davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

|
Systematic and regular instruction
has been given in all the grades and
high school in temperance hygiene,
the evil effects of the use of tobacco,
doping with patent medicines and
drugs, and the great handicap to a
good physical development caused by
the habitual use of narcotics.
The commencement exercises were
largely DEVOTED to strong presenta-
ton Of "Alcohol as the Great Des-
troyer," and the prime cause Of ply
steal, mental, and moral degeneracy
among our people.
First aid to the Injured and how
to avoid contagious, diseases have re-
ceived emphasis this year.
During the spring term DR.. H. F.
Wood, expert of the Federal Govern
ment on trachoma, made careful ex-
animation of the eyes of all the chill
dren. No cases of trachoma were
found, and DR.. Wood reported that
the children Of our schools are re-
markable for their physical sound
ness and vital stamina.
A public school industrial float,
constructed by the school, took part
in the Fourth of July parade. On this
float students could be seen working
at the various lines of industrial &C.
tivity represented in our schools o.
the chemistry table, iron ore was
analysed: in physics the boys worked
with electrical appliances, the air
pump, momentum apparatus, etc.; in
manual training the boys illustrated
the kind of work carried on in the
shops; the girls were occupied wash
ing clothes, making bread, sewing by
hand and with machines, typewrit.
ing, ironing, running duplicating and
adding machines, etc. All articles OF
furniture on the float were made by
the students. More than 100 pupils
had work on the float.
The public schools are a public
trust. Physical soundness is the bias
is of social progress. The children
of our schools are protected from
physical and moral contamination IL
> every way possible, and particular
care is taken that they go through
the schools in such way that theil
physical health is not impaired, bu
on the contrary improved, and als'
that their moral life is strengthene,
for the right choices of the hes
things.
1t gives me sincere pleasure a
this time to express to the member
of the Board OF Education, my dee
appreciation for their loyal support
liberality in taking care of the fnan
: fial needs of the schools, their at
tention to business, and their activ
a and intelligent interest in the NOR
t complex and technical problems q
!, school administration. To the schoo
d faculty and other helpers I wish t
}. express thanks for their untiring an
] sympathetic efforts to carry out th
d plans Of their superintendent, an
y to translate into action, for the goo
+ of the pupils. what might otherwia
8 have lain dormant 8 mere theof
1 thut for ~ satAusiastie. ~ g
54 z3sz
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
WILL REMODEL BUILDING.

John Byrne, owner of the building
at the corner of Chestnut and Me-
saba, occupied by the Hub saloon,
will shortly commence work on the
improvement and remodeling Of that
block.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

1876 from IS to l3layears Of age;
1906 from S to 81; and 1910 from
to 16 who were in school the entire
school year OF ten months as the
compulsory school law requires. This
law of compulsory school attendance
is very strictly enforced in Virginia.
OF the "a teachers on duty, Z were
men and II women. The average
monthly salary Of the men teachers
not including the superintendent, was
}1O6.25; of the women $75.25.
The preparation of the work Of
teaching is shown by the fact that
Is teachers are college graduates,
and SIS normal school graduates
NEST of the others have attended nor.
NAL schools or colleges and hold first
grade teachers certificates.
AS to terms Of service, 81 teachers
have taught continuously in Virginia
for three years or more. and so fol
the past two years.
All text books, reference books,
school supplies, and apparatus of ev.
cry kind are furnished free of cost
to the pupils. The average cost fol
the text books per pupil for the year
just closed was 80 cents.
Several hundred trees, shrubs, and
other plants were set out on OF
around the different school grounds
this spring, and the grounds about
the Technical and Roosevelt build
ings have been graded and beautifled
with flowers and shrubs.
The number of books drawn from
the library during the year was g.
1913.
Fines were collected amounting to
$3.50, herewith turned over to the
treasurer.
Receipts from the Lecture Course
committee amount to $947.74; dis
bursements OF Lecture Course CON-
mittee $so2.s2, leaving balance in
the treasury of $145.42.
The class play fund for 1912
amounted to $349.50, which will be
spent for a suitable memorial for the
class.
The returns from the State High
School Board Examinations show tn IT
1896 certificates were won by pupils
this year. One hundred ninety pu-
pills were neither absent nor tardy
during the year.
The growth of the school popula-
ton is shown by the total enrolment
for the past nine years, which is as
follows.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
BIG Lotus WITH GOLLMAR'S
CIRCUS.

One of the most annoying things
to the animal keeper with a menag-
erie Is the surprising ignorance and
Indifference OF many people toward
the rare and costly beasts and birds
Of the forest. There are not half a
dozen real geological gardens in this
entire country and hence about the
only opportunity a majority of the
people of this country have to study
natural history from real life is upon
the occasional visit Of some of the
big circuses.
Although wild beasts are vanish
ing before the advance of civilization,
and the increase OF the earth's popu-
lation, and though it is certain that
all wild beasts will become extinct In
time, yet a larger portion OF the pub
lie fails to inspect the menageries
that are brought to their doors
The Gollmar Brothers paid $500
for giant hippopotamus. 1t is a
magnificent specimen Of the river
horse OF the River Nile. and a most
interesting source OF study for the
student OF nature. Very few people
can tell whether hippopotamus is
web footed or whether 1t has teeth
The average person does not know
that 1t is an animal allied to the &C.
phant; that it has thick and heavy
body, short legs, terminated by four
toes; short tail. skin without hair,
except at the extremity of IT'S tail,
and that it feeds on heritage exclus-
lively.
Big Lotus" the chip with the
Gollmar shows. knows his value, and
he also knows that the public Is not
al we'll acquainted with him as it pre-
tends to be- When he first Joined the
circus he seemed annoyed because
the cheap, sickly, treacherous little
monkey attracted more attention
than he did; but he Is over that now.
Although he. Is not paid the homage
and attention that Is his due, this
giant beast does not show his disap-
pointment, but lies contentedly in the
mammouth tank of water in the bot.
tom OF his cage, and In parade he
will occasionally make goo-goo eyes
at the crowds or open his grea,
mouth. When the menagerie Is op'
ened he is so provoked that people
devote so much time to the Other
numerous attractions OF the Gollmal
Brothers geological display that hi
frequently turns his back to thu
whole crowd.
big Lotus comes here with tn
Gollmar Brothers circus Wednesday
July "a.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

tanned.
LAFAYETTE BLISS,
superintendent.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF EN-
TERTAINMENT COURSE, 1s11-12.
Receipts.
$50 season tickets at 81. IS 10000
Oct. II. door receipts ..... 400
Nov 81, door receipts ..... 20.95
Dec. 8, door receipts ...... 1880
Jan. 5, door receipts ..... 2:.s5
Jan. -, door receipts 80. $40
Jan. 81, door receipts ..... S.55
Feb. %, door receipts ..... 5.45
March Is, door receipts -. ,95
April 2, door receipts ..... 102.09
Total receipts ..........$ 9i7.74
Disbursements.
Oct. II, paid Jas. H. Batten.$ 5000
Nov. 81, paid Elias Day.. $500
Dec. 8, paid Price Concert
SOAApoAy ocs"V
Dec. IL, paid Kipp Orchestra 1900
Jan. 5,'paid International
Operate Company ...... 10000
Jan. 10, paid Reno B. We'll
bourne -. to.oV
Jan. IS, paid w. H. Peter
son (violin and piano) -. 400
Jan 81, paid Sol Marcosson-
Ion Jackson Co. ........ 5000
Feb. %, paid Star Male
Quartette ............. 15.OU
March IS, paid Sylvester A.
Long ....... ....... oo"o
April 2, paid Carleton Glee
NAUU oVVV
April 2, donated to Athletic
Association, one-half net
door receipts April g.. 45.32
Total disbursements ...$ 8O2.32
Cash ON hand ............$ 1882
FINANCIAL STATEMENT CLASS
PLAY 1912.
Tickets sold by Senior class $165.25
Tickets sold by teachers
committee .............. 1918
Office sales rs
Door receipts, both evenings. 1915
Total receipts .... $349.50
Funds to be used to purchase a
class memorial.
The treasurer's report was then
read and the chair entertained the
following motion:
Moved by R. J. McGhee, seconded
by J. H. Fleming, that the treasurer's
report be accepted and placed on
file and that the summary be spread.
upon the minutes.
Carried.
SUMMARY OF TREAsURER's RE-
PORT.
Recapitulation.
June 1st, cash on hand. IS 1874
Receipts.
June 9TH, W. A. Holgate,
county treasurer ......$4O,0OO.00
June 18th, w. A. Holgate,
county treasurer ...... 152.47
June 3Oth, interest First
National Bank, Virginia GIL
June goth, interest Ameri-
can Exchange Bank, Vir-
ginia ..... ......... 5.64
TOTAL Receipts ......$4O,164.82
CASH on hand ...... 1874
TOTAL CASH .$4O,294.23
Disbursements.
June month, checks issued. 81, 1858
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

Cash on hand June 30th,
Cash on hand First Ma
tiOnal Bank, Virginia. $ 4,585.46
Cash on hand, American
Exchange Bank, Virginia 3,942.89
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

urer in payment Of the same. II
Troy Steam Laundry, school
laundry for June, 1912. s. 5.4S
Virginia Store Co.. school
supplies -. ss.4s
Terrell & Stevens, school
supplies .............. ! 10
Eaton Dray Line. draying
school supplies :. ....... 2.25]
Standard Oil Co., school
supplies IL W.
Virginia Hardware Co.,
school supplies ........ AIS
Alexander Reid & Co.,
school supplies ........ 27.67
Lafayette Bliss, freight, ex-
press and other bills paid 23.71
Richard Ola, work on
school grounds and inter-
Tor painting ........... 300
Amos Olson, work on school
grounds and interior
Qd1uLluS % W
John Hamberg, work on
school grounds and inter-
ior painting ........... $500
Albert Burchell, work on
school grounds and inter-
ior painting .:...... $500
Herbert Burchell, school
carpenter for month of
June, 1912 ........... $50
Tritchler Electric Co., elec-
trical repairs .......... 6.95
Carl Anderson, work on
school grounds ........ 22.00
Virginia Plumbing & Heat
ing Co., repairs ........ $50
Victor Thompson, work on
school grounds ....... $50
Pelto & Stohlberg, material
for repairs ............ 800
Virginia & Rainy Lake Co.,
lumber for repairs ..... 92.12
Andrew Grande, material
Tor repairs ............ z.4O
Johnson & Sundberg, black
dirt and hauling ....... 800
M. l.. Matheson, sharpening
uTl1lS l.l5
John Serveo, work on North
Side school site ........ 1925
John Koski, work on North
Side school site ......... 1925
E. I. DUPONT de Nemours
Powder Co., material for
DldStlnS I.6S
Eddy's Dray & Stage Line,
school livery ........ 2.0Ol
Mrs. Anna Erickson, / day
substitute teachers, June,
1917 ...... .......... sou
Library Of Congress, library
cards ...... ......... 1.13|
Rose Quinn, library books. 4.95
A. J.. Nystrom & Co., set
Of maps .............. 80.
Inc 2ulcKprlnt, printing!. ~. Is
Mesaba Telephone Co., tele-
phone service for June,
1917 ~
The Virginian, printing and
publishing 49,. ...... 20. sol
Transfer & Fuel
Co., fuel and drayage. .. 1891 |
Central Trust Co. of Illinois
redemption of bonds -. 5000. 90
Central Trust Co. of Illinois
redemption of bonds and
Interest 60ZZ oU |
Virginia Electric Power &
Water Co., water and
ngnC 365 III
Norton Hardware Co., ten
mis- material and hard
ware ........... 81 W |
D. J. Sullivan, transporta-
ton Of pupils and haul
Ing ashes ............. 80. rs
The Virginia Enterprise,
printing and publishing. 1926
Moved by r. J. McGhee, seconded |
by C. E. Hendrick, that the above |
resolution be adopted. Ayes, r. J.
Mitchell Stewart, J. H. !
Fleming, c E. Hendrick. Nays,
None.
Adopted July 10, 1912.
The matter Of the coming election
on July 10th was then discussed and
the chair entertained the following
Moved by R. J. McGhee, seconded
by J. H. Fleming, that the Board
print Australian ballots for the
school election, July 30, 1912.
Carried.
Upon motion duly made and Sec
onded the Board adjourned.
Time, 1O:40 p. m.
c. e. HENDRICK.
Clerk.
Approved July IS, 1912.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
InADn IN EnuYrv NunN an
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
, Proceedings of Virginia
Park Commission y.*%

PARK ROARD pROCEEDINGS.

PARK BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meetings of Virginia Park
Commission are held on the LIST and
third Wednesdays of each month in
he City Hall building at $3.50 p M,
and the public are invited to attend.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
TOURNEY BEGINS TONIGHT
Thirty-twO Players Will Contest for
HOnOrs in Tennis ON the Courts
at the Technical High School
Grounds.

The first tennis tournament to be
held in Virginia will begin at the
Technical high school grounds to-
night. A total of thirty-two names
are on the list for the contest, which
promises to be an interesting one as
there are number of splendid play
ers in the city who will participate
Draw and the hanlicaps Of the va
rious players are as follows:
N. Ridlon, Wilbur Van
Evera, three games.
AL. Brundage, four games, point
Earl Richards. three games.
X. Tint, scratch-Stanley C. Way,
scratch.
Verne Johnson. three games. l
point--Mitchel Stewart. scratch.
Leighton R. simons. game
Ralph Wagy, four games, l point.
II. Johnson. three games. point
Allen GarVey, three games.
Peter Shipley, three games Sam
Cohen, one game.
]. H. Handle, two games-J. E..
Hanson, four games, point.
II Cusscn, three games-Keith
Maitland, three games. l point.
Ebert Iiannaford, three games, |
ioint-Walter Newcomb, three
games, / point.
Jay Griffith, one game-A. Beville,
three games.
G. 4. Myers. three games-Emmett
Taylor. one game.
George Meehan, two games-T.
Mckenzie. three games, point.
C. A. Lucas, three games, l point
C. E. LeVeque, three games, l
point.
H. E. Pribnow, two games-H.
Higgie, two games.
Henry Dollhouse, three games-A
F. Benson, three games.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

we'll balanced work Of the teachers.
TO the fathers and mothers. to the
general public, !. want to say that all
have done we'll and worthily In help.
ing to make Of the Virginia public
schools a school system of which we
all may be justly proud. It is only
by the conscientious, intelligent and
hearty cooperation of school authori.
ties, parents, teachers, and pupils.
that the highest efficiency can be at
tanned.
LAFAYETTE BLISS,
superintendent
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF EN-
TERTAINMENT COURSE, 1911-12.
R00o3nfa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

me CHAIRMAN OF the buildings and
Grounds Committee was to get proper
advice as to whether the present en-
CINE would carry the load in addition
to what it has. The chairman Of the
committee, however, on account Of
press of other business, has not been
able to get this report but vii do 90
az soon as possible.
C.. E. HENDR1CK,
Chairman.
After due discussion the chairman
entertained the following motion:
Moved by r. J. McGhee, second
ed by J. H. Fleming, that the report
Of the Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee be accepted and spread ON the
minutes, and the committee be en-
powered to execute the recommends
tions."
Carried.
The committee also reported that
attention had been called by their
inspector, Mr.. Benson, that the plans
do not contemplate the footings to
the outside door Of the boiler room
to be below the frost line, and rec
commended that a. these were cement
they would be liable to heave and
should be lowered. After due dis-
cussion and consideration, the fol-
lowing motion was entertained by the
Chair:
4 Moved by g. H. Moore, seconded
BY H. Fleming, that the lowering
Of the footings to the outside door OF.
the boiler room be referred to the.
] Buildings and Grounds COMMITTEES.
] with power to act.
Il Carried. s -
! Moved and seconded that the mset-
Ing adjourn. . S.. .
q Carried. ST ..5 60.
! Time. s:1s p. n.
9. =. HENDRIcK
Clerk.
J. A. sevs4 Jsly g
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-07-26
Danger in Deep Silos

Hoard's Dairyman, paper which
is an authority on farm subjects,
gives the following warning in re-
gard to deep silos: Very often we
read or hear of men who propose to
build silOs that are sunk in the
ground below the feeding floor from
six to ten and in some case fifteen
or twenty feet. They do this on the
suppositiOn that 1t is cheaper to dig
down than 1t Is to build up But
that is not all there is to It, Such
silos are apt to become death traps
through the generation of carbonlc
acid gas caused by the fermentation
of the ensilage.
A few years ago several men lost
their lives in such sil0 near Wau-
sau, Wis. Recently five persons were
suffocated in a malt grain pit used
on the dairy farm of Jacob Sachs
near Cincinnati, Ohio. Four were
suffoCated in endeayoring to save the
life of Mr.. Sachs. who was the first
victim.
The malt in its fermentation had
generated the carbonic gas just as an
old we'll does some times. Deep sllos
have the same liability and 1t is we'll
to know this important fact"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-07-26
How Silage Effects Mix

There is no longer any argument
over the economy of the silO in saw
ing the whole crop, nor of its bene-
fetal effects as an article of diet for
farm animals; but occasionally 1t is
stated that silage gives an undesir-
able favor to the milk. This idea
is strengthened by the fact that a
large milk condensing plant refuses
milk from cows that have been fed
on silage.
In his admirable work on Feeds
and Feeding" by w. A. Henry OF the
University of Wisconsin, the Ques-
ton Is discussed In some detail.
Professor Henry states that other
milk cOndensing companies favor the
use of silage for the cows whose milk
they get. Professor Fraser of the IL
linOis experiment station made a test
of two lots of cows, one of which
was given silage. Samples of the
milk we're tested "by 372 persons,
so per cent. of whom, without knOwl-
edge of the feeds used expressed a
preference for the silage made milk.
EXPERTS db u rune van uStVNt ah"oS
odOr or favor to the milk of silage-
fed cows, but such flavor is rarely
as marked as that of cows freshly
turned on grass in spring time. With
over 100000 silOs in use by the
dairymen of this country, the thou
sands of whom are furnishing the
choicest dairy products-milk, cream
and butter-tO critical customers, the
time is surely at hand when Objec-
lions to silage should cease. Like
any other feed, silage may be
abused" By proper ventilation, san
abused" BY proper ventilation, SAN
itation and sensible management, no
one need fear any bad effect on the
milk of silage-fed cows.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-07-26
Pointers for Filling

Don't fill the silo until the corn
begins to glaze. 49,,
Don't allow the fodder to wilt
badly before putting into the silo.
Cut the fodder fine and pack well
to exclude the air, as air promotes
decomposition.
Do not let the corn lie all in one
place. Scatter 1t evenly over the
surface. Tramp we'll about the edge.
II you are without silo experience,
don't try experiments, they are ex7
pensive. Take advice from those
who have succeeded.
Don't wait for the dew to dry on
nor stop for rain while filling II you
can keep the men at work; water
does no harm. -.
Fill silo half full and let 1t set
tie several days, then fill again. Fill
several more feet and let 1t settle.
Proceed in this way uRtil filled.
If fodder and weather is very dry,
add water by attaching hose to sill
age cutter. Illinois Farmers lnstl-
tue.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-07-26
CITIZENS LEAGUE IN
SEWARD
Currency Reform Sentiment
Is Very Strong In Kansas

The need of better banking and
currency system Is being discussed
with much interest by Seward county
business men. The Citizens League
which has for its local chairman l..
A. Etzold, OF Liberal, has distrlbut-
ed a large amount of educatiye ma
terial and has aroused much active
interest in the subject. Business men
and farmers realize that they are
now too much at the mercy Of the
money trust and want some system
that will insure immunity from pan
les. A bill is now before congress
and the Kansas congressman are
studying the subject preparatory to
voting at the next session. II vot-
ers do not inform themselves and de-
mand the kind OF a law they want,
they may get the kind OF law they
do not want
Eighty-three counties Of Kansas
are now organized. The state head
quarters at Abilene, C. NJ. Harger,
president, will send literature free to
all applicants. Members Of the
League who pay one dollar receive
all League publications. together