The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-28
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Persistent Order the Royal Abahs Likely to Build Their
Head Mosque in This Threatened Disruption OF the
Order Caused by Vandalism Of the Oolapaoo in Cut
ting the Cheese with the Mystic Sword.

THE Pervasive and Persistent Order of the Royal Abahs
is talking seriously of putting up fine three-story
building on Central to act Head Palaca Mosque
for what is proving to be rapidly growing 1ratern
order in the northwest
Minneapolis the natural headquarters for the fraternity
Holy head of the ORDER resides hee
and the Sacred Herant and the Grand Eternal treasurer
of the Universe who holds the of the ORDER are with
in hours ride of the Mosque There at the present
time $67 in the treasury.
The office of Holy Ooah, who is also Past n G., Of the
Pervasive Persistent Order of the Royal Abas an
elective one Each lodge called Caravansary Every
Caravansay elects two directors and the directors choose
the Holy Ooah in regalia by secret ballot The Ooah is
general head of the Royal Abiahs and has salary OF oo
year.
The Royal Abiahs only Monarcical in principle,
but Democratic we'll In order to combine these ideas
successfully, the Holy Ooah obliged by the rules OF the
Abijahs janitor 1T is known IN the os-
laws Jantoro of the Head Palaca Mosque His regaa
Is regal giving him the appearance OF cross between
royal famingo and South Dakota sunset.
The Royal Wahwa acts secretary and is entitled by
right of his position the Purple Sash Of HooWahwa,
the founder Of the ORDER who lived Thebes POS years
deluge, the Tglath dynasty and be-
headed by order Of shah builder Of the Third Pyramid
for throwing sandals the Sacred Cat because the latter
hollered in the streets Of Thebes after nghtfall
The Oolapalooah of the Royal Abijahs holds ap-
poinve office He keeper Of the Great Seal and Mystic
Sword The present Ooapaooah succeeded Henry Johnson
In 1908 johnson being eposed from the Oolapaooahsp for
cutting the cheese at the annual banquet with the Mystic
Sword of the order The controversy that this bit
of vandalism nearly disrupted the order
The Royal Wobbergrabtogen of the Royal Abjahs is an
elective office It is his duty to provide the banques and
keep the rgaa busted and the tin shields and other
free from rust.
If the Royal Abijahs build the palace will be an
men to the city and will bring in people who might
otherwise go to Hastings or Anoka to spend Sunday
A socialist spellbinder who keeps right at it between
elections, and prepared to talk to finish person who
shows up the audience anxious for argument affection
ately known to his friends and companions The Big
HVind'' be that the socialists have
material for just blowing about the Streets
MA
Herman Reckng of West Hazleton, Pa had bad tooth
ache. 1t bad, in fact that Mr. Reckng
WINGED that the only real toothache EARTH He de-
cided it efectuay He tied stick Of dynamite
about his neck and tapped with ackhammer It might
be interesting to speculate where the oothache The
question, however, does not interest Mr. Recklng They
gathered up what parts Of him they could find and held the
H funeral Sunday.
IL When Alabama's senator, Edmund Winston Pettus now
IS of heard that young fellows of SO &C
consprng take his seat from him in 1909 when his
present expires he announced that Pets going
again and platform that ga is young he
i feels.''
Senator Pettus has been thru every kind of peril and
privaton He rode from Alabama to California horse
back in 49, and led brigade of reckless and unpleasant
Texans in the confederate service in the civil H
boasts that he hasn't ache pain He chews tobacco
drinks liquor moderately enjoys poker game and in thu
intervals of work reads his Bibe-a combination in which
he contradiction. He is poor man, but he ha
worried Perhaps the vices named above cancel eac
other and leave Peus untouched.
In any event, if the old gentleman wishes put in s
years from the SO "a in the senate so cval
state Alabama will have the heart to refus
III his request. a J. R.