The Virginia enterprise. [volume], March 22, 1901, Image 1

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bedecked out from top to toe
in anew suit, correct and seasonable
AT S7.50
there are scores of Suit9 that
will surely find favor in your
eyes.
AT $lO.OO
there's simply a matchless
showing—fancy cheviots, fine
velours, neat worsteds, single
and double breasted Coats.
$1250 rarely buys as good a
suit
$15 to $16.50
there are suits that would
worry your merchant tailor to
for double the money
hey're an atom behind in
anything-. Walk from table
to table, look from one table
to another and after all the
most interesting spot will be
always where our lines of
Boy's Suits, from $1.50 to $5.00,
becaus tailors have brought
them to a point ot perfection
that can't be excelled.
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WHERE BET ER CAN YOU BUY
Notice of
Annual Municipal Election
$
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a is he A
leader in merchandis­
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to appeal to patrons
through values and
prices. This Spring's
styles are so many and
patterns are so ueat
and pretty that none
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SPRING SUIT
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BEN LEVY, Prop. SCOTT BLOCK.
VIRGINIA. MINN.
Office of City Recorder.
Virginia, Minn., March 6,1901.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Municipal Election
of the City of Virginia, Minnesota, for the election of the fol­
lowing named city officers, will take place on
Tuesday, April 2nd, 1901,
OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED:
A Mayor A City Recorder A City Treasurer.
For the First Ward: One Alderman for the term of two
years.
For the Second Ward:
two years.
One Alderman for the term of
For the Third Ward: One Alderman for the term of two
years and One Alderman for the term of one year.
For the Fourth Ward: One Alderman for the term of two
The voters of the City of Virginia, Minnesota, are hereby
notified that the Polls will be open on the said Tuesday, April
2nd, 1901, at the respective places below designated, from Nine
(9) o'clock A. M. until Five (5) o'clock P. M.
The Board of Registration in each Precinct of the several
wards will meet at the Polling places on the following dates
for the purpose of registering all legal voters.
Tuesday March 19th, 1901, from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M.
Tuesday, March 26,1901, from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M.
The polling places of the several precincts as prescribed
and designated by the Common Council of the City of Vir­
ginia, at a meeting thereby held March 6th, 1901, as follows:
First Ward—City Hall, Cleveland Avenue.
Second Ward—Jos. Blatznick's building, Pine Street.
Third Ward—O'Donnell building, Chestnut Street.
Fourth Ward—Iron wood House, corner Maple Street and
Railroad Avenue.
CITY RECORDER.
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0«t$ Sccond Place.
In Three Cornered Race, Ben
Hur, By Hard Work,
Comes in Third.
DECS, a WINS THE LAURELS.
Saturday was an ideal day for
winter sport, and fully a thousand
people were witnesses ot the races
on Kly lake, the fact that W. T. Bail­
ey's Clara and P. E. Dowling's
Ben Hur were to again try conclu­
sions after a season of interesting if
not elevating dispute, enticing
many Virginians to the scene who
otherwise would not have- been
present.
The interest in racing circles at
Eveleth has also been greatly aug­
mented during the past few weeks
by the purchase of several new
horses by Eveleth fanciers, one of
which, Deck H, owned by Mike
Maxwell, showed his ability to the
satisfaction of his owner and the
spectators in general by taking
three straight heats in the 2:20 class
in which also entered Clara and
Ben Hur, with apparent ease.
And Clara also pleased her
owner and all Virginians by her
work, taking three straight seconds,
her lead over Ben Hur varying
from a couple of lengths to several
hundred feet, and we believe that
even the biased owner of Ben would
admit, on a pinch, that Clara can at
least "haul hay" for his antiquated
and out-distanced pet.
1
In the 2:40 class the race for su­
premacy was between J. A. Healy's
new stallion, Roderick, a handsome
animal, and W. J. Smith's horse.
The latter won first money in a neat
contest, her work gaining the en­
core of spectators as she came down
the course each heat without a
break, winning two firsts out of
three, each heat being closely con­
tested.
STARTS AND FINISHES.
free-for-all against Ben Hur, W. T.
Bailey authorized the payment of
the former $100 purse, although he
contended the money was stolen,
instead of honestly won.
Clara JC. has several years the
start of Ben Hur on age, but Ben
would die of starvation before he
could ever reach that "load of hay"
if Clara was in the thills.
Mr. Bailey's deposit of $500 at the
Bank of Virginia for an independ­
ent race between Clara and Ben
Hur has not yet been covered. The
Eveleth boys are not foolish, even
though they do make occasional
hot air exhausts.
J. A. Healy's new horse, Roder­
ick, is a beauty, and with a driver
that can hold him down, is evident­
ly a whirlwind. He gave some
marvelous exhibitions of speed at
times, and had he kept his feet
would doubtless have taken first
money.
A $200 bet on Ben Hur as against
Clara C. was offered at the close of
the races by the backers of Ben, for
a three heat race at that time. Mr.
Bailey would not consider the idea
of abusing his horse by such work,
but signified his willingness to cov
er this or any other amount that
could be raised at any future time,
when Clara C. could enter the con­
test fresh. It is possible, but not
probable, that another race may be
arranged. The backers of Ben
know his pace too well to put him
1 against Clara under such condi
tions.
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1 Since Mr. Bailey posted his $500
in the Bank of Virginia, there has
been a scarcity of forfeit placards
displayed in Eveleth business
house.
Ben Hur had a snap on third
place. There was no horse behind
him.
OUR SCHOOLS.
A correspondent of the Duluth
News Tribune pays the following
deserved tribute to the school sys
tern of District No. 22, which will
strike a responsive and enthusiastic
chord among the patrons of our
public schools:
"The ranges have long been look­
ed !$jKn as a naturally rich country
but|t has not been equally conced­
ed ©at they have the other things
thaf j?1* to make a good place in
whidh live. Among the school
districts of the ranges is that of dis­
trict No. 22, embracing Virginia,
Franklin, Fayal and Eveleth. This
system of schools is now under the
supervision of S. W. Gilpin, an edu­
cator selected on account of. his
large experience as a supervisor of
schools in the east. He came from
Pennsylvania to Virginia.
The high school at Virginia, while
not yet upon the State High School
list,y reaches all the requirements
andy has everything necessary for
the iinost advanced work. They have
an l^nglish and a Classical course
of study embracing four full years
of #ork, and will graduate their
first high school pupils this year.
There are four departments, Latin,
Science, Mathematics and English,
eac^ under the instructor who has
the work a special study. The
klin pupils are within easy
I. of the Virginia high school,
ifcth and Fayal are so near to
sr that one would have to ask
Eveleth ended and Fayal
is. The high school for these
l^ces is located in the Faj al
iug. While the Eveleth and
school has not a full four
fgh school in operation it is
because the pupils have not
id themselves. This build
under the supervision of
ProjfpA. P. Andrews, who is under
rvision of Superintendent
lpin. No person need hesi
their children to any of
Ipur towns on account of the
Atonal facilities, for they are
the best, and are advancing
dly that they will soon be
etf"as a power in the educa
orld of this state."
ISIA O AND IMS 1HUVTIVK.
Irst of the course of lectures
by flH^G. W. Bailey at the Fay
OpMfcHouse last evening was
nded, and was of such na
tuMBs to insure good houses
the course,. Tbe lecture
...
afkd specimens, and was most inter
esting, indeed, giving to his hear­
ers a vast fund of information re­
lative to China and the Chinese, the
people and their customs, the em­
pire and its greatness, and the
happy vein of speech made of a sta­
tistical discourse a pleasing address
his audience being frequently con­
vulsed with laughter at the many
bright witticisms used in illustra­
tion of patent points. Mr. Bailey
will appear tonight and tomorrow
night in entirely new costumes and
with a change of subject. His col­
lection of embroideries and curios
is magnificent.
MAKES TBEM HENS.
Judge of Probate Bonham has re­
ceived a certified copy of a new law,
or rather an amendment to an old
old one, just passed by the state leg­
islature that will be of interest to
attorneys. In the past when a man
died leaving property against which
there was judgment, mortgages or
incumbrances of a similar nature,
these did not affect the dower right
of the widow, according to the hold­
ing of the supreme court, and she
could claim her third notwithstand­
ing such mortgages or other incum­
brances. The law as amended does
away with this, and these liens will
attach without regard to the wid­
ow's right.
MANSLAUGHTER SECOND DEGREE.
In district court John Anderson,
by stipulation, was permitted to
plead guilty to a charge of man­
slaughter in the second degree for
the killing of Eddie Bartlett at the
Northern Lumber Co. camps at
Sparta in January last, and was
given a reformatory sentence at
Stillwater.
This may be justice, but it is not
so looked upon by people in touch
with the facts in the case, who be­
lieve a life sentence should have
been the lightest punishment im­
posed.
VIRGINIA BOMB TAL SNT.
The entertainment at the Fay Op­
era Monday evening under the aus­
pices of the Virginia Home Talent
club was well attended, and was an
enjoyable entertainment through­
out. The boys netted about $30
from their labors here, and at
Mountain Iron, on the
following
evening, were also greeted by a
crowded house.
miiKsandminiHg
Review of Mining Operations
and Developments of Lake
Superior District.
SOLD THE BAKER TFARW,
Messrs. J. T. and T. J. Jones on
Saturday last formally transferred
the lease of the Baker property, ly­
ing between the Sharon and the
Iron Chief properties, at Buhl, to
P. L. Kimberly. The Baker is a
state lease, and on the property has
been developed a large body of
high grade ore of excellent struc­
tural texture. The price of the sale
is not made public, but it is antici­
pated that so valuable a holding
must have netted the holders a neat
sum.
MOVE OUTFIT EAST.
The Drake & Stratton stripping
outfit at Biwabik is about to be
loaded on cars and transported to
Buffalo, N. Y., where the company
has a contract for excavating 500,000
cubic yards of rock and construct­
ing some masonry work. This out­
fit has for several years been at the
Biwabik mine during which time
it has been used in the removal of
some 2,500,000 yards of surface ma­
terial from the ore body at that
property. The outfit comprises four
steam shovels, together with dinky
engines, tram cars, etc.
ORE IS S TSIJON IT A IT V.
It looks as if there would be rates
established on all of the lake com­
modities this year ahead of iron
ore, which usually is fir^t, being the
controlling factor in lake commerce.
Bnt the situation is extraordinary
on account of the pending propos­
ed combination of the yreat iron
and steel interests. NQthing can
be known as to the amount of ore
to go forward until the new com­
bine has spoken. It represents at
least 60 per cent of the iron and
understood instantly.
WILL SETTLE 10OL ORE PRICES.
A large and representative meet­
ing of iron manufacturers will take
place at Cleveland next Wednesday
for the purpose of adjusting the
prices on ore for the next twelve
months. All the large uanufactur
ers in the country will be repre­
sented. This meeting will be the
first at which the United States
Steel company will be present.
Most ot the prominent independents
will also attend the gathering. It
is expected to have the base price
of iron ore settled before adjourn­
ment.
The base price, according to the
best information, on old range Bes­
semer ore, which takes in the Mar­
quette, Menominee, Gogebic and
Vermilion ranges, will be between
$5.o0 and $5.75. This is an advance
over last year's price of abcut 25
cents per ton.
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED.
The announcement has at last
been officially made by J. P. Mor­
gan & Co. that the mines, railroad
and steamship lines controlled by
John D. Rockefeller have been
taken over by the United States
St el corporation. It was known in
Duluth more than two weeks ago
that this outcome was almost cer­
tain to take place and was not
doubted for a moment by men in
touch with affairs in New York.
The effect here of the Federal
Steel and Rockefeller interests in
Minnesota going into the consoli­
dation is one for conjecture.
Whether the offices will be consol­
idated it is impossible at this time
to say, for apparently nobody here
knows.
The Lake Superior Consolidated
Iron Mines has no direct mortgage
indebtedness of its own, but the
Duluth, Missabe & Northern has a
bonded debt of consisting of $1,
000,000 first mortgage 6 per cent
bonds, due in 1922, $1,251,000 consol­
idated mortgage 6 per cent bonds
due 1923, and $2,644,000 second mort­
gage 5 per cent bonds due in 1918.—
Herald.
WILL BUILD $85,OOP SCHOOL.
At a special school meeting at
Hibbing on Wednesday evening
last'it was decided to build a new
school house, on the Pillsbury lo­
cation, the coming summer. The
new building, as proposed, will be
of brick and stone an estimate of
$35,000 is made as the probable cost.
EDWARD JOHNSON,
Prop.
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Etc. «r
Toast, Hardtack & Cookiea
at Wholesale.
Mesaba Avenue,
Next to Jarvinen's Studio.
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FINEST RIGS IN THE CITY.
Chestnut Street, VIRGINIA.
Next to Vir. Hdw. Co. MINN.
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NEW YORK.
Write for Our Present Pay
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Prof. Clarence
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Virginia Bank Building.
VIOLIN, PIANO, VOCAL.
Taught in All Its Branchea.
MUSIC FURNISHED
For Balls, Socials, Soirees, Etc.
Office Honrs: 9 a. m. to 6p. m.
PLEASE CALL.
BABY BEEF
if what we call the TENDER
we offer.
This is cut from two and three yeajr
olds and is simply delicious ia
flavor, firm and juicy, and free froat
excess of bone and fat
Try any of these cuts and see I£
you won't like both the meat and.
our prices.
MESABA
MEAT MARKET
P. A. COFFFY, Proprietor,
VIRGINIA,
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