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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

Subordinates in government Offices in Wash
ington have way of getting even with superiors
whom they do not like. With every appearance
of faithful performance of their work. they can
still so retard it and mix it up as to show
mighty poor record for their chief and at the
same time make it very difficult for their own
movements to be discovered. The latest exhibit
ton OF this method of getting even" was in
the case of Public Printer Stillings and occurred
on the last day of congress. Since Stillings was
brought to Washington and put at the head Of
the public printing Office, there has been great
friction between him and the subordinates in
that establishment. He was given his position
and most of his time has been spent in reorgan.
ling the force and in fighting with various
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20
THE PASSING OF THE PLUG HAT

{ once more the edict has gone forth that the
plug hatsmust go. 1t has gone forth before and
nothing has happened. Various reasons were
given for former prophesies. This time it is
quoted as if It were an edict from King Edward
VII f appears that the king did mot. according
TO his custom, wear chimney pot hat at the
Epson races, rs he always has hitherto, and
this Is taken as a final indication that the king
means II when he says that the chimney pot
must go.s Z. .E22 <3.@ ,~<s&* g 4 - !
& IT is given out in New York that next win
ter will see ct least modification of the silk
hat habit, The soft hat taking its place save for
the most austefe occasions. One halter is ad-
vocatings 81 special style of soft hat, but to go
with the Tuxedo coat This is to be.the enter
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

1t is regarded something of an advan-
tage for man in the senate or house to have
had experience in the administrative branch of
the: government The senate is right we'll of
In this regard, as there are at present five ex-
cabinet officers in that body, men who have had
to do with the administration of government and
whose practical knowledge of executive affairs
is of great benefit in the consideration of legis-
lat1on. Probably the most effective of these ex-
cabinet officers is Senator Knox, who was at
torney general under the late President Nc
kinley and under President Roosevelt. His ex.
perience in that Office secured him an appoint
ment to the judiciary committee and to the
committee on interoceanic canals and privileges
and elections, where legal knowledge is of par
ticular advantage
The venerable Senator Teller Of Colorado
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

This is the time of year when the society
paragrapher declares that everybody has left
town. cheerful irony when one comes to look,
over the four millions who are really here:
. It is to be admitted, however, that the peo-
pie in the rubber-neck wagons really do see a
good many boarded-up windows. Also the sum
visitor finds other definite indications of the
fact that New York is in the midst of it's hot
season. Particularly will he find this true ON
a Sunday. ~ - = -
And yet the fashionable churches are not
all shut 1t is the fashion for the preachers to
go away about the Fourth Of July, but it is also
the fashion for. them to fill their pulpits with
lesser talent. And SO many a country preacher
is getting his longcoveted chance to preach in
the metropolis. = .<Is..EE
On many q church Mortal is a notice. like
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-01-12
THE PEACE OF aoLDr1ELD

1t must be a comforting thing to the
lovers of peace and order and to those
who are interested in the preservation
of the good name OF the state of Ne
vada that the : celebration of New
Years at Goldfeld passed by unmarried
by a single fatality or by even a bluff
at a shooting affray.
This is the more. remarkable when
the conditions at Goldfeld at that date
are considered. Scores of claims Of
more or less value were open to reloca-
ton owing to the failure of the original
locators to perform the annual assess
ment work. Many of these claims were
relocated by the original locator, which
is a thing forbidden by law; many
more were relocated by new locators.
For all that there was not a single dis
pute that involved the drawing If
weapons, nor even a resort to fsticuffs.
In eases where two would-be relocators
arrived On the ground at the anne mo-
ment any dispute as to precedence was
settled by drawing lots.
This is in striking contrast to the
records of the early days of the Com
stock and the other great mining camps
of the days when Nevada was less an
cient than she is now. Whether the
doctrine of Sweetness and light has
x.o.o +ho,o,uh1- nnr~oaofa1 tho inhahI-
tants of this frontier commonwealth or
whether Goldfeld possesses a superior
order of citizenship we are not pre-
pared to say, but, in view of the other
things Goldfeld has done and is doing,
we are inclined to accept the latter
view in explanation of the phenomenal
peacefulness of our sister city of the
south.-Reno Journal.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-01-12
FoR 1905
II. @. wilmot Visits Goldfeld and Pre-
diets Great Output


The very promising camp of Coll.
field is in line for a greatly increased
output for the present year over that
of 1905, at least such is the opinion Of
II. G. Wilmot, of the Utah Copper com.
pany, Salt Lake City, who was in Reno
yesterday en- route home.
Mr.. wilmot is very sanguine that
Goldfeld will make a surprising prof.
uetion the present season from the fat
that many large properties are just ges-
ting shaped up after two years of hard
development work exploiting and block
out ore bodies of uniformly high grade.
Development has disclosed shoots of
great value at the lowest openings and
it IL now generally conceded that from
IS to 40 per cent of values can be OBJ
tanned on the plates, which is a most
successful extraction and besides this
the concentrate are of such a value as
to warrant shipment.
The great drawback has been lack
of water for successful operations of
the four mills now there, yet in the
case of the Combination a pipe line has
been run from a spring nine miles dis
tant, which has not only furnished an
ample supply for that property but has
been used to asHmited extent by a num-
Der of others.
Mr.. Wilmot, on this trip, only went
to Goldfeld, in which district his COM
pany felt an interest, not because they
absolutely needed the ores of that Sec
ton, but from the fact that it is usual
and even necessary for large reduction
corporations to keep in touch with the
character of ores in new districts, if
for no other reason as a matter of pre-
caution, because it cannot be told just
when some special ores may be needed.
Mr.. Wilmot was assured that recent
development in the properties adjacent
to Goldfeld was of such a nature as TO
warrant him in believing that an
enormous output may be reasonably ex-
pected as the aggressive exploitation
now being advanced is disclosing rich
shoots in virgin fields which have re-
Gently been attacked by strong corpora
lions. These developments have greatly
extended the mineral area and thereby
stimulated to a marked degree pros
pecting on the part of owners of lesser
properties.-Reno Journal.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-01-12
WANTED

A name for a mining town in Arr
IONA. Conditions of contest are name
must consist of only one word OF not
over ten letters. All names with name
of sender must be in by January 20.
Awards will be made February /. First
prize, $25, cash; second prize, So, cash,
next ten best names, ST. cash each. Adj
dress all letters to Box 1876, Prescott,
Arizona.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-01
These are Men You Should Vote For

a native born son Of Decatur county, his
friends can truthfully claim for him that
there is not a single man in Decatur
county who is more public spirited or
ready to put his shoulder to the wheel
more readily in any public enterprise
than Mr.. Housh. He was born in Shelby
county, Illinois, where he resided on
farm until 1895, when he came to Deca
tur county and leased the Judge Kelley
farm near Blockley, paying cash rent
which many said would break him up.
But these people did not know Eleck
Housh, or what kind of a worker he was.
years, and contrary to expectations he
made money, but it was made honorably
and by hard work, for Eleck Housh is
one Of the most tireless workers we
ever saw. He then purchased the large
farm two miles southwest of Leon, on
which he now resides and has been sue
cessful as farmer and stock raiser.
His neighbors will tell you that he is
the finest kind of a fellow, always ready
to put himself out to accommodate any
one, and this is trait he would carry
with him into the auditors Office should
the voters see fit to elect him. He is
not politician, but a plain spoken
farmer, and never before has he sought
a political Office. He is the soul of
honor, and early in the campaign made
use of the following language, 81 would
rather suffer defeat than secure the
office through any dishonorable prac-
tice" which in itself is recommends
ton of his integrity. If elected to the
office there would be no danger of any
of the work being sighted for he never
sights anything and whatever he does
he does we'll. No man ever became
acquainted with Mr.. Housh but to like
him, and every one has good word to
say for him, and no one can say any
thing bad about him. This is the kind
of man the people want to serve them in
the capacity of county officers, and il
the entire county had been raked over
a better man for the Office of county
auditor could not have been found. If
you admire hard working man who
will reflect credit upon the people you
will cast your vote for Eleck Housh for
county auditor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-01

hundred votes. During the four years
while he was county attorney Mr.. Baker
prosecuted large number of criminal
cases, and so we'll did he try them that
he gained the reputation of being one of
the best prosecutors in the state, and
the court judges have frequently pub
licly complimented him on his ability
as trial lawyer. Notwithstanding
there were an unusually large number
OF criminal cases tried during his term
of office Mr.. Baker made the record of
conducting the office with the smallest
expense of any county attorney who
ever held the Office in this county. He
is the equal of any attorney in southern
Iowa, and his long experience in the
criminal practice in this county makes
him specially qualified for this Office.
During the past fifteen years there has
not been criminal case of any imp ~
lance tried in the district court of De-
catur county in which Mr.. Baker has
not appeared, and to his skill and ability
TO great measure is due the credit of
convicting quite a number of persons,
who were made to pay the penalty of
their crimes. The Office of county at
torney is a most important ono to the
taxpayers, for tho criminal court
costs are one of the greatest items of
expense for the county. If the county
attorney is not careful the court costs
will pile up out of all reason, and right
there is where George Baker has made
good, and will continue to make good
should the voters elect him to Office
again. He always prosecutes all parties
without malice but with a conscientio,
regard to his sworn duty. Mr.. Baker
should be elected again by handsome
majority.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-01

ago engaged in the real estate and farm
loan business at Garden Grove, in
which he has been very successful. No
one knows Harry Arnold but to like
him, and he is one of the most popular
citizens of Garden Grove, active and in
fiuential in all public affairs. He is
member of both X. of p. and Masonic
lodges, married to an estimable lady,
and model citizen in every respect.
He is fine penman, careful and
methodical with all his work, and in
every way eminently qualified to dis
charge the duties of the recorders
office. While he has always taken an
active interest in politics, he has
never sought political honors, and
did not seek the nomination for county
recorder this year, but when it came TO
making the nomination for this Office
the rules were suspended and he
was nominated by acclamation. In ac-
cepting the nomination Mr.. Arnold
told the delegates he had not sought
the office, but as they had honored him
with the nomination he would make a
desperate fight to be elected along
with the balance of the ticket. He
started in to make an active campaign,
but unfortunately he has been confined
to his home nearly all the time since
his nomination by a severe illness, so
that he will be unable to visit many
parts of the county, but he has many
good friends at work, and he should re-
ceive the support of every democrat at
the polls next Tuesday. Harry Arnold
as county recorder would attend to the
duties of the office in manner which
should reflect credit upon himself as
well as the voters who place him in the
Office. If you are not acquainted with
him personally make little inquiry and
you will find he is all that could be de-
sired as an exemplary citizen and he
sh ulu be elected.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-01

Candidate for Clerk of the Courts
Another of the sterling young pro-
ducts of Decatur county who has been
recognized by being nominated for a
county office, is James G. Cozad, who
comes from the we'll known pioneer
Cozad family. He was born in Morgan
township, his father being Jacob Cozad,
deceased, one of the early settlers of
Morgan township. AT the age of nine
years Mr.. Cozad suffered the loss of one
Of his limbs, the result of white swell
ling, but not withstanding his affiiction
Jim Cozad has made his way through
life, being the mainstay of his widowed
mother and sisters. He attended the
local schools, then the Leon High
School, and afterwards completing his
education at Highland Park College,
Des Moines, earning the money by
teaching school, and for a number of
years he has been one of the successful
teachers of the county. Two years
ago Mr.. Cozad was nominated for
clerk and he made remarkable cam
paign, running 3S4 votes ahead of his
ticket, but was defeated owing to the
big republican landslide, it being
presidential year. Since that time he
has lost none of his popularity, and
when the question came up as to who
would make the race for the office this
year on the democratic ticket, nearly
everyone in the county said "Why jim
CoZad, of course. He will be elected
this year. Mr.. Cozad is fully qualified
in every way to make competent and
accommodating public official, and he
would make an ideal clerk of the courts,
tpr he is careful and painstaking in all
his work. The voters of the county
will make no mistake in giving him
their votes, and thus assisting an
honorable young man to better his con-
dition. Mr.. Cozad is a hard worker and
is doing everything within his power
for the success of the entire ticket, but
never stoops to any disreputable or
dishonorable methods in his campaign
work. If elected he would be the same
genial and courteous Jim Cozad, and
would give all of his time to the person
al discharge of his official duties. A
vote for jim Cozad is vote for one of
the best young men in Decatur county,
and if you help to elect him you viii!
never have cause to be ashamed of
your vote.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-01

In presenting the name Of Thomas e.
Wallace the present sheriff of Decatur
county as candidate for reelection,
we do so with feeling of confidence
that he will be given second term by
the voters Of the county at the polls next
Tuesday. He has the necessary require
ments of an efficient sheriff, for during
the three years he has held the office he
has been thoroughly tried and has not
been found wanting Oh any occasion.
Brave and fearless he never shirks his
duty, and has made record as one of
the best sherilTs in southern Iowa. The
first time Mr.. Wallace appeared as
candidate for sheriff in 1901 he was de-
feated by the narrow margin Of fifteen
votes, although he ran several hundred
votes ahead of his ticket. At that time
many persons tried to get him to make
contest for the office, as number of
ballots which were marked for him were
thrown out by the judges on account of
the voter attempting to make cross in
the circle and also to vote for Mr.. Wal
lace, but Tom promptly said no, he
would not make contest, but might
wait and try it again. He was again
nominated two years later and this time
he was elected by good safe majority
and he certainly made model sheriff.
better or cleaner man was never be-
fore the voters asking for their support
than Tom Wallace, and he has made
many new friends and supporters since
he took charge of the sheriff's office by
the careful and conscientious manner in
which he has discharged the duties of
this Office. When warrant is placed in
his hands for service he never hesitates
but goes after his man and has the rep
utation of getting him. An illustration
of his bravery was made when John
Hayden killed W. L. Bracewell couple
of years ago. Sheriff Wallace was noti-
fed of the crime and was also warned
that Hayden was heavily armed and
would probably shoot any man who s.
tempted to arrest him, but Tom Wallace
drove at once out in the direction Hay
den was reported to be travelling, and
when he met him he commanded him to
halt, but no attention being paid to the
command Sheriff Wallace jumped from
his buggy and ran after Hayden's buggy
and jumped in and placed him under
arrest, although he was unarmed, hay
ing lost his revolver while running to
the buggy. That is the kind of an
officer Tom Wallace is, and he should be
reelected by a handsome majority again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-01

NdHOIudle IOr MEMBER OF Board
Three years ago Billy Edmondson, of
Bloomington township, was nominated
as candidate for member Of the board
OF supervisors, as it was conceded that
the southwestern part Of the county
should have representation on the
board. He was elected and has been
one of the most level-headed and con-
sentative members on the board. This
year he was honored by his associates
by being chosen chairman of the board
and he has made a splendid chairman.
Mr.. Edmondson is a plain farmer, but
successful businessman who has re-
sided in this county since the spring of
1885, coming here from Louisa county,
where he was born. He is the owner
OF fine farm in Bloomington township,
and it was his popularity and we'll
known business qualifications which
caused his nomination in the first place,
and his friends and neighbors regard
less of politics gave him hearty
support, for they knew he would make
good man to represent the farmers
on the board. How we'll he has
represented them is matter of record.
He has at all times worked in the
interest of strict economy in the matter
of transacting the business affairs of
the county, and in addition to the time
occupied at the regular meetings of the
board of supervisors, he has devoted a
great deal OF time in going over the
county looking after bridge and road
matters, and has always given due
attention to the demands of the people
from all parts of the county in the
matter of bridges and roads. He is NOT
policy man, and is not afraid to ex-
press his honest conviction on anv
question which comes before the board,
and in doing SO, he may have offended
some men who thought different on the
matter, but no one can say that Billy
Edmondson has not acted in absolutely
good faith with all the voters and tax
payers OF the county. He attends
strictly to the business brought before
the board and has endeayored at al,
times to keep the expenses of the
county down to the lowest possible
iigure and has been instrumental in
bringing about reforms in the manage
ment OF the county's affairs which has
saved the county thousands of dollars.
he Is entitled to reelection and we
pelieve the people are satisfied with
the manner in which he has represented
them and will again vote to have him
represent them on the board.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-11-01

If there is a man on. the democratic
county ticket who should be elected
next Tuesday, it is Prof. Eli Hutchinson,
the best county superintendent Decatur
county ever had. The office of county
superintendent is a very important one
and one which should be divorced if
possible from politics. 1t is essential
to the welfare of public schools and the
school children of the county that an
efficient person occupy the Office of
county superintendent, for in him lies
the power to make the schools of the
county success. Eli Hutchinson was
nominated by the democrats in 1903 on
account of his fitness for Office. He was
a practical and thorough teacher, and
upon taking charge of the Office at once
began to make radical changes in the
manner in which that Office had been
previously conducted, and that his
method has been successful and pract;-
cal all will concede. During the three
years he has held office Mr.. Hutchinson
has devoted his spare time to constant
study in order to better fit himself for
his duties. He is the holder of a first
class five year state certificate, of
which there are but fourteen in all De-
catur county. There are many reasons
why he should be continued in Office,
one of the principal ones being on the
account of the change in the new teach
er's examination law which has just
gone into effect, whereby all examina-
tion papers are marked by the state
superintendent at Des Moines, but the
county superintendent must certify as
their ability and other qualifications,
and in order to do this properly he must
be acquainted with their work. Mr..
Hutchinson has regularly visited the
schools of the county, and many of his
suggestions have been taken up by the
teachers and better schools have been
the result. 1t was his plan and idea to
institute the summer school in connec-
ton with the normal institute, which
has been SO successfully conducted for
the past two years and the teachers of
the county are very grateful to him for
his work along this line, as it has been
the direct means Of assisting many
young teachers to secure certificates,
who could not have passed the examina-
ton without taking the summer school
course. If you have the interests of the
public schools at heart, you will cast
your vote for Eli Hutchinson.