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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13
GIVES FORTUNE TO LOVER.
Woman Dying In Moutana Wills Her
Entire Estate to Man to Whom
She Was Once Engaged.

From an income of SIS month as an
oiler on the Burlington railroad to tho
sole ownership Of two gold and silver
mines near Butte, Mont, estimated to
be worth $4,000, 900, is the dream that
has just come true forjGeorge w. Gun
ter, of Lincoln, Neb.
The bequest came Unexpectedly from
former. sweetheart. Years ago Gum
ter and the girl were engaged. AL
though there was no actual breach,
they drifted apart. Shemarried a man
who afterward became'wealthy in the
Montana gold fields. "A year ago he
died, just four months after Gunter
had married a second love. The
wealthy widow, Mrs. Pingen, visited
Gunter few months ago. Soon after
ward she died. Gunter was stunned to
hear a few days ago that Mrs. Pingen
had left him everything as a token Of
their early love. He has received off,
cial confirmation Of the fact from the
court.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13
a MESSAGE FROM MARS.
s Dc. Declarations in New
York Church Of 1aan who D eelares
He Has Just Come from Planet,

The sexton IT Calvary Episcopal
church of New York city, had just
finished lighting and arranging for
the service the other evening, and
half q dozen OF the early arrivals
were in the psws, when q man about
~ years old marched slowly up the
aisle and inside the chancel. Stand.
Ing for a moment in front Of the al:
tar, he bowed solemnly, and then,
facing the worshipers, announced:
Listen, ye mortals of the earth! !
am q messenger from Mars, the first
ever sent by our glorious ruler to the
mean inhabitants Of this .lowly
planet!"
Everybody looked up in amazement,
The man bowed again, and, turning
to the altar, picked up q richly
bound service book
Hear the message" he announced
II will read it to you" He started to
read solemnly and not unpleasantlyi
and the congregation began to real
lie the situation. The sexton hur'
ried up to the altar, and as he ap
preached the reader stopped. He
readily compiled when the sexton
asked him if he would not read the
rest of the message on the church
steps, and, bowling to the worshipers
again marched in dignified name,
out of the church, and, after saying
good-by to the sexton at the door
disappeared.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13
40 $50
Notice Of Application for Liq-
uor License.

State OF Minnesota, County Of St. Louis,
City of Virginia, IS. :. =
Notice Is hereby given that application has
been made in writing to the city council
Of SAID city Of Virginia and filed in my
Office, praying for license to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors for a period of one year, COM
mencing on the 18th day of May, A, d. 1904,
and Terminating on the 18th day of May, A.
D. 1905. by the following person and at the
following place, as stated in said application.
tO-wit: - ss5~ T. :.
COHEN l. NlENDELsON;, . s4~
in the front room on the ground floor of
the two story brick building situated on lot
No. 14,in block No. II. City of Virginia, MINI.
Said application will be heard and deter
mined by said city council of the city OF
Virginia at q meeting of said council TO be
held in the council chamber In said city
OF Virginia on Tuesday. the 18th day Of May,
A. D. 1904. ut O'Clock p. m. OF that day.
Witness my hand and the seal Of the said
city this sth day Of May, 4. D. 1904. 81
80. ss..= f. S ~. @ A. N. THOMPSON,
LAY y e-H ts.... City Clerk.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13
Notice Of Application for
Liquor License.

State Of Minnesota. County of St. Louis, City
of Virginia. IS.
Notice is hereby given that application has
been made in writing to the city council of
said city Of Virginia and fled in my Office,
praying for license to sell intoxicating liq-
uors for a period of one year, commencing on
the 18th day OF May, A. D. 1904. and termi-
mating on the 18th day of May, A. D. 1905. by
the following person and at the, following
place. as stated in said application, to-wit:
GUST JOHNSON,
in the east front room on the ground floor of
the two story brick building situated on lots
81 and 81, block IS. City OF Virginia, MINI.
Said application will be heard and deter
mined by said city council of the city of Vir.
ginia ut the council chamber in said city of
Virginia at a meeting of said council to be
held on Tuesday, the 10th day Of May.
A. d. 1901. at 8 O'Clock p. m. of that day.
Witness my hand and seal of said city this
I'D day of April. A. D. 1904.
A. N. THOMPSON,
apr may City Clerk.
corporate Seal. City of Virginia, Mimi
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13
CANADIAN AGENTS AT WORK.
ming Up Trade with the Mid
lands of EngEand.

The Canadian experiment. of work.
Ing up trade with the United King
dom by means of commercial agents
has been introduced in the Midlands,
cables the New York Tribune's Lon
don representative. IAN agent, NJ.
Ball, has opened headquarters in
Birmingham, and he declares he is
greatly encouraged by the results,
since he has already succeeded in
placing orders for Canadian wood
manufactures and food products. He
will not have routine work, like the
United States consuls, but will devote
his attention to the business of en-
larging trade between Canada and
the industrial centers of the Mid
lands.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13
MOLESKIN NOW THE RAGE.
kiag Edward Sets the Fashion BY
Wearing q Walsteo>at Made
Of the Fur.

The fashion of wearing moleskin
was recently revived by the king, who
has been wearing a molesEn waistcoat.
Mole catchers all over the country are
straining their energies to collect the
skins, and thousands are reaching the
great furriers every day from ali parts
OF the United Kingdom and the con-
tinent. Four Thousand came in one
consignment to Bond street firm,
which says it cannot be too many. The
women are also having moleskin muffs,
stoles, jackets, motoring garments,
and even gauntlet gloves made out Of
this skin. One pair @of the gloves con-
tains 40 skins.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13
CUTS NAILS WITH RAZOR,
New Process fer Harden.
insisted.

John Pieper, . toolmaker of Ham.
uton, o., gave . public exhibition Of q
new process he has invented for tenn
pering steel. u particularly applies
to edged tools and promises to revolu-
tionize the cutlery trade. A razor
hardened by Pteper's process shaved
long splinters of q wire nail and was
Immediately aifterward used for shaw
ing. Its edge Was not damaged At all.
A keen butcher knife was driven
through 4 quarterback Of common
steel. Capitalists will back Pieper In
forming q company, for the manufac-
ture of knives and ra2ors.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13

Frank Gillmor, manager of the
lum oerlng interests of the Northern
Lumber Co. at range points, will at
once remove his family to Virginia
and make this city the headq uarters.
TOR the company's numbering oper.
atoms on the range. The. COM
pany has some twenty-five to thirty
million of standing pine in the
townships to the north of the city,
and the proximity of the camps to
the city will be appreciated by the
commercial interests at this point.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13
4 Pretty Home Weddinq.

A pretty home wedding was the
marriage of VIM. f. Pugh and Miss
Inez) Trimble at the home of the
brides parents on Balsam street,
Tuesday morning, the ceremony be-
ing performed by the Rev. f. NJ.
Cathcart in the presence of the i'm.
mediate family and friends of the
contracting parties. q
The young people have the con-
gratulations and best wishes of
many friends.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13
IL An E.th1siast1c FY.he r-,a..

Attorney General Knox is as enthu-
siastic fisherman as any mssn in pub
lie. life in Warrington has been since
Grover Cleveland lett the white house.
The other day h. vas taking fishing
to friend. who described tho merits
OF : trout stream up in Maine, where .
friend Of his had hooked 100 ;Rsh in .
single day. But, :" added the: friend,
sthat isn't real sport. = .'Well,. I don't
care myself to catch 'em on thea whole
sale plan," returned Attorney General
Knox, "but, nevertheleae, when ! drop
e line Z HIS to get, IN answs.r right
,1Wal. 8. -, ',ssss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13
Excursion to the Twin Cities,

On account of the meeting of the
Knights of Pythias in Minneapolis
the Great Northern Railway will
sell round trip tickets from Duluth
for $3.50 on May Goth and 21st.
A. special train will leave Duluth
on arrival of D. NJ. & N. train at
about 1O:45 a. m. on May 21st and ar
rive in Minneapolis about 2:45 p. m.
An excellent opportunity to visit
the Cities. Tickets good on all
trains. For full particulars apply
to J. E. Hanson, Virginia, Mimi.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13

Edgar L. Porter, of Hastings, was
in the city on Saturday and Sunday
in consultation with the school
board of District No. ~. Mr.. Porter
IS numbered among the applicants
for the position of superintendent
to succeed S. w. Gilpin. The Enter
prise acknowledges a pleasant call
from the gentleman during his
visit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13

Jesse r. Sharp, agency director of
the New York Life Insurance Co.,
was up from Duluth Wednesday
and opened an Office at this point.
Inc Office was placed in charge of
Attorney Rod Mcdonald, who will
act as general agent for the city and
surrounding territory. The inter
ests OF the company will be we'll
cared for, as Mr.. Mcdonald enjoys a
wide acquaintance and is known as
thoroughly reliable in every re-
spect.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13

r. b. Rossom went to Tower Tues
day where he met a party of invest
ors who accompanied him to the
new farm section in the Sandstone
district. This section, through the
efforts of Mr.. Rossom and associ-
ates, is being rapidly peopled with
a class of hardy settlers, and
promises to become one of the gar
den spots of Minnesota.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13

A large delegation of the Virgin
ia Fire Department were attendants
at the Firemen's Ball given by the
Mt. Iron Fire Department on Friday
evening last. The boys report a
most enjoyable evening, the men,
bers of the new department being
accredited as excellent entertainers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13

Walter L. Smith left Duluth on
the 9th inst. for Germany, where he
will continue his musical studies.
Prior to his departure he had enter
tanned flattering offer from a stock
company being organized in Min.
neapolis, but decided to fully per-
feet himself in his chosen vocation
and decided on a course with the
old German masters. Miss jose
phine Sterile, his most advanced
pupil and a young girl possessing
rare musical talent, will assume
charge OF his class in music during
his absence. Mr.. Smith expects to
return in about a year.
L. H. Whipple, the present treas
urer of St. Louis county, who has
been mentioned several times as
practically certain to be a candidate
for reelection, authorizes the state.
ment that this is true. He says he
finds strong demand that he again
be candidate for the office, a
stronger one in fact than existed
two years ago when he finally de-
cided to again enter the race. His
friends throughout the county have
in great numbers requested him
and urged him to again try. for the
office and in line with this he has
acceded and will be candidate for
the Republican nomination at the
primaries.-Duluth Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13
Half dollar cravats that look dol
Iarish, at Levin g. ...5s sss

Mrs. S. Cohen of Chicago,is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs: J. Roman, of
this city. .2- =.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13
Overflow Cotal.

Our line of gents furnishings is
always complete. Hall.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13

A: Brostedt, the genial general
agent of the Great Northern, system,
was up from Duluth on: Friday
looking after the interests of his
road in prospective shipments from
this polnt the coming season. Re-
specting the affinity between the
railroad magnate and the quill
pusher Mr.. Brostedt steppedzin for a
few moments chat with the old man
of the Enterprise.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13
- READ -. !,
THE ENTERPR1sE? If not, why not7
All the news. $500 per year.
Notice Of Letting Contract for
Material and Mason Work
for Basement of City Hall.

Notice is hereby given that the
city council will receive sealed bids,
to be filed with the city clerk on or
before May oath, 1904. at 8 o'clock p.
M, for the material and construc-
ton of basement of new city hall
according to plans and specifica-
tions no on file in the city clerks
Office.
The council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
BY order of the city council.
A. N. THOMPSON,
40 $40 City Clerk.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13

Editor Schaefer, of the Ely Miner,
was in the city Tuesday evening
looking after business matters. MIR.
Schaefer has been reappointed city
printer and publisher at Ely, and
he is DESTROYS of finding the rates
paid for printing by other munich
palities.
Miss Susan Pratt, who has in at
tendance at Carlton College at
Northfield, returned to the range
Monday evening. having quit school
temporarily on account of her
health. Miss Pratt is at present. the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Lerch, at
Mahoning.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-13

- - -.-aa:
Washington Timber Claims
and homesteads, farming lands in
good wheat country. For farther
particulars inquire of
WETHERBY LAND CO.,
141s oath Ave, Seattle, Wash.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-18
A SOUTH AmERloAN DISPUTE.

ID RAZib AID PERU are apparently
ID an the verge of one Of their period
icaI spluuers. Once. in so often those
nations have a teapot fight that usually
results iu the loss gf about two men on
side from over-exertiou in escaping
from the other size. In this connection
some Of the history Of the cause OF the
disup,e wiz be interesting. The whole
trouble may really be summed up in
tHe one word, rubber
1T is a well known fact that consider
ably more than half OF the worlds rub
her supply comes from Brazil and
Peru Much of The remainder comes
from Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia,
ard these countries are also deeply in
te-ested in amy rubber dispute between
Brazil and Peru The question is as
To the proprietorship Of the country
around the headwaJers of the Amazon
and its tributaries. Brazil and Bolivia.
something like year ago. reached "a
settlement Of what was known as the
Acre dispute Peru did not profit by
Ltat settlement however
Sow Peru has set up "a claim to d
large slice of ground which Bolivia con-
Ccded 10 Brazil and she has sent troops
la oe-lpy the disputed territory Bra
iii has asked for the withdrawal of
tfese troops while negotiations are go
Ing on for arbitration. Peru has not
looked with favor on this proposition.
declaring that any evacuation at this
tIme would ieapordize her claims be-
fore The arbitration tribunal which is
Eetz9. be agreed Oh. Some fighting has
already been reported. because of an
alleged attempt by the Brszilans 10
foreibly remove tire Perufians from the
contested territory.
Am eastern authority. discussing ths
r4ospelz for aar Is inclined - doubt
taat any deadly lighting sin be en-
gagged ia- This authority Says;
"zvea formal declaration Of hos
tHiues mas be avoided. thoush the gov
ernmeut5 at rio Janeiro and Lima have
wrought themselves into auez a state
o. wrath that some blood-letting app
pears necessary. Eventually however.
arbitration aill ~ allowed - settle ute
affair.
It IS 40 BE- hoped this result WfH BE-
achieved speedily There Be- a.eags am
element of danger in these -9Ha over
territorial aellmllatioit arising frnsl
the presence of tHe for'ea orfH ina-
aisc r persistent g lAal
h.a pdrlfc.s my D. lalslas ~ tHe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-18

BREAKFAST FOOD
The Spirit Of Progress

The man VINO sat next 10 the car
Wind0WF wore q fringe of gray beard
beneath his chin His cheeks and lip
were smoothly shaven. The lips clung
close TO the teeth. The eyes were small
slant and close together. The chin WAS
pointed and hastily retreaung When
he spoke be used one side of his mouth
only. 1ou knew in advance just what
he would say about anything that
might come up. il was no surprise,
therefore, when he looked at the happy,
bright-eyed high school boys and girls
parading the streets in honor Of their
schools victory to hear him say
Look at 'cm. Look at 'eml There
they are. Boys % or % years of age.
Ought to be at work. Girls there oia
enough to be mothers, Look al EN-.
Look at emf Going TO school, PAN.
And when they get through with the
schools and colleges, what DO they
amount to? Nothln Pan. Enough TO
make ne sick"
The car rolled on. A few blocks fur
Their another man spoke. He carried a
dinner bucket and was tired, but he
wore a COntented look. My boy. he
said TO his neighbor lied all his class
this term. lie was first i'm everything
and his cards showed excellent deport-
ment" Where's your girl, now
She's in the high. She graduates this
year. What are YOU sOing 10 make
out OF that bOy?" ''Weil. I don know
just yet I'm going to send him
through the university III I can. Hes
q good boy. and if can get him
through the university he won't have
TO work hard ali his life like I've had
Now, which man does the world need
the n7ore2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-18
80 RooKgEELLEa rALKs.

i Ohm -. ROCKET I1l-l-L-ll- great
j John-has been telling son John s
Sunday school class part Of The story
Of his life. The Oh trust magnate gave
some interesting details relative 10 his
first earnings, notably his discovery at
The tender age of l3, that $50 loaned
out at seven per cent interest for
year would yield him a larger revenue
than he could derive from digging
potatoes for ten days. He learned to
milk a cow at the age of seven years
and to drive a horse at eight.
But neither of these highly COM
mendable feats. in Mr. Rockefellers
Judgment. IS TO be compared for a
moment with his interest discovery.
ANY boy of seven years Of age should
be able, by dilgant application 10 mix
a cow ANY boy eight years Old could
after a few lessons, drive gentle
horse. But not one boy of IS in a mill
lion figures out plan for making
money 10y leaning money at interest
That's where Mr.. Rockefeller ont
stripped all his fellows.
While they were out playing base
ball and marbles and tag, while they
were wasting their golden hours in the
swimming hole i'm summer and on the
ice in winter. he was busy shaving
notes. The story gives as a better in
sight into the character Of AR. Rookie
Teller than he, perhaps, intended He
mas been busy an his life i'm building
himself up at the expense of somebody
else. AT the outset he determined 70
succeed, no matter what the cost
10 others might be- And he has
succeeded. ian the worldly sense. But il
John ID. Rockefeller were TO be stripped
today OF his last dollar where would
me go. outside Of his own immediate
family, to find a sincere friend?
il Is 10 be hoped that MIR. Rockefeller
viii give the public some more stories
OF his life We would like TO hear his
story Of the organization Of the stand
ara Oil monopoly, of how he crushed
competitor after competitor, nearly al
of them by the most despieabl'
/ methods, of how he has at last bull
up the most typical trust of the age
/ We fear. however, that Mr.. Rockefelle
win not tell the really interesting
things about his life. They might shocl
even the Sunday school class of Sol
John. accustomed as its members ar,
! 10 adUlatou of wealth, however &C
qHired.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-18

Chicago must raise s6500.099 rent
away te settle some leeai judgments.
The blg ioau 3 n sarh dire straits
faaI He els hau be turned .n1o
h f39HIHe 49a Dfofe i9us
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-18
tbs JuoiolAL NomiuATloHs.

THE DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL ticket
/ IS a good one and ought to be
elected If for no other reason than that
the convention which named the cane
didates showed its good faith by Of
fesing 90 remove the district judiciary
frcm politics. Judges Stewart and
Hail. who lead the ticket, need no com
mendation other than their excellent
records in Office. Both are high class
lawyers. both have The Judicial tenn
permanent. Neither has ever for a mo-
meut been suspected Of bias. and both
are eminent for their integrity. Judge
Cherry has served before on the bench
here, and Mr. Hurd is regarded highly
Tor his knowledge OF the law ana his
fitness for the office.
Tie Herald suu believes that the
non-partisan nomination of the present
incumbents, as recommended by the
leading lawyers Of the district, would
have been the best plan; it stin be-
lioves that the men who scrambled for
nominations. as some of the Republi-
sit in judgment on important cases such
as come TO the courts of this district.
Fortunately, the Democratic candidates
made a dignihed, proper canvass, and
have all the qualities which enttle
them to the support Of the voters Of
The district.
The Republican convention which re-
jected the proposal for a non-partisan
bench took occasion to declare its be
lief that the Republican party has
ever. I'm the nation. state and county,
best served the people, that the
peoples interest can best be preserved
AMI the high Office Of judge be the best
filled by members of the party of Linz
coin, Mckinley ana Roosevelt" The
fact chat the people OF this district have
with almost unvaryius regularity elect
ell Democrats as judges is the best an
syer to-such tommy-rot The party Of
Bruce johnson and A. j. Davis In this
district has mighty little business to
coujure with she name of Abraham
Lincoln i'm am appeal to partisan preju-
dice during q judicial campaign Nor
does the record of such Republicans as
have graced the bench from BarJch
down to Tanner and back again, invite
amy special uprising Of the people in
favor of Republican nominees
III happens that Judges Morse and
Lewis. now on the bench ana reH0m-
mated by the Republicans, are good
men. bus that is because they are
judges before they are party men-a
fact that induced the Democrats to Of
fer a bipartisan nomination. The less
said about party fitness for judgeships
The better Tor the Republicans. On a
have been uniformly successful In the
district, and they VIII DE again