The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-10-07

E.UUlUI|1 ltl 6u1oN
| BRIEF AND ]. SOCIAL ! | / !! news
A mass meeting has bean called for
tonight at tho fire. hall By the Public
Affairs committee OF the Duluth
Heights Improvement society. Ev-
cry citizen is urged to be present. as
business Of great importance to all
will be consid cred. ' -
For some time number Of public
spirited citizens have been urging
that steps be taken for q proper ice
supply for the Heights. A commit
tee went over the matter during the
week, and it will recommend to the
meeting tonight that a dam be built
across the creek in the ravine below
the old quafrey. It will. be Of sutfi-
cient depth for bathing In the sum-
mer time, skating in the winter and
the cutting of ice during the very
cold season.
This is one of the best moves pro-
posed in the suburb for some time,
and most enthusiastic meeting is
expected. Volunteers will be asked
for to do work on Saturday and Sun
day morning. One good days work
ought to complete the project. The
boys will undoubtedly enter the work
with spirit that will insure its sue
cess. .,.. H.
In the. winter time arrangements
will be madeswith the electric light
company for the lighting Of the skat-
ing pond. :
Public Affairs Committee Holds In
~teresting Meeting.
Six members Of the Public Affairs
committee, composed of Messrs. Mar
shall, Walker, Merritt, W.D: Tomlin,
Pencil and McEwen, met at the fire
hall Tuesday evening and considered
many matters Of interest to Duluth
Heights. The waiting stations were
reported to be about completed.
Boys were severely reprimanded for
breaking lights on Lemon and Ounce
streets. A Sunday morning car to
leave the Heights at 1854 was dis
cussed, and Improvements In general
were talked over. A committee con-
sisting of Messrs. Walker and Nc
Even were appointed to look up tax
matters and ascertain what amount
of taxes is being paid on the Heights.
EARLY Sunday Morning
Oar Is to Be Put On
General Manager Warren Of the
Duluth Street Railway assured Mr..
McEwen Wednesday that beginning
Sunday October 9Th, the flrst car for
Duluth Heights would leave Superior
street at. e:32. arriving . at: the
Heights at 6:45 a. m. Men who are
obliged to work on Sunday will thus
be able to take the frst car at 6:64
a. m. ....-...,:=..
This has been wanted by the peo-
pie for a number Of years, but flor
some reason best known to the COM
pany nothing was done until now. 1t
will be of great value to q large
number of people, and. will be the
means Of inducing more people to
come to the. Heights. ....s5%.szz >
DULUTH HEIGHTS BRIEFS.
A II pound boy was born, on Sat
urday last to Mr.. and Mrs. George
stauber OF Lemon stree. We will
take q cigar ON that George. s,
A daughter was born Wednesday
morning to MI. and Mrs. Adrian Da-
Wis on Myrtle street. . >3.s=...%:.
Miss Mile Fawcett, 1t is reported,
is singing in the choir Of the M. Il.
church of Winnipeg. ~. -.
Paul Boileau, who has been i'll for
the past ten days is able to be about
again. 49,. lis,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Wilson are
keeping house for ME- J. H. M. Par
ker, during Mrs.. Parker's visit in
Canada.
John Robertson is doing some
work for the city this week.
The street railway company has
agreed to repair tho wagon owned by
McEwen Bros, which was run into
by a street car recently.
Mr.. F. e. Adams left last week for
Canada, where he Is doing some work
for Mr.. Parker.
E. J. Wiley may decide to open a
barber shop on the Heights for Sat-
urday night trade. He Is now en-
ployed by the state and some of the
people are urging him to venture in
to the trade in the manner suggested.
Chas. Perrott. the young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward 1Perrott, who
was operated on for appendicitis last
Friday, is reported to be doing we'll
at st. Mary's hospital.
Partridge hunting about the
Heights is said to be very poor this
year. The early spring rains it is
claimed drowned most of the young
birds.
City work has been delayed for a
week. The regular fall work of
cleaning the bitches and requiring the
streets is duo.
Mrs. J. p. Thompson and child
were visitors on ths Heights Tues
day.