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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

THAT man jacques is receiving
many bouquets from the repub-
lican press of the district. Not be.
cause he is a democrat, but because
OF an apparent dislike for the par.
ticular brand of loyalty to pre-elec,
ton promises displayed by the
present republican member of con
Rress from the eighth Minnesota.
PRESIDENT TAFT AYERS that the
country ia threatened with social
Ism. Don't know whether that NAV
be worse than the "isms" 10 which
the people have been subjected the
past couple of years or not, but if
the Presidents predictions are WE'LL
founded it is proba BILE the people
have concluded change to any old
thing would offer an equal it not a
better opportunity for the advance
ment OF the common people instead
of, the advancement of CORPORATE
interests.
IN his last issue Bro. Larin, of the
Eveleth News, depicts the sadness
which engulfed our neighborine
city on recent day which marked
the departure of pea Ellery" from
the city which has known him for
the past fifteen years. The article
will likely have cherished place
in every Eveleth household and he
slowed away for future reference
when an attack OF the blues threaten.
when mother-in-law dies, or come
other dire calamity demands
mirth. provoking remedy.
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Pavement viii Be
Adopted on the North Side
OBTAINED N Oh Mwnm ARTICLE MEANS
t*#sE

material. Over two million SQUARE
yards of bitulithic paving is now
under contract. II
The essential principles of bitu-
lithic are the durability and resist
ance of destructive traffic and other
conditions, which can be only &C.
cured through the use of mineral
ingredients 80 compactness and re
distance of solid stone.
In the construction of the bitu.
lithic pavement the first step is to
secure stone which is adapted to
produce the best results. After care.
full inspection and laboratory tests
to determine the porosity and fri.
ability OF the stone, it is then de-
termined what proportions of the
varying sizes can be used to give
that resistance known as inherent
stability to mixture of the various
sizes. To the mineral ingredients
in the predetermined proportionsis
added the bituminous waterproof
cement in sufficient quantity to en-
tirely fill the remaining voids.
The resulting mixture combined
and we'll heated to the proper tenn.
perature Ia hauled to the street and
there, after careful laying to uni
form grade is thoroughly com pact.
ed under rollers with sufficient
weight to force the component units
in close juxtapoSition with each
other. The bitulithi' pavement pre-
sents pleasing appearance to the
eye, affords an easy foothnld to- traf.
fic and is as durable az can tie anv
form of street construction exposed
to wear and tear of constant use
and of the elements.-Pueblo Star.
Journal, Pueblo. Colo. May IL, 1910
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of the city that Central avenue, between
Poplar street on the north and Sage street
on the south. be improved by the construC-
ton of a cement curb and gutter and it is
hereby directed that such improvement
be made.
Resolved Further. That all of the lots
fronting upon Central avenue between the
points designated will be benefited by the
same and that assessments to pay for the
cost of such curb and gutter shall be made,
as provided by section 26o of the City Char
ter. and other provisions relating thereto,
on all of said lots which are subject to as
sessment therefor.
! Resolved Further. That the City Clerk
publish notice in the city paper once q
| week for two successive weeks, stating
! that the foregoing resolution is pending
before the City Council and that any person
may be heard by the Council concerning
this matter. and that assessment for said
benefits will be made therefor Oh Tuesday,
June 18th. 1910. at eight o'clock D. m. at the
Council Chamber in the City of Virginia,
and that at such time and place the Coun-
/ Gil will hear any person who may wish to
be heard concerning said matter
Resolved Further. That the City En-
Rineer make and file with the City Clerk
forthwith. plan or profile of the work pro-
posed. together with specifications for the
| doing of the same. The city engineer and
| city clerk shall also file in the office of the
| city clerk. at least two weeks prior to said
| hearing. plat showing parcels of land to be
benefited by each of said improvements as
hereinabove determined together with the
list of names of the owners of each parcel
| OF said property. as same appears on the
| last assessment roll in the office of the
Auditor of St. Louis County, together with
such statement as may be necessary to ex-
plain the same.
| Resolved Further, That the city clerk
shall forthwith publish proposals for bids
| for construction of the curb and gutter as
above designated, said notices to be in &C
| cordance with the terms of the City Charter
! relating thereto and the bids called for to
| conform with the terms of this resolution
and of the plans and specifications and the
proposal for bids. and all conditions of the
| City Charter relating thereto.
Moved by Alderman Heritage, supported
by Alderman E. c. A. Johnson, that above
| resolution be adopted.
Ayes-Ald. E. G. A. Johnson, Weber. Her.
| itaRe. Kimbau. NOLAN, Staff, H. O. Johnson.
| Mr.. Presidents
Nays-None.
Adopted May 81. 1870
Approved June Z. 1910
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Official
Publication of
Proceedings
The
City
Council
uncil Chamber. Oity of Virginia, Mimi.
Nav 81 1910

Council Chamber. City of Virginia. Minn
May 81 1910
Regular meeting.
Roll call.
Present. Aldermen Weber, Heritage,
Kirnball. NOLAN, Staff, H. o. Johnson. E. c.
A. Johnson. Mr.. Presidents.
Acknowledgement Boylan-1.
Reading minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes
be approved as read.
Carried.
John Byrne, for the erection of a building
on Lot !. Block Is. and Frank Toivanen and
Andrew Enberg for the using of portion
of Maple street while constructing build
ing and basement on Lot Is. Block e. sub
mitted corrected bonds as to sureties.
Moved and supported that the bonds be
accepted and after approval by the mayor
ordered filed.
Carried.
Norton Hardware Company submitted a
bond and contract in the sum of $74250.
naming Marcus S. Norton and T. NJ. Wall
as sureties, this being for the delivery of
800 garbage cans to the city.
AS the charter provides that all bonds of
$4,000 and over to be surety bonds the clerk
was instructed to return this personal
bond for correction.
The board of health submitted COM
munication relative to purchase by the
city of an incineratOr, suggesting that a
plant be purchased which would consume
ten tons of garbage in twenty-four hours
and that a committee be appointed to visit
and inspect some of the plants in operation.
Moved and supported that the commun-
ication from the board of health relative to
the incinerator be accepted and ordered
filed and that the board of health of this
city be delegated to visit Duluth and Super
ior and inspect the plants at these points.
Carried.
Health Officer Grove submitted the nine
applications for renewals of milk licenses
which should have accompanied his orig
inal remittance to the city also four addi-
tonal applications.
Moved and supported that the applica-
tons be accepted and ordered filed and
that the city clerk notify the health officer
to issue the licenses according to the ordin-
ance and that the checks be returned over
to the city treasurer.
Carried.
S. Halso made application to the council |
for permit to conduct merry-go-round on
lots 20 and q. block 81.
Moved and supported that the permit be
granted subject to the fling of the proper
license fee.
Carried.
The city engineer submitted final
estimate in favor of II. L. Bartlett Compa-
ny for the construction of cement curb and
gutter and alley crossings according to the
Maple street contract, the estimate amount
ing to $s137.@.
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Council Chamber. City of Vireinia, MIMI,

council Chamber. City of Virginia, MIMI,
| May 81. 1910.
Resolution No. IS.
Resolution fixing widths of sidewalk on
certain portions of Central avenue.
BY Alderman Heritage
Resolved: BY the City Council of the City
OF Virginia, that the width of certain side.
Walks along the east and west sides of
| Sentfal avenue be and the same are here
oy established along the following portions
OF said avenue, to-wit from Chestnut street
to Spruce street said walks shall be sixteen
feet wide From Spruce street to Cedar
! street said walks shall be twelve feet wide.
From Cedar street south to the south end
! or central avenue. said walks shall he aix
feet wide.
Moved by Alderman Kimball. sunnor4et5
| by Alderman E. c. A. Johnson. that ahov.
| resolution be adopted.
Ayes: AID. E. c. A. Johnson, Weber. Hertz
age. kimball, NOLAN. Staff, H. O. Johnson
Mr.. Presidents
Nays: None.
Adopted May 81, 1870
Approved June I, 1870
The committee on liqht and waite, n
whom was referred the matter of the arc
lamp at the corner of Wyoming avenue
ana fine street, reported favorable and re-
guessed that a resolution be drawn for the
same.
Ihe committee on streets, alleys and
sewers reported favorable upon the peti
lions OF board sidewalks on the west side
OF DOCK 4. also along the north side of
hickory street, between Mesaba and Rail-
road avenues and requested resolutions to
be drawn and presented.
vowed and supported that the city clerk,
oe instructed to notify Joseph Karl, owner
OF Iots ~ and n. block 81 that he is to at
once construct a sixteen foot cement side
walk ON the Central avenue frontage of
these lots.
Carried.
The city attorney was instructed to write
to the Great Northern Railway Companv
relative to the dangerous condition of the
planling between the tracks at their north.
ern Crossing in the CITY.
Moved and supported that the city CLEFT
be instructed and authorized to order an
necessary street and avenue name siens of
the same character az sent to hin, ..
sample. providing the price does not -.
coed the $4,000 limit
Carried.
Moved and supported that the council al.
journ until next regular meeting. :
Carried. .~,-.
ALBEIT s. BIcx1o1p.~
Corporate SeaD A4s.s.~, CITY Cler,
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Miss Ray Simons, who attends
McAllister College, returned home
for the summer vacation last even.
ing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

w. c. Osman, fine watch repair
ing, Doyle Building.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Alfred O. Larson, of Hibbing, was
in the city Monday.
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Mayor A. Hawkinson left Monday
for Minneapolis, where he repre-.
sents Missabe Lodge No. 222, l. O.
F. at the Grand Lodge meet.
Mesdames B. +. Smith, J. L. Kim
ball, W. H. Eaton and w. E. Hanna.
ford were guests at the home of DR..
Albert Shaw, Bull, Yesterday.
The fire department responded to
a call caused by an incipient blaze
in south Cleveland avenue home
Tuesday evening. No damage.
Dan. Mahony and Gerald Roskilly,
each of whom take medical course
at the Minnesota University, return
ed home Saturday last for vacation.
John P. Willing lief, Sunday for
St. Paul, where he represents Mesa.
ba Range Lodge No. 654, B. of L. F.
& E., at the session of the Grand
Lodge of that order.
| ---->---
2. E. Mccormick, who halls from
Duluth and who carries a smile
that is born of a successful lite in
surance business, was in the city
the first of the week.
Gust Cronberg and NJ. A. Nichols,
of Buhl, were in the city Sunday,
attendants at the funeral of Albert
Anderson, whose death of consump.
ton was recorded in our last issue.
A. E. Mckenzie left Monday morn
ing for Minneapolis where he at
tends the session of the Grand En-
campment I. o. O. F., and the Coun-
Gil Department of the Patriarc hs
Militant.
E. NJ. Prindle, the Duluth real es-
tate hustler, was in the city the first
OF the week interviewing Virginia
investors and interesting them in
stable investments at the head of
the lakes.
S. Lekve, of Hibblng, was in the
city Monday, on his way to Mime
apolis, where he attends the meet
of the Grand Encampment I. O. o.
F., as delegate from Hibbing En-
campment No. Al.
Miss Elodie Johnson, who attends
Hamline, accompanied by her
friend, Miss Pernalle Void of Me-
nominee, will return from school
this evening for the summer vaca-
ton.
Alderman Edw. c. A. Johnson de-
parted Monday tor Minneapolis to
be in attendance at the meeting of
the Grand Lodge l. o. o. F., of which
body he is member of the official
staff.
Miss Lorna Bates, who graduated
from musical course at St. Mary's
Hall, Faribault, on Tuesday even.
ing, returned here Wednesday even
ing. She was accompanied by her
aunt, Mrs. c. w. Miller, who had
been an attendant At the Commence
ment Exercises.
q. V. Trimble attended to bust
ness matters in Duluth Saturday,
and from there went to Deadwood.
S. d., where he looks after his home.
stead filing on the Indian reserva.
ton, in which he secured a choice
number in the drawing. He will be
absent for several weeks.
II. N. Hanna, Jr., and Chas. Hick.
ok, connected with the Cleveland
offices of N. A. Hanna & Co., accom-.
panied by J. D. Ireland, the com.
pany's representative at Duluth,
were range visitors the last OF the
week. looking over the company's
vast mineral holdings on the Mesa
ba. Upon their return trip they
were accompanied as far as Duluth
by Supt. c. E. Hendrick, in charge
of the Minnesota properties.
Arthur Twigge, of Bristol. Eng.
chairman of the British Docks Com
mission, accompanied by Arthur
Hawkes., publicity agent OF the Ca
madam Northern railway, paid the
Aesaba metropolis visit on Friday
last. While here the gentlemen
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See Zeil's ad. in this issue.

Furnished room for rent. 2O1 c.
dar street.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

NJ. Boylan. the heating and plumb
ing contractor, attended to business
matters in Duluth Tuesday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Mrs. A. E. Mckenzie spends the
week as the guest of Cloquet friends.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Arthur Twigge, of Bristol, Eng.
chairman of the British Docks Com
mission: accompanied by Arthur
Hawkes., publicity agent OF the Ca.
madam Northern railway, paid the
Aesaba metropolis visit on Friday
last. While here the gentlemen
were the guests of D. T. Murphy,
the genial acting superintendent of
the Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winni-
peg, who took them about the mines
and through the Virginia & Rainy
Lake company's big plant, the big
gest, best equipped and most mod
ern saw.mill plant in the world.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Mayor A. Hawkinson left Monday
for Minneapolis, where he repre-.
sents Missabe Lodge No. 222, l. O.
F. at the Grand Lodge meet.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

WANTED.-Girl for light house.
work. Apply at 4O41a Chestnut St.
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Jacob Erickson, formerly with the
Northern Lumber Co. at K,nross
but now in charge OF the Virginia
& Rainy Lake company's camps at
!Cusson, was in the city Saturday
and naturally came in to say chow
dy" to the old man hereof, and per-
fected arrangements for the weekly
visitation OF the Enterprise to his
north country abode for. the ensu-
ing 'steen months.
T. H. Trelford, who will be mana.
ger of an edition of 1.-TWO Harbors
in 19l0' shortly to be issued by the
Journal-News of that city, was in
the city Wednesday in consultation
with the Enterprise scribe, seeking
information on many points rela-
tive to the publication of our His
torical Souvenir of the Iron Ranges,
generally accredited by the craft as
being the finest special edition ever
issued by Minnesota publication.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Major Isaac Van Domlin left Sun
day noon for Minneapolis, where he
attends the sessions of the Depart
ment Council of the Patriarchs Mil.
liant of the Department of Mime
sofa.
Chas. Bender spends the week in
Minneapolis, where he represents
Canton Mesaba Range No. II at the
session of the Department Council
of the Patriarchs Militant of M1nne-
sofa.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Mesdames B. +. Smith, ]. L. KIM
ball, W. H. Eaton and w. Z. Hanna.
ford were guests at the home of DR..
Albert Shaw, Bull, Yesterday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Mrs. A. D. Goodwin. of Ironwood,
Mich, is visiting with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. L. Giles, Cedar street.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

St. Paul's Episcopal Guild will
meet on Wednesday next with Mrs.
:. H. Cudlip.
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w. W. Woodward returned yes,er.
day from trip to Dakota points.
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Council Chamber. City of Virginia. MINI

Resolution No. 81.
Resolution directing construction of ce.
ment curb and gutter on Central avenue.
BY Alderman staff. ,.:-. F.
Be It Resolved BY the City Council of the
City of Virginia. that the City Council
deem it necessary and for the best interest
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The fire department responded to
a call caused by an incipient blaze
in a south Cleveland avenue home
Tuesday evening. No damage.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

E. NJ. Prindle, the Duluth real es-
tate hustler, was in the city the first
OF the week interviewing Virginia
investors and interesting them in
stable investments at the head of
the lakes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Gust Cronberg and NJ. A. Nichols,
OF Bull, were in the city Sunday,
attendants at the funeral of Albert
Anderson, whose death of consump.
ton was recorded in our last issue.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

a. E. Mckenzie left Monday morn
ing for Minneapolis where he at
tends the session of the Grand En-
campment I. o. O. F., and the Coun-
Gil Department of the Patriarch s
Militant,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

II. L. Bartlett, the contractor, at
tended to business matters in Du.
luth Monday.
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W. c. Osman, jeweler, in the Doyle
building, left today for brief bus
mess trip to the Twin Cities.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

T. +. Mccormick, who halls from
Duluth and who carries a smile
that is born of successful lite in
surance business, was in the city
the first of the week.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

H. J. Reinertsen, of the Reinert.
sen Gamble Co., was Duluth visit
or over Sunday.
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Mrs. P. A. Coffey and niece, Miss
Marion Sullivan, were Duluth visit
ors Saturday.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-09-08
AWARD NORMAL C0NTRACT IS
State Board of Education Decides
Upon Successful Bidders at
Long Meeting Monday.

Contracts were awarded for Middle
and West Tennessee normal schools
last night at the postponed meeting OF
the state board of education, carried
over from the meeting last Monday, at
which time only the contracts for the
East Tennessee school at Johnson City
were awarded. The successful bidders
on the Memphis school Tor the build
ingS, including heating, plumbing and
electric lighting MI in one contract,
were James Alexander q CO., Of Mem
phis, with a bid Of SOB, 1892. The con
tract for the waterworlls department of
the West Tennessee school went TO
r.. +. Johnson, OF Memphis, for SIC,
S527 10. The MurfreeSboro contracts
were divided up among three Nashville
firms. Buildings, George Moore &
Sons, $l37, 1856; heating and plumbing,
T. J. Mooney & Co, SIS, $751; electric
lighting, Herbrick IL Lawrence, 81, 115.
The meeting of The board was not adj
journed until l1.80 O'Clock. Nashville
A nerican.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-09-08
PASSENGERS
Spend the Night at Sea Bot Are
Never IN Any Danger But
They Did Not Know 1t.

New York, Sept. 5.-With
more than 800 passengers, in
Guiding many women and chill.
dren on board, the excursion
steamer Sea Gull which left
Glen Island on Long Island
Sound late last night for New
York, broke, broke her anchor
chain while outside He'll Gate
waiting for the fog to drift on
the rocks off Cat Briar Island.
Today she was still fast in the
grip Of the rocky ledge, and her
anxious passengers, Otter a night
of discomfort and with nerves on
edge, following an incipient pam
ic when the boat struck, waited
for relief from shore.
In the early morning fog were
afraid to come near the steamer,
which lay in nest of treacher-
Gus shoals and the prospects were
that the exhausted and hungry
party in the steamer would have
to wait for several honrs before
they could be taken off in boats
of the steamer freed from her un-
berth. 1t was plan
ned to send provisions to her in
small boats from shore.
Her passengers were in no real
danger.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-09-08
WILL GIVE RECITAL HERE
Next Monday Evening in fhe
Munsey Memorial Methodist
Church-Has Few Equals

DR.. Minor G. Baldwin, world fam
ed concert organist from New York, is
in the city and has been engaged foI
an organ recital at Munsey Memorial
Church on Thursday evening.
DR.. Baldwin comes direct from Bris-
toll, where he openedkthe State Street
organ. On two consecutive even.
ings theg church was filed toi its
capacity and the enthusiasm of the
audience was unbounded.
For many years DR.. Baldwin has
concertized IN Europe and America,
having played at the Royal Albert
Hall in London, and having been or
ganist for many of the large American
eXpositions, including Chicago, St.
Louis, Philadelphia, Charleston, Pan
American and Omaha. Several of our
citizens have had the privilege of hear
ing Dr. Baldwin before, and affirm
that he is the greatest organist in this
country. AS there will be but one
recital here, all available seats will
be occupied. The
music lovers of our city are look
ing forward to a rare treat Thursday
evening and will not be disappointed.
Tickets are on sale at Miller's Drug
Store at 80 and 25 cents. The pro-
ram which will be printed later will
begin at 1880 sharp.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-09-08
PIANO NOW
ON EXHIBITION
ANOTHER SPECIAL PRIZE
VIII Be Given for Weeks Work
to Contestant forming in the
Largest Amount of Money

Besides working for the grant
prizes the special prizes giver
week by the Comet are creating
unusual interest and are really
worth working hard to get. The
prize for this week is a 10 piece
manicure set in sterling silver,
just the article most highly priz-
ed by young ladies of culture. 1t
is on exhibition in KEN ble-Coch-
ran Cos windows and will be Civ
en- to the young lady who turns
in the largest amount of money
before 9 o'clock Saturday night,
10.