-27
Nc MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.

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we will feel graceful for the same. In doing
this the name Of the writer should always ae'
company the communication, IS guarantee
at good faith on tine parton the writer.-EDl
Carpets, Stoves and Furniture sold
on time. Smiths Instainent House.
III Nicolet avenue.
t.. T.. Barry, contractor and builder.
Stone aud brick a specially. 725 Uni
Yersity avenue northeast.
Ioriester, the Tailor, No. 10 South
Second street, Minneapolis. Merchant
tailoring, perfect fits.
The safe IN Russell b McCormick's
grocery store was hurgjarlzed Saturday
or Sunday night of $3.50.
Daniel w. Vincent Thursday filed q
voluntary assignment in the district
court to George e. HAYES.
9lenw0od spring water is the purest.
Order OF w FL. Fruen & Co., 256 Hen
Dspin avenue, ana have it delivered to
any part Of tne city, tt is The health
lest and most wholesome water
u. Blake whose Office is III the Trl-
bune building, has completed the pur
chase fron Gates Brothers Of Inc n1ne-
teen tenenenta constituting the Central
Park Terrace, for the consideration of
$500 600.
The benefit concert TO Frank DAM at
the Grand Opera On Monday evening
was an artistic success. The audience
il no5 very large, was critical, and en-
foyed 5ba entertainment greatly.
There are now over z, 600 stockholders
in the Exposition and as a rule the first
and second installments nave been
promptly paid 4 collector has been
nut IN the field to reach the deiinquents.
S. D. Hardiug's barn, No. 2,52l
Twenty~sixth avenue south, was burnt
w adnesday night. Loss 81 900, insured
With Gale II Co. William Sulliyan's
store, in the vicinity, sustained 500
damage.
Representatives Of the brlcklayers,
carpenters, plasterers, stone masons
and painters unions met Monday even
Jug and discussed the matter of short |
ening the hours Of working day. An
other meeting wall be held March 81.
Frederick Twain found in his yard
tuesday, at No. 2l2o Second street
north, a human hand, which seemed to
have been violently wrenched from the
arm as by q railroad accident. The
hand VAS taken TO the Inorgue.
Michael Hoy has sued John b. Cliff
Ian and Frank r. Chandler, asking the
district court TO confirm him in the po-
session of lot 3, block is, in Bottineau's
addition to Minneapolis, which is
claimed by the defendants,
A weak minded German woman was
brought into the police station We'd
nesday morning charged with going
around making extensive purchases and
not having the money to pay for them
She thinks her husband is arlilllonaire.
The chief sent her home.
The boiler OF the soda motor has
sprung q leak and commenced to sag. a
new one was ordered at the Glenn |
boiler works, and WAS placed in posi- 7
ton on Thursday. Another thorough |
test will be made before the motors are
ordered from Chicago.
at the meeting OF the central council
of the associated charities, Monday
Secretary Hall presented his report for
she past five weeks. whick showed that |
f76 families had been assisted in the |
different wards, though there had not
been d single call from the Eighth ward. |
Every nat,lrali8ed citizen who has re-
sided in the state four months and ia
his precinct ten days is entitled TO vote. |
The first opportunity TO register was
on Tuesday, March %, from q. m, to
8 p. In; after that on the Friday and
Saturday preceding election, between
IL o'clock. noon, and 10 p. M.
Nine hundred employees Of the Mil
waukee road have signed 8 petition for
the eight-ho,r system. No reduction
in wages, time and half for over
time and double time for Sunday labor. !
The Knights of Labor have nothing to |
do with this petition which comes from
the emplo yes.
i. j. Ford, boarder at the Mer
chants hotel, on Nieollet avenue,
dropped dead Sunday morning in the
office of the hotel while writing let
ter. The deceased was from Chicago
and travelled for the Eagle carriage
works Of this city Ford was about
fifty years OF age and the cause of death
was either heart disea Sc or apoplexy.
Herru an A. Westphal bet Alderman
SLY that if PillsbuTy be elected he will
wheelsly from the West hotel to Bridge
square, three times around the City hall
up Nicollst to Tenth street and back |