The Negro world., 1892-07-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT
MINNEAPOLIS BY IoLER.

The past week has been rather
busy one in church and social circles.
and the citizens have We'd with each
other in making it. .pleasant. for the
'.stranger within the gate.
The bazar held by ST Peters A. NJ. Z.
Church was, we beiieYe, success
financially and socially The diversity
of the programme each evening made
it an interesting treat for the visitors.
and all the participants are TO be
highly commended for the perfection of
their different performances.
The sermons Of the several divines
on last sabbath, gave evidence of care
ful preparation and considerable
thought, and the singing BY the choris-
ters was above the usual average. The
sabbath schools show a falling off in
attendance whica no doubt eau be
traced TO the severe hot weather ex-
perienee the past week
There has been several private picnic
parties at the different lakes this week
The majority of them at picturesque
Minnetonka, where the lovers of Isaak
Walton's favorite passtime have sought
to capture the iinney residents of the
Jake and if their success is TO be meas
ured by their yarns. Minnetonka must
be nearly depopulated of her pcatoral
members
We mention with pride the fact that
the city of Minneapolis contains musical
ability of no mean calibre and in So
prano and contralto challenge, they
nave received the highest econiums of
praise everywhere.
Grazus Carolinans have also been
delighting audiences in the different
tabernacles by their marvellous musical
rendtions, especially of those old,
quaint and wierd melodies of long ago
We notice that the first of August is
about to be celebrated by the several
orders of X. p. at Minnetonka Beach,
and no doubt many of our citizens win
avail themselves of the opportunity
and take an outing that day. If the
picnic is up to the standard of the
other entertainments given in the past
by these gentlemen, success is already
assured.
The Twin cities have been in "Qui
yive" for a number of days in anticipa-
tion of the Race meeting to be held at
Hamline. and on Tuesday ldIer wend-
ed his way in company with thousands
of swelter:ng pieces of humanity 10 see
that Great Event the Twin city Derby.
After suffering untold torture in the
manner of bruised ribs and crushed
corns. we were deposited after ride
Is or 20 minutes at the race track gate.
1t must have been the sporty make up
of Idler for no sooner had he set his
foot on terra trina than he was accost-
ed by several persons as to who was
going to win the first race. Now we
could hardly tell thorough bred from
brancho, but as il was horsey day,
we decided to be of the "horse horsey."
and went to the betting ring and with
assumed nonchalence, and asked for
the first thing that caught our eye and
in exchange for five dollar bill. the
strong lunged gentlemen, who writes
figures on a black board and yells,
"come on boys" gave us a piece of
paste board, with the information that
If that horse won to come back and be
would give us 5000. Well. it is hardly
necessary to add that the horse did not
win, in fact he did not get around for
3 minutes-after the men in little
house near the track. believe they
call em judges-had said Judge Hughes
wins. Well we concluded TO try again
though some Of our enthusiasm was
considerable dainpened. Well. we
bought Powers, but be was powcrless
to get in first, as horse that they bad
given the very appropriate name of
Torrent came in head of him. Tor
rent was a very appropriate name as in
a very few lainutes the food gates Of
Heaven were unloosed aud the beauti-
ful costumes Of the ladies and the lawn
Tennis Blazers Of the men were sacri-
iced to the pitiless storm king. after
arriving home wet. hungry and broke.
all TO transfer check, the Idler still
votes Derby Day grand success and
wishes il was every day. In the grand
stand We noticed numbers Of the elite
Of Minneapolis and St Paul social
circles.
HON. MICHAEL OoRAN.