The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

"Tiger Dan" Proved to Be "Vag."-
Dan Webb, known in sporting circles as
S.Tiger Dam was In police court for
vagranoy. He was found guilty and sent
stay Of ten days to allow him to find
work.
Double Basketball 1ill-The basketball
team Of the Cooke institute will present a
double bill'' tonight. The Cookies will
play the strong Hudson, Wis, team and
the five Of the Minneapolis Athletic club.
The games will be contested on the in
sDtitute floor.
( Girl Sought Death.-Laura Goodrich,
Swho came here recently from Little Rock,
eArk., took chIoroform with suicidal in
Stent In a lower town hotel, last night. She
was removed to ST.. Mary's hospital and
probably will recover. .r.
PythIan Veteran Reunlon.-The Pyth-
ian Veteran association of Minnesota will
hold It's ninth annual convention at K.
p. hall, Masonic Temple, at PM, Feb.
81. Officers will be elected and annual
reports received. The annual banquet
will be held in the evening at the Holmes
hotel.
ss5 NHlS u otSuSu, T1oISs- 4SOEHl AAL8,
for many years a member Of the Mime
apolis detective force, who was offered a
position with the Erie railroads. secret
service bureau, has decided to remain In
Minneapolis. He will open private de-
sstective office here.
M LIneman Seriously! InJured.--Joh CAL
1ahan, a lineman employed by the North.
western Telephone company, was sert-
@ously injured by fall from pole at
Ninth street and Fifteenth avenue s, this
afternoon. He was taken home in a
patrol wagon. Callahan Is about 30 and
lives on Fifth avenue s, near Fourteenth
street.
Club VIII Bs Open.-To prevent mis-
understandings that might deprive Com
, .mercial club members Of the use of the
club during the redecorating work, special
I attention is called to the fact that the
/ club will not be entirely closed at any
time. While work will begin on Monday
the cafe will not be closed until Monday
Feb. 20. s-ss-y. ez.sv .,,.. .-s~e.,- r.
Park Board Must Pay.-The park board
committee on designation and acquisition
of property met In the city hall late this
afternoon to appraise the property va.
Gated along the Minnehaha boulevard
The boulevard is to be widened from Port:
land avenue to Lyndale. AS no provision
for a special assessment was made BY
the council, the money must come out O.
the park boards funds. 49, =.
Has Not Victlmized Merchants.-R +
Cole, 1909 Fifth avenue S, says he Is mo-
the man who has been hiring rigs and
running bills in Minneapolis upon tn,
representation that he is q salesman fol
Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Co., Of st. Paul
The police received notice that young
man, giving the name Of r. F. Cole, wa
victimizing Minneapolis business men, bu
say that Mr.. Cole Of Fifth avenue 8 Il
not the offender.
VIII Not Unite.-The Minnesota Stat
Poultry association and the Minnesota
Fanciers' association will not be merget
as was limited might be the case in T,h
jour n a yesterday. Both societies ar
in a prosperous condition and the Fan
: ciers' association, at present holding It
annual show in st. Paul. was never II
a better state financially. The two 80
cieties will, however, cooperate in 1egis
lative matters.
Buckeyes to eanquet.-The Ohio asso
citation will have its eighth annual ban
duet and reunion Friday evening, Feb
"a, In Dayton's tea and artrooms. Al
Orleans are expected to be present an,
exchange "reminiscences of the buckley
state. It is hoped that Governor and Mrs
johnson, Mayor and Mrs. Jones an,
Bishop and Mrs. Joyce will be present
Rev. M. D. Shutter and the other gentle
men named will respond to toasts.
Fad for Leather PostaIs:-Every col
lection Of mail brings q deluge Of leathe
postal cards into the postoffioe. The card
have pictures burnt on the back, mostl
humorous, and If they bear nothing els
are allowed to pass as merchandise at
sent, but the majority have writing o.
them and are charged for at letter postag
rates. When they leave the office the
are plastered with postage DUE stamps
the collection to be made from the reel
pient. 80 -. as,..'
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