The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-05

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a striking increase over those for the
corresponding month Of last year. The
I. exact figures are: Sale for May, 1906,
Sis, 4sS.O4; May, 1905, $1o6,2l8.?s;
increase, s1o,9e5.66; per cent Of in
crease, 900.
! Nicollet 0ompary.-The Hotel. Mic;
| ollet company has been organized and
! the articles Of incorporation have been
fled with the register of deeds, The
! capital stock Is $150,000, and the in
corporators are all connected with the
mana cement and ownership Of the hotel
Ieasehold, Ira II. Shattuck, F. E. Tonne
and W. E. Capron.
j.: New Postal Station Nearly Ready
/ Work on the new postal substat1on at
J IVndale avenue and Lake street is so
+, far advanced that office furniture has
4 been ordered and measurements are be-
I ing taken preparatory to the lnstalla-
i ton Of the more substantial fixtures.
/ The station will be ready for occu-
i pancy by July 1. i
Il Coleman's Trial Closing. The evil
Il dence in the Thomas J. Coleman extor-
i ton case on trial before Judge F., v.
q Brown, will have been introduced be-
y fore court closes today, and tomorrow
+ the private detectives fate will rest
D with the jury. The case has been a
. hard-fought one between County Attor-
il former chief, F. II. Boardman, for the
4 defendant. 49,. -.
II Like Musical Festival.-The conven-
- ton to be held Thursday, Friday and
IS Saturday in Plymouth church, by the
q Minnesota State Music Teachers asso-
y citation will be almost musical festl-
53val. On each of the three days there
Z. will be concerts and organ recltals;
! Interest naturally centers. in the chief
ii event Of the week, Friday evening
viii Witt be- Given by Charles ". CLARK and
= Mary Angel. The lecture by Freder.
ri lex Root will be on Saturday evening
5 Stork summons.-The ,stork has de-
! sprived the Minneapolis letter carriers
: of their chief. Last night, in response
1. to a telegram announcing that he was
/! the father of an eight-pound boy. Max
Bushe, assistant superintendent Of car
2, riers, FASTENED to Prairie du Chien
II AS Marc D. .Wanvig, superintendent O.
!: ! carriers, is in Norway, where. he viii
!, witness the coronation Of Haakon, ane
7. revisit the scenes of his boyho9oed, thu
i department is temporarily without
u head.
#s Medical Society Finishes Work.--Ex
s$ cept for the entertainment of the Min
4: nesota State Medical society, June q
i and 81, in Minneapolis, the Hennept
e. County Medical society closed its &C
i tive work for the season last night q
81 a meeting in the courthouse. Paper
s. were read by Drs. E. s. Stout, F. A
a;fKnights and J. P. Sedgwick. Four ne1
s;Rmembers were received. At the stat
Il convention it is expected that 700 o
Il the 1000 members will be present.
Il Letter Carriers Choose Excelsior
Z. The Minneapolis letter carriers have d.
II cided to hold their picnic this year 6
80 Excelsior, the attractions Of the ne
III trolley line proving the deciding poln
s The date has been fixed for June .
It There Is hustling committee in chare
e of arrangements and instructions hay
* been given it to spare no pains to mal
+ ! this outing the biggest and best in tt
= history Of the letter carriers associ
ton.
Il. Saloon Rows sequel.-John LesH
II and his friend, Anton BoWles, clashe
in an East Side saloon last night, an
F altho both were taken to the Centr
police station In a battered conditio
.f they patched up their trouble al
vowed eternal friendship today. Lesl
was intoxicated and started troubl
Bowles tried to avoid it, but the 9th
IS followed him up and beat him abo
ssEE the head, inflicting painful iniurie
ID Both were arrested, but Bowles W
found not guilty. Lesky was fined 81