The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-18
ST. LOUIS COUNTY WfkT SJRONGlL !
DuUJn,
Range Candidates Receive SCaOt Con
Sideration from the Oeaizeos
Of the Rock Ribbed Citv.

St. Louis county is still fairly
large chunk of ground, but the
primary returns would not indicate
that any portion of it amounted to
much aside from the city of Duluth
the rock ribbed city by the un
salted seas which has gained motor
iety for being 'steen miles long and
a mile high, and which owes its com
mercial activity to the rich timber
and mineral sections of this north
country.
| But the result is not particular
snrprise to one who hae lived, exist
ed and had being on these ranges
and has been permitted, from a
distance, to view the generosity of
Duluth and Duluth politicians
when anything in the office line is
in the shake.down, and the vote
shows that Duluth is still united
whole against aught that threatens
to rob her of pie and prestige.
To no other reason can be ascrib-
ed the turning down of Judge
John NJ. Martin of this city and of
A. f. Pfremtner of Hibbing for the
respective positions of clerk of the
court and probate judge, for of the
honor, integrity or capabil,ty of
either of these.geptlemen to proper
ly care tor the duties of the posi-
tions sought, there can be no ques-
tlon. But while the ranges gave to
each of them pleasing and deserved
maJorities, it avai!ed them naught,
and the voters might as we'll have
Climbed church steeple and spi,
against the wind as to have deluded
themselves with the idea that the
voters OF the south end of the couu.
~ would harken to reason and ie,
go their grasp on any position tina,
had an iron dollar attachment
Both Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Middle
cott, their opponents, realized they
were going some when the returns
from the ranges commenced to
pour in, however, every precinct
showing comfortable majorities for
the range men. The lead of the
Duluth men was too strong, how
ever, and Mr.. Martin went down to
defeat by majority Of some llOO,
while Mr. Ptre1nmer was delegated
to continue his devotion to his
printing business by a score of
some 100.
Aside from Messrs. Johnson and
Middlecotf others on the ticket as
nominated include W. J. Bates as
sheriff, Odin Halden as auditor. W.
A. Holgate as treasurer, NJ. C.
Palmer as register of deeds, Lyonel
Ayres as surveyor and J. A. McCuen
as coroner. The contest for COUNTY
attorney between J. II. Norton, the
man who ran ION his record" a. nd
Chas. E. Adams-who ran because
he considered he had right ID dc
80, was pretty one throughout
and the latest returns shoH the re
S"-~ os1As ~ uouOS, d uU&1A0SE VI .ex&1
outlying districts, still being N
heard from. To dste NJ. Merton
has lack of some ,thisty; asd| ,lls
Adams has been making. s6eadJ
gains on him from the ss4@llef PIE
J cincts of the back woods and, It; il
not improbable that, john 1Ai 81
! given an opportunity to Aits davr
and contemplate his record and
wonder where the oil should hax.
been poured to make it "ruu's ca sier
A tull Democratic ticket was moi
: put in the fieidybut Of those nom
, mated two prominent range men
are in the list and will make . de.
J cided hustle for votes from nov
until election day. These two men
are A. N. Thon1ps Of this c;tv
who is candidate. for clerk of .the
court, aud Charles Jesmore of.*Evs,
eleth, who considers that Biil,l
Bates job would about fit his tom
! Neither Of these Gensiemeps hae
! been connected With the count,
/ court house for the past quarter
century or more, and will not have
the advantage born Of experience
in soliciting the votes Of the people
but are man of good name in. thei,
( home communities and On tn.