The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-01
CITY NEWS

Fifth Ward Republicans--The bi
ennial meeting Of the Fifth Ward Republica
Club will be held next Tuesday evening l.
the municipal courtrooms Oficers for tw
years will be elected, and Senator George P
Wilson will address the club on SOME subjec
Thompson Wanted to Talk 1t Owe
John Thompson drifted into the police cour
this morning and endeavored to convince tn
Judge that he was not guilty OF alcoholic eN
cess. He wanted to talk it all over with tn
judge. He began his defense with cheerful
Say, who was that fellow that had me !,
Informed Thompson that he must spend tel
days in the workhOuse.
wisconsin "Grads.-The cold grads
of the University of Wisconsin in Minneapoli!
and ST. Paul and neghboring towns viii
meet in the Commercial Club rooms for {
reunion this evening, and college yarns
yells and "reminiscences will be on the menu
Vice President John B. Parkinson will come
UP from Madison to attend. After the spread
alumni.
SGud for Sidewall<s-A citizen sug-
gestei to Superintendent Of Police Fred W.
Anes his morning that some arrangements
be made by the police department for sprink-
ling sidewalks In the downtown district with
me sand, as Is done in St. Paul Colonel
Ames answered that he had no jurisdiction
over such matters, but asked the citizen to
make his suggestion to the council or to the
sidewalk inspector. Colonel Ames belleves
that If the icy sidewalks were sprinkled with
tine sand accidents and damage suits against
The city might be avoided.
Prices Bill for Observation-Disclosures
Inspector Prices bill for 81 for extra help
in detective work IN his department, which
was thrown out by the council committee on
mittee again to-day The committee orig
dnally refused to Q. X. the bill because, with
twenty-eight or thirty regularly employed de-
teotives, there was no good reason for hiring
outside talent. There was not q quorum pres
en- to-day and consideration Of the bill was
postponed indefinitely. d. -
Going On to Learn-The class tina
graduated last Friday from the Adams school
reels justly gratifed over the record made.
OF the thirty-six who registered last Sep
enpber. ten were present every day Of the
term and seven more were absent only one
half or one day. All graduated, all the boys
entered the South high school on Monday and
all the girls except four are In the high
school, several Of them having chosen the
manual training course. The remaining four
are also studying, two in a musical conserva-
tory and two In business colleges.
"y1ton Has a Record-Julian Wylton,
against whom there are five indictments for
grand larceny, and who is in the Hennepin
COUNT jail awaiting trial, is a burglar with a
secord, says Detective Joseph Schutta, who
made the arrest on Dec. %. Wylton is the
robberies. This morning Detective schutta
found Wylton's picture in the ''rogues' gal
Jerry He is a Russian, 90 years old, and
mas served two terms in the pententiarv at
saltwater. He was first sentenced from Da-
kota county for grand larceny in 1894. He
mad been out only few weeks when he was
returned to the prison for another two years.
Ills second commitment was in 1898.
NEUROLOGICAL
MRS. ANNA JOHNSON, e54 Monroe
street NE. died yesterday, aged 4S years.
The funeral will occur next Monday morning,
at Jordan, MINI. Mrs. johnson was gored by
a vicious COW last August and received in
jurtes which finally resulted in her death.
HI. NJ. BLAISDELL, lawyer and poll
tician, Of Farmont, Mimi, died yesterday at
st. Lukes hospital, in ST. Paul, of heart
trouble He left wife and three sons. Mr.
5laisdel was brother-in-law of Oliver and
r.. w. KELLEY-Funeral of E. w.
Kelley, who died yesterday morning, took
place at noon to-day from the church
at Bloomington, MINI. Six patrolmen from
as pail bearers
ROSINA ABEL, aged u.s. died this
morning at her residence, 20O7 Ninth street s.
after lingering Illness Funeral notice
later.
MRS. III. WONDERLICH, of 3136 Lyn-
dale avenue S, died at Grand Forks. n D.,
Yesterday