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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1907-03-09

The bill of s17oo.25 in favor of the
American Wells Work of Aurora, ILL.,,
caused some discussion. BY the con.
tract the city was to have a thirty days
trial Of the air compressor, after its de-
livery in Dickinson. The last shipment
arrived January $. and the bill was due
February 5. The machinery arrived
seventy days after ordered. at time
when it could not be installed and tested
because of the extreme cold weather.
ThYcouncil voted to lay the bill on the
table and instructed the auditor to ex-
plain to the company that the apparatus
did not arrive until extreme cold weather
when it could not be installed and tested
and that as soon as it could be installed
and proved satisfactory the bill will be
Immediately paid.
The auditor was instructed to call a
CITY election for the purpose of electing
four aldermen.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1907-03-09
New Bulletin.

The PRESS is in recent receipt of
Bulletin No. of the Dickinson sub.sta-
ton series issued by the central station
at Fargo. 1t is written by the superin-
tendent, L. R. Waldron, and treats of
topics mainly of interest to the many new
comers of the, western portion Of the
state. 1t deals in popular manner
with a variety of subjects from rotation
of crops to amount of rainfall.
The following lines are from the
opening paragraph: "The following
pages are written with view of aiding
somewhat the many settlers engaged in
opening up the new lands of North Da-
kota, particularly in the drier regions.
The data and conclusions have been
gathered from variety of sources.
Upon many of the subjects the last
word has not been spoken, but the state.
ments have been found to be true OF
many conditions
We jot down some of the headings
"Breaking Prairie Sod," "The Small
Grain Crop" Grading of Grain" !"
"Treatment of Seeds" aSeeding'' and
"Dry Land Farming" The bulletin
also treats Of grasses, legumes, millets,
corn, alfalfa, clover, trees, ornamental
plants and fruits. and a copy may be
had by addressing the central station at
Fargo or the sub-station at Dickinson.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1907-03-09
PASSING OF H T BARNS.
Fred Dickinson Of This City Buys the Pabst Holdings
at Gladstone. Supt. Clark Likely to Build in Thi.
City.

horses at the barns will be moved in
April to the H T ranch southwest
near the Milwaukee survey.
Mr.. Dickinson proposes to wreck the
barns just purchased and to sell the lum.
Der to the hundreds of newcomers who
will want just this kind of material in the
construction of buildings on their home.
steads. The lumber is, of a high grade
and would be hard to duplicate in the
markets of today. If the weather con.
tinues good Mr.. Dickinson will have a
crew of workmen tearing down some Of
the smaller buildings right away.
While it is not definitely settled, it is
believed that Supt. Clark will build a
residence in Dickinson the coming
spring. His company has good cottages
at the ranch for summer use, but in win
ter Mr.. Clark and his family want to be
at some point where they can secure
frst-class school advantages and Dick
inson fills this part of the bill, besides
being the most accessible railroad poin,
to be had at present.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1907-03-09

1t is rumored that the Northern Pa
ci6c is to iuaugurate new passenger
train schedule the first of April and that
Dickinson is to have an additional train
each way.
1t is expeeted that No: 5. now reaching
Dickinson at 6:3op. m. will cave St. Paul
at noon, arriving here the following morn
ing at 8 o'clock. The running time Of
Nos. and 3 west bound, and the three
eastbound trains, is not likely to be
changed. They will all be through
trains.
Two trains, to make flag steps and dc
the local work, will probably be put on,
making four trains day each way. This
train will leave Mandan early in the
morning and will arrive in Dickinson
about 10 o'clock. The corresponding
train from the west will arrive in this
city at II O'Clock a. M
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1907-03-09

The large H T barns at Gladstone will
soon be thing of the past.
This week Fred Dickinson purchased
of Fred Pabst, through Supt. w. G.
Clark, the entire holdings of the former
Little Missouri Horse Co., including los
town lots, cottage, barns, storage build
ings, electrical house and appliances,
sheds, eorrals, 48o acres of fenced land
and all other property, excepting live
stock, belonging to Fred Pabst at Glad
stone.
The H T barns were erected 10 Or IS
years ago before the Little Missouri
Horse Co. people had learned that it was
Improbable to take up and keep range
horses in barns during the winter time.
These barns were the largest in the
northwest, some 100000 feet of lumber
having been used in their construction
The entire investment, including lands,
is said to have been $4,000 or $4,000.
A car of the fine Hackney horses was
shipped to MIR. Pabst's farm at Milwau-
kee short time ago, and the rest of the
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1907-03-09
MAY MAKE THINGS
LIVELY in DICKINSON
Sharp Primary Pill Passed. Itemized Dickinson
Experiment Station Bill Expected to Go Through.
Fate Of Tenth Judicial District Uncertain.
Two and 0ne-Haf Cent Rate Bill in Sen
ate and Apportonment Bill in the House
Still In the Air Friday Afternoon

ing the bill should carry an appropriation
of about $4,000. When the first bill
was sent up un-itemized Gov. Burke
looked upon it as means of forcing
him to allow the lump sum of s23,47s
and he exercised his veto prerogative.
One apportionment bill creates leg.
islative district of Stark, providing fol
one senator and three representatives
The matter was up in the air Friday
afternoon.
1t looked Friday afternoon as though
the 10th judicial district measure woulc
fail of passage.
The rate bill was also in the air as the
PRESS forms were being closed.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1907-03-09
IT'S YOUR MOVE
For Good Roads, Bridges
and Better Crossings.

The good roads committee of the
Commercial club has been busy for the
past week making out lists to be placed
in the hands of different parties in Dick
inson, Fayette, Oakdale, New England
and Saltwater for the purpose of solicit
ing funds or labor in the cause of better
roads. Some of these lists have already
been circulated, to a small extent, with
very encouraging results.
1t is hoped that all the merchants and
patrons Of the roads in the districts to
be benefited will lend their aid and
financial support.
The Commercial club committees are
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1907-03-09

The house passed the S. B. providing
among other things for an enforcement
commissioner, who must be an attorney
at law, to receive salary of $4,000 per
year. Gov. Burke, it is understood, will
sign the bill.
The people in this part of the state
were very indignant Sunday morning
when it was learned that Gov. Burke
had vetoed the Dickinson experiment
station bill, carrying an appropriation of
s23,475. Senator Simpson re-introduced
the bill, which is to 60 to the executive
itemized, and it is understood that His
Excellency has intimated that he is will
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1907-03-09
NEW PASSENGER TRAINS
According to Reports, This Division of the N
F. is to have Four Trains Daily Each Way

busy with other problems of interest to
Stark and surrounding counties, but at
this time particular stress is brought to
bear on the good roads project. Better
bridges and crossings have been advo-
Gated for the past few years, but this is
the first time that the people most inter.
ested have had an opportunity to lend
their financial aid or to contribute a few
days labor to the cause OF good roads.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1907-03-09
Flowing.

| am prepared to do breaking by
steam power and would like to COM
municate with anyone desiring work in
this line. GEORGE THOMPSON, Kensel,
ND. 3-9-4p
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Vote for Andrew Hawkfnson
Independent Candidate for Mayor

posed the sewer. Finally the citi.
zens of the district became 80 in
dignant that they held public
meeting and threatened to appeal
to the state board of health if the
sewer was not built forthwith. That
brought the mayor to time and the
sewer is now being constructed, af.
ter nearly two years of delay.
"Mayor Eaton owns a cow, and
thereby hangs another tale. When
he came into Office there was a
pound ordinance on the books, but
the mayor said it was no good. He
wanted the council to pass an or.
dinance giving cows the privilege
of the streets and lawns in day time
The council thought otherwise and
appointed a poundmaster under
the old ordinance. Mayor Eaton
called the poundmaster to his pri.
vate Office and discharged him. The
council then passed a new ordin.
ance along the lines of the old one
and the mayor vetoed it. Finally
late this summer the council passed
the ordinance over his veto by a
vote, but he has stead
fastly refused to enforce it's provis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
REVIEWS MAYORS POLITICAL LIFE
Duluth neraId's Virginia Correspond
ent Hands Bill q Bunch.

The Virginia correspondent of the
Duluth Evening Herald hands a
few tamalas to Mayor Eaton in the
issue of Monday evening, recount.
ing his political career and a mum.
ber of incidents therein which are
of more than ordinary interest just
on the eve of election, and portion
of which we reproduce that all may
form conception of the manner of
man who seeks the support of Vir.
ginia voters for reelection at the
municipal contest on Tuesday next:
"It was in March, 1902, that w. H.
Eaton was first elected mayor of
Virginia, defeating A. N. Thomp-
son, the former mayor, by a small
majority. At that time city cleo.
tions occurred annually and Mr..
Eaton's term would have expired
April Is, 1903. But before the expir-
alton of his term he and the coun.
Gil adopted resolution placing the
city government under new law
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

eide upon the location. So the
school had to go there. Although
defeated, Mayor Eaton still sought
to play a trump card. The property
owners of the Southside addition
petitioned for the building of two
sanitary sewers, one to drain the
district around the new school,
house, the other in the alley be-
tween Poplar and Cedar streets,
where was located the "big ditch"
The latter sewer was particularly
desired by the Cole:& Nc Donald Ex-
ploration Company, who wanted to
make sewer connections with their
newmachine shop and the residence
they had erected for their machine
shop foreman. The members ,of
this company we're also political
opponents of Mayor Eaton. He de-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Did You Ever Build Brick Block
OFF Your Slot Machine Winnings?
Votefor Andrew -Hawfxinson
Independent Candidate for Mayer

there ia no criticism on that score,
there was considerable disappoint-
ment on the part OF many who vot-
ed for him that he permitted the
slot machines to resume business
after they had been out of commits
sion tor five months. His defense
of this action is that the city needs
the revenue that is derived from
fines received from the machine
owners, but his opponents~sc claim
that if his regards for the poor
mans welfare was as high as he
claims he would abolish this source
of revenue, which comes almost
solely from the pocket of the delud-
ed poor man, and raise it from gen.
eral taxation instead.
"Ex~Mayor Fay. and. his council
during their last year in Office
voted to raise 5000 by general taxa:
tion. The next year Mayor Eaton
and his council raised $37, 500, and
this year voted to raise $31, 800. With
the saloons increased from thirty.
five to fifty-two years, the fines from
slot machines also increased, and
the large increase in general taxa.
ton there is very comfortable
balance in the treasury. The only
public work of permanent character
undertaken during the two years
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Vote for Andrew Hawkindon
Independent Candidate for Mayor

for which the city treasury must
foot the bills is the new fire hall,
the contract for which, was not let
to the lowest bidder; and the new
steel bridge across. the narrows,
neither of which has been fully
paid for as yet. When these are
paid for the treasury balance will
be practically exhausted. Fifty
two saloons bring a revenue of
$4,000 yearly the slot machines and
'other municipal court fines about
$1,000 per year, and adding $3l, 800 to
be raised by general taxation makes
the very respectable total of $63,90O
to carry on the government for
next year.
"As consequence. OF Mayor
;Eaton's evident determination to
enforce only such lave and ordin.
'ances as he sees fit, and to sanction
only such sordinances and resolu.
tious passed by the council as suit
his personal views. and desires,
there is generally very lax observ-
ance of any of the city ordinances.
The laws governing the health and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Vote for Andrew Hawkinson
Independent Candidate for Mayor

ions and cows, horses, pigs, goats
and all other animals have free &C.
cess to the streets and private prop
erty of the citizens, while the COWS
and horses travel Ithe sidewalks at
will, befouling them and making
frequent repairs necessary. Mem.
bers of the council desired to CON-
promise by appointing an official
herder to look after the cows, but
the mayor insisted on his way or
no way at all. He gave az his rea-
son his solicitude for the poor man
who owns a COW. The fact ia that SO
percent of the cows in-town:are
ownede~ BY people Uncomfortable
circumstances owning homes. ss=:
"The board of review of taxassess.
n,ents is composed of the mayor
and. council, and it 10 pointed out
that, with one OF two exceptions, all
the members Of the board had their
personal property assessments re.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Grand Mask Ball.

The first masquerade of the sea-
son will be held at the Fay Opera
on Tuesday evening next, election
night, under the auspices of Yir-
ginia Grove No. 46, U. A. o. D.. and
if you enjoy good time you will
surely be there.
Three cash prizes of So, 81 and 81,
will be awarded the best and second
best and most com1cal costumes,
and costumer will be at the Fay
Opera on Monday, that all may be
properly attired.
Election returns will be received
by special wire.and read from the
stage.
Tickets have been placed at rs
cents. Ladies in7costume free.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
duced below the assessors figures.
Mayor Eaton's was reduced, from
$1315 to $500. It is considered some.
Are You a Tax-Payer7 Was YOUR
Assessment Reduced?
Vote for Andrew Fdawkfnson
Independent Candidate for Mayor

what remarkable that, outside fof
the mayor and his official family,
City Assessor Rinnert found only
two or three property owners upon
whom he levied too high personal
property assessments-all the more
remarka bic when it is known that
the council elected Mr. Rinnert to
Office and voted the money to pay
his salary. y
1.-THE next Sunday after; Mayor
Eaton went into office the saloons
of the city opened their side doors
and they have remained open ever
since, with the exception of one
Sunday last June, when a part of
them closed their doors on an order
alleged to have ~emanated from
Mayor Eaton, probably with the
idea of saying himself from being
removed from Office should any cit.
izen carry the matter up1 to the at
torney general. While this action
of the mayor in permitting the sa-
looms to remain open nights and
Sundays was expected by those who
voted for him, and consequently
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Art Exhibit.

:, The attention of Enterprise read
4ers" 10 again called to the Art Ex-
hibit to be put on exhibition at the
Roosevelt Auditorium on Wednes-
day next, November 6, to continue
for four~'days. These exhibitions
have been chosen by experts on
school room decoration, and are
suitable for home, school or library
decorations. The exhibit comprises
some 200 pictures, occupying 1900
square feet Of surface, and include
Turner prints. carbons, photograv-
ures and color. prints from the
originals in paintings, sculpture,
architecture and from nature in
Europe andzAmerica.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Vote for Andrew Hawkfnson
Independent Candidate for Mayor

cause Mayor Fay wanted the main
business street paved, which it bad
ly needed, they opposed it and did
everything they could to block the
project, although as soon as Mr..
Eaton again became mayor one of
his first moves was to begin work
on the paving project.
"Mayor Fay desired strongly to
have the city purchase the light and
water plant, so that much.needed
improvement and extension of wat
er mains could be made. This move
was also strongly opposed by Eat
on and his hackers. How Mayor
Fay endeavored to get back at this
element by furnishing the saloon
keepers is well.known history. He
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Vote for Andrew Haw1kfnson
: Independent Candidate for Mayor

cleanliness of the city are wantonly
violated. No attempt is made to
enforce the ordinance regarding
dog licenses, and the street COM
missioner is powerless in the mat.
ter of obstructions of streets and
sidewalks because of lack of; CO.
operation on thezpart ofathe mayor:
and police. isi.d
t -"ChoosinR as~hiea sssoc3ates and
closest political sfriends1m many Of
those who seek financial a=gain
through the non-enforcement* of
certain laws and ordinances. the
people realize. @thatsstthe stnayor's
position 10 stvulnerables and couse.
quently the very lax observance of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Do You Believe in Personalities In
fering With Public Duty?
Vote for Andrew Hawkfnson
Independent Candidate tor Mayor

cided that neither of these sewers
should be built. The council
promptly passed resolution au.
thorizing the construction of the
sewers, and the mayor as promptly
vetoed it. He gave as reasons that
the city had insufficient funds; that
there must be some way of drain.
ing the water that flowed through
the "big ditch" etc. Aided by de-
cisions rendered by the city attor-
ney, whose appointment the mayor
had dictated, he was able to thwart
the will of the council and of the
property owners at every turn, even
after his alleged reasons for vetoes
had been overcome. Finally the
school board saw the mayor and
made it plain to him that it would
no longer do to oppose sewer for
the new school. So he gave in on
that proposition, but through an
other convenient decision of the
city attorney, compelled the coun.
Gil to separate the two sewers, 80
that one could be constructed and
the other delayed.
1.-THE school house sewer was con-
structed late last fall and the reso.
luton authorizing the construction
of the other was again vetoed. Fl.
nally the water that flowed through
the "big ditch" was taken care of
by another ditch constructed bythe
Missabe railroad. Then the big
ditch became 4 stagnant, sinking
pool of filth. 7StilI the mayor op-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
The Mayor Has Not lnterfered.

wv Vu&1yVv Uu0o JVVN UUkOO 0Oo
During the past summer the Sal
walton Army attempted to establish
headquarters in this city, but the
given Capt. and Mrs. Mel
son by Virginia's chief executive,
Mayor Eaton, was cordial warn.
iinHsagainst holding any outdoor
:meetings and the project was tenn
porarilv abandoned owing to the
attitude against this man.
ner of attempting to save the erring
ones. However, the Army has late
ly@ esta blished post here, and
meetings are held on the street
each evening without interference
from the authorities.
! We do not know what may be the
reason of the evident change in the
attitude of the man who governs
Virginia, but the fact that it is
getting nigh onto election day
may have something to do with the
matter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Vote for Andrew Hawkinson
Independent Candidate for Mayor

went 80 far in his anger that he
overdid things. This gave the mem.
bers of the Eaton machine the op-
portunity they had been looking
for, and their chief went into Office
with flying colors two years ago.
The heavy majority Mr.. Eaton re-
ceived at that time evidently en-
couraged him to assume the role of
dictator in practically everything
pertaining to the government of the
city.
"Instead of profiting by Capt.
Fay's errors and avoiding them, he
proceeded forthwith on similar
line of conduct, and all through his
term he has fought public improve
ments and other desired legislation
simply because certain personal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Are You a Taxpayer?
Vote for Andrew Hawkfnson
Independent Candidate for Mayor

with biennial elections, thus perpet-
uating themselves in power until
January /, 1904. At that time Capt.
NJ. l.. Fay was considered::Virginia's g
foremost citizen, and desiring to
honor him for the good he had done
in standing by the city and show
ing his faith in its future by erect
ing several substantial buildings
Immediately after the fire of 1900,
the voters elected him mayor over
w. H. Eaton, who was a candidate
for reelection.
"During all of Mayor Fay's ad-
ministration, which was marked
by strong fight with the saloon
element, w. H. Eaton, his hackers
and sympathizers opposed every
thing that Mayor Fay favored,
whether right or wrong, whether
for the good of the city or not. Be.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Banks Holding Onto Cash.

The temporary stringency in the
eastern money market, the direct
outcome of the stock market mani
pulations, hit Virginia the first of
the week and local banks are show.
ing their business judgment by
hanging onto their cash balances
instead of paying every depositor
who asks for coin to ship into the
east and to foreigncountries. Those
who have money on deposit are
permitted to withdraw only small
amounts but otherwise are asked
to take cashiers checks for larger
amoupts. ~~- .:
This decision on the part OF the
local banking institutions has oc-
casioned considerable talk on the
part of depositors and among busi-
ness people, and many are anxious
lyasking Themselves az: to how long
it may last. The query is not .one
which permits of answer, however,
depending entirely upon an adjust
ment of the money market in the
financial centers of the country.
Both the local banking institu-
tions are in first-class shape, fn-
ancially, having practically half
million in cold cash in their vaults,
but through the decision of bank
ing institutions in the larper cities
to follow out the policy adopted
have been forced to follow suit in
order to protect themselves from
possible runs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Solvatioo Army Meet;nos.

The Salvation Army will hold
meetings on Sunday as follows: At
II a. m., Holiness Meeting; at 3 p.
M, Christian Praise Meeting; at 8
p. ,m., Great Salvation Meeting.
Meetings. on Sunday will be held at
the corner of Spruce street and
Wyoming avenue at=ti1e sswedfsh
n. Is. Church. Meetings are held
every evening in the week, apd all
are most cordially invited. They
are conducted by Capt. A. Bacon,
officer in charge, assisted by Cap
tain and Mrs. Nelson. .....r ...s.