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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-15

Fatal accidents are not SO CON-
mon as in former years, though
an. awful catastrophe was mar
rowly averted inthe underground
workings of the Montana shaft
recently. While a dozen men
were at work a break occurred
IN the walls, which the men
heard. and throwing dow1. their
tools, ran for their lives. They
had no sooner reached a place of
safety than q mass of rock.
weighing several thousand tons,
fell from the break, which ex,
tended from the third to the sew
enth levels, a height of over 200
feet. The rush of air caused by
the falling mass was so violent
that a miner, standing in drift
near by, was blown for a dis
t'nce of seventy-ive feet, strik-
ing against: the roof and walls
in his course, but miraculously
escaping serious injury. AS in
most other industries, the mine
worker of today is a specialist.
Compared with former years, the
more extensive operations, to-.
gether with the steadily increas~
ing use of machinery, requiring
special familiarity, necessitates
this; the Cornishman, descended
from generations of miners, was
fitted for any branch Of mining;
he knew from experience where
to start a shaft, how to timber.
to what depth and at what angle
to run his drill hole to bring
down the most ore and to separ
ate the various grades, each of
which details now devolves upon
q man accustomed to nothing
else. Men less versatile. work
ing for lower wages, have re
placed tiaessallll= allll=azo,assz3a nri11.trsft
former days, but the latter is
fully appreciated in-the, rich ore
mines of the West, and receives
better wages than he ever did in
our iron mines.-Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-15
plored ten years ago. is an ex-
tension of the iGogebic, running

plored ten years ago, is an ex.
tension of the Gogebic. running
southwesterly. On much Of the
lands tax deeds have been issued
by the county, the companies
owning the lands having neglec.
ted the payment of taxes for sew.
eral years. The county clerk OF
Ashland county was On Mond az
given notice that people who
held these tax titles and had SET
tied on the lands would be Gus
ted.
According to Dwight E. Wood>
bridge in the Minneapolis Times,
last year there we-e sixty.nine
shipping mines on Lake Superi ;
or. This year there will be near
ly 100. and the boom in iron did
not strike the mines soon enough
Tor them to take full advantage
OF the situation. Next. year
there witt be 10 shipping mines
on these five ranges, Already.
this season 'thirtytw two old and
abandoned mines have been sold,
or leased to operators, and most
are now being pumped out and
reopened.. Some of these have
been idle from II to 20 years, aud
their workings had fallen into
ruin and decay, thei1 surround
ing villages had become desolate
and their dwellings tumbled IN,
their gardens gone back to For.
est, their inhabitants scattered
TO the four corners of the earth.
Besides these opened ranges
there are thousands of square
miles around Lake Superior that
are likely to amply repay skillful,
Systematic, thorough and intelli
gent exploration for iron. De-
posits of great magnitude as yet
untouched are known to exist,
though in many cases they are
now distant from transportation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-15
) WEEKLY 5 Current Topic.
; MINING RE. In the
y nEala XQt1d

ft>SN0SNAee~~><0~~
Today is payday at the saun=
try and Alpena, and several
thousand dollars will be distrib:
uted among Virginia's working
men.
! A demand for a raise in wages
made by the miners at the Re-
public was acceded to Wednes-
day, the men now receiving the
lshpeming scale.
The American Mining Co., Of
New Jersey, has filed articles of
incorporation with the St. Louis
county register of deeds. The
articles give the company the
right to mine and manufacture.
The American Mining Company
handles the mining interests of
the American Steel & Wire Co.
The Oliver Mining company
has purchased the recent ore
find in section Is, 44-43 near
Iron Mountain. The new dis
covery is about two miles south
of the Michigan mine. which is
also in the hands of the Oliver
people. This company now con.
trolls between two and three
miles of mineral lands, extend.
ing south from Amasa, through
most of which the Michigan ore
formation is supposed to run.
j. Thoburn Gibson, the discover
er of the vein, has already proved
the ore formation on his land for
nearly quarter Of, q mile, and
feels quite sanguine that the
Oliver people will open up a
large body Of ore.
With the building Of the new
Ontario & Rainy River railroad
comes the prospect of the early
development of the immense iron
deposits Of the Atikokan range
in Ontario. Thenew road will
reach this range by next fall,
and owners of lands already pre-.
pare for the opening of their
properties as soon as practicable.
The Atikokan range comprises
the largest body of ore known "a
exist in Canada. It is a black
magnetic ore, very low in phos-
|phorus, and modern machinery
has ob]iterated former objection
to this grade of ores because
fhey did not flux as readily az
non-magnetic ores. These ores
: will BE delivered at either Por1
Arthur Or Fort William. where
: docks are to be built. '..': ~
The present and prospective
activity in the iron industry pro
misses to develop the Messembris
iron range 10 Ashland and Iror
{ Counties. Wisconsin. Tht:
range, which was partiatly ex'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-15
GREATEST OF MINES.

In the history of mining in the
United States there is nothing
more remarkable than the record
of the Minnesota mine at Tower.
Discovered in 1867, but not ship.
ping until 1854, it is the oldest
mine in the state, and was for
three years the only producer.
Its total production of iron ore
up to the beginning of the pres>
ent year, amounting to 6,189-,
OBJ gross tons, exceeds that of
any other single mine ID the
country. There are groups of
mines under one name aud one
management whose output has
exceeded this. but no one prop
erty has equalled the Minnesota.
Not less remarkable than the
amount has been the uniform
high quality of the ore. The
average percentage of metallic
iron in the entire 100000 tons
was 81, largely within the Bes.
semer limits as to phosphorus.
Two other mines of the Mime
sofa Iron co npauy, the Chandler
and the Fayal, besides several
Wisconsin and Michigan proper.
ties, now have a greater annual
production, but in none IS the
rapid progress of mining methods
in the past few years better ex-
emplificd. The discoverer of
the Minnesota found the, ore
bodies outcropping on the top of
a high hill on the shore of Lake
Vermillion, and the first mining
was by open cuts and simple
quarrying. This answered for a
time and the hill was honey.
combed with immense trenches,
but after going down several
hundred feet the danger of cav.
ing in the high vertical walls,
unsupported by timbering, ard
the expense of hosting waste
matter to the surface, compelled
a change. Shafts were sunk in
the country rock alongside these
cuts and then drifts run beneath
into the ore bodies. :.
AS first mined the ore comes
out in huge chunks of nearly the
hardness of steel, expensive to
handle, both at the mine and du-
ring transit to the furnace, and
requires more fuel to smelt than
ore in moderate sized pieces.
Huge crushers were erected near
the shaft houses and the ore
trammed directly to them. Pom
derous iron jaws. weighing ten
tons each, crush 1t to pieces that
will pass through a 4>inch aper-
ture. after which it is dumped on
the stockpi]es.
Previous to this, during the
shipping season. it took several
hundred men, using shovel and
barrow, to load the ore into cars.
One immense steam shovel. with
six or eight men, now does the
same work, making 3 record in
keeping with the improvements
elsewhere about the mine. It's
dipper holds three and one hall
tons, and when steadily working
fills a 25-ton car in two minutes
Recently it loaded from last win,
tiers stockpile 1872 cars in = day
:, q q 8 tourtsen & theurs, approximate
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-15
FINISH SAVING.


The Moon & Kerr Lum Der Co.
finish their season cut the com.
ing week, having cut about 5000,
600 feet thus far'for the season.
It had been the intention of the
management to log during the
summer aud continue their mill
run until later in the season, but
men for the woods were not to
be had. Mr., Moon states that
preparations are being made for
the woods, and that a full crew
will be put in as soon as possible,
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--aN~---
ANN

The Ladies Aid Of the M. E..
church will hold a social at the
pleasant home of Mrs. J. H.
Pearce, at the Commodore, on
Friday evening next. Sept. %,
A Cordial invitation extended. I
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-15

Gold Medals to HARPER
whiskey at New Orleans &
Worlds Fair Chicago. Try it;
you will endorse the Judges YER
dict. T. A. Clark, Virginia.
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-04
LOCAL AND PERSONA, ITEMS.
Joys for jewelry.

Trade at the Palace drug store.
Webber's fine creamery butter
will be found at Melvin Bros.
For SALE-A choice lot OF cedar
posts; cheap. Inquire at this
Office.
The Semi-Weekly Tribune and
the Kansas City Weekly Journal
one year for 81. so.
Henry Dubbs, of Pueblo, tax
agent of the Santa Fe, was a La
Junta visitor Monday.
For SALE-Three head of mich
cows and five head young stock !;
cheap. G. Z. Washburn.
r. c. Inge left on No. s We'd
nesday for Syracuse, Kansas, to
remain few days on business.
Fox SALE.-Twelve lots in Lof-
land addition; two houses; cheap
for cash. Inquire of l.. p. Taylor.
Rev. Mitchell, the Baptist min
lister at Rocky Ford. has been con-
ducting very successful series of
revival meetings at Riverside dur
ing the past week.
l.. L. Higgins, Of Denver, gen
eral agent for Colorado and Wyo-
ming OF the New York Life Insur-
ance Company, was in town sever
al days this week on business.
Rev. Robt. Coltman left on No.
S Thursday morning for Denver to
attend the meeting of the Chautau-
qua committee, and make arrange
ments for next summers program.
Guy E. Smith will soon be ready
for business in his new music store
near Prinster's meat market He
will keep everything in the music
line, from jewsharps to pipe organs.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Wilder re-
turned on No. 6 Tuesday night
from Denver, where they had bfen
attending the stock convention as
the guests of their son, E. M.
Wilder, Of Diamond Springs, Kan.
They report having had very
pleasant visit in the capital city.
Guy f. Smith vacated the room
in the Finney block occupied by
his notion store on the first OF the
month. r. c. Inge has leased the
store room and it will be connected
by an archway with "the big
double store" Mr.. Inge finds it
necessary to have more room to
effectively display his mammoth
stock of goods.
John O'N.il, three year, old
son of John b. O'Neil, died at s:45
O'Clock Thursday evening from a
complication of measles and la
grippe. He was bright little fell
low and had only been i'll few
days. The family have the sym
pathy of every one in their sad be-
reavement. The funeral takes
this morning at 10 o'clock from the
Catholic church.
With reference to certificates of
acknowledgements, the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue has
recently made the following ruling:
Certificates of Acknowledgements
attached to deeds, trust deeds, and
chattel mortgages need not have
the 10 cent revenue stamp affixed
in any event. Certificates of ac-
acknowledgements attached to release
deeds of trust or release of
mortgages should be stamped 10
cents EACH"
Nat Wetzel and L. r. Wiley,
Of ST. Louis, ]. M. Lyon, of New
York, and M. o. Coggins, of Pitts
burg, who have been hobnobbing
with the melon growers of the
valley for two weeks past, left for
their respective homes last We'd
nesday morning. They visited all
the minor associations of the val
ley, attended church socials and
school house entertainments and
made good fellows Of themselves
generally. They led the applause
az .L.<ah a-Aa-.:.-a-
La Junta tribune., 1899-02-04
LA JUNTA
landed the melon contract for next

Trinidad lump coal 81 per ton al
Matt Daniher's.
Buckley g. Hart have plenty OF
money to loan on good farms.
Eight per cent money for city or
farm loans. w. r. Gibson, Central
block.
For SALE. E.-3, 900 old ewes in
good condition; bargain. G. r.
Buckley.
! Remember Melvin Bros. when
you wish to complete an especially
fine Sunday dinner.
Fireman Frank Campbell and
family are visiting relatives and
friends in Lakin, Kan.
l.. A. Todd, of the local cigar
factory, was Rocky Ford visitor
"Wednesday on business.
Engineer Joseph Posi- has been
laid up for week past with a
severe attack OF la grippe.
The ladies OF the Episcopalian
Guild will give an afternoon tea
today at the home of Mrs. w. II.
Bragg.
Mrs. A. H. Paulsen is visiting
friends in Denver. Mr.. Paulsen
accompanied her on the trip to the
capitol city, returning home on
No. 6 Tuesday night.
Boilermaker Theodore Tutten-
hof returned this week from Fort
Madison, Iowa, where he has been
visiting for several weeks past.
i'm Hogan, Neville Mace and Jim
Dornan, formerly of La unta, all
have positions in the shops at that
point.
Julia A. Vinson, a sister of Mrs.
Henry INLAND, died in this city at
the home of the latter Wednesday,
aged 22 years. The funeral took
place yesterday afternoon from the
residence, the services being con-
Quoted by the Rev. H. B. Collins,
and the interment occurring at
Riyerview cemetery.
The Presbyterian church has
been recipient of most beautiful
and powerful organ, being present
from friends OF the church outside
of its communion. 1t is expected
that its formal presentation to the
congregation will be made at the
service tomorrow evening. The
thanks OF the church are due to
these kind friends and to Mrs. C..
r. Buckley, through whose zeal
and effort this beautiful instrument
has been secured.
Senator Swink introduced bill
in the senate Wednesday provid-
ing for the establishment of pen
itentiary farm in Otero county, and
providing $50, 900 therefor. This
bill evidently contemplates bring
ing convict labor in competition
with the melon growers. There is
money in the melon business and
the state might realize enough easy
money in this industry to liquidste
the $1,000, 900 issued in excess
warrants, which are in reality just
debts though illegally issued. Nat
Wetzel would probably secure the
contract with the state to market
the crop, as the desire to make
him a rich man through the canta-
loupe trust seems to be infectious
among residents of Colorado.
A Rocky Ford member of the
Ethical Agricultural Society came
down on the BLY, one morning this
week to visit the county seat
metropolis. He ambled into the
chair car and walking up to a La
Junta business man asked him if
they allowed gentlemen to sit on
that side of the car. He was as
sured that it made no difference,
he could sit on either side. He
replied that the sign on the left
said Ladies', while the one in
the rear on the right read "Gentle-
men," He was greatly perplexed,
hut finally concluded to take a
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-05-26
Decoration Day.

On Tuesday, May 80, the G. A.
r. and w. r. G.. and all civic
societies, children Of the schools
and citizens are invited to meet
at the court house at 10 o'clock
a. m. where parade will be form
ed for march to cemetery, where
the G.. A. r ritual service will
be observed The march will be
in charge Of Comrade Mcpherson
and will be formed in the follow
ing order:
Band
G.. A. r. in sections.
w. r. G. in sections or wagons.
Civic societies in platoons or
sections.
Citizens on foot or in sections.
| City and county officers and
citizens in carriages.
Return march in reverse order.
At 2 D. m. at opera house the
order Of exercises will be as fol
lows:
Singing-By Chorus.
/ Prayer-Rev Williams.
! Music High School Orchestra
| Singing-By Chorus.
| Oration Hon. T. McNulty
| Singing--Chorus.
| Recitation-Miss BosWorth.
i Music-Orchestra.
Exercises by Milbank Higl
| School.
Singing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-05-26
A WalcrtDWn Constellation.

The members of Esther chapter
t.. S. had the pleasure last Monday
of entertaining a delegation from Nes-
ia chapter of w Watertown, who came
on a fraternal visit. The delegation
was lighted from Wilson by Milbank
stars, and in the evening the local
chapter went through with the initia-
tory and floral work, and at the
close all enjoyed light lunch, at
which strawberries and ice cream were
served. The trip over the prairies in
spired several of the visitors with poet
ic fervor and some very beautiful and
touching lines were the result. These
We're read by Col. Lyons with such deep
earnestness and with so much effect
that many of the ladies We're overcome,
strong men cried out with loud voice
and the young ladies fell over on the
shoulders of their escorts in transports
OF JOY and appealed for another dish
Of ice cream. Whether it was the
majestic beauty of the rythm that caus-
ed such a wonderful effect, or the mas
terful manner in which Col. Lyons
rendered the couplets it is not for us
To say, but it was observable to all
that during the entire rendition a halo
of cardinal glory encircled his temples
and helped to light up the gloom Of
the more tragical passages. The eff
forts Of d, G. Thomas to keep his COM
panions within the statutory limits of
dignity the over flowing good nature
Of Fletcher, Maxwell and Monks. the
melancholy sentimentof of Countryman' s
quotations from the poets, and his
love purely platonic) for Ella Wheel
er w ilcox, were some of the marked
characteristics of the gentlemen, and
it required all the tact and skill Of the
ladies to keep them real good all the
time. However, they really did better
than the delegation of Milbankers who
visited w atertown some time ago,
where out of party of dozen there
was but one real gentleman who acted
as such all the way through. But the
visitors appeared to enjoy themselves,
and if they received as much good
from the excursion as the ladies who
entertained them did from the visit
| they We're we'll repaid for their trip.
| The visiting delegation which returned
Tuesday afternoon consisted Of. Mr.
| and Mrs. c. G. Maxwell, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. |. Monks, Mr.. and Mrs. n. l.
Fletcher, Mesdames G. r. Williams,
j. p. Carl. NJ. L. Briggs, NJ. G. Mas
on, L. Costly, NJ. Elliot and Messrs.
D. {. Thomas, L. ID. Lyon and T. A.
Countryman.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-05-26
The Volunteer.

The dramatic entertainment to be
given by the Milbank band and other
local talent on the evening OF the 3Oth
at the opera house, when the ''Nolun-
teer'' will be presented, promises to
be of most interesting character. the
actors being under the ins'r ae,l IN OF
Prof. j. 6. Cooley. Following Is
the cast:
HARVEY WELLS, Colonel in the
Federal army. -. George l. Ashton
George Washington Bangs, Herald
reporter ..............Aa Aaron y soii " aiu
Major Bradley, Of the Confederate
army Harold NJ. Ashton
Corporal Hooligan, True Blue
veteran A. b. Conright
Hon c. j. Dusenberry, member OF
Congress. ........... Merritt b. Nleehah
Hezekiah Sniffins a degenerate Yankee
G. Cooley
Uncle Mosley, a faithful slave. Will Emannel
HELEN TREVOR, Southern
heiress s.........M Miss Bessie Cooke
Molly Martin, her lively friend Mrs Cooley
Mrs Dusenberry, a business woman
Miss Verna Crowl
Susannah, 'sJis Brack Niger
Miss Nuna r. shannon
SYNOPSIS
ACT I.-Washington, 1861. War. "lonr way
lies to the North, mine to the South
AcT 1.-THE Trevor Plantation, Virginia, lso4
Captured. Betrayed And by her
ACT UI-Llbby Prison, Richmond ieoo
Freedom Now what do you think OF
Yankees love =
AcT Iy.-The Trevor Plantation, 1868. Peace.
.And the Star spangled Banner IN triumph
still waves Ger the land of the free and the
| home of the brave.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-05-26

The members of the graduating
class last Thursday evening worked a
surprise upon Prof. Phillips, the
superintendent of the city schools, and
came in upon him without invitation
or warning. While the Prof. was "a
round looking for seats for his guests,
a handsome rocking chair was
brought in, and upon his return pre-
sented to him by the class as slight
testimonial of their regard for him,
their appreciation of his qualities as
an instructor and the many kindnesses
shown them individually and as a
class during the year of their study
under his direction. Light refresh
ments were served during the evening,
and it is needless to say that both the
class and the professor enjoyed the
occasion thoroughly, and that it will
be held in pleasant memory as
one Of the enjoy able occasions o1
their association together.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-05-26

Messrs. Aehegan < Fairchild have
purchased the store building occupied
b. the Hawes Supply house.
VIVA. koepize. of Grant Center, had
the misfortune to have one of his val
uable horses drop dead last Wednes-
day.
1t is reported that quite a number of
cases Of smallpox have broken out in
Appleton, aud that some of the school
children We're taken down with the dis
ease while at school.
MIR. Gust Ledgerding who has held
the position a. engineer at the flour
mill for a long while, left last Satur
day for Jacksonville Florida. where
he goes to accept responsible posi-
tion as head engineer. Gusts many
friends wish him success.
As will be seen by notices elsewhere
DR.. w. l. Mcbride has purchased
the dental business of DR.. w. g..
location in Milbank. We understand
that Or. Ashton intends to make a
trip to the Black Hills country, with
tue intention of locating there.
The baccalaureate sermon of the
High school graduating class will be
delivered by Rev. c. n. Fitch at the
Congregational church on Sunday
evening, May %, at s O'Clock. The
graduating exercises will be held at
the same place on Thursday evening,
June !, at 1:30.
The builders and carpenters have
been making quite a showing during
the past week. the brick walls of the
Gamble store building having loomed
up to the second story, and the frame
work of the new mill has also
reached the second story. and these,
with the numerous residences in yari-
Gus stages of advancement, are very
evident indications of satisfactory
growth for Milbanh this year.
MIR. A. L. Hewitt, of Minneapolis.
was in town the first Of the week. hav-
ing come UP to present estimates on
some bridge building IN Kilborn town
ship. Iie was accompanied by Mr.. A..
! Rice Of Adrian, Minn. Many of the
older residents Of Big Stone City will
remember Mr.. Hewitt as the husband
Of Miss Myrtle Chaser, formerly OF
that place.
Mr.. John Sauressig of BIG Stone
| City was sadly afflicted last week.
Two of his sons had taken up land
claims near Anamoose, n. d., and
one of them, Frederic Hugo, was in
| iured SO badly that he died. He had
gone to the barn and il is supposed
was kicked by one Of the horses OF
| fell under them from heart trouble,
and the animals stepped upon him and
/; hurt him internally. He was brought
| to the fathers home at Big Stone,
but he scarcely survived a day after
arriving there, and the funeral occur.
red last Saturday. The young man
was in his 9th year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-05-26
Do not forget the bargains at
Stone & Sullivan 5.
Always was Il Republican.

Ex-senator Peffer of Kansas, who
was one of the founders and fathers OF
nonulism has forsaken his new love
and returned as a prodigal TO his ola
party allegiance. Mr.. PETER explains
his position as follows: Il have al
ways been republican except on one
main questionable money question.
That has settled itself, apparently.
The populist party has been eliminated
nationally by the democrats, 50 those
of us who don't want to flop by our :
selves will have to vote our conVlc-
tions as best we can. The old simon
nure alliance man who left the
republican party never was neaaed
for democracy and he is not now.