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DIRECTORS
PENTECOST MITCHELL. General Manager Oliver Iron Mining Co.
A. I. LAVlLSO.\. Hanker O. L. KINNEY, Capitalist.
l\ H. LENOXT, Physician ami Surgeon.
K, R. BAILEY. Secretary and Treasurer Bailey Lumber Co.
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APPOINTS FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION
Mayor Hawkinson Names First Com*
mission Under the New Home
Rule Charter.
Mayor Hawkinson in a commun
ication to get the city council Tues
day evening named the first Fire
and Police Commission under the
provisions of the new Home Rule
Charter, which became effective on
uly 1st, the personnel of the com
mission being as follows:
Dr. C. B. Lenont, 1 year term.
K. C. A. Johnson, 2 year term.
Axel Lund, 3 year term.
A. DeNoble, 4 year term.
J. W. Murphy, 5 year term.
The council promptly by un
animous vote confirmed the ap
pointments, and in the commission
as named Virginians will recognize
body ot men who will do their
duty in a broad minded and satis
factory manner.
The city engineer submitted plans
and specifications for the curb and
gutter of the various avenues lead
ing north and south from Chestnut
street, and the city clerk was in
structed to advertise for bids for
the putting in of same, a total
distance of 7,054 lineal feet being
covered.
A copy of a resolution passed at
the last meeting of the board of
county commissioners relative to
the leasing of the south half of the
second floor of the city hall build
ing after same is remodeled in ac
cordance with the plans and speci
fications submitted by Radcliffe &
Price, was read and accepted and
the mayor and clerk instructed to
enter into written lease with the
county, in the sum of $800 per an
num for a period of five years. Un
der the terms of the resolution this
lease may be abrogated on the part
of either party thereto upon six
months' notice.
A resolution instructing the Vir
ginia Light & Water Co. to install
water along Virginia avenue from
Hickory street to the Eveleth road
and thence aloug the Kveleth road
for a distance of 1450 feet, was pas
sed. This extension will furnish
water and fire protection for the new
Virginia & Rainy Lake Co. addition,
where about one hundred new
homes are now under construction.
Three bids were received for the
sewer work in District No. 3H, C, C.
Butler being awarded the contract
at $2749.43, the other bids being
$2787.20 from Pastoret- Lawrence Co.,
and $3223.52 from H. L. Ba'rtlett Co.
The city engineer was instructed to
supervise the work of construction
of this sewer, which is on Beech
street, either in persou or by comp
etent deputy.
A resolution authorizing the issu
ance of an order in the sum of $125.00
in favor of Chief Thayer, of the fire
department, as expense money to
attend the chief's convention at
Grand Rapids, Mich., the coming
month, was passed.
Alderman Smith tnade a hit by
broaching the idea that the "bum"
element might be made a more
scarce commodity in the city by
starting a chain gang, compelling
these parasites to work on the
streets or moye. The matter was re
ferred to the committee on police.
The idea is a proper one, and should
be made broad enough to include
all holders of meal tickets and pro
fessional gamblers, thugs and oth
ers of that scum of which even Hib
bing is now trying to rid herself.
The poundmaster, who had given
notice of his intention to resign,
will continue in his position and
was authorized by motion to em
ploy an assistant at $65 per month.
A communication from Stein &
O'Rourke relative to the sewer in
the alley in the rear of their busi
ness block, was referred to the prop
er committee. They claimed the
sewer was not deep enough to per
mit of the putting in of a proper
basement under their building.
Fined for Jumpinq Their Job.
Joseph Calisch and Chas. Orman,
who refused to work for the North
era Lumber Company at their
camps north of Buhl after hiring
out and having their fare from Du
luth advanced, were on Saturday
fined $10 each with the alternative
of spending thirty days in jail, by
Mt. Iron justice, on a charge of de
frauding the company.
The authorities seek six other
men who left the camp with these
two, eight men out of a shipment of
eleven leaving the camp after re
maining over one night.
Gilbert Trimmed *Em.
A picked-up nine wore the Vir
ginia suits on Sunday in a contest
at Roosevelt Park with the Gilbert
ball-toasers, the score at the close
of a ragged game being 16 to 15 in
favor of the visitors.
The crowd which witnessed the
exhibition bore mute attestation to
the fact that the
"Spirit of W is not
dead and gives rise to the hope that
Virginia may again awaken trom
her sport lethargy and take her
proper place at the head of the base
ball contestants of the range.
VIRGINIA, ST. LOUIS COUNTY. MINNESOTA. FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1909
NO QUESTION OF VOTERS' DESIRES
Relative to Erectiotf of Hiqh School
Buildioq After the Saturday's
Election.
The mooted question whether or
no the voters of tHe Independent
School District of Virginia want a
new high school Was settled to a
nicety on Saturday laBt, so definite
ly in fact that there ia little
question
of the matter being accepted as un
animous and we anticipate that in
comoliance with the expressed
wishes of the voters the Board of
Education will proceed forthwith
to bond not only for a high school
but for two brick ward schools in
both the north and south edges of
the city.
The vote on the high school stood
506 in favor as against S3, while the
vote on the erection of a grade
school in the north part of the city
received 530 against 31 and the prop
osition for the erection of a grade
school in the south part of the city
received 503 aa against 43. The
question of bonding for the new
high school showed 464 favoring the
idea as against 104 opposed, for
bonding the north sidegrade school
334 as against 188 opposed, and for
bonding for the south side grade
school 310 favoring the proposition
as against 205 opposed.
The ballot tor the location of the
proposed new high school was also
a definite response by the voters,
426 voting to have same located on
Block 51, while 114 voted against
this location and 16 voted to have
same located on Block 42, the same
block as the RooSevelt building.
The vote on the choice for trustees
was a matter of minor importance
to many, but the work of the re
spective candidates and the work
against certain of them showed in
the ballot, Guy H. Moore leading
the roll by a vote of 418, while Jos
eph Roskilly showed up with a win
ning hand, his vote being 333. W.
T. Irwin and C. C. Butler, the defeat
ed candidates received 303 and 250
votes, respectively, the fight for
second place between Messrs. Irwin
and Roskilly being close.
The re-submission of the ques
tions involved in the vote but evi
denced the desires of the people of
the district relative to school im
provements, and while there may
still be some wh*^-on*end that the
erection of the high school is an
unnecessary expense to the district
and uncalled for at this time it is
evident the great majority of the
people of the district would have to
be shown by some unbiased person
before taking much stock in the
argument.
The plans of the new high school,
as showu in the recent issue of The
Mesabi, with slight alterations, will
be employed in the new building,
and when complete the building
should be the finest on the Minne
sota ranges. It will also, in con
junction with tl^e additional grade
schools authorized by the vote, care
for the growing needs of the dis
trict ior many years, and materially
assist to keep Virginia in her proper
place as the educational center of
the range.
Scarlet Fever Completely Eradicated.
The Enterprise is informed by
Dr. Ashlev, who looks after the city
health department during the ab
sence of Dr. Crowe, health officer,
that not a case of scarlet fever long
er exists in the city, and but two or
three contagious or infectious dis
eases of any nature are known to
exist.
Considering the fact that Virginia
was filled with fever and other con
tagious diseases prior to the close
of the schools, the stamping out of
the disease shows commendable
work on the part of the health de
partment—and 'also demonstrates
the effectiveness of more stringent
quarantine regulations.
If the board of health would now
turn its attention to chloroforming
the smell which emanates from one
or two Chestnut street business
places, the further gratitude of Vir
ginians would be their due.
Commence Big Contract Next Week.
H. L. Bartlett Co.,contractors, will
next week commence work on a
$25,000 contract at Nashwauk, put
ting in a complete system of sewer
age and plumbing for the village.
The same firm has a contract of
several thousand dollars at Biwabik,
now under wav, laying cement
walks on the main street of the vil
lage.
Eagles Hill Picnic.
The third annual picnic under
the auspices of Eveleth Aerie, Fra
ternal Order of Eagles, will be held
at St. Mary's lake on Sunday. And
if the weather is fine it is probable
full as many Virginia -birds will be
in attendance as will be there from
other flocks.
Swedish Baptist Church.
Sunday Shool at 10 a. m. Services
at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Both in Swed
ish. Come, sod come praying.
RANGE COURT NEXT WEEK.
Forty-Two New Cases and Twenty-One
Continued Cases on the Calendar.
The second term of rsnge court
to be held under the new law will
convene at thecity council chamber
on Tuesday next, Judge Hughes
presiding.
The grand jury, comprising
twenty-four members, will also con
vene the same day. The personnel
of the grand jury comprises 5 mem
bers from Duluth, 7 from Hibbing,
2 from Virginia, 1 from Sparta, 2
from Biwabik, 3 from Chisholm, 2
from Buhl and 2 from Gilbert. The
pettit jury as drawn comprises
thirty members, 18 of whom are
from Duluth, 6 from Hibbing, 1
from Eveleth, 4 from Virginia, and
1 from Ely.
Of the cases continued from the
last term 16 are jury cases, 1 court
case and 4 divorce cases, and of the
42 new cases sppearing in the calen
dor 32 are jury cases, 5 court cases
and 5 divorce cases, making a total
of 63 esses to come before the court
at the term.
While Judge Hughes will pre
side at the term, it is understood
that in several of the matters at
issue he will be ineligible to sit, in
asmuch as he had, provious to his
appointment to the bench, been
connected with the cases as attorney
or advisor, and that Judge Cant
will be in attendance to hear such
cases.
ORDINANCE GIVEN THIRD DEGREE.
D.t M. & N. Spur Track Privilege Grant
ed bv Council After Several Weeks
of Consideration.
The ordinance drawn and present
ed to the council several weeks ago
at the behest of the Virginia & Rainy
Lake Company asking for a right
of»way for a change of the Duluth,
Missabe & Northern spur track to
the plant of the Virginia Brewing
Company and the power house of
the Virginia Light & Water Com
pany, which has received strenuous
opposition ou the part of property
owners along the line of the pro
posed extension, was finally given
its third reading Tuesday evening
upon motion of Alderman Boylan,
supported by Alderman Smith and
paased upqn vote of five members
of the body, the opposing vote being
cast by Alderman Mattson.
Prior to the passage of the meas
ure Attorney Pickering, in behalf
of the property owners affected 'by
the proposed change, addressed the
council in a last appeal, asking for
a change in the spur aa mapped so
as to cut off a small portion of the
city park forty, contending that the
mill company would or should be
satisfied with the concession thus
granted and that property owners
would not be damaged or incon
venienced to any noticeable extent
by this action. He also stated he
had been before the engineering
department of the railway company
and had assurance from Mr. H.
Dresser that the company could
use the reverse curve aa deaignated
in his plan, but Mr. Gillett, in be
half of the lumber company, de
sired the passage of the measure aa
it had been read, alleging that the
company needed all poaaible room
for the proposed improvements and
neceaaary yard room for piling pur*
poaea.
Aa to whether or not this is the
end of the chapter in this troubloua
queation or is merely the begin
ning, is not known, although it is
stated by some of the intereated
onea that legal ateps will be taken
to prevent the carrying out of the
terma of the ordinance if possible.
Drew a $73.00 Prize.
John Keskila waa the name given
by a gentleman who was put up
againat a charge of reaiating an
officer in municipal court on Tues
day morning, and who drew the
capital prize of $75.00 and coata.
Keakila waa arreated on a charge
of carving a fellow countryman in
a down-town groggery Monday af
ternoon, being taken to the jail by
Patrolman Lyona. Upon arrival at
the bastile the officer relinquished
his pressing engagement on the
priaoner'a arm, when he made a daah
for liberty, eacaping a volley of
leaden pellets which followed him
and making his way to a boarding
house on the outskirts of the city,
where he was shortly located and
again taken to into cuatody. Be
tween the dangera of running foul
of a bullet and the leaaon invoked
by the court it is unlikely he will
ever again attempt to escape from
an officer.
Governor May Be Present.
An invitation has been extended
Governor John A. Johnson to be
present at the laying of the corner
stone of the handsome new village
hall at Aurora the coming week,
during the dates of the firemen's
tournament.
An elegsat line of fine cigars and
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