The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-02
CITY NEWS
TOWN TALK

Special trunk sale. Old trunks taken in
exchange. Bijou Trunk Factory.
Bart's Cartoons for 1902 on sale at The
Journal counter for 25c; by mail, SIC.
II death occurs in your family and prop
erty is left. see the MINI. Title ms. &
trust Co. about settling the estate.
Thistle tent knights Of the Maccabees,
VIII meet tomorrow evening at 322 Me-
oilet avenue, to initiate ten candidates.
Savings deposited with the Minnesota
little Insurance & Trust company, on or
before March 5, will draw interest at a
per cent from the first.
f The home of Bert Therrow 3oo Cedar
Lake road, was almost totally destroyed
by fire last night. Some of the furniture
was saved, but the loss to Mr. TherroW
will be about $4,000.
Homes are wanted by the Humane So
ciety for six friendless and neglected chill
dren. There are four boys, ranging from
9 to II years Of age and two girls, aged
respectively II and 13.
Frederick Carlson, a laborer living at
los Sixteenth avenue N, went TO bed Sat-
urday night In apparent good health but
about midnight he died after having awak-
ened the people of the house by compla ints
of not feeling well.
Six years Of work at the First Baptist
church were celebrated by Rev. w. B.
Riley yesterday. In honor of the anniver-
saly a special musical program was pre-
sented by the choir. At the close of the
morning services twenty seven new mem
bers We're received. --.- b. ~..g
While Mr.. and Mrs J. G. Madden. All
Penn avenue N. were sweetly slu1nbering
early Saturday morning, their combined
bed, wardrobe and writing desk was so
overcome by its numerous responsibilities
that it grew tired and folded up. For
tunately, both were able to yell and re-
lief soon came. Mr.. Maddens foot was
crushed, but otherwise no damage was
done.
The funeral of Mrs. c. NJ. Guilbert. who
died Wednesday morning at Kenosha
Wis, was held Saturday at her home IN
Racine Mrs. Guilbert was we'll known in
saltwater, where she frequently visited
at the home of her sister, Mrs. f. w.
Durant; also in Minneapolis, where she
W. Guilbert. The other children arc A.
G. and r. p. Guilbert of Racine. :
George INehoe and John Berwin distin-
guished themselves again last Saturday
evening. Several people were caught on
the upper floors of the Skiles Lindley
block, 6201z Nicollet avenue, by the dense
smoke from the burning tailoring estab-
lshment Of Frank Moren, and appeared
to be in great danger. The truck com
pany raised q ladder to the fourth floor
and the fremen carried down five people.
A we'll attended meeting Of the Jewish
Alliance was held yesterday at Fraternity
hall on Nicollet avenue. The question
of securing permanent quarters was dis
cussed at some length. Considerable op-
position has developed to the plan of
purchasing Hope chapel, on Third street
N as it was not considered much of a
bargain at $4,000, the price demanded
The alliance will make it's temporary
quarters at Fraternity hall. ~
Veterans Of the Fifteenth Minnesota
regiment will hold reunion March 26.
Large delegations are expected from
Litchfield and other towns where the regi-
ment was numerically strong. Plans for
the reunion were discussed Saturday,
when F. D. Burns. chairman, appointed
the following committee on arrangements:
A. D. Furman, 100 Twenty y-second avenue
Sc: Andrew Larson, so Ninth avenue S,
and N p. Nelson, 1015 Twentieth avenue
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A meeting Of the Minneapolis societies
of the American Union Of Swedish Sing
ers was held yesterday afternoon in Wood
man hall on Cedar avenue. Axel Ander-
son, president Of the national association,
was present and made a few remarks on
the music festival which will be held; in
Minneapolis in May. Gustaf Wicklund of
the Swedish Gee club was elected tenn
porary cha irman and Fred Sabom of the
Orpheus Singing society, temporary Sec
retary. Hjalmar Nilsson will direct the re-
llearsalS. i..-