The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-20
THE CITY
TOWN TALK

See our new spring wall papers. c. E. Tay-
1or & Co. 612 Nicollet.
Choice farm loans for sale. with titles
guaranteed. Title Insurance and Trust Co. Z
Frank c. Worrell, jeweler. formerly 6111i
Nicollet, has resumed business at 50 9Th st S.
Engraving, stamping, printing for society
and business. The Beard Art Co.. 62+ Nicollet.
There will be Christian Science meeting
tonight at the residence Of Mrs. Della Whit
ney Norton, 1912 Eicollet avenue.
The Bloomington avenue cars were smeared
with tar last night Vandais, with pals Of
tar and broom, stood in the dark and as
each car passed drew the broom across the
cars sides.
Lyndale tent, Knights of the Maccabees.
Will initiate a class of candidates this eve
ming at Kistler's hall, Sixth avenue n and
Lyndale. The degree team of Modin tent will
eXemplify the work.
Custer Circle, No. 2, Ladies Of the G. A. R.,
will meet at the house of Mrs. Minerva Briggs,
1929 Two and-one-half street S, to attend the
funeral OF Mrs. Briggs daughter, Miss Jessie
Briggs, at 2 o'clock tomorrow.
The institute and rally for the city Sunday
school workers, arranged for March 24-26,
have been postponed. B. F. Jacobs interna-
ness, to come. The dates proposed now are
April l and 2, due notice of which will be
given.
Electric lighting and power plant for sale.
Description-Two American Ball engines.
14X12, each 100-horse-powsr. direct belted to
four-pole 50-kilowatt 110-volt lighting genera
tors Possession given April 1, 1902. These
equipments are in full operation and may be
inspected at The Minneapolis Journal plant
In accordance with motion passed by the
prohibition committee for Hennepin county,
at their meeting March II, mass meeting Of
the prohibitionists Of this county is called,
in the lectureroom of the Portland Avenue
Church OF Christ, Monday evening, March "a,
to elect delegates to the state prohibition
convention, which meets in this city March
Is and Is.
thief stole a horse belonging to Rev. w.
B. Riley, pastor Of the First Baptist church
last night. Mr.. Riley had been conducting
services at the Berean branch of the church.
leaving his horse hitched in front of the
residence of DR.. c. A. Kelsey, Twenty-third
the horse was gone and Mr.. Riley is certain
that 1t did not run away.
Jud La Moure, of Pembina; E. F. Porter
OF Melville, and Victor Noble, of Bottineau,
trio OF well-known North Dakota politi-
clans, were in Minneapolis yesterday after
noon on their way home from Florida. The
men said they knew nothing about politics,
but to their friends they told number OF
fish stories that proved them wholly compe-
tent to adorn a tale if not to point moral.
w. F. Gushing, of Fargo, N. D., was in
minneapolis yesterday. Mr.. Gushing is look
ing after the interests of the St. Louis expo
sition in his state, and says that the North
Dakota legislature will probably appropriate
$4,000. for a state display. In addition to
this, individual donations are to be made,
and, by arousing local pride, Mr.. Gushing ex-
poets to be able to raise the total amount to
$lOu,oOV.
l.. n. Scott, st. Paul. Nj. Breslauer, George
j. Sherer. Robert G. Hoffman and N. H. Nc
Allister, OF Minneapolis, and r. J. Cunning,
of Chicago, are incorporators Of the Northern
Display Advertising company, into which are
merged the L. N. Scott Bill Posting company,
of st. Paul; the Breslauer Bill Posting COM
pany, Of Minneapolis; the George J. Sherer
Sign company, Of Minneapolis and st. Paul,
and the Minnesota Advertising company.
Michael E. Smith secured the contract for
doing the ornamental stucco work on the
council chamber in the new city hall. The
competition between Mr.. Smith and a Chi
cago firm was very brisk, and the meeting Of
the courthouse and city hall commissioners
was very lively In consequence. The Chicago
firm telegraphed reduction of 81, 500 from it's
original figures, in order to secure the con-
tract, but it was decided to give the work to
q Minneapolis man.
The last of the street car barns built in the
eighties and standing at Nineteenth avenue
y and Washington. will be torn down. 1t was
built originally for mules, which hauled the
cars. The barns at Eighth and Franklin,
Twenty-ffth and Riverside, Twenty-segenth
avenue s and Twenty seventh street have
been demolished. The barn to be wrecked
this week has not been used for street cars
since the through schedule on the Washing
ton lines was put into effect, about three
years ago.