The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-26

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There will be no meeting of the Min
neapolis improvement league tomorrow.
The Minnesota Theological society will
hold its weekly meeting at room 525 Med
ical building at pm. today. All persons
who wish to familiarize themselves with
the object of the society are invited to
attend.
Thru an error in the account of the
horticultural society awards last week.
no mention was made of the premiums on
peonies. The Rose Hill Nursery exhib
ited siXtythree varieties and captured
sixty-two first premiums.
Next Friday evening Minneapolis lodge
No. 1, Knights of Pythias, will hold its
annual rose convention, at which time a
great many of the notables in Pythianism
will be present and at which time also
the third rank will be exempliied in the
finest for mat the hall, second floor Ma
sonic Temple.
Free for the asking-Journal vest
pocket Nugget Books" containing nearly
800 bits Of philosophy, humor and good
sense worth reading. Call for one when
you are at The Journal counter, or write
to the advertising manager and copy
will be mailed.
Frank Wisner; formerly treasurer of
the Lyceum theater, was taken with a
stroke Of paralysis while walking near
Sixth street and Nicollet avenue Satur-
day afternoon, and is now at the city hos
pital in a serious condition. The attack
has affected his mind and he is unable
to recognize his friends.
L. H. Wells, m anager Of the book and
and toilet article departments, Powers
Mercantile company, left Saturday last
for an extended business trip to Europe.
Mr.. Wells will spend the greater part Of
his time in England and the continent,
and will make extensive purchases for
his department in both Paris and London.
While trying to drag away limbs OF
trees broken by Saturdays storm Frank
Stowe, 1O-year-old son of DR.. A. J
Stowe, Twentythird and Central ave-
nues NE, received a severe electric
shock from a wet limb which hung across
live wire. He was carried home un-
conscious, but today he is as well as
ever.
Grace Presbyterian church has taker
out a permit for the completion of its
| brick veneered church building at Hum
boldt avenue and Twenty-eighth street
The cost will be $4,000. The Joseph
| Congdon Construction company has the
! contract. Church. Sunday school anc
other services have been held in the
| chapel, which has been completed about
| two years.
Rev. Harry Finney will be formally or.
dained to the ministry at Westminster
| church this evening. Mr. Finney is re-
| Gently graduated from Princeton Theo
logical seminary and is assistant pastor
of Westminster. Rev. A. B. Marshall
will preside and deliver the charge to the
pastor. Rev. r. N. Adams will preacl
| the sermon.
Happy Harry" Chapman, a stree
preacher who nightly holds forth as 1.-THE
ambassador of the great illumination
above has predicted a fearful calamity
| for the twin cities within ten days. Las
night he told his hearers that he had seer
the light and a dire disaster WOult
soon destroy at least one crowd in Min
neapolis. He said he would be far away
and advised all believers to HE then
| hence.
"Parcels-post' between the United
States and the commonwealth Of Austria
liza will be inaugurated Aug. 1, is the an
nouncement made by Postmaster w. D
Hale today Packages may be sent thru
the mails for New South Wales, Victoria
Queensland, South Australia, Western
Australia and Tasmania for - cents
pound. This rate is cents pound low
err than the domestic rates. In othe
words it costs more to send a package t
the St. Anthony station by mail than t
send it to a missionary in the heart Q
Tasmania.
At a meeting of the board of director
of the Minnesota Rural Letter Carriers
Horse Insurance company Saturday night
L. D. Perkins of Excelsior was electe
president. The executive board ais
passed upon bills left over from the an
nual meeting. The other officers chose
were: E. D. Terrell, Wayzata. secretary
w. S. Hofferbert treasurer, and Georg
Whipple, st. Louis Park, and E. D. Fer
rell were reelected directors for thre
years. The other directors are: W. 7
1 Hofferbert, E. A. Lane, L.. D. Perkin
and George w. Rathbun.
The knights of the Cross, the youn
i mems society Of the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception, held it's annu;
4 banquet in the Holmes hotel Thursda
evening" Forty-fve were present and
most enjoyable time was had. Eigl
courses were served, after which toast
were given by Rev. T. E. Cullen, F.
Rochester, J. P. Coleman, P. ]. Cannon
J. E. Coughlin, w. E. Coskran, W.
Coleman, w. E. Reau. ]. E. A. Keef
F. E. Rochester acted as toastmaste
and after the regular toasts had bee
given Rev. M. I. j. Griffin gave an i'm
promptu talk on what he believed
knight of the Cross should be. 9th.
talks followed until a late hour.
NEW CHURCH DEDICATED.
ST. Sigfried's Swedish Episcopal churcl
St. Paul, was formally dedicated yestel
dav by Bishop S. E. Edsall of the dioces