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


ed the strong men, would there
have been any Dowlings in it: ,
THERE would be no more labor
troubles if every man had a lob on
Easy street, and there would be less
labor trouble if there were fewer
walking delegates living off the
earnings of their misguided fol-
lowers
kNELET1I has a poet at least
| that is what we presume we are
supposed to call it. 1t had a "con-
| tributed" third column in the last
issue of the Mining Newsstand
none who read the effusion will
blame the writer for not signing
his name.
FIFTEEN thousand local hunters
contributed their little old silver
dollar apiece during the past sea.
son to assist in the protection of
the game of the state. But the
game of northern Minnesota has
failed in having any Of this sum
placed for its protection.
VIRGINIA continues to get the
short end Of the deal on passenger
accommodations by both the D. NJ.
4 N. and D. & |. r. roads. An hon
est kick on the part of the CONNER
cial Club might result in getting.
through trains to this city on at
least one of these lines.
a TOTAL eclipse of the moon on
February 18th will be visible here.
And although it does not occur for
six weeks yet there are men in this
city who are sitting up all night
| watching for the event-so great is
their anxiety to see it. Leastwise,
that's what they tell their wives.
IN the fight of the Duluth Herald
for "strong men" for Legislative
honors is strength on grating
proposition to be taken into consid-
Grafton: If so, it has been rumored
that there are one or two in north
| ern Minnesota whose exemplified
qualifications in this respect might
entitle them to pass muster.
THE boys of the press have this
week been favored with formal
announcement from Julius A.
Schmahl, of the Redwood Gazette,
of his candidacy for the republican
nomination for secretary of state.
| And inasmuch as we are not seek
ing the position ourselves he has
our permission to land the plum.
| IT is said there is difference in
the grade of stuff that nourishes
the great National flower-the
Teddy blosson1-but the fellow
who tried to fall through our front
window Monday evening swore he
did not acquire his particu]a,
brand ON the Bowery. If the
Bowery brand is worse we would
advise our sane readers to stee,
clear of it.
| n NEW YORK man has succeeded
in making real diamonds" in an
arc furnace, by the fusion of iron
and graphite at Il terrific heat. .Ad
ditional incentive for exploratory
work on the Mesaba, as the dis
covery will mark new use for the
metal which is accountable TO,
many of the lucky ones wearing
Observation-Disclosures their subscrip
ton accounts are paid or not.
EX-GOVERNOR ODELL says that il
it wasn't for the sake of the G.. O. =.
he would kill Roosevelt's politica
aspirations. That reminds one O.
Spider Kelley, who in prize figh
in Frisco years ago was being
punched all around the ring, anc
when he was almost out he clinch &c
with his opponent and said: "Onl,
for my friends betting that 20,
would stay the limit, I'd knocl
your head off,"
The New York state senate or
Tuesday, by vote of 81 to l, wen
on record as endorsing the insur
ance graft of the once Hon. Chaun
cey NJ. Depew, in refusing to adop
resolution demanding his resio
nation. An investigation Nigh
prove that portion of Chauncey'
ill-gotten gains had been peddle,
in chunks among the republica,
members of the New York senate
) in a futile attempt to retain at leas
semblance of responsibility 70
what was once an honored name.
If the State Drainage League ha
any money left in the treasury, af
ter being MIXED dry by Ex-Edito
Hays and Exhibitor Bernard, i
might be used in an honest attemp