The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-10-25

lF"mGa'' could vote it;' at The: c:oHmiii;ng
contest + She would Ger !
tainly vote for radical change in
the governnpesnt otf>the eiity: ., - =: Il
. WAY down east the. financial'situ
alton is making some oftthe big fel-
lows guess, but the Nlesaba is still
enjoying Its REGULAR run Of: pros
perlty..: >: :.E.S 70; *.2.!, ~ ,ee,s: |
THE nicest<thing about some peo-')
ple'is Observation-Disclosures, and ::tiie. vot:
ers of Virginia are going to write
the obituaries Sof certain of them
on Nove1nDer5th.: :: ;" 20. =
', THERE may be- difference be-
tween the work KIM man and the man
who owns: the slot machines. But
the workingmaan viii pay the differ.
ence, SO that win be ali right.
.DoN'Tsee why *any decent man
should be asffa med of his past 1ec-
ord, nor do we see why. any but de-
cent men should haye the nerve to
run for office in white mans coun-.
try. =: ..": " j.: -: ~ .,~.:.
:. >DoWN,at;' Anoka they considera
proposition for the installation of
city scales WE'LL bet that if thej
mayor Of that town sells coal the
resolution providing for their: phr.
Chase will vetoed. - =
j.. JUDG1NG from: some facts off the
pen of Ransom Metcalfe there is
fearful and wonderful political ma.
Chine at Virginia. 1t has slot ma
chine wheels:and :liquorln btication
TO- make it run easy:-EXeleth News:
l. ABOUT the only difference be.
tween slot machine q nd a roulette
wheel is that the Slot machine pays,
its own bets and takes care. of the
rake off, rendering unnecessary the
employment Of pay masters or cap.
pers. ."''
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or swipe copy ef'this issue of the
Enterprise in. order to.read this and
other things would come in like
men and subscribe. and pay for the
paper we believe'. they would feel
better.
IT is the truth that. hurts; and it
is:the truth that the Enterprise tells.
That accounts for the objection to
some of our editorial utterances by
some whose past lives have not
been in keeping with the scriptural
| teachings. : -. ::
IT would be sad to lose the smil-
ing countenance of the. beauteous
posey which has come to be known
as Virginia's municipal flower
but it would appear that the home
owners of Virginia were preparing
to sign it's death warrant.
THE new univer sal Ian guage: "Es-
peranto," will be taught for the first
time in Minnesota. at the college at
st. Peter: We can only hope it.may
become universal, 50. that a man
can understand Whathis best friend
is telling another friend about b him
:. A DULUTH rounder- who admitted
that:he had worked one day in the
! past six months: was on Monday
given twenty days .in' the county
Jail for vagrancy. Had he disgrace
ed himself by working: two days in
six ~montl1s'we prestamet the range
taxpayers awouldAhave been called
! upon to :spay% his, > board'@for forty
days':*4 . .;"v">' ;'*>> ''' :: 80 =: <
<"CApr. P61GIAsE, Who makes; an n
independent race for alderm an in
the Third; reports receiving much
encoiira cement in'~. his canvass.
Capt. Polglase is known as man
of much force Of cha racter, and as
a member Of the council would en-
deavor to look after the needs Of his
I "alo In SATISFACTORY manner. -
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IT must be tough. on an editor to
realize that one element in a city
has .a,gEaspson. his financial: situa-
ton: and stands. in position. to make
such demands on his talent as may
be seen fit and at the same time
| have anOthere1efnerft dictdte~a pol
icy which he must follow through
fear. of. losing: valued patronage.
We have read, Of a scribee in that
predicament- down in Peru. rs: :.
81. WHOSE job viii The mechanical
Edevice BE- after tieext7s' A recent
press report desttibse:s ann invention
which viii fdn ii: y : :i'rit lbsyE com:
tpfessed All At: ne 'rate Of 10000
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