The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-03-30
MINNEAPOLIS MATTERS
Do1ngs i'll Society Circles in the
Flour City Gossip Of the
r%y, GOssipers.
Interesting Items.
Mr.. A. E. Curtiss is able to be nm.

Tomorrow evening Dir. Tice, will
preach in the pulpit of Rev. CHI,
Thomas.
Miss Matte Lucas, of Edna Mills, has
spent the past week in the city, visiting
her aunt Mrs. G. F. Davis.
Mr.. Geo Williams is now prepared to
give the public satisfaction at his tom
soral parlors ol9 Sd street S.
Give got it at last,n said the fellow
who found hissough subd ne,fls bottle.
of DR.. Bulbs Cough Syrup.
The benefit which was to have taken
place on the 2Sth, will occur on the 10Th
of April at the Labor Temple hall on
the cor. of 4th street and sth ave. S.
Mr.. Z. G. Perkins, mother and
father arrived in the city Saturday
morning last on their way to Britton,
Dak., with them were their three sons.
While here they were the guests of Mrs.
Z. w. Mason 2sO3 10th ave. 5.
The dress ball given bv Mr.. Geo.
Williams, on Wednesday eve. March
Goth, proved grand success, socially and
financially. Miss Rosie Miller, was
awarded the prize-a So! gold piece, for
the most handsomely dressed lady.
The fair given by the Ladies Sewing
Circle of the st. Peters A. NJ. Z. Church
closed Saturday evening, after week
Of hard work on their parts.
The givers were enabled to realize
$l67.90. The prizes were awarded
to the following persons: Mrs.
Monroe Brown, the dishes worth
500; Miss Matte Thomson, a gold watch
worth $25; Miss L. Lenix, fine rock
ing chair worth $50; Mr.. E. Lee, gold
ring, worth SIS. The prizes were
awarded to those collecting the most
money. The prize for the prettiest
baby, which was offered, was not given
away, on account of the judges not
being able to agree.
Go to Altman & Co. for your spring
goods, there you will find pleasant
clerks, willing to show you their great
stock of clothing, and give you prices
which you cannot get any where in the
city. Mr.. w. II. McWaters, sociable,
genial young man is their manager, and
when they opened their large clothing
establishment on Washington ave. S.,
we were received by him with more
consideration than any other weekly
journal in the city. AS The APPEAL is the
advertising medium of the Colored
people here, we hope to more than
repay, our patrons, by giving them our
trade, especially to these who are will
ing to make extra concession for it,
which Mr.. McWaters certainly has and
we want every one in need of clothing
to 90 to Altman & Co., 81 and 80 Wash
ington avenue S.
The Australian Champion.
Peter Jackson, the Australian champ
ion, as the Colored conqueror of Joe
McAuliffe is called, has an ebony COM.
plexion, big, intelligent, polite, and I'M
assuming. He is 27 years old, six feet
and half an inch high in his stocking
feet, weighs in condition 1875 pounds,
has bulging shoulders, light waist, and
is straight as an arrow. 1t is claimed
that he was born in Florida July Sd,
1861, but the West Indies are generally
said to have been his birthplace. While
there may be dispute as to his birth
place there will be none as to his race.
He is thoroughbred Negro. Taken to
Australia when years old and reared
on a ranch of wealthy shi p owner, he
must have been literally treated in the
matter of general training, for he pos
sesees fair education and attractive
manners. He has the Colonial accent
slight lisp-is as suave as dry goods
clerk, and as independent as mine
owner. He has no striking cbaracteris-
tics until he strips and puts his hands
up. .H. ,