The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-02
CITY NEWS

I'll I NEWS
Robert Wilson Or Duty Robert
Wilson. the aged 1ailer at the Central police polio,
station, is confined to his home. Sla sixth
avenue NE, by illness, caused by carbunGle
on the neck; Mr.. Wilson has been IN the
service of the police department for thir-
teen years.
A Colored Society Evcnt-The grand
vaudeville concert and cake walk Of the West
and Nicollet Hotel Walters Semi Wee,Wee
Club at Normanna hall will be one or the
big entertainments booked for Minneapolis
this evening. There will be grand ball
after the show.
Till Autos Are Ready-J. Falls Lin
ton Of the Republic Motor Vehicle company
has made arrangements with the street rail
way company to carry mails as formerly
i've automobiles to be used in this city under
contract with the government.
wis. Cent. Takes Out permits-The
Wisconsin Central Railway company yester-
day took out two permits amounting IN IA, a
total OF s1OS.Oo OF this. $4,000 is for addi-
tional work on the warehouse at RIVER street sse
and First avenue N, aud $4,000 Is for addl-
tonal work on the roundhouse at the lower
end OF Boom island
Old Settler Dangerously I'LL. w.
Rohne. an early settler of Minneapolis. VINO
resides at 2129 Emerson avenue 5. is danger
ously Ill at his home as the result OF the
fracture OF his left wrist. Mr.. Rohne. who Is
rs years old. was injured Oct u by fall.
and has been failing ever since.
Newspaper Men to Meet-There will
be a conference Of those interested in daily
Andrus building to-day at p. M for
the purpose OF arranging for the reeePtl Nna
and entertainment OF the Minnesota Edito ;t
and Publishers Association, which holos AIs
convention in this city Feb. ~ 10 II.
Messages Home by Pigeons - Mrs.
Fred May, OF this city, who is visiting friends
in Rochester, Mimi, took basket OF homins
pigeons with her for the purpose of sending
hss 4 a May THE rss
tuesday at 2:15 p. NJ. bearing message
dated II a. N.
An Odd Sort of Plunder--Burglars
broke into the warehouse of the Superior
Manufacturing company, 734 First street \,
last night, and stole several gross OF paper 1
bags of all sizes; The loss is estimated ny
the manager at about ST. This is the fourth
time inside OF year that this company has
been robbed in the same manner.
Only One Package Went Astray-
Postmaster Lovejoy is congratulatfng himself
on the fact that, so far as known, only one
Christmas package mailed at Minneapolis has
gone astray. This morning, one vas returned
from New York, from which all marks but
the postmark had been torn off In transit A
card inclosed revealed the identity OF the
sender and she will be asked to readiness the
package.
Online Due TO-mOrrOw-Online, The
+-year-old worlds pacing stallion, recently
at Lexington, KY, will arrive tomorrow NOR
ming and will be CHARTERED with Directum,
n the rear of o6C0 Portland avenue, for the
remainder of the winter. Mr.. Savage has
invited all horse fanciers who wish to SEQ
the two prize animals which he has now
added to his stable to call and inspect the
dc hnip ni S11rl
Farmer Swanson Complains - The
police were this morning asked to look for a
young man who hired out in the summer to
c. Swanson, farmer. near Bsek, n. D., and
who is said to have disappeared with $3.50 OF
his employee money me 4lred ,oa man a.
flax, on Dec. 80, which he sold to the local
agent of the Minnesota and Great western '.as'
check for $50. He then lie L for parts un-
known
Worl&house Prisoners Death
George Ramsey, a prisoner n the workhouse,
dropped dead while at work in that institu-
ton at . o'clock yesterday afternoon. Ram
minister. and is said to have been graduated
from two colleges. DRINK is said to have
been the cause Of his dow aflall. He was serv-
ing "a sentence Of sixty days for stealing a
coat from dummy in front Of Washington
avenue store.
proprietor Of the Mime sofa Hotel. First street
and First avenue S., fraI a rough experience
with hold-up men at eco this morning. He
was standing in 'front.' of the hotel when two
men, approached. P,oth were old acquaint-
ances of Balstra. and had hung about the
hotel and barroom during the day. One of
them grabbed at Ba istra s watch and beat him
when he resisted. Balstra's face bears evil
dence Of a rough light
A. Mill Dist-tic Scare There was
great excitement in the milling district yes
terday, caused. by false alarm Of fire.
which was tur'Aed in from box u, First street
and Sixth avenue S, at 10 o'clock. Nearly all
the fire department apparatus was hurried to
the district, while hundreds Of employees ran
from the Ills at the sound Of the footing
whistles and changing bells, and added to the
general confrision No fire could be found
and seemed to know who turned in
the alarm. Tht apparatus was ordered back
by the chief in less than five minutes.
After Pay for ii Write-Up-In the
case of the American Land and Title Regis
traton Association against Nicholas Smith
yesterday, Judge Dickinson sustained an OBJ
lection that evidence to the nature OF a
verbal contract could not be introduced
Smith is being sued for Sc, said to be due the
association as the expense of printing his
picture and write up in the History OF
the Police and Fire Departments. He is a
plain clothes detective. There are others
against whom. similar actions are to- be
brought. Ju4ge Dickinson has not as yet
rendered d ecision. ~; -. J; So.