The Virginia enterprise., 1902-09-05
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R. F. Berdie, of Hibbing, county
commissioner from the seventh dis
trict, was in the city Monday even
ing calling on his friends, and nat
urally included The Enterprise
scribe in the list. Mr.. Berdie has a
Republican opponent for the noni-
nation at the primaries in the per-
son of Mr.. Gandsey, and will have
Democratic opponent at the polls
in November in the person of J. B.
Connors. But the people of his dis
trict will not, we opine, neglect their
plain duty in the premises, and we
predict his return by pleasing ma
jority. To the efforts of Mr.. Berdie
in great measure was due the es-
tablishment of the additional COM
missioner districts; he has repre-
sented the people of his district for
two years past in an able and hon
ora BILE manner, and the road i'm
provements in the territory includ-
ed in his district bear silent attest
to the efficiency of his labors. In
consideration of his record he is
certainly entitled to an endorsement
for full term, and the gratitude
and confidence of his people will be
fittingly shown at the proper time.
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| o. p. Stenson, who would like to
be county auditor but will not, was
in the city Saturday trying to turn
a trick. While Mr.. Stenson might
make competent official if oppor-
tunity permitted, it is not in the
ballot-box for him this season. The
people of the ranges and of St. Lou
is county do not reward faithful,
efficient and courteous servant by
turning him out, and Odin Halden
will receive the loyal support of the
Republican hosts at the primaries
and the votes of all citizens, irre-
spective of party affiliations, at the
polls in November.
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Ray Butchart and Roy Mitchell
were up from Duluth over Sunday,
looking over the field at this point
and Eveleth in the interests of w.
". Butchart, for the Republican
nomination for sheriff.
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]. Adam Bede formally opened
the campaign in his attempt to cap
ture the coveted plum which he has
eyed so eagerly for several years, by
an address to Duluth audience a
week ago. AS reported by the Du'
luth press he touched upon his po.
sition regarding the removal of the
tariff on wheat, but we failed to note
any explanation of his signed state
ment as published in the Duluth
Herald of June 13, that "The tariff
Of forty cents a ton on iron ore does
not benefit the Minnesota miner
and it's removal would rob the Op
position of much of it's thunder.'
The Minnesota miner or the busi
ness element which depends on his
earnings for existence may not be
Missourians, but they live in re-
gion where the tariff on ore is rec
ognized as a matter of vital import
ance to their welfare, and will have
to be shown the benefits before
electing a free-trade disciple to {
position where he has vote toward
making or unmak!ng tariff laws
Xxx
It is understood that John Owens
numerous friends have been trying
to persuade him to become Candi
date for county commissioner from
this district and although he has
not yet decided definitely it is alto
gether probable that his name, az
as independent candidate, will bt
on the ballots at the coming cleo
ton. Mr.. Owens is an old residen
in the district; is thoroughly post
ed as to our needs in the way O
roads, and his extensive acquaint
ance and well-known qualification
for the position should be the 1nean'
of pil1ng up big majority for him
should he decide to make the run
Flower News.
Xxx
The Duluth papers announce tn
Inauguration Of a movement on tn
part of the friends Of Chas. dAutre
mont to induce Capt. NJ. L. Fay t.
withdraw from the contest for tn
Democratic nomination for cor
gress. But they have evidently ye
to gain an acquaintance with tn
positive side of Mr.. Fay's nature