The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-24


will furnish more than passing
amusement.
Down at Washburn, Wis.,, they
are giving the people a touch of
the "blue law" as result of an at
tempt to enforce the liquor laws.
1t is now impossible to buy cigar,
treat your best girl to dish of ice
cream or hire livery rig in that
city on the Sabbath day. And the
yell that ia going up may be heard
all over the north country.
WITH the prospective campaign
to be made by the Hon. Clarence
B. Miller for re election and in view
of his insurgent-standpatism wob.
blinge, it is understood Virginia
quartet is practicing nightly on a
most appropriate ballad as an in
troductory to his meeting at this
point, the name of the song, as tip
ped off to US, being "Get Off the
Fence"
THE resolutions adopted by the
Republican county convention
sound as though they might have
been drawn up by the house COM
mittee of paradise. But while con.
ventions may eulogize the Taft ad-
ministration and endorse anti-ad-
ministration candidates for re.elec.
ton the present administration
would stand about as much show
if put to vote of the American PEG.
pie as would worsted dog chasing
an asbestos cat through hell.
A DEVELOPMENT EDITION issued
by the Two Harbors Journal
News, last week, is devoted to the
advancement of Lake county inter
este and bears evidence of a de.
served appreciation on the part OF
Lake county real estate hustlers
and business men. 1t is advertis
ing more than any one point thai
has tended to settle the Canadian
northwest so rapidly, and it is time
that northern Minnesota, with its
equal cline and it's fertile acres
should become alive to the proper
method of attracting settlers.
WITH the prospective adjourn
ment of congress those members
who seek reelection ION their rec
ords" will shortly return to thei,
homes to pick up the work of the
campaign. 1t will be interesting tc
the constituencies Of many of them
to hear from the mouths of thei,
congressman just what they have
accomplished down in Washington
just how hard they have worked TO,
the interests of the dear people, and
just why they think they should be
returned. And our own Clarence
B. Miller is one of the number who
will spend the next several months
explaining.
The alarming increase in crime
in which girls and young women
figure reveals condition of affairs
that prevails throughout the coun.
try. What about the girls at nights
If COW or horse strays from it's
abode after hours an immediate
search is instituted for the animal
to insure its safe return, but in
many instances no steps are taken
it girl remains out late, or beyond
the customary hour to be home
This negligence on the part of par
ents has paved the way for multi.
tudinous crimes which have shock.
ed the sensibilit1es of the continent
and is leaving a big loop-hole for
their probable repetition. The re.
sponsibility, to great extent, rests
with the parents, and if they find it
impossible to bring their Maynard
offspring to time, the assistance OF
the police should be invoked-and
should be freely accorded.
REPRESENTATIVES S. C. SMITH, of
California, AYERS that "there never
was a time when the newspa pers
and magazines had less influence
for good than they have today" and
states that if wanted to be elected
mayor of a city, the first thing
would do would be to go out and
slap every editor in the face" We
don't enjoy personal acquaintance
with Mr. Smith hl1f we'll bet orr