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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12

The management of the Mountain
Iron mine of the Oliver company
has just performed an act which
will be greatly appreciated by the
owners of the scores of cows in the
village of Mount Iron, it being the
fencing OF some two hundred acres
of fine grazing grounds which ia
offered free.
This act is destined to keep the
festive bovine off the street and out
of the yards of citizens, and will
also furnish the animals with fine
feeding grounds.
It is not every city that has a cor.
poration either willing or able to
care for "the poor mans cow Had
Virginia such a benefactor the COW
problem would be easily solved and
many home-owners would have q
heap less cussing laid to their doors
by the recording angel. .5..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12

"A new one was sprung at the
council meeting Tuesday evening
when Alderman Johnson introduced
an ordinance amending Ordinance
No. "a, providing that the number
of saloons in the city should be
limited to the number of So, and
that this number cannot in future
be increased except by a two.thirds
vote of the council.
The amended ordinance also pro.
vides that no license shall be issued
at any time to any person or per
sons who have been convicted of
violating the state liquor laws with
in one year of making application
for renewal of granting of license.
This latter provision will, if lived
up to, cut out one firm at present
doing business in the city, the re-
port of the municipal judge as read
at the meeting showing where the
firm had paid fine of $50 for hav-
ing kept their saloon open on the
Sabbath day. 1t would also mean
the cutting off of licenses from all
but very limited number if any,
body should take notion to follow
the matter and start right, 1t being
an unquestioned fact that most
every saloon in the city is open on
the Sabbath and also violate the
provisions of the state law relative
to the hours of closing at night,
many of them being open all day,
all night and all Sunday.
The number of licenses as pro-
vided in the limit is subject to cor.
rection at the second reading of the
ordinance next Tuesday evening,
the number az given, 50, including
only the number of saloons now &C.
tually in existence in the city and
one for which application for Ii.
cense has been received.
While but few will deny that Vir-
ginia is we'll supplied with dealers
in liquors, there is one phase of the
question which does not appeal tol
the patriotic "home trade" man,
and that is the fact that the Vir.
ginia Brewing Co., a late innova.
tion in the city and one which
serves alike to advertise and ex.
pend money in the city, is seeming.
ly given shade the worst of the
deal. Other brewing companies
have for several years past been
buying and otherwise gaining con-
troll of property within the saloon
limits, while the Virginia company
but recently got into the game and
would doubtless appreciate little
more time or little more consider
alton in the premises, that they
might also obtain control of more
places in which their product would
be handled.
The report of Municipal Judge
Nelson, showing, among other fines
collected, two from houses of ill.,
fame and upwards of one hundred
from owners and operators of slot
machines, was read and accepted.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
WILL he DO IT?
County Attorney Has the Means to Go
After ''Biind Pigs" viii He
Do Business.

" OVS1o009Ss
The Sunday News Tribune a.
serts that the sum of $1,000, appro-
priated by the last legislature for
the use of each county attorney for
the purpose of assisting them in
the stamping out of the "blind pig"
evil throughout the state,t is now
available, and intimates that if
County Attorney Norton does not
now proceed with an investigation
Of the conditions seaistingse on the
ranges 1t is Decause he does not de-
sire to conform to the Instructions
of the grand jury which has ordered
such investigation or to serve the
range citizens, as hesis alleged to
have promised to do prior to elec-
ton, in stamping out these dens of
iniquity which so openly flourish
at all range and crossroads points
throughout the county.
The crusade against these places
has been taken up by some of the
local authorities on the range who
place public good above their de-
sire to hold Office, but it is general
ly conceded that little headway can
be made toward stamping out this
evil without the cooperation of the
county authorities. . It appears that
the means for such assistance is
now at the command of the county
attorney, and it is up to him to
"make good" on a matter definitely
within his province, whether or not
he was elected on an anti "blind
pig" platform.
Will he do it, or is the evil 10 be
permitted to continue and to grow
with the development of this north
section?
We do not need any more breed
ing places of crime than are offered
by the regularly licensed saloon
and the regularly fined houses of
ill-fame, but we have them.
We also have other things which
are prohibited by law but which
are permitted to exist by official
tolerance, for some reason known
or unknown, like the slot machine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
WILL LIMIT NUMBER OF SALOONS
Ordinance introduced to Place the Number at FtyTwo
the Number at Present Existing in the City.

A letter from Manager T. H. Lang
of the Standard Oil Co., relative te
the moving of the oil tanks from
the present location at the east enc
of Oak street, was. read, Mr.. Lang
stating that his company was en-
deavoring to obtain a new location
for their store houses and tina,
while she did not know definitely
where such location would be he
believed it would be outside the
city limits. This letter engen.
dered an amount of discussion, in
which the"victim of circumstances
who was formerly local agent fo1
the company participated, and upon
whose suggestion the matter was
disposed of by motion instruct.
ing the clerk to write the Missabe
officials asking that in the granting
of new location for the tanks it be
selected from ground north of the
Oliver dumps.
A resolution instructing the
Light & Water Company to install
hydrant at the corner of Cleve-
land Avenue and Walnut street also
met with opposition from the
mayor, who asked, why such i'm
provement was needed. Alderman
Mesberg replied that it was because
of the erection of the new fire hall,
where water would be demanded.
The mayor in the Scourse of argu-
ment struck it right when he said
the water system IL this city had
been laid wrong endto to start with
that the mains shouid'have traversed
the avenues insteadsof the streets,
and that he believed it policy to
install a lateral instead OF a hydrant,
thereby booking aS saving in the
long run. The question was finally
referred to committee for investiga.
tion, to be reported fon at the next
meeting. S:ss.II: :sI:e@
Inc pIethOrlc condition of the
treasury lead the bpdy to authorize
the payment of Joint Sewer Dis
trict Warrant No. .'4 for $500, to-
gether with interest
The clerk was Instructed to ad-
vertise for bids forIa Combination
chemical and hoseEwagon, capable
of carrying 1000 :fee sof reg,,lation
hose, a IS gallon tank and other
equipment. Another resolution
authorized a cali for bida for furn-
ishing the city with a team for fire
purposes and a drop harness for
the horses. This would indicate
that the council intended making
needed improvements to the city's
hre apparatus to go with the new
fire hall now in course of construc.
ton, and their course will be an.
proved by every man who owns a
dollars worth of property in the
city. The city at present has a
team from Mark Eddy, which is be.
coming nicely trained and which
ne will rent to the city for $50 per
month in the meantime, for use on
sprinkler and for fire calls.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12

The new road work inaugurated
during the past two or three years
by the board of county commits
sioners is fast making of Virginia
a road center of great importance
and makes directly tributary to US
a rich and rapidly developing sec-
ton which is destined to become
an important factor in our future
prosperity.
One such road is the Virginia &
international, work on which is be-
ing prosecuted on the south end
and also in the section between
Angora and Ashawa. These two
sections of this road, which is
destined to eventually strike the
northern border, will be connected
this summer, and will open to Vir-
ginia the rich agricultural and
dairying districts of the Rice and
Little Fork valleys, and with lateral
roads will open the door to the
Sturgeon and other equally rich
sections.
Another is the Virginia & Pike
River road, which has been made
passable thoroughfare through the
work done thereon during the past
three years and which is being
materially improved and placed in
first'class condition this year by an
additional expenditure of $4,000.
Work of improving this road is
under the direction of Chas. Kangas,
one of the thrifty Finnish farmers
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12

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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12

and other gambling devices. While
the county attorney is getting busy,
if he should conclude to get busy,
wedo not think decent people would
object to his playing the string
not stopping at one evil in his
"r0otinR."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
leo k;lduff Weds.

Leo. J.Kilduff, the popular head
clerk at the store of B. Levin, left
on the Sunday Flyer for the Twin
Cities and Hastings, Mimi, at which
latter place he was married on Wed
nesday to Miss Marion s. LeVes.
conts, the ceremony being per.
formed at the home of the brides
parents in the presence of large
number of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kilduff will return
to the city about the Goth, and will
be AT Home" thereafter at a pleas-
ant cottage being erected for the
groom at the corner of Hemlock
and Cleveland.
The Enterprise joins the host of
friends of the young people in ex-
tending congratulations and best
wishes for long and happy life.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
MADE TIE KElLEYS SLIDE.
Nrginia's Defeat the Crack Team from
Duluth IN q Close Contest.

The ball game at the Virginia
park Sunday afternoon drew the
biggest audience which has thus
far greeted the players for the sea.
son, and while large number OF
Evelethites were to be found i'm the
audience the result was not at all
displeasing to the supporters of
the home team, although for a brief
space of time it looked as though
the Virginia scalps were destined
to dangle from the belts of the
Kelley Hardware team as they re.
turned to Duluth.
But good playing is strong
factor in the game, and Virginia
certainly showed them all how to
do some things-even to passing an
opposing team which had lead of
five at one stage of the game, the
final score showing six to five in
favor of the Virginia team, thus
sustaining the reputation of the
aggregation for having won every
game thus far played for the sea-
son.
The Kelleys made their first score
in the second, long drive by John
son into right field bringing in two.
Again in the fourth they lined the
sphere for three additional scores,
and two or three of the spectators
who had coin on the game-hol-
Tered their heads off, while a subtle
smile was seen to play about the
faces of some of the Eveleth visitors
who had not fully recovered from
the effects of the games between
the range teams on the Fourth.
But after standing for things as
long as was considered in good
form the Virginia boys put on
different front, and in the fifth went
after their opponents in a manner
destined to arouse enthusiasm,
scoring three in the fifth, one in the
sixth and two in the seventh, and
treating the Duluth bunch to five
successive shut.outs to make it
good.
The Virginia battery was Rose
wear, Quinlan and Anthony, while
Wendleman and Robinson held the
points for the visitors.
The Kelleys are decidedly the
strongest team at the head of the
lakes outside the league, and have
had the honor of doing things to
that team as we'll as the HibbinQ
bunch. which;[is 4boosted as the
strongest team in the north part at
the state. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
For Sale.

One house and lot for sale on
Pine St. Price $1,000.
One house and two lots for sale
on Beech St. Price 500.
One house and two lots for sale
on Hemlock St. Price $1,000.
One house and lot for sale on Lo-
Gust St. Price $1,000.
Enquire at Office of
ARV1 RuHIKOSKI,
22O Mesaba Ave., above Ben Mia
vetz' store. 2w.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
VIRGINIA BECOMING ROAD CENTER
New Virginia international and Virginia Pike River lIigh
ways Opening Prosperous Agricultural Sections.

of the Pike valley, peopled by about
one hundred and fifty thrifty set-
tiers, all Finnish, and from which
section an immense amount of
farm produce already finds it's way
into the city and from which sec.
ton much greater amount will
come with the betterment of the
roads, which have thus far been
practically impossible for a load a
portion of the year.
Work on the south end of the
Virginia & International road is be-
ing done under the supervisor of
Ole jacobson, and the work done
shows knowledge of road building
and desire to do work which will
commend him alike to his en-
ployers and to the many settlers
along the route. In company with
County Commissioner McInnis the
Enterprise scribe enjoyed a ride
over some eight miles of this
thoroughfare on Saturday last, and
could not but note that the road
was built to stand while at the same
time it ID being 80 we'll finished as
it progresses that a horse can trot
over the entire distance.
These two roads, in conjunction
with the Virginia & Mckinley road
and the thoroughfares leading to
all other range cities, makes of
Virginia good road center of no
small importance and means much
to the city az the country becomes
better developed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
WILL Be COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER.
Big New Mill of the Virginia Lumber
Company Progressinq Finely.

The big new mill in course of
construction by the Virginia Lum-
Der Company, and which will be
one of the biggest mills in the
northwest, fast approaches com.
P'etlon and it is the expectation of
those in charge of the erection and
installation of machinery to have
the plant ready for operation the
latter part of September, at the
la test.
The main building is 82x246A feet,
and will contain two Allis- Chalmers
NO. band saws, two horizontal re.
saws two edgers, two trimmers and
a slab slicer, furnishing employ.
ment, in the mill and yards to some
tour hundred additional men.
All machinery for the new mill
1s being furnished by the Allis-
Chalmers Company of Milwaukee,
and is being installed under the
direction and supervisor of r. l..
Hoyt.
In addition to the mill proper is
a tine engine house, equipped with
1000 horse power engine and a
battery of twelve huge boilers,
destined to furnish power for both
the mill and lath mill, which will
be run in conjunction.
The capacity of the new plant will
be about 100000 each ten hour shift,
and as the company runs their
plant double shift the year around
little figuring will show where
virginia fs a prospective lumber
center, with no chance of losing
out on the distinction,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Presbyterian Church,

Presbyterian Church.
Sermons BY the pastor at Hoo a.
m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday School at noon.
c. s: at 7:15. .s r.,
The Junior Choir will also sing in
the evening. ~. i. Il
YQu are cordially invited. .s>.s a. /, =:
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-30
TO GIVE UP RECORDS
Attorney General Renders Opinion
of New Law Defining Duties
of County Engineers.

OLYMPIA, April 29.-In an en-
deavor to adjust difficulties arising
over the possession of records given
into the society of the county engi-
neers by the new law, Attorney Gen
eral John D. Atkinson has given the
following opinion:
THE legislature has said that all
matters concerning the public roads,
highways, bridges, bitches, petitions,
surveys, repairs and other papers,
shall be filed in the Office of the
county engineer In the absence OF
express directions contained in the
statute we must look to the doctrine
of implications to make this act eff
fective.
Every statute is understood to
contain, by implication, if not by it's
express terms, all such provisions as
may be necessary to effectuate it's OBJ
ject and purpose, or to make effective
the right, powers, privileges, or juris-
diction which it grants. Nothing
could be more certain than that when
the legislature said that the county
engineer should file certain docu-
ments previously in the custody of
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-30
Wagon Load Of Hay Rolls $50 Feet.

C. F. Firestack of Southside had
an exciting experience Sunday morn
ing, which cost him his wagon. a load
of hay, and large basket of fresh
hen fruit.
Firestack was driving down the
Badger mountain trail, perched upon
lofty load of hay. A small slide
had occurred by reason of the recent
wet snow fall, and on the inside of
the road lay several bouldars and a
mass OF earth. The inside wheels of
the wagon struck this obstruction,
overturning it and starting it sliding
down the mountain side. Firestack
was thrown to the ground and
though considerably shaken was I'M
injured In the confusion the horses
were thrown and began rolling down
the hillside, fast to the wagon. By
hastily cutting the traces and other
parts of the harness, the horses were
liberated and led back upon the trail.
The wagon continued to roll and
slide down the hillside, going faster
and faster, and scattering hay and
fresh eggs all the way to the bottom
of the canyon, distance of about
250 feet, where it now lies in the
midst of hay and egg omelet.
81 dozen eggs represents a big
piece of work for the hens of Badger
mountain, and leaves them badly
handicapped for the coming season
output.
1t was hard luck for Firestack.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-30
RECKLESS DRIVER
FINED ONE DOLLAR
j. T. Bacchus Is Punched After Excit-
ing Chase-Two Girls Are
Also Fined.

The next Gay he walked"
Sunday night J. E. Bacchus took
his girls driving.
They seemed to have a pretty good
time. in a rig from the Eagle Livery,
for they had a horse that could go
some' On Wenatchee avenue their
speed-which seemed little over
the legal limit-attracted the notice
of Patrolman Tedford, who asked
them to slow up But they went fast
err Tedford started in pursuit, but
of course he couldn't trot as fast as
a horse-so he didn't have any luck.
Then Roy Zahren took the trail. He
couldn't overtake them so he cut
across lots and headed 'em off
Bacchus told the judge that his
horse took fright at a motorcycle,
and that he couldn't hold it. The
fine was one dollar and costs, which
Mr.. Bacchus paid.
Now this is the sequel:
Monday afternoon the same trio
were driving again. AS they approach
ed the business section OF town, Bac-
chus alighted from the carriage and
taking the horse by the bit, led it
through Wenatchee avenue, with the
two ladies in the carriage-and all
this to the amusement of bystanders
and the CONSERVATION of the police.
Perhaps the precautionary move
was prompted by the close proximity
of the dread motorcycle.
Bacchus is an engineer, formerly
employed on the Great Northern, and
the two girls who accompanied him
are employed in the G. ~ depot
lunch room.
Later: The two young women w,.o
accompanied Bacchus on his wild
were arrested last night, fined a dol
lar each and costs. and left town on
the west bound train for Leayen-
worth, where it is understood they
make their home.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-30
Railway company and Its striking
motormen and conductors have ceas-

Railway company and Its striking
motormen and conductors have ceas-
ed and a bitter contest is promised.
Attempts to run cars on Main street
today caused REPETITION of the dis
orderly scenes of yesterday. No one
was seriously injured. A carload of
strike breakers are expected from
Oregon tonight.
The strikers took no part in the
disorders. The disturbers were
idlers, many-half grown boys. They
again threw bad eggs, cut trolley
ropes, seized brides and forced
teams with heavy wagons across the
tracks, to render operation of cars
impossible. Cars today were manned
by superintendent and office en-
ployes who remain loyal. Seven cars
were taken out today but all were
soon back in the barns The only
demonstration made by the strikers
was parade, in which more than
500 took part. Headed by a brass
band they marched from their head
quarters at First South and Main
streets, through the principal down.
town streets, and back again In
line were banners Inscribed Bread
and Butter Is the Issue-Nothing
More, Nothing Less
The strikers were cheered through
out the march. There was much
good-natured raillery, but no dis
order.
Electrical workers also employed
by the company will submit an until
matum today. They not only de-
mand adjustment of their own griev-
ances, but will inform the company
that unless a settlement is reached
with the car men the electrical work
ers will strike in sympathy If they
suspend, the city's light and electric
power will be cut Off
United States Marshal Spry swore
in a number of special deputies this
afternoon to guard thirteen cars
used to handle mail between Salt
Lake and suburban postoffices.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-30

the county auditor, in his Office, that
the legislature implicitly said, when
such act should go into effect the
county auditor should deliver ND such
documents to the county engineer.
I'VE therefore hold that as soon
as the law providing for the Office
of county engineer goes into effect,
and such engineer is ready to receive
the same, is shall be the duty of the
county auditor to deliver up such
documents which the statute provides
snail be thereafter kept in the Office
OF the county engineer, taking full
receipt therefor"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-30
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Pete Hanigsman and Frank Swan
sen left Wenatchee today for Nome,
Alaska, where they will spend the
summer.
The Baptist young people will
hold a social tonight at the home of
j. w. Tanner. All the young people
are cordially invited to attend.
Miss Opal Kinney is spending a
few days at the home Of o. S. Tuck
err, during the illness of Mrs. Tucker.
| Mrs. H. E. Woody, wife of the edi-
tor of the new paper at Okanogan,
passed through here yesterday on her
return from an extended visit to the
Sound country.
The section boss at Trinidad, Nc
Namara, is critically i'll with pneu-
monia; he is under the care of DR..
Culp
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ.
E. church will meet with Mrs. L. V.
Wells Wednesday at $3.50 p. N. A
full attendance is desired.
A. Delnoce, of New York City, ar
rived in Wenatchee last week, and
will make his home here in the flu
ture. Mr.. Delnoce is an old civil war
veteran, and will be employed at the
Skyline mill this week
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Hicks of Sc
attic. left for their Sound home last
night after spending several days Wis
iting with the latter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George R. Fisher.
Messrs. Becker and Holmes, two
employees of the Great Northern, were
in Wenatchee yesterday.
20 new subscriptions floated into
the World Office yesterday
Violet Turner, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Turner, is expected
home today from Excelsior Springs,
Missouri, where she has spent the
past eight months visiting with Mr.
Turner's parents.