The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-20
CITY NEWS
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Church Organ stolen--When the consre-
ration assembled at the First swedish
Mission. Twelfth avenue s and seventh
street, last evening, it was discovered
that the church organ had been stolen.
It was a small instrument and was in the
church on Sunday. -. IT,
Temperance Day.-To- morrow will be
celebrated as temperance day IN the M. e.
churches of America. A temperance SER
mon will be preached In the evening by
the pastor of Thirteenth Avenue NJ. e.
church on the subject. Who Hath Woe?'
Found Dead in the ,HaII-Robert McIn-
tyre, aged 49, was found dead in the hall
way Of the Columbia hotel 100 Nicollet
avenue, at 9 o'clock this morning. HE
had been i'll for several days and this
morning he was helped into bed. Coro.
ner Williams will investigate the cause OF
death.
VIII Separate lnterests-The Deere &
Weber Building company has been
formed to separate the building and lana
interests from the regular business OF the
Deere & Weber company. A deed was
filed yesterday transferring the plots and
building at Washington and Eighth ave-
nues N.
Mrs. FIrmin Retained-The board Of
education held meeting yesterday after
noon to take action on the case of Mrs
Florence Firmin. principal of the Summer
school. The request made by Patsy
Coughlins father for his dismissal card
was granted. and Mrs. Firmin is still re-
tained as principal
There VIII Be No odors-Health Com
missioner P. M. Hall says there IS no
ground for the complaint already being
made by residents near the Plymouth ave-
nue. bridge that the new Crematory Will De
an odoriferous institution. Experience
has shown conclusvey, he says, that
there is nothing offensive about garbage
crematory.
Committee to AsItate-At the meeting
of the Minnesota Retail Drug clerks last
evening, a committee of five was ap-
pointed to agitate for shorter hours Later
on the matter Of securing representation
on the state board of pharmacy Will be
taken up. and the claims OF the drug
clerks will be sent to Governor van SAINT
for consideration.
Used Skeleton keys-G. G. Wheelock,
who resides at 321 Washington avenue >,
reported to the police that some one
entered his house while the family was
absent and ransacked the pace: "A ,fu 'an
was broken open and $26 In cash eX-
tracted The thieves gained an entrance
to the building by opening the front door
with q skeleton key.
ventured into Jumbo Alley-Ulmer Ia
cher German laborer, claims that ne
was held up bythree colored men In jun
BIO alley last night and robbed Of $50 He
saws that he was drinking In a saloon ut
Washington and Third avenues S, and
that when he left the place he was ent1ced
into the alley by the men who knocked
hir17
picked up in the alley later by the officer
detailed to investigate the affair.
To Discuss M. w. A. Rates-The read
iustment Of insurance rates will be dis
cussed tonight at meeting OF Modern
Woodmen in Century hall, First avenue
and Fourth street S. by General Attorney
J. G. Johnson of Peabody. Kan, an in
fuential member of the order. All Wood
men are expected to attend this meeting
Foresters' teams in uniform, without axes
are requested to meet at hall No. ?, Union
Temple, Washington avenue S, at 7:45
p. m. sharp. They will act as an escort
for Neighbor Johnson, and they will be
accompanied by Flour City M. w. A. band
A Wood Carving class.-The long de-
ferred class in wood carving at the Mime
apolis School of Fine Arts will open on
Saturday under the direction Of Mrs.
Mary E. Hemick who studied this branch
of applied art in the Cincinnati art school.
Since coming to Minneapolis Mrs. Helnaick
has kept up her work and last year had
a class of teachers and another private
class. A special sketch class for all who
desire to work from the draped model will
open tomorrow evening. This class will
work two evenings in the week under the
instruction Of Director Koehler.
S. Of v. Camps May UnIte-Efforts are
being made by several leading Sons of
Veterans to unite the various camps in
this city into one large camp, believing
that one large united organization would
be more influential and effective than
three small ones. In each of the three
camps. however. there is opposition and
this element has been able to defeat sim
liar movements in the past. The loca
camps are George N. Morgan, No. 4
Dudley P. Chase, No. 9, and Abraham
Lincoln, No. 10. Should the movement
be successful a new name would prob
ably De selected although there is a feel.
Ing that the name of General George N
Morgan should be perpetuated
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