The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-10
CITY NEWS

VIII Drive u WaGOn-George Brack-
EFT. patrolman in the Fifth precinct, and
father Of Desk Sergeant Bracket at head
quarters, has been appointed driver of tbs
Central station patrol wagon, to succeed the
late Daniel j. MILESTONE.
SewelI Fund GrOws-County Treas
urer D. c. Bell circulated a subscription list
for the Dennis Sewell fund yesterday anc
collected SAL Among the donations received
was one of 81 from Harry Sherer, prisoner
in the county Jail. The fund now amounts to
$S,5675S
Judge Torrance Goes East - Judge
Ell Torrance. commander-in-ch OF the g.
A. R., left last night for Cleveland, ONO
where he goes to attend meeting OF the
Mckinley Memorial Monument Association, e
be held at the office OF Senator Hanna TINS
afternoon. He expects to be gone ABOUT two
weeks. The q. A. r. posts in Cleveland nave
made elaborate preparations to entertain nm
while in that city, and he will also Visit
number OF eastern posts before his return
home.
No Canteen at the HOme-Members
OF the board OF trustees Of the Minnesota
Soldiers Home declare that they will not es-
Sablish canteen at the nome. The trustees
OF the National Soldiers Homes recently loon
such action, but the Minnesota board Is not
IN sympathy with IT. Conditions are dinerenS
here where the pensions are taken care OI
by the institution and the inmates have very
little spending money
Police Pay Funeral Expenses-All
Of the expenses of the funeral OF the late d.
j. milestone, driver OF the Central stauon
patrol wagon, will be paid from the tunos IN
the hands Of the police picnic commlttee. Pc
fore Mr.. Whetstone's death the officers at the
Central station and headquarters contributed
SIS for employing nurse for the SICK nan.
and this amount, not being used TOT tn1' ina
purpose, will be applied on the doctor Dill
Killed by n FalI-Fred Hamen died at
st. Barnabas hospital last night from lnlu-
rios received yesterday. He was working Oh
d scaffod on an elevator in Southeast MIN
neapolis, and fell to the ground forty feeI
below. His body struck across suspenoeu
beam and severe and painful internal lnJu
ries were sustained Hamen came TO MIME
apolis recently and has wife and large
family.
Pipeman Burns Let Out-The COM
mittee on fire department of the city council
at its meeting this morning dismissed ROBERT
Burns, pipeman OF Engine company NO. ~,
for intoxication. The action Of the committee
was taken the report of the board or
engineers consisting of Chief Canterbury and
Assistants Runge, Hanley and Hernlund VINO
Investigated the charges preferred against the
fireman. The evidence submitted 70 the Doard,
in their mind prived that Burns was drunk
Just after receiving his months pay
Sidewalk Riding to stop-so far as
lies in his power, Judge Holt is determined
to stop the dangerous practice Of riding BIZ
cycles on the sidewalk, and hereafter offend
ers OF this ilk may expect little mercy at the
hands of the court. He so expressed himself
this morning when George Roak was ar
raigned on the charge of riding his wheel on
one of the principal thoroughfares. Roak
was let OFF with fine of So, but after this
other offenders may not fare so well.
Sam jeffrey Missing-Samuel jeffrey
a waiter at the West Hotel disappeared last
Wednesday. He was last seen by Henry
Roberts, of the West Hotel drug store, to
whom Jeffrey gave his keys, with instruc
tiOns TO send his persons effects to his
daughter, at st. Louis, if he did not return.
A short time before this, jeffrey moved from
his old home on Eleventh street, between
Third and Fourth avenues, but it is not
known where. The missing man had been
in the employ OF the West Hotel for seven
teen years and had never missed day until
last Wednesday.
He Kept the Change-A ham and egg
sandwich and $5 gold piece were the simple
factors that landed Timothy Pendergast, q
spruce-looking young fellow, in the work
house for term OF sixty days. Monday night
Frank Gilmore sought to appease his appetite
with a sandwich which he purchased at a
Washington avenue lunch wagon, and in pay
ment he rendered IS gold piece. The pro-
prietor OF the stand could not change the
money, when Pendergast who had ap-
preached in the meantime. offered to go
across the street and have 1t melted into
small coins After securing possession Of the
cleaning gold. he forgot to return to the
stand. and proceeded to make night Of it.