The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
THE: CITY
TOWN TALK

Wedding Invitations-Latest styles. The
Beard Art Co., ga Nicollet.
Ralph A. Latham Is again In charge OF Ma
gels Flower Store, SIS Nicollet.
Auction tomorrow at 10; $50 mahogany
sample pieces of furniture, rugs brass beds,
etc., at Downs, Al Seventh street s.;
Pure spring water and ice, enough to sup
ply the whole family, for only 8 cents Per
day. The acknowledgement company, S13
Hennepin.
John Anderson and John Collins, the two
men arrested yesterday ON suspicion of theft
in the police court this morning entered
pleas of guilty to the charge Of vagrancy and
were given thirty days each in the work
house.
The loss on the large frame barn belonging
to the Johnson estate, at the rear tof 2022
Stevens avenue, destroyed by fire Saturday,
Is estimated at $1,000 The fire is thought to
have been incendiary. Fire Marshall Ringer
Is making careful investigation.
Deputy Sheriff George Kroeger of st. Paul
Is searching for w. G. Mcclure, who is under
Indictment for highway robbery. Mcguire,
whose bail was fixed at $1,000, escaped from
the deputy sheriff in a st. Paul saloon a few
days ago. The Minneapolis police will aid in
the search.
United States Marshal w. H. Grimshaw has
received a telegram from his son announcing
his safe arrival at Seattle with Francis S.
Mayer. Mayer will be secured in the Seattle
jail until the departure of the Japanese YES
SCI. The party was delayed twenty-four hours
on the way.
The annual meeting of Westminster con-
gregation will be held in the lecture room
April I at 7:45 p. m Annual reports will
be made and trustees will be elected to fill
vacancies The terms expire of j. s. Bell,
A. M. Clerhew and w. H. Dunwoody. The
fiscal year closes March 81. -ts
Dr.. Wahlstrom, president of Gustavus
Adolphus college, st. Peter, spent yesterday
in this city as the guest Of Rev. and Mrs.
E. o. Stone. Mrs. Wahlstrom accompanied
him: He preached in the morning at St.
PauPs Swedish Lutheran church on the sub
ject OF The Lords Supper ..... &C.,
Electric lighting and power plant for saio
Descriptlon-Two American Ball engines,
l4xl2 each 100-horse- power. direct belred to
four-pole 5o-kilowatt 1lo-yolt lighting genera
tors. Possession given April l, 1902 These
equipments are in full operation and may be
inspected at The Minneapolis Journal plant.
The Trinity Norwegian Lutheran church,
Ninth street and Twentieth avenue S, will
electric fixtures has been let and it is expect
ed that everything will be in readiness some
time in May. Rev. Gustav Oftedal, the new
pastor, will conduct series Of special SER
vices during the month Of April, the first be-
ing set for Thursday, April 3.
c. L. Acker and Gustav Swanson were ar
>raigned in the police court this morning
charged with selling milk without licenses.
AS there have been several cases of the same
kind within the past few months which are
at present before the supreme court for de-
cision, the cases were continued until June
"a, when decision will have been handed
down which will apply to these cases.
Six men, Charles Prochna, Peter Nelson,
John Berg, Frank Keller, Mike T. Slough
and Charles Goodrich, were in the police
court charged with vagrancy. They were ar
rested Saturday night in the old hay mar
ket, where they were found by Officers Kerr
and Hillar asleep a load of hay. Four
pleaded guilty and were sentenced TO thirty
days IN the workhouse Prochna and Good
rich asked for trial. Prochna told the Judge
that he had a job. waiting for him in ST.
Paul and was told that he might have just
three hours in which to get next to work He
lett the room on galloD. Goodrich af-
1rmed that he had been working until within
few weeks and the judge suspended SEN
tence on his promise to go to work at once.