The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-13

night Dy TWO men WIFI whom ne ndu peeIl
drinking The three were passing Elliot
park when Anderson was knocked down
and relieved of $45 and his watch.
Case Company Buys Lots-The j. I.
Case Threshing Machine company has
bought the lots between the Haywood box
factory, on Third avenue N and the Bur
1ington tracks. The price was about
$4,000. The situation is excellent for a
warehouse.
Arm Amputated-Carl Blegen, son of
Professor John II. Blegen, 1927 Thirteenth
avenue S. had his right arm so badly shat
tered by the accidental discharge of shot
gun while hunting at Lake Minnetonka
Saturday, that the member had to be am
putated. He is now at the Norwegian
hospital.
Election Printing contract.-rhe county
commissioners this morning awarded the
printing of election ballots to the Kimball-
Storer company for $3.50. Three bids
were received. the Harrison & Smith
company Offering to do the work for So, 245.
and the Great Western Printing company
for $3.50.
scuIptor's Money stoIen--A. A. Gawont,
a sculptor. was robbed of his pocketbook,
containing $195 and some valuable papers.
while repairing bicycle in front Of Rich
ardsons saloon. 413 Hennepin avenue, Sat-
urday night. GaWont had exhibited his
moneys in the saloon, and when he went
out, a man asked for his-assistance In
repairing wheel. While he was bending
over the wheel the money was taken from
his pocket.
J. r. Corrigan Delegated. r. Corrigan
was chosen last night by the local branch
of the United Irish league as delegate tc
the national convention of the league that
Is to meet Oct. 20 at Faneuil hall, Boston
Simon McNulty will be the alternate. The
election was held in the fourth ward wig
wan. An entertainment that followed the
business session included story telling by
David Frederick; g. recitation by Captain
w. G. Whelan; a recitation by Miss Emma
Murphy; and a song by Miss Tina Muir
ply.
Her Iong-Lost Fsther-Mrs. Jessie Mae
Streeter, said to have been resident OF
Minneapolis, is about to start west from
Nashua, N H.. for Anacortes. Wash, tC
meet her father, a wealthy ranch owner
whom she has never seen. Mrs. Streete1
was born in Minneapolis twenty-five
years ago. When her mother died. an
aunt brought her east, and Daniel Collier
her father went west. Since then they
had lost all track of each other, though
both sought steadily to be reunited. Mrs
Streeter is now a waitress in mill board
house at Nashua.
A Miners Hour-Union laboring men OF
Minneapolis will have what is known as
Miners hour" once every week as long
as the strike continues. The earnings OF
the Minneapolis union men for that hour
will be given to the strikers At a meet
ing of the Minneapolis branch Of the
American Federation Of Labor al Alexan-
I-,Se, lo,I1 1n,t >1,A dor @~I hot
the hour between 10 and II o'clock each
Monday should be so set apart. 1t is es-
timated that the giving Of one hours
wages each week will yield from $500
to $40, 900 weekly.
Columbus Day Overwhelmingly
the anniversary of the discovery Of Amer.
lea. by Columbus. was observed by tho
Catholic churches throughout the city
Hennepin Council, Knights of Columbus
held the chief celebration of the day
Professor j. c. Monaghan Of the Wscon
sin university, who spoke on 1.-The Rea
Observation-Disclosures to Whom Justice il
Due" made the principal address of thu
evening. Vocal solos were rendered by
Mrs. Florence o. Parks. and Hal j. Ste
vens. The piano selection by Miss Edit
M. Wines. was one Of the features of tn,
evenings entertainment.
axe oGIeCIlVSS DuSy.-IuSldNc w df
ner, a stranger in the city, reported tt
police headquarters that he had been helt
up and robbed Of his watch by two mel
who represented themselves as being de
tectives. Later Mack Blowers was ar
rested by Detectives German and Vaughn
charged with highway robbery. 1t is al
legged that Blowers had in his possession
a star and answered to the description
given by Warner. Mike Traynor is ais
being held at Central police statlo1
charged with vagrancy. It Is said tina
Traynor also had a star which he wa
using without the right to do so.
Crutch Fighters convicted-George Viii
liams and Joseph Kelly, two cripples
were in police court this morning charge
with vagrancy. Williams was sentence
to forty days in the workhouse Will
Kelly drew sixty days. Upon request Q
Captain Fl. l.. Getchel, Judge Holt sus
pended sentence and ordered the men |
leave town to-day. The mon were ar
rested Saturday by Captain Getchel, VIII
found them begging on the street. Whe
he ordered them under arrest they at
tackled him with their crutches, and
was not until both men had been throw
to the floor that they ceased fighting.