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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-03
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-03

wkfTTH the opening days OF 1904
W work ON the Louisiana Purchase
wv Exposition passed into the last
stage, that Of installation OF ex-
hibits and identifying.
Yet progress on these final touches
has kept pace with the work Of con-
struction for q major portion Of the last
twelve months, so that the line Of de-
narration between actual building OPP
erations and final endeayor 10 difficult
to Indicate. Thus. even while roofers
were employed ON the Palace OF Ma
chinery, the great steel crane itself an
exhibit, was swinging parts Of engines
that might well be called mammoth
into position. 50 that the dawn OF 1904
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-03
Butterfly Time

Humphrey the public beautiful examples Of
artist In picture
hasxced all her in the portrayal OF the
healthy which belong chldh0od
with excitement the enchanting pastme OF chasing
with beautiful
4 Y
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-03
was,eful Extravngance.

WRa1efuE E1fFHVHBaHCEs
elm Brownlee Is going to give the
SWEETEST dinner they've ever bad at the
club
''An expensive one, ehY'
.sYou bet 1t is! They're going TO have
eggs in three different stylesg'--Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-03

nent places in history, re-
productions OF famous
paintings, etc.
The pictures measure
6x8t inches and viii prove
worthy and expensive art
treasures In your home.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-03
Portfolio Of Ten Popular Pictures

The pictures are executed In
beautiful tone with an attention
to detail that commands admira-
tion. The collection embraces
scenes in all parts of the world
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

Those state officials who owe their
appointment to the governor and who
supported the losing candidate for the
Republican nomina ton, are makinRrs
arrangements to connect win Other
public places. Isssfs
Three persons were burned to- death
& IN = fire inka immoral resort at II ash.
.yvaul, on the Mesaba range. fifteen.
miles from HibbiIe .ss's1s
Mrs. G. ,zenns, of sorwalk, OF s
delegate 70 the Ladies' Catholic Ben
eyolent association convention, dies.
suddenly 6 Isl. Paul. III
The enterpr ising village of Frazeel
made shipping record from TIC. 4sttE
of January e Is III sot July Az
together es cars ere cent from here I1pe.s
loaded chiefly wood and lunl,se.r
Nine blooded Jerlsey COWS, the .solx
means zof livellhsood S,of samue1
sPlunnb Alinneapo,l q small iil dsirry.}
1aan Nere slain 81 it lle orders st fhSI
ssshea tert 81
CHICKEN ffa.s
81 o
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

OOAo VI Vu0 AOu6C
of representatives and both serve on
the very important committee that
handles legislation affecting the Dis
trict Of Columbia. In fact, Mr.. Bah
cock is chairman of this committee
and Mr.. Cowherd is the ranking mi
nority member of it. Should the demo-
Gratis win majority in the next house
Mi. Cowherd would probably become
chairman of the District of Columbia
committee and Mr.. Babcock would be
the ranking minority member. There
is very little politics in this committee
and Mr. Babcock and Mr.. Cowherd
work together for the interests of the
district, and each supports the other
ON the floor of the house on nearly
every proposition that comes from the
committee. ..s+ IN ii, ..
The friendship that exists between
''Uncle Joe'' Cannon, the speaker Of
the house, and John Sharp Williams,
the minority leader of the house, is
we'll known. They have served to-
gether for years on. the appropriations
committee, of which Mr.. Cannon was
50 long chairman, and there formed an
intimacy that no turn OF politics can
disturb. III T.. e., ~ T..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

i. .s:f>,7s. s. '7..s up and down the
bird scale numerous representatives. Of
each family may be found. Like the
EJohnsons Of the human family, the
zsparrows the little victims of the air
guns and the slingshots sof the boys ~ =
are by far the most numerous. An
other family that is not 80 common Is
the chimney swift. 4 They find attrac-
tive, nesting places in the unused Chin
4neylis OF: the city. The barn swallows
areSanothers variety that Is even le1s
numerous than their cousins, the
.swifts. IN the residence districts e.
specially, the purple martins are favor
ties. and are catered to with attrac-
ttiyesbir houses; which ire often pre-
,empted ~ the o1nni present sparrow. sss s=
Rather m uncommon bird for the
city. and yet one Of which there are
considerable numbers, Il the night
hawk They build "a ir nests on the
grayeled roofs Of the tan sskyscrapers
Sands dat buildings and many Il. janitor
'refars t. them IS :. my friend 8. q
IS 81 all the birds Of the city none are
smonilsss popn1er With the passing sthous-
and sthan tie pigeons of the downtown
district Their feeding place tho
street and the lideWal1 and for any
nel Sc g 1nalicio usly harm ono %
hon vonld re- almos 4 cause
11snea1 10,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

4t out small stir In
the city. The oldest citizen" takes
great pride in making comparisons of
sizes between each new volume and
others that have preceded 1t. He goes
back half century and more to the
little volumes that contained but q few
hundred names, and following it down
comments upon the rapid growth, IL
Illustrative Of the growth of the city,
to the present book of ten pounds in
weight. and carrying 657 900 names, in
dicating, so the experts say, papu-
lation Of about 2,250,000 people.
4 Owing to new rule of the publish
ers, made, this. year, to leave out. the
names Of "all unmarried ladies not en-
gagged in business" the book Il not SO
noticeably larger than the one Of last
year as has been the case in previous
years, there being but 5000 more
names this year than last. '",.' -
A study of the book shows the most
common name in Chicago to be john
son. There are 81 closely set columns
Of him. Smith is the next most p,opu-
lar name, with ten columns less than
the Johnsons.t The Andersons rank
third with 40 columns; Browns are
fourth with rs columns, and good, old,
familtary Jones comes, along; in fifth
place with but 18 columns.
From the ghetto district many pecu-
liar names are gathered, among which
may be found Bling, Ding, Bang, Zipp,
and Finger among the explosives;
Geiser and Kidder in the slang class;
Bugg, Monk and Duck for natural his
tory, and Booze, Beer and Swig to
shock the prohibitionists. Henry New
erthought probably does not, live up to
bis cognomen. and Fred Lovelady must
be- = social favorite. Il 81 =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

The largest watch in the. world has
Just been made at an American watch
factory and shipped to England,
where it will adorn the front Of the
London Office Of the watch company.
This mammoth watch is of the cleo
trical variety and will furnish the
Londoners with correct time. The
case of the watch is aluminium finish.
ed in gold, and is five feet in diameter.
The two dials, one on either side OF
the watch, are each four feet in di.
ameter:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

In an article on the subject of av-
erage incomes in England and, France,
M. Paul Leroy Beaulieu, in a recent
number of L'Economiste Francois, as.
serts that there are by far a greater
number Of extremely. wealthy people
In England than in France. In
France there are bewteen 700 and 800
persons whose annual income from
property exceeds $4,000 per annum,
whereas in England there are no
fewer than 2,418 persons in the same
enviable position.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

Next year will mark the centennial
Of the New York public school sys-
tenn. In 1906 the Public School So
ctety,s which has since merged into
one Of the grandest institutions of the
city, was formed with Dewitt Clinton
az its president. Previous to 1905
there were; private schools and the
churches had established schools, but
poor children could not be sent to
school tor lack OF money; They were
allowed TO grow up without any yedu-
cation to- speak Nof except what
they could pick up 81 . haphazard
way. M II. ss sS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

&. Jorlty OF the mer-
chla'lnr u, shipped.
in. and out Of the
business district.
of Chicago, will be
delivered to and
from the : depots
underground. ~ :
The Hin oil s
Tunnel & Tele-
phone company lis
above all else @l
tunnel : company.
The automatic tel
ephone erv ed
very; well as, "a
hind for an nm
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12
4 s !


enty years the 81 aliinlol
of iron orr il s. 1tliinnes
over lr The Duluth q Iron Range railroa
from from s4 the Minnesota iron 4. mine ~
Tower. The train consisted 81 fifteen
ears, and the engineer IS charge ~
Thomas Cl1a Owens, now superintendent
ut the roo he total shipment for
that year, ss4. was GO, I2 tons, and
all from the Vermil Il ion range. The
M abi range made It's first sslhi ipnentt
in 'll 1892 st z, 245 tons, less than half the
total. Of tonnage now carried BY the
II steamer Wolyin. During the two de-
1cades of the industry = total of about
:s0, 0OO,o 600 tons has been shipped from
the state There are now On the two
Minnesota ranges about SIKH mines
that are being operated & and are ship
pers and about twice that number nom
shipping properties The total svalu-|
alton of the mines, as returned by the
board Of equalization, Including the
real and personal property, e 81, S
5O70. :tSS Ss#ss @
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

AS, Congress Would privilege, and de-
&c.,, Have Had 1t. clared that bureau
Gratis had line Of public carriages for
private use that would extend from the
capitol to the white house almost. -:
There was not the best of feeling be-
tween the executive and legislative de-
partments at that time, as the Bristox
post Office scandal report had just
come in containing the names of up
wards of 200 congressman as being
connected with Irregularities. The
statesmen were eager to find some way
in which to "get even" with tho de-
partments, so they hit upon the plan
of restricting the use of carriages for
official purposes. To insure this pro-
vision was inserted in one of the ap-
preparation bills that no. carriage
should be used for personal use and
each should have printed upon it the
name Of the department to which it
belonged. p
There was q good deal of chuckling
over this latter provision, as it was
believed few of the department off,
scials would. care to attend social func-
tons and 60 about personal affairs In
a carriage labeled with the name of a
public department. ....
It now turns out that as the law is
construed by its Official interpreter IT
the treasury department., Comptroller
Tracewell, it only applies to those car
riages named in that particular appro-
priation bill. 1t SO happens that the
only carriages so named are those for
the use Of the superintendent Of pub
lie printing and the superintendent Of
the bureau Of engraving and printing.
These are two of the hardest-worked
officials in the government and two
who have more legitimate use for pub
lie conveyances than any others. They
are the victims of the scheme to hui
initiate other officials. Their two car
riages must bear the label of the de-
partments to which they belong, while
all the under secretaries, chiefs Of bu-
reaus and other government employees
who have been driving about in gor-
geous undesignated vehicles can con-
tinue the practice. {.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

From the annual report of the min
mister of mines of British Columbia
for 1908, just issued, it appears that
the total production of the mines of
the province shows very slight in
crease over the year previous, being
OF the value of SIT 1854, compared
with $17,486,550 in 1902. Excepting
copper and coke, which show an in
crease, there is a falling off in all
other products. 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12
State Forestry.

Plats and lists showing lands select
cd by the state for experimental for
estry purposes have been filed at the
land Office by G. 9. Andrews, state fire
warden and secretary Of the state for
zestry board. "a total Of Is. 9s4 aacs resy
has been selected by the board in
townships 64-r12 and 637l4. The land:
chosen is practic ally one body, and Ill
lies in the northern part Of st, Louis
county, . distance Of sixs to ten miles:
northwest Of Ely Several lakes -
included within the limits Of the re- Re-.
serve 81 u u FL g. 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12
Diamonds and Dogs.

Diamonds and Ping dogs are becom-
ing more popular in Minnesota each
succeeding year, if the abstracts ofs
personal property assessments being
received by State Auditor s. g. Iver-s
son aresto be relied on. Nearly all the
counties that have reported SO far
show anincrease in the valuation Of 4
diamonds and the number Of dogs two
years ago. tZsSjs sz ~. a. LUX {:
tWatonwan and Traverse are the only
two counties reporting SO far that,
show > decrease: in the valuation of
diamonds, yfs * $::4Ssss55 S. ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

According to a New York statisti-
clan, one of the puzzles Of the matri-
monial market is the preference of
widowers for spinsters and the indif-
ference of widows for bachelors. The
carefully prepared figures of this ex.
pert shows that in given period 25.-
451 widowers sought to heal the
breach in their domestic arrangements
by espousing 25,451 spinsters, while
only STAT widows were considered
available for that purpose.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

+ 'e differ in political
belief. The standard bearers of the
two great political parties in this
years contest, President Roosevelt and
Judge Parker, furnish an example Of
warm personal friends representing
opposite political sentiments. These
two men are more than mere acquain-
tances; they are friends of many years
standing, and each finds much in the
other to admire. AS governor of New
York Mr.. Roosevelt was thrown into
close personal contact with Supreme
Court Justice Parker, and has never
hesitated to express his admiration for
the latter's courage and distinct ability
as Judge. Justice Parker has recip-
rocated the personal friendship of the
president and entertains an exalted
opinion of the character, courage and
ability of the young man now chief ex-
ecutive of the nation.
There is such personal sentiment
existing between the two families that
favorite dog owned by Judge Parker
bears the name of 'Teddy Roosevelt. -
The president is having good deal of
quiet fun about this dog just now, and
has laughingly indicated to friends of
the judge that II the latter finds it at
all embarrassing to have Teddy
Roosevelt" in evidence at Esopus dur
ing the present summer, when that
spot will be the Mecca Of hundreds of
good democrats, he, , the president,
will agree to care for the dog at Oys-
ter Bay. The young Roosevelts would
gladly undertake the task of looking
after the animal until after election.
Judge Parker, laughs good-naturedly
over The situation and declares that
::'Teddy Roosevelt will not be in the
way at Esopus this summer SO long as
he does not object to the visit of his
democratic friends.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

When Chinese parents arrive at
about the age of IS their atfectionate
sons and daughters club together and
give them each coffin. and wish them
many happy returns of the day. When
death comes these receptacles are
used for the purpose for which they
we're intended. Collins are to be seen
in many houses in China, some OF
them being utilized as wardrobes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

To telegraph 16 messages simulta-
neously over a single, wire has now
been made possible through an inven-
ton of DR.. Michael Ivorsky Pupin,
professor of electro-mechanics in Co
lumbia university. Heretofore: the
maintenance of four circuits on one
wire has been the limit of the multi.
PICK machines invented. The Pupin
system differs chiefly from the multi.
pick systems now in use in that It
operates with an alternating instead
OF q direct current. ...,..' :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12
Good. Cow.

W. Mcconnell, state dairy and
food commissioner, has completed the
investigation Of the productivity of
various breeds Of COWS and the nutri-,
tive quality of various kinda Of feed
= Speaking OF the results of the inves-
tigation, Mr.. Mcconnell said: ss.s=.
4:.'Of 200 herds tested, the best results,
were obtained from grade Short
horn COW, 8 years old. The COW gave
8, 144 pounds Of milk in one year, pro-
ducing 1880. os pounds Of butter. The
owner realized 9 net profit of $780,
The poorest showing was made by a
full-blooded Durham, which produced
but 173. $ pounds Of butter and . net
profit of Is cents" " T..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

Reduction by electricity of an aneur.
ism or dflation of the aorta, the main
artery of the body, has been attempted
In nine recorded cases, but only three
Of the patients survived. In recent
successful attempt the galvanic cur.
rent was applied to a Philadelphia
man for one hour, reducing an aneur.
ism that extended three inches above
the base of the breastbone and was
three and one-half inches wide.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

] nave e. one OF the
mo st complete
drainage systems
!. known IN any
country III the
world. 81. - 81.
In the effort to
pr. ov ia .. psu re
drinking u 8 t.e I
for the people and.
remove q \ the pollu-.
ton Of the lake.
by turning The.
drainage of the
city u anot her di-.
rectlon ore than.
s5 900, 900 b ave
] l|but int;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

Al least, such are
the, possibilities.
, Under the pres
ent con dit ons,,
with thousands of
heavy trucks pass
ing to and fro con-
stantly asphalted
streets are out OF
the que s tt o n.
Nothing but cob
BILE stones will
stand the heavy
traffic. nit E
cobble stones are
avnon e3x,a to- low
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

Lands, of 1ndi-
ana, stirred ' up
quite q commotion
by deen,ouncing the
practice Of supply
ing cabinet officers
and bureau off;
Gals with free car
riages. He deliv-
cred one of his i'm
passioned' speech.
es on the floor OF
the house on the
subject 81 abuse
of the carriaga
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

Minerals containing #radium have
been discovered fSSinS the province go Of
Quebec. The ore from which radium
and oxide of uranium have been ex-
tracted was taken from a white mica
mine about Is miles back of Murray
bay, in CharleVOix county. Vi:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

suspecting public. The telephone has
been installed; some day it may be use
.ful and competitor for the old estab-
lished Bell SYSTEM to-day, and for
several years to come, it would not pay
operating expenses, to say nothing of
dividends .on an investment. of some
SIC, 900 900 which the company has put
into the tunnels. The 40 miles of tun-
nels, which were ostensibly built to
serve merely as conduits for telephone
wires, but telephone conduits are. not
necessarily Is feet high by IL feet wide,
which represents the dimensions of the
largest tunnels, nor even seyen feet
wide by nine feet high, which is about
the dimensions of the smallest of the
tunnels. Neither is an electric railway
track in all of these tunnels or hun
dreds of electric cars needed in the
operation of telephone system. . The
telephone wires are there; they occupy
few inches Of space in the apex of
the tunnels: the remainder Of the ex-
tensive system will be utilized for the
purpose of freight delivery to and from
the depots. -,
The company has purchased large
tract of land at a point where it is
possible for every railroad line in the
city to reach it, All merchandise
freight going to or from the wholesale
or retail district will be received at or
shipped from this point To this point
the tunnel cars will run, making ele-
vator connection through the basement
with each of the large stores.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12
Killed by Derrick.

@1@os$- y - n
Five-year-old Pauline Bray, a daugh-
ter Of Edward Bray of Red Lake Falls,
was killed by the falling Of we'll der
rick. ss .5 r. &C.. ss51. :. n :
She was in East Grand Forks visit
ing her grandparents and was playing
in q yard where the derrick was.
There was . high wind the der
rick was blown down. 5a.s..: NJ. f
A boy standing near shouted to the
the child, but it was too late. She was
struck on the head by the falling
weight and her sknll was crushed. e.
She died Instantly. FL Z II c. j ! E.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12
Twiin,eI, Sales

The sales of binder Irvine at thu.
state prison amount to K, 200. 22o
pounds3or more than 5000, 900 pounds
above the output of last year, an in
crease of about43 per cent. The spin
dies are being, worked overtime in or
der to help out the farmers of the state.
Is much as possible The value OF the
product this year is about 5000, 900, 40
compared with &7o2, 600 last year, when
prices were higher. l. j. ~ $ :. ;55 i.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

Prof. Calmette, of the Pasteur Insti-
tute in Paris, is making war on linen
handkerchiefs, which he considers a
areat source of infection. He suggests
the use of specially constructed wal.
let's for Japanese paper handkerchief,
with separate divisions for the new
and the used ones. The latter are TO
be burned. 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-12

ugnt 3 u m me ::
reading &C by the
publication Of q
brochure on. tur-
keys. The genial
secretary could
not have found a
more delectable
subject for the dog
days, as the finely
illustrated { little
pamphlet : brings
up. visions OF
Thanksgiving and
I. Christmas days.
with snow and ice;