St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-03
MINNEAPOLIS,
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES.

The first graduating class of the Min
neapolis high school held their twenty
fifth anniversary Monday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. G. w. Cooley, at 3026
Lyndale avenue south.
Manager Sayre, of the Lake Park
hotel, has returned from his trip to st.
Louis, and reports the prospect eX-
cellent for summer business He says
st. Louis people especially are en-
thusiastic over Minnetonka.
The 1.-TWO Old Cronies,'' the comedy
attraction at the Bijou, is succeeding
we'll as a fun-maker. The skit is full
of good jokes and clever specialties,
and is playing to good business. There
will be popular-priced matinee today.
Methodist ministers, at their regular
Monday meeting, placed themselves on
record on several current topics. They
adopted resolution indorsing the ia
cobson bill, which provides for local
option by counties. They also voted to
indorse the Woman's Rescue League.
Westminster church has decided to
engage an assistant for Rev. Pleasant
Hunter, the work having grown be-
yond his ability to handle it. The
matter was referred to a committee
that VIII before long choose the needed
assistant.
On Friday evening, April 5, the Sage
of Nininger will lecture before the
North siders on wit and Humor''
This lecture is said to be indiscrib-
ably funny, and if Donnelly feels we'll
1t is safe to say there won't be a but
ton left on anybody's waistband Sat
urday morning in North Minneapolis.
De Wolf Hopper and his superb COM
pany presented Or. Syntax" to an
other crowded house. at the Grand last
evening. The opera is refreshingly free
from conventional business, and is
keenly relished by the most blase play
goers. The engagement will close with
matinee and evening performance
today.
City Clerk Haney has received let
ter from Harry Jaromir Baranek, of
the University of Prague, announcing
that fifty-three leading citizens of
Prague intend paying a visit to Min
neapolis next summer. Mr.. Haney has
responded with a, cordial invitation,
and has forwarded to his correspondent
a stock of Minneapolis literature
Ex-Chief Runge, of the fire depart
ment, still has his eye on that s., 600
pension, and insists that his twenty
years service entitled him to it, The
Fire Department Relief association
VIII contest it in the courts if neces-
Sary On the ground that he is not vet
fifty years of age. They have retained
an attorney, who will render an opin-
ion to the association some time this
week.
Judge Smith yesterday rendered a
rather important decision in the case of
The Columbia Market Company vs.
The Union National Bank, Jasper
Gibbs and his assignee. Gibbs gave the
plaintiff check for $3.50, and the next
day made an assignment. The bank re-
fused to cash the check, claiming that
the money on deposit belonged to the
assignee. Judge Smith held that it did
not, and rendered a decision for the
plaintiff
The Warren-Scharf Paving company
has not yet repaired the broken spots
in the asphalt on Hennepin avenue.
and considerable comment has been
caused over the delay The faults were
noticed last fall soon after the COM
pletlon of the work and the COMPANY
agreed to repair the breaks at the first
opportunity. They expect to be among
the bidders on the Nicollet avenue
pavement, and are holding off the
work of repairing in the hope of finish
ing both jobs at the same time
The owners of the Lake Park hotel
are arranging to have the property
extensively improved this summer.
The house is to be wired for electric
lights, and the lighting plant carried
all through the building The grounds
are also to be fitted up with especial
care. The first Sunday special train
will ileave the Washington avenue
depot next Sunday morning at Gas, to
enable cottage owners and other pros
pectve residents to visit their summer
homes near the hotel and at other
points along the line. The train will
not be run, however, unless the
weather is favorable.