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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
State Fails as Railroad Owner

In France the least satisfactory rail.
road operation is that of the state.
and in Germany things go from bad
to worse, in spite of the strenuous ef
forts of the imperial government, with
an exceptionally competent and &C.
complished general sta6 of superior
railroad officials, to get around the in.
creasing difficulties and to make a
good appearance
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Seek Cure for Peiiaora

The thermal waters Of Hot Springs
Ark, are to be tested in an efro;, =,
find cure for the disease of pe:!.-.
Two subjects, one case fully t-y.
oped, and another in the in ir,r;,
stage have been brought to h. u,a,
from Mississippi Tor treat4-eut and
servation
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06

The matter of abandoning the present
county road running from block 100, west
to the Duluth. Missabe & Northern Silver
Nine tracks, and that a new road to take
it's place be constructed, was brought up
for discussion and as this was a matter
directly affecting the county it was pro-
posed to have the matter referred to the
street. alley and sewer committee. that
proper action be taken with county COM
missioners.
and as convenience to the Virginia 4 Rainv
Lake Company. as matter for lumber
piling room and otherwise.
Moved and supported that this matter be
referred to the committee on Streets alleys
and sewers
Carried.
The mayor submitted to the council in
writing his appointment of vacancies at
the present time and those to take effect
May LIST, 1910. on the Police & Fire Commits
sion, Library Board and Park Board.
Moved and supported that the appoint
ments made by the mayor be confirmed
and that a resolution be drawn and pre-
sented.
Carried.
NOVeo ana supported that the milk In
spector be requested to make weekly re-
port of business done in his office.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the payroll for
the month of April, 1910, as read by the
clerk be accepted and the salaries therein
ordered paid.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the proper ap-
pointment of scavanger and the fixing of
prices of fees allowed to be collected by
him be referred to the Board of Health.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to advertise for bids for one
sprinkling wagon according to specifica-
| tons in his Office. the same to be a 600
gallon wagon.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city prop
erty and building committee be empower
ed to purchase for the council four chairs
and desks of the same style as now used
by the councilmen also desk for the city
| attorney.
Carried.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Copies of the Bible on Trains,

The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
has placed copies Of the Bible in the
libraries of it's best trains. In this re-
spect, according to officials of the
Chicago Bible society. the American
roads have followed the initiative
taken by the Scotch railway COM
panies. Backing them up is the Gid
con society, an organization of CON-
mercial travellers. which has promoted
the general and free circulation of
Bibles in hotels throughout the United
States.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Immense Switchboard.

Work has been started on the
largest switchboard in the world,
which is to be installed in the New
York terminal of the Pennsylvania rail-
road. All the switches of the terminal
are to be electrically controlled from
this board. It will cost 100000.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Injury Done by Mosquitoes.

Before the draining and dikine OF
England and Holland. mosquitoes, ma
laria, chills and fever were as bad AZ
in our southern states to-day. I'm.
diked and undrained, neither of these
countries had risen to its place in his
tory, but had been baked by ma.
larial degeneration
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Ravaqes of Hookworm.

DR.. Chamberlain, U. s. A., says thar
GO per cent. of southern-bred soldiers
have hookworm disease, and of manv
new recruits the percentage is At
times as high as IS. Southern re.
cruits are less we'll developed phy.
sically than northern ones.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Official
Publication of
Proceedings
The
City
Council

Council Chamber. Oity of Virginia, Mimi.
April Is. 1910.
Regular meeting.
Council called to order by the president.
Roll call.
Present-Aldermen Boylan, Heritage.
kimball, NOLAN. Staff, H. o. Johnson. E.
c. A. Johnson. Mr.. President-8
Absent-A1derman Weber,
Reading minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes
be approved as read.
Carried
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Natural Gas for Train liohtlnn-

Vasotdt 0H~ TOT JTA1H cJ0htInQ.
An innovation in railroad train lf9ht.
ing has been adopted by the Western
Maryland railroad, which taps the
West Virginia gas fields. Two of tts
best trains between Cumberland and
Baltimore are being equipped with
storage tanks for natural gas. II the
experiment proves a success the road
plans to use only natural gas in ali
it, trains.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Nav License Whistler.

Worcester, Mass, has under CO.'S,
Grafton an ordinance against wh,sr,,,
One of the features of it is tta1 j,
man thinks he can't get along Wit,
making alleged music he can
himself by taking out Iis.~,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Seek Natural FEEDING crou,a.

Seek Natural Feeding Grounds,
Whitefish fry, hatched by the Unit.
ed States hatchery at Kingston, N.Y..
when liberated, almost invariably ex.
patriate themselves Immediately by
swimming to their natural feeding
grounds along the northern shore Of
Lake Ontario.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Americas LARGE Cities,
Minnesota,

In this country there 1853 cities VITA
populations exceeding 100000 OF IL
Is have over 100000 inhabitun
have between 100000 and 30O,v,
have between $4,000 and 100000. =.
68 have less than $4,000
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
China's Postal Service crou.

In the seven years 1901 to 1912
China's postal service expanded 70.
markably. The postal routes now
cover $4,000 miles and the post Offices
number s,49S, as against 176 in 1911
an increase Of 1917 in the seven
years.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Art Treasures at Ostla.

A great many art treasures are be-
ing dug up at Ostia, the seaport Of
ancient Rome. There are some who
even 60 so far as to say that it NAV
rival Pompeli in the beauty of the OBJ.
jects which are yet to be discovered
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Montreal's GROWING su.,n...

MontreaIs Growing 6usiness.
11e annual report Of the Montrea,
had6or commissioners says that Mont.
real is now handling a greater volume
OF business monthly than any other
North American port except Nov
York. ~"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06

Council Chamber. City of Virginia. MIMI.
April 26. 1910.
Resolution No. g.
Resolution approving bond of William B.
Pratt, city treasurer.
BY Alderman Boylan
Resolved BY the City Council of the city
of Virginia, That the bond of William b.
Pratt city treasurer with Massachusetts
Bonding and Insurance Company as
surety in the penal sum of 100000 be and
the same is hereby approved.
Moved by Alderman Kimball. supported
by Alderman staff, that above resolution
be adopted.
Ayes: AID. Boylan, Heritage. Kimball
H. O. Johnson, staff, NOLAN. E. c. A. John
son, Mr.. President-s
Nays None.
Adopted April Is, 1870
Approved May 8. 1870
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06

City of Virginia, That the bonds of the
hereinafter named officers be and is hereby
fixed as follows: al.
City cle1k.......:.... .......... $50 %
Deputy City Clerk............. :. -. 500 90
City ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -. 500 %
Street Commissioner. 900. ....... 500 90
Health Odacer... ...... 500 90
Neat Inspector. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500 %
Pound Master and Dog Catcher....-. 500 90
Milk Inspector. ..... ....... ........ 1000 90
Moved by Alderman NOLAN. supported by
Alderman Staff that above resolution be
adopted.
Ayes: Aldermen Boylan, Heritage. Kim
ball, HI. Dickinson, Staff, NOLAN. E. C. A.
Johnson. Mr.. Presidents,
Nays: None.
Adopted April q. 1910.
Approved May 2. 1910.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
SPEAKER CANNON, in an address

SPEAKER CANNON, in an address
at Boston on Saturday evening,
averred that "when we have to
change the house rules to permit
the minority to dictate legislation
in behalf of special interests, we
will be confronted with the neces.
sity of changing the constitution"
But when that "minority" is on the
side of right, justice and the people
against special privilege and spec
ial interests the constitution should
be 80 changed, if necessary. And
recent elections in various districts
wherein the representatives of the
special classes have been turned
down by the voters signify that the
minority in the house has the un-
qualified respect of the masses in
their fight during the past few
months.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06

Washington a Forest State.
In the state of Washington q nor
cent. of the area is still in reserya,
tons, the greater extent being of for
estry reserves.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
German Lutheran Services.

On Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
German Lutheran service will be
held at Swedish Lutheran Church.
Subject of sermon 1.-THE Ascension
of Christ"
All friends are welcome.
WIN. GREVE, Pastor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06

Council Chamber, City of Virginia, Minn,
April Is, 1910.
Resolution No. q.
Resolution approving plat of proposed
vacated alley in Block 101.
By Alderman Heritage.
Resolved: BY the City Council of the
City of Virginia, That
Whereas majority of the property own
ers AUDITING on that certain alley running
north and south between Lots Nine (9) and
Ten Q0) in Block One Hundred One GOD
Virginia, have presented a petition and
also plat. which said plat shows that
part of said alley which the petitioners
desire vacated and
Whereas the said petitioners have deed
ed to the city land equivalent to said alley.
the plat thereof is hereby approved.
Moved by Alderman Boylan. supported
by Alderman Kimball. that above resolu-
ton be adopted.
Ayes: Alderman Boylan, Heritage, KIM
ball. H. O. Johnson, Staff. NOLAN, E. c. A.
Johnson, Mr.. Presidents.
Nays: None.
Adopted April 26, 1910
Approved May 3, 1910.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06

UNDER newly formed co. partner
ship to be known as the Star Print
ing & Publishing Company, becom-
ing operative on Monday next, E. r.
Sundberg will be president and
manager of the Eveleth Star in fut-
ure, while S. "A. Meade will be Sec
rotary and treasurer of the compa.
ny in control. p. E. Dowling, who
will shortly remove to Duluth, will
continue to indite the editorial COL
umns of the journal. The two active
members of the new company are
both printers of long and varied
experience, and we predict that un-
der their management the Star will
continue to shine in all it's lustre
for many years to come.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Electric SurQery.

Electric Surgery.
The electric surgical knife now be-
ing tested by Prof. Bier Of Berlin, has
for a handle a glass rod six inches
long inclosing conducting wire, and
the blade is probe-shaped and without
cutting edge. A half inch noiseless
spark appears at the end of the probe
when a high-frequency current Is
passing. This spark cuts soft tissues
much as a LIT knife sinks through
butter, operating more quickly than
the ordinary scalpel, while it Is
claimed that healing must follow
more rapidly than usual. More pro-
fuse bleeding than in ordinary oper'
atoms is a disadvantage.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Council Chamber City of Virginia Mimi.
Arr;1 1Q1O

Council Chamber City of Virginia Mimi.
April Is. 1910.
Resolution No. q.
Resolution to build sidewalk on south
side of Sage street.
Bv Alderman Boylan.
Resolved: By the city council of the city
of Virginia, that sidewalk be constructed
along the south side of Sage street. be-
tween Mesaba avenue and Wyoming ave-
nue. and that the following material be
used and employed in the construction of
thesan1e:
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 Axe inches, and to be three in number,
one at each edge and one in the center,
and the sidewalk to be built under the
direction of, and to the grade, as estab-
lished by the street commissioner or en-
gineer of said city.
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the own
ers of the land along which such sidewalk
is to be built be given notice of this reso-
luton bv the publication of the same once
in the official paper of the city. and that
all of said owners are hereby notified and
required to construct said sidewalk along
their respective land, and fully complete
same within two weeks after the publica-
ton of this resolution, and further, that u
case such owners, or any of them, along
the land on which sidewalk ia to be built.
shall refuse or neglect to construct the
| same of the material and according to the
specifications mentioned in this resolu-
ton, then in such case the city council
shall proceed to construct and to assess
! and levy the cost and expense of con-
structing such sidewalk against each lot
and parcel of land upon which such side
walk shall front according to law.
Moved by Alderman Bovlan supported
by Alderman NOLAN, that above resolution
be adopted.
Ayes: Aldermen Boylan, Heritage, KIM
ball. H. q. Johnson, Staff NOLAN, E. c. A.
Johnson. Mr. Presidents
Nays: None.
Adopted April g, 1910.
Approved May 3, 1870
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
ookoh Variety.

akota Variety.
Barker-What kind Of seas ire ba,
pond matrimonial seas?
Harker-Why, divora3es.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
The CosmoIoalcaI Question.

The business of life allows no spare
time any more One cannot get rich
nowadays in Office hours, nor become
great, nor keep Geographically in
formed. nor do his share OF talking
and listening. Everybody but the
plumber and paper hanger works over.
time. How the earth keeps up a nee
essary amount of whirling in the old
24.hour limit is more than we can
understand. But she can't keep up
the pace much longer. She must have
an extra hour And how to snatch 1t
from the tail-end of eternity Is the
burning genealogical question.-Dal
las Lore Sharp, in The Atlantic.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Terms. - Per Year. IN Advance

PL.,xY has hit London town, but
it will be interesting to watch his
future movements and see If he
takes his "proofs" to Copenhagen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06

Council Chamber. City of Virginia, MIMI,
April a. 1910.
BY Alderman Heritage.
Resolved: BY the City Council of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06

THE first Minnesotan to report
sight of Halley's comet is resident
of Fergus Falls. Strange how many
people there are at Fergus Falls
who see queer things.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06

D. NJ. MOUsER, former Virginian
is the new editor of the Gilbert Her.
aid, taking over the interest of Edit
or Briedfjord in the paper on Mon
dar. Mr.. Mouser is one of the earli.
est of range pioneers, and we be-
speak for him successful career
in the newspaper held.
ACCORDING to the Nashwauk Her.
aid the dog license of $1.OO per head
will stand to put that village in the
privileged class, the Herald stating
that a conservative estimate gives
the number of dogs in the village
at 2,OOO,O0O,462. Nashwauk may fall
somewhat below other range NUM-
cipalities in the census enumerators
reports, but if the estimate of dog
population is approximately correct
we believe it has even greater
canine population than has Virgin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-06
Not the Thirteenth Shin

WIN. GREVE, Pastor.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-18
LONDON FlNANCIERS BELIEVE "lNDEPENDENT" ORGANIZATION
 IS ANOTHER TRUST RUSE.
BIG BANKERS IN GROUP
Adverse Action of Austria-Hungary Thought to Have Inspired Subter. tuge-Bankers Only Agents
 of Company.

London, July 17.-Fearing an ad- verse decision on the dissolucion smt now pending before the United States supreme court the Standard Oil com pany has paved the way for operation under new name in the formation of new company abroad, according to a report current in the financial district, following the announcement of Samuel Untermeyer of New York of a gigantic deal
 Though MT. Untermeyer, one of Americas foremost corporation law yers, refused to give the retails of the new $20,000,000 organization be- fore he left for Carlsbad, it is under stood to be merely subterfuge of the trust. His declaration it would not fight the Standard, but would be independent, is looked upon as par tial corroboration of the report.
 Recent governmental action against the trust, such as that by Austria Hungary, with the crushing of the monopoly as it's object, is said to be ol lhipOl bethl ldSNOl III lAC ACW lSOi ganization.
 The powerful group of internation- al bankers mentioned in the first rumors of the deal are understood to be merely agents of the Standard though the handling of the $5000,000 in cash and $15,000,00 in securities involved in the deal will be such that they will ostensibly appear inde- pendent.
 The Standard. it is reported al ready controls the supposed independ- ent oil lands in Carolina and Califor nia to be operated. and has even been considering the construction of the record-breaking Oklahoma pipe line contemplated by the new corporation.
 The belief is general here that, if Standard Oil is the loser in the dis solution suit it will be found ready with new machinery for it's business needing only expansion.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-18

and his wife. Belle Elmore whose body was found beneath the base. ment floor of her husbands London home, are well remembered by their former neighhors in St. Louis. They resided at 1106 North Leonard avenue for several months after their mar. rage, which her relatives believe took place in or near this city.
 Mrs. Cole of IA North Leonard ave. nue is one of the few living in the neighborhood who were there when the Crippens made their home in St Louis in 1892. She remembered them chiefly for their great display of mu- tual affection.
 They were as affectionate a pair as 1 ever saw" said Mrs. Cole. "Thev had just been married, it was under. stood. and the neighborhood comment was hat they were very fond of each othc., cen fOs Doney yAooners.
 She was a beautiful woman. We scT great deal of her about the yard, as she did her own housework, but she did not show a desire to be- come acquainted with the neighbors and do not know that anyone living around here ever called on them.
 Her husband. as We understood was q young doctor or dentist. and he would go out in the morning and be gone all day, He returned every even ing, and they would rarely go out anywhere. They seemed wholly ab- sorbed in each others society
 "She had lovely voice, a high SO prano, and the neighbors often heard her singing, both to her husband and in his absence As soon as I read the name of Crippen in this case I re- called it as the name of my former neighbors and l was not surprised to learn that they were the same per sons"
 Another neighbor. who would not give her name, said she remembered the Crippens. and confirmed Mrs. Coles statements about them.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-18
LIFE LOST FOR 4 CENTS
Chicago Physicians Refuse Medicine for Baby Because Mother Lacked
 Money to Pay for 1t.

Chicago, July 16.-The refusal of three South Chicago physicians to supply medicine to seven-months-old Pauline Kubiak has resulted in the ,hild's death, according to charges made by Dr. Arthur Reading, a county physician. He says the medi aine needed to save the babys' life would have cost four cents
 The child was ill with cholera in 'aatum. Mrs. Kubak says she called TWO physicians, but they refused to reat the child because she could not pay. A third physician. whom she says she visited in his office, also urned down the case when he found she had no money.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-18
Chicago Graft Charges Fall.

Chicago, July 16.-M. H. McGovern, he contractor who was indicted on he Shale Rock scandal, was cleared when Judge Barnes refused to allow ais case to go to the jury. The state announced that it would non-suit the ,ase against Ralph A. Bonnell, former assistant city engineer, but the de- ense objected and Judge Barnes in- tructed the jury to find Bonnell not ,uilty.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-18

Raymond avenue to serve the papers
 Maitland says Gardner told him Mrs. Gardner had first gone to the home of Judge Stevens in Clayton, but had left there and now is with the family of a relative in East St. Louis. Gardner said, according to Maitland. that the service, therefore, was not legal, and that Mrs. Gardner need net appear in court. The au- tlurltlos, however, say that the serv- ing of the papers on Gardner makes the service legal and that Mrs. Gard her will be in contempt of court if she does not appear and show cause why she should not surrender the yt7 GOO deed of trust
 Maitland, not finding Mrs. Gardner at home, served papers on Gardner's son Leo When Gardner appeared and earned how the service had been rendered he flew into a terrible rage, Maitland says, and denounced the sheriff, the deputies and everyone con- nected with the investigation of the insurance scandals.
 Gardner compared the deputies to yellow dogs" Maitland says, and was furious at the manner in which, he says, they have dogged him since he trouble began.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-18

stockholder and director in my in surance company" Gardner wrote,' but you don't give me any office in your company. That's how you repay me for loaning you money"
 This letter is in possession of John s. Leahy, counsel for Miller and other bankers who joined the Lamar finan- ciers in asking receivers.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-18
WIFE SERVED BY PROXY;
 GARDNER Is FURIOUS
UPBRAiDS DEPUTY SHERIFF AND
 CREATES SCENE IN HOME
St. Louis Insurance Promoter Calls Courts Agents "Yellow Dogs"
 Who Are Rounding Him.

St. Louis, July 17.-Mrs. Mary Gard ner, wife of Harry B. Gardner, who is being sought for service with sum- mons to appear in Judge Withrow's court, is in East St Louis, according to an admission made by Gardner to Deputy Sheriff Hugh l.. Maitland, who went to the Gardner home at 5000