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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07
Spending a Million a Day on Roads

last to be thoroughly aroused to the
benefits derived from investments in
improved highways"
In California the state has issued
$18,000,000 in bonds with which to
build a system of state highways.
This work will begin during the pres
ent season. In the state of Connecti-
cut about s2,500,000 will be expended
this year out of the state treasury
for trunk line and state aid roads.
Massachusetts, will expend from state
revenues over $1,000,000 for the con-
struction and maintenance of state
roads. 1t is expected that at least
$5,000,000 will be expended on state
aid roads and on trunk line systems
in the state of New York. in addition
to 100000 already raised by local
taxation. In 1910, thirty counties in
Ohio voted $2,500,000 in bonds to be
expended this year. Ohio will also
expend about 100000 from the state
revenues for road improvement In
Pennsylvania, the state-aid appropraa-
ton will probably amount to over
100000, and $5O,O00,000 bond H.
sue is being considered. Various
counties in Tennessee will expend
$4,000 from bond issues. In Vir-
ginio, $500, 900 has been authorized
by various counties, to be expended
this year, while over $250,000 has
been appropriated In the state Of
Wisconsin, in accordance with the
state aid system.
THE prospect for a complete sys-
tenn of public roads throughout the
United States is better now than ever
before in the history of the country,
and a uniformity of recent good
road laws gives promise that this
country will eventually take its place
with France in having the most sensi-
biz system of road supervision and
maintenance
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07
Midshipmen Being Trained for Japan

THE 1914 midshipmen who recently
i graduated at the United States
naval academy, and whom it is pro-
posed to create ensigns as soon as
possible, have in the last year of
their course received special training
to fit them peculiarly for a war with
Japan. A member of the class has
let the secret out. The hundreds of
other middies will be similarly treat
ed. The members of the graduating
class during the last four months
have been familiarized with the prin-
cipal naval bases, ornaments, naval
forces, and resources Of Japan, and
they have in theory fought naval
battles with Japan
given the orders to instruct the mid
shipmen what to do in case of a war
with Japan. and the greatest possible
secrecy has been maintained while
the teaching was going on. In many
of the places and instructions the
name Of Japan was not mentioned at
all, and the author of them simply
said, "the navy of the strongest
Asiatic power"
same thing.
It was further stated by the in
former that he understood the IS
graduating cadets at West Point, NJ
Y, had received the same instruc-
tiocs as to laid fighting that the mid
shipmen had in naval warfare. The
member of the class upon promise
said:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07
Yeggmen Terror of Small Town Banks

rich rewards for the robbers. dead or
alive, the robberies continue.
The automobile is blamed for much
Of the crime.
Before the coming of the motor
car we could overhaul this class of
criminals" said a police officer who
was discussing the crime. 'They
went on horseback and there was little
difficulty in covering the country by
telephone and heading them OF.
Nov the country is alive with par
ties making cross~state runs and no
more attention is paid to a strange car
than to a freight train. With high
powered car it is easy on the prairie
roads to cover 100 miles in three
hours. Then with a change of outer
clothing to give the appearance OF
tourists the robbers can motor leis-
urely through the most populous cities
and put up at the first-class hotels
without arousing suspicion.
1T is practically impossible for the
pursuers to follow them because the
route taken is unknown and the rapid
progress of the robbers puts them out
of reach"
While the country bank does not
keep large sums on hand in currency 1t
always has q few thousand dollars.
and the robbers are evidently not
looking so much for a large haul as
they are for safe getaway. In this
they have been so successful for the
To- &A~A
bold and seem to think they have a
system for making money easily that
cannot be defeated.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

been installed in one of the wings of
the lion house.
Miss Hippo has the test accommo-
dations at the zoo. Zoolcg'cally speak
ing, her apartment corresponds to a
room and private bath in a hotel.
The cage is divided in half, one part
consisting of a big tank and the other
a dry concrete surface amply large
for her to move about Without crowd
ing against walls or barr. Although
weighing nearly $50 pernds, she is
regarded as something Ct an infant at
present and therefore does not require
or receive as great a quality of food
as full-grovn animal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07
Young "Hippo" for the Capital Zoo

A FINE young female hippopotamus
"a from East Africa is tho latest ad-
dition to the national geological park
in Washington. The hippopotamus is
about two years old. weighs $50
pounds, and Is an exceptionally fine
specimen. The interest in the new
arrival was almost as great as it was
several years ago when former Pres
ident Roosevelt received his famous
consignment Of animals from Menelik
II Of Abyssinia, which he promptly
turned over to the national ZOO.
The hippopotamus is of the species
which inhabits the rivers and lakes
of Africa south of the Soudan. She
came direct from East Africa, via
Germany, and was not born in cap
tivity. But in the jungle, On the bank
Of some teeming African stream. She
was shout the biggest piece of live
freight that has arrived in Wash
ington in some time. Every prepara-
ton, however, had been made for her
arrival. new cage and tank having
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

~ there will be fashion for some
thing much more decorative in the
way OF gloves than g furnished by the
customary range Of f2wn and black
and white
Several of the possesses have follow
ed the queens leat ard are wearing
heavier embroidered or delicately
painted gloves, finished with gold or
silver bands or laca edging at the el-
bows.
Dealers in Londop Ike the prospect
of novelties in the way Of gloves. for
they have tried in vain to introduce
gloves in colors to match costumes
and deliberately embroidered gloves.
but so far the English woman has not
fancied the idea of Paving her knuck.
les embellished With realistic
spray Of forgetme>nots worked in
silks or painted in oils, nor has she
liked to extend pea green or ma
genta hand to anyore in greeting.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07
PROMINENT WESTERN SENATOR

It is said that the Pacific Coast Dem
ocrats may offer Francis G. Newlands,
United States from Nevada, as can
didate for the presidential nomination.
Mr.. Newlancs, who is now serving
his second term In the senate, is a
Mississippian and was born in the old
city Of Natchez in the summer Of 1848.
He entered Yale college in 1863, dur
ing the civil war, and remained until
the middle Of his junior year in 1866;
later he studied law at what is now
the George Washington university,
was admitted to the bar in Washing
ton and went to San Francisco to p-ac-
tice. He removed his Office to Reno.
Nevada, in 1888, and since has been
recognized as one Of the ablest and
most influential leaders in his state.
He served ten years in the house
Of representatives and was a member
of the Democratic minority of the
committees on irrigation. foreign
affairs, banking and currency and
ways and means, where he was able
portant legislation of the period and d
and currency law, and was the autho
L. So
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

the most sensational trial Of the
verolct was read Mrs Cooke
er race her then
one oy
he attorney
the
Il told he
a road mi
1t Is probable
According to of the jurors verdict
siderable before
the
the jurors.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07
TO RULE A YOUNG REPUBLIC

From a hungry newsboy on the
streets Of Washington to the presiden-
cy of the youngest republic in the
world is the remarkable record of
Dick Ferris of Los Angeles. Coinci-
dentally with the revolution in Mexico
headed by Madero there broke out a
revolt against Mexican authority in
Lower California and one of those who
encouraged it and helped to finance 1t
was Ferris. A filibustering expedition
fitted out by Ferris left San Francisco
for Lower California and without
much of a struggle the weakened au-
thority of Mexico was overthrow ana
the republic of Lower California Gre
ated. Of this new republic Ferris has
been elected president.
Ferris was a "newsy" on the streets
of Washington twenty years ago and
found the battle of life hard one.
One cold night after he had sold pa
per or two on a street car he was in
jured while stepping off and one OF
his arms was broken. One of those
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07


the survive
ime
his complete But the opposed
checkmated
Western
Erie
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

VINO TOOK the lad the late Haton
publisher
hospital
1or
credit
After
Later he
full
and fruit orchards, and rapidly accumulated wealth.
fall
fuldedged not
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

Wealth Is no longer an open ses-
anne to independence" walls dlsar-
pointed capitalist Too true. Why,
nowadays one cannot wear silk hat
and a short coat without being ridi.
culed!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

The heir to the East Indian throne
of Baroda. who is a student at Har-
ward, had to work on his twentv-f1rst
birthday while his future subjects
were celebrating 1t with holiday and
festivity at home. This is but an
other instance of the modern way in
which princes have to stand a great
deal to keep their jobs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

New York supreme court has de.
creed that bill collector must pur-
sue his prey in apartment houses only
by means Of the dumb waiter. For
merly the bill collector was called
upon to cope only with deafness. but
now he Is confronted with both the
deaf and dumb.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

A wife in Atlanta had her husband
arrested because he refused to kiss
her. Husbands are getting very frac-
tious these days, and advanced fem
ininity is finding it necessary to drive
them back into harness.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07
GOULD OUT AS ROADS HEAD

Ths recent abdication of George
Gould from the presidency of the Mis-
souri, Pacific the keynote of the fam
ily's great system Of roads, was con-
fessioa that the fight of nineteen
years, with himself on one side and
Hartman, the New York Central,
Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio and
other big railroads on the other, has
ended in defeat. In the language of
Wall street. they've got" George
Gould.
The fight against George Gould was
waged ever since his father died in
December, 1892. with intermission.
His first heavy battle was when he
met Edward H. Hartman and Edwin
Hawley in a fight for control of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company in
1902 Without much difficulty he
worsted them, but that fight was to
have great influence on his future ca
reer, for it was then that he began
tho fond with Hartman tbot with
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07
Babv EuIoov.

Us-Come right in. old man, and see
our new baby! There-isn't he great?
He-Oh, yes! Fine. Well. they say
homely babies grow up to be hand
some-that is, you can be thankful
Orwell. how much he looks like his
mother. I mean! Ill. !.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

Pullman car which was filled with
New York women who wanted d.
vorces arrived at Reno, New, a day or
two ago. 1t may soon be necessary
for the railroads to run divorce spe-
Gals. Lawyers could be provided to
draw up papers on the way so that
everything would be ready for the i'm.
mediate beginning Of proceedings on
reaching Reno
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

1t has now been demonstrated that
a motorcycle comes off second best in
collision with an automobile. The
question has interested many persons
who have had to step lively in cross.
ing the asphalt
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

A government woman expert says
that chickens kept in cold storage
nine months or year are more
healthfui than those fresh killed and
kept "a hours without refrigeration.
1t may be, but she will have a time
convincing the ultimate consumer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

BARRIERS, alarmed by the advance of
safety razors. are considering the
abolition of tips. They might also
abandon criticism of the previous hair
cut.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

1t is surprising how a city man. for.
tunate in the possession of a garden
about the size Of checker board, can
spoil $38 worth of clothes planting 10
cents worth of peas.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

Henry Alirenshoersterbaeu is
the name of man who lives in Mis-
souri,. We suppose his friends call
him Hank NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
short.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

Just to make good the proud boast
that every other city in the country
is merely one of its suburbs. New
York, few days ago, sent Pullman
carload of it's women to Reno to get
divorces
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

A boy graduated from a Pennsyl-
vania high school without ever hav-
ing missed half day, and shall such
horrors Of child slavery be unre-
buked?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

Irrigation is fast driving the Great
American Desert out of existence.
There are canals enough already 70
reach across the continent if placed
end on end
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

A New York boy found a certified
check for SIS 900 and was paid 81 re-
ward when he returned it to its own
er. notwithstanding this, however,
honesty is still the best policy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

The appearance Of five aces in a
poker game in Pennsylvania and the
resultant death of three men, simply
goes to show that a good thing some
times can be carried too far.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

One man gave fortune teller $315
for the information that he could find
treasure by digging in his back lot
He didn't find the treasure, but he got
a lot of exercise.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07
COOKE DECLARED NOT GUILTY

Edgar s. Cooke, who was found not
guilty of embezzling $4,000 from the
Big Four railway, was formerly local
treasurer Of the road in Cincinnati
and was we'll known in railroad cir
cles. The belief is that the judges
charge helped to free Cooke, Judge
Hunt declaring the testimony of Mrs.
Ford and Of Warmer only made them
equally guilty If Cooke were guilty.
Cooke was the last of those indict-
ed In connection with the $643,OO0
shortage Of Charles L. Warmer, Gin
cinnati treasurer of the road, to be
tried. First Warmer, indicted on nu-
merous charges. pleaded guilty to one
charging the embezzlement of $4,000.
He was sentenced to six years in
prison.
Then Mrs. Jeanette Stewart.Ford
accused Of Matchmaking Warmer,
was tried in February, 1910. The
jury In her case disagreed. Finally.
after many delays. Cooke succeeded
IN having his case brought into court
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

Returning from Asian jungles. a
scientist announces that a man with
tactful wife in wild country can
get along twice as we'll as a single
man." Also in a tame country.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

According to fashion experts in
London and Paris the harem skirt is
dead. AS a matter of fact it was
born that way.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

Almost time for some get-rich-quick
man to establish a correspondence
school of aviation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07
More Fittino.

More Fitting.
Rev. MI. Hollers-M;stah Johnstnx
what fob you call dat son of voh:s
lzaak Walton, when he was baptized
Geowge Washington
MI. Johnson-Beceuse, sab, dat r,,.
calls reputashun fob verac'ty maA. ~
change tmper'tive. =. =.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

The convicts who struck for the,
eight-hour day in the Michigan peni-:
tertiary finally decided not to walk,
out
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

Western farmers want the weather
bureau investigated because its pre-
dictions don't agree with their rheum-
atism.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

The earth has only 10000 years to-
live. according to Swedish astron1
omer. Let US then be up and doing.
etc.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

he able
the period
Elvee a.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

Germany has adopted new gun de-
signed to bring down aeroplanes, just
as If aviation is not dangerous enough.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

BARRIERS who plan to abolish the
tipping evil might also consider the
ACCESSIBILITY of cutting out the con-
versation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07
Nearly everybody who says y don't
care" is not telling the truth.

When an aviator loses his way in
fog he cannot ask a policeman. At
least not yet.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-07

Even the mosquito Is feeling the
impulse of the back-to-the.farm move
ment
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-06-01
THE RECORD BREAKER OF SAN.
BORN

Charles Palmer of Sanborn is a
record smasher. After having brok-
en- all records of the Fargo police
yesterday by being arrested and fined
twice for drunkenness in about twen-
ty hours fiat, he spirited hard and to-
day broke his own record and es-
tablished new one for the city by
being arrested three times and given
a sentence thrice in less than two
days.
After paying his fine yesterday he
had but As cents left on his person
and ticket to Sanborn. It was pre-
sumed that this amount of money
was not sufficient to get him enough
drinks to make him intoxicated and
there was little fear that he would
make new record. However, he a.
gain became intoxicated or rather
slightly tanked and was arrested for
the third time, and will now spend
four days working on the streets of
Fargo.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-06-01
BICKFOR TRIAL AT WASHBURN

Bismarck, N. D., Ny 24.-The case
of State vs.. G.. L. Bickford in which
defendant, who was formerly state
treasurer is charged with embezz-
ling, and other offenses, of 100000,
while in office, has been transferred
from Bismarck, in the sixth district
to Mclean county, in same district,
and Judge Crawford Of Dickinson has
been called as presiding judge. When
the case was called for trial here
change of venure was asked for and
an affidavit of prejudice was filed "a
gainst Judge Winchester. It Is un-
derstood the case will last a week.
A large number of witnesses have
been called and the case will be tried
before a jury.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-06-01
GOVERNOR BURKE APPOINTS

Bismarck, N. D., May 25.-Gov-
ernor Burke has made the following
appointments:
State board veterinary medical ex.
aminers W. S. Stinson, Grafton
one yeor; DR.. c. R. Babcock, New
Rockford, two years; DR.. F. H. Farm.
ess Wahpeton, three wears, r
State pardon boards. A. Fischer
Strassburg; H. S. Rearick, Coopers
town. These members succeed
Charles Wing and w. A. Faulkerson
Delegate to the National Board
of Charities and Corrections meeting
at Boston June to 14-Miss Lillian
TOPPING, Fargo.
Delegates to the American Prison
association meeting at Omaha, Octo.
ber IA to 19-F. E. Packard, Valley
City; Rev. George B. Newcomb, Bis.
marck.
Vice President American Apple
Congress-Max Schultze, New Salem
Carl Nelson, Cando newspaper man
has succeeded J. L. Harvey, also OF
Cando, as deputy field agent Of the
state land department.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-06-01
MORE SHOWERS

Local thunder showers Thursday
night were followed by heavier rain
falls Friday night in many sections
of North Dakota and the country is
again we'll drenched. A heavy rain
fell for about an hour at Jamestown
Friday night, also at Valley City,
Fargo, Grand Forks, Devils Lake and
also west of the Missouri where the
moisture was needed, although the
precipitation was somewhat local in
effect. The showers followed ex-
tremely hot weather, with the ther-
mometer registering close to s5 de-
grees.
In stutsman county there were
three good showers at Pingree and
vicinity Friday and Friday night;
somewhat lighter showers around
Buchanan; HEAVIER fall at Montpelier.
Ypsilanti and light showers around
Medina. The rains followed two
! weeks Of the best growing weather.