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The San Francisco call., 1906-06-04

recording secretary, Mrs. John Dickin-
son Sherman: auditor, DR.. Sarah II.
Kendall; treasurer. Mrs. Perry j. Pen
nybacher, 2606 Whitis avenue, Austin,
Texas.
The lovers of wild birds of the State
are grasping hands over the formation
of and Audubon Society, albeit the So
ciety is located down south.
The bird protection committee of the
California Club, Mrs. w. Parks, chair
man, will go its way rejoicing hearing
the following story:
The Louisiana court which tried one
of the suits instituted by the Audubon
Society with view to preserving our
native wild birds through the abroga-
tion of the fashion of decorating wo-
mems hats with entire birds as pre-
pared by the taxidermist, or with such
part of the bird as assures its death,
has just made decision sustaining the
demand of the society.
The barbarism of wearing as orna-
mentS creatures that were killed for
that purpose alone makes the preva-
lence of the fashion among women one
of the insoluble mysteries of the mex
plicable SEX.
To a large proportion of the mascu-
line sex the fashion is repulsive in a
high degree, and, even when not quite
that, not one man in ten fails to see
antagonism in the fashion toward all
that makes for refinement and consid-
y
rather assume that of these and other
ennobling qualities of character their
sex enjoys almost a monopoly.
Aside from all reasons of taste or
humanity. there are economic reasons
against such fashion. Wherever 1t
prevails, it tends to disturb the equi-
librium which nature has worked out
through the determination of one of its
factors. There are regions now suffer
ing from swarming insect life which
might not be so suffering if the birds
which naturally prey on the insects
had not been eXterminated or driven
away through the dictates of a femi-
nine fashion craze.
Mankind has SO often injuriously dis
ate interference-by introducing rab-
bits into Australia or English sparrows
into this country. where no vacancy
existed for either; or by introducing
and artihcially protecting squirrels in
village communities to the banishment
of some of the song birds that tend to
gather among the habitations and gar
dens of man; or by pushing such a
fashion as this bird d-wearing4that it is
more than strange that we have not
long ago learned to hesitate about
adopting novel measures the conse-
quences of which we cannot foresee
The Pioneer Women held theil
monthly meeting on Friday at the
residence of Mrs. Mcintyre, 10 Bart.
lett street, where "reminiscences of thu
days of the early ffties were recalled
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MRS. WATSON
BECOMES WIFE
OF Mr.. FERRIS
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, June 3.-There was a
misunderstanding in connection with
the reported wedding yesterday in this
city of Mrs. Emma Spreckels Watson.
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Claus
Spreckels of San Francisco, to Mr. John
w. Ferris of that city Confirmation
of the wedding was had today. but
the first reports as to the ceremony
having taken place in the Church of
the TRANSPORTATION. known as THE
Little Church Around the Corner" were
incorrect The wedding took place in
the Church of the Heavenly Rest. 1t
was very simple wedding and was
witnessed by the brides brother and
his wife. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Augustus
Spreckels.
1t had been the intention to have the
wedding celebrated in the brides home
in San Francisco. but that home was
destroyed during the recent disaster
and in consequence the family home
has been broken up for the present
This caused a- change in the plans, and
the ceremony was performed here.
Even after the destruction of the
Sprecke1s home it had been hoped that
the wedding could take place in San
Francisco, but the presence of Mr.
Ferris in this city just at this time
brought about the decision to wed in
New York.
The bride has been visiting in Europe
recently, having gone there to witness
the marriage of her niece. Miss Lur-
line Spreckels, to Mr. Spencer Eddy,
which was celebrated in Paris a few
days ago Upon learning that Mrs.
Watson woulds arrive here yesterday
Mr.. Ferris came from San Francisco,
and, together with Mr.. and Mrs c. A
SpreckelS, met his fiancee at the pier.
and on receipt of a telegram from her
father the wedding took place as has
been stated above.
Mrs. Ferris was the widow of the
late Thomas Watson, an Englishman
who died two years ago. Mr.. and Mrs
Ferris and Mr.. and Mrs. C. Augustus
Spreckels will soon leave for Califo=-
MIA
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AMERICAN INFLUX
IS BRINGING JOY TO
CANADIAN HEARTS
Homesteaders Enter the Dominion
With Well-Filled Pocket
Books.
Census Of Population VIII Re
veal Extent Of Yankee
Immigration.
.,-1AL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

OTTAWA (Ontario), June 3.-On
June "a a census of the population
will be taken in the provinces of Mani
toba. Alberta and saskatchewan. The
Government census commissioners for
each of these provinces have left OF
tawa to prepare for the taking of the
first auintennial counting of the West
ern people.
In consequence of the great influx
of population to the Canadian west
Parliament has provided that every five
taken there The completion of this
census will show. among other things
the true extent of the much talked of
American invasion from Western
States There are supposed to be al
present fully quarter of a million
Americans already settled in that
portion of the Dominion, and it is
estimated that between $4,000 and
100. 900 more from the United States
will move to Canada before the close
of the present summer.
Ten years ago only fifty homesteads
were allotted to Americans in the
allotments numbered S532. representing
upward of $4,000 persons formerly
citizens of the United States. Some
districts in the wheat belt are entirely
settled by them
This influx from the United States
is particularly welcome to Canadians,
who regard it as a desirable thing for
this country. especially as these set
tiers come in with full pocketbooks.
The present movement across the
border means not only added wealth
to the country in the shape of millions
of good American dollars, but the COM
ing into the country of a splendid
farming people.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-04
EDITOR BLANCHARD'S WIFE
FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE
Alleges That Her Husband Squanders
His Income Upon Other

DES MONIES, Iowa. June 3.-Mrs.
B. w Blanchard of Chicago. in an affi-
davit filed in court yesterday asking for
alimony, charges that her husband sent
her to Chicago to live in3poyerty that
he might play the part of Don Juan
She charges him with being "a lover
of Mattresses" and says he spent
nearly $40 one night giving wine
supper to one of his female friends
while she was at home in want.
Blanchard is editor of the National
Economist, and she claims has an in
come of $500 a month. She asserts
that he mortgaged the Dubuque Times
worth $4,000, and spent $4,000 left
her by her father. She says she
reached her daughters home in Chi
cago with just So in her possession.
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SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS
"a cORPoRATIoN).
Notice of Maturity and Redemption
of First, Second and Third Mort
gage Bonds.

Notice Is hereby given that the First
Mortgage Bonds of the SPRING VAL
LEY WATER WORKS. a corporation.
now outstanding. to the amount of four
million nine hundred and seventy-dve
thousand (S4975. .000.00l dollars. the Sec
ond Mortgage Bonds of said corporation.
now outstanding to the amount of four
million nine hundred and ninety-one
thousand ($4. .991 10000 dollars. and the
Third Mortgage Bonds OF said corpora
ton. now outstanding to the amount or
three million six hundred and fifty thou
sand (S3. $50 000. 00) dollars. win, each and
all. mature and be REDEEMED on Sep
tember first. 1906. by payment. on that
day. of all principal and accrued interest.
at the Office OF said Spring Valley Water
Works, No. 126 Stockton street. in the
city and county Of San Francisco. State
of California. United states Of America.
and that on and after said date INTER-
EST on each and all Of said bonds WILL
CEASE.
BY order Of the Board OF Directors Of
the Spring Valley Water Works
Dated San Francisco, California. March
18th. 1906.
SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS.
corporate SeaL)
[SEAL-1
BY CHAS, WEBB HOWARD, President
and by PELHAM w. AMES. Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-04
KNIGHTS of PYTHIAS FORM
NEW LODGE IN PETALUMA
Members of Order From Neighboring
Towns Witness Ceremonies and
Attend BANQUET,

NAPA, June 3.-Work- of instituting
New Era Lodge No. 100, new lodge of
Knights of Pythias at Petaluma. was
completed this morning. Large dele
cations of knights were present from
Napa, Vallejo, Santa Rosa. Benicia and
Pinole. Grand Chancellor James Clark
of Santa Cruz and other grand Off
GERS were also in attendance. The first
second and third degrees were con-
ferred on class of twenty candidates
by the degree team OF Fidelity Lodge
of Napa. An elaborate banquet was
served to members of lodges present
after the ceremonies.
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by the sights and scenes in the relief

camps.
These scenes are thrice familiar to
these brave women. who weathered the
gale in the long ago just as the wo-
men of today Will have to do. And
here's to the stoutest heart.
The Pioneer Women will meet for
the few months that remain of the year
in the home of Mrs. Mcintyre, who
most graciously rendered this hospi-
tality to the club.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-04
Radke & Co.

Formerly of lis Sutter ST and So
Geary st, now running full blast at
1913 Devisadero ST., near Bush. Their
stock of watches, diamonds, wedding
rings and presents of all kinds ara in
valuable souvenirs saved from the
great fire of April IS.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-04

There are lots of people who think
they have done their full duty to a
friend in trouble when they have told
him to look on the bright side.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-04

To get the drydock Dewey through
the Suez cost 100000. a small item
the drydock been made in Pacific
waters.
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followed in rapid succession.

followed in rapid succession. !: J:
:, After it became demonstrated
beyond all question that great
deposits of iron ore existed in this
vicinity few such men as#O. %.
Kinney, A. +. Humphrey and their
associates looked: the ground over
and came to the conclusion. that
here would be good location for a
city. They secured the quarter
section on which the town is locat-
ed and organized the Virginia I'm
provement Com pany. On Septem:
ber 1882, the platof Virginia was
filed in, the county registers office,
and on Friday, September 16, the
first lots were sold at an auction
held in the old Stock Exchange
rooms in Duluth. Almost all the
lots sold at prices varying. from 800
to 400 dollars. Today some of these
lots are worth $4,000, fact illus.
trating the rapid growth in the
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IN Sthe vicinity and had decided
20 erect, at once a large saw mill on
e site leased from the Virginia
Townsite company. This meant
the employment of at least 100 men
in the saw mill itself. This plant
was afterwards transferred to Moon
& Kerr and operated by them until
it was burnt in the fire of 1900.
/ The first village election was held
on Tuesday. December 6, 1892. John
Owens was elected president of the
village; Howard illegal, George
Liebrock and John F. lowell were
chosen trustees; John F. Burke be-
came recorder and Neil McInnis,
treasurer.
The time was now at hand when
the citizens of Virginia found ii
necessary to organize a public
school system so as to secure to the
next generation an education which
would fit them to do their part we'll
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the time and do the studying that
was demanded. You chose to sue
ceed, and you are about to be re-
warded.
In life's work men fail, as a rule,
because they are not willing to pay
the price of success. This leads me
to say that the world may be divid-
ed into two classes-those who sail
and those who drift. Those who
choose their port and sail directly
for it, refusing to- be turned aside
by adverse currents, defying the
winds and the storms, and those
who drift. The latter;class endure all
the hardships, encounter all the
storms and perhaps more than the
former class, and yet they are only
drifting-perhaps eventually to be
dashed to pieces upon the rocks of
some barren shore, forfeiting all
hope of reaching adesirable harbor,
tis Of vital importance, then, to
know. knowledge is essential to
progress. You want TO know how
to gain the highest and best posi-
'tions. Those who are graduating
have. spent four years Of valuable
time in order to gain knowledge.
But knowledge that is essential
does not mean all kinds of knowl-
edge, for certain kinds Of knowledge
must through all life8be a curse to
YOU. Saidsa passenger to the pilot
who had for years guided vessels
down the ST. Lawrence river, q sup
pose you know where all the dan.
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CROWDS AT HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Class of Seven Finish the Course at the Roosevelt High
and Graduate With Honors =: ~.~

HISTORY OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA
It is almost 2,7OO years ago
since Romulus founded the
city of Rome but his name has re-
mained fresh in the minds of men
throughout: all these centuries;
because through his efforts was
begun the settlement of the city
that has played such an important
part in the history of the world.
Those early Roman. soldiers that
esta blished a garrison in that small,
filthy village which they called
Llyndin, almost 1900 years ago,
could not imagine that those small
black huts should e~the nucleus of
the greatest city in the world,
London! Nor did those Dutch farm
ers, of 300 years ago, when they
founded the littlesyillage of New
Amsterdam m, imagine:that they were
laying the foundation:for so great
a city as New York. Nor do we the
citizens of Virginia Know what we
are founding when we sare making
the initial steps in the development
of this city, but one thing is certain
and that is: that we are laying the
cornerstone of town that. has a
wonderful future. before it and
destined to become one of the; most
important municipalities OF our
state. ".,> =
The iron mines Of the. Mesabi
range are the principal source. of
supply for the steel industry of the
u. S. and since the U. S., by far,
stands first in the list of the great
iron producing nations, the citizens
of this town should be aware of
the fact and proud of the fact that
Virginia is located in the center of
some of the greatest; and richest
deposits of iron ore in our: country.
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Since the late sixties there has been
more or less exploration on the
Mesabi range, particularly along
the eastern portion of the district
from Embarrass Lake to Birch
Lake, and the presence of iron
forming material had been recog-
nized and discussed for some time.
However, not single deposit of
iron ore of such size and character
as to warrant mining had yet been
discovered, and, as result, the
range was turned down" time and
again by wealthy mining men.
The reason for this was; that they
had confined their attentions to the
eastern part of the range, where ex-
posures of iron ore re more numer-
Gus, but where, even up to the pres
ent time, very little iron has been
found. :: Yet, the impression was
gradually developing that there
was iron in our. district and a few
prospectors we're working diligent-
~, day by day. Among the more
persistent of the .Mesabi range ex-
plorers were the eight Merritts of
Duluth; their faith in .the range
was the first to be rewarded. 1t was
on the 10th of Nov, 1890 when one
of their testpit crews in charge of
Capt. ]. a. Nichols Of Duluth struck
iron ore just north of what is now
known as the Mountain Iron mine.
Shortly after, John McC Caskill, an
explorer, observed iron ore cling
ing to the roots of an upturned
tree on what is now the Biwabik
property. This led to further test
5pitting by the Merritt brothers and
as a result the Biwa blk and Cincins
natl mines were discovered in the
fall of 1891 The discovery Of ore
in what are now the towns Of Virgi.
MIA, Hibbing, ,Evelet and Mckinley
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REV. LOGAN DELIVERS
BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
Ehors the Graduating Class to Aim High and Follow IN
the Path of Righteousness.

Baccalaureate Services at the Au-
ditoriutn Sunday evening fittinglv
opened commencement week at the
Roosevelt Hi gh School, Rev. Henry
A. Logan, pastor of the NJ. E.
church. delivering scholarly SER
mon in the evening to the grad
yates and to the large and attentive
congregation. Others taking part
in the exercises of the evening we're
Rev. A. Carswell, who delivered the
invocation, Rev. Henery E. Neff,
who offered prayer, Rev. Julius I.
Fadum, who pronounced the bene-
diction and Superintendent Lafay-
cite Bliss, who read the scripture
lesson at the request of Rev. Peter
O. Hansen, while the High School
chorus interspersed the numbers
on the program with musical selec-
tions.
Mr.. Logan spoke as follows:
BACCALAUREATE SERMON BY
49,. REV. HENRY A. LOGAN.
We feel very grateful for. all that
has been accomplished in our
schools here during the years of
their existence. But this evening
we rejoice especially in what has
been accomplished during the past
year. A class of seven are about to
graduate from our High School,
and we congratulate both the grad
uating class and their teachers on
this excellent Reinforcement. To you
who graduate, and to all, we would
say as we look forward into the fu-
ture, that success or failure is not
chosen for you; you choose it for
yourselves. The excellent achieve
ments of the past have been victor.
les because you were willing to give
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value of Virginia real. l.estate.


Almost at the same time, the Vir-
ginia Light & Water Co. was
organized by. Messrs. o. D. Kinney,
A. E: Humphrey, and George w.
Buck, for the purpose of supplying
the new town with water and cleo
trio lighting. This corporation
began business with a capital stock
of $4,000. ::
Up to October, 1892, there were
two railroads touching the: range:
the D. & I. R:,crossing the range at
Mesaba Station on siittst way up to
the Vermilion range and the old
Duluth & Winnipeg (now the Great
Northern) reaching the range at
Grand Rapids. Both these places
were far from the mining centers.
Most explorers went to Mesaba
Station and, reaching the place by
rail, they were compelled to travel
from IL to SO miles to the west along
"tote roads" which were almost i'm
passable. However, the railroads
were not slow getting into the field
for in October, 1892, two lines we're
put into operation. The Duluth,
Missabe & Northern railroad was
built to connect the Mountain Iron
mine with the old Duluth g. Winni-
peg railway at Stony Brook juno
tion and later was extended to Du-
luth. And about the same time the
Duluth & Iron Range railroad sent
branch from the main line to it's
group of mines at Biwabik. Vir.
ginia had by this time risen into
prominence and the railroad com.
panies could easily see the necessity
of running railroad into this, the
richest iron ore district OF the
range. Before this the settlers
who flocked into our village could
only go as far as Mountain Iron by
rail and then walk or drive across
the country to Virginia; the hard
ships and suffering brought about
by this great Inconvenience can
only be decided by those who first
settled here. The Duluth, Miseabe
& Northern was the first railroad to
reach the town and we the citizens
of today cannot imagine the joy
that abounded when the: first six
teen cars of miscellaneous freight
reached Virginia on the afternoon
of December 2, 1892. Part of the
freight brought in by the first train
was the machinery for the water
works plant. A little later the Du-
luth & Iron Range railroad also
reached the city. st...@ r r.
One of the great inconveniences
experienced by the early settlers
was the lack of lumber for building
purposes. The only; means by
which to get any lumber at all was
by importing it from other places
and this at q great deal Of trouble
and expense. To remedy sthis evil
until better facilities could be had a
Portable saw,mill WAS broug hf tothe
village and placed on the shore of
Virginia lake, g. little from the
Primary School building. This
small but thriving lumber business
was carried on BY John Owens and
Robert McGruer. B
4 The firstof October, 1892, the news
was hera1ded throug ughout Virginia
that Finlayeon & Co. Of sc. Paul,
had urchased So Ooo coo feetsof pine
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AID worthily in our American life.
Itwas on the evening of February
>1sf, 1898, when School District No.
2zswas organized and the members
ofSour first school board were John
ErGleason, director; Neil McInnis,
Treasurer; and Jared D. Taylor, clerk:
The district when first organized,
and which, until 1893, included
kFeleth, found it very difficult to
foat loan of $4,000; but after a
desperate struggle the loan was.
and on September@8, 8, 18e3,:
people voted unanimously to
bond the district for the above
sarmYunt. On Monday, October L,
1ss1,a public school was opened ii
the. then new Methodist church
with an attendance of forty pupils.
The school was taught by Thomas
Kowley assisted by Mae n. Gill and
later in the year by George Ray
1t1ond. The Central school build
ing was completed in 1894 at cost
of $4,000.
BY June the lst, 1893, Virginia had
become the most important town
on the range. There were over
fifteen developed mines in the
vicinity of the village and the town
had a population of almost 5000
people. But in the midst of the
season of growth and prosperity
came blow which was severe
check upon the development of the
town. On Sunday, June 1s, 1893, a
terrible bush fire was raging south
west of the village. 1t was a very
hot day, everything was dry and
parched as it possibly could he. A
strong southwest wind had began
to blow and this drove the flames
directly towards the town. and forty
minutes after the first shanty in
the outskirts of the village had be.
gun to burn there was nothing left
Of Virginia, the metropolis of. the
range! No doubt this catastrophe
discouraged our early citizens and
many of the faint hearted left the
town never to return, but there were
others who had the bravery, the
pioneers strength, hope and spirit
that caused larger and more
beautiful Virginia to rise from the
ashes of the old. -..'. r. ...-~
Is In 1895 the citizens of Virginia
demanded a city charter. Ali the
steps in securing this right were
now complete with the exception Of
some documents which had to be
made, out and signed by Judge
Ayers of Duluth. s% A: comm ittee
composed of E.. S. Smith, N. C.
Palmer and DR.. Stuart, Bates were
then sent down to Duluth to see the
Judge. Mr.sAyers had been i'll for
some time and asked the committee
to postpone the matter, but the Vir-
ginianss did not take kindly. to
this hint. Mr.. Palmer fixed up the
papers himself. and all the judge
had to do was to. signed them.
Consequently onthe 7th Of Febru-
ary, 1885, Virginia became incorpor-
tated as city. The first city elec.
ton was held on the first Tuesday
in April. In this election Robert
Met Gruer led the citizens.d democratic
party while the repub blican forces
were led by DR.. Bates. The citizens
party won e conn plete victory. Mr..
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