The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-10-15
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~ IsgSTOR1E and
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~ Sketch, of Some of
the Business Firms Of
! WEST SUPER1nR

Sole & Co., Hardware, Peninsular Stoves
One OF the best located stores for doing II large
business is that OF Sole Co. whose line OF goods
includes heavy hardware, tinware. cutlery, bcy-
cles, sporting goods, paints and varnishes. This
store has been here thirteen years. The Peninsu-
lar stove is their speciality this fall. 1t has a
great reputation.
Henry & Vogel. General B!acksmithing.
These gentlemen at 1712 Fifth street have been
together Tor eight years engagedin general black
smithing and horseshoeing. speciality OF their
business is the making and repairing of tools.
Stone cutters, ship carpenters, bolermakers and
all other workmen know that the quickest and
cheapest way to get their tools in order is to
send over to Henry & Vogel.
Williams e. 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 livery feed and sale stable They
also deal in coal and wood, run Il dray line and
deal extensively in horses, OF which they con-
stanty have number for sale. Call or telephone
when GU want horse.
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The work OF this firm at 522-524 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 and
ventilating. They are giving particular atten-
ton this fall to air. tight 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 add Ven
tilatlng.
This firm, at Ala anks avenue, are tin and
iron roofers, have been ten years in business in
West Superior and are we'll 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
ventilating engineers and know what they are
talking about.
Superior IRON and Metal 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 money, as this firm pays cash for
rags. They pay the following prices: Wrought
and cast iron, IS per ton; brass, SO hundred;
copper, 80 hundred; lead, SO hundred; cotton
rags, 50 cents hundred; wooden rags, cents a
pound; quart bottles, 20 cents dozen; pint bot
tlee, 8 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-6O3 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 sea moss, hair und 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 tnware they have very full
they deal extensively in bed room sets. They in
vite any person having goods to sell to telephone
them send a postal and they will call.
The Beehive Bazaar.%s.Dry 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 uow occupies large double store
at 525-527 Tower avenue.
Comm ercial 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 $2a day house, theatrical people
and regular boarders get such reasonable rates
as to fill the Is rooms of the house to overflow
ing large share of the time. The house has
bar alta ched 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
eweler, having begun here in 1887, Third street.
Those who want to buy a watch that will keep
time, or u watch SO repaired that it will last a
life time, 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
furniture, chamber suits, office desks chairs, mat
tresses. pictures, crockery cooking utensils 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 such terms
as enables the customer to easily buy either on
monthly payments or for cash,
J. L. Lamm Company. Wholesale Lilo uors.
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
extensive wholesale liquor trade, Including the
Superior Club Rye, Great Northern Rye and Bour-
oor Whiskies Aside from local trade, their sales
extend widely into Michigan, Montana and the
DakOtas.
Gust Huber, Jeweler. . .ss
At 7O4 Tower avenue is Gust Huber, q first
class manufacturing ieweler, who learned his
:rade in Baden, in Germany. He came here six
1ears ago, has established his business and has
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