The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-20
Friday, May OF, 1904.

Friday, May OF, 1904. .
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LET'S see; wasn't therea man nam.
ed Sargent at one time connected
with the Dunn campaign commit
tee for st. Louis county7
1T would appear to the casual OBJ
server that Editor Atkinson, of the
Mesaba Ore. is not numbered
among the devout admirers of the
present county attorney, J. NJ. Nc
Clintock. A funny world this, but
it would be more 80 if all people.
thought alike.
J.T. ARMsTEAD, whom some re-
ports say is running for the Repub-
lican nomination for sheriff, was in
the city Friday and Saturday, pre-.
sumably looking over the local
field. Mr.. Armstead, however, is
evidently shy of the newspaper man,
passing him up on his rounds. But
it is just as we'll. A scribe has a
faculty of knowing men by their
regulations; therefore w. J. Bates
seemingly receives the cordial and
undivided support of the range pen
pushers.
The city administration of Sioux
City, Ia, take sensible view of the
gambling proposition and have
fixed scale of prices for the COM
mission of sin, fixing the monthly
fine of a gambling house at $780,,
poker rooms at $50 and slot ma
chimes and lesser forms of bucking
the tiger at lower rates: The scale
is omewhat higher than formerly
prevailed on the ranges at a time
when gambling was winked at in
this section, and would seemingly
leave but little chance for side bets
on the part of authorities.
IT is we'll to remember that Min
nesota is not the smallest pebble on
the beach, says the Wedena Tribune.
She ranks first in wheat production.
first in iron, first in flour produc-
ton, third in lumber manufacture.
ing, fourth in the value of cereal
products, fourth in oats, second in
barley, fifth in rye, ninth in pota.
toes, fifth in dairy products, third in
linseed oil manufactures, first in
health and second in education. In
this connection it must also be re-
membered that the university of
Minnesota, in point of attendance,
ranks second in the United States.
THE MEsABA ORE again breaches
the name of Senator Hawkins as a
gubernatoria1 possibility, stating
that the fight between Dunn and
Collins has "proven to the complete
satisfaction of all sincere Republic
ans that neither is fit to hold such
a high office" Without passing
upon the fitness of either of the two
candidates mentioned, it is appar-
emily cinch that neither of them
can be nominated without the COM
plete disruption of the party in the
state and it is more than likely that
when the time for the state conven-
ton arrives dark horse will carry
off the honors. In such case the
people of the iron ranges and OF the
northern portion of the state would
be found solidly lined up for Mr..
Hawkins, should he permit the use
of his name.
But They Do It.
1t is small man who will use.
his secret society membership to
boost his political aspirations
Mesaba Ore.
Still it is done, and we have
known in local political affairs,
even, where it was attempted. But
results prove that brothers of
society are not strung by captivat-