The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
On Tuesday Richard McKenns

| ~ ~SSsA ~ ALL -. S014CkOE,
or Tower, whereby the latter be-
comes the owner of a house be-
longing to Jacob Forsman. stu
ated on her property. lot 10 of
block 20, on Spruce street.
Rev. T. G.. McConigle con-
Quoted divine services on Sunday
last at St. Paul's Episcopal
church, in. this city. Mr.. Nc
Gonigle intends making but one
more trip to Virginia before de.
parting for his new feld of labor
IN Indiana, whence he goes early
in April. ->s~~+
Vivian Prince, Jr.. says he is
still on deck and that he will be
around next week for your laun-
dry, having accepted the agency
Of the Troy Steam Laundry, of
Duluth. The best of work guar.
anteed.
County School Superintendent
Stultz conducted teachers exam.
ination in the city on Friday and
Saturday last. Those taking the
examination were Misses Lena
and Etizabeth. Martin. of this
city, and Misses Gill and Church
from Eveleth..
w. W. Browne, of Biwabik, is
in the city today.
The Cuban policy of the new
administration seems to be to
simply use the full power OF
the United States to protect
American citizens IN their rights
in Cuba and to let the rotten fab
ric of Spanish domination mble
to pieces of it's own rottenness.
Deputy Sheriff Billy Bates was
up from Duluth on Monday, serv-
ing subpoenas upon Pat. Sulli-
van, John Sanders and Leander
Long as witnesses in the case of
The State VS.. Bernard Kangas.
King George, of Greece, is be
tween the devil and the deep sea.
If he backs out of Crete, his sub
jects will dethrone him; if he
goes on, the powers will crush
him and his army. Under the
circumstances, Georges only
feasible plan is to take to the
woods.
The burning of corn in Ne
brasKa is a doub]y good thing.
1t keeps the farmers warm and
prevents the sale of it to some
body to make into poor whisky
Fourth-class postmasters un-
der the new administration will
get a solid four years of clover,
unless they furnish cause other
than political for removal. This
is a very significant Indication of
the presidents faith in civil SER
vice reform and the merit sys
tenn.
It is now less than three weeks
to the spring election, and the
slight Stir as yetwould indicate a
quiet, reaceable affair; an elec~
ton in which the common good
of the community will surmount
petty personalities and partisan
strife. The vote this year will
be an intelligent vote, and many
have already decided upon their
choice of candidates for the var
ious positions OF trust and re-
sponsibility. The sentiment of
all voters is that the best men
should win, and The Enterprise
feels assured that the choice of
the majority will oe such as to
command the respect of all citi-
zens.
A little payday fracas last
Thursday night, resulted in a
broken arm and a crushed skull
for one Bernard Kangas, while
Leander Long suffers from a Sc.
we're knife thrust which opened
a ten inch cash over his right
shoulder. The row occurred
across the railroad track, while
the men were on their way home
to the Franklin location. Both
were taken in custody and at a
preliminary examination held be.
fore Judge Nelson on Saturday
Kangas was bound over, and in
the afternoon was taken to the
county bastile by Chief McAlpin
The knife with which the assault
Was committed is a murderous-
appearing dirk made from a file,
and was found by Chief McAlpln
near the scene OF the encounter
on the following day. Long
claims that he did not touch his
antagonist, alleging the e%<injuries
received by Kangas to have been
sustained by fall.