The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
Local News a Quarter of a Century Old,
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TALK or THE TOWN..

4 Capt. Joe Murch INDUCED in a fancy
skate at the new rink this afternoon that
delighted spectators.
The Tribune says this morning the
Hidden Hand was played at the Cri-
.terion last evening. Guess the Tribune
man wasn't there.
There were $4,000 bushels Of wheat
received by Minneapolis mills yesterday
and 5,240 barrels of flour were shipped
ITO eastern markets.
Geo. Huy couldn't get the office of
clerk Of court, but has a seat on the
district court petit jury, which is bet
ter than nothing at all.
!; The fellow who stole E. G. Barnaby's
thermometer last evening may return
and get another Of most approved pat
tern and warranted to sink.
/: Aid. Jake Barge is preparing the de-
tails for a handsome new building to
be erected ON his corner as soon as
spring will permit the start.
/ Judge" Jim Flanagan is a bigger
man than Officer Heating, according to
municipal court decision. Verify q
policeman's lot is not a happy one.'
Tariff, or. free, trade. is the subject fol-
discussion this evening at Workingmen's
hall. John Hennessy reads an essay and
Billy McArdle will sing one Of his songs
Mayor Dawson has closed all the gam
bling houses in st. Paul. Mayor Rand
is spared any such performance cause
we don't have any such naughty places
here.
There isn't a. solitary entertainment,
booked at the Academy of Music unit
Thursday, Dec 23rd when the Emma
Abbott Grand. Opera Company will b
there.
There was meeting of county com
m1ssioners, it seems, yesterday Afternoon
after visit by a JOURNAL reporter ii
! the court house, although he was in
formed there would be none.
The festive saloon keepers who persis
in keeping open their places of business
on the Sabbath are in hard row O
stumps. The temperance people declar,
the saloons must go-closed on Sunday
People on the East Side complain tina,
the superintendent Of schools has his OF
| flee so far away that 1t is days Jour
ney to go to him to settle the children
absences or transact other school bust
/ ness.
4 v. G. Hush has been stirring up tn
\ Minneapolis bankers for several day
past in an effort to establish clearin,
house for the city similar to that OF ST
Paul, Chicago, New York and othe
15cities. s.
A count Of the mail at the post offic
i for the week shows 49,036 letters re
ceived during the week, a gain Of 4
1 per cent. over last year. Total numbe
4 Of pieces handled Of all classes, 151 ,071
/ Registered letters, 1000.
The Tribune this morning calls M. T
4 Farwell's beautiful art store an exclu
sive coil store" The Tribune also say
the singing at the Y. M. G. A. servfc
of song will be led by a '.quire OF sing
ers." Rather remarkable mode {
Isenumerating vocaHsts.
Il 1t Is more than probable the Chicag
i & Northwestern road will speedily swal
4 low the Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapoli
6 Omaha road, making a joint corpora
/ ton. The principal officers Of both com
i panies are now in New York devisin
I means for communicating the arrange
s. ment.
i Col. Platt B. Walker, of the Missis
sippi Valley Lumberman. has Just go
4 home from Ave weeks campaign |
st. Louis and Washington In the In
4 terests OF the Mississippi River Improve
a ment Commission. Capital climate ev
Il IDENTIFY agrees with him, for he return
4 looking splendidly. iss