The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-05-13
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NesEs AND couMRNTs. s
The early crop Of mosquitoes
have already began singing that
old refrain son the Banks Of
the Wabash" along the lake
shore. s:. ~..... =.
Paddy Vail, of Ely, is alleged
to be candidate for state sena-
tor, and the Eveleth Star pithlly
remarks that 1.-The house is a
poor pace for a brainy fellew to
display his intellect and of course
Paddy wants to mingle in a body
where his talents can and will be
appreciated"
John Lind has been commits,
stoned as Quartermaster of the
End regiment, VIM. J. Bryan has
rendered his services ito the
President, but nothing is heard
from Charles A. Towne.
G. H. Schneider, railway post
al clerk who has made the D. NJ.
& n. run for some time past, is
at present missing from his post
and usual haunts, his last run to
the range being on Tuesday,
May 2. Mr.. Schneider told none
of his plans of departure, and
whether or not he carried with
him anything more substantial
than the confidence of his frienGs
is unknown. W. H. Wood has
succeeded to mis- run,
Since our last issue we learn
authoritively thai Jared D. Tay
lor is in the race for the nominal
ton for state senator. Mr.. Tay
Tor IS a pioneer of Virginia, and
has for several years held a lu
crative position as deputy coun.
ty attorney.
The Prison Mirror, published
in the Minnesota penitentiary
says: why is it, that from the
first inception of our paper until
the present time we have never
had an editor sojourn in our
midst? Other professions have
been wellrepresented; of preach
ers we haye had enough to furn.
ish subsistence to an African
chief for a year; doctors in SUI
fcient number to depopulate a
state; and enough lawyers to es
tablish a fair sized colony in
hades, but editors-not one."
Duluth suffered a 100000 fire
Sunday afternoon. The burnt
section covers two blocks, many
of the losers being of the poorer
classes. Fifteen hundred PEG.
pie were left homeless, who are
being provided for by the charit
able institutions of the city.
Corbett and Fitzsimmons are
endeavoring to break interest in
war: news by again talking fight.
What a pity Mckinley cannot be
empowered to draft them both
into che Cuban invasion army.
July wheat at $3.50 makes
both the farmer and the politi
clan smile. :
:. A fire at Pine City at an early
hour Tuesday morning destroy.
ed half the business portion of
the town.
The county road fund IS again
in aplethoric condition, and we
expect Commissioners Dinham,
Kauppi and Morcom to keep
good their word relative to the
extension of that Miller Trunk
Road.
Supreme Commander Maj key,
of the K. 0. II. NJ, has issued a
dispensation making the order
liable for the death of members
while engaged in the military or
naval service. T..
The northern part of st. Louis
county has one commissioner
on the county board. His dis
trict comprises the Mesaba and
Vermilion ranges and covers an
area SO large that a trip over it
would require months. The
townships about Duluth have
one and Duluth proper has three
men representing it on the
board. Now this should be diff
ferent and an effort will be made
to make it different. Three com.
missioners for Duluth and the