The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK

IS for large trunk well made at Bar
NUNS, 715 Nicollet av. 4
A Christian Science service will be held
this evening at the residence Of Della
Whitney Norton pa Tenth street s,
Third avenue entrance.
At 10 a. m. tomorrow c. L. Graves. the
inventor, will make an exhibition descent
on his fire escape from the top Of the
Journal building. A. G.. Mebquier Is as
sociated with Mr.. Graves in handling the
device.
F. B. Harden yesterday killed snake
fifty three inches long in his back yard
at 21S Fifth street s. The snake is be-
| lieved to have escaped from a museum,
as it was Of a variety not known In this
country.
| Governor Van SAINT has appointed
Theophilus F. Smith of the Commercial
club. St. Paul. and Henry Deutsch Of the
Commercial club, Minneapolis as good
roads" delegates to the Trans Mississippi
Commercial congress at Seattle, Aug.
1921.
Miss Elizabeth Cotton, 419 Ninth ave-
nue. S, narrowly escaped death last night
| from a bullet which crashed thru the win
| dow near her and passed within an inch
of her head. No one knows who fired the
bullet or whether 1t was fired intention
ally or accidentally. The police are In
VeSllSaI1nS. ...s ...-r.
Permits have been issued from the
building inspectors office to the Republic
Chemical and Creosoting company for the
erection Of wood creosoting plant at the
Chicago Great Western railway yards,
Second street and Tenth avenue S. The
plant will consist Of three buildings OF
iron and steel and two creosote tanks
William Ebberts, a farm hand, was
brought to the city hospital last night
from Buffalo, Mimi He had been serious
~ injured by being thrown beneath the
wheels of a train which he was trying to
board. His skull was fractured and one
leg was badly crushed. Ebberts says that
his home is In Providence, r. l., and that
he was on his way to the harvest fields.
The Seventh Ward Republican club
stockholders elected the following d1rec-
tors at their annual meeting: Colonel A
E. Allen. Captain George McGregor, A. A
Rain. Carl Lundquist was elected sec
rotary. The new board will endeavor
make some improvements and they have
secured a lot on which to build. The as.
ISOLATION Is in good financial condition
being entirely out Of debt, with money II
the treasury.
Olaf Olson whipped Sammy Wilson
Jesse Parr whipped Olaf Olson. Judge
! Dickinson fined Parr $40 for the ASSAULT
and Mrs. Wilson. sammy's mother, glad.
ly paid it. Olson is Jan1tor OF the Burning
ton flats, 208 Fourth street N, and Samm!
annoyed him past endurance. After tn
case was disposed of Mrs. Wilson triet
to secure Olson's arrest for striking tn
boy and Parr also sought to have tn
janitor arrested for abusive language.
A musical program OF unusual interes
will be given at the Fowler Methods
church Sunday evening, Aug. 9. Amon
those to take part are Mrs. Pearl Ben
ham Kaighn Of New York; Professor Muz
\ zey Of St. Paul, the Fowler quartet an
chorus Others are to be announced later
Short addresses will be made by Profes
sor Kaighn Of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
NJ Y; Rev. James W. Cool, president @
the Sixth District Christian Endeavol
;, New York city. -