The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-11
CITY NEWS
WEATHER NOW AND THEN
Maximum Temperature To-day g.
Degrees; Year Ago go Degrees.

VIII Clean Reservolrs.-1he semiannual
cleaning of the reservoirs will begin in
about two weeks 1t usually takes from
twenty five to thirty days with crew of
q bakers dozen to clean the two big ba-
sins.
$4,000 Real Estate Sale-FIalvor X. Hal
yorson has sold the fiat building at the
northwest corner Of Chicago avenue and
Eighteenth street to Carl A. HallenDerg
for $4,000. The property is lots and 4,
Bates Brothers addition.
William w. Wales Memorial Service
A memorial service for the late William w.
Wales will be held in Friends Meeting
house, First avenue S and Fourteenth
street. Friday, Sept. II, at 4:3O O'CLOCK.
The service will be conducted by Rev. Il.
N. Adams.
5000 Reward-About $500 has already
been subscribed toward the fund to be
offered as a reward for the capture OF the
man who kidnapped little Jessie Ih1mp-
son on Nicollet avenue about two weeks
ago Business men who have been trying
to raise the amount have met with sue
cess and are still soliciting subscriptions
to the fund.
PickIng a WInner-The Commercial Club
committee to make the awards for the
most attractive school yard picked WIN
ner at a final tour Of inspection this after
noon Among the schools entered are the
North Side High the Emerson, Irving,
Sheridan Webster and Prescott. The
prize is a handsome oil painting by great
artist The members of the committee
are c. A. Loring, ]. e. Northrup and Wal
lace G. Nye.
New Lake Train schedue-Under the
new Minnetonka schedule of the st. Louis
road, to go into effect next Monday, trains
will leave Minneapolis at 11:2G a. m. ano
$50 D. NJ, and will arrive from the lake at
8 a. M and at p. nj. All other trains
will be taken off except the through traahs
that leave at SAT a. m. and 6:l6 p. m
and arrive at 10 a. m. and 5:2l p. m
Sunday train will leave at GAS a. m. and
arrive at 6:35 p. m.
Returns to Mnneapoiis.-S. K. Jackson,
head clerk at the West Hotel for years,
who has since presided at the desks Of big
hotels in Chicago and New York, has re-
turned to Minneapolis. For the last year
and a half Mr. Jackson has been in New
York city. He says the only people who
can afford to live in New York are mill
Iionaires He will be associated here with
the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company.
Travelling Exhibit Company-Articles o.
Incorporation of the Northern California
Exhibit company were filed to-day witt
the register Of deeds, the incorporates
being Mondula Leak, of San. Francisco
Frank E. Johnston, Of San Jose, Cal, ant
Henry l.. Gilkeson, of Minneapolis. The
company will operate a travelling exposi
ton, and will rent or. buy cars in which
its exhibits may be carried about tho
country. The capital stock Is placed a
100000 and is divided into 81 shares.
A Baptist RaIy-The Baptists of Min
neapolis are to have a rally in the FRS
Baptist church tomorrow. At o'clock II
the afternoon Rev. E. r. Pope, superin
tendent of state missions. will give tall
on northern Minnesota illustrated will
stereopticon views Of the Rainy river dis
trict. In, the evening several of the dis
trict missionaries will tell Of their work
and. Rev. S. G. Davis, the pastor of tn
First Baptist church of Duluth, will Civ
address. Mr.. Davis has recently com
to this state and has a fine reputation a
a speaker and worker.
Brutal ELECTROMAGNETIC Johnson
Finn, residing at 100 Fifth street ~, wa
brutally assaulted last night by a NAL
who afterwards made his escape from
Officer Lydon. who gave chase. The youn,
woman was returning" home from a dane
and was on Second avenue near Fourt
street, Wnen she met the man. The fel
low did nothing to attract her attention
until directly opposite when he seized he
by the throat. Her cries attracted Office
Lydon who chased the man and fired ON
shot at him. The girl was unable to Civ
a good description of the fellow and tn
police have little hope Of finding him.
Mall Clerk Reslgns.-J. r. Whitaker G
Minneapolis, longest in service on tn
= Great Northern system as railway posts
clerk, has resigned to go into the insuranc
business. Mr.. Whitaker has been on tn
road for sixteen years and was the frs
postal clerk to run a mail car into Mino
N. D. His first run was on the Manitob
from Crookston to Towner, then fro1
Crookston to Minot Barnesville to Mino
and ST. Paul to Minot. For the last thre
years the run has been In two division
and he has been running to Grand Fork
OF late Mr. Whitaker has been on tn
Flyer. Although in several wrecks, M
Whitaker has never been injured