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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-05
MERIT OF NORRIS.

During his speech at the Armory
at Duluth Monday evening, Speaker
Henderson of Iowa paid the follow
ing tribute to Congressman Morris
of this district:
"Your congressman and my friend
Page Morris is one of the omost con-
scientious members of the House
of Representatives. He is always
looking after your interests. Page
is not high and lofty tumbler. At
the last session of Congress when
the Rivers and Harbors committee
was to be appointed I advised that
Page Morris of the sixth district of
Minnesota be named as a member.
and I have never had cause to re-
greet that advice. You can trust
him to look out for your interests
on that committee. No man rem
dered more able, intelligent and
conscientious service on it than he.
AS chairman of that committee dur
ing the work on the Rivers and
Harbors bill I continually leaned
on NJ orris, who never failed me-"
IN monumental, masterful and
heart-rending effort to pick up and
support the county division move
ment, and an attempt to dictate to
the range press motive for their
support of the movement, Sir Pat
rick Bowling, of the Eveleth Star,
cites the alleged fact that there
would be thousands of dollars paid
annually to the range newspapers
for printing in case of the creation
of new county. The implied in
suit that our brethren of the range
press have convictions which are
subservient to mere mercenary con-
siderations is not apt to be a very
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-05

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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-05
COUNTY,.

For Sheriff.
W1LL1AM..C C. SARGENT.
For Auditor
ODIN HALDEN.
For Treasurer
L. H. WHIPPLE.
For Register of Deeds
A. F. LOFGREN.
For Attorney
JOHN NJ. MCCLINTOCK.
For Surveyor
CHAS. p. FRANK.
For Superintendent of Schools
A. T. PARK.
For Coroner
DIR. S. H. BOYER.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE
BY Telegraph Giving a Brief Re.
sumo of the Weeks Events.
RELIABLE AND INTERESTING.
The Misery and Suffering Among the
Fannie Stricken Inhabitants of In
dia Is Unparslieied-A Man Shielded
at Conneiisviile, Pa, by - Hot Route.
Misery Unparalleled In india.

The latest official reports from the
famine districts in India say that the
misery existing there is indescribable
and unparalleled, and that the present
relief is quite inadequate. They add
that the me tally among the cattle IS
also so sevete that the authorities are
trying to adapt farm implements so
that human power can replace that of
bullocks, Such a drastic measure has
never before been necessary, even in
the greatest scarcity of animals 1t is
also announced that the natives are
developing ugly feelings and are at
lacking Europeans great crowd
murderously attacked a party of sol
diers at Shahpur, the military center
of the northwest provinces, The sol
diers were rescued with difficulty and
in an unconscious condition. At a
meeting of leading financiers and man
ufacturers of Berlin, Germany, under
the presidency of DR.. Koch, president
of the Imperial bank, it was decided to
raise fund for the relief of the famine
sufferers and those present subscribed
$40, 900.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
STATE GOSSIP.

IS Niles mas her eye on bicycle factory.
Bicycle riders at Port Huron are OBJ
liged to pay tax.
Ann Arbor will send carload of
flour to starving India.
The schools at Dowagiac have been
indefinitely closed on account of diph-
iberia
There are seven new cases of small
pox at the home of Robt. McComb, at
st. Charles.
st. Joe county's new court house is
so near completion that it may be
opened May 10
In railroad wreck at Goodells be-
tween two trains from Chicago, so
sheep were killed
Traverse City has granted franchise
TO an electric road which it is proposed
to build to Old Mission.
Traverse City sold her water works
bonds at n premium of SIG They
bear 4 per cent interest.
Gratiot county's new court house is
now assured 1t will be located at
Ithaca and will cost S34, 900.
1t is expected that w. j. Bryan will
be in attendance at the Democratic
The Dead River sawmill will cut 49,
600, 900 feet this season, operations were
commenced on the Goth. The entire
cut goes to Toledo parties.
An epidemic of measles have struck
Monroe hard. Fully 20 per cent of the
children of the central high school are
absent on ac count of this disease.
In order to induce factories to locate
in the village and promote prosperity
within her borders, ViclIsburg business
men are organizing an improvement as
ISOLATION.
One fireman was killed outright and
one seriously injured while attending
fire which destroyed the Emmanuel
Reformed German church, at Musl<e-
gon, on the GOTH
Citizens of Mt. Clemens are highly
elated because the secretary of the
treasury has recommended the appro-
priation of sos, 900 for federal build
ing at that place.
VIM. Gray, of Fife Lake, is the second
victim of the nose bug this season.
Within 4s hours his face and head had
swollen beyond all recognitions and he
may lose his sight.
The weather of the past week has
worked wonderful change in the APP
pearance of wheat in the vicinity of
Belleville, and the prospects are good
for an excellent crop.
Jacob Edward, bachelor uncle of
George, Harry, L. NJ. Edwards and
Mrs. George Kinear, of Milan, and NJ.
c. Edwards, of Willis, recently died at
his home in New Jersey, and left an
estate valued at SIS, OOO to which they
are the joint heirs. They are poor but
worthy people.
The annual meeting of the Michigan
Pioneer and Historical society will he
held in Lansing the first Wednesday in
June. Ex-Gov. Luce, the president,
urges upon the people of the state the
desirability of a large attendance, as
the meeting will have much to do with
the future of the society's usefulness.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
NJ. n. q. Encampment.

If the members Of the Michigan Ma
tional Guard are willing to make a lit
tie sacrifice, brigade encampment
will be held this year as usual. Other
wise no encampment of any kind will
be held. Quartermaster-Gener At
kinson has figured out that he will
have money enough to pay all the ex-
penses of an encampment with the sim
gle exception of the pay of the men.
The law allows the privates compen-
sation at the rate of SIPS per day, with
further allowance of IS cents per day
for subsistence, the per diem of officers
being a trifle more. Gen. Atkinson
has addressed a communication to the
commanding officer of each company
asking that the men be canvassed with
view to ascertaining if they will be
willing to waive their claims to pay.
The rs cents per day for subsistence
will be paid by the state, the men sim
ply donating their time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
NEWSY BREvITIES.

Wood sells at $40 per cord at Cape
Nome, Alaska.
Cuban treasury receipts for March
totaled 81 ,67s, 500.
Admiral Dewey has accepted an in
vitation to visit New Orleans, May "a.
The invitation was sent him in a phon-
ograph.
Former Capt. Dreyfus arrived at
Geneva on the Goth. lie will spend
the season at Cologny where he has
rented a cottage.
One of the locks of the Welland canal
was blown up by dynamite on the 2lst,
and three men who had been shadowed
by detectives for a week are under ar
rest, charged with the offense. There
is little doubt but what the men ar
rested are the guilty parties.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
directed that advantage be taken of
the rural free delivery, established by
the postoffice department, by having
carriers on such routes distribute to
the farmers cards containing the latest
weather forecasts and warnings.
The engine and five cars of an east
bound fast freight train went through
a bridge near Cochran, Ind, on the
10Th. The engineer and fireman were
killed and a brakeman fatally injured.
One of the wrecked cars was loaded
with whisky, which caught fire and
burned the bridge as well as the wreck
age.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
Eager for Gold.

Nicaragua boasts a volcano called
Misaya, about which curious but
hardly credible story Is told. When, in
1922, the Spaniards overrun the state,
the volcano was very lively. Many CT
the victorious Spaniards thought that
the raging fire at the foot Of the crater
was neither more nor less than purest
gold in molten state. The puzzle was
how to get it. But at last few men,
more foolish and more venturesome
than their mates, had themselves low
cred down until by means Of an iron
chain with bucket at the end Of it,
they could reach the fiery mass. Of
course, as soon as the bucket neared
the surface it was melted in moment,
and the silly fellows, when drawn up,
were half dead from the heat and the
poisonous smoke.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
GENERAL STRIKE.


Freight Handlers OF Detroit All 80 Out
by Order OF Their Unions President.
The general strike of the freight
handlers Of Detroit, which has been
talked of for some weeks past will have
become a reality, and practically every
freight handler in that city will be out
on strike before this paper reaches
our readers. The Union depot men,
which include the Wabash, Flint Il
Pere Marquette and Lima Northern
men, have been out for several days,
and on the afternoon of the Goth the
Grand Trunk men went out. The
Lake Shore and Michigan Central men
have all agreed to go out today april
2D unless satisfactory agreement is
reached. About 400 men are affected.
Later-The places of the striking
freight handlers have been filled with
outside men, and it now looks as though
it would be waiting game with the
strikers-their only hope rests in the
inefiiciency of the new men to cope
with the increased traffic which is Gus
tomary at this season of the year. One
company is boarding its men in cars to
protect them from falling in the hands
of the strikers,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
Leaned into n Coke Oven.

Leaping high into the air as an eX-
pert diver would in taking a fancy
plunge into the water, an unknown
man committed suicide at Connellsville,
Pa, on the 23d, by diving into coke
oven. In less than n minute what had
been man apparently in the full vigor
of life had mingled with the curling
smoke of the ovens, distinguishable
only by its blush brown color and nau-
seating odor from the gas smoke of the
burning coal A more tragic death
never occurred in that region. All
there was to show for the man who
but a few seconds before had been in
life was charred mass of flesh not
three feet in length. There is nothing
about it that would serve as a means
of Identification.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
Three Men Blown to Eternity.

The packing house of the Thos. Ajax
dynamite works, six miles north of
Bay City, near the village of Kawkaw-
lin, blew up on the afternoon of the
Goth completely demolishing the build
ing and scattering the bodies of three
workmen employed in the place about
the vicinity. The cause of the explo-
sion is unknown, but it is attributed
to the improper mixing of explosives.
The packing house contained nearly
l 200 pounds of nitroglycerine and 900
pounds of dynamite.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
YOUTHFUL WHITECAPS.
Organized to Punish Those who Inter-
fers In Love Affairs.

Organised to Punish Those who Inter-
fers In Love Affairs.
What appears to be an organization
of whitecaps is operating In this city.
The peculiar thing about the organlza-
ton is the motive behind II for the
protection of It's members against the
intrusion of outsiders In affairs of love.
The band. so far as can be learned, is
composed OF young men ranging In age
from IS to 20 years. who are sworn to
protect each other. even unto death II
necessary, in order to keep young men
who are not members OF the band from
infringing upon their rights and pay
ing attention to the girl friends OF any
OF the members. The violation of the
rules laid down in the bylaws of the
organization means severe punishment
to the offender. and swift justice is
melted out to the young man who dares
to mingle In the love affairs OF any
member of the band. Not long ago a
young man from the outside called
upon one of the young women friends
of member of the band and was pass
ing the evening in her company. A
knock at the door brought the hostess,
and the leader of the band, who had
approached, asked in a pleasant man
ner if the young man were present.
Receiving an answer in the affirmative,
he requested to see the gentleman on
business. AS the young man stepped
out into the darkness he was seized
by the whitecaps and given a sound
whipping and told to leave the place
at once, which he did. Another case
has just developed, in which the pun
ishment was more severe. The young
man, who was called from the pres
ence of the girl on the second occasion,
was subjected to the most brutal treat
ment possible. A coffee sack was
thrown over his head, his hands were
tied behind him and he was marched
to the cemetery, fully mile from the
city, at the point of revolvers, while
the members followed with threats Of
violence in case he uttered an cutlery.
At the cemetery a rope was tied about
his neck and the end thrown over a
limb of a tree. At this juncture the
coffee sack was removed. and a ghost
bearing a large knife in its hanus
sprang out of the darkness and came
toward the crowd. The masked mem
bers of the band, at sight of the ghast-
ly specter, broke and ran, and the
young man became so frightened that
he swooned and fell to the ground.
The ghost. who was one of the white
caps, disrobed, and calling to the
crowd, told them the young man had
tainted. The limp form of the boy
was carried back to the city and laid
out upon the sidewalk, where he re-
NAMED until passers-by CHANGED to
find him, still in an unconscious con-
LIuon, some hours afterward. So far
the identity of the members has been
kept secret, and, though an effort has
been put forth to locate the leaders,
it has yeen to no avail. The last oc-
currence has created considerable OK
citement.-Arcola (Ill) Correspond
ence Chicago Record.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
NEWS FOR M|CH|GANDERS.
A Whole Regiment Of News Items
From Michigan Towns
CAPTURED FOR BRIEF READING.
Michigan National Guard Encamp-
ment VIII be Held This Year IL the
Boys VIII Donate Their Services
Lynching Threatened at Chesaning
Adopt Fiendish Methods to Even Matters.

Adopt Fiendish Methods to Even Matters.
August Blanck, German farmer liv-
ing on the town line road, between
Mt. Clemens and Utica, while blowing
I'm his pasture recently, noticed several
small pile of oats distributed over the
field. Not being able to account for
them, his curiosity was aroused, and
upon investigation it was found that
each pile covered a quantity of paris
green. This alarmed him and he ex-
tended his search over the entire prem
Uses, locating IL of the piles In his
dooryard and buildings he found many
piles of bread which proved to contain
poison. Not long ago he lost two cows,
and until this discovery their death
was mystery. About a year ago
Blanck had trouble over establishing a
ditch, which was carried to the courts
and much bad feeling engendered. He
thinks that some of those who opposed
him have taken this dastardly method
of getting even with him for having
defeated them at law.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
American C.p,t.I In Russia.

Il. f. Walker and j. III. McCleary,
representing prominent capitalists of
Philadelphia, sailed on the 18th from
New York for Southampton. They are
authorized to pledge bonds for any
amount necessary to secure the con-
tract for building IA projected railroad
from st. Petersburg to Odessa, which
will traverse more than half the Rus.
sian empire from north to south. 1t is
understood that the new railroad can.
not be constructed at a cost less than
500 600, 600
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
chas. johnson pied In Prison.

Chas johnson, one of the famous
three Johnson brothers, counterfeiters,
died in the penitentiary at Columbus,
o., on the 21st, and was buried from
the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
David johnson in Detroit, on the 23d.
Charles Johnson was 60 years of age.
He was arrested at Detroit with his
two brothers, Edmund and David,
something over year ago and charged
with counterfeiting. The search for
and discovery of complete counter
feiting and engraving outfit in the
Johnson home is well remembered.
The two brothers were tried before
Judge Swan and sentenced TO long
terms in the house of correction.
Charles was taken to Toledo, where he
was tried on a similar charge and SEN
fenced to five years in the Columbus
prison.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
Trouble at a Rerubllcan Convention.

The Republican convention which
met at Montgomery, Ala, on the 10th
resulted in the predicted split and two
delegations will be sent to the national
convention. There were stormy scenes
at the capital prior to the meeting of
the convention and the result was the
serious wounding of Castor Scott, a
young white man, by Frank Moragne,
of Gadsden, who had been chosen SER
geant-at-arms of the convention by the
executive committee Scott will re-
cover. Moragne is in Jail.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
Advice to Process Butter Dealers.

The April bulletin of Pure Food and
Dairy Commissioner Grosvenor says:
Not until the Michigan supreme court
shall pass upon this law and declare 1T
void will the process butter question
be settled in this state. warn all
manufacturers and dealers in process
butter that its regulation by statute is
a valid one until declared otherwise by
a more competent authority than po-
lice justice, and that prosecutions will
follow its violation in every instance
where detected"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
A ChesanIng Enlsode.

A Republican primary election to Sc
lect delegates TO the county convention
was held at Chesaning on the 10th.
There is split in the party, and two
men, w. l.. Ireland and NJ. ID. Kirby
captured the convention from IS voters.
They succeeded in getting their men
elected as delegates, who are anti-Bliss
and Fordney men. When the defeated
ones of the convention discovered what
had been done, threats were made to
lynch the chairman, NJ. ID. Kirby, who
quickly went out. The convention
was recalled and new set of delegates
elected. 1t is looked upon as most
clever trick.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
Hamburger Able to Sit Up.

Henry Hamburger, of Detroit, who
made desperate attempt at suicide
shortly after sentence was imposed
upon him. is now able to leave his bed.
During the day he is fully dressed and
sits with his father, mother, sister and
deputy sheriff in his room at the hos
pital. BY the first of May it is thought
he may be strong enough to take the
Journey to jackson with Sheriff Stew
art He is still weak and the healing
of his throat will require several more
DAYS
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
U. $. May be Forced to Drastic Measures

A special from Washington says:
The United States charge d'affaires at
Constantinople will be directed to in
form the sultan that this government
must insist on the payment without
further delay of the 500, 900 indemnity
for outrages of the American mission
aries and destruction of their property,
unless prompt action on the sultan's
part anticipates the ultimatum and
the debt is discharged before a resort
is made to drastic measures. Under
the circumstances it has been determ-
ined that diplomatic resources will be
first exhausted, with confidence that
the sultan will be brought to under
stand that his promises cannot be
lightly broken. The proved claims
against Turkey include about $500, 900
for the destruction of property alone.
To these, which admitted of practic-
ally no dispute, there was added the
Lentz claim of $4,000 presented by
Secretary Olney.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
Try Grain-ol Try Grain-o /!

Ask your grocer today to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee
The children may drink it without in
jury as we'll as the adult. All who try
it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal
brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made
from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives it without distress
One-fourth the price of coffee. 15c
and csc. per package. Sold by all
grocers
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26

would cry. realizing what pain he was In.
His pitiful wailing was heart-rending.
had about given up hope OF saving him
when was urged to give him Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, all other treatment having failed.
/ washed the sores with Hoods Medcated
Soap, applied Hoods Olive Ointment and
gave him Hoods Sarsaparilla. The child
seemed to get better every day, and very
soon the change was quite noticeable. The
discharge grew less, Inflammation went
down, the skin took on healthy color, and
the raw flesh began to scale over and thin
skin formed as the scales dropped of.
Less than two bottles OF Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, aided by Hoods Medicated Soap and
Hoods Olive Ointment, accomplished this
wonderful cure. / cannot praise these
medicines half enough" Mrs. GuERISoT,
81 Myrtle St., Rochester, y. Y.
The above testimonial is very much con-
densed from Mrs. Guerinot's letter. AS
many mothers will be interested i'm reading
the full letter, we will send 1t to anyone
who sends request Of us on postal card.
Mention this paper.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
Disease I'm Michigan.

Reports to the state board of health
show that neuralgia, rheumatism, in
nuenza, bronchitis and tonsilitis, in
the order named, caused the most sick
ness in Michigan during the past week.
Cerebro-spinal meningitis was reported
at 4 places, smallpox at G places, diph-
liberia at II, whooping cough at 10, ty-
phoid fever at 81, scarlet fever at 50,
measles at ia, and consumption at 1Gl.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
No Special Panel to be Called.

1t has been generally expected that
a special jury would be summoned for
the case of Col. Eli II. Sutton, which is
set for April %, but Judge West made
the announcement on the 18th that the
present jury would return for the trial,
with "a additional jurors, and that if
the panel is exhausted before a satisfac-
tory jury is secured from this number,
talesmen will be summoned.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
Hanged Himself in a Barn.

Chas. G. Fleischmann, aged 40, secre
tary of the Trust Security & Safe De.
post Co., of Detroit, committed suicide
on the afternoon of the 22d by hanging
himself from a rafter in the barn al
the home of his sister, where Inc
boarded. Mr.. Fleischmann was sin
gle man, had plenty of friends and the
cause for his suicide is a great mystery
TO his friends.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
FREE GIFTS TO AGENTS.

We want 100000 Agents, men and wo-
men. boys and girls all over the United
States TO sell our wonderful Lekko Scour-
ing Soap, Lekkoene and other Toilet Soaps.
Big profit, easy work. Prize with every
cake Write to-day. G. ii. Marshall e. Co.,
Dept 10, Chicago, Ill. Factory 1926
No. May St Ref, any bank in Chicago.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26
THE GARFIELD TEA COMPANY

are very active I'm their advertising departments;
they are now calling the attention OF the public
TO a new article called the GARFIELD RELIEF
PLASTER, which they have recently added 10
their list OF preparations. GARFIELD RE-
LIEF PLASTER II Is claimed. will be found Of
wonderful benefit In cases OF rheumatism. kid
ney and liver troubles. and i'm all pains arising
from weak or spraned muscles; Il is also most
beneficial for pains in the chest whether from
colds or indigestion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-26

Otsego is to have canning factory
that will employ 125 people.
Ground was broken for Marine City's
new sugar factory on the 18th.
The Armstrong Machine Works Co.,
of Chicago, expects TO remove its plant
to Three Rivers about April 90.