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The Virginia enterprise., 1908-06-05

Moved by Alderman Trezona. support
eddy Alderman Nattson. that above reso-
luton be adopted. -. s$ .~:~~,E, T.. : " s..a
Ayes Aldermen Johnson. Laviolette.
BOylan. Trezona, Mattson. Mr.. Presidents
Nays-None.
Adopted May g. 1905
A. G. OSBORN
President of the city council,
Approved June l. 1908.
A. HAWKINSON,
Mayor.
Attest:
ALBEIT E. BlCKFORD,
City Clerk.
Presented to the mayor June l, 1915.
Returned by the n,avor June l. $685.
tSEALl
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RESOLUTION TO BUILD SIDE
WALK.

Council Chambers. City of Virginia. Mimi.
May g. l9]e.
Resolution No. u. 1908.
Resolution authorizing the construction
of sidewalk.
By Alderman Johnson.
Resolved, That the city council Of the
city of Virginia. Minnesota. deems 1t nee
essary that sidewalk be constructed
along the south side of Beech street be-
tween Nesaba avenue and Railroad ave-
nue.. and that the following material be U.S.
ed and employed in the construction, Of the
same:
Surfaced plank. two inches thick. from,
six to ten inches in width and six feet in
length: six feet from lot line. stringers to
be 4x6 inches. and to be three in number.
one at each edge and one in the centre.
and the sidewalk to be built under the di-
rection of. and to the grade. as established
by the street commissioner or engineer of
said city.
Resolved Further. That the owners of the
land along which such sidewalk is to be
built be given notice of this resolution by
the publication of the same once in the Off
cial paper Of the city. and that all of said
owners are hereby notified and required to
construct said sidewalk along their re-
spective land, and fully complete the same
within two weeks after the publication of
this resolution. and further. that in case
such owners. or any of them. along the
land on which sidewalk is to be built. shall
refuse or neglect to construct the same OF
the material and according to the sDecifi.
cations mentioned in this resolution. then
in such case the city council shall proceed
to assess and levy the cost and expense OF
constructing such sidewalk against each
lot and parcel of land upon which such
sidewalk shall front. according to law.
Moved by Alderman BOylan supported
by Alderman Trezona. that above resolu
tion be adopted.
Ayes-Aldermen Johnson. Laviolette
Boylan. Trezona. Mattson. Mr.. President-t
Nays-None.
Adopted May 26. 1901.
A. c. OSBORN
President of the city council
Approved June !, 1903.
A. HAWKINSON.
Mayor
Attest:
ALBEkRT E, BICKFORD.
City Clerk
Presented to the mayor June l. l4k.
Returned by the mayor june l. l9N
(SE.AL)
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The Virginia enterprise., 1908-06-05

Council chamber. city of Virginia. Ninn.
May 26. l9Oe.
Resolution No. Is. 1908.
Resolution instructing the Virginia Light
4 Water Company to install a water main.
BY Alderman NattsOn.
Resolved. BY the city council of the city
Of Virginia. That the Virginia Light * Wat
er Company be and hereby is instructed to
install and maintain a water main. with
out a hydrant, in and along Spruce street
between Virginia avenue and Central ave
nue..
Moved by Alderman Boylan. supported
by Alderman Johnson. that above reso-
luton be adopted.
Ayes Aldermen Johnson. Laviolette.
Boylan, Trezona. Nattson. Mr. President-6
Nays-None.
Adopted May 9, l9(k.
a. {. OSBORN,
President of city council.
Approved June l. 1908.
\. HAwkiNson.
Mayor.
ALBERT E. BICKFOkD.
City Clerk.
Presented to the mayor June l. lHr.
Returned by the mayor June !. 1905
ISEALl
Alderman Johnson, as chairman Of the
committee ON city property and buildings.
to whom was referred the matter Of select
ing site for the proposed new pest house,
reported that upon looking over the vari-
Ous sites he would recommend the con-
struction Of the new pest house on property
just southwest of the Duluth. Nissabe &
Northern spur into the Virginia Lumber
Company mills. but was not certain as to
who owned the property.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
ascertain upon which forty acres the site
proposed is located. whether it was on the
park forty land or the forty acres Just SOUTH
Carried.
Chairman Osborn, Of the light and water
committee. to whom was referred the mat.
ter Of the Virginia Light Il Water Company
removing all electric light poles and hy-
drants outside the sidewalk line. reported
that in conference with q. H. Griggs. man
ager of this company. a proposition was
made to the city that if the city would fur
nish four men the company would furnish
three in the work of removal of the poles
and hydrants.
Moved and supported that the street
commissioner be instructed to furnish four
helpers to the Virginia Light d Water
Company in the removal of poles and hy-
drants within the sidewalk lines. and that
the cost of the city's portion in removing
such poles and hydrants be assessed pro
rata to the property owners along the
blocks necessary to be so renlodeled.
Carried.
The clerk informed the council that Res
olution No. Is was presented for reading.
but that the amount of money to be insert
ed was left to the discretion of the council
Moved and supported that the clerk in
sert in the resolution the sum of $4,000 the
same being in favor of the Duluth Humane
Society.
Carried.
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Resolution No %, 1908 81 e .zsszsT 5z E
: Resolution anthorising payment of May,
tso6 salaries aud pay-rosls.
BY Alderman I0hna0n

0S AAue1man Johnson.
Resolved. BY the City Council of the City
of Virginia.. That the following May, 1908,
salaries and pay rolls be allowed and the
city clerk be and is hereby authorized to
draw orders on the city: treasurer in pay
ment of same,
A. Hawkinson. mayor ......... ..... u 80
Aldermen ...... .............. ~ 9S
W. b. Pratt. city treasurer. 80. 80 90
Albert E. BickfOrd. city clerk Is 90
Geo. +. Shea. city attorney IS 90
f. ChristOphersOn. street cOmmis'r 800
Ellis Walsh. chief of police $50
VIM. Mclean, patrolman ......... Is %
Joseph LeBeau. patrollnan II DAYS. aO
}. q. Fredrickson. patrolman. Is %
John Purtilo patrolman 900. Is %
A. F. Thayer. chief of fire dept. -. 30 90
Henry Ole. fire dept teamster. Is 20
James Stickney. assistant chief Is o.
Angus Goddard, fireman .... >. 90 90
l. T. Mason. fireman -. ......... 20 %
Walter Sy. fireman. %. ........ :. 60 90
Frank DOnnelly. fireman ........ 60 90
Dr. John H. Grove. health Officer. q 90
JOS. LeBeau. special police. Apr. to
May ~. inclusive 90. 10 90
VIM. Stearns. asst health officer -. 60 %
John Bishop. poundmaster and dog
| catcher. ~ days at $50 per month. 36 Is
VIM. SteaTns, asst health officer 10
days in April at SO per month 90 %
Fire Department payroll. May. 1905 "A 90
| sl2s7 "a
Moved by Alderman Laviolette, sup
ported by Alderman Boylan. that above
resolution be adopted.
| Ayes - Aldermen Johnson, LayiOlette
Boylan. Trezona Nattson. Mr.. President-6.
| Nays-None.
| Adopted May 96. laf.
A. c. Osborn,
! President of the City Council
| Approved June |, 1905
A. HAWKINSON,
| Mayor.
| Attest:
| ALBEIT E. BICKFORD,
! City Clerk.
| Presented to the mayor June l. 1aDH.
Returned by the Mayor June l. l&S.
(SEAL)
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-06-05

Council Chamber, City of Virginia, Ntnn..
Nay g. 1905.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
Speaks for Burton L. French.

l.. R. Thomas land attorney and
financial agent, has just returned
from a trip to Washington and New
York, and says we have some big
men in Washington. He was much
pleased with the standing of our
representatives in congress and the
light in which they are held there.
Mr. Thomas seemed full of the sub
ject, he just dubbed over with
"Why Hepburn is one of the biggest
men in the senate If not the biggest
Borah is big man; French is get
ting to be known and to be listened
to. l had been in doubt about
French for some time; in doubt as
to whether we should send him back
to congress, but since ! have been
there observing things for myself
am mighty proud of him, and am not
in any doubt as to the wisdom Of
keeping him there.
Now if the ordinary man who is
one of the constituency goes down
to Washington and meets his repre-
sentative, that gentleman will give
him the glad hand and treat him
very nicely and 60 on, but if you go
there and meet Mr.. French, he will
greet you cordially and say, What
brings you to Washington? What
can ! do to help your and he will
60 and attend to it. French is a
worker. After all, our representa-
tives in Washington are detail men
in large degree. There are so
many little matters to be attended
to that require running and calling
| on different ones to see that import
! ant matters are brought to their at
| tention so they will receive the con-
sideration they deserve, and French
does these things promptly when
asked to.
| lntellecCually ne is the peer OF
any other man in the state who as
pires to go to congress as representa-
tive, and he is a worker and a man
of exemplary habits. 1t is good
working capital that counts more
and more each succeeding year, and
French Is getting well enough known
so that he can get hearing wher.
ever he goes in the hundreds of of.
fees in the various departments al
the capital. IF we send a new man
there it will take him several wears
to get that acquaintance, no matter
how good a man he is. | think II
would be serious mistake to sent
new man next year"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
Advance Cost of Newspapers.

From every direction the newspap-
ers are coming with notices to sub.
scribers about their accounts, or with
notice of advance of price of sub
scription or in reduced size. Many
weekly papers in Idaho have cut
down from eight pages to four pages
and this means one of two things
the publishers must put better and
more carefully selected matter into
the papers, or the patrons will find
reading matter comes higher than
heretofore.
The advance in the price of mater
ial used in the printing house and
the change in the postal laws relat-
ing to carrying newspapers through
the mail are the reasons for these
changes.
Newspapers have been both a
blessing and nuisance to the public
for many years, and the publisher
who goes out to introduce his paper,
finds most of the population suffer
ing from too many papers. A large
amount of the reading matter COM
ing to their homes is of no use to
them, and some of 1t is damage
in the home if read at all.
The public will now find an op.
portunity to be comfortable on these
lines, and will have good chance
to select the reading matter they
want, for not much will be forced
upon them under the new laws. Many
people are asking If the newspapers
have combined against the people
but it is case of the people making
complaints until the government lait
down iron clad rules to govern thu
newspapers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
Roller Skating.

Yes, indeed! The roller-skate
habit has skated into town and swept
every other sort of popular amuse-
ment like an avalanche before it..
Everything else is as quiet and unin-
teresting, tame and old-fashioned as
Sunday blue-law town in compari-
son.
The children own the pavements.
That's what they do, and why
shouldn't they enjoy the right of
way? The courts decided that weeks
ago, and the roller skaters may
skate ON every street and byway,
highway, roadway and up-avenue-
way as much as they choose and as
long as they choose and whenever
they choose.
1t has long been understood that
the American pedestrian has no
right, not bit Of them. Since the
days of the electric motor, the reck-
less chauffeur and the I-own-the-
right-of-way motorman, there Is
nothing left to the pedestrian but to
be as nimble as squirrel, as for
giving as brother and as essentially
clear-sighted as a presidential can.
didate. Else he is lost. Washing,
ton Star.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
From Our Exchanges.

enough, 1t was Admiral Evans bat
tleship, 1000 miles away, calling to
San Francisco and telling the news
of the fleet, as though the big ship
was already looking out for its des-
tination and, as a traveller nearing
home, stops at wayside station and
wires that he is on the way, the mod
ern leviathan was announcing over
the waste of waters and the long
stretch of shore, that it was coming.
And It's message was that one of
the strong, exultant hearts In the
fleet, that had been looking forward
to the visit to San Francisco with
so many fond expectations, had
ceased to beat, and some family on
Monday evening was in mourning for
the boy that had found grave in the
sea. The news had come on the air
currents, but was brought safely,
even to the spelling of the name.
1t is the marvel of Inventions,
nothing SO wonderful was ever be-
fore evolved from human brain,
And science has still many closed
door waiting for the genius of man
to open. Each seems more wonder
full than It's predecessor. When the
final door swing back, what will be
revealed ?-Goodwin Weekly
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
State News.

The president has re-nominated
Jas. NJ. Shoup for u s. marshal for
Alaska.
The Woodmen of the World will
have a big log rolling at Pocatello
on the 4th of May.
Ada county is said to be fifty to
one for Taft for president
Judge T. G. HALEY, former Boise
man, died at Portland this week.
Ada county Democrats seem to
have decided to drop Dubois and the
Mormon issue.
Fighting Bob Evans is likely to be
relieved by Rear Admiral Thomas
when the fleet reaches San Francis
CO.
Milo Bishop of Dempsy had his
foot badly injured by his horse fall
ing on him this week.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
He was a man,

He was man,
And didn't stay
To cherish his wife and his chill
dren fair.
He was a man.
And every day
His heart grew callous, its love-
beats rare,
He thought of himself at the close
Of day,
And, cigar in his fingers. hurried
away
TO the club, the lodge, the store
the show.
But! he had a right to 60, you
know.
He was a an.--London 8. 8. Times
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
Rich Gold Strike.

Seattle, March ia special to
the Post-Intelligencer from Fair
banks says that a remarkably rich
strike has been made on Vault creek
on the Isabel group of claims. Five
pans picked at random from four feet
of gravel yielded an average of
$11.76 to the PAN Conta, the lay
man, last year offered to bet &c.,
900 that no pan taken from this
ground would go less than $15.
Casey Moran of Fairbanks, who is
wintering here, says that the Vault
creek may exceed the riches of
Cleary creek, which has turned out
over $40, 100000 to date. He says
that this means that similar strikes
on several other creeks are yet to be
uncovered.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
Electrical Flashes.

The street railways OF Chicago, 1t
Is said, have made arrangements to
run special funeral cars to the city
cemeteries. Each car will seat forty
people and contains a special COM
partment for the casket The cost of
hiring such a car is only about $40
while the regular carriage hire for
such an occasion is about 81 for each
carriage used.
In Preston, England, the power
generated by the city's waste is suffi-
cient to operate the electric rail-
ways. This is suggestion for the
wasteful cities of this country.
The big Saltese tunnel in Western
Montana is being bored by electric
power generated by nearby streams
The trains to be run through this
tunnel when it is finished will be
hauled by electric engines. The Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul railroad
has secured other water rights which
it is estimated will generate nearly
100000 horse power.
For the production of local and in
tense heat directly where it is wanted
electricity is in a class by itself.
For facility and flexibility of control
as to the degree of heat it has no
rival.
The lectric light in the dark
clothes closet which lights when the
door is opened is one of the most
useful adjuncts to the home.
Blueprints in large draughting de-
partments are now made by machine.
The prints are made with mercury
arc lights and the drawing is turned
with electric motors to insure an
even print. The prints are dried after
the fixing bath with an electric fan.
Buenor Aires is to have an under
ground railway.
A company of Hamburg, Germany,
bushes smen has been formed to
erect tidal power plant at the
mouth of the river Elbe near Cix-
haven. The ebb and flow of the tide
will be utilized to develop electri-
cal energy of $4,000 horse power. A
recent test is said to have demon
strated the practicability of the plan.
A $500 minute, day or night,
penalty has been agreed upon be-
tween the New York Edison Com
pany and the city of New York for
failure to supply power for the
pumps Of the new high pressure wa
ter main system. This agreement is
backed solely by the reliability and
perfection of the new general cleo
trio switchboards with which this
company recently installed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
A Dog and a Man.

He was dog,
But he stayed at home
And guarded the family night and
day.
He was dog
That didn't roam.
He lay on the porch or chased the
stray
The tramps, the burglar, the hen
away;
For dogs true heart for tina
household beat
At morning and evening, in colo
and heat.
He was a dog
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
"Facts About Farm Lands in Cana.
da'' Explained.
(Communicated.)

Under the above heading the
Blackfoot Optimist printed an arti-
Gle under date of March 18th, evil
IDENTIFY intended to discourage Black
foot farmers from going to Alberta.
While the statements made in the
clipping are in the main correct, yet
I want to say that they do not apply
to the locality that am asking peo-
pie to 60 to see.
While the Gleichen and Cloney
districts are just beginning to settle
up and many new settlers are coming
in yet, we raised plenty of seed grain
for home use and there are being
shipped a goodly number OF cars of
seed oats from both the above named
places to less favored spots in parts
further north.
In addition to this, Gleichen ship
ped oats to Winnipeg last fall which
graded No. milling.
Any one who will accompany me
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
Long Distance Wireless.

Seattle, Wash, March 14.-Wfre-
less signals and bits of messages
from the American battleship' feet at
Magdalena bay have been caught in
Seattle. The operator at the wire
less station at the University of
Washington heard the vessels of
Rear Admiral Evans feet signaling
the Point Iona wireless tsation. The
signals were faint, btu the operator
was able to distinguish the repeated
calls from the battleship Kentucky
for the Point Iona station. When
the Point Iona station answered and
the message was sent the operator
could hear only bits OF words and
was unable to catch enough of the
signals to tell what the message was
about.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20

to Gleichen can have the pleasure OF
interviewing a number of farmers
and seeing the land that produced
oat crops last season that brought
the owners from $45 to $50 per acre.
The stories of drouth in Canada
come from farther south and east,
and the stories of frosts from farther
north and west. The international
boundary line follows high divide
and the country on both sides east of
the Rockies is an arid region and
farming can only be carried on sue
cessfully by irrigation. The farther
north we go the lower the altitude
and the more moisture falls. The
first one hundred miles puts us into
territory where ordinarily they have
sufficient moisture for grain crops,
but dry years they have partial fail
ures. Two hundred miles gives us
about happy medium. Three hun
dred miles takes us to where the
dryest seasons make the best crops
and the wet years they are liable to
get the crops frosted before they will
ripen.
The Gleichen district has never
had a failure from either cause and
there have been a few farmers grow
ing crops in that district for the past
twenty years.
w, D. TREGO.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
The Wonderful Wireless.


Was not that wonderful event
wired from San Francisco on Monday
morning? The operator of the wire
less was waiting at his station on
Mare Island when call came. AS
he turned to receive the message,
very likely he wondered whether 1t
was from San Francisco, thirty miles
away, or from Los Angeles, 500
miles away, or from some ship beat
ing It's way in from across the sea.
But whenAhe began to read: Flag
ship ConiS cticut, on Teuhuantepec,
. a. m. YArch eth" he at once sat
up and t'Nn to take notice. Sure
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
Mark Twain and His Wife.

Some time ago Mark Twain wrote
the following lines-believed by
many to be the prettiest thing he
has ever written--and had them cut
In the marble block over his wife's
grave In Elmira, NJ Y:
Warm summer sun,
Shine kindly here:
Warm southern wind;
Blow softly here;
Green sod above,
Lie light, lie light.
Good night, dear heart.
Good night, good night.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
The Simple Remedy.

If men would wash the dishes
And cook and bake and sweep
And keep the fires replenished
And put the kids to sleep
And at the family washtub
Would labor like horse,
There wouldn't be so many
Sad cases OF divorce.
II men would hand their honeys
Throughout the livelong year
Their pay, without extracting
The price of one small beer,
Would come home in the evening
And by the Preside sit,
For want of paying business
Divorce courts all might quit.
II women never scolded
Or said II told you So
Or asked their darling husbands
To take them to show
And smiled till only sunshine
Could live about the place,
The separation lawyers
Might hunt some other case
But, putting it more mildly,
If men and women weak,
Both being largely human,
Most earnestly would seek
In great and little troubles
To bear and forbear,
The cases of divorces
Would be a heap more rare.
Nashville American
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20

Nell-Why doesn't Maude join
your sewing circle?
Belle-She wouldn be of much
use.
Nell--Can't she sew?
Belle-Ah, yes, she can sew, but
she has an impeachment in her speech.
Philadelphia Record