The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-06-26
M1NNESO Ola NEWS
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7 Climate and Crop bulletin. Ss
Light rains fell in nearly all parts Of
the state on the 9Th and 9th and at
scattered points in the'southern half
on the 10th. The early half of the
week was cool, with light frosts, pref
ty widely distributed on the mornings
OF the 10th and 18th, and farther east
and south on the morning of the 18th;
the frosts slightly touched potatoes,
corn and gardens in exposed places,
but without lasting injury. 4 In the
latter part of the week there was re-
turn OF warmer weather. The need of
rain was beginning to be felt on the
spring plowed lands of northern coun-
ties, which the rains of the week will
not supply; rain was also needed on
the recently flooded lovlands, and the
wet level lands of the South, as the re-
ceding waters have left them hard and
baked. There are q few complaints
that oats are not very good, but gen
orally in all parts of the state the
wheat, oats, barley and fax are in
SPLENDID condition where they have
not been affected by an excess of moist
ure. In the recently flooded lands of
the South there has been great i'm
provement in the condition of all crops.
Winter wheat and rye are in bloom.
Small areas of clover were winter
killed, but where it survived the win
ter it is very rank and ready to cut,
June grass and red top are being made
into hay. The new timothy fields will
yield well, but on old fields there is a
thin stand. Corn growth has been
held in check by the cold weather.
More Royalties.
The state of Minnesota has another
million dollars in sight in iron ore
royalties. D. M. Philbln, assistant
general manager of the Great North
ern railway, who has an option for
a transfer of the mineral lease to the
east half of the southeast quarter
of 6-57-2o will exercise it, and the
papers are being signed.
The fee is owned by the state, and
four million tons have been shown up,
which means Is cents ton to the
state. The owners of the lease, J. C..
Flynn, Archie Chisholm of Duluth
and DIR. D. C. Rood of Hibting get
a bonus of $4,000 and 10 cents in
creased royalty. The minimum is 100,-
600 tons year, making at least $685.
600 year for the state, and $1,000
Cor the men who are transferring the
lease to Philbin in increased royal-
ties.
Forest Fires.
Forest fires have done considerable
damage in the territory north Of
Duluth in the last few days. A fire
started in one of the big slashings of
Alger, Smith & Co. in town 54-1o, five
miles east of the Iron Range road in
Lake county, and fifteen miles from
Two Harbors. A high wind caused
the fire to cover a large area and give
promise of extensive destruction of
property. Ten cars belonging to the
Duluth & Northern Minnesota road
were burned. One 4trestle was'udestroy-
ed, and the Vaughn cedar camp was
burned, together with some cedar.
A forest fire on the Western Mesa
ba destroyed two dwellings at the
Larue mine. The damage to stand
ing timber in the several fires is es-
timated at from $4,000 to $4,000.
Show Good Increase.
State Auditor S. G. Iverson is re-
ceiving abstracts of tax settlements
from counties, and they show a 10
per cent increase in state taxes for
1903 over the preceding year, not
withstanding the fact that the re-
venue tax rate had been reduced from
1.6 to.1.3 MINIS. ;:
The total state tax for 1902, which
will be due June 20, is 1892, O64 SO.
an increase of 1925, s90.24 over 1901.
OF this increase. $2S,4s9.93 is on re-
venue, soldiers relief and funding tax
funds and $780,, 400.31 on school and
university taxes. If the revenue tax
rate had not been reduced three
tenths of one mill, the total increase
would have been $454,1As.32.
vIoiIant Motorman.
George Paine, a young man resid-
ing with his uncle in St. Paul en-
.ployed by the Northern Pacific rail-
way, was seriously injured by falling
off bicycle in front of street car.
When picked up his neck was within
a few inches of one of the front
wheels of the car and his whole BODY
under the car fender. Had not Motor
man Anderson been vigilant and
prompt to act Paine would have been
killed instantly. His nose was broken
and his face and head badly cut. AS
soon as he regained consciousness he
complained of a pain in his abdomen
and is is feared that he was injured
internally.
Dies While Asleep.
Ellis n Flint of DAVIS. Iowa. was
founu dead in a room at the Palace
hotel Black Duck. He had Just re-
turned from 150-mile trip through
the forest north of here, and retired
K. his room, much fatigued, but ap-
parently in good health. early in the