The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-20
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It is doubtful if the Red Lake In
dams a ever be induced to sign or
approve the amendedNClapp Red Lake
bill under its present form.
His arm sawed off at the elbow@was
the frightful accident which befell
O. J.. Linstrum, a, contractor and
builder at Minnesota.
Word has been received by the rel
atives OF A. B. Sage, who was sup
posed to have drowned in the Zumbro
river in Rochester some weeks ago,
that he is in Montana.
The new steel bridge over the Red
river on Main street, Crookston, will
be complete about May IS. The main
span will be 200 feet in length.
The annual convention Of the. Da-
kota County Educational association
will be held at Pennington May / and
2.
A fire in a Great Northern railway
sleeper in the union depot yards at
st. Paul damaged the car and derailed
two other coaches. A string of cars
was backed into the depot to make
up the Duluth train. When the Sleep
er struck the e ":puzzle" switch in
stalled in the yards recently, the
trucks left the rails.
The monthly report of the health
office. of Minneapolis for February
shows an unusual high death rate.
There were 1928 deaths as against 1873
for the corresponding month last
year.
The Minnesota Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty received it's first
bequest yesterday in a draft for $500
from Norway.
The department of public i~nstruc-
ton has announced the result of the
reading of examination papers of can
.didates for teachers certificates.
There were 22,959 papers examined.
There we're 1874 first grade, 909 sec
ond grade. and 10 limited grade certif-
Gates issued. There were 2,876 fail
ures to pass. -
Bert CHASER of F%aribault, had his
left hand blown off by the accidental
discharge of a shotgun. He was alone
and almost bled to death.
n special election was held at Ely,
to vote on the proposed new charter.
A small vote was the result, the prop
osition carrying by 16. : #I
The Board of Trade of Winona has
received correspondence from a cereal
food company under organization at
Battle Creek, Mich, which is looking
for a location in some good, western
city,,
The graduating class at the state
agricultural college was rendered a;
reception by Dean and Mrs: Liggett
at their residence on Scudder avenue.
The class of 1903, which will number
eighty-five MEMBERS: will be the larg-
est ever graduated from the school.
Sheriff w. w. Butchart> of St. Louis
county made, his official report to Gov.
Van SAINT of the hanging of Charles
E. L. Henderson, the colored murder
er, at Duluth Thursday. Henderson
was convicted of killing his common
law wife. j. Z
The workmen engaged in: repairing
the water main in the river near the
Robert street bridge, <Crookston,
found a large snake while making an
excavation in the bank. %.>><n >.'''''''|
Before the month is, closed, the. Min
neapolis Humane society will have a
home for sick and vagrant cats, dogs
and other animals 7':iN,i. &>>.'}}>''
The trustees of the NJohn'T. West
estate. have received. an offer of $780,
600 for}the West hotelrin Minneapolis.
The; offer has been declined. rIt.is is
understood that the person who made
the offer waszready to expend $500
in improyements:zs# ess ss.ss es
Negotiations al pending between:
the ohf66cialszssof the Chicago Great
Western and the Milwaukee railways
to construct !2as2iufniion passenger sta
ton, at Mankato.
A mineral explorer who returned
from the Highland range. says one
drill has arrived to operate on the
Mcleod Homestead, and that five: are
He. says the range is, be-
ing covered by explorers and snow
shoes! .~- ~ :
"'Phe number of deaths in Minneap-
oils during February was, 1913, as
against 1874 a year ago. Pneumonia
the cause of IL. The indications
are that the March death rate will
be heavy, for there have been 10
deaths up to, date, with only inc
third of the month gone.
Admiral W" s. schle:y,,' who is to
pay 81 visit to the northwest during
his Ito ur to the Pacific coast is ex-
pected to" reach the twin cities on
April :. 94aA~- =. r.s,
The steamer Columbia is being
raised from the bottom of the river.
at the St. SCroix boom, and in asfew
days will be floating on the surface.
Tempo rary repairs will be made, and
she, will probably go on the ways at
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