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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
Mrs. Eddy's FIanker.

To avoid the suit at law by her rela-
tives to try her competency to manage
her estate and to appoint a receiver
for it, Mrs. Eddy, "The Mother of
Christian Science" has decided her
vast property to three trustees for the
benefit of the church she has estab-
lished throughout the world. She ap-
pears to have chosen men of affairs
who are her trusted friends, and by
this movement seems to have effectu-
ally flanked her relatives, unless they
can go on and successfully attack her
mental competency to even make such
a deed of trust. Ex-senator Bill Chan
dler, who represents the contenders
against her competency, is likely to
be interesting to those trustees and
entertaining to the nation at large.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
Using the Wrong Bait.

The Houston Post has discovered
that Foraker has number of negro
emmissaries travelling in the south for
the purpose of working up his presi-
Dental BOOM He wants the delegates
from the southern states and is rely
ing upon the negroes to get them for
him out Of the several state Republi-
can conventions. The Foraker negroes
are using the Brownsville incident
and Foraker's defense of the discharg-
ed negro troopers as argument in his
favor. But Foaker is not wise to the
ways Of the negro. He can be stirred
emotionally by appeals to his racial
prejudice, but when it comes to get
ting political good from him a crisp
two dollar bill is the only argument
that makes Sambo come across.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
The Anti-GambIing Crusade.

Quite as remarkable as the tremen-
dous wave of anti-saloon reform now
sweeping the south and west is the ac-
tivity in suppressing gambling. Mon
tana, Arizona, Texas, Kentucky, Ten
nessee and other states are making all
forms of gambling felonies, punishable
with penitentiary sentences. The gam
blers are ION the hike" and only a
few out-of-the-way places in Nevada,
Wyoming and New Mexico afford them
room to rest their feet. Even Mexico,
the old, is enacting anti-saloon and an
ti-gambling laws, and threatening to
suppress bull fighting. Surely We are
seeing marvellous revivals of righteous
ness in our day!
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
Carmack's UItimatum.

Ex-senator Carmack is easily the
foremost figure today in the politics
OF Tennessee. He is at the capital
fighting vicious legislation and promot-
ing the peoples causes. He has TAX
en- up the fight against the longer DOM
ination of Tennessee by the Louisville
and Nashville railroad combine and
has issued an ultimatum to them in the
following pungent sentences:
These roads have grown SO conf
dent of their power to control the poll
tics of this state that they have be-
come brazen and shameless in. their
methods.
"If this activity were purely defen-
sive it might be excused, but it is not.
The RAILROADS fight to escape jujst taxa
ton; to defeat just and proper regula-
ton; to maintain eXtortionate rates
and practice unjust discrimination; to
protect themselves in gross neglect
of duty and to secure immunity for
The railroads fight to escape just taxa
violations of law. To accomplish this
they are at any time ready to deliver
the state or any community into the
hands of the worst clements The
people have grown weary of their in
science and the day of reckoning is
at hand"
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11

The war department has instructed
the recruiting stations to accept no
more negroes for the army. This does
not mean that no more negro troops
are to be used in the army. We have
by law two regiments each of negro
cavalry and infantry and these are prob
ably now recruited to their minimum
strength for service in the Philippine
Islands, to which they are to be trans
ferred. In those mongrel islands the
negro troops will give less offense than
they do in the United States and as
long as we retain those over that
sea colony they should be kept busy
on the perpetual firing lines that We
will have there.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
The Harriman-RooseveIt Row.

The Harriman-RooseveIt Row.
Hartman has "peached" on the pres
ident, accusing Roosevelt of seducing
him into raising 100000 for the New
York campaign fund of 1904, of which
sum Hartman gave $4,000 himself
The president replies that Hartman
is "a liar" as to some of the details,
but he does not deny the $780, 900 con-
tribution, or the charge by Hartman
that the money caused a change Of
100000 votes in favor of the Repub-
licans in New York state in that year.
We do not see where either President
Roosevelt or Hartman gets any credit
from these revelations The former
is shown up as one willing to use large
sums Of corporation money to sway
an election and the latter as one will
ing to furnish the Doodle to buy votes
for the good that might follow"
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
2 Cents in Pennsylvania.

The governor of Pennsylvania has
signed the law fixing two cents per
mile as the maximum rate for railroad
fares in that state. President McCrea,
of the once omnipotent Pennsylvania
System, protested vigorously against
the signing of the bill, but without
avail. 1t must be a daily source of
jim-jams in the Penn's headquarters
in Philadelphia to know that at last
that great commonwealth has a gov
ernor who is not bell-boy in buttons
to fetch and carry for that cormorant
corporation. 1t is positively shocking
this awakening of railway magnates
to the fact that they are no longer
the Robinson Crusoes of the Repub-
lic."
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
The Defeat of Dunno.

The Republicans succeeded in secur-
ing the defeat Of Mayor Dunno and his
policy Of immediate" municipal own
ership of the traction lines in Chicago.
The fight was complicated by the sell
ing out Of the Democratic city council
to the traction interests, and the pas
sage of an ordinance granting 20 year
franchises upon conditions, the ulti-
mate one being the right of the city
at the end Of 20 years to take over the
lines at liquidatable price.
The result is only brief postpone
ment Of an inevitable end. 1t will not
be long before the mixed elements Of
Chicago will unite and seize the street
traction lines of that great city.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
ThaW Is Not Crazy.

The expert commission appointed to
find out whether Harry Thaw is sane
enough to be continued on trial for
the murder of Sanford White, reported
that he is sane, and the trial proceed
ed on Monday. Counsel have since been
engaged in arguing the the case to the
jury and by the time We go to press
a verdict may have been reached The
common opinion seems to be that the
"unwritten law will be accepted by
the jury and Thaw acquitted.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
A Spasm of Virtue.

The San Francisco board of super
visors, after learning from the testi-
mony in Abe Ruef's case that he has
bribed them a number of times to pass
up his fat jobs of public plunder, has
suddenly become virtuous enough to
discharge it's secretary But what the
public seem to think necessary is that
the board itself should make restitu-
ton of its graft money and then resign
in disgrace.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
The Greene-Gaynor Case.

The United States circuit court of
appeals at New Orleans is now consid-
ering the Greene-Gaynor case. The
claim was set up that they did not get
a fair trial before Judge Speer in
Savannah and that he seriously pre-
JUDGED their rights by his conduct on
the bench. 1t may be possible that
this precious pair of rascals will yet
go free, but if they do justice should
rip the bandage from off her eyes and
hereafter go cunning for government
thieves with both eyes open and
magazine revolver in each hand.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
The Gar to Abdicate.

There is news in London to the eff
feet that the Car Of Russia is about
to abdicate and turn over the troubles
of the throne to Grand Duke Michael
as regent during the minority of the
czarevitch, who is yet quite a small
child. 1t is said that the cars mind
is giving way-and could you blame
him, If it were, seeing all the troubles
that have been piled upon it for
years?
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
Hermann Fighting Hard.

Congressman Binger Hermann, of
Oregon, is making a hard fight to be
acquitted Of fraudulent dealings in
public lands in the west while he was
United States land commissioner. He
is swearing hard against all the evil
dence produced to convict him.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11

Last week a great and destructive
tornado swept over the lower sections
of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Nearly a score of persons were killed
and large number injured, while mil
lions of dollars of property was de-
stroyed. The State Insane Asylum at
Jackson, La, was demolished and
many Of the inmates injured.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11

That Wall street panic is already
neardly forgotten. 1t shows how really
little we care about the weather when
the wind don't blow!
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11

If the railroad corporations had not
so often meddled with the business Of
state legislatures they would not now
have to complain so much of legisla-
tive meddling with their business.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11
Senator Taylor is Sick.

Senator Bob Taylor, Of Tennessee,
fell sick at Dallas, Texas, last week
and was forced to cancel certain Of
his lecture engagements in the Lone
Star state. His condition is not Sc
rious.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11

Governor Hughes Public Utilities
bill glares at the corporations like
full set Of Roosevelt teeth.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-11

The fruit crop is safe and the frost
liar is out OF job for another year.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
DROWNED AT ELY LAKE,
Martin MCNulty, of Fraaklin, browns
Through Overturninq of Boat.

A sad ending to an anticipated
pleasant outing by. a party of
Virginians was recorded on Sum-
day, when Martin McNulty, book
keeper at the Franklin mine, was
drowned in Ely lake through the
overturning of boat in which
himself and VIM. Mccoy were row.
ing, the accident happe n n g
through the craft getting swamped
in the trough of the sea, the wind
blowing hard and lashing the waves
high at the time.
Roy Robertson and y. w. Bro
dine occupied another boat near
by, but in turning to go to the as
sistance of McNulty and Mccoy
their boat also capsized, and for a
few minutes the lives of others of
the party were endangered, but all
save McMulty hung onto the crafts
until picked up by launch which
responded to their cries for help.
The deceased was young man
who had made many friends since
coming to the city, and the sad &C.
cident causes universal regret. His
former home was at Marquette,
Mich, to which point the body was
shipped on Monday.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
Plan Many improvements.

The Duluth, Missabe & North
ern Company, which has given en-
ployment to a large force of men in
the local yards for several months
past, plan additional improvements
which are indicative of a probable
increase in the activity of local
mines. Increased trackage is being
laid, large new coal dock is now
under construction and a six stall
round house will be built this sum-
mer on the east side of the tracks
near the south end of the yard.
Assistant Chief Engineer w. II.
Hoyt was here yesterday looking
over the work being done and per.
fecting plans for the proposed new
work.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
To, For Sand Lake

While the poor thirst.ridden popu-
lace who remain in the city confines
on the Sabbath day will either have
to go dry or patronize some "open"
thirst parlor, the Duluth, Rainy
Lake & Winnipeg again offers a
boon to stricken humanity by run.
ming second of their summer ex.
cursions to Sand Lake on Sunday
next, where the finest of water and
plenty of it may be found and where
one may spend a most pleasurable
day in fishing, boating, and in
studying nature at it's best.
Three trains will be run, ou the
same time schedule as on Sunday
last, and it is probable the three
will be crowded to the utmost
capacity if the day is promising.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
THE STREET RAILV
Drawn in Accordance With Desire
IS Awarded That COmpa

The Mesaba Traction Company
was the only bidder on the fran
chise for a street railway system
formulated in conformance to the
desires of the promoters of that
company, at the session of the city
council Tuesday evening. The
price paid was $4,000. The fran.
chise as granted is for a period OF
twenty-five years from the date OF
acceptance.
The franchise permits of six
months in which to file an accept.
ance of the terms, but as these are
in compliance with the legal ad.
vice of the corporation furnishing
the financial backing for the prop.
osition there is no reasonable
ground for doubling it's acceptance
and provides for the construction
of one mile of road, a portion OF
which shall be within the corporate
limits of the city, within eighteen
months after the date of such
acceptance, and provides for
the connection of such line with
the city of Eveleth and the village
of Mountain Iron within two years
from such date.
F. B. Myers, of Biwabik, accom-
panied by Attorney Robertson of
Minneapolis, were among attend
ants at the meeting, and following
the decision of the council in the
matter left for Eveleth, where the
awarding of a similar franchise was
under discussion, but where the
proposed franchise as framed did
not meet with their approval.
Following the awarding of the
franchise the clerk read the ordin-
ance granting such right for the
first time, and:: that it will meet with
the approval of the council is not
doubted, the document as drawn
being drafted and presented after
the visit of the mayor and several
members of the council to the Twin
Cities.
Following the disposition of the
franchise the clerk gave the i'm
pounding ordinance its second
reading, and while the provisions
may affectboth the poor mans COW
and the poor mans vote it will
doubtless pass and become effec-
tive whether it meets with the ap-
proval of the mayor or not. The
ordinance gives the right of ap-
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21

After consideration of the bids
submitted for the erection OF the
proposed new fire hall, on the site
of the old city hall building at the
corner of Cleveland avenue and
Walnut street, Contractor James
Sampson was awarded the contract
for the building by the city council
at the adjourned meeting Wednes-
day evening.
The bid of Mr.. Sampson was not
the lowest, but was the only bid
submitted which complied to the
letter of advertisement, which pro-
vided that all bids be accompanied
by certified check of not less than
25 per cent of the amount of the
bid. Mr.. Sampson's bid was Sill ,13O'
this amount not including the
heating, plumbing or wiring of the
building, and was accompanied by
certified check of $1,000. All other
bids for the work were each accom-.
panied by certified checks in the
sum of $4,000, the amount of check
stipulated on the plans.
The lowest bid was that of An
drew Grande, $10S46, while the bid
of Mr.. Grande was also considerable
lower on the plumbing and heating
than those submitted by the sue
cessful bidders, being $1,O65, while
the heating plant was awarded A.
F. Thayer at $1,000 and the plumb
ing was awarded the Virginia
Hardware Co. at 1855. The fact of
Mr.. Grande not conforming to the
letter of the call, however, perhaps
had some bearing on the decision
of the board, an informal ballot on
the disposition of the matter giving
Sampson and Grande and for
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
| I G T.
:,s, Co.

pointment of a poundmaster to the
council-a provision which will be
approved by all who place the pub
lie good above the desire to gel
office.
The city engineer reported that
he had been unable to finish plane
and specifications for proposed
sewer extensions in Districts Nos
IL, BE, Sd, and &C, but could have
same ready by the following night
Bids for the proposed new fire
hall at the corner of Cleveland
Avenue and Walnut street were
then opened, the bids submitted
being as follows:
A. Grande, $40, ,388.45; with pressed
brick front, $1.s46m, For mbine
and heating, $l,O65. No wiring in.
cluded in bid. Accompanied by
certified check for $3.50.
A. Nelson, building complete
with heating, painting, wiring and
plumbing, $l6,502W with Menomi.
nee No. 2 pressed brick; otherwise
$15,992!OO. Bid included provision
that no other contractor submitting
bid SHOULD be appointed as super.
intendent of construction. A check
of $3.50 accompanied bid.
Virginia Hardware Co., plumb.
ing, $655O0. Check of $3.50 accom-.
panied proposal. =
A. F. Thayer, hot water plant,
100000. Check of 500 furnished
with bid.
James Sampson, structure COM
plete with exception of heating,
plumbing and wiring, $l1,1a0W.
Price included preased brick front.
Check for $1,000 accompanied bid.
NJ. O. Haugner,- building COM
plete, $l2,s690o; with pressed brick,
$375.OO additional. Z
These bids were taken under con-
sideration until .the adjourned
meeting the following night.
The committee appointed to in
vestigate the condition of the big
ditch between Poplar and Cedar
streets reported that something
must be done at once to improve
existing sanitary conditions, but
they were unable toarrange for the
running of the line through a. Ger
tain piece of private property. This
defect was remedied, however, by
plans submitted later, the sewer
line being designed to 60 around
the property.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
Killed at Franklin.

Andrew Bazzane, an Italian miner
employed by the Republic Iron &
Steel Co. at the Franklin, was killed
by being caught under fall of ore,
while at work driving drift on the
first level, at about 10 o'clock yes
terday morning.
The deceased was a married man,
residing with his young wife at the
Franklin location. A coroner's in
quest, conducted by Deputy A. w.
Hubbard, showed the mishap to be
purely accidental.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
COINED MONEY AT THAT.
The Phoenix Refused to ReCounize
the lid aad Pays fine.

Ssso e.sO 0SsSS 0yS sU0e
While the Gid" order was recog-
nized and obeyed by great many
of the saloon-keepers of the city, it
was not by The Phoenix, the place
kept by Cohen 4 Mendelson, who
had their business place open
throughout the day until free-for-
all fight in the place caused the
calling of the police at about $50 p.
m.-and the order for closing fol-
lowed.
We presume this was the first the
police had known of the place be-
ing open, although the "open back
door" and the new sidewalk built
the previous day on the alley side
of the building had been 90 we'll
advertised that everyone else in the
city knew full well of the violation,
and the place had the greatest run
of any day in it's history.
The proprietors of the place went
to an attorney the following morn
ing with the idea of seeking legal
advice in fighting the case, but
finally decided to save money by
pleading guilty, paying $50 fine
with pleasure and having plenty
left from the profits of the Sabbath
sales.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
GOING LIKE HOT CAKES.
Anderson Improvement Co. = Selling
Many Lots IN Town of Wanan Lake.

The Anderson Improvement Co.,
owners of the new townsite of Wan
an Lake half mile south of Nc
Kinley opened the sale of lots in
the new townsite at the office of J.
.R. Krogdahl on Tuesday, and up 10
four o'clock yesterday afternoon
had disposed of 48$ of the choice
business lots on the plot, the great
majority OF the lots being sold to
Virginia investors who are buying
with view to improving same.
The town is adjacent to a number
of developed mines, while other
proven ore bodies in the immediate
vicinity give assurance of steady
business conditions. Some 800 lots
are included in the plot, nicely laid
out with wide streets, and the town
gives every promise of a rapid
growth. In addition to the natural
surroundings which will assist in
it's stability, the probability of the
eventual moving of the town of Nc
Kinley in order to mine the ore
being proven on that townsite, and
the assurance that many of the
business houses of Mckinley will
invade the new town, gives color to
the prediction of thriving village
of 1900 or better within the year.
On the business street corner lots
are being sold at 500 and inside
lots at SIS, while in the residence
portion corners are going at .$7d
and inside lots at $50, and if you
would cut in on the choice locations
you should not delay too long.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
SAMPSON GETS NEW FIRE HALL
Awarded Contract for Construction Of Building at
Exclusive of Heating, Plumbiog and Wiring.

NAL vote giving Sampson 3 and
Grande 2. At this stage the mayor,
who is accredited by the Duluth
News Tribune as being "the victim
of circumstances" placed the coun-
Gil on the right track by informing
the body that the name of some
contractor should be put in the
resolution and vote on the accept
ance thereof then taken. The name
of MI. Sampson was thereupon put
in the resolution, which upon mo-
ton was passed by unanimous
vote.
The new building has become a
necessity, as has also the enlarge
ment and improvement of the fire
equipment, and it is to be hoped
that whenever complete the council
will not feel that the city 1s too poor
to put few thousand dollars more
into the purchase of team and
necessary apparatus. Next to
change in the sanitary conditions
and prevailing method of permit
ting COWS and other animals to
roam the streets and test the solidi-
ty of the walks of the city, Virginia
demands better fire protection than
has been it's lot in the past, the de-
partment being held down on ex-
penditures at every stage despite
the fact that two hard learned les
sons should have taught our people
the value of ample provisions of
this nature.
The construction of the building
will be under the supervision of II.
E. Foosness, who was appointed at
2 per cent of the contract price, and
work on same will commence as
quickly as possible.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
firemen Will Celebrate.

Although it does not seem prob
able that Virginia will burn much
redfire on the nations natal day,
the members of the Virginia Fire
Department will keep up their &C.
customed part of the days program
by grand ball at the Fay Opera in
the evening. And the boys not
only alwayschave a crowd, but also
see that their guests are furnished
the best and have an enjoyable
time. J.. - j, -, VI. :. .. !. :f5 q
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21

The prize was the contribution of
enterprising business firms of the
city, and consists of a handsome
new Macy sectional bookcase and
lis volumes of popular authors.
The contributors to the prize were
Alexander Reid & Co., W..B. Pratt
& Co., Sodergren Drug Store, A.
Hawkinson, Mesaba Neat Market,
B. Milavetz, Mesaba Art Tailors,
The Golden Rule, S. Milavetz, A. NJ
Turnquist, E. Matheson, Troy Steam
Laundry and The Virginia Enter.
prise.
1t will make a valued acquisition
to the "den" of the FIRE boys, and will
assist in proitably spending many
pleasant hours.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
Beard of Review.

The Board of Review will be in
session at the city hall on Monday
next, and if you are interested in
the assessed valuation ofyour prop.
erty it will be proper for you to be
present in person or by agent. And
it you have any kick coming then
is the time to "h0ller."
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
Weat uadee The Cas-.

In an attempt to catch the Sund~y
Flyer as it was pulling out from the
Virginia depot ON Sunday last,
Charles Peterson was thrown be
tween the platform and train but
luckily escaped with seriousbruises.
The injured man has since been
taken to a Duluth hospital.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
Spend Your Exeninus.

When your don't know what to
do of an evening take in the Vir-
ginia Family Theatre. Two per-
formances each night, at 7:45 and
8:45. Change of program three
times each week.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-21
Peeshytsejaa cb,,scb.

Worship With sermons by the
pastor at 11:00 .. ~. and 500 p. m. j j
Sunday School at noon. Y
C.E.at e7:15. 5 5s5s 9. ,.ss. #.sss.l ..:=5 .
The public is cordially invited to
these seryices. %ts3' 5s. .5=. s:5S.