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ask Wm. Courtney, optician, over Vir ginia Restaurant. Eyes examined free. I JOHN HORKEY Manufacturer of Repairing Promptly and Neatly Done at Right Prices. Henry Hughes A Co. VIRGINIA, MINN. Is the Place to Get What You Want if^ you want good goods, new .patterns, ^latest designs in all of the new spring materials* We have a very fine line of fast-colored Gitigh^ms such aa others 10c for that we are selling at 8c. We are selling all of the very best makes of fancy Ginghams and Zephyrs, such as F.« C. and Tori du Nord. Red Seal at 9c, regular price 12% to 15c per yard, and you are not restricted as to quantity. You may buy two to fifty yards of a pattern at these prices if you wish^' We are also making some special inducements in the heavy wool^refss goods that come in patterns only, in gray and brown mixtures. 54 inch goods at 20 per cent off for this sale. And in order to reduce stock before the opening of our new Cloak and Suit Department, on the next floor we will also give a 20 per cent discount on all Winter Walking Skirts and Suits. Don't lose track of the fact that the Royal Worcesters always give satisfaction in wear. If they break \^e give you a new one. They range in price from 50c to $3.50. Our Gents'Furnishing Department is. a place where we can do you some good, as we are going out of men's suits and need room for the furnishing goods. We are making you Some special inducements. As everyone knows, our stock in this department is strictly new and of the best make. We give you 20 per cent off on everything in heavy winter goods, such as Sweaters, Over shirts, all kinds of Heavy Underwear, Heavy Wool Socks and Mit- tens, Heavy Wool Pants, Men's Caps, Mackinaws and Leather Top Rubbers and Overshoes for one week. HENRY HUGHES & CO. Virginia, Minnesota. THE BIG DEPARTMENT STORE. Harness and -^Saddlery $ 4 $ In Rear of Virginia Pharmacy Cleveland Avenue, Virginia, Minnesota. DR. J.L.GUNDERS0N1 DENTIST. Examination and Estimates on- work FREE and First Class Work Guaran teed. Office in Annex Building, Virginia. Hours:—8:30 to 12:00 1:30 to 5:30. Rubloffs NEXT TO TOWER HOTEL. Finest stock of (Uatcbes docks and Jewelry ON THE RANGES. 5 Prices Always the Lowest. 4 REPAIRING A SPECIALTY S. IRublott Next to Tower Hotel Virginia, Minn. No Interest We charge.you no interest for carrying long stocks.- If you are paying interest to others you are throwing money away» Commission Company Incorporated Capital and Surplus, $600,000. Grain Provisions, Stocks and Bonds bought and sold for cash or on margin for future delivery. Commission Stocks, per cent. 'i Grain. l-16c per bushel. Margins Required Stocks, $2 per share. Grain, 1c per bushel. If you have an account with us you can tra^e upon it in any of our 130 branch of fices. We refer to 150 state and national hanks which are our depositories. Gen'l Offices, Bank of Commerce, Hinneapolis, fUnn lEocal Office, Roonty Block, C. R. Patterson, Cocal manager, telephone no. 157. HAS EXPLORED 222 FORTIES. Capt. M. L. Fay Tells of His Experi ence in Mining Ventures. Captain M. L. Fay, mayor of Vir ginia, one of the successful iron mining men on the Mesaba, says that thq general public does not understand how much territory may be explored and how much money expended by a man or com pany of men before success is at tained in the mining business. "I have explored 222 forties of land for iron ore during the past •Six years," said Captain Fay, "and found ore deposits in sixteen of them, aggregating 38,000,000 tons of merchantable ore. Of this amount the Great Northern road ha9 se cured traffic contracts for hauling the commodity to the amount of 28,000,000 tons. "I feel some satisfaction in know ing that none of the forties that I explored and that were subsequent ly abandoned, have since been found to contain mine. I conduct ed the explorations and held inter ests ranging from one sixth to one half in the leases on the lands now known as the Webb, Laura, Winni fred and Forest mines in the Hib bing district the Pearce, Chisholm and Crescent in the Chisholm dis trict, Section -15 near Buhl, ^State, Minorca and Tesora twines near Virginia and the Ca3s mine at Bi wabik. I also conducted the ex plorations on the Alpena and En terprise'for the fee owners, but had no personal interest in the proper ties. ''All of the properties named have passed into the hands of furnace companies with the excep tion of the Enterprise and State, owned by the Great Northern,, and the Forest and TescJra, owned by the Tesora Mining company. The Tesora company controls 75 per cent of the Bessemer ore deposits on the p£jjg| Meeaba that are jiot now^C^e hrf&ds of coils timing companier6 "The Mesaba range is pretty thor oughly explored. There will, how ever, be some promiscuous explor ing on^the range tor a, year or two and occasionally a new mine may be discovered. But the explora tions as a rule from now forward will be on lands known to contain ore, for the purpose of measuring the deposits." The Forest mine, which is situat ed a shprt distance west of the Stev enson, is fully equipped for pump ing and hoisting, having boiler and engine houses, blacksmith, shop and a boarding house to accommo date. 300 men. The Forest and Tesora mines will be independent shippers unless they should be taken over by some of the furnace companies. It is said that the For est mine is prepared to ship 200,000 tons this year if the demand should exi§t. The milling and steam shovel systems will be in vogue at this property. The Tesora will not be a shipper this ^eatybut the work of opening up .underground will continue. NOT UP ON CLASSICS. A Telegraph Message That Was Ter ribly Translated by ttoe Operator. A well-known literary woman went over to Michigan to prepare her sum mer cottage for occupancy during the summer. Before going she made ar rangements with her husband to have a lot of household goods packed and for warded by steamer, relates the Chicago Tribune. For some reason the shipment was delayed, and she wrote inquiring the cause of the delay. "Please wire me when the goods have been shipped," she said in con clusion. The husband went hard to work and personally saw the books, hangings, and other property packed for the trip. Then he went down to the dock and saw them safely, on board the boat.' Coming back from the river he stopped Fat a telegraph office and sent the message as requested. "Lares and Penates on board boat," he said. "Will arrive to-morrow morn ing" And this was the way the telegram read when the boy brought it to the waiting woman in the little Michigan town: "Lard and peanuts oh board boat. Will arrive to-morrow morning." CAT'S LONG JOURNEY. Covered Four Miles Eight Times to Get Her Kitten* Back to Her Old Quarters. "And the cat came back. I believe that is the name of a song popular some time ago, but I have evidence of the fact that there was never a truer saying," said C. T. Chichester, of Syra cuse, N. Y., to a Washington Star man. "A friend of mine in Syracuse conducts a brewery, and. a grocer friend pre sented him with an old cat and four kittens that had very recently been born. The old cat and little ones were carried to the brewery and securely locked in. The next morning the cat and kittens were on the front porch of the grocery store waiting to be let in. How do you account for that? The grocery was four miles from the brew ery. and the kittens were too weak to walk even a few yards. If the cat car ried them back in her teeth she must have done so one at a. time, making eight miles for each kitten and 32 miles for the entire litter, or else she relayed them, carrying one a little distance, then going back after the next, and so •on, until the last one had been depos ited in her first stopping place, and so on in short distances until she reached the store. You can figure out the dis tance she travelled in this way." BEAVER DAM IN NEW JERSEY. Cmrions Conflict Between Wild Ani mal Life and Agriculture Xear ft Great City. Mr. Justus Von Lengerke recorded in our columns two years ago the dis covery of a colony of beavers in the wilds of Xew Jersey, a region from which the animal was supposed to have been exterminated long ago, says For est and Stream. The precise location of the colony Mr,' Von Lengerke judi ciously withheld/for he was apprehen sive that the beaver would prove a temptation to the trappefs. But now the animals have revealed their where abouts and forced themselves into pub lic notice, by reason of their beaver na ture and the activity and enterprise which it has prompetd. They have built dams and overflowed the adja cent farm lands, and landowners have at last become tired of destroying^ their work, and are now seeking some measure pf relief. At Mr. Von Len gerke's suggestion, the Jiew Jersey leg islature passed a bill for the protection of beaver and the aggrieved farmers are thereby restrained. Taken alto gether, this^is a very curious conflict between wild life and agriculture within two hours of Xew York city. Importance of Fuge* Sound. There are^few more striking facts than the growing importance of Puget sound customs districts. In the, year tfflfct has just closed all- the customs districts of the United States showed a decline of, exports and grain products except the Paciiic coast ports, the shipments from Puget sound ports increasing 45 per. cent. "The Pioneers" by home talent at the Fay Opera tonight. Be there.'« I it Parties. & *^tthe home of the-sister of the bride-elect, Mrs. H. Greenblatt, at Hihbing on Sunday last, occurred the formal announcement of the engagement of Mr. George Mes berg, son of Mr: and -^Ir8i J. Mes berg of this city, and Miss Clara B.lon, of Milwaukee. At the hojp'e of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mesberg in this city, on Sunday next will occur the engagement announcement of their eldest daughter, Miss Lillian Mesberg to Mr. Jatrfes Lavick, of Duluth^. A large number of invited' friends will be in attendance^at the festivi ties. On to Koochiching. The Duluth News Tribune of Tuesday is authority for the state ment that it will be a race' between the Duluth, Virginia & Rainy Lake ancl the Minnesota & International with the advent of spring as to which road will get their line built into Koochiching first. The Virginia & Rainy Lake line has about twenty-six miles of road completed in first-class shape, and it.is understood will commence the work of extension in the early spring.. Pelican Lake being the first objeetive point on the line. Malta Will Resume. The Malta mine, at Sparta, a prop erty of the Pickands, Mather & Co., will be placed in shape to resume operation in the early spring, it be ing the expectation to place about 100 men on the roll. The Malta was first openfed in 1899, since which time a total of a trifle upwards of 450,000 tons has been forwarded from the property. Last season but 11,675 tons were shipped, the mine closing early in the sea son and remaining idle for the past ten months. Enell»h School* tor Chinamen. The Chinese minister to the United States, Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, in an interview the other day said that he intended to take steps during the present year to establish schools f6r teaching the English language to Chinamen in sections of this country ""where the Chinese are congregated. !. CIk City Council.! Official Publication ««of Proceedings** **of Proceedings** $ K^yular meeting of the city council of the city of Virginia, Minnesota. Council Chambers, Virginia, Minn., Feb. 23,19Q4. Official proceedings, regular meeting. Council called to order-by the president. Roll call. Present—Aldermen Bush, Mattson, Wiggen, George, Johnson, Mr. President—6. Absent—none. Minutes of previous meeting were read. Moved and supported that the minutes of the previous meeting he approved as read and placed on file. Carried. Letter fr nn Tlios. F. McGilvery relative to sewer work was read. Kepori of Andrew Hawkinson. city treas urer, as to amount of sewer tax collections, was read. jiloved and supported that the report be ac cepted and placed on file. Carried. Liquor license application of And. Saiid strom. together with his bond, was presented, Moved and supported that license be grant ed and bond approved. Carried. Liquor license application of B. F. Smith, together with bond, was presented. Moved and supportea that license be grant ed and bond approved. Carried. Application of F. .J. Rinnert'for permit to remodel building on lot 7, block '24, was read. Moved and supported that permit be grant ed if applicant furnish the required bond. Carried. Moved and supported that ordinance No. 48 receive its second reading. Carried. The clerk then read the ordinance. The applications of Jacob Johnson, Matt Renti and Herman Eilolato be appointed city scavenger, were taken from the table. Moved and supported that we take an in formal ballot for scavenger. Carried. The result of the informal ballot was: Johnson 5 Eilola 1. Moved and supported that we take a formal ballot for scavenger. Carried. The result of the formal ballot was as fol lows: Johnson 6 F.iiolaO. Jacob Johnson was then declared city scav enger. Resolution. Council Chambers, Virginia, Minn., Feb. 23,1904. To the president and city council of the city 4tif Virginia, Minn. Gentlemen—We, the undersigned commit tee on finance, would respectfully report that J. F." BR ANTON, District Manager. *W. not oi^Iy for handsome and speedy work, but to ^endure tinder the severest demands of actual, business.. The Smith Premier is free from the weaknesses of eccentric, Impractical con struction, and to-day embodies the latest demonstrated improvements of this typewriter expert. Mr. Brown, as Vice-Prcsideflf .cf this Company, will continue to devote liis^ entire me and inventive genius to maintain the Smith Premier where it now stands as the •World's Best Typewriter Send to-day for our little book ex plaining exactly why the Smith Premier is best THe (Smith Premier Typewriter Company 325 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota. we have audited the following bills and offer the following resolution for adoption. E. G. BUSH, P. A. COFFEY, GUST JOHNSON, Cpmmittee. Resolved that the following bills be allowed and the city clerk be and is hereby instruct ed to draw orders on the city treasurer in payment of same: Mesaba Telephone Co $ 2 95, A. N. Thompson, postage 3 00 Total J. ... $ 5 95 Passed on motion of Alderman Wiggen by the following vote: Ayes—Aldermen Bush, Mattson, Wiggen, George, Johnson, Mr. President—6. Nays—none. P. A. COFFEY, Attest: President of the City Council. A. N. THOMPSON, City Clerk. Approved Feb. 29,1904, I M.L. FAY, Mayor. Moved and supported that the council ad journ until next regular meeting. Carried. A. N. THOMPSON, City Clerk. Dirlntb, Missabe & Northern Ry. DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AM STATION AM tt:50 7:40 .. Ar 10:30 8:40 4:20 8:15 Ar ... Proctor ..Lv 10:00 3 10 6:13 10:18 Ar.. Iron Junction .Lv 8:01 11:13 10:40 Ar.. Mt. Iron ..Lv 12:20 7:07 10:35 Ar.. Virginia ..Lv 7:00 i2:50 6:33 10:29 Ar.. ... Eveleih..... ..Lv 7:42 i2:57 10:56 Sparta ..Lv *2:34 11:20 2:12 6:54 11:05 Ar Hibbing1. .. Lv 7,: 15 2:27 For rates and information call on T. W. LUSK. Agent. REDUCED RATES TO CALIFORNIA. MARCH 1 TO APRIL 30. p.*1*f?W&gS SfteWan and the Machine A an T.. Brown, inventor cf the Smith. Premier ypewriter, is unquestionably writing machine expert of the world. Besides^ he is & practical and successful business man. He built the first Great Northern Railway, •'The Way to the West" Lv. Duluth. Ar. Duluth.. 6:20 am. St. Paul and Minneapolis .* 6:10 am 3:45 pm. "Gopher State Express". .* 2:00 pm *11:15 pm. St. Paul and Minneapolis .+ 9:25 pm •Daily +Exc6pt Sunday Twin "City sleepers ready at 9 p. m. Leave Virginia 12:50 p. m., arrive Minneapolis 7:59, St. Paul 8:30 p.m. Seven and one half hours to Twin Cities via the D„ M. & N. Ry. and the "Gopher State Express." a solid-vestibuled. coach, parlor ob servation car and Great Northern dining car train. No Change of Depots at Duluth. Connections made at St. Paul with all' eaAt, and south bound trains. Leave Virginia 7*00 am daily ejxCtept Sun day, via Great Northern Ry., for Grookston, Grand Forks. Butte. Helena, Spokane, Seat tle, Portland and Vancouver. Special low rates for March and April. Write for infor mation. A. BROSTEDT. Northern Passenger Agent, 432 W. Superior Street Duluth, Minn. Dnlnth & Iron Range Railway. A STATION A 7:30 3:15 LV.. ..Ar 12:00 6:30 8:30 4:20 Ar.. .. .Two Harbors .. Lv 11:00 5:30 9:26 Ar Drummond:'.. Lv 9:50 10:20 6:10 Ar. Allen Junction ..Lu 9:J5 3:50 10:52 6:45 Ar. 8:40 3:15 11:02 7:05 Ar. .. ...McKiniey ..Lv 8:30 3:07 11:15 7:15 Ar. Sparta ..Lv 8:15 2:55 11: JO 7:30 Ar Eveleih ... ..Lv 8:00 2:45 11:25 7:25 Ar.. ... Virginia .. .Lv 7:55 2:30 10:20 6:10 Lv. Allen Junction .Ar 9:15 3:45 11:10 7:00 Ar. .Tower Junction. .Lv 8:00 2:50 11:15 7:05 Ar- Lv 8:15 2:35 12:05 7:55 Ar Ely 7:25 3:00 Trains run to and from Drummond on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only. All other trains daily except Sunday. That long-look^d-for California opportunity here at last. March to April 30 the Rock Island System will sell "colonist" tickets to principal points in Califor nia at this low rate: $32.90 from St. Paul and Minneapolis. Tickets are good in Rock Island Tourist Sleepers, which leave St. Paul and Minneapolis every Tuesday and Wednesday, running through to Los Angeles by way of El Paso. -March and F. S. WETHERBY, Agent, April est months of the California year—doubly so because, in this climate, they are usually the very opposite. Tickets at offices of connecting lines or at St. MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON, MASS. IS are the/ pleasant- Paul ticket office, Sixth and Robert streets, Minneapolis ticket office, 322 Nicollet avenue. F. D. LYON, Dist. Pass. Agt„ Minneapolis, Mi^n J. STIMMEL, State Agent, N Minneapolis, Minn.