The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-20
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WEATHER NOW AND THEN
Maximum Temperature To-day, Is
Degrees; a Year Ago, SO Degrees.

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Addition to School House.-The board
Of education has taken out a permit for a
$40 900 two-story! brick addition and fuel
room to the Whittier school building at
4 Twenty -sixth street and Blaisdell ave-
nue..
Teamster Breaks His Leg-Henry Miller.
Ateamster residing at 1884 Stevens avenue.
y was taken from the city hospital to-day
suffering from fracture OF his right leg.
He fell from a load of lumber at Twenty
ninth street and Nicollet avenue this morn
Ing.
Third Weekly Trap shoot-Minneapolis
sportsmen will hold their third weekly
4 trap shoot of the season tomorrow aft
ernoon at 2:30 o'clock at Inter City park.
a large crowd Is expected to turn out.
Plans are practically complete for the
organization of permanent gun club.
Accused Of Stealing Watch-George w.
4 Toole, an old man, is under arrest at the
South Side police station charged with
stealing watch from Ole Peterson. a
cooper in the Hennepin County Barrel
factory. The watch has been recovered
and the man will be brought into court
Tomorrow.
Improving His Home. G. R. Lamb
is making radical improvements on his
Clifton avenue home property. He has
removed the former stable and is build
ing at an expense Of $4,000 another, whose
a site lies slightly to the east Of the old
one. One side rests on the stone retain
ing wall of the lot which runs down thirty
feet to the Oak street level.
stricken by Heart Disease-Thomas
Havisted, residing at 515 Eleventh avenue
N was stricken with heart trouble on
Third street near Third avenue N, short
ly before noon to-day and was taken to
his home In the patrol wagon from the
central police station. He is said to be in
precarious condition and the physicians
fear he will not recover.
Exams For Teachers - Superintendent
Charles M. Jordan of the public schools
announced that teachers examinations
will be held at the Central High school on
Aug. rs and 20. Every teacher elected
to a position In. the Minneapolis school
who does not already hold a certificate
issued ythe local board Of education will
be required to take this examination.
Quarrel Was Short-Fred Lppold re-
ported to police headquarters that Freda
Francis, his sweetheart, had robbed him
of $50 and that she refused to make resti-
tuition. An officer was detailed to inves-
tigate and found the couple closeted with
an attorney. When he made inquiry into
the affair he was informed that the girl
had agreed to make matters right and
that the couple were reconciled.
Ninety Days for Drunkenness-Peter
Munson, a laboring man, was arraigned in
municipal court this morning charged
with drunkenness, having been arrested
upon complaint Of his wife, who was the
principal witness against him. Judge
Dickinson imposed ninety-day sentence
but suspended sentence to allow him to
secure work. Munson claimed that he
was not drunk but was "sick in the
head"
His 18th Birthday-John c. Oswald, the
veteran merchant of this city, issreceiv-
ing congratulations to-day on his arrival
in good health at the S0th milestone less
one He was born seventy mine years ago
in Oberach, Canton Thurgu, Switzerland
This anniversary occasion has been re-
membered annually by the older residents
ofsthe city who have known Mr.. Oswald
sinceshe came to Minneapolis in 1857, and
they have not forgotten it this year. Mr.
Oswald has been in America since 1S47.
TWO Stores Are Looted-Mrs E. H
Welt, who keeps a store at sol Emerson
avenue N, reported to police 11eadquar-
ters that someone had entered her store
while she was sweeping the sidewalk yes
terday and had stolen her purse, con-
tanning $40 and her watch. She could
give no clue to the guilty party. c. A.
Ruedy, the keeper Of small store at 100
Western avenue, also reported that his
store was entered by thieves last night
and the cash register broken open. Only
small sum of money was taken.
Got More Than Was Needed-The First
Methodist Episcopal church Of Omaha has
been for twelve years burdened with a
debt Of $4,000. Some months ago ar
rangements were made with Bishops Joyce
and McCabe to visit Omaha Sunday May
II and If possible plan for the raising of
the entire debt. They were both present
at the services last Sunday morning and
evening. Bishop Joyce preached the SER
mon and Bishop McCabe managed the
finances. The sum Of 5000 was raised,
which was $4,000 above the total indebt-
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