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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
A Worthy Suggestion.

The Eveleth News of last issue
contains an editorial an ent the SAL
aries of county commissioners,
which cannot but appeal to the res
idents of county of the size of St.
Louis, which il an empire within
itself. Formerly the commissioners
were allowed travelling expenses,
but the ail-wise Legislature OF two
years ago cut s,,t tilis perquisite,
placing the officials on salary
basis at the p@incely sum of 500
per month, and the commissioner
who makes a O.tnile trip into the
outskirts of civilization to size up
the work being done on new roads
or to contemplate the necessity Of
road work pe,itioned for, or who
goes 40 miles to the county seat to
attend meeting OF the board, must
now pay his own travelling expense
or walk; and We can all picture
the nembers of the board "hiking"
through the wilderness to size up
the justice of the numerous requests
from various remote agricultural
Utopias, or likewise to the county
seat, where their princely salary is
m ade to bear semblance to cipher
through necessary expense.
The salary as stipulated may be
justly applicable to the pigmy do
rninions of many southern Mime
sofa counties, but az applied to a
county the size of St. Louis.-nearly
as large as the states of Rhode Is.
land, Connecticut and Vermont
colnbined--its unjustness is easily
seen. 1t is no uncommon occurance
for commissioner to pay IS per
| day for "a team, aside from other ex-
penses, and the salary of IS per day
ls placed on the wrong side of the
ledger. The mileage clause should
be restored to the commissioners
perquisites or the salary should be
graded according to the size of the
counties. And if the commissioners
of the old-settled 7x9 counties of the
south end of the state earn 500 per
month the government mint would
have to run double shit to turn out
sufficient coin to pay the salaries
earned on pro rata basis by the
st. Louis county commissioners.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
Duluth Oeaoerv.

The members OF the Deanery OF
Duluth will meet at St. paups
Church, Virginia, on Monday eve.
ming, and Tuesday morning, after.
noon and evening next The public
is cordially invited to the Monday
and Tuesday evening services. The
program of the meetings is as fol
lows:
Monday, 7:45 p. m.-Opening Ser.
vice. Rev. Frank Coolbaugh, OF
Cloquet, Preacher.
Tuesday, 10 a. m.-Holv Commun
ion. Rev. Roderick J. Mooney, Du.
luth, Preacher.
IL a. INFLOW Can we Recall La ps
ed Communicates? Rev. F.. Spence,
Murphy, Grand Rapids.
ll:45 a. III Federation of the
Churches. Rev. +. c. Coolbaugh.
l2:3U--Lunch.
2p. m.-Present Day Sunday Des
ecration. Rev. Frank Durant, Hib
hing. Rev. X. S. Read. Duluth.
800 p. m.-Brotherhood in thu
Church and for the Church.. Rev
Albert Parker.
7:45 p. m.-Missionary Rally.
Speakers: Rev. Roderick J. Mooney
Duluth. Rev. Hans J. Wolner, Su
perior. Rev. A. W. Ryan, D. G. l..
Duluth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
zalv.on

Ashland, Wis.,, Daily Press: Ia
mona is equally at home in Greif g
difficult senate, or in Schnmann's
Dreamy Traumeiri.
Louisville, KY, Evening Dispatch
The two recitals given by Mr. Ia
mona at Smith Mixons were among
the most delightful events of the
month.
Gardner, Mass, Daily News: Ia
mona delighted everyone with his
playing.
MIR. Ramona will appear in recital
at the NJ. s. Church, Virginia, mex,
Monday evening. The program will
embrace Numbers by Mendelssohn
Beethoven, GODDARD, Leonard, Wag
ner, Schubert Schumann, Chapir
Doorak, Drdla, and others of the
standard composers. The program
begins ata&3O. Mr.. Kraft will assis'
at the piano.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
Swedish Natioual MovioQ Pictures.

The Swedish National Biograph
Company, from Stockholm, Sweden,
will give fine exhibition of moving
pictures at the Fay Opera House on
Thursday night, January 2Sth.
The films are just brought from
Sweden, never having been shown
in this country, and amoug the in
teresting series in the program we
mention:
Life of King Oscar and his fun.
eral.
The wonderful canal trip, Stock
holm Gotnenburg.
Swedish winter sports, as ice yacht
sailing, horse races on ice, high
jumping, and running on skees af-
ter horses.
Life of the Laplanders.
Swedish winter military maneuv.
ers.
President Fallieres' visit to Stock
holm, etc.
National songs and music will be
rendered by prominent singers OF
the Royal Opera in Stockholm, and
Swedish Military Bands, on concer,
gra mophone.
The entertainment will be unde,
the auspices of North Pole Lodge
No. %, S. H. & E. F., and a cordial
invitation is extended to all.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

the Rev. Father Singer, of the Polish
Catholic Church, performed the
ceremony uniting in marriage Alex
Kishel, an employe of the firm of
w. b. Pratt & Co., and Miss Anna
Friday, Wednesday morning.
Following the ceremony the bridal
party and many friends adjourned
to the home of the groon1's father
on Oak street, where banquet vac
served and the jollification ended
not until after the dance in the eve-
ming.
Both the contracting parties are
we'll known and the hearty wishes
of many friends are extended them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

OPENED NEW ROAD TO 6ll BERT.
Party Of Prominent virgieiaos Dedi.
cate New Highway to Neishbor-
ING City Wednesday After

| Following the building of the
temporary crossing over the tracks
of the Duluth, Missabe & Northern
on Tuesday party of prominent
|Virginians formally opened and
dedicated the new highway to the
bright young village of Gilbert on
Wednesday afternoon, making the
trip to the new village in an hours
drive, the horses not moving faster
than walk at any time.
! The new road is tour and one
fourth miles from the Chestnut
street line to the main corner on
broadway, Gilbert. and is an easy
grade for the entire distance. a
light rig could make the trip in
thirty to forty minutes over the
present highway, and with the im-
provements in contemplation for
the coming season, when the new
road will be graded and straighten
ed in many places, making it tritle
shorter than the temporary road in.
stalled but following the same gen
eraI line, the trip may he made in
less than a half hour at any time.
The importance of this road to
the business interests Of Virginia
is easily seen when it is known tina,
it places us in touch with the min
ing interests of the GiIbert-Sparta
section, making this city the nat
ural trading point for d territory
containing number of the pros
pective large mines of the range
Heretofore much of this trade has
gone to our neighboring city Ut
kveieth, because OF the better road
accommodations to that point, but
the new highway will make a short
city, which h together with the further
advantages offered by our merch
ants in the shape Of larger and
better stocks and lower prices will
prove magnet which will prove
trade winner.
The new village of Gilbert is a
live little town with bright pros
poets for prosperous future, and
the Commercial Club and city coun-
Gil have done we'll in thus early rec.
ognizing the importance of estab-
fishing relations with our new
neighbor.
The party making the trip includ-
ed Mayor Hawkinson, Aldermen
Osborn, Laviolette, Boylan, Elm.
quist, Mattson, City Clerk Bickford,
J. "A. Kennedy, Fire Chief Thayer,
VIM. Rooney, Gordon Cohen. H. J.
Sigel, H. J. George, City Engineer
Johnson and Editors Cuppernull
and Hannaford.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
BUYS pANtov & wnlIt INTERESTS
Alexander Reid Closes, Deaf Whereby
he Becomes Sole Owner Of Big
Oeoartment Store.

On Friday last Alexander Reid
closed a deal whereby he purchas-
ed the entire interest of his part
ners, Panton & White of Duluth, in
the large departmentstoreo of Alex
ander Reid & Co. in this city aud
became the sole owner of this big
esta which[has grown to
its present magnitude and standing
under his able management.
Four years ago Tuesday, January
10Th, 1905, the firm iiof Alexander
& Co. first opened in Virginia., their
first place of business being the
room now occupied by the post
office in the First National Bank
Block. The floor space in this bnild-
ing soon became toosem for the
trade which responded to their ad
vertising and business methods,
and the present handsome store oc
cupied by Mr.. Reid at the corner of
Chestnut street aud Cleveland ave
nue, was built for the accommoda-
ton of the firm. This building, one
of the best blocks in the city and
occupying an idea location, is
5ox9o. the firm occupy Ying two floors
and the demand for additional room
is already engaging the firms at
tentiOn.
Mr.. Reid has shown, in the man.
agement OF the esta blishment, his
business ability, conducting every
detail of his establishment on strict
business principles, and has been
an able exponent of the idea that
honest advertising is business
proposition.
The Enterprise is pleased to note
his success, and trusts the future
may hold like reward for his energy
and business honor, We would
call special attention Eof the public
to his Dissolution OF Partnership
sale, advertisement of which ap-
pears in this issue.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
Greeted 0v q Full House.

An Eveleth preacher is reported
to have hit upon the right method
of getting the men folks out to
morning services. Last Sunday he
is said to have locked the front door
and to have given it out that by
sneaking through the rear alley the
lords OF creation would find a side
door open by which they could en-.
ter-provided they took due care to
note that the "cop" on the beat had
his weather eye turned the other
way. His method is claimed to have
met with gratifying results, crowd.
ed house rewarding his novel plan.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
MOVE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT To
VIRGINIA,
Duluth. Rainy Lake & Wia0ipeq Make
first Move For Advancement Of
VirQinia Under New MANAGE

The first move on the part of the
Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winnipeg
under the new management of the
Canadian Northern, which line as
sumed control some weeks ago, was
made the first of the present week,
when the accounting department of
the system was moved from Duluth
to this point, the change being con.
sidered advisable for many reasons,
Virginia being the present base of
general operations OF the line.
1t had been understood for some
time that General Manager Murphy
had been seeking Office location,
but that he had to bide his time
until the rooms above the City Meat
Market at 3l8 Chestnut were vacat-
ed, these rooms being the only auit.
able Office apartments available a,
this time.
The change is accepted by the
business element of the city as the
fore-runner of much commercial
value to the city, the location of the
general Offices indicating that the
road, under the new management
recognizes the importance of Vir.
ginia from shipping standpoint
and the importance of this place as
the present terminal and prospec.
tive division point on their line.
THE force of genial accountants
in charge of the various depart.
meuts include Julius SobottA, gen.
eral auditor, Walter Ward, general
book keeper, Ben Doughty, general
freight and ticket agent, Chas. H
Nelson, stenographer, and Harry
Elmer, clerk.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

Wanted at Once.

Energetic lady with business
ability. Short hours. Pleasant work.
Address schas. F. Beckman, care
Enterprise Office.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-21

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-21

company, known simply as the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, had the ex- tension from Watab to Brainerd and the line from St. Cloud to St. Vincent. in all something more than four hun drei miles of track. Farley not only put these in order, but he smopleted connections with the Canadian Rail- road at the frontier. He still further proved his capacity when, after three or four years of his receivership. the Minnesota Legislature passed an act providing that unless the road should be completed to a certain point within certain time 1t must forfeit part of the rich land. grant whereof the peoples representatives had been SO liberal. Judge John F. Dellon au- thorized Farley as Receiver to con- struct this extension and to issue Re- ceiver's debentures for the expenses. So the Receiver built one hundred and twelve miles of new road and SdVeu Cuc lduu 6l dut, ooyo NIL ASuo0 sell.
 Ire Real Cost of Railroad.
 Four facts connected with this operation are important, he summar- izes:
 "First, Judge Dillon limited the cost of construction to $10.000 mile, and this sum must include station buildings. grounds, side tracks and equipment.
 Second, The Receiver built and equipped the one hundred and twelve miles for less than the limit fixed, expending only about 79.5oo mile. some stretches being done for $S.225
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-21

Net York, March 20.-That James ,. III. Lord Mount Stephen, Lord etislEona and 8 few others associa- ted | the development of the Hill rsilr3ds of the Northwest have in about thirty years divided among nemklves the colossal sum of $407.- eoo,0N, exclusive of dividends, inter- est u other emoluments, and that this aupendous fortune has bee made , lrom4n ori 1eal investment of noth- 1ting Aathe al1azing assertion made by Charls Edward Russell in an arti- ele Atitled "The Heart of the Rail- road Pfoblem" in the April number cf Hamtbn's Magazine.
 Inatdible, as this amount Is, the preset investigator has found it to De "oly part of the colossal profits coinel lfrom an investment of nothing by tbt most wonderful American moneymaking machine, and when you come1o see the full balance-sheet of these operations you will agree with me thu never before have there been such Marvellous results from a begin .ing lnconsiderable."
 Tralng the genesis of what is now the Cheat Northern and allied lines, the codrt records disclose, among oth- CT statling facts, that when Jesse P. Fafley came into the St. Paul & Pacific railroad in 1873 as Receiver for ths United States District Court. the Ffst <Div.Sicn of the St. Paul & Pacifef. as then known, had the line from t. Paul to Breckenridge and tho brdnch to Sauk Rapids; the other
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-21
Where the Burglars
 Secure Their Tools
Pay High Prices For Thcm-Somc-
 times Makes Them Himself.

Every little while, says Londo1 detective recently, the police arrest man with set of burglars tools n his possession and one naturally won. ders where they all come from.
 It is easy to buy gun of any do- scription, and the most reputable person would not be ashamed to Y, seen purchasing the most wi'lca looking knife ever made, but who would know where to get jimmy ny a device for drilling into safe CT any of the n4any tools used by the professional burglar in the pursuit of his calling?
 There probably are places In she large cities where these things are made and sold to the users, but such places are exceedingly scarce. It may seem a little strange to learn thu: mos. Of the tools used in burglar.es are made hy mechanics who are looked upon as respectable me, in the commanltv.
 When 3 turglar wants any part'cu- lar tool Anaic he goes sc a mechanic '. ho can ,io the job anu "ays him five times MEat it Is a1.ta.v worth for makin,. - .ool an7 xeapibg quiet about it. Many detectives can recall cases of thij klnd that na1: "" ~ light in LnnGOn.
 Ons in particular occurred some years ago when an escaped convict named Williams went to a blacksmith in the East End and got him to make lot of drills to be used in safe drilling. He personally superintend- ed the tempering of the steel, but when the job was nearly completed 1t leaked out and Williams was arrest ed. In this instance the blacksmith knew nothing of the use to which the tools were to be put. Most of the tools used by burglars are secured in the same way.
 The only regular establishment evec discovered where they were made was in the East End. This was years az" and the place was soon bounced upon.-Tid Bits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-21

a mile. Kindly remember this. It is encounter the assertion of gentlemen in the railroad war that if costs $60,- 900 to 5000 a mile to build rail road.
 Third, The Receiver filed with Gao court detailed accounts of every item of expense connected with this work. and every citizen can 20 now and see in the office of the clerk of the I'nitpd States District Court at St Paul, Minn., exactly what it costs to auild and equip a railroad when the work is honestly done.
 Fourth, The construction company with the alias, as before noted, expend- ing the money of the lowly and ignol- ant foreigner, had charged up $3n,ooa a mile for construction in the same regicn and had done the work so badly that when the Receiver took charge much of the track was unsafe. : J. J. Hill, at that time, was local freight agent of the road at St. Paul Securing the cooperation of Norman w. Kittson, George Stephen and Donald A Smith, first mortgages were presently and quietly obtained Ion more than 800 miles of operated rall road and 2,5os,606 acres of land, or the understanding that they should not be paid for until the road should he reorganizcd. This was done in 1879, the Canadion brotherhood form ing. the St Paul Minneapolis & Noni toba Railway Co. Of which t:eorSs stephen was President; Norman ". Eittson and Donald A. Smith, Direc- tors and James J. Hill, General Man ;,ger. Whereupon there was appoint ed q Master in Chancery who, on the ith day of June, 1879 sold all the property of the two St. Paul X Pat;- tics 10 the St. Paul Minneapolis ( Manitoba Railway Co. for S5,7So,0 00o-- ! obviously one of the most romantic event. il railroad history, and too romantic for those that did not share in it.
 "For presently came the sale h' the St. Paul Minneapolis < Man tCsi}2 Railway Co.,. of the greater. part q, the lanJ fer Sl3, ,o6SSS7 followed b: the swcrn testimony If the Receiet. that the property vas sold for S. 7S0, ,0iO was worth at the time more than $15,006 OOo
 There was also issued b% tAe bro therhoot1 S15,ooo,o00 Of St Paul,
 Minneapolis & Manitoba stock, for which not one cent vas ever paid into the company's treasury. being i'll fact and gurgied from the financial rocks. Of this stock MT. Hill, Mir. Kittson land Mir. Smith took twenty-eight thousand eight hundred and twenty three shares each, being about one fifth. Mir. stephen took tWo-fifths, one of which he held in trust for some person or persons unknown.
 The SIS 5,o0o,ooo of stock thus neatly created out Of nothing by the mere waving of the wand of financial wiz iar1'rv arasantlv 'acalne an cnornols- ly valuable possession and Is. there fore. to be ad!ed to the spells secured ffrcrn rEe outWitted Yankees.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-21
Si07, 100000 PROFIT
 l NOTHING INVESTED

tling Disclosures Regar ding the Creation and De- lyelopement of the Great Northern and Allied Rail Iroads Based On Court Records Four Canadians lOutwit Yankees-How Hill and Others Got 500 Miles of Road and Ml ons of Acres of Land for
 Nothing and Sold Them For More Than Thirteen Million Dollars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-04
INTEREST WILL
CENTER IN ITALY
Public Attention Turns to the
Fate of the Survivors of
Earthquake Disaster.

The worst probably has been told of the
earthquake dead in Italy. and public at
tention viii turn this week to the sur
vivors Gigantic measures of relief. par
ueipated in by every civilized country, will
assume practical form. To Americans pc
cuilar interest viii attach to the steps
taken BY the government and the National
hed Cross, supplemented By the efforts
OF mum berlesS organizations and citizens
ihe American relief fund in this country
ALREADY approaches the million dollar
marx, and on Monday President RoOse-
VET viii call upon congress for an appro-
priation of 500 COO
Congress will convene Monday and will
receive a special message from the presi-
cent respecting the use of the secret ser
vice IN addition to the message asking
financial aid for the earthquake sufferers
in Italy.
In New York on Tuesday the govern
ments anti-merger suit to dissolve the
Union Pacific system viii be reopeped.
Inc supreme court Of the United States
VIII FeeOnvene Monday.
Thursday night. Jan. Z, great mass
meeting TO express sympathy and raise
FUNDS IN aid of the Italian earthquake suf-
terers VIII be held at Madison Square Gar
den, New York
The murder trial of Thornton Hams At
Flusnins, n Y. will afford much news
rams. charged principal with the
death OF William z. Annis, who was killed
by the defendants brother, Peter {
Rams, Jr will go on the witness stand
probably Monday
The calendar of sports includes the an
nual meeting at Cincinnati on Monday of
the national baseball commission; the trial
OF recently suspended athletes by the AM
aLeur Athletic officials in New York on
wednesday, and a meeting in New York
citation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-04
BUSY time FOR sTERRtTT
Executive Committee for Grand
Army Eneampment Will Be
Named This Week.

Upon the appointment Of the executive
committee for the Grand Army of the
Republic national encampment In August.
which appointments VIII be made this
week by the board of governors of the Salt
Lake Commercial club. there will be much
activity in the office OF the executive d.
rector, Colonel Frank NJ Sterrett, and his
office force viii necessarily be enlarged.
Colonel SteFrett yesterday announced
that Miss Kathleen Shannon has-been ap-
pointed as official stenographer for the
SAT- Lake encampment and she will ar
rive IN salt Lake from the east within a
few days Miss Shannon is the niece of
Past Commander in Chief John s. Kountz
and will be thoroughly at home I'm the po-
sitio1, having been the official stenogra-
pheF for the Toledo encampment last
year
Mrs. Mullens, who has been attending
TO ali the stenographic work in the ex-
ecutive directors office SO far. and who
has shown a great deal of ability accord
ing to Colonel Sterrett. will probably be
appointed to take charge Of the private
accommodations bureau for the encamp-
ment here 1t will be position which
viii demand a very capable person, and
Colonel Sterrett states that he will rec
her fer that place or for some
other place just as important.