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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
WEEDS to Escape School.

Marion, 1nd.-Katie Bodkins, aged
13, escaped hard lesson in arithmetic
by marrying. After an absence of
three days from school the principal
sent the truant officer to the girls
home. where the ceremony had just
been performed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
No Opportunity.

''Esmeralda," said her mother, you
are spending too much time at that
bachelor girls club. You don't do any
thing but gossip at your meetings any
how"
There wasn't any gossiping to-day,
mamma" replied Esmeralda. 1--WE We're
all there. Chicago Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
Pertinent Querv.

Applicant-Oi understand yez air
afther wantin' nurse gir-rul, nam.
:. Lady-Yes. want a good girl capa-
BILE Of looking after the twins.
= Twins, is it2 An air tn both az
thin yourn, mam?"-C Chicago Daily
News. <sz.S
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-03-11

family by takin it. What you need in your
shete is branes & someone to russell up news
and rite editorials on live topics. No nenshun
has been made in your shete of butchin
pollen china pig weing 800 pounds or the gaps
of the chickens out this way Yo ignore the
fact that l bot bran new bobsled and that
traded my blind mule and say nothin about
Hi S1mpkins jersey calf breaking his frunt
legs fallin down we'll important chivrees
have been utteely ingnored by your shete &
8 column obituary notice writ by me the death
of my Grandpa Henry was left out of your shete
to say nothin of a alfabetico1 poem beginning.
"a is for and and also for ark" writ by my dar-
ter. This is the reason your paper is SO un
popular here. If you don't print EDITORIALS
from this place and amt going to put news
in your shete. We don't want said shete. P.
ST you print obichary in yore next isu may
sign agin for yure shete.
S s S
Some funny things are found in the news
papers now days. Here are few of the most
common "He was shot in the bay window
"She whipped him on his return" "Her many
friends rejoice to see her back" "He kissed her
upon appearance" "He chung to her weeping
He was shot in the suburbs" Sit any won
der our language staggers foreignersP Kasson
Republican.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-03-11
Some Good Oddities
Wise and Otherwise
KENTUCKY NEGROES DREAM.

Representative Ollie James of Kentucky,
has and old darkey working for him who has
been in the family ever since "befo de war"
"Massa Ollie. | reckon dey amt no niger
heaven" the old darkey said to him day
during the progress Of a revival
ooh, yes, there is" Representative James
told him Cali good niggers have a heaven just
the same as the white folks"
II done had dream de odder night an
swered the darby, 81 dreamed daid an
gone to heaven. 1t shorely waz beautiful place.
Dere wuz de white wemmens sittin around
in der chairs an de nggers down on dere knees
shinn' up der golden slippers. Den de dream
kinder changed, an thought [ wuz in de odder
place. What you think see dere? Every
white man had niger holdin' him tween
him an de blazin' fre"-New York World.
S
The following letter is said to have been re-
ceived at the office of nearby exchange:
Dear--I hereby offer my resignation as sub
criber to your paper; it being pamphlet Of
such small consequence as not to $ benefit my
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-03-11
ST. Paul, Mimi, March Z, 1905.

One of the most important bills before the
Legislature is that providing for a state high
way commission. 1t marks the beginning OF
intelligent effort to secure good roads in this
state. The bill provides for the appointment OF
highway comn,ission who serve without pay.
The executive officer of the board is secretary,
who must be competent civil engineer ana
competent road builder His duties will be to give
expert advise to county and town road authorl-
ties, to prepare and circulate Information as TO
road materials and road building generally. The
bill carries only a small appropriation, but the
friends of the bill maintain that when the
people of the state really learn how valuable
state highway commission can be, the com
mission will ultimately be given more and more
funds. New York started in small way with
a law similar to this one, and now the state
Highway commission annually expends$5, 100000
Another bill which if it becomes a law will
mark an epoch in the growth OF the country
schools of the state is the Bjorge BILL providing
for a county school board, who take over all the
school powers of the county commissioners, and
also will choos the county superintendent OF
schools The original Bjorge bill has beenl
withdrawn, and the bill in it's present form
meets the approval of Mr.. Bjorge, the stated
superintendent, and the committee of superin-
tendents who had the matter in charge. The
provisions of the bill are, in brief, that the
county shall elect board of education by COM
missioner districts, the election to be held at |
the time of the annual school meeting. The
board shall select the county superintendent,
but aside from present and former supernren-
dents, only persons holding a first grade Ger
ti6cate or its equivalent shall be eligible to the
office. This establishment Of county school
board, and requiring technical qualifications Of
the superintendent will mark great advance
in the efficiency Of our country schools, and we
see no reason why the bill should not become
law.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-03-11
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On account of the lack of familiarity with
methods of teaching often shown by graduates
of the State University who otherwise well
equipped for the profession, bill has been in
troduced to establish at the university teach
ers' college or department of pedagogy. The
present department of pedagogy at the "U' is
handicapped that before it has been of little
practical value.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-03-11
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In conversing with of the members on
this subject and kindred matters, [ was
prised to learn that so few Of the high schools
nave availed themselves of the state aid grant
ed for putting in normal courses, that the
meagre appropriation of $4,000 for this purpose
has not been exhausted. The state grants $3.50
to any high school which will employ teacher
to give normal instruction III grammar school
subjects to high school pupils, and any pupil who
takes this normal instruction in the senior year
is graduated with the same honor those who
take the regular senior studies. In this way
they much better fitted to become teachers,
chan if they go fresh from the high school with
review of the grammar school subjects. The
gentleman with whom was talking told me
hat his school hired good normal teacher for
$780, and for doing this they received $3.50 from
he state. Seems as if this would be good
Ian for the Morris high school to try
tt i
Minnesota will be well represented. at the
lewis & Clark Exposition at Portland this sum-
ner if the bill introduced and now reported
s..
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-03-11

Mr.. Racine, of Lac qui Pare, would extend
the Torrens system of land registration to every
county in the state The Torrens system has
been the subject of much agitation of late years.
Under it, land owner may apply to have his
title registered and after establishing title in
himself, he is 81 ven certificate which becomes
the evidence of title, This certificate can be
transferred. The system has been optional in
Hennepin county for several years. and it is
now proposed to make it optional thruout the
state
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-03-11

Mr.. Tanning, whose bill to require mer-
chants to give the amount of their insurance
on stock at the same time that they list their
properly with assessor furnished much fun
for the St. Paul Globe, has withdrawn the origi-
nal bill, and substituted another which applies
to the whole state. The new bill does not re-
quire that the assessment shall correspond with
the amount of insurance carried but only pro-
vides that a statement of the fire insurance car
ried must be attacked to and made an essential
part of the list for taxation.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-03-11
J. C. MORRISON.

From the fuss which the city papers have
made about the designations of some Of the
committee clerks, it would appear that condi-
tons much different here than has been the
case at former sessions. Speaker C1ague and
Lt-Gov. Jones early in the session laid down
some very reasonable rules in regard to clerks
being duty at a reasonable time in the morn
ing, and remaining until o'clock in the after
noon. The clerks who really intended to earn
their pay-and in the House at least there are
many such-have had no kick on the rules and
have cared nothing about the rules, but have
done their work, and let the rules take care of
themselves. But not all clerks have had any
very serious intention of earning their pay, and
from them has come the howl. The time was
when many clerks actually made no pretence
Of appearing at the capitol except on pay day.
but that is entirely changed this session. A
good clerical force be very useful to the
MEMBERS and no matter how much the grafters
howl the members of the House are we'll salts
fed with the efficient clerical force and we
hardly think the taxpayers of the state will
have any objection to Speaker Clague's bust
ness like methods,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-03-11

back by the Committee on Appropriations be
comes law. a board of managers are created,
and the sum of $4,000 appropriated for carry
ing out the provisions of the act.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-03-11

Ward Stones bill to allow the county com
missioners to loan money in the sinking fund
on farm real estate under certain restrictions,
had a narrow escape from being put ia sleep by
the judiciary committee of the senate last Fri
day. The bill was in fact recommended for in
definite postponement, and it was ONLY by
strenuous work that Mr. Stone got the report
on the bill held up and consent that he should
be heard before final action taken. The
spectacle of a county trying to pay it's debts
seemed to be so new to the judiciary commit
tee, that they had proper appreciation of
some of the practical problems in connection
Herewith, and did not see how desirable it was
that the comfy be earning interest on the siuk-
ing fund in order to offset the interest on the
bonds. The view taken by members of
the judiciary committee was that the bill was a
"populist measure" whereby the farmers might
be able to get access to county funds and so cnt
out the "money power"
I (
The newest railway rate bill provides for
three cent fare all days but Saturdays and
On Saturdays a cent rate, eigher single trip
Or round trip, good returning the following
Monday It is safe to say that the railroad lob
by will not have to waste any effort in killing
hat bill. The country merchants will take
are of it.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-03-11

The House is grinding away on the Code as
d special order at II o'clock each day. A strong
fight was made the first day to incorporate
amendments in the Code which were law,
but the judiciary committee were able to show
the House that if new legislation of this kind
were permitted the Code would not be passed
in 500 years. A strong majority of the House
are standing by the position of the judiciary
committee, and so it is probable that the re-
vised laws will be passed by the House within
two weeks The plan which seems to meet
with general approval now is for the Legislature
to pass the Code this winter, getting it near
ly accurate as possible; but defer it's taking
effect until about year from now, so that the
lawyers and interested parties may have full
year in which to look the law over, and then if
any glaring defects are discovered, the 1egis1a-
ture can be called in extra session next winter
to rectify any such errors.
]. The Canadian premier when he thinks Of
question feels like the man who step
ped up step that was not there. s.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-22

This heartless conduct like the kids An every Sunday afternoon, unless the fog forhids Beside Bricks peaceful restn place cultivate his flowers Why Death bad behind My memory goes amushin' an it muShes to the scenes set an dream about the things used do there as
 In the good old days Circle fore the lawyers formed To jump richest placer claims and confscate dust Again hear the othin' tones of Bates old guitar. As he about The Fisher Maiden the Polar Star. Again see Brick rasslin with his waller mandolin As he chaned bout the charms of hooch an other kinds of About the soshui scandals that excited Forty-ne An watch his eyoutions he used fris and An hven the Lancers at the ud-time Swash dance. Brick had a of weaknesses, but strong
 He bewdered but he weighed gold fair An recall but time when his conduct wasn't Thas when he stole parkie the hungry hieriu' lha nearly starved a pwson fore he hotted down An filled him full of houtch beans left him there for dead Ie never pas~ed n eomra,le ha, in trouble t he had fingered bong enough hear his mouruful tale, An whether was strictly true or strictly othrrwise glway< proved sufficient fresh lie never broke eontrart au insuficcnt ea,.e. An jumped a miuu claim broke the muin' lave, For he had a nhuru WeakueS for the old Yukon belief That man who jumps placer is an acruhatic thict ln dissolyin with paluer he known make Az error in division aH' hs tried c. take
 Aiv of ths like modern puriuers d1 An hs never kicked ~is ash dog sawe boat tn tNu up past peaks Who're t has huif ralhnu for the h blaze the rat An he's re~ttn th"re attn pr hts u time utnn t iF wbsn knds slesds therv bt hesrteF Whu reVurti~ faiF. i'm the Imperial 4usl1s ruln' the w'i rae h" aies aa aieus as NeH'i'lssi q" easi"a
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-22

In the Justice Court for Rampant Precinct Third Division of the Ter ritory of Alasl.t before J Lind ey Green, Commissioner and oii4 ciO Justice of the Peace.
 c. A. h hETTEREK, Plaintiff SI->f,,nNc py C. P. TowLE, defendant. ) o"iioA AoN' l he president of the United States to C.P. Fowl le, defeudS nt. greeting:
 You are hereby required to appear before the Undersig gued, commissioner q nd eX off ciO justice of the peace, in the court room of the court house at Rampant, Rampant precinct, Third Division of the Territory of Aldsllu, on the 11th day of Dece mber. 1905, t the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon of said day, to answ CT the complaint of pIaintih. G. A. ket- terer, founded upon one certain promiSsCry note dated June 22d 1903, payable to G. A. for value received the said C. P. Towle prom ised to pay to the said G. A. ketterer the sum of two hundred and Seyenty-one dollars and sixty cents, hereou he demt ndS judgment ga inst the said C. r. Towle in the sum of two hundred and seventy-hve dollars and eighty-three cents.
 writ of attachment having Eeeu issued by the court against you, and NJ. S. Gill hay ing been garnisheed there under and duly answered that he is indebted to you in the sum of two hundred and forty-eiEht dollars and has pa id slid sun to the court Now in ease you foil to appear and defend as above required judgment W i'll be tai en gainst you and the stid two hundred and forty fight doll9rs will he applied toward the payneu of the costs of this suit end the payment of seii note.
 li,hed iu the Yukon Valley News weekly newspaper published in k mpu rt. for seven consecutive issues first inSe rtiuu Gctu' CT llth, lgua, the lust insertion November 22d, igod.
 Given under ny h nd this eth dey of Octo- ltr. 1908. I. 1fNDLkY GREEN,
 Cpmmissio uer aud ex oticio
 Justice of the Peace.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM TANANA TOWN The New Paper DownRWer Ieggs Tanan Kanishna Trail
 Minor Tanana Matters.

Copies dated Nov. 1 and Nov. II of the Yukon Press, the new paper started at Panama, arrived with the mail last Friday. The Press bears evidence of the fact that its promoters lacked proper conception of the amount of work nec- essary to make even d small newspaper Editorially it possesses merits which are obscured by a total failure typograph- ically. With an experienced printer the paper might survive. The N. c. Co.,, the Panama Commercial Co.,, the Pacific Cold Storage Co.,, R. R. Stoddard' s Northern Saloon, Joe Anicich's Pioneer, J. C. Nelson X Co.'S Restaurant, Tom Talbot's water service, Mrs. Gilmore's s sewing, Chas. Chanquist's teaming, and s. I. Randals carpentry business are advertised, as well as C. R. Corbusier as notary public, and J. Lindley Green, of Rampant, as attorney at law.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-22
Down-River Diggings.

The Press of Nov. II prints the follow ing extracts from letter from Father Ragaru:
 Judge Bush, of Nulato, is running a store at the mouth of Noritno river, err roneously called Novi.
 At Norton, or Mouse Point, are two stores, F. Compton and the \. C. Co. g. Some seven miles distant is kokrines Station, where two stores are located run by William Corning and Wilson X Toby, the latter late arrivals from St Michael.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-22
The MinStreIS.

Announcement was received through icau Minstrels' to be produced by the Fort Gibbon Comedy Comedy at the post hall Dec. p.
 The Press say the company is rehears- ing three-act comedy-drama entitled "A Pair of Jacks.' Lieut.. Bathiany and Sergt. Blade appear in the role of the Jacks and their balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet will be feature.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-22
BRICK WHEATON'S GRAVE.
Dedicated Circle City Camp Arctic Brotherhood
 By SAM C. DUNHAM.
[Copied from the Fairbanks Sunday Timesl

to Oakland Heights as promised An fxed Brick Wheaton restn place the way you told me to- The slender sprgs of Yukon fern sent him be aeepn beneath the Yukon things that's raised North sensitive an He tells that in years he never knew the sights that broke tired homesck his Yukon friends before month expired He his little children fret an around all day To have im take em back again to where they used to play of wild tracin long black lines the sky Up o froic the watch the an wonder the trembn Northern Lights That dance whisper through the
 nights.
 he brought make his children glad around like the kids though he tried To cheer with they pined an died that it's the heat that makes his children renders Yukon plants an dogs difficult to keep; makes this climate for than rmc in h But I've got my own opinion why his little children cry An wh Yukon home~ick here die
 aint the hOoteh. but a shul fog breeds fatal that kll deg. The hightonsI children psigrees right An they pass the trail they elevate tteir laugh because they re plgin-toe erctse their clos hixh-tonss curly poosors with ribbons FnHu their ueek Dunt bit more sushahe but sneak behind en. .tsN he Malamues til they mad fog light when they around o the poss< anf n sight
 mush aluns traiis, eai stra AH aui an lleln r all the tuks meet; Hut usks stragh ahead and eaaat"s the ts ed A Circle ttt3 uttuer Panama stahatede
 They ass~r .sop ..k man haw he |. Eettip' They take stranger tn tustsnd pvasaHt haur 0r kl he's out of beans H be needs s"ae H"as
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-22
THOUGHT IT WAS A COCKTAIL.

Dinner was little late at the fiat in Harlem. A guest asked the hostess to play something. Seating herself at the piano the lady executed Chopin noe turne. When she had finished there was still an interval of waiting to be bridged. She turned to an elderly man at her right and said:
 'Would you like q sonata before dim ner?"
 He gave d start of surprise and pleas ure.
 "Why, yes, thanks he replied; q had couple on my way here, but think I could stand another ''-New York Globe.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-22

The diggings are about 125 miles from these points by river and approximately 75 miles by winter trail.
 Quoting from the letter Father Ragaru says: "Up to date no one has yet come from the mines. 1 believe on sure grounds that it will be good camp but those who are there do not care to create a stampede
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-22
Tanana-Kantishna Trail.

The Press of Nov. II says: 'Sam Sutherland left for the Kantishna dig dings on Tuesday morning accompanied by Charles Smith (better known as Whitedog Smith and two natives, Sam and Lige. He will endeaver to locate the best trail to the camp, and on re- turning will cut out and fix such portions as may be necessary to facilitate the easy travelling of horse sleds. He went we'll prepared for the trip, which prom ises to be not altogether an enviable one"
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-22
Doherty will appear in monologue work and song, while Sergt. Johnson will ap- pear as Dinkelspiel, a retired brewer.
Minor Tanana Matters.

Town is well supplied with moose meat.
 Sam Wilcox was somewhat badly bit ten by Joe Anicich's dog.
 Mail carriers from lower river report an abnormal amount of snow and heavy drifts.
 Officers of Panama Chamber of Com merce: C. R. Corbusier, president; G.. II. Tiffany, secretary and treasurer; R.. k. Stoddard, w. B. Rodman, J. Fit, Joe Anicich, E. Gowran and C. R. Corbuser, committee on works and ways and means.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-11-22
A. B. NOTICE.

Regular uset,nEs uf the Arctic Brother husifi t,sige are hehi at ths tr halt ou the ss, ursi teii fpuFth tuesdays of each naunth at su'rinrk D. U.
 WI StiNEN a. A kETtEREE
 Arrttr Recorder. Arctic Chief
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
DR., A. w. CHASE'S
NERVE PILLS.

If the person subject to attack of dir
mess or swimming Of the head, COM
monty called vertigo, would only stop
to realize that these symptoms are not
a disease in themselves, not temporary
ailments. but the plainest sort of warn
ings from nature Of grave troubles of
deeper origin, of an exhausted nervous
. system or Of an oncoming apoplexy,
epilepsy or paralysis, the matter would
receive prompt attention. DR.. A. w.
Chase knew this and provided the cure
in his celebrated Nerve Pill, a medicine
that brings back the glow of health and
strength by its power to furnish just
what the lily fed, half-starved nervous
system needs-good, rich, wholesome
blood and nerve force or energy.
NH. z. Smith of No. l Union Street,
Troy, N. Y, Says:
81 used to suffer constantly from
nervous headache and dizzy spells. They
came on at any time and in any place
! was never safe from them-stoopine
over always resulted in vertigo-my
head panied me as we'll. 7 got box OF
DIR. A. w. CHASE'S NERVE PILLS
and they cured the trouble rapidly
easily and completely. 1t is the best
medicine [ ever took. / am as sound
as dollar again in every particular
and very glad to recommend it to any
certain cure SOC box at dealers
falo, n. Y. Portrait and signature OF
A. W. Chase, NJ. D., on every package
For sale at 1.-THE Voegeli Bros. Drug
Co.. two stores, corner Hennepin and
Washington avenues. corner Nicolle1
and Seventh, Minneapolis. MINI.