The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-07

will hold its annual meeting tonight at
sos 2 Twenty fourth street.
School Plans canvassed--A meeting Of
the board of education was held this
afternoon at which the plans and spDc1h-
cations for the addition to the Whittier
s school were considered. Other matters
of routine also came up.
Accused by a Won,an-Ralph Nanny
is under arrest at the central police sta
ton charged with embezzling a gold
filed watch valued at $50 from Minnie
Z Nichols. The embezzlement is alleged to
have heeeE committed last January.
Editors Going to Wasnlngton-rhe an
nual excursion Of the Minnesota Editorial
association will this year be pilgrim
age to Washington which the association
last viewed officially twelve years ago.
The Executive committee will start April
10 to ''spy out the land.
Gates Demands Exan,inatlon-Benny
Gates, the colored man suspected d
being implicated in the Jacobs diamond
robbery. was arraigned In municipal court
this morning charged with grand lar
ceny. He asked for an examination and
the hearing was set for next Monday.
Judge Holt fixed bail at $780,. f.
Skull Observation-Disclosures G. Bas-
sett, a. travelling salesman for Parke, Da-
Wis & Co.. was struck by street car at
Nicollet avenue and Grant street yester-
day afternoon and received serious in
juries. His skull was fractured. He re-
gained consciousness at midnight and the
. physician thinks he will recover. |
Casino at Hotel del otero-Mr. and Mrs.
George F. Hopkins of Hotel del Otero.
7 Lake Minnetonka, arrived this morning
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lake home. Mr.. Hopkins will begin work
at once on the handsome new casino
which is to replace the boathouse and
bowling alley burned last fall. a.
:. Smallpox Is misunderstanding is en-
tirey eradicated in Hennepin county and
cases OF other contagious diseases are ex-
tremely rare. According to County Health
Officer Kistler's last report. there are but
five houses in quarantine at present--two
for diphtheria and three for scarlet fever
/ In March just past there were ten cases
Of dlphtheria reported, fourteen cases OF
scarlet fever and three case Of smallpox.
Mr.. DevIin's Mission Frultless-Josepl
Devlin's effort to organize branch Of the
United Irish league OF America in st
Paul last evening had no definite result
Mr.. Devlin, who Is a member of parlia
: ment. and J. J. Finnerty. president Of the
those present seemed Of the opinion tina
there are enough societies Of the kind II
existence already. The argument wa:
heated. but resulted in no definite con
clusion. q. 49, ~ 4; .
Considered Auditorium Pians-The pub
lie affairs committee of the Commercial
Club devoted it's session to-day to &
hearing Of the committee Of the retail
ers' association which presented tn
Chadbourne courthouse auditorium
scheme and asked for a committee from
the Commercial Club to be part of tn
joint, committee to meet at p. M wit
: the board of county commissioners OF
the proposition. From the Commercial
Club were eappo@ed A. B. Chamberlain
w. D. Washburn, Jr.. L. P. Chute, G. T
Higgins and c.. S. Cairns. = "a i = : J
s. To Talk on Newspaper Cuts--Edward
! Bromley will talk before the Town an
Country Camera club tomorrow evenin
on the subject of Newspaper Pho
tography'' He will illustrate his remark
with samples Of work showing the variou
f. will also point out why some negative
artistically correct. are disappointing
the amateur, because they do not show u
paper work. The subject for the mel
prize contest of the club. to occur 9
April 20 will be Tree Pictures witho,
leaves. whether singly or in groups, wit
special reference to artistic effects. IT
meetings of the club hereafter will be
s o'clock instead of $3.50 as heretofore.