The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01
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William Weinand was struck BY 4
~StillWater a and received injuries
from which he died twenty-five min
utes later. 8 ~ -
Henry 3. Farwellswho had been q
prominent attorney&in ST.. Paul for
more than twenty years, died at the
family residence.
Edward Maybury of st. Cloud filed
a petition in bankruptcy, placing his
assets at $40, all exempt, and his LA
bilities at $3,142. go.
The explosion of a new process
gasoline stove resulted in the burn
ing of three persons. lat. the. home Of
C. +. Adams in Minneapolis e
TH.; Johnson, a prominent citizen of
Fosston, was found dead in a grove
Eonear that point: with a bullet hole in
his temple. 1t is thought to be a sui
eide. It: >:
j.: r. Elwell has just sold, fifteen
head Of cattle from, his Lakeview
farm (Eden rairie) to f. H. Jur-
Sgens for his foundation herd at Lac
|ssqui .Parle.
.Teddy Dona7nn, Preston's reform
Emayor, was reelected. by a. practical
ly unanimous vote. License carried bv
the largest majority in the history
.of the village. -.
The. resignation of A. G. Barnard of
Lake, Mimi, as clerk to Ed
EWarren, chief of: the crew of examin-
|#ers, has been received by Land Com
missioner Richards.
The postoficse at Kenyon was rob-
Kh01 o107,f 2 .oSo1oo1Gg ~ tfhn ~ 0,.~:n~
Sof 5000 in money. and $3.50 in postage
stamps. The safe was blown to
pieces by dynamite.
A well-dressed. man, without hat,
created Il sensation by entering the
Holy Rosary church, Minneapolis,
and attempting to destroy the altar
and fixtures with an ak.
!. Cleveland is just organizing a
+ Business Mems League, or CONNER
cial club, with H. H. Flower as it's
leader. The town is also making ar
rangements, to incorporate oon
Mrs. Rose Poissart, a widow who
had resided in this county about
twenty-five. years, was burned to
death at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Ludger::P Plant, near Little Falls.
The buttermakers Of southern Min
nesota are making great preparations
for the annual picnic of the State
Buttermakers' Association, which
has been set for June 4 at Lake Crys-
tai.
Henry Nun, a patient at the St.
Peter. hospital, committed suicide by
throwing himself in front of a NOV
ing engine. He was out on the
r1,011nIc, with nt1,crc whom ho hrD11o
away.
The St. Paul board of education has
appointed a committee to arrange for
an exhibit Of the schools of that city
at the st. Louis exposition, a fund
having been appropriated for the
work.
The lakes are finally open, after
a weeks delay from strikes and the
accumulation of ships at either end
has been broken. Ore is pouring out
of docks and. the congestion hat was
feared has ceased.
Weyerhaeuser interests are going
to extend to the Duluth & Northeast
ern road from Island Lake on the Clo-
quet river to the village of Cloquet
on the St. Louis river. The distance
is twenty-five miles.
Fire was discovered in the ma
chine shop of the Chandler Iron COM
pany, at Ely, and the roof of the
building was damaged. The cause of
the fire is unknown. The loss is about
$500, fully insured.
The first townsite on the new ex-
tension of the Great Northern into,
Roseau county will be in the south
Ixocf r1101fop 0f coo%i1,, 90 -, &Lo
town of Holt, twelve miles north of
Thief River Falls.
Public Examiner Johnson has re-
ported to the state treasurer s. $780,
95 in gross earnings of the st. Peter
Telephone company, which were
omitted from the return Of 1900. The
3 per cent "a amounts to $95.O1. a..
The state Sunday school convention
closed at Mankato. The total num-
Der of delegates enrolled was $50, re-
presenting, fifteen denominations
and twenty-nine counties. Duluth
was selected as the next place of
meeting.
In the township of Leaf Valley in
Douglas county there lives an eccen-
trio old man named Adam Schley,
who claims to be, and without doubt
is, an uncle of the famous admiral
who was lately the honored guest
of Minneapolis.
IAN important dcision was filed at
the Duluth land office by Secretary
Hitchcock of the interior depart
ment. 1t provides that all contests
over state swamp lands shall here
after be decided by the field notes of
the government SURVEYOR.
Authorization has been granted for
the organization of the First Nation
al Bank of Hector, Mimi, with capt.
tai of $4,000. G.. K Gilbert, John
Hokanson, G. s.. Eichmiller, A. B.
Anderson and II. S. Deming are nam
ed as incorporators.
The contention of the anti-vaccin-
ationists that smallpox is not conta-
gious has suffered a serious setback
during the past week. Charles Ste
vens, secretary of the Minneapolis
society, died from smallpox and yes
tnr,1ox ~ IF %hn+o 1>,> -