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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-06-29
For Rent.

Eight room house with . acres OF
land for rent. Apply to
G. b. KENNEDY.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-28
OLD TIME RAIN GAUGES
How Precipitation Was Measured Al
Cross Roads VILLAGES.

This thing Of having a government
rain gauge to tell you exactly how
much it rains spoils the fun of a
shower" said the man who was reared
IN the country. when I was a bow
AFTER rain everybody gathered down
at the post office to talk it over.
Ihere must have been some
Where about two inches and a half of
moisture dropped cause my wife left
Washpan out and it was rained full.
OF course, 1t was faring some at the
edges, which might make it look like
1t ralned more ZEN it really did, be-
gan one.
'Then there was the farmer whose
way of judging rainfall was by a 2
gallon jar that sat just a few feet
from the corner of the house. He
always prefaced his figures OF course
you can't exactly always tell about
that jar, for it was settin' purity close
to the caves and some might have
bowed into it from the roof
Ihere was dairyman who always
tried to tell how much water fell by
mllkcans that were narrower at the
mouth than any place else. His
estimates were always smaller than
his neighbors, and the only way he
could explain the discrepancy was by
the fact that the cloud seemed to
break when it got right over his farm.
But if his figures were conservative
there was an old ranchman who lived
up on Sand creek about three miles
away that made up for them He never
got down to the postofflce until about
II o'clock
1T was the dadbobdest rain T ever
saw he always began. Gully wash
er, goslin' drownder, toad killer Of
rain.'
1T always rained more up on his
ranch than anywhere else in the whole
country. His rain gauge was tight
bottomed wagon box three feet wide
and twelve feet long. After thunder
storm that lasted about two hours,
one morning, he came in and said that
wagon box was rained clean full.
Fourteen inches in two hours. That
established record that hasn't been
beat yet to my knowledge, not even
by Mr.. Connor. AS a further vertical
ton Of the accurateness of his rain
gauge he said that the prairie dog
holes in the low places were spouting
water from foot to foot and half
high when he came along.
mo, there is no fun in a rainstorm
In the city where there is a govern
ment gauge" said the city man, reared
in the country, as he scraped the mud
from his front sidewalk.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-28
BEA TING THE ANCIENT~~

"And what may cucumbers be selling
Jor this morning, Mr.. Taylor?" asked the
woman with basket on her arm Of the
grocer in front Of his place.
-Four cents apiece, Mrs. Berdan."
well, I've got four children in school.
and they want to know about this Nav
DAY business. What's the mea ming of
it?'
"It's an ancient custom descended to
us from the Romans, Mrs. Berdan. In
ancient times they celebrated the coming
of spring by gathering In the woods and
groves and dancing around a tree or
pole.''
"And did them ancients sell cucumbers
At four cents apiece, Mr.. Taylor?''
II haven't a doubt Of 1t, my dear
woman. They may have even sold them
at six"
ITO widows with four children, and
she having a hard time to pay her rent
and keep a roof over her head7'
II don't think that made any differ
ence, but being you are a widow and a
steady customer of mine
1T will be two for 6veT'
Eyes; take them along"
head, Mr.. Taylor. I don't know much
hbout them ancients, but when any neigh
Dor of mine says she is looking around
fCf q grocer who can stand an ancient
pm bis head and walk all around him for
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-28
HAD A SIGNIFICANCE.

''sir," said the serious looking man as
he leaned forward to address a fellow
passenger In the street car, 81 am not Of
this country. I am an Englishman."
''WellT'
II am not posted on your customs. I
hear much said about May Day. take
1t that it refers to the f1rst Of May"
ut surely does"
And II there some peculiar significance
attached to tho dayt'
There IL, sir. Along about the last Of
January, when you ind that the old over
GOAT you hoped would last you all win
ter has got to be replaced, you borrow
v16 for 80 days to get another"
II see.''
And the 90 days brings you to the iirst
Of Nay, and then you've got to pay up
pr your commercial integrity Is Knocked
Into Z cooked hat"
Bless me-! Bless mev' exclaimed the
stranger from 4 foreign shore, as he
rubbed hts hand. together. "And may !
'0h, yes. Yer, / have raised the money
70 pay my note, but had to ask help Of
thrse aunts, two, unclss,f brother and
nv father-tn-law, and ron can bank on It
Pat re .1 eenmsSc.l integrity Of America s'
y YfSTS 5TuAR
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-28

B r4eS Is. assessed at 5000, raised to
raised to $500: Lot 20. Block Is, as
z Ein"% At $50; raised te $500: Lot 80,
$7Go; Lot 81 Block IS: assessed at $3.50,
sessed at 5000. raised to $115O: Lot IL.
Block b Sd -: assessed at $3.50. raised to
$1!00; Lot 10. Block 19, assessed at
$500. raised to $500; Lot 10, Block -.
assessed at 500. raised to $500; Lot 20,
$500; Lots 2l;22. Block Is. assessed at
$50 each raised to $3.50 each; Lot %,
!! soo; Lots 24-29, Block Is, assessed at
Fl. Block 10. assessed at $500, raised
to to ;.i lS% Lots 2s-as Block -. assessed
&C. :9<d Block -. assessed at $500. raised to
xseo; Lot 81 o Block IL, asse.sed at $3.50,
s &c Sc at $3.50, raised to 800; Lots H.
raised to $500: Lot %, Block 20. as,
sessed at 5000. raised to 1900; Lot 70.
Blook 20, assessed at $3.50, raised to
$3.50: Lots 24-26. Block 70, assessed At
$500 each. raised to 1850 each; Lots aS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-28
Not Her May Day.

He was a nice mana fatherly man-a
man Of sentiment, and when he noticed
a woman sitting all alone in the street
car, with a sad look on her face, his
feelings for her prompted him to say: I
You may be thinking Of May Day,
ma'am. Last year you may have had FIVE
or six happy children to participate IN
the festivities OF the occasion. During
the winter scarlet fever or diphtheria
may have devastated your household. II
so. please accept my HEARTFELT sympa-
thies."
The woman nodded to the conductor
that she wanted to get OF, and minute
later the official entered the car and
asked Of the fatherly man:
''What did you say to anger that
lady7" !
4 Anger herr Why. bless pour soul, !
y: as sympat hizing with herp'
What aboutT'
II thought she might have lost four or
Aye children. and would be grieving oves
You idiot! She's an old maid, and
wouldn't ride In the same car with a
man II she could help itv'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-28

By Commissioner Kugler:
Resolved That tae assessment of the
following real property in the city OF
Virginia. St. Louis county, Minnesota,
ye and the same is hereby equalized
and fixed as follows: Lot H., Block II,
assessed at $1,000, raised to $1,000; Lot
Is, Block II, assessed at $3.50, raised to
$500: Lot IS Block II assessed at S46o.
xessed at $3.50. raised to 81 $500; Lot -;
$3.50; Lot 20. Block II. assessed at $500,
raised to $500; Lot Fl, !;S" II. as az
sessed at 5000, raised to $500; Lots 22-
1924 assessed at $4O0 each raised
to $3.50 each; Lot rs, Block II,
assessed at $3.50. raised to $500;
Lot rs, Block H., assessed at
$500, raised to- $1,000: Lot II, Block IS,
assessed at 5000, raised to s11oo; Lot
IS, Block 10, assessed at $500. raised to
$3.50 Lots 1920. Block IS. assessed at
$lo56. raised to $1,000 each; Lot Fl,
Block IS, assessed at $3.50, raised to
$780, Lot %, Block 10, assessed at $3.50
raised to $500; Lot 22,blk 1S, assessed at
$3.50. und. II, raised to 5000 each; Lots
1924. assessed at $3.50 each, raised to
$500 each; Lot rs. Block IS, assessed at
assessed at $500. raised to $3.50; Lot II,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-28

pond, SIX or eight came home with SOTO
threats, one schoolma'am broke her Lego
my boy fell out Of tree, and sixteen Of
the pupils were laid up for two weeks
with cases Of poison ivy. Things went
OF with whew, and believe they are
going to try and improve on it this year.
Yes, it's a beautiful idea. Our family
doctor said he made more'n enough out
Of it to pay his taxes and paint his front
fence" JOE KERR
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-28
1ollowing personal property in the city
OF Duluth be and the same is hereby

dol1owinE personal property in the city
OF Duluth be and the same is hereby
e@qpu aazed and fixed as follows: Ed
sessed at 1886 raised to $1,000 under
article 1sB. Commissioner Morcom
moved the adoption of the resolution,
ana 1T was declared adopted by unani-
nous vote.
BY Commissioner Kauppi:
RESOLVED, that the assessment on tho
personal property in the following
named named towns of the following named
persons, firms and corporations be and
as follows: Virginia Lumber Co., Vir-
gln1a. Mimi, assessed at $10O,550 raised
70 70, si15,55o; Coolidge schusler Co:
=, isod M Mn assessed at 1925
Town Of Morse, Mimi, assessed at $23,-
4So raised to s4s,730; Nolan Bros &
Laird, town of St. Louis, Mimi, as
S Towa1 at $Ss120 raised to sss,12o;
sessed a $4,000 raised to s63,600. Com
missioner Kauppi moved the adoption
OF the resolution, and it was declared
aao ooI a. upon the following vote, Yeas.
dnnis' Ryan, Morcom, Auditor Halden
and Chairman Patterson-7. Nays,
commissioner Kugler-1.
By Commissioner Morcom:
assessments in the city of Duluth Of
the following named firms and cor
porations, be and the same are hereby
fixed and equalized under article l6A
as follows, to-wit:
Valua- Valua-
Name lions as lions as
returned. eQualized
F. A. Patrick & Co.'S $4,000 $4,000
Stone Ordean Wells
Marshall Wells
Hardware Co.. 100000 100000
Kelley, How Thomp-
son Co. ......... Apps 5000
Gowan, Peyton &
Twohy Co.... $3.50 COLTS
Wright, Clarkson
Mercantile Co... 42,179 46,397
Leithhead Drug Co. 24,7OO 27,l7O
Commissioner Kugler moved the
adoption Of the resolution, and it was
declared ado! ted by a unanimous vote.
BY Commissioner Ryan:
resolved, that whereas it is the be-
lief Of this board that the aggregate
valuations, as return 3D. of the personal
property of the individuals, firms and
corporations hereinafter named, is less
IMAM the true value Of the taxable per-
sonal property possessed by such in
dlVlduals, firms or corporations.
Be it resolved, that the aggregate
value of the personal property of the
Following individuals. firms and cor
porat1ons, be raised from the sum noted
In the column next following the COL
umn containing the names Of said pa4-
tles, opposite the names of said in
d1viduals. firms and corporations res
pectively under the heading valuation
next following column opposite said
names respectively under the heading
valuation as equal1zed," as follows,
namely:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-28
A MAY DAY SUCCESS:

do they observe May. Day in the
schools out in the country was asked
Of the old farmer, after some talk about
the crops and the weather.
II believe they did in our village school
last year." was the reply.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-28
Fliegende Batter:

Fliegende Batter: ~
Schoolmaster-"You ask me If love
you? Oh, darling, when I had to pun
ish. a boy this afternoon, I gave him
your name to write 500 times!" =. L ].
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-28
Va1ua- Valua-
lions as lions as
- n %,,~oo = \ ~ --13 \

commissioner Kug1er moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted by a unanimous vote.
BY Commissioner Ryan:
Resolved. that whereas it is the be-
lief of this board that the aggregate
property of the individuals, firms and
corporations hereinafter named, Is less
than the true value of the taxable
firms and corporations:
Be it resolved, that the aggregate
value of the personal property of the
following individuals. firms and cor
porations be raised from the sum noted
in the column next following the col
umn containing the names OF said par
ties. opposite the names of said in
pectiveiy, Under the heading "VaIua
tions as returned" to the sum noted
in the next following column opposite
said names, respectively, under the
heading Civilizations as eQualized," as
follows namely:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-28

COIHH1lSS1Oner Mclnn1S moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted by unanimous vote
BY Commissioner Sundeen:
Resolved, That Whereas, it is the be-
lief of this board that the aggregate
valuation, as returned, Of the personal
property Of the individuals firms, and
corporations hereinafter named, is less
than the true value Of the taxable per-
s soma; property possessed by such in
Re # resolvsi] maj the agSroe.+a
value of the personal property Of the
following individuals, firms and corpo-
rations, be raised from the sum noted
in the column next following the COL
umn containing the names of said
parties opposite the names of said in
dividuals, firms and corporations, re-
spectively under the heading "Valua
ton as returned" to the sum noted in
the next following column opposite
said names respectively under the head
ing valuation as Equalized," as fol-
lows, namely:
sValua- Valua-
Name. lions as tiOns az
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-14

CHICAGO, Aug. 13,-'rhe banks Of
the Chicago Clearing House association
have offered reward Of $4,000 for the
apprehension of Paul o. Stensland, fu
gitivc president OF the Milwaukee Ave-
nue. State bank. So anxious are the
bankers to capture the accused official
that a conference was held this after
noon to decide upon some action to as
sist the police authorities in their
search for Stensland, and the passage Of
resolution to pay this reward was the
result,
The failed bank has two receivers to-
night. Judge Gibbons in the Circuit
court this afternoon appointed the Chi
cago Title & Trust company Us receiver,
the appointment being made on petit
tion Of one of the creditors Of the in
stitution. Following the appointment
of the trust company n demand was
made upon John G., Fctzer, who was APP
pointed receiver of the bank by Judge
Brentano in the Superior court last
week, that he turn over all books and
papers to the new receiver. Attorneys
For Receiver FetZer advised him to re-
fuse the request and bitter contest is
sure to follow.
1t is declared by the attorneys who
asked for the new receiver today that
Fetzer's appointment IN the Superior
court was illegal. because Judge Bren-
tano was without proper jurisdiction
| when he made the appointment.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-14
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
IN BIG MINING SUIT
Case Involving 100000 Has
Been in Montana Courts
Fourteen Years.

HELENA, Mont, Aug. 13.-Tele-
grams received here today by attorneys
interested state the Circuit Court of
Appeals at San Francisco has affirmed
the Judgment of the Federal court for
the district of Montana, Judge Hunt
presiding. in the case of the 81. Louis
Mining company against the Montana
Mining and Milling company.
The lower court gave the plaintiff a
verdict for $l95, 900, the value of ore
extracted from the vein in dispute. The
costs of tho suit will bring the sum up
to 1925, 900, which the Montana Mining
and Milling company must pay. The
suit has been in the Montana courts
fourteen years and was twice tried, The
verdict is said to be the largest ever
obtained in a court in Montana.
The ST. Louis Mining company is con
trolled by ST. Louis people, The Mon
tana Mining and Milling company is
backed by London syndicate owning
mines in Montana and Nevada.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-14
BANK TELLER IS
SHORT 100000
Employee of First National
Of Birmingham Is Held
by Officers.
FUNDS WERE USED IN
COTTON SPECULATION
DepOsitOrs Will Lose Nothing,
on Account of the Big
Cash Reserve.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 15.-
Within twelve hours today Alexander
r. Chisholm, paying teller Of the First
National bank, was arrested, charged
with the embezzlement of $9l 900 of
the banks funds, given a preliminary
bearing before United States Commls-
sioner Watson, put under bond of $780,
900. aud failing to make it, tonight is
in the custody of the United States of
hcials at one of the principal hotels of
the city.
During the afternoon ". L, Sims and
G., M. HAYS, manager and assistant man.
ager of a stock and cotton brokerage
house, were arrested, charged with aid
ing and abetting the embezzlement of
National bank funds. They were also
given preliminary hearing this even
ing, and Sims g bond was fixed at $50,-
900 and Hays's at $4,000. Both fur
nished bonds.
The shortage at the First National
bank was discovered while Chisholm
was on his annual vacation. The bank
has large reserve fund on hand, and
it was from this that the amount was
taken. Officials decided to wait and
allow Chisholm to return voluntarily.
When he stepped from the train this
morning he was confronted by the Fed
bank He at first stoutly denied any
knowledge of any shortage, but later,
in the presence OF the directors. made 4
full confession,
w. p. G.. Harding, president of the
First National bank. said this afternoon
that the bank would not lose the whole
amount and that the dcfalcation would
not affect the institution.
The bank has capital Of 81 900, 900
and surplus Of s400,000 When CHS
holm was arrested $4,000 was taken
from his suit case. He was bonded by
one of the large bond companies for
10000. The difference between this
amount and the shortage has already
been taken from the undivided profits
account of the bank and charged to
profit and loss,
Young Chisholm was one of the most
popular young men socially and person
ally in Birmingham. He comes from one
Of the best families in the South,
1t is said that practically all the
money was lost in speculating in cotton
futures and his losses have extended
| over period Of several months. 1t il
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-14
LABOR PROBLEM IS
THE VEX|NG QUESTION
Chairman Has High Hopes OF
Experiment With Chinese
on the Canal.

OYSTER BAY, Aug. 13.-Chairman
Shonts of the Isthmian Canal commits
sion said after q visit to the Presi
dent at Sycamore Hill today that he
had given the President report up to
date of the progress of the canal work
in Panama. The question of most i'm
portance now confronting the commits
sion, he said, was that of obtaining
labor.
'We shall advertise at once for $500
Chinese laborers In China" he said,
"and give laborers of that nationality
thorough trial at the work. 1t has
been represented to us that they will
be more satisfactory than any class of
laborcrs we have yet tried. The ia
maican negroes, whom we have given an
extensive trial, have not proved salts
factory. The Spanish laborers, whom
we are working now to a great extent,
are very much better than the Jamaican
negroes. We shall endeavor to have
laborers Of as many nationalities as we
can get to work on The canal, as it is
better than having larger force of
one nationality
Chairman Shonts said that tho new
steam shovels ordered some time ego
were arriving on the isthmus and were
being Immediately installed The dirt
was coming out of Culebra cut SO rap
idly that great difficulty was being
found in disposing Of it,
The Presidents November trip to
Panama was not discussed today. Chair
man Shonts says that the conditions
on the isthmus were very much i'm
prove dand that both Secretary Taft
ana. dnd himself 1nhs ;, would go with the Presis
the work in November
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-14
COUNC|LMEN OUT,
THEN IN AGAIN
Two Who Resign at Ogden Are
Immediately Given Old
Places.
CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
NOW TO BE INSTITUTED
Attorney J. D. Skeen Declares
Action Is Insult to the
Supreme Court.
Special 10 Tho Tribune.

Special 10 Tho Tribune.
OGDEN, Aug. 13.-The City Council
men, who are under the ban for appro-
priatiug Illegal fees TO themselves and
who are threatened with prosecution.
threw down the gauntlet tonight 20 Mr.
Skeen and the public in general In a
unique manner The Councilmen are
out: but they are ia again,
During the proceedings of the City
Council A. II, Moyes. Councilman from
the Second ward rendered his resisna-
ton, and the same was unanimously ac-
cepted R. B. Paine. OF the First ward,
likewise rendered his resignation. w.
Rollo Emmett of the Fifth ward also
rendered his resignation, TO take effect
September l. his TWO predecessors in the
matter Of resigning having fixed their
designations to be effective at once. The
designations OF Paine and Moyes were
accepted; that Of Emmett was laid over
for two weeks, President Craig had Moth
ing TO say about his resignation. aud
his silence was taken as evidence
that when the remititur of the Supreme
court. in the case recently reversed. Is
received. ne proposes TO contest 1t,
Immediately after the flling and ac-
ceptance of the designations Of Paine
and Moyes the same two Councilmen were
appointed 10 the same Offices by the
full body, aside from themselves This
the cases against the Councilmen. calls
a "travesty on Justice"
After the meeting of the Council Mr.,
Skecn stated that no such contrayention
of the laws would be permitted. He
proposes that punishment shall be. at
least. the privation of Office. He stated
that since the Councilmen had taken
this course. he would at once insti-
tute criminal proceedings against them,
and would instruct the County Attorney
to proceed on Tuesday He states that
the criminal prosecutions will be brought
under section 4Sl5 Of the Revised
Statutes, and that he proposes 10 fight
tho cases to finish.
Mr.. Skecn will also call the other
Councilmen, who are not involved In
the Illegal appropriation OF fees, TO
account for their action tonight, He inti-
mates that the line of prosecution
will be like mn endless chain, and tho
other Councilmen VIII be dragged into II
as parties to the original ofrense and to
this insult TO the Supreme court of tho
State and TO the people Of Ogden, Mr.
Skeon says he will not rest until he has
accomplished what he started out to do
purify official lifo-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-14
WILL REVIEW BIG FLEET
President Will Gaze on Strongest Sea
Fighters Of the Atlantic

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Order for the
formation of the Atlantic feet TO be re-
viewed by President Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay, September 3. were issued at the
Navy department today. The President
will be aboard the Mayllower, and the
fleet which he Will review will be the
strongest, If not the largest in numbers.
ever assembled under the United States
flag. II will consist OF forty-five vessels
carrying ITS guns, commanded by S12
officers, with 1926 men,
OF the guns, twenty are 13-inch, thirty
eight l2-inch. seventy three S-lnch.
twelve finch, one hundred and fifty eight
6-inch. sixty-six 5-inch. thirty-two A.
inch and seven hundred and seventy nine
under A-inch. The auxiliary and supply
ships will carry In addition 10 what Is
aboard the warships, T400 tons OF coal,
$500 tons OF provisions and s5oooo gal
Ions OF water.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-14
CLUE TO MURDER CASE
Police of Tonopah Have Man and Wo-
man Under Arrest.

TONOPAH, New, Aug, l3.-The po.
lice believe they have a clue in the
case of Charles Smith, found murdered
in his cabin yesterday, and have a man
and woman under arrest, but conceal
their identity and connection with the
crime. Smith was last seen Thursday
morning going toward his cabin at l
o clock, He was next seen when found
by friend, r. G, White, Sunday after
noon, lying on the bed fully dressed
He evidently was asleep when the mur~
Smith S head and beat in his skull with
an AK, There was no sign of any strug-
gle. Smith had no money and the po-
ice think there is jealous woman in
the case, The murdered man was from
Rossland Il. G..