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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
&gsSaie A Signal Success.

The big sale ,inaugurated at the
store Of r. Steinberg on Saturday
last has been a marked success, the
store being thronged with a crowd
of busy purchasers throughout the
week. In anticipation of the crush
some fifteen additional employees
had been secured, and even with
this additional help on Saturday it
was almost impossible to care for
the crowds, which not only packed
the spacious store building but oc-
cupied positions on the walk in
front of the store awaiting their
turn. =
Mr.. Steinberg naturally and logic
ally attributes to a marked degree
the success of the sale to the
thorough manner in which it was
advertised. The sale continues until
the 9th, as will be noted by the ad-
vertisement on the eighth page,
and if you would take advantage of
the proffereo bargains you should
not overlook the date.
Sale closes May 9th.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
HSewer Suit Dropped.

P. Mcdonnell, the contractor who
had th4original sewer contract for
the cit5Nlaying the main sewer and
two latkfals, has dropped his suit
against tthe city and accepted the
SUM OFF, IN f.,ll ,aya,ent q. all
[c1ain1s.!. - - 5~...3z.. -
This rns the sum found by the
present|city administration to be
Mr., Mcponnell's due, an order for
the amount being. drawn and ten
dered him some months ago. But
Mcdonnell at that time wanted sew.
eral hundred additional plunks
and entered suit for upwards of
81 300 and costs. The case was sup.
posed to come up in district court
this week, and on Monday a mum.
Der of citizens subpoenaed by Mr.
Mcdonnell went to Duluth but their
testimony was not needed, the case
not being ready for call at that time
On Wednesday word was received
of the proceedings being dropped
Mr.. Mcdonnell accepting the
amount rendered and relieving the
city from all court costs.
It is not improbable that the
course pursued by the contractor
will prove saving to both his
reputation for good work and to his
bank account.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
Off for the Drive.

A jolly crew OF, twenty-five "river
hogs" composed a load of passen.
gers leaving here on Monday in the
Tornquist bus for point downst the
Miller Trunk road from which they
20 into Mud Hen Lake to drive the
Water Hen river for the Cloquet
Lumber Co. Some of the boys had
evidently been there before and
were preparing for a long spell of
thirst by imbibing freely from
bottles of that famous Kentucky
remedy as they started for sixty
day stay in the wilderness. = z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
COMMERCIAL CLUB ON WORKING BASIS.
organization Perfected and Many New
Members Beinu Enrolled.

NeVsbVVBS > OOsss9 Asss
A second meeting of the recent
ly organized Commercial Club was
held at the City Hall on Sunday
afternoon, at which time some
thirty OF our interested citizena
were present and assisted in the
perfection of the organization of
the body; the officials named at the
former meeting being ratified.
The committees appointed at the
former meeting had no reports to
offer and the meeting proceeded to
other business by placing the men,
bership fee, including all dues un-
til January LIST, at $500. -.
A committee composed of VIM. H.
Eaton, r. E. Bailie, E. E. Bur1ey, w.
+. Hannaford aud Alexander Reid
was appointed, and the secretary
instructed to furnish the members
with membership rolls the follow.
ing day. During a recess taken for
the purpose twenty new signatures
were received from those present.
President Hall was delegated as
committee of one to interview the
council relative to the use of the
councifchamber as place of meet.
ing. D. w. Freeman was added to
the committee on Constitution and
BYLAWS. It was decided bv vote
to hold weekly meetings for time,
each Wednesday, the meeting ad.
journing until the evening of the
18th.
AT the Wednesday evening meet.
ing the new membership reported
brought the total 10 about sixty.
The committee on Constitution and
Bylaws had no report to submit
and the meeting adjourned until
Wednesday evening.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
.W1fI IBdlfD xb0iIIoN Is 1i1ffxx,
Landlord Smith Buys prop1FEty aad
Wit Make Needed improvements.

Landlord B. F. Smith. who has
run The Fay since it's opening, has
concluded deal for the purchase
of the property, and will at once
make many needed improvements
thereto, adding an extension 32x66
feet on the west side of the build
ing, facing Chestnut street.
The proposed addition will be
three story and basement, and will
contain twenty-six additional bed
cham bers. giving the hotel a. total
of sixty-five sleeping, apartments.
The ground floor of. the addition
will be utilized as a sample room of
proper dimensions, 30x44, "a barber
shop and will also contain a room
22x28 which will be suitable for a
small business stand and will be
for rental purposes. The basement
will contain the laundry and heat
ing plants, and the proposed inn
provements will make of the popu-
lar hostelry one of the finest
equipped hotels in the state. =
The Fay has ever enjoyed a merit
ed patronage under the manage
nent of Mr.. Smith, but at many
times has been found too small to
properly accommodate thethrong Of
travellers who make Virginia range
headquarters. With the additional
room Mr.. Smith. will be enabled to
properly care for all who come, and
once a patron will insure a return
at any time the traveller may again
visit the city.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19

Z J.@C. Sullivan, president of the
Colorado State Federation Of Labor
and organizer for the Western Fed
Grafton. Of Miners is is.th4 city asd
will hold meeting at the Korby
Hall on Sunday next, at p. m.,.
at which several addreasesawilI be
made. The object Of Nr 6ullivsnis,
visit to the range Is the or4au
ton Of labor The objecfe ard 3s1,es5G.
BITS OF 0rgauizaliOn Will Sc ex.
plained at the eSunday meeting.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
Celebrated ladependence Day.

The members of Haarfager Loge
No. 40, Sonner of Norge, entertained
a number of friends at their lodge
hall in the Hawkinson block Wed.
nesday evening, the event being in
commemmoration of the 91st ami
versary of the adoption of the Con
stitution of Norway. =
The program Of the evening com.
prised musical and literary selec-
tions,fo]lowed by an @oId country
supper the dishes served being
favorites in their native land.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
! FIELD DAY MEET AT ELY.
virsiail Highs Will Try Conclusions
. With NermiIjonites tomorrow. :, !. 2

V'rsiale Highs Will Try Conclusions,
With vermiIionites Tomorrow. :. r
The Virginia High School Track
Tea my accompanied by number
of "ros9ters," s leave this afternoon for
Ely where they will meet the Track
Team. 81 the Ely Schools in the first
field day sports of the season tomor,:
row. 81 ~ & >$az>.2 .<s" !: ~.
The Virginia team this year pre-
sents strong aggregation, COM
prising Leslie Reid as captain, Hen.
ry S. sincock as manager, Herbert
klngp Michael r. Bonner, Daniel
Mahoney and George Mehan, and
we not ouly anticipate signal vic
tory tor the boys tomorrow but pre-
dict that they will make good in ev-
cry contest throughout the season.
heaports arranged include the
following events: so yard dash, 100
yard dash. 220 yard hurdle, 44O yard
dash, half mile run, shot put, ham
mer throw, pole vaulting, standing
high Jump, running high jump,
standing broad jump, running hop.
skip and jump, running broad jump
and relay race.
A round trip fare of $275 has been
secured, and tits hoped as many of
the adNirers of the boys and of ath-
letics AZ possible may take 'advan-
tage Oh the low rates and be wit
nesseapf tomorrow's contest.
Meeth are being arranged with
other 9nge teams, and it had been
the hobe of the boys to meet the
team from the Duluth Central High
duringthe season, a challenge from
the Central High manager having
been received and accepted. A later
letter fsom the Central High mana.
ger, hqwever, proved refusal to
stand 8 their original defy to the
Virginia boys, and presumabl 9th
err ranae acceptances have been fav-
ored w4h: similar missives.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
Death of d.. w. E.. Corey.

DR.. William c. Corey, numbered
among the pioneer residents of-the
city, died on Monday evening at $50
O'Clock at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. c. W. Miller, on Wyoming
avenue, after an illness of about
two weeks with erysipelas.
Dr. Corey leaves a widow, semi.
invalid, and one daughter, Mrs. c.
W.Miiles;; toswi1osia is is extended Tie fii5s
sympathy Of ali. Another daughter,
Mrs. Stuart Bates, departed this
world just ten years ago, from the
date of her fathers death.
The deceased was a man we'll
known for his kindly and retiring
nature. He sought no publicity,
but in his quiet way made many
friends wherever his lot was cast.
He was devout member of the
Episcopal faith, being junior war.
, den of the Episcopal church at
Green Bay. Wis, in his younger
days, and senior warden of ST.
Paars Episcopal church in this
city at the time of his death. He
was passionate lover flowers, and
was never happier than when tax.
ing one of his long strolls gather.
ing wild flowers and communine
| with nature.
Funeral services were held from
the residence Wednesday afternoon,
at 800 o'clock, Rev. DR.. Morgan
reading the impressive Episcopal
burial service. A quartette com.
posed of Mrs. James, Miss Lorenz,
Mr.. Boucher and Mr.. O. H. Griggs
sang "Abide With Me-" and Nearer
My God to Thee" Among the
many friends who gathered to pay
tribute to his memory were Messrs.
Eaton, Carman, Smith, Barton, Reid
and Tredway, veterans of the Civil
War in which the deceased had 80
nobly served. The pail bearers
were Messrs. Kennedy, Eaton, Elm
4uAoSS OlNhAOlu1 AdLuOnC ana
George, the remains being inferred
in the Virginia cemetery.
DR.. William c. Corey was born at Windsor,
Broome county, New York, on February 1s,
1886. and died at Virginia, Minn., on May Is.
1905. at the age OF sixty-nine years.
He was married on October 21, 1881, TO Miss
Lizzie A. Crawford. From this union two
daughters were corn, Adele and May T.
DR.. Corey enlisted at Fond du Lac. Wis. in
Company A OF the 18th Wisconsin Infantry.
receiving bis discharge at the end of service
at Louisville, KY. He was member of G. A.
r. Post No. 124,
During the last few months of his army SER
vice he was connected with the hospital CORDS
as steward, and shortly after his return to
his home at Fond du Lac he removed to Green
Bay. where his acquaintance with the study
OF medicine led him to the study and practice
Of dentistry.
He has been resident of Virginia since its
early history. He was for two years deputy
postmaster, and at the time of his demise was
head nurse at the Miller Hospital.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
Sled y =f0R Alts Gc0Ul tl6l !.
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Al aeaeys and Frank Cox Desies
a Settlement with P. 1. kimderix. -

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AE. axeeys and Frank Cox Oes;es
a Settlement with: p. L. Kin6eriy-.1
+, From, the columns of the Cha ries-
ton; West Virgipie, Daily Gazette of.
the 9th inst We clip the following
relative to-a> suifsentered between
parties we'll known to-. the Mesaba
in the earlier days of the range:
"Suit has been instituted in the
circuit court of Kanawha county
against +. L. Kimberly, a multi,s
millionaire mining man of Sharon,
Pennsylvania, by the Wyoming Iu-
Evestnnent Co., azMinnesota corpora.
Ftion, with some of it's principal,
stockholders living in Charleston,
among the nua,ber being A. E.
EHumphreyssand Frank Cox.
The company charges in it's conn.,
spiaint that the defendant in the case
acted as it's agent in selling or leas-s
ing an iron mine on the MesabaA
Iron Range in Minnesota, and failed.
Ete acc oant for large amount of:
money reeeivedean.account of same.
The Company further charges that.
he optioned the property from it for.
the sum of $4,000, and he wac also.
to pay the company in addition
thereto one.half of any sums that
he might receive for said property
over and above $250OOO. They fur
ther Charge, that the properly iss
worth more than 100000, and that
he received a. large sum in excess
of the $250OW, which. sum or Sums
eTespaids stohim asa bozn,s for !
lease on property. Holt & Duncan,
of Huntington, and Chiffon, Mac
Corkle & Chilfon, Of this city,, are
attorneys for plaintiff"
: The property referred to is pre-
snmably the Lincoln, in which
Messrs. Humphreys and Cox at one
time had an interest and which, in
conjunction.w with the Colua,bia and.
Grant properties, was sold by Mr..
Kimberly several years ago to- the
Jones' & Laughlin interests. The
magnitude Of the suit, together
with the standing of those con-
cerned in fina ncial circles, will make
the suit one of special interest.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19

D. W.. freeman, citysassessor, is
again enquiring the vaIue of your
personal belongings, for reasons
too well-known to demand either
comment or explanation. If all will
comply with the request TO fill out
the blanks mailed them and return
same promptly It will be an appre-
tciated favor. .-=# s.:s.zz =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
Sustained q Crushed foot.

Yardmaster Kimball, of the D. n.
4 N. suffered badly crushed left
foot on Tuesday afternoon, the re-
suit of workmen dropping a heavy
frog, weighing several hundred
pounds. on it. The injury will
confine Mr.. Kimball to his home
for several days. 49,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-25
Indemnity Claimed

Sioux City. L., April 1s.-Joha NJ
Thurston former United States senator
from Nebraska, has been retained to
press claims for indemnity on account
of the massacre OF several Americans
by Yaqui Indians in Sonora, Mexico,
January 10. The claims will aggregate
$450,o00, 800, 600 each for the four men
killed, ]. X. Mckenzie and DR.. Robert
Mccoy, OF Chicago; Walter Stubinger, OF
Kewanee. H., and NJ. H. Call, Of Sioux
City, and 325, 900 each for the terrible ex-
periencs Of the two survivors, G. q. Ter
ringer OF Salem, O., and H. 3. Miller, OF
Los Angeles. Cal.
Carried Cigarette Paper; Fined.
Muncis, Ind. April 1S - Chester Bell,
young man, was fined 326 and costs,
amounting In all to 3a5, Tuesday, in the
police court, on charge Of having cigar
cite papers in his pocket. Bell said he
had never smoked a cigarette in his life.
He was arrested on another charge, and,
on being searched, the papers were
found in his pocket. Edward M.
White, the new city Judge. was on the
bench. He warned Bell that a repeti-
ton would call for fine of $500. This Is
the first penalty assessed in Indiana
since the anti.cigarette bill became
effective.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-25
Love Prompts Suicide.

II am doing this because love
you," said nineteen-year-old John Will
son at Fairfield as he fired bullet
into his breast, while his sweetheart,
Miss Ellie Bonnet, pretty telephone
girl, looked on. Wilson's condition Is
serious and he may die. Wilson shot
himself because Miss Bonnet went
to church Sunday with man whom
he did not like. Both worked in the
telephone office and are the same age.
They seemed to be much in love.
Wilson, who lived in Libertyville, has
paid attention to the girl for some
time. When she refused to give up
the other man, he left her after an
angry Interview and stepped into the
main street. She followed and he fell
into her arms when he shot himself.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-25

Mr.. Bryan, in his speech at Des
Moines, voiced a thought that is in
tie mind OF every man who knows
the trend of industrial and economic
conditions. The republican party is
about to split-has, in fact. already
been torn in two parts, one Of which
Is for the people and the other for
the corporations. The division is
apparent In Iowa. Leading the cor
porate forces are Blythe, Cousins,
Lacey, Hepburn, LATE Young, Shaw
and other standpatters and anti
Cummins republicans of pronounced
type. Leading the other side are
Gummins, Funk, Healy and Larlabee
Occupying the middle ground are
Dolliver, Allison, Geo. D. Perkins and
others. Dubuque Telegraph.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-25
The Philippine fiasco.

In seven years but 5000 Americans
have made their way to the Philippine
islands and found home there. The
late Philippine census shows this to
be fact, and shows, further that, with
approximately 100000 population in
the island, less than $4,000 of that
number are foreign born.
In nutshell this tells the story of
seven years of American Imperialism.
It has not meant expansion. 1t has
provided no new home for the Ameri-
can people, no new field for the invest
ment OF their capital, no place for the
establishment OF their institutions.
There have been seven years Of
American occupation of the Philip
pine islands, and hundreds Of mill
ions of dollars paid in taxes by the
American people during that time,
have been expended to make that &C.
cupation possible. In war and from
disease thousands of American lives
have been sacrificed. And it has all
been In vain.
The Philippines are still the Philip
pine islands. The civilization and So
ciety are still Filipino. There is not
even an American veneer. There is
no leaning or trend toward American
customs and manners. The hos,il
toward the United States is almost as
deep-seated as when Aguinaldo was
Ugh ting the war OF independence.
1t has been costly and humiliating
experiment.. 1t has involved the sale,
by the United States of its glorious
birthright for mess of pootage. Our
denial of the doctrines of the fathers,
on which the nation was founded and
upon which it has grown great and
famous, has not won US even few
paltry dollars.-Omaha World-Herald
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-25
AGENTS MEET
REPRESENTATIVES, OF SOCIETY
GATHER IN NEW YORK.
Adopt Resolution Favoring MutuaA-
zation Of Company = Depew
Nay Lose 81 100000.

New York, April 19-More than zoe
general agents Of the Equitable Life AS
surance society, representing nearly
Tuesday to make formal protest against
the strife within the organization which
has engaged public attention for sew
eral months. While resolutions ex-
pressing confidence In President Alex
Rnder were adopted at caucus attend
ed by about 100 Of the agents, it was said
that the alignment thereby forecasted
might not develop any serious features.
The chief desire of the agents, it was
said. was to bring about an immediate
cessation Of the present trouble.
When Vice President Hyde arrived
at the Hotel Savoy, he was greeted by
five or ak agents who accompanied him
to the elevator, which took him to the
room where the meeting was to be held.
President Alexander came in five min
utes later. He was surrounded by more
than score of agents. When the ses-
sion began everybody excepting the
properly identified agents was exclud-
ed from the floor.
Addresses were made by Mr.. Hyde, Mr..
Tarball and Mr.. Alexander. After the
speeches BY the officers of the company
the agents voted recess. After the
recess they adopted a report submitted
by q committee on resolutions, indors-
ing President Alexander and favorins
the naturalization Of the society.
Sensational stories are afloat regard
ing the Equitable fight, in connection
with tbs meeting Of the general agents
Of the society. There are rumors Of
restitution by rich men who have drawn
heavily from the EQuitable's funds.
Should an investigation of the Equit-
able be made on lines that would compel
restitution Of money they have received
from the society II was said that Senator
Qhauneey H. Depew would be placed in
ca embarrassing position. 1t ives de.
elared that for 80 years Senator Depeu
has received $4,000 year from the
Equitable. Thirty times OK, 900 La 97a0,
eoa. VITA interest at six per cant. thu
total would be in excess Of q, coo, oes.
Ar. Dspsv Is a rich man, but to par,
with u 200 900 would be an unpleasant
| 6nanAiAl lest to him
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-25
HORROR in INDIANAPOLIS.
Four Newsboys Trampled to Death
When False Alarm Of Fire
Ic Roirna


Indianapolis, Ind, April 19.-Frenzied
by false alarm OF fire several hundred
eager newsboys, struggling to obtain
their share of free tickets to a local thea
ter, which were being distributed by
travelling representative of a patent
medicine company, stampeded in mar
row stairway in the Masonic Temple
Monday night, crushing the life out of
four boys, and it is believed, fatally in
juring several Others
The dead are: Louis Scheigert, aged
15; Edward Morrissey, aged 70; Ho-
mer Williamson, aged IL; Floyd Po-
land, aged IA. Two OF the injured
may die. Coroner Tutweler began an
investigation of the affair Tuesday
Many Of the boys, who were un.
conscious when taken from the mass
of humanity damned and heaped in
the stairway, soon revived, and they
were able to go to their homes with
out assistance. Many of the little
fellows sold the newspaper extras on
the disaster, and others went to the
theater.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-25
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH
OUT THE STATE.
PECULIAR CASE AT DEG MONIES.
Presumably Innocent Man Mixed Up
Ia Murder Case.

PreeurnapIy innocent Wan MtNSo Up
Ia Murder Case.
In the trial OF Dell Balderson for
the murder of Thomas Callahan last
July a psychological problem most
novel will be presented to q Polk
county jury. Balderson has made ad-
missions that tend to show he is the
murderer, but his attorneys say he
has made them under suggestion and
has frequently lied, to the extent al
most of convicting himself. The most
remarkable part of the case is that
Ralderson twelve years ago In Ring
gold county, Ia, confessed to q crime
similar TO that committed at Des
Moines. He was tried by jury which
found him not guilty, despite his abb
solute confession and insistence that
he was the murderer. The circum-
stances of the Ringgold county and
Callahan murders were almost identt-
cal. An aged man named Taylor in
was called to his door In the dead of
night and slugged. He was robbed of
$4,000. Dalderson was arrested. He
confessed, detailing the crime. and
came near being lynched by mob. 1t
was afterwards shown conclusiyely
that Balderson He'd. He was so work
ed up over the case that he believed
he had committed the crime. Tom
+, Callahan was cobbler living In South
Des Moines. He was murdered last
July and 5000 in cash taken from his
dwelling. The murderer climbed in.
to back window and slashed Gala
hans throat. He also slugged Gala
ha1: with blunt instrument. Balder
son, who lived next door to Callahan
discovered an iron poker which had
been washed in oil the morning after
the murder. This was turned over te
the police, who found that the poker
belonged to Balderson. The police
arrested an Italian named Pigneri, II
whose apartments, which adjoinet
Callahan's, was found bloody razor
Pigneri is under bonds and Is still
accused by the police. Although Bal
derson has made statements regard
Ing the crime that tend to show hi
guilt, the police hold that he Is ah
; s0lutely innocent.