The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20
At Fair Grounds.

Hamline. The genuine spring
weather has stimulated both horses
and hOrsemen to such an extent that
they have made regular descent upon
the state fair grounds and a very few
days will see a goodly number of horses
in training at the grounds.
Secretary E. w. Randall has been be-
sieged with applications for quarters
in the speed barns and has already as
signed good many stalls. Those who
have made arrangements are George
r. Kibbe, H. w. Fagley, M. Collins,
John Dowd, M. Blackmar and Frank
Bundy of st. Paul; J. G. Scott, Mike
Cannon, George Loomis and J. Brun-
dage of Minneapolis; c. c. Dinehart
of Slayton and James Carr and J. H.
pepper who make their headquarters
at the fair grounds the year round.
State Loans.
st. Paul-Loans from the state
school fund were approved yesterday
by the board of investment, amounting
to $91, 500. Several applications for
large loans were turned down for vari-
Gus reasons. The loans granted were
as follows:
District No. 81, Swift $500; 81, Todd,
$500; 1870, Cottonwood, $500; SO, Hous-
ton. $500; 1876, Wright, $1,000; Al, Lyon,
$1,000; %, Faribault, $4,000; AZ, Kan
diyohi, $4,000; SO, Martin, $1,000; 81,
Willzin, $4,000; 80, Wilkin, $4,000; %,
St. Louis, $4,000 (for new school at
Virginia); village of Lowry, Pope
county, $4,000, and the town of Spring.
brook, Kittson, $1,000.
Death Of HiIer Horton.
st. Paul-Hiler H. Horton, a men,
| Der of the state senate and one of the
| best known public men in Minnesota,
| died at Nassau, in the Bahama islands,
| where he had gone to recover his
health. Death was due to Bright's dis
ease, which had been fastening its hold
| on him for years.
Senator Horton left St. Paul more
| than month ago and went direct to
| Nassau, where he had a sister living.
A few days later word was sent back
that his illness had taken q serious
turn, and Mrs. Horton went to join
him. He sank rapidly after her ar
rival.
Elevators Burn.
Eden Valley.-Two grain elevators
were burned to the ground here, caus-
ing loss Of about $4,000, covered in
part by insurance. One elevator was
owned by the Atlantic Elevator Com
pany and contained 10000 bushels of
wheat, which was also destroyed. The
other structure was the property of
the Osborn Mcmillan Company and
was empty.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
A strong wind was blowing from the
south and it required hard work of the
fire department to prevent the spread
Of the flames to the village.
immigrants.
st. Paul.-One hundred immigrants
landed at the Union depot Sunday and
during the past week a total of 400
have been placed in charge of John
Anderson. the immigration agent.
The settlers this year are of diff
ferent class from previous years. They
are mostly young men and youths
whose ages seem to range from 10 tc
% years of age. They are healthy
looking and we'll clad. They are not
looking for city positions. When you
ask them what they are going to do
they reply quickly, 1--WE are going or
a farm
More Lid.
Minnea polis.-The lid" was down or
the pool rooms and billiard halls Sun.
day.
From midnight Saturday night unit
Monday morning every public pool ant
billiard room within the city limits, 81
far as is known, was closed as tight a.
the Sunday saloons. Like the proverb
ial new broom, Mayor Jones' latest or
{ der anent Sunday closing made cleal
. sweep, and whatever pool and billiar,
= games took place in the city wer
r played in private houses or privat
r clubs.
Q News Notes.
Faribault--C. M. Buck, state senate
l does not want to return to the senat
and will not be candidate for re
election.
! St. Paul.-After making his owl
crude scaffold, George Adams, u year
a old, hanged himself in his shanty. a
= IS Cook street. :. .'- ~: >.:,:~<,.
: ST Cloud-While playing about i
the kitchen the eighteen mort:,s oil
t son of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael 'Spatl
I living few miles east of here, pulle
|
Q ing him SO terribly that death ensue
q a few hours later.
Winthrop.-Fire, supposed to hay
been of incendiary origin, lestroye
: the foundry of H., w. Ollig, involvin
! loss estimated at $1,000. with insur
3 ance Of $4,000. .,.... ~
h Minneapolis between the j.:
: of an elevator car and the frame wor
4 Of the elevator shaft OF the Minneapo:
= Lumber Exchar &c, John McNerne,
a 1896 Harmon place, and Peter O'Cor
!. nor GIL Hoag avenue, narrowly escape
!. being crushed to death w.lile at wor
k In the shaft. -.*..
). Rochester.-A stone .he size Of
: small apple has just been removed fro1
I the outlet OF an insane patient brougt
: here from Hastings for treatment.