The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-11
CITY. NEWS
Barber. Employ BUSINESS Agent

BARRIERS Eaploy Business Agent
The BARRIERS Union has decided to employ
business agent, who shall give all his time to
further1ng the interests OF the organization.
William OBrien has been chosen for the
place.
$50 or 80 Days-John Stack, the hack
driver, better known Jumbo, and his Wlte
Matte, who were arrested Wednesday night
for making disturbance in their fiat at IVY
Fifth street N, were given sentences OF 80 or
thirty days each.
A Bold Hold Una lone highwayman
thrust. a revolver into the face OF George
waukee depot about o'clock last night ana
started to rifle Towards pockets he ha9
got only 20 cents when he, was trlgnteneo
away by the approach of pedestrians.
James McMullen Berenved - James
McMullen received a telegram from. phlLa-
delphia yesterday, telling him that his
father, Daniel McMullen, Lad died there i tha
Thursday night. Mr.. McMullen left for the
east last evening to attend the funeral. Daulel
McMullen was just 81 years old. YESTERDAY D ;,,
Sunday, but the illness was not supposed 10
be serious until shortly before the END.
Burglar in the MisciOn-The Swedish
Lutheran Mission cottage at Eleventh avenue
and Eighth street was visited by strange
man in a mask about midnight wednesday
their homes there were thrown into a state
OF terror. Sister Celia superintendent OF tha
nome, is the only one that directly eneoun
tered the stranger. This is the secone at
tempt at burglary in the immediate nelSnpor-
hood In the past ten days. ..
Gift for CaIderwood-The banquet OF
the prohibitonsts held Wednesday evening
very pleasing feature was the presentation
or handsome mahogany book case to '" u
Calderwood, secretary of the state commit
EpnrCa backbone.
the official state paper, presented the token
with very appropriate speech Both III tne
matter of attendance and funds raised. this
was the most successful banquet ever given
by the prohibitonists OF this state.
Lumber Stocks Not Lo>v-The Missis-
sippi Valley Lumberman, in its latest issue,
denies the statement which has been given
wide circulation in lumber circles, that the
stocks of white pine in the hands of the man
ufacturers were smaller than they were a
year ago The retail trade, it says. has also
been unnecessarily warned to take advantage
Of the situation and buy before advances
were made and before the manufacturers
stocks were in such shape that orders could
not be filed.
Eighth Ward Republicans-rhe an
nual meeting of the Eighth Ward Republican
Club win be held next Monday evening at the
Swedish Association hall, Nicolet avenue and
Lake street. Following the election of Off
GERS, the club will discuss amendments to the
bylaws and its plans and policy for the pres
ent year. George L. Matchan is president
Henry c. Hanke is said to be anactve candi-
Frank Campbell and Frank NJ. Nye. An eff
fort will be made to have Mr.. Matchan stand
Tor reelection !
Wouldn't work Here-Health Com
missioner Hall does not believe the st. Paul
plan OF making the farmers who use city
garbage pay for it could be applied satisfac- |
torily to Minneapolis. 1t would be very diff
ncult, II not impossible, he says, to get the
householders to make the necessary separa-
ton OF the garbage. The kind of garbage
used by the farmers is only about II per cent
OF the total collected and if it has any value
to farmers, he would prefer that they come
IN and collect it themselves, as they have |
been doing for several years. |
Rand Feazed Him-,rhe report of the |
work of the police department during 1901 |
Will not be made public until every detail is |
completed and the printed report published !
Yesterday Colonel Ames announced that he |
would be able to give out a recapitulation !
but this morning said that nothing would be !
available IN advance Of the regular report |
His decision is said to have been reached !
after the curt reply Of Alderman Lars Rand |
council last night, when the superintendent |
offered to give the committee brief advance
statement, Rand suggested rather causticaliy |
that it would be wise to let the report speak |
for itself.
Returns to Rochester, N. Wv. H. |
GampDell who came to Minneapolis from
Rochester, n. Y. to edit the advertising for
the Minneapolis Dry Goods company. has re-
signed and will return to Rochester where he
mas acquired an interest in the McCurdy com
pany, winch operates Of the big deDart- !
lnent stores of that city. Mr. Campbell was
Formerly superintendent of the store to which |
iie now returns as a partner His work here |
mas attracted much attention because of it's |
variety and novelty. Five years ago Mr. |
campbell succeeded Manly NJ Gillian as !
manager OF the Wanamaker store advertising
IN New York. having been called there from
harrisburg, Pa. whehe he, was legislative
correspondent of 4 Philadelphia newspaper.
More Choice specimens-T r Walk |
er has added still another elegant plate |
glass case to his already fine exhibit in the |
rooms OF the Academy Of Natural Science on |
the second floor of the public library build !
ing In this new case have been tastefully ar
ranged his choicest mineral specimens fine
agates, meteorites, etc. In a case, added about
one year ago, has been arranged Mr. Walk !
ers recent extensive purchase Of beautiful !
and rare ocean shells, together with those be- |
fore on exhibition, making one of the finest
exhibitions of ocean shells in the country The !
position of many of the cabinets has been
changed to give better light effect, and with |
MIR. Walkers splendid new cases and num- |
Der OF new specimens added by Mr.. Roe, this |
collection is becoming of the chief attrac- |
tons OF the city.
NEUROLOGICAL