The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19

Del OterO's First HOp-Manager G. T.
Hopkins will give the opening hop Of the
Hotel del Otero at Spring Park, Mlnnetonka,
: on the evening OF May 80. party of young
/ people from the university will attend: An
nouncement OF the regular hops will be
made later.
Robbed IL Gas Meter-Thieves broke
into the Coyne Grocery" company's store at
206 Western avenue last night and broke open
the automatic gas meter. Nothing was taken
except the money which the meter contained.
The gas company offers reward for the ar
rest OF the guilty parties
olive. Church Grnteful-Rev DR..
John E. Bushnell, at the morning service in
Westminster church yesterday, read a letter
{ from the officers, members and friends or
Oliver Presbyterian church expressing TO
Westminster the thanks for aid received IN
removing the heaviest part OF the debt from
their church. '.... ....-
7 Send In the NRmes--fn order that Ill
the soldiers graves may be decorated, 1t is
requested thai all persons Knowing OF any
soldiers of the civil war; or Spanish war, VINO
have died since last Memorial Day, Will SEND
the names and places OF burial to l.. l.. Locke
chairman Of the committee on graves, 9Oo
sixth avenue NJ .-ss,
a Little Boy Maimed-Earl Hughes,
the nine-year- old son of c. T. Hughes, at
tempted to board a swiftly moving freight
train yesterday and was thrown beneath The
severed from the body and one foot was
badly crushed He was taken to ST. Barna-
bias hospital, where his injuries We're dressed
The injured boy resides with his parents, at
1880 Twenty1trst avenue S. >a--
Central High Track Meet-The Cen
trail high school field Gay, which was post
poned from Saturday to to-day, has been
again postponed until tomorrow afternoon
The first event will be started at 2:3O at Min
nehaha driving park. Fifty men are entered
fhn 0CfS m lCn
citing. Upon the outcome will depend the Sc
lection OF team to represent Central in the
intercollegiate meet this week
Bids for Park Bonds-Bids for the
$40, 900 worth OF bonds issued by the park
board were opened to-day by committee.
Ten bids were received, ranging from S7l,-
1882 to S72S49, the latter bid being made by
Dennison, Prior & Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, to
whom the bonds were sold. The board met
this afternoon to adjust the difficulty over
the west river bank parkway. The PROPOSE
ton to build a refreshment pavilion at Min
nehaha park was also considered. -.
The Mayor viii March-Although it
is the usual thing for the mayor, orator of
the day and mam5ers of the city council to
ride in carriages on Memorial Day, Mayor
Ames has announcedaahis determination TO
march with hiszpost. The Memorial Day COM
mittee of the G. "a r. has ben put to some
Inconvenience by the refusal of certain bust
ness houses, where several members OF the
d
on Memorial Day. All members of the COM
mittee are urged to attend the special meet
ing Of the committee Saturday evening, the
last session before Memorial Day.
Big Classes OF Initintes-The Knights
OF the Macca5ees will initiate Zig classes this
week. This evening Dewey tent No. 60, will
initiate ten at their hall, Lake street and
Nicollet avenue. st. Anthony tent. No. 81,
will initiate eight this evening in the Odd
Fellows hall, Fourth street and, Central ave
nue. Thursday evening Shoreham tent, NO.
1888, will initiate seven in the Masonic hall,
Twenty-third and Central avenue. Friday
evening in Easthagen hall M * R1s,t tent
Mems tent will initiate a large class. Lyn-
dale tent will soon initiate twenty, including
a number of prominent business men,
Busy Sneak Tlaieves-John H. Lyle
has reported to the police that ne had val
liable lot of hand painted china stolen from
his buggy at Nicollet aXepue ana FiIth t stTges
china belonged to different persons and was
worth s25. Paper hanger tools valued at
ST. 50 were stolen fronisaSbHggy at Nicolet ave-
nue. and Seventh street Saturday night. Inc
avenue. Employees of the Shevlln-Carpehter
company saw, two thieves ia king some SACKS
of sugar from an Omaha car Saturday after
noon. They frightened thefculprits away and
notified the police, Three bags of the stolen
sugar were recovered but the thieves were
not captured. : SO %s
Awning Bids Asked = The county
commissioners have again asked for bids, to
be opened May 26, for furnishing twenty three
awning covers, to be fitted to frames on the
courthouse windows. The bids ale 70 in
clude repaintng the frames, new ropes, etc:
also for making thirteen new awnings accord
ing to specifications on file at the county
auditors. !offcegi Bids on this same work
were requested last MONTH. Some six We're
received, but on opening tFey were all for the
same amount. $19269. The. county board re-
jected all bids as excessive and has again
may be interested in obtaining the work and
the figures nearer the county estimate.