Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-30
MINNEAPOLIS MATTERS
The Jubilee Singers. Society
- Slaw. Personals.
All Sorts from the Flour city.

Mr.. Frank Blake is on the sick list.
Mrs. S. L. Smith is visiting in Still
water this week.
The presence of Mrs. NJ. W. Lewis, is
missing in our city this week.
Mr.. P. P. johnson and VIM. Price
made flying visit to Chicago last week.
Mr.. Jasper Gibbs served two weeks
on the jury, ending Tuesday of last
week.
Mrs. G. L. Hunt leaves next week for
a visit to her friends in Wisconsin and
other places.
The picnic given Thursday by Messrs,
Geo. Williams and R. Burke was very
pleasant affair.
Don't forget the magnificent operas
at the Peoples next week. See pro-
gramme on page 4.
Old and young find health and pleas
ure in Colgan's Taffy-Tolu gum, it is
perfectly pure. Get Colgan' Stake no
other.
Don't forget the Sabbath school
picnic to be given next Wednesday at
Lake Harriet, by the A. M. E. Sunday
School.
One of the most pleasant affairs of the
season took place at Mrs. Farr's Hair
Store 52l Nicollet avenue last Friday
evening, in the form of social.
Mr.. R. T. Grey is visiting the court
house quite frequently this week. occa-
stoned by being drawn as one of the
noble twelve"
Mr.. C. c. Carter leaves next Tuesday
for Chicago which place he will accom-
pany Mrs. Thomas, his late wife's
mother and his children afterwhich he
will return.
Rev. E. Mitchell preached at the
East Side church Sunday morning. The
old members are pleased with the idea
of having services continued during the
absece oftheir appointed pastor.
A large number of Minneapolis
gentlemen of color and few ladies',
availed themselves of ride to Chicago
last week, among whom were Judge
HUT, F. E. Wilson, W. r. Rogers, A.
G. Plummer, w. Price, P. P. Johnson
and others.
The notorious Ida Dorsey of this city
received fine of $3.50 and orders to
leave the city Immediately. She was
taken up on an old indictment. The
petition sent into the police commits
sioners last week seems to have done
no direct good.
The apron and hectic social given
last Tuesday evening at Freya's Hall,
No, 5055 Washington avenue s., proved
a grand success both financially and
socially. The net proceeds being about
$40, which will be applied to make up
deficiency in pastors salary.
One of the most pleasant social events
of the season was the strawberry social
given by the Odd Fellows Fraternity
of this city at Plummers' Post Hall, cor
ner Washington and First avenues last
Thursday evening. An elegant large
dining room was we'll filled with
luxuries and in due time the desired
number of ladies and gentlemen march
ed in and began the festivities ofthe ev-
ening. In adjoining room dancing was
freely INDUCED in until late hour. A
grand financial and social success was
the result.
Mr.. F. L. Fortson has returned from
Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. He
has been attending school at this institu-
ton for several years and this vacation
brings with him six young men from the
Collegiate department of the University
Messrs. Galloway, Du Bots, Anthony,
Mcclellan, Jenkins and Valley, who
have come North for rest after years of
teaching and digging at Greek and Latin
roots, and who propose in order to pay
their expenses next year in school, to
give the public chance to hear some of
the inimitable jubilee songs and other
music popular and classical, for. which
Fisk University is so noted. This insti-
tuition, as all know, is doing a great
work for the Colored people, it has
been established about twenty-five
years and has 116 graduates. The stu
dents are nearly all poor and have their
own way through school. Most of
them accomplish this by teaching in the
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