Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-09-08
MINNEAPOLIS CHICAGO SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER
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Chicago office, 325 Dearborn street, and
not to St. Paul.
a grand reunion of the various dele
cations which have been soliciting for
Bethesda church took place Wednesday
evening. Everything was fine and a
good time was had
Mrs. Alice Bealer, sister-in-law of Mrs.
Jane Gray, of this city, departed this
life Monday, Aug. q, 7:15 A. NJ; was
buried from the residence Of her son,
Henry Rudd 40 Athon st.
The 2lst anniversary of Esther Court
No. 2 will take place at Central Hall,
Monday evening, September II. A fine
program has been prepared. Music and
refreshments. See ad on 4th page.
Mesdames, Mary Washington, Julia
Burgess and T. Cooper and Mrs. s. c.
White who We're delegates to the Wood
River Baptist Association which met at
Jacksonville have returned to the city.
Mrs. S. D. Cooper gave a lunch last
Wednesday in honor of Mrs. Bruce, of
Washington who left for home the next
day. Mesdames Young, Pitman, Ham
ilton, Green and Miss Edith Fossett
We're among the guests.
Rev. L. H. Reynolds, of Minneapolis
comes to Bethel. Rev. WI. Laws, of
Galesburg, goes to Minneapolis. Rev.
j. B. Dawson of Bloomington goes to
Galesburg and Rev. w. F. G. Reed goes
to Bloomington.
Alfred John has been calling on Belle
Abbott to the exclusion of his wife.
Alfred visited Belle Sunday night and
then came home to his spouse at 1856
Pacific avenue. His wife asked where
he had been, was told, and slashed him
in the arm with a razor. She was ar
rested.
Henry Forte, who ran away from Chi
cago few weeks si1ce has charge of the
Colored Democratic headquarters at
Cincinnati. Henry has been Demo-
crat for some time and now he thinks
he'll get some of the 100000 Tom For
tune received from the Democratic COM
mittee to use in Ohio. IF =
Mr.. John V. Bell, a young man from
Columbus, O., is doing the ornamental
plastering on the Auditorium and is the
building. Mr.. Bell is first class work
man having been employed on the State
Capitol at Austin, Tex, and War De-
partment building in Washington.
The Ladies' Relief Corps, John Brown
Post, have made arrangements for spe-
cial coach to go to Columbus, Ohio, to
attend the National encampment G.. A.
r., which begins Monday, Sept. 10th.
Train leaves on the 9th. Those desiring
to 60, are requested to send their names
to the secretary, Mrs J. PAYNE, 1881
State St. Fare, round trip 1926.
For some time there has been leak
in the till in the cashiers desk at the
Woodruff House. Fully 800 in small
sums has disappeared. but the closest
watch failed to show where it went.
Saturday three marked half dollars were
missed and were found in the pocket of
John Cohen, a Colored elevator. Yes
terday Justice Lyon held him to the
Criminal Court in 5 90 bonds. g..
In a batch of mail received at the APP
PEAL office last Saturday was paper
which attracted particular attention by
the peculiar hieroglyphics written on it.
It was addressed:
"Weitene appeeale
325 deabon streat''
1--WE at once jumped &C the conclusion
that it must be the new democratic Col
ored paper, and so it was. It is called
''The Chicago Division" and isthe organ
of the nine Colored men who call them
selves the "Cook Co. Colored Democratic
Club" The paper is six column folio
patent sheet. contains salutatory, a few
local items, two column of clippings. E..
A. Payne and D. D. Dawson have their
names at the head of the column as edit
ors and proprietors and the democratic
party pays the expense of the to do.