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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-08-04
HE GOT SOAKED.

Or at least he acquired water
enough to become soaked if he
wished to. We mean w. Kissin,
of Duluth, who at the May state
school land sale purchased the
northeast of the northwest quar-
ter of section 80, SILT, and later
discovered that he had acquired
beautiful Long lake, the entire
forty with the exception of about
three and one-half acres being as
wet as the Florida Everglades.
Mr.. Kissin, after discovering his
prize, asked the state for a return
OF the purchase price but was re.
fused, it being the contention OF
the state auditor that a man
should know what he is buying
and that the state cannot lawful
ly make any such refund. Mr.
klssin, however, gives it out that
unless he can get satisfaction
peaceably he will sue for the re-
covery of the amount paid.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-08-04
WEDDING BELLS.

A very pretty home wedding
solemnized at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. N. Nelson, $40 Gen.
trail avenue, Saturday evening,
when their daughter, Miss Cora
NJ. Helstrom, was united in the
holy bonds Of matrimony with
MIR. Carl M. Lundquist, the Rev.
P. Lindh of the Mission Church
officiating.
The bride was attended by Miss
Lily johnson as maid of honor and
her sister, Miss Martha Helstrom,
as bridesmaid. Mr.. Axel Hell
strom and Mr.. Olof Kampe acted
as groomsmen.
At the conclusion Of the cere-
mony a bounteous wedding supper
was served. The house was beau
tifuly decorated for the occasion,
and the young couple received the
congratulations Of all and many
handsome presents will remind
them Of the friendship of the don
nors. Both have for many years
been active members of the Mis-
sion Church. The groom is well
known building contractor
while the bride has for many
years been deputy city clerk.
The congratulations and bests
wishe of a host of friends are ex-
tended.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-08-04
WILL CLOSE OUT
HIS LIVERY

E. Matheson, the pioneer Vir-
ginia liveryman who is numbered
among the very few who are resi-
dents Of the metropolis at the
time Of the first fire, has decided
to quit business and will shortly
offer for sale at public auction all
his equipment and stock.
1t is Mr.. Matheson s intention
to erect on the site Of the present
livery a modern business block
tor rental purposes, work on
which will be under way this fall
and tenants for which are already
IN prospect. Locataed in the best
block in tn city and on the busi-
ness side of the street such an
investment willI guarantee him a
pleasing annuity for life. ..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-08-04
WILL INSTALL
DECAIRE INC|NERAT0R
At Special Meeting of Council
Yesterday Afternoon Decision
Was Made Favorable to
Minneapolis Firm.

At meeting of tie council as
a committee Of the whole, at which
all members with the exception of
President Osborn were in attend
ance, held at the city hall yester-
day afternoon, the bids Of the Dix
on Engineering and Construction
Go. Of Toledo, Ohio, and Of tie
Decaire Incinerator Company of
Minneapolis, were considered with
the result that a resolution will be
drawn for acceptance at the next
regular meeting Tuesday evening
favoring the installation of De-
caire plant, 25 ton capacity, at a
price of $23,700.
The Dixon company sumbitted
two bids on different plants, one
being for $4,000 for a Dixon Pa;-
ent lncinerator and the other for
x2j 900 for the erection of a plant
to be built under other plans and
specifications.
The Decaire company in their
proposal agree to have the plant
established and in runnig order
within 40 working days from the
signing Of the contract, and make
the claim that the plant will care
for 25 tons daily at a cost not to
exceed so cents per ton.
The council at this meeting also
agreed to accept Of the proposal
Of the Mesaba Railway Company,
made by Oscar Mitchell, president,
Of $25 for the street railway fran
chise, and resolution to accept
Of this proposal will also be be-
fore the council at the next meet
ing.
The installation of an incinera-
tor plant is needed step in
making of Virginia cleaner and
more healthful city, and while the
initial cost may appeal to some of
the chronic tax-kickers and tax
dodgers as an expense which
might be avoided for a short per-
iod longer we believe the action of
the council will meet with the ap-
proval of every citizen who seeks
public advancement and munich
pal stability.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-08-04
AWARD CONTRACTS |' i FOR
RAILROAD BUILDINGS
Hugh Fawcett and John A. John
son, Duluth viii Erect Round
House, Machine Shops, Etc.,
At This Point.

Hugh Fawcett and John A
johnson, Duluth contractors, were
on Monday awarded the contract
for the erection Of the proposed
new machine shop, round house
etc., for the Duluth, Winnipeg. &
Pacific at this point, their bid on
the work being approximately
$50,000 exclusive of the plumbing,
which goes to Alderman Boylan of
this city.
The plans are similar to those of
the West Duluth round house and
other railway buildings, although
on a somewhat smaller scale. The
round house will have ten stalls,
but so arranged that extensions
can be made at any time until it
becomes forty-stall building.
The machine shop will be 39x86
feet, and the store house 3Oxll1
feet.
Work on these new buildings,
which will occupy ground a short
distance west Of the plant Of the
Virginia & RainyLake company
where the company condemns
land, will be commenced at once.
Plans for the proposed new pas
senger depot to be erected here
are now being prepared. This
structure will occupy a site a short
distance north Of the present IL
brary site on Lake Boulevard, and
will be Of brick on stone founda-
tion and stone trimmings, and will
be erected at an estimated cost of
$25, 900 to $4,000.
It is expected the new line will
be built through the city this fall
and that the main passenger line
will be connected with the Duluth,
Rainy Lake & Wnnipeg system
before the first Of, the year. The
line will unquesti0 4ably receive a
pleasing support from Virginia,
both in it's passenger and freight
departments.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-08-04
THEATRES WILL
CHANGE MANAGEMENT

The failure of R. A. Mclean
and II. }. Sigel, proprietors Of the
Grand and Bijou theatres, to agree
upon form of settlement in a
proposed dissolution of partner.
ship caused application to be
made to the court on Friday last
for a trustee for the two houses
pending settlement of the terms
Of dissolution by the court.
The two partners have been in
ro-partnership in the two houses,
one Of the buildings occupied be-
ing owned by Mr.. Sigel, while the
other is held under lease by Mr..
Mclean. For certain reasons a
dissolution is desired, but as no
agreement on terms could be
reached Mr.. Mclean instituted the
proceedings looking toward a
forced dissolution of the existing
co-partnership agreement, and
William Swendby, formerly of the
Orpheum, has been appointed as
temporary receiver until the diff
culties may be adjusted.
In the meantime Mr.. Mclean
who states he will continue in the
business in Virginia under any cir
cumstances, will enjoy a period of
travel in the interest of the North
ern Minnesota Theatre Associa.
ton, to which many of the local
play houses of the northern por.
tion Of the state already belong
with a view to more firmly per,
fecting the organization along
lines which will be of mutual ben.
eft.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-08-04
HIBBING BLIND PICGERS
ARE HEAVILY FINED

Six blind .piggers arrested by
Chief of Police Wiring, of Hibbing,
all residents Of the Leetonia loca-
tion, were given fines of $58 and
costs each in municipal court at
Hibbing on Tuesday.
The saloon man who pays his
license is entitled to protection
from this class of parasites; and
in return the saloon man should be
compelled to live to the law as an
picable to his own case.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-08-04
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TALKS ROADS
Officials Of the Township of Mich
OILS Participate in Discussion
Of Virginia Wolf High
way.

the city hall last evening the
members Of the township board of
the town Of Nichols were in at
tendance by invitation, discussion
OF the proposed highway between
this city and Wolf with a view to
future extensions to the farm Sec
tions of the town of Clinton being
the principal matter before the
meeting. i =,
AS proposed after an examinar
tion by the members Of the street
and alley committee Of the. city
council, Aldermen Boylan, Weber
and Il. o. johnson, the road would
extent southwesterly from the
city, tapping the rich Wolf section
and giving the farmers Of the
southern and western portios of
Nichols an inlet into Virginia,
opening a market for them and at
the same TIME proving beneficial
to the commercial interests of the
city. AS proposed the road would
be about four and three-fourths
miles in length, and responsive to
inquiry Mr.. Haehnke, of the town.
ship board, made an estimate of
the probable cost Of construction
at approximately $4,000. This
figure, however, was off-hand, CIV
en- without knowledge Of the char
acter Of the section to be travers-
ed, and that a more definite idea
might be obtained Of the proposed
road and the prospective value of
the same the president upon mo-
ton appointed a committee of
three, composed Of G. H. Griggs,
F. j. Hughes and William Room
| ey, to act in conjunction with the
members Of the street and alley
committee and the township board
IL conjunction with the members
OF the street and alley committee
aud the township board in going
over the proposed route, it being
agreed that such inspection
would be made Thursday next. ~'.
The idea Of obtaining county
aid, to which the roadway would
be justly entitled inasmuch as it
extends the length Of the town.
ship Of Nichols and into the town
of Clinton to the south, was
brought up, and while but little
hope was held out by some as to
securing aid owing to the fact that
the road would be in Commission
er Ryan's district and that Vir-
glnla has no representative on the
county board, a delegation COM
posed of Alderman Boylan as a
representative of the city council
and .. II. Griggs as a representa-
tive of the Commercial club, was
appointed to go to Duluth today
to interview the commissioners
at the August meeting in behalf
of the project.
The club will entertain at a
smoker at Hawkinson hall in the
near future, and the members of
the Nichols township board were
extended an invitation to be the
guests Of the club on that oc-
casion.
Other matters of routine busi-
ness were attended to, the meeting
being one of the best attended in
several months.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-08-04
SELLS HOME GROWN
VEGETABLES

The Virginia Store Co., have
had a notable display of season.
able green stuff of late, the more
notable from the fact that for the
most part it is home grown pro-
duets, coming from Meadowlands
and Goodland, the former on the
line of the Duluth, Missabe &
Northern and the latter near Hib-
bing. A glance at these products
would allay all arguments against
the range section as an agricul-
tural country.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-08-04
BIWABIK VOTES
J. PAVING BONDS.

The village of Biwabik shows
up on the map as a live one by vot-
ing $780, paving bonds, the vote.
being 81 to IL. Bids for the pro-.
posed Improvement will be asked
at once. .s ~ f.. g. z=s* 5.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-15
BORROW BABIES
TO AVOID JAIL

Topeka, Sept. l5.-The new scheme
to avoid Jail sentences for violating
the prohibitory law has just been dis.
covered by John Dawson, attorney
general. in Cherokee county. Women
who are on trial for violating the law
borrow babies in order to obtain the
sympathy Of the court and get paroled.
Judge Z. r. sapp Of the district court
will not grant paroles unless the at
torney general approves them. T. T..
Burr, assistant attorney general for
Cherokee county. asked the attorney
general what to do when women
iointists with babies in arrls were
about tb be sent TO jail. Mr. Dawson
sent out the following letter today:
1T is hard to outline any policy re-
garding paroles for women violators
Of the prohibitory law where such wo-
men have babies in arms. and espec-
tally so at this distance where the
question must be dealt with In the ab.
stract Justice should usually be tenn
pered with mercy. and where there is
reasonable grounds for hoping that
the woman will cease and desist from
violating the law. you should not hes
itate to asquiesce in the parole.
Where. however. you have reason TO
suspect that the babes are borrowed
for the purpose OF invoking the sym
pathy Of the court or the prosecuting
officers, or where the women are per-
sistent violators, the woman must go
to jail
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-15
Efficient SerUice Requires
Sufficient Facilities

To meet these requirements Il is
essential not only that there be at all
times sufficient cable facilities, under
one control, but that they should be
operated interchangeably with each
other and in close physical connec-
ton with land lines as one system.
Ample spare facilities are necessary
TO provide against the very frequent
cable Interruptions.
Neither the Western Union nor any
one Of the companies OF the Western
Union group has. independently Of the
others, facilities enough to handle
the business which at times any one
company might be called upon TO take
care Of. because Of some particular
rush Of business, or because Of some
cable interruption. Nor could any one
company furnish all the direct circuits
necessary for efficient service, al
though the combined facilities Of
these companies are ample If they
could b used supplementary TO each
other and intcrchangezbly.
Aa tits. each company operates lis
own cables through separate and dis
tincs Offices and under separate and
nctmznagement. Alinterchange
81 business is by actual transfer of the
buxinefs 4from one company 10 the
other with the consequent delay and
interruption OF service in which
seconds are vaiuatsr.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-15
IRRIGATINC
BY USE OF
PUMPS
Special 10 Express.

Special TO Express.
Chicago. Sept. Pumping for il
rigation is receiving much attention in
western Kansas" writes r. H. Faxon,
Of Garden city, to the Headquarters
Of the National Irrigation congress
here. ~and because Of the importance
of irrigation to this district you may
rest assured that we will be well rep
resented at the Chicago meeting De
cember to g."
Kansas has always taken an active
part in the meetings Of the Irrigation
congress Prof z. H. Webster, Of
Manhattan, is honorary yice-president
for Kansas and Mr.. Faxon represents
the state on the executive committee.
Mr.. Faxon writes: THE government,
state and Finney county combined in
a three-cornered arrangement for the
erection Of a pumping plant. costing
upward Of $4,000. to test out properly
the feasibility Of irrigation on our up.
lands.
In what is known as the Garden
City, district, including Finney coup-
ty and portions Of Kearny and Gray
counties. there are about $4,000 acres
under irrigation in the Arkansas valley
OF western Kansas proper.
Lying to the north is the shallow
water empire Of 100000 acres await
ing development by pumping. with
water ten to twenty feet deep. Work
on this has already commenced
"Of the $4,000 acres lying in the val
ley near Garden city. pumping. large
ly by private plants. is the principal
means Of irrigation. We have been
fortunate indeed this summer in the
location here Of the United Well
works. which has brought in several
wells from 40 to 100 feet deep, flowing
from 1900 gallons per minute to 250O.
It is estimated that a well flowing !,
500 gallons per minute will easily take
care Of 1850 acres. We also have two
large private plants. one taking care
OF 800 acres and another Of a thou
sand acres, as well as the United
States Sugar & Land Co, with its pro-
ducer gas plant, transmission line and
pumps serving 5000 acres"
Pumping for irrigation is ATTRACTING
increased attention and bringing graf
flying results also in Oklahoma, New
Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and other
western states.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-15
GOVERNORS
Are "ACIN"
INVASION
Of States Rights; Object
TO the Decision in
Rate Case.

Spring Lake, New Jersey, Sept 15-
Governors Of 25 states voted Thurs
day afternoon to unite in protest to
the United States supreme court.
against what they consider an invas-
ion OF states rights by the federal
courts.
The decision Of Governor sanborn
in the Minnesota rate case is the par
ticular Invasion" to which the gov
ernors object BY their action they
establish a precedent in American his
tory.
Judson Harmon, governor Of Ohio,
and ex-attorney general Of the United
States will head a committee Of pro
test His colleagues will be Herbert
S. Hadley. governor OF Missouri and
Chester II, Aldrich. governor Of Ne
braska. The motion to appoint such
committee to voice the views Of the
conference was made by Governor
Emmett O'Neal of Alabama.
Action was declared unanimous al
though Governor William W. Kitchin
Of North Carolina. the twenty-sixth
delegate who alone opposed it, did SO.
he said, solely because ii would be
departure from precedent.
Governor Harmon supplied the orig
inal suggestion for the plan. accord
ing to Governor O'NeaL In the sharp
debate which followed the measures
introduction Governor Harmon took
no part
Introduction OF the motion was en-
tirely unexpected by the majority OF
the delegates
Governor Aldrich's denunciation OF
what he termed the invasion of the
functions and rights Of the states by
the minor federal courts. discussed
during the forenoon session, provoked
enthusiastic applause and was follow
ed in the afternoon By an address by
Governor Francis f. MeCoyern Of Wis
consin. on the same topic. With the
subject fresh in mind the governors
debated the question for an hour or
more before Governor O'Neal introduc
ed the motion.
During his speech Governor Aldrich
referred in terms OF condemnation to
the decision Of Justice sanborn of the
United States circuit court in the
Minnesota rate case He explained
that the point Of the decision was
that the states Interstate rate law was
uroonstitutiona because it could not
be enforced without interfering IN its
operation with the authority of the in
terstate commerce commission.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-15
Efficiency Increased,
Waste PreUented

The proposed arrangement between
the Western Union. the Angie Amer
lean and the Direct U. S. companies
viii bring the eight cables Of the three
companies under one operating con-
troll The consequent increase in
Effectiveness and economy viii place
the Western Union in a position to
offer certain advantages in cable
service not now enjoyed BY the public.
The other way open 10 enable
the Western Union to make such i'm
provements and introduce such new
services as Il proposes 10 do. would
be to lay new cables. This would
seem 10 be the height Of folly.
Duplication Of the existing trans
Atlantic cable facilities At a cost OF
many millions. when there are more
than ample facilities for all business.
would put an unnecessary financial
burden upon an already fully burdened
business and would probably postpone
The reduction Of rates or introduction
Of new services.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-15
The Trans Atlantic Gable
Situation and Competition

The transatlantic cable situation
is az follows.
The Maekay group Of seven ca
bles. including the German cables,
owned by or worked in physical con-
neotion with the telegraph lines Of
that company form one system.
The French cables comprise an in
dependent system. using both the
Western Union and The Mackny land
lines for their United States ccnnrc-
tion
Ia competition with these il the
Western Union group Of cables, eight
in all. owned by three separate com
panies. two OF which are British
companies owning five OF The eight
cables.
Tt0o only Of the British oscned
cables terminate IN fhe United States
and al Of them are entirely dcpen-
dent on fhc Wcssern Union for their
connection srith nny telegraph system.
ov for their reaching any centre Of
business. and are notU toorked excip-
siUsly, 90 far az business is concerned.
sDffh the Western Union.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-15
THE MAJESTIL 7HEATER.
Program Tonight
MOTION PICTURES.

Romeo and Juliet. The great Shake
spearian play put on by a company
competent 10 present the greatest Of
all love stories. Two reels.
The Straight Road. A Reliance
drama.
Vaudeville.
The Shadys are great in their Ger
man and Irish songs in the way they
are presented on the stage. You ought
to hear them.
Betty Estes plays the pictures and
the vaudeville.
BY buying a ticket at the Orpheum
you get a rebate ticket good for )
cents to apply on l5e Majestic ticket,
Cooling fans running all the time
House wen ventilated and disinfected
throughout
Prices 1Oc and l5e at night shows
at the Majestic.
cHlcKAsHA MERCHANTS MEET
ALL COMPETITION.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-15
Limited Business Hours
and Idle Facilities

As at present carried on, the trans
Atlantic cable business Is practically
all fash service. i Z. instantaneous.
Owing 10 the difference III time, there
are only a few business hours Of the
day common 10 both sides and during
these hours az least IS Of the cable
business is done. This is demon
strated by the accompanying chart.
In the interests Of international
business nothing should be done to
interfere in any way with the so-cailcd
fash or instantaneous service. and
the lines should be kept clear to ac-
commodate such messages during the
few business hours common to both
countries; but to continne 10 confine
the cables 10 this class Of service, as
al present. will utilize only about a5E
of IF the existing capacity Of millions Of
property and places on that limited
service all the capital, maintenance
and operating charges,
The limited time and the character
Of the business. II best results are to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-15
DIGESTION AND ASSIMILATION.

1t is not the quantity Of food tax.
en- but the amount digested and assim-
ilated that gives strength and vitality
70 the system Cnamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets inyigorate she
stomach and liver and enable them to
perform their functions naturally. For
sale by all dealers. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-15
Proposed Modification of
Existing Arrangements

A provisional modification Of an
arrangement which has existed for
many years has been reached between
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, The Anglo American Gable
Company and the Direct u S. Gable
Company, under which the cable sys-
tens Of these companies now worked
exclusively in business connection
with each other, but operated and
maintained separately, will be oper-
ated in direct physical connection
with each other and with the Western
Union land system.
Two objects are to be attained BY
this arrangement:
First, more efficient and econon1i-
cal operation.
Second, the introduction Of new
forms Of service to the adUanfdee Of
the public.