The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-24

Friday tl:i April 1903
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Thursday noon OF each week, i~fsconvcniesnt,
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ABOUT time to begin speaking to
the ice man. -
AND then, again, would he run on.
the Free Silver Republican, ticket?
The man or public Official who
feels that he is above criticism is
usually up in the air. ISL <
THE assessor will be.samong the
creations of law which will shortly
butt in on schedule time, to give
the taxpayer an opportunity to
again list his effects at a fire sale
price. ....4
THE bite of a mosquito is annoy.
ing, the bite of a venom Gus. snake
is dangerous; but the supposed
friend who will back. bite you is
worse than either. We've tried 'em
all, and know whereof we speak.
THE problem of municipal owner
ship as an individual success is
exemplified by former St. Louis Of
f~icials, who took about all the avail.
able assets and desired another
term that they might mortgage the
balance. /
MONEY sometimes goes farthest
If invested in postage stamps. Some
goes a long ways, however, by be
ing invested in subscriptions to
The Enterprise, copies Of the paper
going to almost every European
and South American country.
The committee on ceremonies OF
the St. Louis Worlds Fair has is
sued an exceedingly tasty and
elaborate invitation to the dedica.
ton of the Exposition, on Thursday
next. President Roosevelt and Ex.
President Cleveland will be among
those present.
SENATOR CLAPP remembers the
county press by sending to each a
collection of government seeds. In
the bunch is found a. package OF
watermelon seeds, which are due to
grow in this northern cline al
about the same time us. senators
are elected by popular voter
REPRESENTATIVE Dow11NG' has
withal, made a commendable re.
cord as a member of the state leqis.
lature, and while a trifle early to
spring 1904 possibilities, perhaps
Mr.. Bowling will assuredly receive
the endorsement of the people of
the district should he desire to be.
come a candidate for reelection.
G.. E.. PETERSON, for some time
past foreman at the Office of.the
Hibbing Tribune, has purchased
the plant of the defunct Hibbine
Sentinel and will shortly launch a
new range journal to be known. az
the Mining Advocate. Mr.. Peterson
enters business in prosperous field,
is a practical printer, and should
make-a success of the venture.
NEWSPAPER men disagree or
some subjects and scrap to a finish
but there's one proposition they all
agree on, and that is: That the
men they do the most for, sooner o,
later, are the very ones who will en-
deavor to shoot the harpoon into
them the farthest. We have neye,
yet come across any two newapape,
men who would quarrel oveer tina,
proposition. r
THE thirty-third Minnesota legis.
lature adjourned sine die ON Tues
day, after having passed nearly
four hundred new and amendatorJ
laws. The appropriations of the
session were greatly in excess Of
any previous legislature, but the
taxzlevy. was reduced to,1 mill, the
lowest previous rate having beer
fixed two years ago, when it was
/ $40 mills. - 49,. b E hi
The formation of the State q
Superior" is an older theme, even
than is the formation of a new
county from the northern portion
of St. Louis, but is again to the
front with renewedvigor. The
proposition is toinclude the upper
peninsula Of Michigan and Thu
northern portion Of Wisconsin il
the new state. The territory thus