The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-10-15
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Sketch of Some of
the Business Firms of
WEST SUPE Rl0R


~ the Business Firms of
WEST SUPEnznH
Sole & Co., Hardware, Peninsular Stoves
One OF the best located stores Tor doing IL large
business is that OF Sole Co. whose line or goods
includes heavy hardware, tinware. cutlery, bicy-
ces sporting goods, paints and varnlsnes. Ihls
store has been here thirteen years. The Penlnsu-
lar stove is their speciality this fall. 1t has a
great reputation.
Henry & Vogel. General B!acksmithing.
These gentlemen at l7l2 Fifth street have been
together Tor eight years engagedin general black
smthing and horseshoeing. speciality OF their
business is the making and repairing of tools.
Stone cutters, ship carpenters. boilermak ers and
all other workmen know that the quickest and
cheapest way to get their tool; in order is to
send over to Henry & Voge
Williams & Buchanan, Livery Stable.
At the corner OF Fifth and Ogden streets is the
sale stable of W. R. Williams who has lately been
joined in business by Mr.. Buchanan. Together
they conduct a livery, feed and sale stable. Tney
also deal in coal and wood run a dray line and
ucdi fSly i'll uOlSeo, VI hiiIA my ooA
stant]y have number for SALE Call or telephone
when you want q horse.
Bingham Bros, Sheet Metal Goods.
The work of this firm at 522-5A Ogden avenue
includes roofing and cornice work. They have
been 10 years in this locality, and besides gravel
and tin roofing make a speciality OF heating ana
ventilating. They are giving particular atten-
ton this fall to alright heating.
Kommers Hotel. NJ. Folling, Proprietor.
Three blocks from the Omaha depot is Konl-
mers' hotel, having As rooms, and bar attached.
This is a 81 a day house, but O. special rate is
made to regular borders. Mr.. Polling has been
here during the past two years, the house steadily
gaining in popularity. A pleasant feature will be
thefrequent dances here during the coming winter.
Arnold & Schimmel, Heating and Ven
tilatlng.
This firm, at Ala P anks avenue, are tin and
iron roofers, have been ten years in business in
West Superior and are well known. They are the
agents for the best furnace, they claim, in the
market and they invite parties Wishing good
heaters to come and see. They are heating and
ventilatng engineers and know what they are
talking about.
Superior Iron and 1Ietal Company.
At 1905 Sixth street s. l.. Mark and S. Karon
carry on a junk business which has been estab-
lished here ten years. They buy scrap iron and
all kinds OF metals, and sell bar iron in all sizes
However ragged the children may become, the
mother may always feel that she has the means
OF getting ready m oney, as this firm pays cash for
rags. They pay the following prices: Wrought
and cast iron. $S per ton; brass, SO a hundred;
copper, 80 q hundred lead. SO a hundred; cotton
rags, so cents a hundred; wooden rags, cents a
pound; quart bottles, 20 cents dozen; pint bot
tlee, cents dozen.
West Superior Bedding Company.
The above is an important, growing manufac-
tory in this city making mattresses, feather pill
lows, comfOrters, bedding and all grades OF wire
spring cots and cribs They employ Is hands at
s0l-60a Banks avenue, and one OF the curiosities
of the place is weaving OF their wire mattresses
The rapidity with which this is done will astonish
the visitor They make their own excelsior, and
use besides moss, hair ind cotton. Their
goods are being sold for hundreds OF miles in
various directions.
r. Edelstein & Co, Second Hand Goods.
At SIG Tower avenue is the second hand furni-
ture store OF R, Edelstein & Co. Yet, while they
deal in second hand goods they also keep good
assortment OF new furniture. In the line OF
stoves, car pets and tinware they have very full
stock. Their specially this fall is stoves, while
they deal extensively in bed room sets. They in
vite any person having goods to sell to telephone
them or send postal and they will call.
The Beehive Bazaar.mn.Dr Goods.
It is not necessary to remind the people OF this
famous store. 1t has been here eight years, right
through the good and bad times, and is here to
continue selling dry goods, millinery, cloaks car
pets, wall paper and mems furnishing goods.
This Institution, which started in a small way in
the beginning, now occupies large double store
at 525-527 Tower avenue.
Commercial Hotel. T. M. Leahy, Prop.
One OF the most popular and one of the best
located hotels in this city is the Commercial.
While it is a 50 a day house, theatrical people
and regular boarders get such reasonable rates
as to fill the Is rooms OF the house to overflow
ing a large share of the time. The house has q
bar attached and is located at the corner ofSixth
street and Tower avenue, where the street cars
pass every few minutes for Duluth, South Supe-
rior the steel mills and Old Superior.
Lars Shaker, Jeweler.
This gentleman, at 526 Tower avenue, deals in
watches, clocks, diamonds and jewelry. Mr. S.
claims to have lived here longer than any other
ieweler having begun here in 1887 on Third street.
Those who want to buy a watch that will keep
time. or a watch so repaired that it will last a
lifetime, should call upon Lars Shaker.
A. J. Winkels. Fine Furniture.
At SIS Tower avenue is the ex tensive furniture
and house furnishing establishment Of A. J..
Winkels. Besides himself Mr. W. keeps seven
employees on the rush in sending out fine parlor
chamber SUITS office desks, chairs, mat
tresses, pictures, crockery cooking uten sis and
window shades. His goods are all new, are very
fine and yet low in price. While goods are supe-
rior they are offered to the people on such terms
as enables the customer to easily buy either on
monthly payments or for cash.
J. L. Lamm Company. Wholesale Liquors.
At 622-624 Tower avenue is the commodious
store and extensive wholesale liquor honse OF the
J. l.. Lamm Company. This firm he's been here
eight years. and in that time has grown into an