The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-19
CITY NEWS

Kindergarten SociaI-The Christian
Endeavor Society OF Riverside chapel will
gave kindergarten social at the church to-
night. For the evening those attending the
dren.
A Carrier Knocked Out H. H.
Weeks, the popular mail carrier who delivers
at the Bank of Commerce building, the fed
eral building and the Oneida block, Is laid
up. He was badly stung on his working hand
by bees.
Railway Clerks PIcnic-Members Of
the Minneapolis Railway Clerks Association
are making extensive preparations for June
festival to be held at Tetonka park, on the
minneapolis St. Louis railway near Water
vile, Minn. Sunday, June 2, is the date.
Six Weeks summer school - State
Superintendent Olson has decided that the
summer school for teachers at the university
wall last six weeks this year instead or four
as formerly. Tho term viii begin June a,
SO as to end before the state examinations be-
gin the first Monday in August.
Ii. II. Eliel HOme-H H. Eliel, the
wholesale druggist. is back from two
months stay at Palm Beach, Fla. He be-
heves the tea industry is bound to be a sue
cess In the south and do much toward deVel-
oping the country The tea grown there, he
says, is superior to any of the Japan tea.
company bS Annua1 DAAA-COI0pdly
3, First infantry, n. G. S. NJ, will give its
eighteenth annual ball Tuesday evening at
the Armory hall The company has a splen-
aid reputation as an entertainer Music VIII
be furnished by Rossiters First Regiment
band. An exhibition drill by the entire
company will be given before the dance.
A Teamster's Fatal Fall - Nels G.
Nelson, teamster, living at SIT Twenty
seventh avenue S, was killed by falling from
his seat a wood cart on Riverside avenue
yesterday. His skull was fractured by the
heavy cart passing over him. Nelson was 50
years Old and leaves wife and three chill
dren-
stevens Ave. Wants q Path-Stevens
avenue cyclists are agitating for cycle path
on that thoroughfare from Grant TO Lake
They also want path along First avenue
) from Seventh street TO Grant street, TO
connect with Stevens avenue. City Engl-
neer Sublette will oppose the Stevens avenue
path on the ground that the street will prob
ably be paved in the course OF two or three
years.
Coroner Williams Initiated - Coro-
ner Williams was initiated into the Alpha
Kappa Kappa, the medical fraternity OF the
university. last night He was only one OF
& lot of neophytes The annual installation
OF officers was also held at the clubhouse, 5O2
Beacon st Sc. The officers. who We're
installed by DR.. Hessel w. Boeckman, MIN
neapolis, are: Walter NJ. Brown, president;
o. w. Rowe, ce-president; j. L. Devine,
secretary; H. G. Irvine, treasurer; John
Saley marshal; Gilbert w. Todd. warden
Soldiers Home Veteran GOne-John
Hoffman, one Of the oldest members of the
Soldiers Home, died at the hospital OF that
Institution Wednesday at a NJ of comn-
plication of disorders, due TO old age. Mr
Hoffman rendered service of nine months
during the civil war, in Company |, First
Minnesota Heavy Artillery. He had been
resident of this state for forty-two years,
and was admitted to membership in the
home from Minneapolis, Hennepin county,
on the 11th day of March, 1889. He was 80
years Of age widower and had no known
relatives in the state.
Bids for PIumbing-The bids for new
plumbing in the federal building were opened
at o'clock p. N. yesterday. The fourteen
bids were follows: Charles wilkins & Co.,
l,200; Archambo Heating and Plumbing Co..
$1,29S; w. s. Bagley. s1,23S; BIorkman Bros.
Westman, 1888; Allan Black & Co., 1885;
Alex. W. Scott, $1,014; Cody Plumbing Co.,
s1.6S0; Kelly & Lamb Heating and Plumbing
Co., $1,239; Hobart 81 Willis, $1,467S5; r. c.
Black Co., 81, ,0?9; H. Kelly & Co., 81. 1876,
Sehuler & Neary, $500; Griffen Bros, 81 $50;
A Zimmermpn, 81 173. The bids will &C to
Washington for award. The time runs from
thirty to ninety days.