The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-04-08

~ "6u we ever neaTQ or VINO really
wanted apost-office. was certain
Vire,inian-and the closest he ever
came.to landing was to receive a
promise, maybe.
Bob DUNN has avowed his inten
ton of supporting Eberhart should
the present governor receive the re.
publican nomination, which will in
all likelihood be the case. 1t mat
ters little whether Bob Dunn is for
: or against; Bob once showed his
weakness in manner not displeas.
ing to loyal Minnesotans.
THE blaze at the Bailey mill Mon
4 day evening. served to accentuate
the necessity of the erection of
docks for fire engine at various
points along the lake shore. Had
the Monday evening blaze got into
the lumber piles, with the prevail
ing high winds, little short of a mir.
, acle could have saved the north.
eastern portion of the city.
= THE GILBERT HERALD, of which
G. 8. Briedfjord has been editor for
the past several months, has been
sold to Mr.. Briedfjord and a CON-
pany of Gilbert business men. The
Herald has good field and under
the present editorial management
has gained a place in range jour-
nalism which ,exemplifies the true
worth of the gentleman at the head
of the new syndicate of purchasers.
EvELErH, which city according to
the report in the Duluth morning
daily of Monday was the mecca of
Vlrginia's thirsty ones on the Sab
bath day, joined the water wagon
corps on Monday and will in future
wear did" fashioned strictly la
mode state law. And as result
Virginia's thirsty ones will have to
climb flight of stairs or go farther
than Eveleth if they would get a
drink on Sunday in future.
The "whitewash season" ia again
approaching, and if anyone would
learn how to make whitewash that
won't come off they should keep
their eyes on Uncle Sam in the Bal
linger episode. If it is not made to
stick in this case it would indicate
that Uncle Sam had got awfully
scared at the common people on
some occasion and had lost the re
ceipt which has worked 80 we'll in
similar cases for the past several
decades.
JOEL P. HEATWOLE, editor of the
Mortified News andformany years
a, prominent figure in republican
politics in Minnesota, died sudden
iy while sitting in his chair, on
Tuesday. Mr.. Heatwole was force
full writer, and while his style did
not at all times agree with all PEG.
pie he had manner of 80 express,
ing his views that there was no mis-
understanding them. His loss will
he felt in state political circles, and
by the boys, of the, state press, who
had come to look tor his editorial
utterings with interest.
WALTER J. SMITH, of Eveleth, has
decided after careful survey of the
political horizon to cast his bark
upon.the troubious political sea in,
the hope ofgarnering in the -repnb-
lican nomination for state treasur-
er. A worthy: aspiration and most
worthy man to receive the votes of
the delegates to the stateconvention,
in June. Andaby the way, the his.
tory of.republican politicians Min.
nesota oflate,years has been such
.as to lead one to the belief that
inatiou- forsstate treasurer gets
man much more tina does nom
ination for governor.
*# THE vote. of the United States SEN
ate on June 10, 1909, to increase the
duty on printspaper over that fixed
by the housetbill has again borne
fruit during the past week, the con:
ssumersof print paper4being hlandly
informed that .the price has gone
mp Is cents per hundred weight"
The record ofythe vote ofsthe United
States senate ont hia,m easure, shows
that both S. majors. Nelsou and
clapp, of Minnesota, were lined up
against the CONSUMERS andsi favor
of the paper trust, both voting for
the Increased tariff which assistssin
excluding foreign paper from en-
.tering into possible competition.
thus placing the American printer