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The Virginia enterprise., 1908-12-11
ANOTHER LE6M BATTLE fORSECnl0N 30
fee Owners and and ShaQawa iron
Company Square Away for An.
other Tilt Over Valuable


other Tilt Over Valuable
la0ds,
The third attempt to develop a
rich mine out of the famous section
~ property, near Ely promises to re-
suit in merry warfare between the
fee owners and the lesses.
Controversy began this week
when the feeholders. Lon Merritt, R.
H. Pagan, L. c. Harris and the
Lonstorf and Eaton estates, sent a
representative to the property ap-
parently to resume their rights,
which had been leased to the Shaga-
wa Mining Company some time ago
for exploration and mining pur
poses.
T. A. Merritt of Duluth, acting
forthe property owners, took charge
of the property and its appurten-
ances. fastening up with locks and
bars the buildings and other min
ing paraphernalia.
Mr.. Merritt had hardly left Ely on
his way back to Duluth when per-
sons supposed to be representatives
of the lesees, A. NJ. Chisholm, D.
NJ. Philbin and Edward Lynch of
Duluth, arrived on the scene and
procee eeded to assume possession.
Two companies, before the Shaga-
wa concern entered the arena, tried
it's fortunes at developing an ore
producer on section 80. Thousands
of dollars we're spent in the at.
tempts, each of which were finally
abandoned.
The section 80 property was in
litigation for many years. The title
was clouded back to the time of the
original filing and it was only de.
clared to be legally possessed by
the present owners about four years
ago.
1t ls understood that the lessees
allowed the time to lapse in which
they were required under the lease
to develop the property and that i,
was extended. The extension, also
has now expired and the owners
claim that the property and all the
equipment belongs to them.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-12-11
Swedish Baptist Church.

Regular services at the Swedish
Baptist Church on Sunday next by
kew. &. "A. Berg, pastor. Morning
services at Hoo o'clock; evening ser.
vices at 7:45 o'clock.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-12-11

Moved and supported that the City Ats
tornev be instructed to proceed to collect
the license fee of 5000, the same being the
annual license according to Ordinanc No.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-12-11

NN ltTk.
PRESENTED to- the mayor December y. IAN.
Returned by the mayor December y INp
(SEAL)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
Blasting out Granite.

One of the methods of quarrying
granite is to dislodge q huge sheet
from the surface of the formation
through the medium of n powder mine.
\ large perpendicular shaft is first
blasted to a depth of about thirty feet.
At the bottom of this and radiating
horizontally, like the spokes OF q huge
wheel, long holes are drilled.
The extremities of these-holes, says
Popular Mechanics, are Their shot with
light charges of dynamite in order to
create chambers large enough to re
GIVE large quantities of black powder.
This takes weeks of ever increasing
charges.
Then the final charge Is loaded. The
now huge chambers ut the extremities
Of the spokes are packed with hun
dreds of pounds Of powder, numerous
electric wires attached, and the whole
mine tamped with fine material. A
mighty roar and rumble in the bowels
of the earth and the huge sheet 10 de-
tached from the ledge.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
WHEN A CONSTABLE IS A GROCER

Reused Ire OF Customers when He
Attached u Store.
eff there should be a contest for the
most unpopular man in this %neighbor-
hood I'd put a nice bet on myself to
win," Roy Casey, the constable In Jus
tice Remley's court, said to d Kansas
City man.
He had just stepped out Of a meat
market and grocery story on 1ndepend-
ence avenue.
II had to close this store under a
writ or attachment this morning" he
explained. "Talk about abuse being
heaped upon a man! Say, all I have
done to-day is to answer telephone
calls.
where's my pot roast and those
malaga grapes and celery you were go
Ing to have up here at II o'clock sure 2
one woman said.
""This store is in the hands Of a
constable I told her.
"rYou are a fine constable, I must
say 7 she shouted. What do you think
l am going to do for my salad for the
GdIu putty WY N1uAA SOu SuAA Auc
up so 1 could order elsewhere?'
"'Send me up a loaf Of Bread an
other woman said.
"'Sorry, but we can't accommodate
you,' l replied.
".Say, just because we didn't pay
our bill Saturday night I suppose I'm
to be lnsulted for the rest of my life.
If my credit amt good for a little,
dinky loaf OF bread I'll not pay you q
cent, so there
II did feel sorry for one woman.
She told me she had a cake in the over
and couldn't leave it. She was going
to the theater tonight. If I did not
let her have some groceries they would
not have a thing to eat tomorrow.
1--WE Deer called down more times
to-day than ever before in my whole
life. I'm almost afraid to go home,
Some of those women are liable to mob
me-"
Casey stood in the doorway until an
eastbound car approached. Then he
turned up his Goa collar and made a
hurried escape.
The store was closed under a writ nf
attachment to satisfy creditors.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
rnAprrso IN ILLINOIS PAYS.

Fur Bearing Animals That are
l Caught East Of the Mississippi.
The "varmints' are by no means
DIFFERENTIATED in the territory east OF
the Mississippi river, according to the
NBloomington correspondence of the ST.
lLouis Globe Democrat. Morgan Coun.
lty Is the center of the trapping indus
try Of Illinois. Four men who have
their headquarters near the Illinois
river handle 100000 worth Of pelts
each year, all going to london and
other European points.
These skins come from all sections
| OF central Illinois, and the annual ship.
ment numbers about 10000, princi-
pally Of raccoons, skunks and musk
rat. About 500 fox hides are received
each year. The number OF mink skins
runs up to 10000.
This firm also ships wolf pelts and
skins from he common house cat, the
latter being used in the cheapest class
OF coats. Muskrats are the most COM
mon f~ur-coated animals, and over TO-
900 meet an utimely fate every year
In this State.
Trappers find that the mtlskrats are
the most easily caught, and they help
to increase the hunters Incomes when
|more profitable animals are scarce. The
Morgan County firm ships no less than
10000 skunk skins abroad each year.
fWhen the hides are purchased from
1.-THE trappers they are fitted over a pole
I~resembling ar ironing board and the
.Ilcleaners scrape of with drawing
KNIVES the bits Of flesh which adhere
Ito the skin. These scraps form a big
source of profit, for from mixture Of
skunk, raccoon and opossum flesh is
boiled q harness oil which nets about
40 cents per %gallo1f. The pelts are
packed in bales five feet long and %
tain all the way from 800 to 1000 pelts,
according to size.
The shipping charge Is a heavy item
LOT expense, owing to the distance.
Many attempts have been made in va
|rious parts Of Illinois to establish
skunk farms md raise the animals for
their hides, but it is said that this
scheme has never proved profitable for
the reason that the ca%nnibalistic in
stincts OF the parents cannot be re-
strained, the young being eaten by the
bid animals oon after they are born.
1t is also difficult to prevent the ami
mails from escaping by burrowing I'M
der the wire Enclosures.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
MARRIAGE NOT a JoKH.

Therefore the Rev. MIR. Pool
Monopoly for tho Preachers.
The Rev. Thomas q. Pool wants the
seneral assembly OF Missouri to pass
q law prohibiting anybody but a
preacher from marrying people, says
the New York Sun.
-Matrimony Is not a joke said MT.
Pool. ut Is q serious proposition.
There Is something homogeneous In max
Ing a business out Of marrying people
Nearly every day we hear about
some entcrprisinS justice who hunts
trade by giving prizes with every cere-
ilony. and there are instances where
some have employed assistants to
drum up business, dividing the pro-
ceeds with the copper. One man Of
fers n spoon another announces that
he will give a honeymoon chair, and !
remember reading about m newly
elected officer who aspired to control
the business Offering TO meet the par
" at the depot with a hack, take 'em
around to a studio to be photographed
and then marry them to the strains
or a wedding march played on a
Ernphophone.
ut puts one In mind OF the barkers
Mt n carnival. Walk right up, gentle
men and ladies', and get married while
You wait! This is the only real eigh-
teen carat. gilt edged matrimonial par
lor on the pike!'
'Of curse we all read those things
with a smile, but with the atmosphere
or the cap md bells about them young
people are not likely to esteem highly
the pledge they make.
"'SallIe, do you take Bill here to b
your husband? Yes? Join hands
no, your right. That's better. Bill.
you take Sallies Did you say "Yesf"
All right. BY the authority in me
vested by the law, pronounce you
nan md wife. Two dollars. Thank
you and wish you luck
That's the average ceremony, and
under the law 1t is MS good al any.
But what about the ~sacredness Of 1T
Where's the prayer that should By right
be Al important part In every real cello
.hraton OF those most solemn vowsT'
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
OPERAS OF OUR GRANDMOTHER

America Sttll Content with Old-Fash-
Toned, P~assionIess Productions.
Because the city Of New York pos
sesses two great opera houses and be-
cause there are throughout the country
a number Of ~pretentious musical organ-
izations whose concerts are largely at
tended, we are prone to believe our
musical taste is up to date. AS a mat
ter Of fact, in my humble opinion, this
is very far from the truth, says Mary
Garden in Everybody's. OF the great
modern school Of music the American
public knows as yet scarcely anything,
and it is to-day quite content and hap
py with the operas Of Its grandmotl-
ers.
America is still satisfied with 'tone,"
as opposed to Interpretation. This Is
shown by the great popularity of Melba
and S%embrich, perhaps the last, and
certainly the greatest, opponents Of the
colorature school, which charmed the
world until neal the close Of the nine
tenth century. To-day we Gee the be-
ginning Of the great modern school, the
music of which deals with and carries
to the hearts of it's audiences great hu-
nan truths. This modern music aims
not wholly at the senses, but also at
the mind. 1t does not aim merely Mt
providing a vehicle for the production
Of glorious tones. 1t goes deeper than
tone. 1t strives for a musical interpre-
tation of the impulses and motives OF
the human mind and heart and soul
1t represents not persons, but passions.
In France it no longer suffices for n
fine large woman to walk more or less
stifiy through the scenes Of a long
opera, until, at IL signal from the con
ductor, she suddenly steps forward,
squares herself toward the audience
and emits the few glorious tones Of an
aria. The top note may thrill and as
tonish an audience, may even gain the
approval of the critics, but this Is not
art, it is mere vocal a%crobatics, No
thought Is conveyed. No one pure tone,
nor ever n whole flock of pure tones,
can Of themselves make an opera. Were
it not for the actors art modern opers
could not endure.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26

She hesitated a moment. Then she
lowered the light a little and went ia
him. der quick fingers unfastened the
knot and drew the handkerchief from
his eyes.
He slowly raised the lids and looked
Mt her.
How very pretty you are" he slowly
said.
Whereat Grace flushed and drew
back and tried to look provoked.
And just at that moment there was
the sound Of a. opening door and q
quick step in the hall.
"Ah, here you are" said Shelburne
Apgar as he looked into the room. "And
of course Grace has made 1t pleasant
for you? Dinner ready, dear?"
"As soon as you are, father"
"Give me a moment or two to freshen
up"
He turned from the door and they
heard his step on the stair.
Grace looked Mt the young man.
'There-there has been a mistake"
she stammered.
yes" ,
"Who are your"
"My name Is Thorne."
Are you Curtiss Thorne, the famous
engineer?"
II am Curtiss Thorne."
IL took you for some one else"
He laughed.
'"That explains several things" he
said.
She looked at him appealingly.
"Please don't tell father" 4
"Any brides to offer?"
"Bribes?"
He came q little nearer.
"Im a very impulsive fellow" he
said. your father wants me to enter
the service of his company. l have
been undecided about it. The offer from
the company in New York seems equal
ly attractive. But now 1 think 1 wonIl
like to stay here. If you will say that
you want me to stay I'll promise to
keep our little comedy Of this afternoon
a secret from your father. Quick. !
e him coming"
Grace flushed. Her fathers step
grew louder.
II want you to stay" she softly II
INJURED.
And then Shelburne Apgar entered
the room.-W. r. Rose In Cleveland
Plaindealer. ,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
; Wit Of the Youngsters

Sunday School Teacher-And you
have no brothers or sisters? Little Ed
||na-No, ma'am. I'm all the children
WE'VE got.
Teacher-If a hundred men work a
hundred days at a dollar a day, what
do they get7 Small Fred-Get mad
and go on a strike, I guess
Mamma-Why, children, what are
Iyou quarreling about2 Little Elmer
|Helen coaxed me to play Adam and
1--we with her, then she ate all the ap-
lpls hut the ~
Mamma-Why, what is the matter,
ldear7 Little Elsie (sobbing)-S-som-
nm dweadful h-happened, mamma.
IMamma-Well, tell me about 1t. Lat
little Elsie-My ODDLY got away fwom
me an Invoked a plate in re p-pantry.
One day, while four-year-old Margie
Twas walking with her nurse, the lat
liter pointed out a cemetery. Margie was
much Interested, and upon returning
1|home said: "Oh, mamma, nurse
showed me where the dead folks live"
Il don't know what is going to be-
come Of you when you grow up, Har-
DID," said a father to his s~ix-year-old
hopeful. You are never satisfied with
anything" "Oh. I know" replied the
little fellow. "I'm going to be a re-
former, like Uncle George"
Small Freddy had just been put into
long trousers. Say, mamma" he
asked, "am I a man now like papa?''
II suppose So" she replied. well,
them" he continued, II guess I'll take
Z dino out Of my bank and go down to
the barber shop and get shaved"
Mamma" said five-year-old Elmer.
Fam I as tall as your" "Of course not.
dear" she replied. "Your head only
comes up to my waist" "But I'm as
tall as you are the other way, mamma
persisted Elmer. 'for my feet reaches
the foor the same as yours does"
Little Flossie had been presented
with a small candy cat by her aunt,
and it furnished amusement for nearly
10 week. One day 1t was missing, how
lever, and her mother asked her If she
had lost 1t. 'No, mamma, me didn't
'losed It," replied Flossie. "Me des'
played VIII 1t till 1t dot so dirty me des'
had to eat It"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
THE FARMER

Between the rising and the setting sun he stands.
A silhouette against a background sky,
He holds the pulse Of ages In his hands,
He times the heart-beats Of eternity.
He cradles with his grain the lives Of men;
The snews and the muscles and the thought
Which guide the court, the camp, the mart, the pen,
By him are wrought.
Upon his plow he leans to turn the sod;
He feels the rushing seasons by him pass.
He rears a nation with that earthly clod,
Upholds a cycle with that spear of grass.
The morning stars sing out to him alone,
The gold Of monday aureoles his head,
Beneat his touch the barrenness Of stone
Becometh bread.
Thus, vestured by the twilight and the dawn,
The heart Of nature opens to his eyes,
The winds Of heaven In his path have strown
The hidden seeds of holy mysteries.
The spade his scepter and his throne the pillow,
He standeth there, too free for posturing,
The royal drops OF sweat upon his brow
Proclaim him king.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
On to Her Calling.

Our Landlady-It's the stranges,
thing in the world! Do you know, our
dear old pet cat disappeared very sud
denly yesterday. Excuse me, Mr.. Ru-
dolph, will you have another piece Of
rabbit pie? ... ,.
Mr.. Rudolph (promptly)-No, thank
you.
Our Landlady Gan hour later)-That
is three more pies saved. This season
will be a profitable one, indeed.-Lon.
don Tit-Bits.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
A Freak Of Memory.

"Why In the world are you carrying
two umbrellasT" somebody asked the
forgetful man, and he looked amazed
at the question. 4
II should think you'd guess that
easily, knowing me SO WELL" he said.
I'm carrying two SO that II 1 forget
and leave one anywhere I shall still
have the other l'-Youth's Companion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
o.e Exception to the Rule.

Eyes," declared a ~suffragette, WON
en- have been wronged for ages. They
have suffered In n thousand ways"
There Is one way in which they
have never suffered" said a meek
looking man standing up In the rear OF
the hall.
"what way is that?" demanded the
[sunragette.
..rhey have never suffered in ST.
)lence!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
Helping Him.

"Jinx Is dressing better than usual
lately" ~
Eyes, his wife has been helping him
to reduce expenses"
"His wife? Why, man, she was d.
vorced from him a year ago!"
81 know it; but she has married
again, SO he doesn't have to pay n
more alimony."-Houston Post.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
~~~~~~~~~~!

You can't vote In Norway unless you
have been yacctnated-
OF London's population, $4,000 are
members Of some sort Of club.
The whale catching industry Is dying
out. Only $50 are now caught each
rear.
Much Of the tobacco grown In east
ern BENGAL IL marketed In Calcutta,
whence It ID shipped to Burma, whera
ttSIs manufactured into cheroots.
Higgins, a cocker spaniel OF New
York city, whose hind legs are paras
lyxed, ID strapped backwards Into a
snail twowheeled go-cart and getn
along quite well. thank you.
The bank at Bremen, Kan, having
been burned, expertssinsthe treasury de-
partment ut WashHigton have figured
out that a quart OF ashes sent on for
redemption will be worth about $4,000
Having bet $500 that he had seen n
thousand snakes In one day lei Mar.
tinsburs. Ark, Michael Kelly. q drum
tner,, won the wager when he took the
committee to a big ave nllsd with rep
tiles.
Edward Gnerr, who a-eye 9 horse at=
tachcd to a buggy over q railroad tres
lie 100 feet above the Cuyahoga river,
In Ohio. the horse trotting rel a plank
4 foot wide. was arrested on q charge
Of Iunacy.
A remarkable petition has Just been
4 ! ssgz.s! 20 the forest serys
Ice, from nearly 1,4OO school children
IN northern California, asking for the
establishment OF q redwood national
park. This petition, which is from the
children OF the schoo.s.of Eureka, Hum
holdt County. California. 10 unlike any
other which has ever been sent to Z
government department to ask for the
preservation OF forests.
Two large paintings and seven water
colors by 1b.en, painted while he waa
young, have been discovered at Nit-Da.
len, Sweden, In the possession OF the
widow Of one OF Ibsen's friends. It ID
well known that the dramatist during
his youth was interested In drawing and
painting. SO far only two paintings
and two water colors were known, be-
longing to I private collection. They all
were painted during his youth.
Bobby Ii the son OF a Methodist min
lister, and has had the experience OF
moving four times In the space Of
his eight years Of life. Some time ago
an elderly minister was visiting Bobby'i
father, and the course Of the c~onversa.
tior, turned TO heaven and Bobby was
asked concerning the abode Of the
blossed. EYES" said the ~youngster
with 1 Sigh of3 deep WEAKNESS, II know.
It's the last place we're going to move
tol-
Wclnen q the town OF Kranichfeld
which lies partly In Weimar and partly
Ia Melnlngen, Germany, have sent a Pc
tltion TO the governments Of both prin
cipalities asking that something may
~ done to regulate the closing hours Of
the drinking houses. They complain
that after their husbands have been
turned out of the public houses which
lie in Weimar they cross the street to
Melningen, where the closing hours an
much later.
1L
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26

A m who enjoys mems society
is in this position II she shows a
preference for single men they say
she is chasing them; II she enjoys the
society Of married men their wives
! viii shoot her.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
wor.e atilY.

.My wife II getting to Be very tire
eome,r Complained Groucher, ~she
Doesn't seem to know her ~ mind
from one minute to the next
NY Wife, said Kratchett, sA IL
same way. She's - uncertain ~ tn
9Weather.s
sHuhl Mines = uncertain 10 tn
weather forecaSt- P~hiladslphia
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
Very Evident,

Sweet Thing-what is that man do
ing who is lying under the automo-
bile In that funny way7
Sarcastic Rrute-Nhy, can't you
zee he is picking Observation-Disclosures
American.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
All They

"some people claim they don't get
nuthin' out o life"
"And they are the kind that don't
put nuthin' into 1t to draw interest on"
louisville Courier-Journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
Old Favorites

sweet, sunny, south. %
me home to the place where l first
saw the light,
To the sweet, sunny south, take me
home;
Where the hooking bird sang me to rest
every night,
oh, why was | tempted to roam!
thirk with regret of the dear home
left,
OF the warm hearts that sheltered me
at night,
If the wife and the dear ones of whom
I'm bernft,
And l sigh for the old place again.
CHoRUs.
AXE me home to the place where my
little ones sleep.
Poor massa lies buried close by
Ter grave of the loved ones, l long to
weep.
And among them to rest when I die.
AXE me home to the place where the
orange trees grow,
TO my cot in the evergreen shade,
' iItIt ~ - VA Wv ~ o
margin may blow,
Their sweets on the bank where we
played.
he path to our cottage, they say, has
grown green,
And the place is quite lonely around.
nd | know that the smiles and the forms
ha ve seen,
Now lie in the dark, messy ground.
axe me home, let me see what is left
that | know,
Can it be thar the old house is gone!
he dear friends of my childhood, indeed
must be few,
And | must lament all alone. .
Forgotten.
'orgotten, you? Well, if forgetting
Be thinking all the day
low the long hours drag since you left
me;
(The days seem years, with you away,
Or hearing through all the strange babble
OF voices now grave, now gay,
Only your voice: Can this be forgetting?
Yet, l nave forgotten, you say.
Or counting each moment with longing,
Till the one when 1 see you again;
If this be forgetting you're right, dear,
And I have forgotten you then.
Forgotten you? Well, If forgetting
Be reading each face that l see,
With eyes that mark never a feature
Save yours, MS you last looked at me;
Forgotten you? Well, If forgetting
Be yearning with all my heart;
If the longing, half pain and half rap
ture,
For the time when we never shall part =;
If the wild wish to see you and hear you,
To be held in your arms again
If this be forgetting, you're right, dear,
And I have forgotten you then.
Flora S. Wulschner.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26

When half of tie men become fond
of doing a thing, the other half pro-
h.h.ttsitsh ias9
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26

II Is said thar every man has biz
soupGas-sss4 tie single ;..aa,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26
No Hypocrite.

No
Thought you didn't like old lite
~"
II didn't"
"Yet at the funeral you feelingly said
he came to an untimely death"
"Sure. He lived a lot too long
Kansas City Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26

Art for arts suke wUuid be ali right
II food wasn't necessary Tor ths stom'
ach's sake,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-26

ioins to buy new automobile
this rear
asesas4 -aaI
md last Veal lit Ere4 preM