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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

versary or MS ,ap-
pointment* as civil
service commits
siPner. j.
He has had an
extraordinary rec
ord in that po-
sition. His term
of service repre-
sents almost ex-
actly one-half the
life Of the COM
mission and he
has survived re-
publican and dem
ocratic admins
trations W i t b
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

hereafter W e ar
uniforms to: dis
tinguish t h: e mi
from the crowds
who frequent the
executive m a n
: A lot of fun
is being. poked
at the PROPOSE
ton, and there
has been a good
deal of humorous
talk about the
aping Of royalty
and all that. But
the uniforms = tare
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

Commissions. 10 eveit ina ihSSl s1f
mmfssie Vi, d mi 81
tdssio with this. Even the shaIird..
sl4d opponent o. the stemiz it IS not
y ga hold admiral ton from two slch
lily advocates. s. - s s
vsry little while tie con 81 4 mission Mi
b ks out with a new set OF reR,ila.
tbs which prove: q stumbling block
e. those Ia search t 6ft kno~iedxe,
TIT circumstances gives rise to- Il some
Missing expert ces. Not. long ago
SS1at6tTrs Fettus: 81 Alabama. drifted
iao the sommaiifsssionn q onces. senator 3,.1I !,
Pestus Is the oldest man in congress.
81 hard-headed and able citizen With
q keen sense Of humor. lie had. y
ptQblem FOR Commissioner Proctor to
solve. The commissioners explained It
all out in great detail, while Pettus
listened gravely. Finally Proctor
asked him If It was perfectly clear. :
Eyes," said the senator. 1T is clear
enough; but the trouble with your In
fernal commission is that whenever I
come up here and get the rules down
fine l don't have time to ride down
In the elevator before you bring out
q new set of regulations and l have to
learn them all over again"
I'm glad you spoke of that, sem
ator," said the commissioner, grayely.
THAT elevator is old fashioned and
we've been bothered about it's slow
ness for long time. I wish YOU
would try to get an appropriation for
a new one"
The old senator looked at the COM
missioner blankly for minute. Then
ne turned and walked out of the room.
You people are altogether too much
for me- he snorted as he disappeared
through the door.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

The production of oranges in the
United States amounts to 10000, 900
boxes per annum, of which 10000 600
boxes are produced in California and
100000 boxes in Florida. The con-
sumption of lemons in the United
States amounts to- 3,ooo,OO0 cases per
annum, of which 100000 cases are
produced in California, the remainder
being imported,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

Best to BE PreDared.

1T certainly is ;rainfng hard re-
marked. the sweet girl I'll just get
an umbrella and have SsSits handy for
But surely. Z. protested her tfavorite
beau, "tthere's no hurry. sssss,z- = : -
You can't tell when you may need
it.s.s Fathers home tonight. "LPhila-
delblifa Press. -, IT.: -.,::. = -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

Wpth, the famous Paris arbiter. Of
fashion for women, says that no dress
maker has ever. dreamed of reviving
suchsan unesthetic consume as the
crinohne. He also declares that for
several years to come, in his opinion,
tailor-made dresses for morning wear
land soft, clinging robes for the eve
ming will be the correct vogue.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
.SIrnriIe Z. Freferred.

. Little Ethel did not want to go to Sun
day Sschool.and her mother said: .tseWhy,
sEthel, don't you want TO: hear about
Heaven land the-beauitful golden
streets?'' !sszsz$$ss 541 49, II ES2 s*SER.
MOL dess not" replied the small phi
5losopher. II fink I'd razzer wait till l
get there an be ;s'prised. = Cincinnati
Enquirer. - ~ *
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
In Double Harness.

When he asked the b1ushtng maiden,
Whom he wished to make his wife,
If she'd trot i'm double harness & =
= Down the rocky road of life,''
She, it. seems. mad no objection; Z ri IL q
Full of gladne S. " asahis CUP Il Saga@ s
Quick they galloped to the .parson,
And he straishtway shitchedsthem UP. =
s-Yenkers Statesman: @sa2s - )
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
The Real .Enort.

1T is very hard, says the girl With the
new:fall suit, fora girl mott to appear to
be trying to attract attention. -:
ut: is great deal. harder" asserts the
girl with he:red-trimmed hat, ''foirber to
characterization and give the appearance
ofinots trying to make All effort to have it
appear that she is not trying to attract
attention. Judge. 1HA,.s. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

Wait : may he the only
th1ng to do is to grin and bear it. The
civil service law never was popular
with congress, and yet it has contin-
l 1ed TO wax s. strong in spite Of its nm
popularity. $. s.s.S5ss7 Y. e.
The fighting aggressiveness, first Of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
Pxesidentfal Sarcasua =.

P1estdentfa1 Sarcasm.
Are there any objections to the
minutes as read?" asked Mrs U. May
Leedus. president of the Outsome-
hurst Woman's club.
There were no objections.
Nobody had heard the reading Of
the minutes
For everybody was talking. ::
Silence gives consent" said the
president, loudly. 1.-THE minutes wilt
stand approved Chicago Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
THANKSGIVING.

AMoAAbSlH1uKs
Gov. S. r. Van SAINT issued pro-
clamation, designating Thursday, Nov.
g.. as Thanksgiving day. The procla-
nation reads: =.
During the year fast drawing to a close
we have as people been the recipients of
innomerahle blessings. Peace and happi-
ness prevail within our borders. The mani
fold favors showered upon us by the author
OF all good, call for earnest expressions Of
our gratitude
Therefore, in keeping with the time-hon-
signate Thursday, Nov. 20, 1908, as Thanks
giving day. ..
: Upon said day let us all, in the church
and at the fireside, reverently give acknowl-
edgement, Of the blessings we have en-
joyed and make manifest our gratitude by
words Of praise to Almighty God.
Also let us not be unmindful of the poor
and unfortunate, but unselfshly share with
them our bounty, remembering that He
that has mercy for the poor, happy is he.'
A Mystery.
Coroner Heimark held an inquest at
Pelican Rapids over the remains of the
man found the woods near that
place.. County Attorney Hilton was
present and searching investigation
was made. > sr.
The evidence proved beyond srea-
sonable doubt. that the remains were
those of Jacob johnson who disap-
peared Sept. g., 1895. -. ~.,.: ..*,. "
The same night his shanty was
burned. The verdict of the coroner's
jury was to the effect that the deceased
came to his death by having his
skull crushed by some instrument in
the hands Of some person to the jury
unknown. e.. =:
At the time of Johnson's disappear.
ance he was reported to have had q
considerable amount of money on his
person, and there is is; no doubt that
he was murdered for; his money and
his body concealed by the murderer. i,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

~ 81 e. s sssss.
new IN g - nl e
z ro ~ for tasnarack, 70 variety of
wood that 40 comnpnia;NertheFn MIN;
enesota, aadshers tatle hi dgmfz ii
~: eing blisha 1 ifst1aksaectisaa
The timber is being sought Tor. shiri
knees for use In tlaes constrnOtion sof
wooden vessels attthe,sk tlan4ic coast
shipyarda Ne Nj ltsisss thates thesoels
supply OF timber, oak and tanaaralcil,,
has heretofore been procured entirely,
IN Maine, but that the supply stherej
: has nearly become exhausted and the.
prices are very high. p Northern Min:
nesota has vast amount Of stamaraeks
and it is cheap. .-I.....- 49,, j. sssz.
: q; Three camps for the rgetting-out Of
tamaraek ship knees have been estab-
,lished In the vicinity of Columbia sta
ton on the Duluth, Missabe & North
ern road, sixty miles north of Duluth;
and the product will be shipped to
Bath, Me-, all rail-, Select ship knees
at the Bath shipyards are worth 81 to
IS each. A tamarack tree twelve or
more inches in diameter is selected. It
is cut off from four to five feet above
the ground, and the main root, always
running at right angles to the stump,
is cut of at about the same distance,
forming an IL" shaped timber. The
pieces must measure at least twelve
inches in diameter.
About 1000 of these knees are re-
quired in large wooden vessel. The
elasticity, as we'll as strength and true
angle, count in the value of the ship
knees. About $50 of the knees make q
car load.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

Nearly Tan Years of Services for
/ q - MN ssioji q an e. O &
All QUA E|!!I a VENT
Where ne .aoerr III. ~. ana Republican.
:. Are the Best Of -Friends-A Red.
Headed .Congressman from
. Kansas--otherf Gossip. .

Washington. John r. Proctor will
celebrate next month the tenth ami
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
An Element Of Prudence.

why is it," said the student Of hui
man nature, that when a man once
starts grating there seems to be no
limit to his eagerness for spoils?'
1.-THE explanation is simple" replied
the man with the cold, gray eyes; he
wants to make sure that he is going
to have enough money laid by to en-
ploy -snpetent lawyers and to- meet
the expense of fighting the case II it
comes into court. "-Washington Star
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

ed to congress
from Kansas to
represent the dis
trfct Taft vacant
by the promotion
Of Representative
Long to the SEN
ate-the same dis
trict that held
fame for a time
as the home of
Sockless cry
Simpson.
Murdoch is pref
ty sure to be
pointed out in the
house - first be-
caiise he Is v0unp.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
would Seen, So,

{ mo matter, what you 90 to see doc
tor about he is bound to end on your
lungs .: & -. t$5 rs
How is that? &. Z. 81 s.s
Web, he always makes you cough up.
-ChfcAR0 Daily Nou,a -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

49, Civil Service Experiences.
The civil. service commission once
IN awhile has an interestfno :: ox,,a-;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
Proctor and Roosevelt.

ME-, Proctor is, a close personal
friend of the presidents friendship
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
ST es in Bels,m IRE az apf en- ! !
On bccurrenSs NE re]ationg abs:

tween the operations and ! .thetrsasau
ploy are most iii ne forni
tiqn M arbitration boards to pass :o1n
MATHIS : Of dispute has has be- 1goea erect. ]
Thisb particularly so in the collferies
OF Mariemont and Bascoup, whose
boardsof cancellation is famous.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

"Oh, dear! There's a horrid drunken
man!"a5' s - $s%tr 5tZa:- sa!: .t,4' :. (: u
|: Don't be skeered. Miss: I'm only a
little boy that wants to join your Sunday
school class Chicago American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

g. 50 that Is Nj. Versey, the poet. DC
tellsme what you consider His cleverest
work. ~ II r e p ss - e ~ Is =: sE
Getting his poems accepted after they
areWrit Boston 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
A Red.Headed Conrr..

Victor Murdoch is the handsome
young fellow who has Just been elect
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
Too Much Foot. Ball.

Death as the result of the big foot.
bali game-not from injury but in the
form Of too much enthusiasm. -. Z :.
p While the bands were playing "see,
The Conquering Hero Comes" while
the bubbling mobs Of players, admir-,
ers and students. We're parading the
streets with ''Ziss- Boom: Bah!'' mega
phones and blatant .fog-horns,. Louis
Hart, excited beyond the point Of hui
man endurance by oyerpowering en-
thusiasm, dropped dead at the corner
of Seventeenth stree and Nicollet ave-
nue., Minneapolis. & - y"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

Manager that. is the most
businesslIke physician I eyer heard of.
=, Book eeper e What. has he @done:S
!. Manager stenoglrapher slipped
on the steps and sspraineds her ankle.
He was called and prescribed tpr her.
Now he's sent bill: 70 renairing
one typewriter, i've dollars ttsncin-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
Not Yet Paid.

+ Not Yet PAID.
They re saying you're just likeall the
other members of the house" remarked
thenewly elected legislator close friend.
They say you have.your price sag.
That's liz, "declared the new mem
Der. 3 a. IE . z-s
"I thought So" y.
Yes I haven't got it yet, but have
hopes. Catholic Standard and Times. q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

Uniforms at the White House..
Secretary Loeb has ordered that the
keepers at the white house shall
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
Good I Investment.

Good Investment. =
Minnesota has $40, 900, 900 invested
in public school buildings and school
property and this does not include in
vestments in the university and the
schools None of the states other in
vestments will bring anything like the
returns derived from these few mill
IONS :. T. -.
& News Notes. ::.,iz.s-r. y,
There will be. 254. cases on trial be-
fore the Ramsey county district court
during November. .~ 49,: 60:
: The ST.. Paul police department is
greatly worried by small burglaries
committed in the business section. of
st. Paul. Saloons seem to be the chief
victims. ' .....:-- 49,; $780,
It is thought that Glen Adams, 20
years old, the son OF. a farmer, and
Charles Gregory, q stranger, aged
As, were drowned in Bemidji lake
while attempting. to cross with a
boat load Of stolen goods. s3,<,-s7E.1.s
il Governor Van SAINT has. granted. re.
quisitions for the return of Mary Will
liams and Ed. Williams, wanted in
Danville, Ill, for robbery. The pair
are now in custody in st: Paul. 4. re-
QUESTION from the governor Of Wis
consin was also granted for the re-
turn for Pat Burns, under arrest in
st. Paul, and wanted in Waukesha,
Wis, for burglary. ,ssa ,ssssI-i 4 ss* it.
Miss Margaret Jane ,McFarlane OF
Carlton, was instantly killed by leap.
ing from the fourth floor of st
] Luke's hospital to the ground She
was delirions from an attack of { ty.
phoid fever. i ...i
The sthreshing engine boiler belong.
ing to Ole a, Rudlang exploded at
the farm Of John j. Fardahl three
miles north Of Adams. It is almost
miracle that nobody was hurt, as
castings and boiling water were
thrown IN every .directio Engineer
20. G. Olson was standing on the plat
form in the act Of putting il coal
when the explosion took place.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
Makes Z ii Di4erenee.

IS Nj. Timmidd How would q girl feel If
she received q proposal by letter?
Friend shesdidn care for vnE.
shed feel insulted. 3s.
lnl well Ter suppose she did care
for. me ?''S .
Shed say yes BY telegraph. IN. r
Weekly. ss.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

Elsie-You know, Bobby is our first
counsin.
Dorothy (on whom Bobby has made an
urffayorable impression)-Is he? Well.
hope he's our last, that's all.-Punch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
Beyond Them.

Beyond Them.
Though auto-scorchers may not heed
The*rules Of navigation,
To their distress they cannot break
THEA of gravitation.
BROOKLYN Life
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
HissDoabta

.Mamma seems to slhave 4 great fas-
cination for YOU" remarked the, beau
.tiful girl. ..s5s
She does fascinate me, z he admit
ted, "by.akeeping me gNessinS rs to-
whether you'll be like her. at her age
Chicago Post. s 1900
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

Wife-You ask ''how did h. get into
this obese state q, Well, doctor,sf II tell
you. He's signed q pledge ONLY to drink
at meals, and I'm afraid he's o7ereaten
himself Punch: sss. ssss.:. 4 / Z 3,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20
!. Couldn, ], Rfn, ~

{ How IL Dobbs? = hear he has been.
very sick. z go
That's what! Nine doctors failed
to relieve him. = s.ss
Great Scott. he must % tough! -
Chicago Record Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

But politics aside.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-04-16
The band will probably begin the tirsI

The band will probably begin the first
week in May giving one street concert a
week-if, the people want them, A
number of prominent people have re-
quested the band to give these concerts
and have volunteered a liberal subscrlp-
tion toward the bands expenses for the
season. If as many more as have vol
unteered support for the concerts desire
them there will be no trouble in having
The concerts. The band is in shape to
begin the concerts at any time and could
play splendid program next week If
necessary. From the start made it is
very probable that Dodge City will again
become noted for having an exceptionally
fine band. The band however will not
feel like urging any one to support it.
The concerts will depend wholly upon
the ready willingness Of tile people to
support them, and If this willingness is
not shown, there will be no concerts.
Two or three prominent citizens have
stated that there will be no trouble about
arranging for the summer concerts, SO it
Is reasonably certain that there will be an
open air concert once week during the
season.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-04-16
IN SHORT GRASS LAND.

The old fashioned coon hunt Is the favor
lite sport at Bison, Rush county.
The only worry in Southwestern Kansas
now Is over the possible shortage Of harvest
hands,
This spring regular tree planting cam
paign is being carried on all over the shorl
grass country.
The post office and general store of 0, II
Wierck ut Ray near Larned was robbed
Tuesday night.
Meade has a young lady whose first name
is Darling" and several Others who are
often called that by the young men of thai
town,
Helen D. Nation Is the name used by ont
Of the Cimarron Jacksonian's country cor
respondents, and Ellis Garten has put hi'
compositors under bond to prevent then
from spelling out the middle name.
A Tinney county young man Is having lott
Of trouble over raising three dollar check
when he could have made more money will
less trouble raising sugar beets or alfalfa.
Victor Murdock, the Seventh district
next congressman has been shaking hand
in the Short Grass country this week. HI
is Just as popular in the west end of the dis
trlct us lie Is in the eastern counties,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-04-16
Mrs. Lewis for President.

The Seventh District has an oppor.
tunity to add another star to its crown
by presenting the name Of Mrs. Cora G.
Lewis of Kinsley, for the Presidency of
the State Federation of Women's Clubs,
which will meet in convention at Wlch.
ita, May 5toS.
The Seventh District is entitled to
about 100 votes, If each club, will send
its share Of delegates. With this array
of votes solldly for Mrs. Lewis, and with
the support sure to be Forthcoming from
the state at large, it should be easy to
win this honor for the Seventh District
and bestow deserved recognition on
one of the most brilliant women in the
state.
Mrs. Lewis is lady of charming per-
s0nality and wide culture. She has had
much experience both as a member and
presiding officer Of various clubs. As
an evidence of her ability and popularity
she has twice been President of the
Woman's State Press Association. Mrs.
Lewis is recognized in her home town,
as one of the leaders of society and no
social function there Is regarded as COM
plete without her. In fact no one else
could be better qualified for the Presi-
dency Of the Federation, than Mrs.
Lewis.
We do not publish this at the request
of Mrs. Lewis friends nor is she aware
of this effort on the part of the Argus,
to help place her at the head Of the
Federation.
We trust that the newspaper "boys"
Of the Big Seventh especially, as well as
the rest of the state, will give Mrs. Lewis
their support and assist in securing this
position for tho seventh and to honor
one Of Kansas most worthy daughters,
who is well known for her newspaper
work as well aS her abundant qualifca-
tions In other lines --Macksvllle Argus.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-04-16
1t Is said that Judge Madison has

1t Is said that Judge Madison has
ruled that existing school leases which
have not been sigued by the commits
sionerS and the county treasurer and
county superintendent, as the law pro-
vides, are of no force OF effect. In the
past leases have only been signed by the
county commissioners, due, no doubt to
the form Of blanks in use, which make
no provision for the signature Of the
treasurer and superintendent. The an
nOuncement created furry in this
county and the board wrestled with the
question for some time this week. Their
decision will be found in the proceed ngs
published elsewhere. Id Kiowa county
the county clerk refused to accept the
filing of a settler who wanted to estab.
lish II residence upon piece of school
land, holding that 1t was held under
lease and was therefore not subject to
settlement. The matter was brought to
the attention of Judge Madison who, so
we are informed, held that the lease was
invalid because it had not been prop.
erly signed. .-Cimarron Jacksonian.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-04-16

Some Of the old settlers in Dodge City
say that a part of an early day burial
ground was never moved aud that there
are human bones underlying some of the
well kept lawns, unsuspected by the
owners Of the property in one of the best
residence portions Of the city. This does
not refer to the Boot Hill district, and
the location of the old burial ground Is
perhaps not known to many who liye
here now Still fewer know that only a
part Of the bodies laid to rest there were
moved after that part Of town was plated
In years to come when this part Of the
towns history is lost entirely, it is quite
possible that in excavating, these bodies
may be found, and the suspicion raised
that a former occupant of the property
had followed the "Bender family" meth
cd of robbing people and planting them
In the back yard. Two very nice resi-
|dences in this town haye been built on
lots which were part of the old burial
ground. Some Of the bodies buried on
these lots were removed. Other graves
were merely leveled down to give the
impression that the bodies had been re-
moved. II there are any superstitious
people in that part of town it would be a
mighty easy place to get ghost story
started. ...