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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-06-01
The Red Domino.

This clever organization gave US
one of the best shows of the season
Tuesday night. The singing and
dancing specialties we're very fine
and the comedy of the piece excel
lent. A good house greeted the
performance.
Manager Tredway has engaged
this talented company for special
performance next Sunday night and
they will without question be greet
ed by large audience. 1t is not
often that as clever a company of
artists as the Riggs Co. comes our
way, and everyone should avail
themselves of the opportunity of
seeing The Mascot next Sunday.
The Mascot is three act comic
opera and is said to be the funniest
ever written. Seats now on sale.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-06-01
jeoa at Baruusl,.

When the iron excitement broke
out at Barnuln. all kinds of rumors
were going the rounds Of the press.
The Moose Lake Star in telling of
the discovery said: "A farmer,
whose name we shall withhold, drill
ed we'll. He came to a layer of
slate rock and stopped. This gave
him small supply, butnot enough
for the additional stock which he
had purchased when the creamery
started at Barnum. His next move
was to drill down to the slate, with
the result that he got plenty OF
water, but such smelling stuff! It
would turn the stomach of an
Indian dog. The water contained
about 50 per cent pure iron solution.
A bucketful of it weighed exactly
239 pounds. A blooded heifer
drank of it and it started a cold
sweat in her, and the Precipitation
hardened as it oozed out through
the pores, and she wac covered with
iron spikes that stood out like
quilts of porcupine. Sievren
Swanson heard of the phenomenon
and went there at once and waded
for day and a night in the slush
aroundthe we'll. When he came home
and took off his cowhide boots he
found the wooden pegs had iron
heads"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-06-01

Every pair of glasses guaranteed
to fit. Virginia Optical Parlors.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-06-01
F. w. KUGLER,
P.J. RYAN, ~ -.
-CHAS. KAUPPI. g.
JOHN SUNDEEN.

Resolved, that the following apple
cations for abatement Of taxes and
Leyandsr-1, II: e Hornby,. g.: collatz.
=. p Washburn,jr Oblate Fathers. r.
J. Fewings, Brooks-Scanlon company,
r. f., e Pt5ley Louis Larson, Peter WI
Andrew Teppo, Emil Erickson, Frank
Buffington1 Geo. Ripley sigvert Iyer-.
Craig. samuel Nesbitt. 2. J. Vixen.
I; Wollan; Ole Jensen, John Hopo1a.
III. C.. Spangler. Ellen r. sattler. Eric
Ericsson. Frank Hill, Nels johnson, WI,
Johnson. be and the same are hereby
recommended to the state auditor with
the. approval OF the Board.
COMMISSIONS Kugler moved the
adoption OF the resolution and 1t was
declared adopted upon the following
svote: ~ 80 80
Yeas Commissioner Patterson, Kug-S
Iler, Kauppt, McInnis, Ryan and Chair
man MOrcOm-6. - 1920
:5ss. s5..5 49,
on. motion of commissioner Kugler
20 HALDEN,
(Seal) County Auditor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-06-01

kssNVWS0S BW9QR4E0 IKE
Eand Chalrman Iorcons-z6 Xaye-Non
BY Commissioner Morcom: hEsOLV-
ed That WhareAs Sections !. 3. q, s. s
Dor Is III 81 township number Is,
range 10 and all OF township number
81. range number Is. was organised In
to e new town on the sixth day Of April
the the said name Of Verm nj a .ubmit ted
) to the State Auditor who advises this
Board that there IL already town Of
that name and that It will be necessary
now asmi 81 toH s1 ks.eys
That the said described town be named
and known as the Town Of Beatty.
con nj tSs RHgler moved the ado
clared adopted upon the following
Kugier. kauppi, McInnis, Ryan and
Chairman Mofcom-6. Nays-None.
SOLVED, That the following sums Of
noi.ey be ana .ne same .,.v i1rlAos :. :
propr'ated out Of the levy here:
tofore made for the purpose OF
lowing districts. to-wit: Second. Conn
nlissione1s district $4,000; Fourth
Commissioners District $4,000; Fifth
- Soli'misst"ners District $lS,30S; sixth
e...ii AoiiAiA..as. J.s.r.c. $i.,vvJ,
LAY oil Duluth 1900, .Liiier rruil x
..tad, north $10o-,v, u s.. Louls
=: .uov: $o,5OJ, t,t~.I ..l....-.'t d. plo PHI
..-. - FOX the AiliIer TrInk Road beng
: $40. Commissioner Patterson moved
:: IL, -. >.>4on ;A.'u -
We: dec 40 u :.uo ted ...on t-Ae l,A4uw-
80 vie: I,as--~> oIIill. ssiOners Fa1ter-
:'s, 80; a.4 ala S:ii.i.---I MoIco!i.-o.
N~.&S Meme.
.ss.oner S'''''~ WIS presen t
and vo;ed for tais resolution .aly."
Your Committee Oil I.,.i,is ;-n s. &C
counts, to wAo! was referred :. G + ;
for furnishing $50 binders, more or les :
lti L.. ~otA.s , i4.- ...7 -
sideIed the ka.i.e, recJH.:. emu t.ae -
ton OF the following r. :. utica:
f. ~. PAY,4 .>RSU.>.
ChAS. kkCp1l,
NEIL MINIS.
RESOLVED, That the bid vi ,Ae -
luth Printing & Man .::"s .s't." - :, :
pany In the sum of $3.50 per binder fo1
furnishing binders for %. ny }, :
ing the lowest bid, be and Tie :, ,... ::
is hereby accepted and the contra. to
furnish the required number of bind
ers per sample be and the same Is
& Manufacturing company for the sum
Of $3.50 per binder. Commissioner Pat
terson moved the adoption of the res
olution: and it was declared adopted
upon tne loAlo"lnS vote: eaS-COm-
missioners Patterson, Kugler, kau, pi,
McInnis, Ryan and Chairman Morcom
30. Nays-None.
To the Board of County Commits
sioners: Your Committee on Claims
and Accounts to whom was referred
the bids for apering and painting the
offices, corridors and rooms i'll the
Court House not already con trac*@d for
having considered the same recon-
mend the adoption of the following es-
oluttOn,
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E. M. PATTERSON.
JOHN SUNDEEN

Committee.
in the sum of 100000 with the Bank
assurety, be and the same, Is hereby
Ss hS fs
1usa to sell heuors in
trent room, ground floor: Of that certain
Sc X Of Section Is. Township IS, Range
-. Of the Town of Great Scott. for q
period Of one year from the seventh
ID sneh meSe ana pr to tas
Commissioners Patterson moved the
adoption OF the resolution and It was
declared adopted upon the following
observation-disclosures Patterson, KuE-
Ter, Kauppi, McInnis-4 .552 :sE5lT7 - =
Nays commissioners & Ryan and
By commissioner Patterson: .. = :. :.
RESOLVED. that whereas, in the suit
Of this Board against Lillian J. Winston
s 1ah ax
1905. the appraisers appointed under or
der Of court, duly made their report and
app zig Certain
the use 81 the county to be used as =
site for a Court House, jail and build
being od s5
Is anS es! 5s ana street ena
First division; and whereas the t total
amount SO assessed as damages by said
appraisers is the sum OF 1886, 900 90.
sum 81 ;1ss 10000 Be and the Same Is
hereby set aside out Of the general rev
enue fund OF the county, and the same
and !. III sersny made On de-
5CommisstonerP Patterson moved the
adoption OF the resolution and IT was
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bers OF this Board, the petition of II.
j. McGhie and others, for the location
and establishment OF highway Is rea-
svnabie on it's face and it is determin-
ed, that a hearing be had upon said Pc
tition at the office Of the County Audi
tor in the Court House in the City of
Duluth, In St. Louis County, Minneso-
"a. on Friday the sixth day of July,
1905, at the hour of $3.50 o'clock q. m.
that Commissioners McInnis, Patterson,
Morcom and Kauppi, be and they are
hereby appointed committee to ex-
anime such proposed route Of said
meet upon said route at the starting
point on Friday. the twenty-ninth day
of June, 1906. between the hours Of ten
a. M. and four p. mi. of said day, that
that the Chairman. of this board be and
he Is authorized to- make such orders
In the premises az may be required by
the statute. Commissioner Kugler NOV
ed the adoption Of the resolution, and
lowing vote: eas--Commissioners Pat
terson, Kugler, KAuppi, McInnis, Ryan
and Chairman Morcom--6. Nays-None.
BY Commissioner Kuppi: RESOLV-
ED, That Whereas petition signed BY
a majority of the legal voters, Of the
following described townships was pre-
:sented, to this Board praying that all
Of township number SO, range number
! 20 and all of township number SO,
range number @21, be formed into new
town and Whereas said petition is rea-
;sonable on its face and in Conformity
with the law. NOW THEREFORE,. be
It resolved, That the petition be and
number 50. range number 20 and ali
Of township number SO. range number
Il, be and is hereby organized into q
new town ana Hndgr fh9 name Of Pratrie
ED. That the first town meeting of
said newly organized Town OF Praifie
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-30
MADE NAMES IMMORTAL.
Men Who Signed the Declaration Of
Independence, the Foundation
Stone Of Liberty.

They were all aware Of the danger
that might result from their action.
but were proud to meet 1t. They de.
serve the greatest honor from each
succeeding generation, and the Fourth
of July is good time to express it.
They were all young men-compara.
lively, their ages averaging 40 years
and ten months. Edward Rutledge.
of South Carolina. was 81 years, while
Benjamin Franklin was the Oldest, 70
years. The occupations they repre-.
scented were: Doctors, S; lawyers. 30;
farmers, z; merchants and mechan.
les, q; surveyor, 1; shoemaker, 1;
and printer (Franklin), L.
Someone suggested to Charles Car.
roll that as there were a great many
men of that name, If the cause should
fail, England would not know what
one to arrest. He replied: Eyes, they
will" and Immediately wrote, "of
Carrollton," after his name.
It is a remarkable coincidence that
Jefferson, the author of the Declaration
of Independence, and John Adams, its
great supporter, both afterwards pres
idents Of the United States, died on
the same day, and that Independence
day, 1926.
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the fireworks at last have begun. The
street is flooded with red waves OF
light. Plnwheels spin golden circles
and flower pots splitter red, white
and blue balls along the curb. Over
the housctops rockets whizz stream
Ing paths and bombs pour outbursts
of radiant glory. And above all. be-
yond all, in the blue of the ageless
sky shines an evening star, serene.
eternal in the heavens.
The Fourth Of July may have
changed from holy day to holiday:
from solemn deed Of state to thought
less fun and frolic; but above and be-
You'd the fireworks of our superficial
ity forever shines our patriotism. In
the play-day of peace we foolish chill
dren hecdlessly frivol--irresponsib
irreverent-but let our nation ho
threatened by war or dishonor, and at
her bugle call Of need Fourth of July
merrymakers will answer with their
lives The flowers Of patriotism bloom
brightest at night.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-30
THE GOTHAM TRAGEDY.

Stanford White, architect, million
aire and art connoisseur, attended the
first performance of mile. Cham
payne" at Madison Square roof garden,
New York, and was assassinated by
Harry K. Thaw, Pittsburg million
aire, who alleges that his victim was
intimate with Mrs. Thaw, who was for
merly Evelyn Nesbit, beautiful Choir
us girl.
Events which were shaped by Mrs.
Harry D. Thaw in an effort to defend
her husband for the murder of Stan
ford White in Madison Square roof
garden, were regarded as supplying a
more or less complete. explanation of
the crime. A letter was written by
Stanford White to Mrs. Thaw. Mr..
Thaw found the letter and there was
thus revealed to him the fact that
Stanford White persisted in pursuing
his wife. knowledge that Mrs. Thaw
suffered the keenest anguish because Of
this continued pursuit apparently
drove Thaw to insane frenzy.
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Fireworks for the Fourth

The Fourth of July that quickens
the heartbeats of all American young
sters and the nerve Cuivers of all
American mothers is once more upon
us, a fact too we'll realized as we
dodge an exploding coil of firecrackers
or blink fast as we hurry by street
urchin cooking his toy pistol.
But while the din Of the Fourth, in.
stead OF stirring our souls with pa
trlotism, may give us Il weakened
longing to follow our pet poodle's ex-
ample in crawling under the bed,
when the day is safely over and we
sit at the front window, waiting for
the evenings fireworks-our sidewalk
already saturated by cautious hose
and buckets of water standing on the
roof-,we begin to feel reconciled to
our forebears' indiscretion in signing
the Declaration Of Independence.
Our earliest recollections link the
Fourth of July and fireworks so indis-
solubly together that we fancy it was
the vivid conviction of the nursery
that Washington and his associates,
after signing the illustrious document,
hurried round the corner to confer
with the inventors of pinwheel, bomb
and rocket, writes Mary G. Ringwalt,
In the Los Angeles Times. But long
before the colonial fingers let go their
hold ON the mother hand, long before
America claimed her own on the
worlds map, some ambitious wizard
had stolen into fairyland and secreted
himself there until he had learned the
magic art of making fireworks. Just
when and where he gave the first dis
play on his own little planet, history
does not record, but very early the
Chinese took embroidery lessons Of
him, as 1t We're, and none have sur
passed this child-natured race in the
ingenuity of their pyrotechnics.
Quick to seize any excuse for their
beloved pastime, which they poetical-
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maker sits in a tiny room "alone by
himself" On shelf to his right are
the powder and other infammable SUBJ
candle, while in front of him is
machine like comb running up and
down, every tooth of which acts as a
ramrod packing the load into the case
and incidentally striking spark by
friction, now and then creating an
instant explosion.
An artist draws designs for all the
set pieces. the manufacture of which
is quite complicated. For the creation
of bomb, that triumph of pyrotechnic
beauty. a large sphere is made first.
] Its shell is of hard paper, sometimes
20 inches in diameter, and this is filled
with smaller shells "cocoanut SIZE"
in each of which is the material that,
when ignited, makes certain colored
light.
A unique celebration of the Fourth
of July took place in Sitlla, shortly
after Uncle Sam purchased Alaska for
a new hobby horse. In the morning
there was an exciting canoe race In
the harbor, prizes OF blankets, etc.,
being given to the Indian victors.
EARLY in the afternoon procession
formed, marching to the mouth of tho
Indian river where a stand for the
days orator had been erected in a
beautiful grove and table set for
collation.. Music and the military were
not unusual accompaniment of
Fourth of July parade, but the weird
joy Of the procession was n Russian
maiden as. Goddess of Liberty, seated
in bower of flowers upon fire en-
CINE decorated with flags. In the
evening there were fireworks, and we
will hope that the afternoon shower
that interfered with the collation. did
not make the fire flowers droop their
heads on so suspicious an occasion.
We press nearer to our window, for
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ly describe as letting off flowers" the
Chinese indulge in fireworks on all
occasions. The national festivities of
the new year are, of course. illumined
by an exuberance of rockets and fan
tastlc pyrotechnic phenomena repre-
senting everything from fish to Il
man. There are constant local, pri-
vate manifestations-for births, mar
riages, funerals, meetings OF friends,
theatrical spectacles, etc. One touch
ing use of fireworks by the Chinese
pie dedicated to the goddess Mother"
and praying that she may have lit
tie son, has flowers" of hope and
promise set off in the goddess honor.
In all probability fireworks were in
troduced into Europe through Italy,
the Italians employing the art as early
as the sixteenth century. IL is stated
that fireworks were used in England,
in pageant honoring the nuptials of
Henry VIII. and Anne Bolcyn, while
one Of the earliest and most noted
pyrotechnic displays in France was at
Fontainebleau.
One of the leading American week.
lies, an August issue of 1902, contains
most interesting account of fire.
works factory on Long Island. The
point of view of grandmammas, moth
ers and pet aunties focusing anxiety
upon the firing off Of Fourth Of July
implements of Joy is here turned
toward the daily peril OF workmen and
workwomen who manufacture these
dangerous toys.
This village of shops covers Is acres
not far from Manhattan Beach, and
the working force was then composed
Of 80 persons, 80 of them women. The
46 houses, many no longer than
woodshed, are built in three regular
rows. each GO feet apart. Only a few
persons work in any one building,
and all are Obliged to bring their
lunches and eat where they work,
never congregating in groups for fear
Of fire from chemical or powder cling
ing to their clothes. If the work is
particularly dangerous, a man or
woman labors alone in q room. In
front of each building is an emergency
barrel, while at one end of the village
large tank insures adequate water
supply.
There are three special divisions in
the general matchmaking the cases,
that is, the paper tubes and shells;
combining materials to give power,
light and color; and putting the ex-
plosive and Illuminating power into
the cases.
The making. of Roman candle is
said to be one of the simplest but most
dangerous taskA The Roman candle
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

Six secret indictments have been re-
turned against firms and members OF
firms of printing establishments for
an alleged violation of the state anti
trust and combination statue. 1t has
been alleged that combination exists
among st. Paul printing establish
ments in the matter of presenting
bids on state printing which is in eff
fest violation of this act.
At meeting of the trustees of
Oberlin college at Cleveland it was an
nounced that all but $4,000 of the $780,
900 additional endowment and equip
ment fund has been raised.
Refugees from Guatemala report
the government has imprisoned some
40 prominent citizens under suspicion
Of being in sympathy with the revolu-
tionists.
Beals G. Wright, tennis champion,
has had the forefnger of the hand am
putated.
Organized labor has succeeded in its
requests of the present session Of con-
gress to the extent of securing the
enactment of what is known as the
employers liability bill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
and other Americans were the guests
OF Emperor William at dinner on the
emperor's yacht at Kiel.
Two workmen employed in the
Krupp works at Essen have been ar
rested, charged with betraying military
secrets.
Alexandra WE'LL, one of the principal
members of the firm of Lazard Freres,
bankers, died at Paris.
President Roosevelt has decided to
begin a series of prosecutions against
the Standard Oil company. There will
be criminal proceedings in number Of
different judicial districts.
Magnus Cross, president of the New
York City Teachers association, has
arrived at San Francisco with draft
tor 100000 for the relief of San Fran,
cisco teachers in distress.
The committee on the location of the
e250,O00 Pythian home selected De-
catur, III.
Earthquake shocks were distinctly
Ieit at the Goodhue county poor farm,
near Red Wing, MINI. Beds rocked
and articles were Jared from shelves.
At Marlboro recently, detachment
Of Turkish troops surprised Greek
band of II, killing six Of them. The
semainder escaped.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-30
NEWS OF A WEEK
TERSELY OUTLINED
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST I'M.
PoRTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM
Complete Review Of Happenings Of
Greatest Interest from All Parts
Of the Globe-The Latest Foreign
information.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

The bouse emasculated the immigra-
ton bill of it's most important features
the educational test and the five dol
lar head tax-and passed it without
division. Instead of the educational
test as demanded by the committee
bill, the house provided that a commits
sion should Investigate the whole sub
ject CT immigration and report at the
next session of congress. The head
tax remains at two dollars, as at pres
emit.
Senator La Toilette, in calling up his
resolution, which was later adopted ex-
tending the scope of the inquiry now
being conducted by the interstate COM
merce commission under the Tillman-
Gillespie resolution so as to include
the transportation and storage of
grain, charged that huge frauds were
being perpetrated in the grain business
the sumo as in the coal industry, re-
sulting in monopoly of the entire
grain business of the country.
A large number of bills were intro
duced in the two houses. The calendar
records that the number has reached
nearly 10000, 800 more than were in
troduced during the entire three ses-
eions of the last congress.
The senate took position in accord
with the president and the house Of
representatives by declaring for lock
canal across the Isthmus Of Panama.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the bill authorizing the
city of St. Louis to build a bridge
across the Mississippi river.
A law was passed by congress which
will result in appropriate markings be-
ing made over the graves of confeder-
ate veterans of the army and navy who
died III northern prisons during the
civil war.
The house leaders, acting in concert
with Speaker Cannon, have laid down
the dictum that concurrent resolu-
ton to adjourn will not be entertained
until the pure food bill has been sent
to the president.
Representative Lafean (Pa.) pre-
sented resolution providing for a
committee of five to make an investiga-
tion of a shoe contract recently
awarded by the secretary of the navy.
The senate in executive session rati-
fed the treaty with Mexico concerning
the division of the waters of the Rio
Grande river for irrigation purposes.
The president signed the post Office
appropriation bill.
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How They Celebrated.

Said the belfry: "Clang! Clang"
Said the crackers: Rap! Rap"
Said the brass cannon: "WhanRw
Said the torpedoes: "snap!
Said the sky-rockets: "Whizz!"
Said the candles: "Sh! PIT"
Said the small pnwheels: "Fizz"
Said the big ones: "Whiri win"
Said grandma: There, there!'
Said father: Boys! Boys!"
Said mother: "Take care!"
Said cook: "Such a noise!'
Said puss: Gracious met"
Said Towser: "Bow-wow!"
Said Susie: "Wee-ee!"
Said Will: "Hurrah! Oww
Edwin l.. sabin. In st. Nieholas
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Oh! say can see, by the dawn's early light,
what proudly hailed at the
Whose broad stripes and bright
Ger the ramparts watched-wee calamity streamra
And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting air.
Gave proof thro' the night that flag
Oh! say does that starspansIed banner
Der the land Of the free and the home brave7
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Never Fight.
Wise men patch up their quarrals
before they are begun.