The Virginia enterprise., 1909-09-17


ronized newspapers. A paper to a
large extent is reflex of the com.
munity from which it emanates
With this in mind as a criterion i,
is easy to surmise that Virginia ie
mighty fine little c1ty.-Eveleth
News.
The article under Virginia date
line appearing in the Duluth
dailies of Monday relative: to the
proposed new court house for this
city would not show that the writer
had knowledge of his subject
else that he was not in harmony
with the advancement of the city's
interests.
PEARY and Cook seem to be as
jealous of each other as are the
flying machine men. Peary has
done more to put the confidence of
the people in Cooks alleged sue.
cess at finding the pole by his at
tacks on the veracity of Cooks
statement, however, than aught
else.
SINCE the s, un that reloads itself
has been perfected, science has
turned its attention to the bottle
that retills itself. And one who
comes up from Duluth on the VIM
nipe9 Flyer along with a consign
ment of "jacks" and harvesters is
prone to believe science has made
long strides toward fathoming the
secret of this long felt need.
ALONG with the enterprising real
estate boomer who sells farm land
in Texas, garden plots in Florida
town lots in Guthrie and fruit
farms in Yakima, come enterpris
ing Yank will shortly be on decl
with town plat of the north pole
and sell you a lot for summe
home. And you'll bite-just az
you did on the other bats.
THE spirit of commercialism is
a laudable feature in the makeup
of man, but it does eeem that the
decorating of the side wall of q
home with a hand.painted Bull
Durham sign is carrying the
proposition trifle beyond the
usual. Most people would rathe,
pay for "the maxine" than to ac
quire them through permission 70,
the desecration of their abode.
REPORTS yesterday morning were
to the effect that Gov. Johnson had
died as the result of an operation
performed the previous day at the
Mayo Hospital, Rochester, but later
information disproved the state.
ment and latest reporte are in effect
that while his condition 10 extreme.
ly critical he ie still alive and hope
is entertained by the physicians OF
his recovery. The prayers of Min.
neeOt0 are with him.
1T is given out by the of6cials OF
the immigration department that q
large influx of immigrants 10 an.
ticipated the coming winter. And
like the man who has land to cell
in some section of the United States
90 far away that nobody ever heard
of the place until the "boomer" ap-
peared, it is expected the Mesaba
will become the haven of large
majority of the new comers.
A NEW base ball league to in.
clude Winnipeg, Moose Jaw, Du-
luth and the range cities il
broached by the hackers of the
Canadian teams. Virginia will be
in line the coming season with a
team, and the formation of such a
league would not only insure re.
newed interest in the national
game but would also tend to cut
out much of the bickering which
naturally results from playing
with crossroads teame only.
The ELY MINER attributes "the
Mesaba range base ball muddle" to
the fact that many of the players
are "imported men who play for
the money there 10 in it and not for
the sport" Our remembrance of
bsse ball muddles on the range in