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The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
Road Law Held Invalid.

The supreme court OF Minnesota
can't see why a county of over 1000
population is any better, 80 far as
the rights of the county are con.
cerned, than a county with fewer
people, and because of the courts
poor eyesight in this regard the
counties must go back to the old
ways OF constructing and maintain.
ing good roads.
In an opinion written by the
Justice Elliott and handed down
recently by the court an act of the
last legislature providing for a
superintendent of highways in
counties of less than 100000 popula
ton is declared unconstitutional
The court does not doubt the wis
dom of law providing a superin
tendent of highways IN some coun
ties and not for others, but declares
that the basis of population is no,
not legal classification, and has
no natural relation to the subjeC
and is purely arbitrary.
In the olden days, before the leg
islature passed the act, the roac
building was done by town or coun
ty boards or by the farmers. Pro
gress under such system was SLOW
and unsatisfactory. Many counties
under the new law, which the cour
has declared unconstitutional, have
appointed experts as superintend
ents of the roads and considerable
work has been done toward better
ing the highways. 1t will now be
necessary to dispense with the ser
vices of these men and suspend
work until the Legislature can pass
an act that will stand under the firt
of the supreme court.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
Fruit from Bob s New farm.

K. r. Bailie, who went west a fort
night ago for the purpose of look
ing over some lands in the Yakima
valley. has purchased tract of sev-
eral acres of improved fruit lands,
and on Friday last sent box of
peaches from his orchard. The fruit
is certainly of monstrous- size, and
if it is fair sample of the product
of the valley we do not blame. any,
one who is lucky enough to be, able
to- do so for going there to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. BaiIie. will visit other
western points before their return
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
COUNCIL ADOPTS PARK ORDINANCE
0ades provisiosss Of Which. Park Com.
mission MiQ Be Eaabled to Pro-
ceed to Beauty City.

The. park ordinance, INTRODUCED
at the instigation Of the newly, ap
pointed board of park commission
ers, was given it third and last read
ing at Tuesday evenings counci
meeting and passed by the unani
nous vote of all members present
The ordinance gives the park com.
mission full authority to make
many improvements to boulevards
and will mean, ultimately, the pur'
chase aud improvement of lands
within the city limits as parks.
Fire Chief Thayer submitted a
written report to the council touch
ing upon the old oil house build
ings, which have been vacated by
the Standard Company but not re-
moved, claiming same are menace
to the safety of the adjacent proper
ty. The communication was ordered
filed and the clerk Instructed to
notify the company to remove the
OuI1OtuSS 1OItnWltn.
Petitions for a boulevard walk on
either side of Oak between Wyom-
ing and Railroad was read and
granted. Walks were also ordered
laid on Henlock between Cleveland
and Wyoming.
The report of the city treasurer
showed the resources of the city in
a pleasing condition. the total in all
funds on August 3lst being $780,
68.
The council ordered the payment
of Warrant No. 5 of Sewer District
3A and BIB, issued in 1904, in the sum
of $5O3.OO, together with interest in
the gum of $3O.16.
Alderman Laviolette brought up
the necessity of walk in front of
the public library, and the city
engineer was instructed to submit
plans and specifications for cement
walks and crosswalks as needed.
Alderman Elmquist spoke of the
necessity of an extension of the or
dinance requiring building permits
to coyer the city in it's entirety, and
the city attorney was instructed to
draw an amendment to the ordi.
nance covering the point.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
Will Play for $1,000 4 Side.

Eveleth and Virginia will have a
session at the Duluth ball park
commencing tomorrow, playing
three games for purse of $1,000 a
side, the money being put up on
Wednesday.
While Eveleth has been greatly
strengthened by the addition of the
pick of the Northern League bunch,
there is little question as to Virgin
las ability to do things with her,
and we confidently expect to see the
boys come home a thousand strong
er
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
Died SUNDAY Morninu.

Mrs. Myrtle Phillips, of Franklin
died at the Lenont Hospital at an
early hour Sunday morning, after a
lingering illness of nephritis.
The deceased was sister OF
George Parmelee and cousin OF
Mrs. 6. G. Butter and Mrs. +. G.. Whit
ing. She is survived by three chill
dren. The funeral ceremonies were
conducted on Tuesday by Rev. F
q. Clark, of the NJ. r. Church.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
Schools Reopeo Monday.

A teachers meeting, preparatory
to the opening OF the Virginia
schools will be held at the Roose.
welt building tomorrow, Saturday,
and on Monday the schools will
open for the year, the enrolment OF
pupils being the only business of
the day for Monday.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
A. E. PFREMMER
Buster Wcites Of His Success,

Buster Wcites Of His Success.
Virginia, Mimi, August 26, 1908.
Mr.. l. H. Sawyer,
Dear Sir
Ny reception in this place was
very big success in spite of the cold
rainy weather. This morning we
started out at 10 O'Clock on our drive
over town to invite the people out
to the reception which we pulled off
in front of Alexander Reid aud Co.'s
store at 4 p. m. MIR. Hagen was with
me on the drive and did the spell
ing for me. We could not get a
buglar. Mr.. Hagen went to Mime
apolis at noon today.
We had an immense crowd at 4 ..
N. in front of Alexander Reid and
Co.'s store. We blockaded the street
with gentlemen and ladies and chill
dren galore. gave them an hours
talk on Buster Brown Blue Ribbon
shoes. l also talked White House,
Usona, DR.. Sawyer and other *5*
specialties with great success.
Everybody appeared impressed
with what l told them about *5*
shoes-most especially the children.
They went Il simply wild and pro-
missed never to wear any other kind
of shoes. kdrilled them thoroughly
in the line-had Tige smoke a ci-
garette, then gave each a jsouveuir
pin, after which bid them all good
bye apdIeft them, all happy. The
firm had the crowd photographed.
They will write you regarding the
reception and send you one. Mr..
Reid expressed himself as being we'll
pleased, with my work. Alexander
Reid and Co.'s store is the largest
in Virginia. They carry a. general
line OF Mdse. and do nice business.
found the firm to be composed of
nice gentlemen and strictly up to
date merchants. One of your GUS
tomers, G. N. mills of Pelican Rap-
ids;E4inn., was present at the recep-
ton and says he has to have one at
his store.
Wishing you success, l. am
Yours truly
tBUsTER BROWN.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04

Only one.
Only one county Office that the
ranges have got out of nine.
Duluth has the other eight.
And it has two candidates forsthe
ninth.
Yet =.
The ranges pay most of the
county's taxes,
Have most of the county's terri
tory,
Cast most of the Republican vote
of the county.
The end of the county that has
the smaller part of the county's
wealth, pays the smaller part of the
county's taxes, casts the smaller
part of :the vote that elects the
county of6cers-this part of the
county has eight of the nine Offices
and wants the ninth!
That's Duluth.
Anything fair about this?
The ranges are beginning to think
there isn't and they are uniting this
year in demanding large share in
county affairs. They are going to
return to Office the one range man
who is now serving and they are
evidently going to get one or two
other Offices.
The ranges have fine chance to
elect range man for probate Judge
this year. The present incum bent
a Duluth inan-has held the office
three if not four terms and has de-
voted a large part of his time to
private business enterprises. Even
Duluth people think he has had
enough and good many of them
are supporting A. +. Pfremu.vr,
publisher OF the Hibbing Tribune,
for the place. Hibbing has never
had county Office. The people of
Hibbing are unit in their support
OF the one rauge man now in Office
and they ask the rest of the ranges
to stand by their man-Mr. Pfrem-
mer. Every newspaper in the coun-
ty, outside of Duluth, joins with
them in their request.
Vote for the range man, for more
influence for the ranges in county
affairs and mark your ballot
For Judge of Probate
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
NorsveQias lwthecaa Church.

Service next Sunday at 1890 a. m.
Sunday School atenoon. The Young
peoples Society will meet in. the
evening at 7:45.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
next Wednesday afternoon With
Mrs. f. E. Burley.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
Afraid 0f..the 1ul)et.

An attempted suicide in the city
last night failed of results, the man
using the revolver evidently being
afraid otthe bullet and bending his
headsin such position az to give the
missile glancing right-of-way. tt
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
Organize Oauqhters Of NORWAY.

Under the direction of Miss Lar.
son, of Minneapolis, a lodge of the
Daughters of Norway was organized
at Hawkinson's Hall on Wednesday
evening, some thirty charter mem
bers being enrolled.
Following the institution work a
delightful lunch, prepared and
served by the members of the Sons
of Norway lodge, was enjoyed by
ALL
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
Church Social.

The Ladies Aid of the Norwegian
Lutheran Church will give an Ice
Cream Social at Hawkinson's Hall
Saturday evening, September 9Th,
beginning at 7:D o'clock. Ice Cream
coffee and cake for 25 cents. All are
cordially invited.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
Won HOnOrs IN National Shoot

r. A. Holdridge, of this city, who
still keeps his membership in the
Wisconsin National Guards, has re.
turned from Camp Perry, Ohio
where he had been in attendance al
the National Team Shoot, in which
the Wisconsin team, of which he
was a member, won fifth place in
the team shoot and first place in the
militia shoot. Each member of the
six winning teams received hand.
some medal and cash prizes.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
VIRGINIA, MINNESOTA
SAM Il. OWENS.
Some Facts About q leadioQ Caodi-
date for Sheriff.

Some of the new Corners in S.
Louis County are asking, "Who i.
Sam H. Owens?"
Sam H. Owens not only is pi
oneer citizen of the best county ir
Minnesota but he is candidate fol
the Republican nomination fol
sheriff.
| Mr.. Owens has lived in St. Louis
County for nearly rs years. He was
| Oshkosh, Wisconsin. In time he
| quit the soil and went into railroad
work. January 2, 1883, he came to
Duluth. Four days later he started
tor the iron mines at Tower. He
walked over the old Vermillion trail
and arrived at Lake Vermillion
January II, the trip taking six days.
That winter he was engineer in the
sawmill there, and later dressed all
the lumber for the first twenty. five
houses erected for miners in the
new iron mining camp.
During the Is years that Mr.. Ow-
ems lived at Tower he was Chief of
Police and deputy Sheriff nearly Z
years and Municipal Judge three
years. He has had, therefore, actual
and practical experience in the du-
ties that go with the sheritf's office
and feels unusually we'll fitted for
that office.
Mr.. Owens came to St. Louis
County newly married man. He
has practically opposed race suicide
by raising six children, with the
help of Mrs. Owens-three boys and
three girls. He always has been a
property owner and tax payer in St.
Louis Connty-in fact his interests
are confined to St. Louis County.
He buys where he votes and pays
taxes, instead of patronizing Mime
apolis merchants and Chicago mail
order houses. He believes in home
trade as we'll as home rule-princi-
pies that every resident of the Iron
Ranges should preach and practice.
Mr.. Ownes cast his first vote for
the Republican party and ever since
he has been loyal, consistent sup
porter Of that party and its princi-
pies. He believes, too, that public
office is public trust and not
private snap. If nominated and
elected to the office of sheriff of St.
Louis County he guarantees always
to remember and follow that belief.
He further promises to give his
time and attention exclusively to
the office and its duties. His depu.
ties will be selected for fitness, and
each and everyone connected with
the office will be considered a ser
want of the public.
For nearly eight years Mr.. Owens
has been resident of Eveleth. At
present he is yard master for the d.
& I. r. at Eveleth. He believes that
the great Iron Ranges should have
reasonable resentation in the
county offices. He most respect.
fully solicits the support of the
voters at the primaries September
10TH
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
PUBLIC SCHOOL FACULTY l9O8-l9O9
Will Formally Open Monday Mosaine
Next, September. Z.

ROOSEVELTBU
Lafayette Bliss.
A. +. Pickard.
Carl G. Swain.
Lillian Headsten.
Clara D. Lehei@.
Lorena MacFarlane.
Harry +. Roberts.
Abbie l.. Flint.
Louise l.. Jennings.
Marion O. West
Katherine =. Sheehan.
Nellie G. Mahoney.
Annie NJ. Devany.
NJ. Evelyn O'Neill.
Sophie Boe.
Nina L. Nichols.
kathleen f. Sackett.
JOHNSON BUILDING.
Edna l.. Cole.
Lucille A. Deuel..
Bertha c. Byington.
Fora +. Fiandt.
Minnie Stromme.
Alma J. Wing.
Cora Alister.
Anna Olund.
CENTRAL BUILDING.
Annie McGilli@.
Helen Freyberyer.
Mabelle &. Reid.
Grace L. Thompson.
Emma J. Dutfala.
Edna Richards.
Helen Houk.
PRIMARY BUILDING.
Leta +. Winter.
Helen Purvis.
Clara Waddick.
Julia F. Mahoney.
Mertie I. Dennis
Helen karon.
Florence ID. GarloCk.
FRANKLIN BUILDING.
Lianda +. Beach.
Bertha Hendy.
Helen Hartley.
HOMESTEAD BUILDING.
James G. Bailie.
FARMSTEAD BUILDING
Edward Berg.
HIGGINS BUILDING.
Rose u. Ryan.
The city schools will open 70,
enrolment Of pupils on Monday
Sept. !. The session on Monday
will hold for two hours only. On
Tuesday the school work proper
will begin. A TEACHERS meeting
will be held Saturday at 2:3o p. m
1t the Roosevelt hYailding.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
NJ. E. Church.

Regular services at the NJ. +.
Church on Sunday next. Morning
services at 1890 o'clock. Subject, A
Question for the Individual, "Is
ILL.,"
Evening services at 7:3O o'clock
"A Prepared Place for a Prepared
People,"
You are cordially invited.
f. G. CLARK, Pastor.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
Church Sumner.

The N. E. Ladies Aid arranges for
New England supper at the church
parlors on Thursday evening, Sept
18th. Tickets, Is and IS cents. Re.
member the date and place.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04

There will be divine services at
St. Pauls Church next Sunday at
1890 a. m. The rector will preach.
Everybody is welcome.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04

The store of Alexander Reid & Co..
will be closed at 1900 O'Clock ON
Labor Day, Monday, September
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04
FOeaR Rent.

Seven room house for rent on
Maple street. Apply to J. S. Suther-
land, Central Hotel.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-11
MINERS ENTOMED;
PROBABLY DEAD

Benton, Ill.,, Nov. 1.-THE rescueing
party that for "a hours has been try
ing to reach the four miners en-
tombed in the Rend mine at Rend
City have not yet succeeded and it
may be today noon before the impris-
oned miners are found. That they
were suffocated within thirty minutes
after the explosion is the belief OF
Mine Inspector Burris, who thinks the
explosion was caused by a windy
shot, which was quickly followed by
after damp.
There is faint hope, however, that
the men are alive in some remote cor
ner of the mine. The fire that was
burning in the mine early yesterday
has now been extinguished.
Eighteen horses and mules were in
the mine at the time of the explosion,
and all thus far found are dead.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-11
HALF A MILLION
MEN WANTED
DEMONSTRATION MADE BY
REPRESENTATIVES, OF MANY
AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.

New York, Nov. THE National
Association of Manufacturers pub
fishes in the current issue of Amer
lean Industries, its official magazine,
figures based on statements of Its
5000 members, representing every
branch of industry and all shades of
political belief, showing that at least
one half of the members of the
national association expect to add to
their present force more than 100000
workmen.
Taking this as a. basis says
American Industries, 1T is safe to as
sumo that the $4,000 manufactures,
which according to the census OF
1900, employed an average each OF
100 men or over, will add at least so
per cent to their present force, max
ing total in round figures of $4,000.
In other words, with the continuance
of business confidence, the important
manufacturing interests of the coun-
try will be enabled to increase their
present force by more than half a
million of workingmen to meet the
market demands for their products"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-11
new CORPORATIONS

Articles of incorporation were filed
yesterday in the Office of Secretary OF
State Frear as follows:
Northwestern Powder company, Mil.
waukee, capital stock, $1,000 incor
poratofs, Henry L. Hiemen, A. F.
Hiemen and Lyman G. Wheeler.
The Caloric company, GAINESVILLE,
capital stock, 100000; incorporators,
George G. Sutherland, Robert M.
Bostwick and Albert E. Bingham.
Patrick Cudahy Family company,
Milwaukee, capital stock, $1,250,O00;
incorporators, Patrick Cudahy, Anna
M. Cudahy and Michael F. Cudahy.
Ouachita Planting company, limited,
domiciled at the city of Monroe in the
parish of Ouachti, Louisiana, capital
stock, 100000, with Wisconsin inter
est of $4,000, filed a statement to do
business in this state. The Wiscon-
sin representative is F. A. Brown of
Waukesha, and the operation of the
Park hotel in that city is the business
specified in the statement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-11
IN
BIG LAND DEAL
BUYS $1,000, 900 WORTH OF PROP
ERTY TO PERFECT MlLWAU-
kEE TERMINAL.

Milwaukee, Nov. THAT the Chi
cago & Northwestern Railway COM
pany has purchased $2,000,000 of prop
erty on the south side with a view of
changing it's Madison entrance into
the city was asserted yesterday.
At Russell avenue and Greenbush
street, the road proposes, it is said,
to turn north instead of crossing the
Kinnickinnic river and going north
on the east side of the river.
BY going north on the west side OF
the river the company would avoid
the necessity of building and main
tanning a bridge over the Kinnickin-
mic river near the Kinnickinnic ave
nue. crossing.
1t is said that the proposed change
of route is the niger in the wood
pile" that has caused all of the track
elevation delays on the south side
occasioned by the Northwestern road.
The proposed change of route
would not cut down the mileage of
the Madison division into the city.
No great advantage would accrue on
that point
But the change would reduce the
length of the Chicago division of the
road. The two divisions recently
were connected by so-called cut
off," If the route were changed the
Chicago division trains would run
over the cutoff to the Madison divi,
sion tracks.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-11
ARM FORCED THROUGH BODY.
Tons Of Steel Slide, Bury Man and
Injure Another.

Newark, N. J., Nov. 8.-Several
TONS + steel castings slid from car
in the works of the Atha Steel Cast
ing company yesterday, killing one OF
the nine men pushing the car and per
haps fatally injuring another When
Louis Bradius' body was dug out it
was found that his right hand and
forearm had been forced through his
abdomen. Carl Mossek, a roommate
of Bradius, is believed to have sus-
tanned fractured skull. The other
men caught by the shifting steel sus-
tanned numerous cuts and bruises.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-11
HEROIC RESCUE WORK.
Costa Rica:, Student Risks Life to
Warn Fellows.

Washington, Nov. Thrilling es-
capes and heroic rescue work by q
Costa Rican student, Rubena Her
rera, marked fire which early burned
the Bliss Electrical school in north
Takoma, a suburb of this city, at a
loss of 100000. More than $50 stu
dents escaped in their night clothes.
Herrera distinguished himself for
bravery by rushing through the burn
ing building and arousing his fellow
students, rescuing among others, his
roommate, Evan Mickle of Reading
Mich. Both young men, beaten hack
by the flames and smoke, made a
spectacular descent down fire ropes
that dangled from the cupola, six
stories from the ground.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-11
PRESENCE OF MIND.
Saved Life of Woman Whose Clothes
CauqFr: Afire.

Birnamwood, Wis, Nov Mrs.
Frank Matz, who was cooking feed on
her farm about three miles from this
place, accidentally set her clothes on
fire. She rushed into the house, got
into bed and covered herself up with
quilts until the flames were quenched.
Her daughter in the meantime had
called Mr.. Matz who extinguished the
flames which had been communicated
to the bed clothes. Mrs. Matz was
found to have been burned about the
hips abdomen, thighs and the back.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-11
FIRST OFFICIAL RETURNS.

Florence County Is for Davidson More
Than to I.
The first official returns of the cleo
ton received at the statehouse came
yesterday from Florence county, one
of the most northern in the state, ana
indicate that there are but few demo
Gratis there, as the vote was 542 for
Taft and 102 for Bryan and the guber-
vote exactly the same. Flor
ence county is one of the sparsely set
tied portions of the state and has but
four voting precincts. Two years ago
Davidson received 1886 votes in the
county to SIS for Awkward.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-11
FIFTEEN MONTHS FOR FRAUD.
James T. MuIhaII of Minneapolis
Must Serve the Time.

Minneapolis, Nov. flames T. Null
hall was yesterday sentenced to Is
months in the federal prison at Leav-
enworth, Kas., Edgar McConkey to one
year and Felix Nathanson to six
months in Jail. The crime with which
the men were charged was conspir-
acy to defraud by the use of the
mails. The alleged fraudulent opera
ton of the Nicollet Creamery com
pany in Minneapolis last fall is the
specific charge in the Indictment up
on which the men were convicted
Farmers throughout the northwest are
said to have lost heavily by shipping
products which were never paid for.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-11
REPUBLICANS GAIN TWO.
Next House Now Slated at f73 Dem
ocrats, 218 Republicans.


Chicago, Nov. Returns yesterday
from congressional districts through
out the country resulted in republi-
can gain of two as compared with the
former figures. Albert Douglas, re-
publican, was, contrary to previous
advices, elected in the eleventh Ohio
district, and Moses P. Kinkaid, repub-
lican, who was reported as defeated in
the sixth Nebraska district, is also
returned as elected. The contest in
the fifth Nebraska district is ex-
tremely close and it will require the
official count to determine the result.
According to reports already re-
ceived, the next house will consist of
173 democrats and 218 republicans
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-11
STEVENSON TO
CONTEST ELECTION
DEMOCRATIC INTERNATIONAL
CANDIDATE OF ILLINOIS
CLAIMS A MAJORITY.

Chicago, Nov. THE election of
Governor Deneen is to be contested
by his defeated democratic rival. ac.
cording to a statement issued by
Charles Boeschenstein, chairman of
the democratic state committee, who
declares he is convinced that on a
correct count and an honest canvass,
Mr.. Stevenson has a plurality of the
vote cast, and announces that when
the legislature meets a demand will
be made for a recount. Deneen's plu-
rality is estimated at $4,000 to $4,000.