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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-27
BRIDGE Material is Here.

The steel for the new bridge be-
tween Silver and Virginia lakes, the
contract for the erection of which
was awarded A. Y. Bane & Co., ar
rived the first of the week and men
will at once be placed at work on
the structure. According to the
contract as awarded the bridge was
to have been completed by August
1st, but the contractors claim the
delay was owing to their inability
to get material. Under the provis.
ions of the contract as awarded a
penalty of $500 per day since Aug
uet 1st is collectable.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-27
Buys Mrs; Vests MiIlinery.

BY the terms of a contract closed
on Friday evening last, NJ. Shaned-
ling purchased, the millinery stock
and business of Mrs. NJ. West in the
Tredway block, taking immediate
possession. The stock is new and
complete, Mrs. West but recently
returning from the markets where
she had selected nobby fall and
winter stock. Mr.. Shanedling will
continue the business in the same
place, EN- ploying Miss Maybury, an
experienced milliner and trimmer
to conduct same.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-27
A Day Current IN Prospect.

The increasing demand for day
circuit has finally caused the man
agement of the Virginia Light &
Water Co. to sit up and take notice,
with the result that day current
is now definitely promised within
the next sixty days. The company
arranges for power from the new
mill, which will go into commission
early the coming month.
This decision on the part of the
company will be particularly pleas.
ing to the owners of gasolene en-.
gines. giving them the opportunity
Eof installing motors and having a
motive power which they can swea,
by instead of one which they can
swear at.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-27
AdOpt q Cash system.

According to notices sent out by
the agents of Virginia's four rail.
roads during the week, all business
transacted by the companies in
future will be on a strict cash basis,
making it incumbent upon all to pay
their freight and telegraph bust.
ness ION the spot"
If similar rule could be
adopted and adhered to by the
business element of the city il
would go long ways toward re.
lieving the cash shortage in many
instances, would tend to reduce
prices on all commodities and avert
a whole lot of trouble in chasing
after poor pay-masters.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-27
APPOINT JUDGES OF ELECTION.
Council Fires First Gun in Municipal
Campaign tuesday Evening.

While the quietude which prevails
in every quarter relative to the com
ing municipal election would lead
one to believe the people had for
gotten there was to be such an
event this year, the city council did
not overlook the bet and at their
session Tuesday evening appointed
the judges of election for the vari.
Gus wards and designated the poll.
ing places, as follows:
First Wards. A. Reid, John
Doyle, +. F. Murray. Polling place
at Sigel's Pool Hall.
Second Ward-John Peterson, Viii.
liam Kieri, w. E. Hannaford. Poll.
ing place at Finnish Temperance
Hall.
Third Ward-Rev. p. o. Hanson
D. Is. Cuppernull, y. H. Griggs
Polling place at City Clerks Office
Fourth Ward-W. r. Byrne, D. w
E'mquist, Andy Olson. Polling
place at Northern Hotel.
The first day of registration viii;
be on Tuesday, October 9Th, and the
second and last day of registration
will be on Tuesday, October Goth
one week prior to election.
Thus far but little ia heard oi
prospective ones in the coming con
test, but there is still plenty of time
for the citizens to co9itate upon the
matter and select officials who viii
be right-who will not listen te
personal prejudice or extend favort
to the one which they would refuse
to another citizen because OF per
sonal enmity.
The engineer submitted profit,
of the grade on Walnut street from
Railroad Avenue to Lake Boule
ward. which was accepted, and th'
street commissioners was instructed
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-27
Will Erect Fine lodue Home.

Virginia Lodge No. 1903, B. P.O.
s., have purchased lots 18 and 10 in
block "a, facing Central Avenue,
and plan the erection of fine lodge
home, the structure az proposed to
be three stories: and basement, Ask
100 feet. The location of the build.
ing adjoins the Whiting Block on
the south. -. ~"
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-27
CUTOFF SAVES rs MILES ON ORE HAUL
Fermoy Branch on Great Northern IS
Now Complete and IN Commission.

The Fermoy cutoff on the Great
Northern line, completed by Guth-
rie Bros. ten days ago, has been
tested and accepted and ore trains
are now running over the new line
to the Allouez docks, saving twenty
five miles in the ore haul from the
west end mines.
1t is understood the company al.
80 considers the proposition of dou-
BILE tracking the new Fermoy cutoff
another season, giving the line
three tracks from it's range mines
to the docks by way of Brookston.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-27
N. E. Church.

Regular servicas at the NJ. f,
Church on Sunday next, morning
service at 1890, and evening service
at 7:3O, by the pastor.
Sunday School at 11:45.
All are welcome.
HENRY A. LOGAN, Pastor.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-27
St. Pauj's Church.

At St. Pauls Church next Sunday,
which is the feast of St. Michael and
All Angels, there will be celebration
of the Holy Communion at $50 a.
m. Evening prayer will be said at
7:3O p. M, and the rector will preach.
All are cordially welcomed.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-27
LAND SUIT IS SETTLED.
Litigation Over Famous ''virginia
Sliver'' is at an End.

| AltlkdtlOu WulCI4 udO OCCu sOluS y
on over the famous "Virginia Silver
land case for the past fifteen years
came to an end Wednesday when
Corygate S. Wilson of Duluth and
H. H. Grace of Superior, attorneys
for litigants, received government
patents for strip. of land compris.
ing about $50 acres, and which has
a speculative value by reason OF
the iron ore deposits which it is
supposed to contain.
During the years of litigation
some of the claimants for the land
have been dropped out. The re.
naming principles, those who have
joi Mt interest in the land, are c.
Wilson and B. E. Baker of Duluth,
the plaintiffs, and Pearl H. Smith,
Peter Is. Bradshaw of Superior, J.
Benson Foraker, Jr., son of United
States Senator Foraker, of Ohio, and
H. H. Grace of Superior.
The defendants, it is said, based
their claims to the property mostly
on Hyde scrip, which was suspend
ed four years ago when F. A. Hyde
and Joseph A. Benson we're arrest.
ed under charges of land fraud and
bribery.
Mr.. Wilson, it is said, is mainly
responsible for the mediation which
resulted in a final settlement of the
litigation. He proposed terms to
which the defendants agreed, and
the Duluth land Office accepted the
relinquishments and withdrawal of
the Hyde scrip. The matter was
then referred to the commissioner
at Washington and by him to the
secretary of the interior, the action
of the Duluth office being upheld.
With the Hyde scrip out of the way,
the litigants secured a joint and
undisputed title to the disputed
lands by certified soldiers addition
al entries, and the title to the pro
perty was quieted.
There are said to be be about 600
holders of Hyde scrip scattered
over the country who are waiting
the action of the government in the
Hyde and Benson alleged fraud and
bribery cases to find out their
standing as holders of property
under the scrip. In the "sliver"
case the scrip was simply eliminat'
ed.
Hyde's trial will probably occur
next month. r! ''.y,s
Following is the descriptions oi
the land patented to the persons
named in the settlement: Lots
and 2, section 2; lots and 2, section
3; lots and 2, section 4; lots l and
section 5; lot 2, section 6, township
5S1a north of range II west.
Lot l, section 6, which is not in
cluded in the list, is the swamp
land leased from the state by Mabe
Evans of Princeton, Minn., in 1902
and over which there was deter
mined legal battle, resulted in th'
lease being declared good. Mabe
Evans, c. S. Wilson and B. E. Bake
are jointly interested in this lease
which covers about thirty-six acres
The "Virginia Silver" is said to b.
the result of mistake by the per
son who surveyed the lines. Their
| is divergence of the town line
between townships SO and SO, 81
that strip of land varying in Width
from 500 feet to 800 feet and abou
five miles long, and known as town
ship 58112, was left for litigation.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-27
Presbyterian Church.

Religious services with sermons
by the pastor at IL a. m. and 7:30 p.
m. Sunday School at noon. Chris
tian Endeavor at 6:45.
All are welcomed.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-27
ntBBiNG PIkERS FAIL TO COVER
Challenge Of Virginia for Game With q
Fair Umpire tof Side Bet of 81 900.

Hibbing's boasted supremacy of
the diamond is evidently of the in
flated sort-not of the substantial
kind that commends it's hackers to
place thousand dollars on their
team in contest with Virginia
with an umpire who would give to
either side in the struggle square
deal.
Leastwise they failed to cover the
thousand or accept the challenge
sent by the Virginia management
to ]. T. Michaud, of Duluth, on Sat-
urday last, following the return of
the Virginia team from Hibbing
where the proposed series of games
had been cancelled owing to the
fact that Manager Brady of the Hib.
bing team insisted that the games
should be umpired by certain
Hibhing booze clerk.
That the challenge was fair and
that the Virginia management were
not talking for the fun of making a
noise may be noted by perusal of
the document, which was as follows:
VIRGINIA, MINI, SEPT. II, O7.
TO Mr.. J. T. MIcHAUD,I
Duluth, Minnesota.
In accordance with my conversa-
ton with you over the phone l am
enclosing you New York draft for
ST 600, as side bet to be covered by
the Hibbing base ball management
for game to be played on the Du-
luth grounds on Sunday next, Sep
tember 10Th, tiiis.afr the following
conditions:
The teams played to be the iden.
tical teams played on the Virginia
grounds in the game between Vir'
ginia and H1bbing on Wednesday
September 18th, 1907.
Game to be umpired by eithe,
Archie McFadden, of Hibbing
Mimi, or j. c. McGreevy, of Duluth
Mimi, or both of them, as desired
by the challenged team.
The game to be called at 2:3(
O'Clock p. m., the price of admission
to be the usual charge, and the win
ming team to take all receipts from
the game.
If for any reason either team
should fail to show up on the field
ready for play, at the appointed
hour as herein named, the entir'
amount of the challenge money t
be forfeited to the other team.
The limit of time for the accept
ance of this challenge is hereby des
ignated to be at 600 o'clock p. m. OF
Monday. September %, 1907.
If for any reason the Hibbinf
manager should fail to cover thi'
challenge within the specified tim'
it would be considered a favor t,
have this challenge returned will
the notation on the bottom to tn,
effect that this challenge was no
accepted.
Very truly yours,
J.P. CAREY,
Mgr. Virginia B. B. Club
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-27

And the challenge came back, in.
scribed as follows:
DULUTH, MINI, SEPT. %, U7
Mr.. Brady, of Hibbing, did not &C.
cept the challenge.
IT. MICHAUD.
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NORTHWEST BRANCHES:
Gentuer's Drug store 14th and SITS
Eppiry's Drug store, I4th and yelling pL
Portnisn's Drug store. 14th and r. !; Az
Lupton's Drug Store, Vermont ave. anu "
Kings Drug Store, 18th and ! sus-
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Commercial Bank bldg, Telegraph ONCE.
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Butler Field Druggists, Sd & indin ,nth a.
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kinds o. cleaning and repairing done. Phone Mai
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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-29

IN READINESS
FOR PAWTUXET

The program for the field dSf at Paw
tuxet OF the League OF Improvement So
crieties in Rhode Island to be held Thurs
day. Aug. !. in the afternoon and evening
IL ready.
The principal events OF the day will be
on Pawtuxet Neck. where once stood an
old Revolutionary fort. and near where
the wounded commander OF the English
slop OF war Gaspee and his men were
landed after the craft was surprised and
burned. Between 1000 and 1900 OF members
OF the State league are expected TO attend
the outing.
On their arrival on the Broad street
cars they will proceed TO the Pawtuxet
Baptist church. where the information
and registration bureau will be located
for the day. IT will be necessary to regis
ter here to gain admission to the private
estates on the Neck where the meeting
will be held and where the visitors from
all over Rhode Island can view the yacht.
cutter and swimming races. The luncheon
tickets and Identification badges will be
distributed to the members on their regis
tration, at which they may for a small
fee get tickets for accompanying friends
not members.
The members will proceed to the estates
Of T.. 8. Sphinx, William A. Spicer and
Rev Allen Greene at the foot OF Sheldon
street. where the meeting will be held.
The annual meeting Of the Pawtuxet
Old Home and Improvement association
will be held In the summer house on Al
derman Spicer's grounds at go.
At 'he same time the yacht races and
other events OF the aquatic carnival will
be under way OF the Neck. lasting up to
6 o'clock At 2:30 short program OF brief
addresses called Round Table Talks"
will be carried out as follows: 2:3o p. m.
Trees and Tree Planting as Means OF
Village Improvement" Alfred Stone and
Luther d. Burlingame; p. m, "Chii-
drens Playground and Gardens" Mrs.
Mary T.. g. Root and Mrs. l.. d. Burlin-
game; $50 p. M. "The Attleboro Plan for
Stimulating Civic Pride (provisionaD; 4
D. m, Legislation IN Its Bearing on VIZ
lage Improvement--the Billboard Nui-
sance," Edwin A Noyes. league presi-
dent. and T. NJ O'Reilly.
At s O'Clock a meeting OF the general
committee of the league Is TO be calied 10
consider plans for entertaining the Amer
ican Civic association and the National
Civic league during their annual conven-
ton to be held in Providence In the fall.
In case the day should prove stormy IL ID
arranged that these meetings may De
held in the Baptist church.
From $50 to 7:30 luncheon for nnem-
bers and guests is to be served In Parish
hall and rfremens hall on Sheldon
street and the Volunteer Fire company.
No. /, which is TO attend the muster In
providence. will be welcomed on It's re-
turn ana be the guests OF the Improve
ment society.
After luncheon the league and guests
will return to the Neck to witness the IL
Illumination OF the river. to be signalieo
bv the salute of q guns, followed by the
burning of red Are along both shores. The
FIRE King band of Pawtuxet Will play
during the evening.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-29
REV. BARTLETT
C0MMENDs TOWN
COUNCIL WORK

Thomas +. Bartlett OF the Pawtuxet
Baptist church yesterday commended the
town council for the steps already taken
toward cleaning up dives and giving the
village dry Sundays.
"A sick man may get we'll again; a
slave OF evil habit may recover his free
donna tarnished reputation may be wash
ed white by reform; a town government.
roughly handled by contrary winds. may
right itself and hold on it's true course:
a community, disgraced by evIldoers.
may regain self-possession and assert its
rights
There was need enough OF a change
for the better. Our children have never
seen the benefit OF adequate enforcement
OF law and scores OF parents had little
hope that they would ever see II In Paw
tuxet 1t is a grievous thing to have to
bring up a generation with no impression
OF the sanctity OF the law and no conf
dence In It's appointed officers. So great is
the power OF the liquor traffic TO de-
morallze everything 1t touches, the home.
the community, the government. II is
poison ivy that needs the hatchet at It's
root.
The town council this past week has
taken a fresh grip OF its duties to the
people, expressing its dissatisfaction with
the way things have been going on and
its resolve to break up entirely the
haunts OF law-breakers. We do not need
TO form a law-enforcement league; we
have one I'm the council. We do not need
to start a detective agency: we have such
an agency sworn to it's duties, and 1t Is
a hundredfold better to secure honest en-
forcement OF law through the town gov
ernment itself than by any private spas
modic effort.
"Edgewood had it's fight against re-
sorts of evidoers some years ago and
won. Pawtuxet has been in danger OF al
lowing itself to be polluted. dsgraced and
despised, II given over to law-oreak-
ers: but a better day is dawning. Let
the deliverance now be thorough and per-
manent."
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-29
he THEATRES

"Refore and After" the funny farce
comedy in which the Albee stock company
is appearing at Keith's this week, is un-
ouestionably the biggest laughing hit or
recent years and 1t is a particularly happy
choice for Old Home Week. 1t Is surely
In keeping with the holiday spirit and Is
likely to attract many Old Home Week
visitors.
one OF the amusing characters of Be
fore and After is that of James Jeffreys.
the role in which Tom Wise originally
appeared. Mr.. Jeffreys is always being
mistaken for his namesake. the noted
puellist. much to his annoyance This role
will be played in the Albee stock COM
pany's production at Keith's this week
by Robert Cummings.
II Is a curious fact that when Before
and After was given In Providence about
two years ago IL was practically unknown.
for Il was a sort OF a try-out. Because
OF its being unknown. not many people
saw this funny farce and later when all
New York was laughing at II. Providence
people began 10 realize that they had
missed one OF the funniest plays of the
decade. The Albee company's production
at Keith's this week will be It's first pro-
duCttOn since tnen tanu tne HTsl tllile ~
popular prices), and ~ now comes with
a record OF two New York runs.
IL was very evident at the Nickel The
atre this morning that the management
has made a special effort to have the
program for the first two days Of Old
Home Week as attractive as possible. The
motion pictures include serious. gay and
Instructive films. or the latter THE HIP
popotamus Hunt" can be heartily recon-
mended. even to people who are not extra
ordinarily interested I'm motion pictures
II there are any such people these Gays
of the era OF motion pictures. This pic
ture is wonderfully interesting and exclt-
ing and will give many people an insight
into this dangerous sport. The Vcn-
geance OF Algerine" is a stirring sensa-
tional film telling OF the romance OF a
young Arabian maiden and French Of
ficer. and seemed 10 please everyone pres
ent "The window Cleaner" and THE
Near Sighted Cyclist" were comedy pic
turss that haA the Audisucs shouting vita
fun. Harry Thomas scored n big hit sing
1ne tha new -soHs.npoeehehtas most
appropriate old Home Week Offering
with beautiful Illustrations and In appro-
pirate costume, assisted by the Nickel
Quartet. Miss Duhaime sang rollick-
ing sesshore song that bids fair to be very
popular. called Splash
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-29
100000 FIRE
YESTERDAY At
C0NEY. ISLAND

New York. July "a million-dollar
are M Coney Island In which three per-
saas- rsere injured, one q fireman. proba-
bly, fatally, and seven blocks III .ne
amusement zone were destroyed compete
iv gave the advance guard Of the 3Oo.VU
who eocked Yesterday TO the Fairgrounds
OF New York's millions, an opportunity 10
witness a spectacle never to be forgotten.
,rflvou's Steeplechase park ana nearly
/. score Of hotels were devoured by the
flames. and the spectators STOOD speh-
bound in expectation that the famous
Luna Park and Dreamland, two or the
resorts largest and most widely known
homes Of summer amusement, would be
wiped out. The firemen were nghting
brave but losine battle when fortunate
change in the wind drove the names sea-
ward. But for this other amusement re-
sorts which fringe the beach for mile
would have gone to feed the insauaoie
confiagrauon.
Coney Island has had four big fires IN
the last 10 years, the last previous one
in 1909 The Steeplechase on that occa-
sion was wiped out, as II was yesterday.
.sThe Island" as New Workers familiar
ly call II, was Just turning In for It's early
morning nap--the only sleep II ever gets
and the last thin line OF Saturday niGmt
merrymakers were swinging sayiy,
somewhat uncertainty UP Surf avenue,
when George Frost, a watchman at Stee-
plechase park. spied a wavering trail OF
smoke coming from the Gave OF the
Winds" one OF the many shows In the
park. Scarcely had Frost bestirred HIM
self to action when a fash OF flame shot
out Of the mouth of the cave and lighted
up the place I'm a weird glare.
A patrolman heard the urgent cry OF
alarm. The shout of Fire" In Coney Is
land II always on1inous Alarm after
alarm was rung until the fourth had been
sounded. bringing scores OF engines ana
hosecarts TO fight the flames now being
swept along under the smart west wind
The inflammable character-wood, stan
and napier mache--of the constructive
material OF the many attractions made
fine food for the flames. and notwith-
standing the many streams of water pour
ed on them. the conflagration seemed TO
defy all efforts to check its course up the
beach toward the Bowery and to the
countless amusement places along Surf
avenue.
The destruction OF Steeplechase park
was a spectacular sight. Tongues OF
fame Ieaped hither and thither. licking
up the scenic railway the razze dazzle.
the dancing pavilion and the horse racing
railway. The little wooden horses. stand
ing on steel tracks high in the air. looked
like the flaming steeds of the Valkyries
as they broke into blaze. The great bell
tower famed brilliantly up--a bright bea-
con seen by incoming ships as they crept
up the harbor I'm the early dawn. The
Steeplechase hotel and nearly score OF
smaller wooden hotels. which fronted
along the western side OF the park. were
soon blazing.