The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-30
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK

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band concert are now on, sale at Metro
politan box office. Concert takes place at
the Metropolitan opera house next Sun
day afternoon. assisted by Miss Esther
E. Osborne.
The 100000 improvements Of the plant
Of the Minneapolis Threshing Machine
company at West Minneapolis are prog
ressing rapidly toward completion. The
boiler shop roof is on and the foundry
is being inclosed.
The building record Of the present
month Is ahead Of that of January 1902.
The total building last, January was 1884,
716, and the number of permits 172. With
two days yet the present total Of this
months is s157,675, and the number of
permits is liz.
James Fitzgtbbons a we'll known athlete
Of South Minneapolis, is at the North
western hospital suffering from blood
poisoning. The trouble started from
small pimple on his hip. He lives with
his parents at 2424 Fifteenth avenue S,
and is a student at the Hamline medical
school.
The Church Extension society will hold
its first service tonight at St. Marks
church. The united choirs the city
parishes will sing The offertory solo
will be by Maud Ulmer-Jones. The speak
ers will be Bishop Edsall, Rev. l. P.
Johnson and General Bend of ST.. Paul.
With the singing of the professional
holding tickets.
Jacob Brown alias Dutch Foster, was
arraigned in municipal court this morning
charged with spagFancy. His, case was
continued until tomorrow to- enable him
to find witnesses to testify in regard to his
reputation. Foster was arrested Wednes-
day night by Detective Percy De: Laittre
after a long chase. The officer, 1t is said
saw him in the act Of trying to pick
mans pocket on a Camden Place car.
l.. T. Blakefield and Fred Martinson
were given an examination in municipal
court this morning on a. charge of burg
larry in the third degree Blakeheld was
held to the grand jury and Martinson' 8
case continued. The men were arrested
by Officer Novotne Of the South Side po-
lice station, in the act, 1t is alleged, Of
breaking into the grocery store of Holm
quist & Shooglund, 1900 Sixth street s.
Wisconsin and Minnesota debaters may
not have a chance to try conclusions this
year. The badgers have not complied
with the terms Of an agreement made two
years ago. whereby the visiting institu-
ton is obliged to submit the question of
debate within certain period. The rea-
son for Wisconsin's position is unknown
unless the debaters of that school fear. the
forensic strength of the gophers. There
is some talk Of taking on Nebraska in the
place of Wisconsin,. ~
| Citizens in Northeast Minneapolis have
petitioned the committee on street grades
| to open Howard street NE to its full
width. From Twenty fifth to Twenty
sixth avenue, a distance of $50 feet a
fence has been built in the middle of the
street. The petition asks for its removal
Investigation, however, shows that this
part Of the city has never been plated
and that the ground ON which the fence
stands has never been given to the city.
Condemnation proceedings will be begun
! at, once. .. -: -.~.'