The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16

Roosevelt Club to Meet.-A general
meeting of the members OF the Roosevelt
club will be held a week from Wednesday,,
at which time the report OF the treasurer
on the receipts and expenses OF the pro-
duction of the Queen Of the Ballet Will
be given A social time will follow.
Found Dead-Peter s.. Bolander. an old
man who lived in a small shanty in the
rear of 525 Washington avenue N, was
found dead in his room yesterday by some
neishbors. Coroner Williams was sum
moned and decided that death was due to
natural causes. Bolander was 7S years
OF age. ~. .-s.>,s,. )
Plans For Rooseveit-The public enter
tainment committee of the Commercial
Club to-day considered Informally plans
for the entertainmentaof President Roose-
velt while in Minneapolis next April. Ac-
ceptances of the invitation has been re-
ceived from Secretary Loeb but until
definite dates are announced the plans will
not take form.
Neary to Measure Crooks 49, Mayor
HAYNES announced to-day that he- had
appointed M f. Neary to the police de-
partment and detailed him to have charge
of the Rertlllon system. Mr.. Neary's~ ap-
pointment takes effect at once, but E. e.
, Wheelock who has had charge Of the Ber-
tillon system, will continue in office for
q few days.
st. Patrick's Day Program.-The young
peoples society of the Fremont Avenue
Congregational church will have a st.
Patrick's day entertainment at the church
Tuesday evening. The program is one OF
music and literary entertainment. The
pastor of the church, Rev. Richard Brown
will illustrate talk on Ireland with ster-
eopticorf5 slides of views which he took
in the green isle.
r Singers Narrow Escape.-Miss Marion
Ivell of the Castle Square Opera company
and her sister Jeanette, who travels with
her, had a narrow escape from asphyX-
iation at the West hotel last evening.
When they retired they pulled one of the
chains the gas fixture and supposed the
gas to have been turned off. Later Miss
Jeanette awoke just In time to prevent a
double tragedy, as the room was already
full of gas!
Where Is Richard ffths?-Postmas-
ter W. D. Hale has a letter from b. G.
Sanders of Moose Jaw, Assa. who is
seeking informa ton to the whereabouts
Of Richard Griffiths, last heard Of at Los
Angeles, but supposed to be in Mime
apolis. The letter announces the dea tn
of Griffth's son by accident March 1.
The son carried accident Insurance pay
able to his father and the attorney is
anxious to get trace of the beneficiary.
New City Council-The Utopian Sow
ereigns will tonight add wheel with
in a Wheel by inaugurating city coun-
Gil, wherein business will be conducted
as the city fathers should conduct it, the
purpose being practical instruction in par
1amentary law and official procedure
based on the consideration Of leading To-
cal topics. The provisional 'City of Uto-
pia'' with a supposed model charter, has
been provided for, and municipal officers
are to be elected.
s Poker Players Fined-Patrolmen Erick
son and John FERN broke up a quiet gam
of poker in a room at 627 Washington
avenue S, last night and as a, result 0. O
Peterson. Charles Yaeger and AXel Bjork
man were araigned in police court thi
morning charged with gambling. Al
pleaded guilty and were fined $40 each
p Eaeger asked to delay his plea unit
+ Wednesday so that he could get the none
from home and avoid going to the work
:. house. He informed Judge Dickinson tha
he had S5 and the court remitted half 0
his fine.