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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Vote for Andrew Hawlkinson
Independent Candidate for Mayor

political opponents desired them.
He has successfully opposed much
needed public improvements for
two years, even when they would
not cost the city cent, the proper
ty owners being desirous of paying
for them and men of means offer
ing to furnish the money with which
to build them.
"Shortly after the present admin
istration went into office the school
board decided to erect the John A.
Johnson school building. Messrs.
Stein & O'Rourke were the owners
of the Southside addition..; They
wanted the school located in. their
addition. +" Mayor Eaton strongly
fought that location. The school
board also opposed that location.
But the people of the Southside ad.
dition turned out in force and car.
ried a special election called to de.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
7. ". LUSK ASKED 10 RESIGN.
GeniM AQent at D. N. & n. is Victim
!. OF Peesooaltaad Political Sp;te.

A story which first filed an ap-
pearance on the political horizon
,abouta week ago that T. W. Lusk,
the genial agent at the Duluth,
Missabe 4 Northern, had been re-
quested to tender his resignation
allegedly through the efforts of
man whose name is withheld from
our columns in this instance be-
cause of our'desire to run a clean
newspaper, hae created more talk
during the week and more feeling,
perhaps, than any other happening
in the annals of Virginia municipal
campaigns.
But the friends of Mr.. Lusk. re-
cognizing the alleged animus
prompting the request for his re-
signation, have taken the initiative
in the matter of putting the pro-
position before the officials Of the
road in a different tight, and have
circulated a petition asking for
withdrawal of the order, the petit
ton receiving the names of the
superintendents of nearly or quite
every mine in the district, of nearly
or quite every business man on the
street and of many others who will
.ingly bore attest to the efficiency of
the agent in the discharge of his
duties and of his courteous treat
ment of patrons.
This petition will be presented to
Mr.. McGonagle, superintendent of
the read, today, by local man who
went to Duluth for that purpose on
the morning train, and it is hoped
the road official may be prevailed
upon to withdraw his order and
that the contents of the petition
may have the desired effect of rein
stating Mr.. Lusk in the confidence
of his employers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

community az we'll as the duly
elected representatives of the peo-
pie should have some voice in the
regulation of public affairs as we'll
assthe mayor, and with an occupant
ofsthe executive chair amenable to
reason and uncontrolled by any
faction or machine, there would be
some opportunity for the desires of
the majority to prevail, and the
city thus relieved from alleged one
man domination"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

Are You an Admirer of the Beauti.
full in Art? Do You Own a Home
With a Lawn? Do You Ever
Go Home After Dark2 Did
You Ever Slip on a Banana
Peel, and Inwardly Curse Virgin.
ia's Municipal Flower or Damn the
Friend of the Poor Mans Cow?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Do You Believe Political Power
Should Be Used for Personal Endsl
Vote for Andrew Hawkinson
Independent Candidate for Mayor

ton of affairs by citizens owning
homes and other property in the
city that led to the nomination of
an independent ticket for the COM
ing election. The leaders of this
movement express themselves as
believing that the citizens of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
! Day CUrreat=About November 18th.

The Virginia Light & Water Co.
completes the laying of itsspipesline
fforn4he new mill to it's powerplant,
and expects to- be- enabled to rive
patrons a day current about the
middle of the 'presentmonth.
"-- This convenience will be greatly
appreciated by the users Of light az
we'll az power, but more espically
to the latter, and the company al
ready has'assurance of a consider
able load from the outset. ..,... -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

Do You Honestly Think the City of
Virginia Would Go Broke if It Re-
ceived No Slot Machine Fines?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

Do You Value the Health of You
Wife and Children?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
NORTHERN MINNESOTA UNDERTAKES
viii Form Association at Meetiou In
This City November I Ith.

"sss VsUU HSoOCu0tSOU d. WGoIJOQ UO
This City November ith.
Invitations signed by A. w. Hub.
bard and H. S. Gillespie, as a COM
mittee of local undertakers, are this
week being mailed the members of
the'profession throughout northern
Minnesota, requesting their attend
ance at meeting to be held at the
Fay Opera House Oh Monday, No.
vember 18th, for the purpose of at
tending practical demonstration
on the cadavar by Prof. c. s. John
sou, of Philadelphia. and for the
formation of the Northern Minneso-
ia Undertaker's Association.
The object of the Association
will be to work in conjunction with
the State md National Associations
in matters of-interest to the profess
sion. r., <>'.
Following the lecture and busi-
ness meeting banquet will be
served, and attending members are
promised pheasant recoliections of
their visit to the Mesa ba metropolis.
Virginia Lumber Co. Closes Operations
D. o. Anderson, secretary and
treasurer of the Virginia Lumber
Co. and allied interests came up
from Duluth last evening and
brought orders for the temporary
closing down of all work at the big
plant at this point and in the woods
to the north, the cause being as
signed to the furry in financial
circles in the east, which has ex.
tended to degree to all large in
terests throughout the country.
M. Anderson is the authority for
the statement, however, that the
shutdown is doubtless of temp
|orary nature, and looks for an
adjustment of the situation within
thirty days at the outside, when the
mill will resume. In the meantime
tthe company will continue it's rail-
road work, blasting and completing
Ethe new line, over which it is ex.
pected to run through trains to the
border regularly after about Dec
1ember let.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

Do You Believe in Laws for All
the People or For the Favored Few7
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

Do You Believe in Machine Rule?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

Do You Want "Knocker" in Pub.
lie Office?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

Do You Believe in Public Improve
ments?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

other laws and ordinances by the
general public.
ut was as a result of a quite
general protest against this condi-
Valentine Democrat., 1907-05-30
STATE TOURNAMENT
IOWA FTREMEN'S STATE ASSO.
CITATION TO MEET.

-four Big Days NJ Sioux City, Iowa, on
June IS, ie, 20, a1, 18O7-S3,5O0
Expected.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-05-30
lENDISH WRECK PLOT.
Coast Line Limited Hurled from
TrestIe Near Los Angeles.

| Coast Line Limited Hurled from
TrestIe Near Los Angeles.
A fendish train-wrecking plot was
lperpetrated near Los Angeles, Cal,
| that resulted in the death of one man
and the injury of twenty-five persons.
Train No. 20, one of the Southern
Pacific's coast line flyers, Tuesday
night was hurled from the tracks on a
| trestle at West Glendale by the delib-
crate work of murderous train wreck
ers. Seven cars plunged off the tres
tie, while the train was making forty
miles an hour, falling sixteen feet to
the bottom of gulch.
In accomplishing the wreck of the
train, which was the "Coast Line
Limited" a devilish ingenuity was ex
ercised. At point on a trestle over
the Arroyo Seco the fishplates and
bolts Of two connecting rails on the
south-bound track had been removed,
and in the apertures whence the bolts
were taken strands of heavy wire were
fastened atthe end of each rail. From
the appearance of the track after the
wreck it was evident that some person
hidden on a hillside close to the tres
tie had pulled the wire as the train
approached and spread the rails out
ward toward the edge of the trestle.
The train, three hours late, was
travelling at a rate of between thirty
five and forty miles an hour. The en-
CINE wheels were first to leave the rails
and the engine took to the ties, trav-
cling nearly 100 yards before it was
brought to standstill.
The tender, the diner, two Pullmans,
the buffet, mail and baggage cars
plunged over the edge of the trestle,
falling a distance of sixteen feet. The
buffet car, the express car, and one
of the Pullmans were turned upside
down and the others landed on their
sides. All were badly crushed and
;Dlintered,
Valentine Democrat., 1907-05-30
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I. {.;9Iags2f n ~
Tie e~NewS ~
~ONNNo~~0o~

A May queen in fannels and furs-
bah!
Ellen Terry has become a bride at SO
Terryble!
This years spring weather was ship
ped to us by slow freight.
The would-be assassins in Centra
America need a lot of target practice.
France is going to examine our meat.
by microscope. Another case of seein
things.
A Hoboken divorce suit hinges on the
quality of the wifes doughnuts. They
were not like mother used to make.
The Hon. Abe Ruef doesn't believe he
can get a fair trial in San Francisco
but hardly anybody will blame San Fran
cisco.
The new San Francisco is reported to
be "two-thirds finished" Boss Ruef was
caught before he could quite complete it.
Growing a garden should properly be
classed as one of the luxuries, rather than
one of the economies, of modern civiliza-
tion.
Suburban gardening is again impress
ing itself upon the public mind as one of
our most ponderous national extrava-
gances.
Commander Peary has succeeded in
loading his proposed North PoA snpedi-
ton with everything except the funds
necessary to make it 90.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-05-30
Found the Vest.

Little David has always been re
garded by his doting relatives as par
,ticularly clever. Still, says a write
in the Philadelphia Ledger, he rathe
.outdid himself when a rough-lookini
tramp invaded the yard one Afternoon
and asked him where his father KEEP
his money.
"It's In his vest in the Kitchen" re
piled David.
A few minutes later the tramp cam,
through the kitchen doorway in ,
hurry, much battered and torn.
Smart kid, dat" he muttered
Never said a word about de old maj
bein' de vest"
Valentine Democrat., 1907-05-30
MOB sLAYs WOMAN AND CHILD.
Lives Lost in Race Conflict in GeOr-
gia-ShOts ON Both Sides.

gia-ShOts ON Both Sides.
At Reidsville, Ga, mob included a
colored woman and children among
its victims at 'lynching." One white
man and four colOred persons were
killed and seven are on the injured list
as a result of an effort to capture a
colOred man who attempted to attack
Mrs Laura Moore, q widow living near
Manassas.
Fifteen persons surrounded the
pected of harboring the colored man,
and demanded to be allowed to search
the home Permission was given, but
when within thirty feet of the house
those inside the building opened fire on
the posse, instantly killing Hare and
wounding Pierson, Daniel and Ken
nedy. The posse then returned the
fire, killing Padgett and his 1O-year-
old daughter and wounding two other
girls, aged 6 and 13, and two of Pad
gett's sons, aged 20 and %.
The colored man who shot Hare was
started for Reidsville Jail, together
with Padgett's wife and son, who also
were caught. On the way the officers
were overtaken by about seventy-fve
men, who took the prisoners from
them. The woman was told to run,
and as she did so she was riddled
with bullets, her son being shot to
pieces where he stood. The other pris-
Oner was jailed.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-05-30

scornful lake: Is it Miss Nell or do
grabe that takes you out dar dis hot
mornin'P
He jes laugh back at her an say:
LOB corse it's de grabe, dat's my Zig
eous duty, ye know, specially when dar's
lovely young lady in de bargain
"De ole missus allus like to habe Us
all come up dar, too, SO 1 war dar jes' as
Mr.. John got dar, an, as usual, my mis-
sus opened dat sojier's Bible an was
JUS goin' ter read when Miss Nellie
saw de leetle tintype, and she gabe a
leetle cry lake, an takin' it from de
missus ham she said:
"'Oh, Mrs. Carter, my ma has got jes
such a picture, an it's hers and mine
when l was a baby Den she laid her
haid down into missus' lap an began ter
cry, an she sobbed out dat her pa was
in de wah, an disappeared, an day dun
tried ebery way to fine out something er-
bout him. Missus axe her what was
her pas and mas name, an she tole her
dere names war George an Lucy An
missus opened de Bible, an dar was writ
on de leaf From Lucy to George Den
she took de poah young lady in her arms,
an said: How wonderful are dy ways,
oh, Lord" An, my chile, dare under
all dem flowers sleeps your father, an In
this peaceful spot. He has not been like
stranger, or neglected, so now In de
Providence OBJ de good Lord, de dearest
wish OBJ his heart is fulfilled / trus' you
will be comforted.'
"Massa John walked erway wipin' his
eyes, an ole missus read a comfortin'
varse or two outen dat little Bible, an
we uns sang hymn, and de decoration
was ober fur dat day, an missus said to
all OBJ US:
Let dis var teach yer a lesson ob
faith. Do your duty, no matter how
long de way is, or how dark de cloubds.'
wall, chil'en, it is time ye were in yer
beds. It's jes erbout true, dis yarn.
Ebery word is as true as de gospil Yas,
Miss jimmie, dat are grabe Is decorated
ebery year when dis day comes aroun',
though de ole massa and missus Is lyin'
down beside dat young sojier boy, an
it's Miss Nellie's grabe now, for she dun
gon' an marr'd Massa John, an he JUS
lubs de ground she walks on De ole
missus lubed her, too, and you ought TO
a seen what care Miss Nellie dun took OBJ
de ole pissus u heE las sickness, fur
month afore she dun Went to her reward,
and she say obeTr and her again: -
No kind act is overlooked by de Mas
ter; an, honey, I'm gittin' my pay now
for honorin' de dead by few flowers on
lonely grabe upon de day de nation set
apart to 'memorate dose dat fell.'' -,
Valentine Democrat., 1907-05-30
WAGES ON THE CANAL.
Secretary Taft Afiirms Rates of Pay
4 and Hours of Labor.

The decision of Secretary Taft affirm
ing rates of pay, hours of labor, etc., for
men employed on the Panama canal work
applies especially to steam shovel men,
construction train engineers and conduc-
tors. The shovel men wanted higher
wages. as follows: Engineers, from $210
to $500 month; cranesmen, from $1S5 to
$3.50; firemen, from $S3.33 to $110. The
Secretary rules that the present rates are
high enough latter comparing the advan-
tages which the isthmian shovel men have
over their brothers in the States, with
the disadvantages which they have to bear
in living on the isthmus." He explains
that the present basis is from % to 35
per cent higher than the average in this
country, while the canal men get steady
work twelve months in the year, six
weeks leave with pay, twenty days sick
leave, lodging free, and the married men
water, fuel and light at the public ex-
pense, free medical attendance and an
eight-hour day. He says further that
yellow fever has been stamped out and
the sick rate greatly reduced. Although
denying that the contracts with the men
contain any promise of gradual increase
of pay, he has recommended yearly in
crease of per cent to skilled men.
The wages of the construction train en-
gineers are advanced to $210, as re-
quested.
As to dismissais, the Secretary has ap-
proved plan whereby final and summary
action will rest with a committee consist
ing of one representative of the craft con-
cerned, one of the foremen and one of the
commission
Valentine Democrat., 1907-05-30
INVADING MEXICO.
American Farmers Are BenefitinE
Themselves and the Greasers.

American Farmers Are BenefitinG
Themselves and the Greasers.
More than a hundred families from
the United States have gone into the
republic of Mexico during the last thirty
days to develop farming lands along the
aorthern border.
They took their household effects and
went to live just like they have been liv-
ing in the United States. This is some
thing of a departure from the plan here
tofore followed with but Indifferent sue
ress by people from the States who have
gone to live on farms in Mexico.
The old plan was to form colonies.
The colony proposition was not great
success. 1t was due more to the failure
of the colonists to agree and adapt them
selves to their environment than to any
other cause that the colonies were not
! successful.
1t has been discovered by the pioneer
Americans on farms of Mexico that con-
ditions in the republic are stable and
there is no need for colonies. So indi-
vidual American families are now locat-
ing themselves on haciendas in Mexico
just as they used to do in the West.
They are becoming neighbors to the Mex
ican families and each is learning some
thing to advantage from the other.
So far as the experiment of individual
effort at farming in Mexico by Americans
has gone, it has proven successful. The
cotton growing possibilities of the repub-
lie have never been appreciated by the
people beyond the Rio Grande, and in
this one line there promises to be great
profit for the American farmers who un-
derstand growing the staple. The high
price of cotton is an inducement to these
farmers to plant cotton.
The Mexicans are learning the Ameri
can style of agriculture from their neigh
bors from the States, and the general
result of immigration of families of farm
ers from the United States to occupy the
cheap lands of Mexico promises to be
very good
Valentine Democrat., 1907-05-30
STORM AND TIDAL WAVE,

Immense Loss of Life from Hurri-
cane that Sweeps Caroline Isles.
A dispatch from Sydney, n. S. W.,
says a report has reached there that a
hurricane and tidal wave swept over the
Caroline Islands. Immense damage was
done to property and 200 persons are
reported killed.
The Caroline Islands belong to Ger
many and consist of about 500 coral
islets, in the Pacific ocean, of which Po-
nape is the seat of government. The
population is chiefly of Malay origin,
with some Chinese and japanese. The
chief export is copra.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-05-30

Francis Emory Warren, who is to rep
resent Wyoming for the fourth time in
the Senate, is native of New England.
He was private at II in the Forty-ninth
Massachusetts, volunteers. He is one of
the most extensive stock raisers in his
adopted Sta
Valentine Democrat., 1907-05-30
As Bad as a BIr.

There was once a sporty old Mr..
Went to call on another mans Sr.
He dyed his mustache,
To make q big nache-
And left his trademark where he Kr.
New York Globe.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-05-30
Puzzled.

Johnnie-What does that notice say
over there, mother?
Mother-It says, "No dogs admitted
JohnnIe-But the dogs can't read
Gan theyf bow are they to know?
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-05-15

Newspapers as Town Boomers.
Shreveport Times.
Next to good schools and good
churches a town needs to sup
port a good newspaper. No SEN
sible man questions the value of
a good newspaper to a commu-
nifty, and no community alive
to it's own interests will fail to
support its home paper. THAT
is one thing we all should learn"
said a prominent visitor from St.
Louis a few days ago. What
are the Dallas papers doing for
Shreveport? What are the st.
Louis papers or the New Or.
leans papers doing for your city!
Their only interest in Shreve-
port is to get such news from
this point as happens to be of
general interest. It matters lit
tie to them whether Shreveport
is well governed or not, or
whether it is progressing COM
mercially or not. 1t is the home
paper which has an interest in
working for the upbuilding of
the town in which it is publish
And in proportion as the
home paper receives the sup.
port and cooperation of the COM
munity in which it is published
just in that proportion is it en-
abled to render better service in
the interests of that
community.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-05-15

On account of the meeting of LOuisi-
ana Travellers Protective Assn at New
Iberia May 10 to II, inclusive, round
trip tickets will be placed on sale at 55
cents, tickets on sale May ., 10, IL and
II, final return limit May Il.
Account Meeting Louisiana State
Medical Society, New Orleans May
14th, to 18th inclusive, round trip
tickets will be placed on sale May
18th, to l4th limited to May 18th, at
IS. 80 for the trip.
Account Meeting General Grand
Tabernacle of Louisiana, Houma Nav
18th, to June End inclusive, round
trip tickets will be placed on sale at
S4.2O for the trip, tickets on sale May
9th, to Both inclusive, limited to
June 3rd, 'O7.
Account General Assembly Presby-
terrain Church in United States at
Columbus, Ohio, May Is to 30, round
trip tickets will be placed on sale at
s3S. IS, tickets on sale May II, Ii and
II. final return limit June 5.
Account General Assembly Presby-
terrain Church in United States, Blr-
~minghsm, Alabama, May l6 to Is,
round trip tickets will be placed on
sale May II, Ii and IA, final return
limit May 30. Fare $685.. IT
Account General Assembly, Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church, Dickinson,
Tenn, May IL to %, round trip tickets
will be on sale May Ii and IA, final
return limit MAY 81, fare s23.05.
Account Annual Meeting, Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks
Philadelphia, Pa, July Is to 20, round
trip tickets will be sold at S37.85 for
the trip, tickets will be on sale July IL
II and Ii, final return limit July %.
On account Southern Baptist Con-
vention and Auxiliary Society, Rich
Account of Firemen's Annual Pa
rade and Celebration, New Iberia,
May Is, round trip tickets ut One
fare, IS cents. will be on sale May Is
and Is. final return limit May IL.
mond, Va, May Is to q, round trip
rate of $32.85 will be put on sale on
May II, Is, IA and Is, final limit to
leave Richmond not later than fifteen
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-05-15

Progress in State School Work.
Lake Charles American.
A report to the Louisiana
Teachers Association at it's re-
cent meeting, made by State
Superintendent Aswell contains
some interesting figures for the
period 19O4.6.
The number of teachers en-
plOyed in the public schools has
increased over 1900: the number
of school houses built during the
two years was $50; the value of
school property has increased
$7OO,OOO; the number of school
libraries has quadrupled; the
number of pupils enrolled has
increased 1900, and the finan.
cial support given the schools
has increased one and one-quart-
er million dollars. This shows
that the public are doing their
share to promote education.
On the other hand among the
teachers the standard of eficien-
cy has been raised. The number
of normal school graduates teach.
log has increased from 1,O70 to
1853, and there have been for
the most part smaller increases
in the lower grades. The cost
per pupil per session has dimin.
ished from SIPS So to SO. O9. The
average length of the sessions
shows an appreciate increase.
This shows that the teachers are
also doing their share to raise
the standard of education.
Educational progress has been
rapid during the past two years.
With this kind of work on the
part of both school officials and
the public, Louisiana will soon
relieve herself of the reproach of
beiIg little interested in educa-
ting her children.