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table, rugs, etc. Inquire Of Mrs.
Needham, at John L. Owens.
NOTES AND COl1AlENrs.
The Alaska gold seekers are
commencing to return, and the
daily press again teens = with
stories of millions of gold.
The California Co. Restaurant
closed>it doors to the public ON
Friday evening last, the manage.
ment deciding to close that al
personal supervision might be
given to recently acquired in
terests at Calumet, Mich. i =.
R. V. Ingersoll, representing
the Equitable Life Insurance
company, is hustling business on
the range. The Enterprise &C
knowledges a pleasant call yes.
terday. II
The Duluth & Iron Range,
through its legal representa-.
tives, will ask for a reduction in
the assessed valuation of certain
lands owned by that corporation.
A hearing in the matter will be
had next Tuesday morning.
A farewell was gwen Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Parks on, the eve Of
their departure from our midst,
and very pleasant time was en- =
joyed. Mr.. and Mrs. Parks left
for their future home in Virgin
ia, Mimi, on Wednesday taking
with them the we'll wishes of
their hosts: of friends here
Carlton Cor. Pine Knot.
The Powers-Simpson company
are employing all available men
on their new logging railroad
construction, near Hibbing.
Miss Emma B. Halls, former
ly a teacher in the Virginia
public schools and who at pres
ent is engaged in private kinder:
| gaTten work az this point. has
secured a position IN the. Hib
bing schools for the coming
year, where she will have charge
of the Kindergarten department.
The Duluth & Iron Range gave
a play day to it's employees al
Two Harbors and vicinity Sat-
urday by providing a special
train to take them to Tower. II
was a treat for everybody con
nected except perhaps the train
men, who 20 to Tower every day
or two, The shop men appreci
ated the trip very much. They
took their families along and
we're given an excursion on lake
Vermilion and they had a picnic
on the shore of the lake. There
were 585 in the party from Two
Harbors and so from the branch.
We learn that the Wright &
Davis company are: contemplate
ing the opening up of their ex-
tenslve iron mine six miles west
of this place IN the near future.
This is the property that was
explored by Messrs. Longyear &
Bennett some time ago, and was
further tested by drilling under
the direction of E. j. Longyear
a few weeks since. This is said
to be one of the most extensive
mines in this vicinity. -Hibbing
News. = =. <.> !.
The Franklin Iron Mining
company closed" the company
store at the Franklin location on
Tuesday, and Mr.. w. p. After,
who has been in charge Of same,
departs the first of next week
for his home at Cleveland. AS
to what disposition will be made
of the remaining stock is not
known, but in all probability it
will be sold in bulk to ! some
local retailer. <s..<~ : -s.... :
Hon. O. D. Kinney has been
named by Chairman Lee, Of the
Republican State Convention, as
the member of the Republican
State Central Committee y from
the eleventh district. .s. i q. a .#
ID W.. 5=5. =. Rss.5#z2e
The new Internal Revenue law
makes it more costly to die, by
ten cents, then before the enact
ment Of that measure. "a ten
cent revenue stamp must BE at,
tached to all death certificates.
This is one form Of taxing q man