The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-24
CITY News

VIII Look at Auto Mail wagons
", 9. Hickman, assistant sHperintenasne OF
the railway mail service at Washington, ar
rived this morning to make an inspection OF
the automobile mail service. To-day ne maae
the northeast and southeast trip Mr. I1eeh-
man made the recommendation for Postmaster yer
Lovejoy's plan last summer and Is low mere
to note results.
A Campaign Club Revival--A meet
ing for the purpose Of Teorgan 1I b h ths
next Friday evening, at Berglund's hali, Sev ,,
enteenth and Franklin avenues. Othcers Will
be elected, plans laid for the ensuing year
and the whole organization perfected; Sew
eral well-known political speakers WILL De III
attendance.
Hotel Guests Scared-A small blaze
In the Eastman block, 42-14 Nicollet avenue,
resulted in bad scare for the guests IN the
Hotel Hyser adj dining. The alarm was turned
in by the engineer Of the building, Z. 3.
Holmes. Herman Dagger OF the fire depart
ment aroused the guests OF the notei.
The flames were confined to a storeroom on
the fourth floor. quantity OF w wal Pa agIr
scorched. 1t is thought that $500 VIII cover
the loss. The origin Is unknown.
olcott Brought Back-Bertram Oh
colt. arrested in st. Louis was brought back
10 Minneapolis Saturday by DeteGtlVe
Harvey, and is held for United States authoT-
titles. Olcott Is accused Of using the mails
fraudulently. impersonating his roommate ana
thus securing a letter containing money from
the 1atter's parents He was picked up IN
St. Louis on suspicion Of being a Cuban i'm
plicated In big robbery in San francisco.
His picture, sent out by the St. Louis police,
was recognized In Minneapolis; and ant ne was
Goldstefn Svears Vengeance - The
constable of Delano brought Albert Goldsteln,
and locked him up in the county Jail to serve
a sentence imposed by the local justice OF me
r fSs a hs OF T the a@ as
he Is prosecuting legitimate business ana
does not require license. 1t is reported
that Godstein was conylcsea unaef fran o "a
state law, and which he believes Is unconsu-
tuuonai. .
A Teacher Infected One of the
teachers at the Sheridan school, in Northeast
Minneapolis, was sent to the quarantine nos
pital Friday. She was taken sick aftar
she reached school in the morning, ana IN
vestigauon showed that she was in the early
stages of smallpox The children in her
room were sent home, and to-day the health
department is locating them and taking the
of the disease. 1t is understood that all me
children had been recently vacclnated me
teacher, however, had not been Vacclualeu
since early youth.
Fire Dept. Horses Bought-The fire
department committee Of the council has
ana1iy purchased the long wanted new horses
for the department. The committee bought
sixteen yesterday from the Barrel & zim-
merman stables at Midway at the companys
bid Of $1S5. with privilege OF sixty days, trlai:
Eight OF tho sixteen horses formerly
bought by the committee and later returned
on the showing Of Alderman Dwyer that the
committee did not have authority to purchase
j. S. Nolan made bid of $l7O for the horses,
without privilege of trial. and it Is reported
that he will contest the legality OF yester-
days action OF the committee, basing his
contest on the ground that he was entitled
to the contract for the horses, as being the
lowest bidder