The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-19

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here on Thursday night Of last
week, it being decided that the
Duluth court sentencing them
had no jurisdiction, and on Fri
day were tried in the local muni.
cipal court and discharged. Thus
ends a farcical fantasy which
has cost St. Louis county q cool
thousand dollars, but Ne pre-
sumo the outraged feelings Of
Rev. Gary were appeased, and
the taxpayers have no cause to
complain at SO trifiing an ex-
pense for such a commendable
purpose. T. = e
Patricius Ellard Bowling, a
direct llneal descendent Of the
Irish saint and the moulder of
democracy in Eveleth, was a
noticeable on-looker at the Sun
day ball game. We wonder if
P. Ellard ever thought of the
fact that Sunday ball playing
was as much of a violation OF
state law as prize-fighting, and
that he, as a witness Of said VIC.
lation, lay himself liable to ar
rest2 Instead Of preaching
morality and supporting hypo
critical heavenly howlers, Mr..
Bowling might, by a shining ex
ample, do more for the cause
of right and order by being
more cautious of his own move
ments. r..
A song with the title, .'There's
a Sigh IN the Heart" was sent
By young man to his sweet
heart. but the paper fell into the
hands of the girl father, a very
unsentimental physician, who
exclaimed: "What wretched
unscientitic rubbish is this:
Who ever heard of such a case?'
He wrote on the outside: mis-.
taken diagnosis; no sigh in the
heart possible. Signs relate al.
most entirely to The lungs and
diaphragm"
The Boston Herald wonders
that ''Republicans squirm over
the civil service" antics of Presi
dent Cleveland. It does look
like a small matter to fasten go,
008 Democrats in Office just wher
the people are turning them all
out. 1t was really, however, the
only way to keep a democrat ir
public place, and the President
acted as soon as he got the roa6
cleared of Republicans.
Four of the members of the
city council of st. Ignace, Michi
gan, have been arrested, exam
ined and bound over forztrial or
the charge of conspiracy, the
specific charge against them be
ing that they purposely remain
ed away from council >meetings
in order to obstruct public bust
ness.
The gubernatorial fight goes
quietly on, with an apparent, in
crease in the interest taken il
the candidacy of the Hon. VIM
&. Lee, the prospective choice
of the 9th district.
The Peoples Party have call
ed for primaries in the various
precincts of the county, to be
held on June 20 tor the purpose
of electing delegates to the
county convention at Duluth tc
elect delegates to the state
convention of that party.
Misses Mae and Julia Schip
ley have been visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. Emil Gross, at West
Duluth, during the week.
The lecture by Rev. S. A.
Jameson, at the Presbyterian
church on Tuesday evening, was
enjoyed by an attentive audience.
j. S. Burchill, the accident
and fire insurance agent, was in
the city yesterday. $780,
The business of the Hamilton.
Burke Hardware Co., Eveleth,
has been sold to Messrs. Poole
& Murphy, of Biwabik, 1t is
understood that T. W. Hamilton,
OF. the former firm, contemplates
opening a stole at Sparta.
Mrs. A. M, Lang, q former
resident Of this city, :,but who
has resided at Duluth during the
past year. returned to the city
last evening and contemplates
opening dressmaking parlors in
connection with Mrs Delfeld's
millinery store Immediately.
Fred Lerch, who now lives
at Hibbing, was in the city on
Tuesday. ~. :. < 1:s.3..,..