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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01


mo" 1t can Stopped Growing.
hardly be expected that the city will
continue~to maintain the percentage of
growth it has known in the past. From
1910, when the first Chicago CENSUS was
taken, until 1890, the city more than
doubled it's population each ten years.
In the latter year it passed the 100000
mark, and in the next ten years added
more than 100000 to it's total of popula-
ton.
One evidence that the city, is still
growing rapidly is the demand for
houses, flats and apartments. Real es-
tate and renting agencies report such a
rapid increase that they are unable to
supply the demand.
The year preceding the opening of
the worlds fair, 1902, was the banner
building year of the city, both in num-
Der of structures erected and the total
cost. During that year 1894 building
were built, costing s64,740,S 800. Since
that time the average number of build
ings per year has been 5000, though in
1900 the number dropped to but about
$500. For the first ten months or last
year there were erected 5,214 buildings.
costing $29,265,O 900. The total for the
year fell little below that of the year
previous. The present year has started
out with greater activity in the building
trades than has been known for some
time, and as conditions in the labor field
seem to be satisfactory to the workers.
the building boom will in all probability
continue until we'll into the fall, at
least.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01

TOmmy-You said shouldn't eat
those mince pies In the pantry; that
they would make me ill.,"
MOther--Yes. Tommy.
Tommy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, NAM
ma, they haven't!-Illustrated Bits.
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Making the Best of

Making the Best of It.
Miss Gotham-Amateur photography
is all the rage in New York.
Aunt Rural-Well, l s'pose most of the
rooms in those flats you live in are too
dark for anything else-N. Y. Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01

Russia's Neckband in Danger.
Japan and Russia are at war.
But one can win; We know not which.
It seems that Russia at the start
Does get it in the neckovitch
-Yonkers Statesman
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Townlot-Hello IIarker! You seem
all done up. Gasoline stove? f
i Harker-No! Chatting dish. , vi.
Townlot- Chaang dishes don't ex-
plode. - & n So .i.ss .ssz. 6 ...Se
Harker-My wife threw it, Chicago
Daily: News: d. r s4s2,
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legaphoning Above,

3 1egaphoning Above. s
s How loud Brother Brown talks in !
meetin''!! .s5
* 80 Yes; Providence has been turnin,
q deaf ear to him lately an he's giyin'
it q piece Of his mind. Atlanta Con-
stitutiOn. -. 80
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01
In No Danger.

Mistress think you handle those fine
china dishes very carelessly.
Domestic-Don't worry, mum. They
are SO light that they wouldn't hurt even
II dropped 'em ON my toes, mum.-N. r.
Weekly. 49, ~
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Only Boys Wanted.

The choir girl was fast superseding
the choir boy, especially in the Cath
o11a oh oc ~ %Lo
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GOSSIP OF CHICAGO:
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
BREEZY CITY.
THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAW
Policemen Know But One Ordinance
at Time-The City Has Not
Stopped Growing-Choir
Boys Again in Favor.

Chicago-Of what might, for want of
better designation, be termed the "fad'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01
A Good Fellow.

A newspaper man of this town sug-
gested to me the other day that some
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01
His Opinion.

do you think that only rich men
ought to be in political life?"
Il should not put it that way" an
swered Senator Sorghum. But l am
of the opinion that a man in political
life ought to be rich sooner or later."-.A
Washington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01
Growth of the City.

What has stopped the remarkable
growth of Chicago? The question is be-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01
"a /Imzzz[5 sSSSSNWdSsllzAz
! 6Iz4l5mI |. I |. .Esl 6
W.. Ykl- S4S1Saa84

OF Course.
b Il hear tn Wildly o Flynn has mar
ried Martin Mahoney at lasht,'' said
Mr.. O'Tunder. .szs
"Yis.' replied Mr.: 0'Toole. They
wor married slasht Choosday - q
An' phwcre are they now?
Shure, Katie told me this marnin'
thot they how gone away fer their. Ma
honeymoon. Judge.
u Enough for Her. ST
Young Faddlethwaite doesn't seem
to have any moral courage = said her
father. ss n Is az s.5 :: g s. I.
81 don'tTknoW< anything about that"
she answered, but he. has splendidfy
fitting clothes and three automobiles
Chicago Record-Herald. +
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01

that short space of four years he had
snnandered inst s1.000,00O. To-day ha
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01
"Parsifal' for CHICAGO.

II the unexpected does not happen, the
music lovers of Chicago, and there are
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01

Epitaph.
Percy studied chemistry,
Studied long and late.
Percy, breathed some chlorine gas,
He'll not graduate.
Cornell Widow.
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Professional Jealousy.
This world of ours is all stage
And men but players are
A lot of us are supers, though
We're sure We ought to star.
Washington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01

: Checkers say, Willie, do you think
that your. sister would marry me?
Willie-Yes; she'd marry almost any
one.-Ally Sloper.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01
Enjoyment.

- : - Enjoyment. 49,.
- This LIES a game, wise folks, declare,
Where luck may help lot. E, IS
The men who win are much amused
And those who lose are not. -,
Washington Star. :'%
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-01
As Usual.

As Usual. Z =
Ernie-Why was Mrs. Wigs SO late
in attending the meeting Of the Society
of Universal Peace? :
>lda-She had spat with her husband
because he refused to mind the baby
Chicago Daily News. e: z@s7 -"
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"Wot's worryin' him? In fer lick
tn'?"
Nope; worser'n that He says ter
days the day he's decided ter propose
to the teacher.-Chicago Chronicles
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
ROOSEVELT ELECTED: :
TO THE PRESIDENCY
EVERY DOUBTFUL sT.TE IN THE
UNION Is CARRIED BY THE
REPUBLICANS.
GOT ONLY THE SOLID SOUTH
JUDGE PARKER FAILED TO WIN
OUT IN SOME STATES THAT
VOTED FOR BRYAN.
ELECTORAL VOTE is LARGE
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRAC.
TICALLY CERTAIN OF GET
TING 1926 VOTES.

New York, Nov. 9.-The Republican
national ticket has been elected by a
vote in the electoral college that will
exceed that Of 292 given for Mckinley
in 1900. The result of Tuesdays
balloting was astonishing even to the
most sanguire Of the Republican man
ayers. Confident as they were Of sue
cess, they were not prepared for the
astonishing figures which followed the
closing Of the polls, bringing into the
Republican column not only all of the
states they had claimed as safe for
their candidate, but, with the possi-
bic exception Of Maryland, every
state classed as doubtful.
Democratic successes are confined
to the solid South, in which Kentucky
is Included. Mr.. Parker has not car
ried single state which did not give
it's vote to Mr.. Bryan four years ago.
Unofficial returns indicate that he has
lost some of those which the Nebraska
candidate held for his party. Official
figures from some of the Northwestern
states may slightly change the totals,
but based on the returns available at
a late hour the electoral vote stands as
follows:
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11

The overwhelming, and rot by any
means, unexpected victory Of Roose-
velt proves taat Bryan understood
conditions better than the Fasteners
who successfully forced their views
upon the democratic party. The at
tempt to divert great party from
the direction in which the vast ma
jority of it's members were leading
has utterly failed. The democratic
party must be party Of progression,
not retrogression, or it we'll again fail
In the future. It is evident from the
vote this year that the theories Of Bry-
an have stronger hold upon the
democratic masses than anything so
far brought forward to replace them.
The democratic party will arise
grauder, stronger than ever. There is
no room for both q republican and q
pseudo-republican party in this coun-
try. There must be real democrat
ic party untainted by plutocracy, and
to such party victory will come,
because victory will be deserved. -.s-- -sn-
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
GOVERNOR BATES DEFEATED.
w. L. Douglas Elected Governor o
Massachusetts.

Boston, Nov. 9.-Although the Re-
publicans carried Massachusetts for
President Roosevelt in Tuesdays s
election by $4,000 plurality, they lost
the governorship for the first time
since 1892, William l.. Douglas Of
Brockton defeating Governor John l..
Bates Of this city by about 25,000
plurality. The balance of the Re-
publican state ticket is claimed by the
Republican state committee.
The Democrats lost the Third dis
trict and the delegation to the next
congress will stand II Republicans
to Democrats.
The Republicans made slight gains
in both branches of the legislature
which will select two United States
senators.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
SLOW IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Nothing Upon Which to Ease an Es
innate of Results,

Parkersburg, w. Va, Nov. Sit is
impossible to give any accurate es'
innate OF the result in West Vir.
ginia. Only two precincts in Wood
county have been counted and in
other counties the results are as slow
in coming in. There is absolutely
nothing on which to base an estimate.
Republican State Chairman Elliott
Northcott claims the state for Roose.
welt by $4,000 and that the entire Re.
publican state ticket is elected, all
five congressman and the legislature,
which will choose a successor to
Nathan B. Scott. The Democratic
state chairman does not cOncede the
Republican claims and says the entire
Democratic ticket is elected, the leg
islature is in doubt, and the Demo
Gratis have elected two or three con
gressmen.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11

The loss of cattle and horses from
LIGHTNING can be avoided, by ground
ing the barbed.. ..wire fences. 1T is done
in this way: Get 6ve.eights inch
iron rod and drive it into the eronnd
to depth of 3 or 4 feet, pull it o,,t
and take strand of heavy fepce wire
and put it down in the hole az made
sad tramp it down. Leave it long
enough above the ground go that it
can be tightly woven aro7nd each
strand OF wire In the fence. A smart
hand could fix all the fences on a
quarter section farm In day in the
manner Indicated and 1t will pay to
do II.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
STATEMENT By ROOSEVELT.
President Deeply Sensible Of II
Honor Core Him.


Washington, Nov. 9.-Presi-.e:l(
Roosevelt, after the election returns
clearly indicated the result, issuo>
the following statement:
Il a:'1 deeply sensible of the hclor
done NE t. the American people in
thus expressing their confidence in
what I have done and have tl4el tHa4C
l app1 eciate to the full the solemn re-
sponsibility this confidence imposes
upon me and I shall do all that in my
power lies not to forfeit it. On the
fourth OF March next I shall have
served three and one-half years and
this three and one-half years consti.
tutes my first term. The wise custom
which limits the president to two
terms regards the substance and not
the form Under no circumstances
will l be a candidate for another
nomination.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
NOTICE..

At meeting of the directors Of the
Morrison County Farmers'xx Exchange
it wac decided to extend..the time 10
the 10th of November for all that pay
for their shares before that time, will
get the full dividend for this year. I
will be In the First National Rsnk as
usual to receive -applications and
money. -. II
-~~. p. A. kULL
~2t--.== Secretary
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11

St. Cloud Times g: Mr.. and Mrs.
D. T. Calhoun wertssto st. Paul yes
terday morning. where Mre. Calhoun
was compelled tc 60. to consult q
specialist She has been a sufferer
through blood poisoning caused by
the fur collar ON her coat q year ago.
The fur has been dyed and the poisops
in the dyeing material are responsible
for the trouble.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11

Governor John A. Johnson will give
Minnesota a wise and businesslike
administration, impartial and just.
He will be one Of the most popular
chief executives this state has ever
had,
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
Returns Slow in Florida,

Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 9.-Only
few of the very smallest precincts
have been heard from. It is probable
that the state Democratic ticket is
elected by 10000 plurality. The
presidential ticket is running slightly
behind. -
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11

It is Governor John A. Johnson,
and both the great North Star state
and its first native born governor de-
serve congratulations.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
Line of Victories Unbroken.

Concord, N. H., Nov. 9.-This state
has preserved unbroken it's line of
Republican national victories, which
began with Fremont in 1856, and has
given it's electoral vote to Roosevelt
by approximately 100000 The legisla.
ture will be strongly Republican.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
BY UNPRECEDENTED MAJORITY
President Roosevelt Carries the State
of Michjuan,

Detroit, Nov. 9.-Michigan was the
scene of Republican landslide.
Roosevelt and Fairbanks have carried
the state by an unprecedented ma.
jority variously estimated at from
100000 to 100000. Fred NJ. Warner
and the Republican state ticket are
elected, at least eleven of the twelve
congressman from Michigan are Re-
publican and the legislature is over
whelmingly Republican, insuring the
reelection of United States Senator
l. c. Burrows
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
: Roosevelt Carries Rhode Island.

Providence, R. l., Nov. 9.-Indica-
ttons are that Roosevelt has carried
Rhode Island by plurality Of over
5000. The result for governor Is
still in doubt with Utter. Rep, slight
" in the lead.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11

1ulS SuOWS d tOtd1 Sl0CIOldl VOt0 VI
161 for Parker.
AS dramatic climax to the sensa-
tional majorities given him, came
President Roosevelt's formal an
nouncement that he would not be a
candidate for reelection, lending the
only aspect to an election so one
sided that it was impossible for even
the victor to maintain that degree of
enthusiasm that usually marks the
occasion.
Late in the night an announcement
came from Melvin G. Paliser, manager
of the campaign for Thomas E. Wat
son, the candidate of the Peoples
party, that as a result of the over
whelming Democratic deiea, steps
would be taken to form a new party
To this end. according to announce,
| ment, Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Watson and
William r. Hearst would hold con.
ference in New York in about week s
| time.
Suspense Not Prolonged.
The period of suspense that follow
ed the closing of the polls was not
| prolonged. In no election in recent
| years has the result been definitely
| known sc soon. Hardly had the sun
gone down when the results in New
York began to appear. Bulletin fol
| lowed bulletin, each showing large Re-
| publican gains, and by o'clock it was
| evident that the great Empire state
had given the Republican candidates
majority beyond the predictions OF
the party managers. So convincing
were the bulletins that at 7:30 Angus,
Belmont at Democratic headquarters
conceded Roosevelt's election by an
overwhelming majority and half an
hour later the Democratic leaders who
had managed the campaign freely ad
mitted that the Republicans had car
rted every doubtful state. There was
no disposition to hope against hope.
AS state after state sent in it's Re
publican majority and the wires told
the tale 1f the ballots, bringing even
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
MAKE GAINS IN MAINE.
Republicans Garry the State by Over
$4,000 Plurality.

Portland, Me-, Nov. 9.-The six
Maine electors will cast their votes
for Roosevelt and Fairbanks. Re-
turns received from all but 1874 of the
519 cities, towns and plantations gave
Roosevelt a plurality of 34,785. This
Is Republican gain of 8,348 over four
years ago.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11

J. 3. Connell hiss bought, through
Carl Bolander, the Pendergarst resi-
dence on Third street northeast, &C.
cupied by Geo. LaFoud for several
years. -:
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11

Roosevelt Polls Large Vote in New
York.


New York, Nov. 9.-Tneodore Roose-
velt's plurality in this, his native
state, is second only to Mckinley's in
1896. 1t exceeds Mckinley's in 1900
by about 41,5O0. The late returns
show that there were cast TOR him il
New York about 126,O)0 votes more
than for Parker. Not only was his
vote heavy in the country districts,
where the Republican stronghoIds are,
but in Greater New York, tradition
ally Democratic, he ran much closer
to Judge Parker than had been ex-
pected- even by his own campaign
managers. It had been estimated that
he would come down to the Bronx with
better than 100000 plurality, but the
figures last night showed that this
forecast would be exceeded by ap-
proximately $4,000.
In the city Parker's supporters had
expressed hopes that their candidate
would have from 100000 to 100, 900
more than Roosevelt, but in this they
were disappointed by more than l00,-
900 votes. So overwhelming was the
Republican vote that the result was
known positively early in the evening.
The earliest counties to report made
it clear that the Parker vote every
where fell below Bryan's in practical
ly all the up state districts In Great
er New York Parker's plurality was
from 10000 to $4,000 large: than
Bryan's, but in the state, according to
the late reports, his total vote fell
10000 short OF Bryan's.
Frank Higgins, Rep, is elected gov
ernor by large plurality.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
The LARGEST ON RECORD.
illinois Gives a Big Plurality to Presi
dent Roosevelt.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-According to late
returns Illinois will give to President
Roosevelt the largest plurality ever
given to any presidential candidate by
this state. He has by the unofficial
returns carried Chicago by $4,000 and
the county of Cook outside of the city
will give him about 5000 additional.
making his plurality in Cook county
not far from 100000.
The Republican state central com.
mittee claim the possible plurality fo1
President Roosevelt will total be.
tween 214,0O0 and 100000. The
greatest plurality ever given in Hi.
nois before was 143,000 for Mckinley
in 1896.
The Republican state ticket has
been overwhelmingly elected, Deneen
for governor, running about $4,000 be.
hind the national ticket in Cook
county. Both branches of the legis.
lature will be overwhelmingly Repub.
ican.
The Republicans have increased
the congressional delegation from II
to 20.
INDIANA GOES REPUBLICAN.
Hoosiers Support Roosevelt and Fair
banks.
indianapolis, Nov. 9.-Indiana has
been carried by the Republicans by
from $1,000 to $4,000. The legisla.
ture will be Republican by nearly
fifty, probably more. All the nine Re.
pu,jlt:.l congressman are reelected
an: the Republicans claim also the
second and Twelfth districts, now
represented by Democrats. They are
in doubt. The legislature which will
meet in January will elect two United
States EcnatOrs, one of whom is to
succeed Vice President-Elect Fair
n~>!'.s. Senator Beveridge will be re-
ie>,.
-" 9licans have almost, if not
). '';:-:~. Il the Mckinley plurality
j: lie "'";t, cf o6,4 four years ago.
Fairbanks received the
=. n. r.: lis residence from private
& c'c-., ;: ted his home with
:::c House at Washington.
Butte, Mont, Nov. 9.-Montana is
Cor Roosevelt, late returns Indicating
gains by the Republicans of over 40
pc. cent over four years ago. Co..
ernOr TOOle, Dem, is reelected.
Parker Carries Louisiana.
Now Orleans, Nov. 9-The Demo-
Gratis have carried Louisiana for Par
ker and Davis by majority of prob
ably 35.0o0 Seven Democratic con-
gressmen have been elected.
Arkansas for Parker
Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 9.-Arkan-
sas gave a majority e 10000 for Par
ker.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
Ran Ahead Of MckinIey's Vote.

White River Junction, VT. Nov. g.
Roosevelt carried this STATE by
about $1,000. Roosevelt ran ahead OF
McKinley's vote in 1900, while Par
ker ran behind that of Bryan. The
only question at issue was the choice
Of presidential electors
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11

= Miss Clara. Blanchard was down.
from Randall to visit relatives. 4 {
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
WASHINGTON for Roosevelt

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 9.-Complete
and incomplete returns point to Roose-
welt carrying the state and the elec-
tion of Meade, Rep, for governor.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11

from those oommonwea1ths upon
which they had based their figures Of
Democratic success, reports Of unpre.
cedented Republican majorities, they
frankly conceded their defeat and Of.
fered no explanation. Soon after Mr..
Belmont's admission, Judge Parker
acknowledged the situation by tele.
graphing President Roosevelt his con.
gratulations.
The perfect weather conditions
which prevailed practically over the
entire country brought out a vote
which experienced politicians predict
will be a record-breaker and in this
increase of ballots the Republicans
gained more than their share.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
Republican Victory in Oreoon.

Portland, Ore, Nov. 9.-The Ore
gonian estimates from complete, and
incomplete returns at hand that Roose.
velt has carried Oregon by 40,582.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
Idaho Goes Republican.

Boise, Ida., Nov. "a plurality of
$4,000 for Roosevelt seems to be in
dicated by returns at hand and 49,
900 for Gooding, Rep, for governor.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
Parker Carries Louisiana.

Now Orleans, Nov. 9.-The Demo-
Gratis have carried Louisiana for Par
ker and Davis by a majority of prob
ably $1,000. Seven Democratic con-
gressmen have been elected.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11
Arkansas for Parker,

Little Rock, Arl., Nov. 9.-Arkan-
sas gave a majority e 10000 for Par
ker.
Little Falls herald., 1904-11-11

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