The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-09-30

Register of Deeds. M. c. Palmer.
Clerk of Court ..... P. Johnson.
Coroner .......... DR.. J. McCuen.
Surveyor. .......... Lionel Ayres.
Supt. of Schools 49,. S. w. Gilpin.
THE farmer saves the country
every year the politicians every
four. And this is the politicians
year.
HE is happy whose circumstances
suit his temper; but he he is more
excellent who can suit his temper
to any circumstances.
THE Socialist vote on the ranges
will be factor of unknown
strength in the November battle,
but promises to he large.
AND, dear reader, did you ever
have occasion to enquire as to
whether or not some certain piece
of state mining land was still open
to entry?
W. E. MCEWEN, of the Labor
World, howls for an independent
Legislative ticket. 1t is also under
stood that Mr.. McEwen would be
pleased to be considered in the
makeup of the ticket whose cause
he would espouse.
The Crystal Falls lighting plant,
according to the Diamond Drill, is
more than selfsupporting, the coll
lections being nearly or quite
double the expenditures. A record
which becomes self-lighted lamp
favorable to municipal ownership
ALDERMAN r. D. HAVEN, of the
Duluth city council, has been ap-
pointed as chairman of the Repub-
lican county committee. The COM
mite will comprise nineteen men,
bers. Rooms in the Manhatten
block have been secured and the
first meeting Of. the organization
will be held tomorrow, ...n,~
ALONZO J. WHITMAN, a former
member of the Minnesota legisla-
ture from Duluth and who holds
the worlds record for going against
the law on forgery charges, is again
in the tolls. He was arrested at St.
Louis on Saturday on charge of
forgery which had followed him
from Buffalo, NY
The gist of the newspaper com
nent on the charges made by Pub.
lie Examiner Johnson and the reply
of Ex Auditor Dunn is that it is a
case of the pot calling the kettle
black. But the kettle doubtless
does not enjoy the unsought dis
tinction during the strenuous days
of state campaign.
The lack of interest taken by the
Democrats at the primary election
has aroused the comment of many
of our exchanges. But whether or
not there may be any Democrats
left in the state of Minnesota we
will leave to the critical observa-
ton of Robert c. Dunn, giving him
until November 9th to make final
inquiry and conclusion.
JOHN NORTON, who was defeated
for the Republican nomination for
attorney of St. Louis county, has in
Dictated himself good loser, but a
better Republican. He accepts his
defeat with as hearty good nature
as he would have welcomed victory.
His remark: "The Republican of
St. Louis county have nominated a
good ticket and it ought to have
cheerful support. l did suggest a
little improvement, but found my
self with the minority, and l guess
I can fight just as hard from the
ranks as could as a candidate. My
late opponent and the entire Re.
publican ticket will have my best
support" is certainly good politics
1t beats skulking in ones Office and
devising means to get even with
the fellows who failed to endorse
Two years hence if the Republicans
of his county do not make his nomi.
nation unanimous, in will indicate
that they don't know good thing
Two Harbors News.
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Republican County Committee.
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