The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-11
CITY NEWS

More Sewen Fund Gifts-The fire
insurance men OF Minneapolis, through a
committee, have turned over to Mr. Bell $llO
for the Sewall fund
First Minnesota TOWN.. V. Brewer
VIII read a paper on ''Kathio' before the Min
nesota Historical Society at the state capitol
this evening. Katio was a large Sioux
village or town, and was visited by Du. Luht
in July, 1879 1t is the first town in Mime
sofa mentioned in history.
The Salesmen's Banquet-The annual
banquet of the Minneapolis Salesmens as
sociation will be held next Wednesday even
ing at the Minneapolis Commercial club
Among the speakers will be A. w. Paris, Mrs
Eunice Melville, Mayor Gray, j. I. wy
man, &. G. Potter, Thomas Voegeli, John Day
Smith. and w. S. Jones.
Lake Amelia ParlS--C Il. Loring will
shortly call the attention OF the city authorl-
ties anew to the matter OF including Lake
Amelia in the Minneapolis park system. one
Of the chief arguments he recites in favor OF
the proposition is the opportunity thls Will
give for using the lake as a storage reservoir
for the benefit of Minnehaha FaAs-
University Observation-Disclosures
have been made with B, A. Rose to organize
an orchestra at the university. All studehts
that play orchestral instruments are asked 10
meet Mr.. Rose this evening at the \. NJ
c. A. rooms on the campus. The university
has its glee and mandolin clubs and the best
college band in the United States, but an or
chestra has been lacking.
VIII Fight AppraiSaI-Swan ]. Turn
blad. who owns the property abutting on
Lcrlng park, appraised Thursday at $14,242 py
q commission, will fight the matter. he says
he paid $4,000 for the property TWO years
ego and believes that he should receive az
s1ast 100000 for it. Mr. Turnblad says that
property has advanced in value since the pur-
and hsA idprG Thn Vyq ri
PauIist Fathers MisSfOn-The Paul
ist Fathers Will open a mission for non
Catholics in this city Dec. rs, and Will con
unue their course two weeks The Cathollc
mission is not unlike revival meetings held
by Protestants. The mission will be held IN
the Church of the Immaculate Conception, and
ia connection with it a question box Will
be instituted.
Riverside Reading room The
young meH's class of Riverside chapel is con
Quoting u readiug-room at the chapel for the
benefit of the other young men and boys or
the neighborhoOd. 1t is open now on Lues-
day evenings and later it will probably pc
kept open other evenings. II Is stocked
with current magazines and books. The class
which is led by Miss Ellen Mather meets
every Sunday afternoon at CLOCK
Keep 1t GOing-The purchasers OF the
IT. NJ Roberts stock will probably continue
the business as heretofore. The transfer to
Messrs. Ingram and Mann, representing the
creditors committee, will take place Tuesday.
A meeting of the interested parties will be
held to determine the future Of the business.
The understanding is tht the creditors Will
hold it good policy not to discontinue
No Santa Claus Grocers-The Mime
apolis Grocers' Association has adopted strong
resolutions pledging its members not 10 give
Christmas gifts to customers TINS year. II
has been the practice of the grocers to re
member their best trade with mementoes on
Christmas, but the majority of the associa-
ton decided that it was bad practice. y. r;
Holman, Herman J. Dahn and John Powell
are candidates for president of the associa-
tioE.
Nj. FaIlz Gjertsen Returns-Quite un-
expectedly Rev. NJ Falk Gjertsen arrived
yesterday from the west. having been gone
about two months. as originally planned. He
has visited Utah, California and Oregon,
spending the greater part Of his time in hunt
ing and fishing. Though he declines to talk
it is assumed that Mr.. Gjertsen is candidate
for the pastorate OF the Trinity Norwegian
Lutheran church. from which he resigned
last August The meeting to o. take e1,;t actGn ,?i1
be held next Wednesday evening.
Played Hockey Again-Jesse Arm
strong, years old, charged with incorrigi-
bility by Charles s. Davis, truant officer OF
the public schools, was to have been tried
in the police court this morning, but the
youngster, said to be an habitual truant
from school, played hockey with the court
and his case had to be postponed. Jesse
started for the court with his mother, who
lives at q w Fifteenth street On the way
down town, he slipped away. The testimony
OF Mrs Armstrong was taken and officers
were sent for the runaway.
The Masonic Fair The executive
committee of the Masonic Fair has received
q gift of eighty acres of farm land in Min
nesota from Asa Paine to be disposed of at
the fair. The farm, which is appraised at
$500, will cost the future owner ST. This is
but sample Of the large premiums that will
be offered Every Masonic lodge in the city
that meets in the Masonic Temple is taking
hold with will 1t will be the greatest affair
OF it's kind ever held in Minneapolis. Five
floors of the Masonic Temple will be used
in part for the various booths