The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-16

Terms. SO Year. IN Advance
THE ENTRRPR1sK feels it an in
cumbent duty to extend thanks il
our brethren of the Virginian for
their courteous mention in. their
last issue of Chestnut street bust
ness place, the home of this journal
being the evident butt of their flash.
light of sarcasm. And while we con.
fess that the building is not brown
stone front nor replete with marble
pillars or tile floors we would saw
that such as it. is it is ours-tull
paid and free from debt. It at least
furnishes us an opportunity of emp
tying cuspidor out of our own
window. This is more than some
editors can cay, for we have heard
of editors right here in the state of
Minnesota who have to pay rent in
order to get possession of window
for similar purposes. Boys, it is in
bad taste for two ciphers with the
rims knocked off to comment on the
appearance of another cipher which
has rim left as an aureole. 80.
NAN lives to learn. We even
learned by reading the last issue of
our Virginia contemporary that
certain alderman .'1abored hard and
faithfully in an effort to land a part
of the city printing for the Enter
prise" We have evidently been
derelict in our duty of extending
thanks to the gentleman for his eff.
forts in our behalf, but haste to as
sure him that it has been through
our lack of information on the sub
ject.
GROVER CLEVELAND has vouch-
safed the information to a friend
that the 'chance of the Democrats
gaining the presidency for num-
Der of years is slim, which doubtless
accounts for some Of the former
Democratic postmasters who served
under Grover the Second turning
over, for cash and other considera-
tons, and now prostituting for the
opposite political faith.
THE residents. of a little tract of
land in the Brookston district de-
sire to secede from St. Louis and
become attached to Carlton county.
Considering the size of St. Louis
county the tract would not be miss-
ed, while it will make things much
handler for the residents of the dis.
trict in many ways. Their petition
should be granted. s..: ~, :;
THE HON. P. E. DOWNING evident
ly seeks advertising through the:
columns of the range press: The
Enterprise has no account against
the gentleman for the many com pill
mentary notices extended him, and
we are pleased to note by recent is.
sues of his Eveleth Twinkler that he
appreciates our efforts in his behalf.
THE EvELETH STAR scribe would
confer favor by placing at least
an EN- dash between the names of
the editors of The Virginians and
the name of the editor of The Enter
prise in any future mention he may
accord the Virginia press. We feel
that manhood is entitled to at least
this courteous distinction.
OVERHEARD couple of promi-
nent citizens discussing state drain
age the other day. Both agreed it
was the proper thing-and then
they back-tracked on their own
proposition by adjourning to. a
nearby saloon for the purpose of.
irrigation. ,>.... -. y
IT 1s poor method for the young
man who starts upon the sea of life
to paddle his own canoe to fill UP
on booze and then rock the boat
Still great majority of the young
men in this northern cline start in
after this manner. . 80
THE MRsABA ORE of last issue con.
tains chapter on dogs-and the
habits of the canine at this glad
some season of the year-the article
showing that Bro. Atkinson had de-
voted much study to the subject. IN
THE voters Of the range <cities5
know the difference betwe en- hot air.