The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27
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Elected School Clerk at the An,
nual Meeting Saturday
Night.
HEARDING FOR DIRECTOR.

fIEARDING FOR DIRECTOR.
The annual school meeting Satur
day evening, as promised, was a
somewhat warm affair, but passed
off to the satisfaction of Virigians.
The rumor which gained cur
rency on Friday that our Eveleth
neighbors intended to attempt to
take unto themselves both the
director and clerkship was found
to be based upon fact DR.. Fred
Barrett, of the Fayal, coming out
on Satusday as an open aspirant
for the clerkship.
The Virginia candidates Messrs
Eaton, Coates, Costin and Carlson,
clearly discerned their finish if the
quartette remained in the field and
finally the first three gentlemen
"got together" and each appointed
represented to conference com.
nittee to select the one whom they
considered the strong man, the
others to drop out. The committee
thus selected was composed OF
Messrs. Palmer, Thompson and
Fay, and after giving due consider
alton to the claims of the aspirants
they selected Mr.. Coates. Mr.. Carl
sonswhile not going into the com
bination, made public announce
n1ent that if an Eveleth candidate
appeared in the field he would with
6raw in favor of Mr. Coates, which
he did. He was later nominated
for some unknown reason, for dir
ector, for which he received IS votes
thereby defeating J. c. McGreevy
who was with Virginia in the clerk
ship fight, for director.
The Eveleth forces came in some
three hundred strong on D. NJ. &
N. special, with the evident intent
ion of capturing the meeting an(
taking everything in sight, even t<
the purposed high school. Blu
there were enough Virginians wh<
anticipated their move on deck a
the opening of the doors to organ
ize the meeting, Mr.. NJ. L. Fay being
chosen as moderator Messrs. H. F
Smith and F. c. Talboys we're ap
pointed judges and Messrs. A. E
Bickford and J. G. Poole as clerks
After the Eveleth contingent ha<
voted one of their number movet
that the polls be closed, but Moder
ator Fay did not consider the mot
ion, and later James Sullivan NOV
ed that the polls be kept open un
til 11o'Clock, which was promptl,
supported and carried.
There we're about 600 votes, an<
during the count the meeting pro
Ceeded to other business. Treas
ure Moore read his annual repor
which was accepted and tn
customary two per cent as salar,
was allowed. The clerks salar,
was placed at 500 per month, an>
the director was voted 500 pc
year. A motion for the allowanc
of 500 to Mrs. NJ. D. L. Fuller, 70
legal services rendered by MI
Fuller during his term on tn
board, was also carried.
The proceedings of the schoo
board will also continue to be pub
lished in The Enterprise, virginia.
and Star for the ensuing year, at
cents per folio each, a resolution t.
that effect being unanimously adot
ted.
President Dowling of Eveleth ais
took up some time, as we'll as space
in labored motion that was pei
fectly satisfactory to the Virgini
contingent, that the next annua
meeting be held in this city, an
that the polls be open from 2 to
p. M, which was passed..
The ballot result was then reac
showing Coates and Hearding tn
i respective winners by the followin,
vote: For clerk, Albert B. Coate
316; Frederick Barrett 233. For dj
rector, J. H. Hearding 264; J.C. Nc
Greevy 207; Axel E. Carlson IS. /
half dozen scattering ballots wer
also cast.
The new board is perfectly salts
factory to the voters of Virginia an
we believe to the voters and patron
of the district. The componen
members are recognized as compe
tent and capable, and the continue
advancement of our schools unde
their fostering care is assured.
TIE ELY LAKE LAND CASE.
The United States Circuit Cou1
for this district decides that the dis
puted territory about Ely Lake, i