The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-08
THE: CITY
TOWN TALK

Schoolroom picture exhibit at the Beard Art
Co.'S this week 624 Nicollet
Choice farm loans for sale. with titles
guaranteed. Title Insurance and Trust Co.
DR.. Talbert has returned from California
and Is temporarily located at S01 Medical blk.
Frederick Roach has the only lawn mower
grinder in the city. 5l9 Hennepin avenue
A vacant house at 1915 Chicago avenue was
damaged by 1re last night to the extent of
$500. 1t is supposed that the fire was set by
boys, through carelessness.
detective A. J. Hagemann, of the Maxwell
street street station 6 CHICAGO is in the city. the
mann Is here on a pleasure trip. =
Bids were opened Tuesday by the St Louis
fark BOARD OF education for the erection of a
new hlgn school building, The contract was
: sSs5aed to C. s. Davis of Minneapolis at
Judge c. R: Amdon, of the federal court,
will be in Minneapolis May u to settle bill
OF exceptions in the Hans B.. Strand case.
he will attend to other federal cases in the
absence of Judge Lochren.
Dog License Inspector German began his
crusade against unlicensed and unmuzzled
cannes this morning in earnest, and every
one found will be consigned to the pound.
500 dogs
John E. Bell, president of the Hennepin
County Savings Bank, has returned to MIN
neapolis after an absence of three months
spent mostly in California. The stupendous
prizes OF everything at Los Angeles surprised
Mr.. Bell.
Journal Teiephone-Call No 9, which con-
Meets you with The Journal switchboard and
ask for the department or person you wish
70 communicate with. If you do not know
form you
The Anticompulsory Vaccination League
holds its regular monthly meeting tomorrow
evening, at SIG Nicollet avenue. J. w. Griggs.
president of the ST. Paul society, will speak
! The League is arranging for debate in the
| near future. on the vaccination question.
Fire in a carload of excelsior, in the Mil
partment hard fight. The fremen worked
four hours in extingushing the flames, which
was not done until the contents were de-
origin of the blaze is unknown.
The council paving committee yesterday de-
eided to reject all bids for paving material
not specifically needed to complete the paving
already ordered for this year. The issue Of
the paving bonds matter is uncertain that
1t was regarded that there was nothing else
to 90 but reject the bids and return the cash
forfeits.
Rev. g. l.. Morrill, gave an organ recital
and made brief address at the annual meet
ing OF the Chicago. Avenue Baptist church
Reports from all departments showed mem
bership, congregations and benevolences
larger than ever in the .churchs history. A
year. The Sunday school is growing and has
over 300 pupils. Officers were elected.
Secretary Il. ID. Rogers has forwarded to
Washington the protest Of the Chamber of
Commerce against the consolidation of the
division of the agricultural statistics with the
weather bureau service. The consolidation
is provided in the annual appropriation bill
for the department. Advocates say it will
give more effective work for 100000 less
money. Opponents believe that it would
lower the efficiency of the bureau of statistics
c: NJ. Loring, father Of the Minneapolis
park system. was yesterday presented with
one of the four handsome mountain sheep
heads brought recently from Alaska by George
A. Bracket. The heads are said to be the
finest in existence. They were secured by
the Indians of central Alaska. The sheep
were of a species which is rapidly becoming
extinct and the finest types of which are to
be found only in the country north Of Boring
straits
Charles Astor Parker. one time co-manager
Of the old Grand opera house in this CITY,
and who is well known here, has secured the
rights to Barbara Freitchie" for next sea-
son and will put the play on the road with
what he promises to be an unusually strong
cast. Barbara Freitchie' is Clyde Fitch
play, originally tproduced by Julia Marlowe,
and seen here earlier this season at the Bijou
1t shows Barbara as young girl instead Of
the old woman Of Whitt;er'S DOem