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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
SAND LAKE HOMESTEADER
GOES TO STATE HOSPITAL
Gus RankaIa Victim Of 0bsession That 40
Is Pursued By Enemies and Has IN.
happy Penchant for Appearing
in the Altogether Nude.

Gus Rankila, a homes1eaderi liv-
ing in the Sand Lake district, was
brought to Virginia violently in
sane yesterday afternoon and this
morning was taken to the state hos
pital at Fergus Falls.
Rankila 1s the victim of an obses-
sion which causes him to believe
he is constantly pursued by enc.
mics who have designs against his
life. He also has an unhappy pen
chant of appearing IN the altogether
nude, and at his home would often
remove all of his clothing. His
condition kept his family and neigh
bors in a constant state of terror.
He was but recently released from
the state hospital for the insane,
where he had been taken about six
months ago. About ten days ago,
however, his unfortunate malady
again manifested itself with the re.
suit that he was again taken into
custody and returned to the state
institution.
When last incarcerated in the Jail
at Virginia Rankila made an attack
on Jailer O'Dea. Mr.. O'Dea went
into his cell and was viciously at.
tackled. He also hurled missile at
O'Dea's head, which narrowly miss
ed it's mark, and generally gave the
officers in charge of him a good
deal of-trouble. Rankila is the head
of a large family. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
BIG GATHERING OF ELKS
FOR DEDICATION OF HAL

The local lodge Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks is expect
ed to be host to the biggest gather
ing of Elks ever assembled ON the
iron range ON the occasion of the
dedication of Virginia's handsome
new Elks home, next Saturday.
Members of the order will attend
the formal dedicatory exercises,
which are to be held in the even
ing, from all over the state. The
principal address will be by Ex-
allied Ruler Mills of Superior. Other
speakers invited and expected ia
be present are City Comptroller
Mccormick of Duluth and Judge
Netheway Of Mankato, both OF
whom are prominent in Minnesota
Elkdom. ,Hibbing Lodge B. P. o. E.
will send a big delegation On q
special train on the Mesaba rail-
way. The various committees o.
the local, lodge having control Of
the affair are busy and plan tc
entertain their visitors royalty. A
large delegation is expected from
the Head of the Lakes and the
Eveleth membership will be wei
represented.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
WORK BEGUN MONDAY ON
NEW BUSINESS BLOCK

Work was begun the first of the
week on the new $4,000 business
block to be erected by the Hamm
Brewing company at the corner OF
Chestnut street and Central ave-
nue. for which Andrew Grande has
the contract. The block will be
two stories, modern in every re-
spect, 5OxtD feet and is expected
to be ready for occupancy by the
first of September. On the ground
floor will be two of the finest
store buildings in the city,, while
the second floor will be the lodge
home of the Loyal Order of Moose,
Completed the building will be
one of the finest in Virginia and
another handsome addition to the
city's up-to-date business blocks.
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Will Go In Vaudeville.

Pal Brown, the range light
weight, who has been at his home
stead north of Hibbmg isnce his
return from the east several weeks
ago after oanceiDlin ing several future
dates, is soon TO go on the vaude-
willie stage. Brown has signed a
two months contract for a tour
Of the houses on the Empire cir
cult. He will have sparring part
ner and star in an original skit
which gives opportunity for him tt
show his skill as a boxer. Brown
will begin making matches agah1
at the end of his tour. 1t viii
take him to a number of western
cities and he hopes to get on with
some of the best IightMedgMs IL
the business when he is agar
ready to devote his attention. t6
the game of the upholstered mitts
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
KNIGHTS PYTnIlS had
BANQUET II ORMOlDE

= z p = =, Is = 80
The local lodge Knights Pythias
had . very enjoyable banquet n
the Ormonde hotel last Friday even.
ing. Covers were laid for about GO
and Sig Dahl presided 40 toast.
master. The committee on arrange
ments wac John. Krogdahl, J. 81
Curtis, F. s. Lister and s.. Dahl
Among those who responded to
toasts were Fred Lister, Victol
Peterson, Mrs. Douglas Greeley, !
Tretheway and F. C. Whiting. The
menu was up to the usual excellent
standard of the Ormonde. The If
fair was one of the most enjoyable
held for some time by the Virgins
Knights Pythias.
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9; ,seaa her was chill and the sstttaa-
dance was small Spreitzer for the
Maohams pitched fine basebaA and
allowed the visitors but S hits.
Two Of which were Of the scratch
variety The G abert team played
q slow game behind Diversion and
Knapp. Both were hit freely.
Features were. home runs by Mnber
OF the, SMohamis and Johnson and
Meehan Of Gilbert. The Mohamis
showed much improved form and
are going to be able to hold their
own with any of the teams in the
hange TnolQey league. s...=
Fred Anthony and McCnlloch
were in the. Mohami lMle-up and
proved tower of strength to thu
team. Gilbert has some good
talent but did not perform UP te
the form it is capable Of.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
MOVE OFFICES TO A
NEW LOCATION THIS WEEK

The offices Of DR.. Deering, Otto
A. Poirier and the Pitt Iron Mining
company. above the First Nationa
Bank building will this week be
moved to new quarters in the 70.
man block across the street, where
they will remain until the new
First National hank building s, is
ready for occupancy. The work
of raising the old bank building
has already been begun and the
bank will be moved to its temper
airy quarters some time next week,
The new First National bank build
ing will be the finest business
block on the Mvsaba range and the
handsomest and hest equipped as
well.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
COMMISSION TO HOLD A =.
HEARING HERE JUNE 6

The protest made by the Virginia
Commercial club and the city coun-
Gil against the removal of the
Wooden Shoe passenger J. train
of the Great Northern between this
city and Hibbing has resulted in
the announc cement by the state rail
road and warehouse commission
that a special hearing will be held
in Virginia Friday, June 6, at the
Fay hotel, at II O'Clock, when all
interested may appear before rep
resentatives of the commission and
state their objections to the ser
vice recently inaugurated which
resulted in the train being taken
out of service. Virginia people in
terested are getting ready to make
an impressive showing on behalf
Of their position.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23

Inonia. l1any friends 81: the family
will learn viii, slncere Iegret Of
their sudden q bereavement. The
little girl was ! bright and winsome
child and the grief % the parents
knows no bounds. FuneTal services
will be held Monday at Z o'clock.
but all arrangements had not been
completed at the hour Of the Enter.
prise going TO press. .. !. 81 70. I
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Shaw Looks for Matches.

Tom Shaw, vendor of hot tsmales
has returned from Hibbmg to Vir-
ginia to make his home. Shaw is
wrestler of ability. and at Hfb-
bling is the side partner of Kahn
Alley, who recently went two
hours to draw with a Bulgarian
prMege of Martin Johnson, the
wrestling Duluth fineman. Shaw
Wrestles around 100 pounds and rs
willing to meet any man OF his
weight on the iron range. Shaw
and Alley have been train ing at the
fire hall at Hibbing and Chief NC
I!hhargey of the Hibhing fire de
pantment is endeavcring to match
Shaw and Martlin johnson, the
bout to be staged at Hibbing soon.
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ing, seconded by Andrew Hawkinson
that the proposition of purchasing
the eighty acres of state land on the
North Side for agricultural and play
ground purposes be referred to the
buildings and grounds committee,
with power to act and engage legal
advice In the matter ::
Carried unanimously. -.
Meeting adjourned. -: r. MI. !. ~
r =. s.. MITCHELL STEWART, p
-. ;. = - - Clerk:
Approved May II. 1913. 1870. I; !.
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Approved May II, 1913.
EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF VIR-

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF VIR.
GINA, MIMI, 5-14-1913.
Meeting called to order at 1922
p. M. by Chairman R. J. McGhee.
Roll call: Present, R. J. McGhee
Andrew Hawkinson, w. H. Eaton
!. H. Fleming, Mitchell Stewart
Absent, c. E. Hendrick, Lafayette
Bliss.
Minutes of previous meeting were
then read by clerk and approved.
The board then listened to report
as made by the buildings and
grounds committee relative to pro-
curing the eighty 900 acre tract on
the North Side to be used for agri-
cultural purposes, and Mr.. Eaton
stated in part as follows:
The committee agreed to have Mr..
R. c. Pickering, of Arnold & Pick
ering take charge of this matter, and
Mr.. Pickering was, therefore, advis-
ed to proceed, and committee asked
that board sanction their action.
Moved by r. J. McGhee, seconded
by J. H. Fleming that Mr.. Pickering
be sanctioned as recommended by
the buildings and grounds commit
too ~ 1ool1 q f&or n,,roho On m ooruixo
by condemnation proceedings of the
eighty 900 acres of state land on
the North Side to be used for agri-
cultural purposes.
Carried.
Mr.. German was called upon for
remarks and stated that the new
North Side school was just about
completed and as far as he could see
the contractors had made a very
good job and the building looked
very satisfactory. He stated, how
ever, that the vacuum pump needs
regulating and adjusting and should
be looked after. As whole he stat
- il
ed that the jobs look very good and
did not think any Of the contractors
had sighted their work. He also
said that the defective stand-pipe
had been repaired and that Stack
Bros. are now entitled to their mon
ey. There will be some swelling of
the doors, windows, ETC.. which will
require q little attention and It is
Mr.. Germans opinion that the gen.
eral contractors should be called
upon to look after these matters.
superintendent report was then
read and accented % follows:
For the Montl q April, 1918.
Total enrolment "a date q. ]. & o49
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the insurance on new manual train
ing, domestic science, chemical lab
oratory equipment, ETC., in the Tech
nical high school.
Carried.
The matter of fire extinguishers
for the new Homestead and North
Side schools was then discussed, and
it was decided that this would be
investigated and taken up further at
the next regular meeting.
Mr.. A. F. Benson was then called
upon for remarks and in part stated
that construction work on the North
Side school was now far enough
along so that it would not require
any more of his attention.
He also called attention to the
fact that last fall he had been au-
thorized by the board to do some
filling at the back part of the South
Side school lot at Csc per load, but
this work was not done on account
of frost. He stated he was now
ready to start this work, and was
advised by the board to go ahead
with same
The following resolution intro
duced by w. H. Eaton was then
adopted:
Resolved, by the Board of Educa-
ton of the Independent School Dis.
trict of Virginia, Mimi, that the fol-
lowing bills, audited by the finance
committee, and the salary schedule
of April 1913, be allowed and that
the clerk be and is hereby instructed
to draw orders on the treasurer in
payment of the same:
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Moved by Andrew Hawkinson, sec
onded by J. H. Fleming that the
above resolution be adopted.
Roll call: Ayes, R. J. McGhee, An
drew Hawkinson, w. H. Eaton, ]. H.
Fleming, Mitchell Stewart. Nays,
none.
Adopted.
The matter of engaging superin-
tendent of schools for the ensuing
year was then discussed. After re-
marks were made by different men,
bers of the board is was proposed
that this matter be voted upon. AT
this point Chairman R. J.. McGhee
stated II the matter of superinten-
dent was put to q vote he would be
counted absent. After some further
argument It was decided to hold this
matter open to be taken up at the
next regular meeting. Wednesday,
May 18th. 5..5s.22
It was then moved By !. II, Flen-
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William Rooney and family re-
turned last evening from a trip to
Florida, where they spent the past
winter. Mr.. Rooney returns to vir-
ginia much impressed with the
south and reports that they very
much enjoyed their trip.
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MEETING OF THE, BOARD OF
DEDICATION OF INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF VIR-
GINA, MINI, 5-16-1913.
Meeting called to order at 800
p. n: By Chairman J. McGhee.
Roll call: Present, r: ] cGhee,
Andrew Hawkinson. Eaton,
i. 3. Flaming. G. =. HendrIck Mi
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1870 s's3s''ssss1
LOCAL SPORTS
Virginia MixOlOgists Win.

The Virginia mixologists base
ball team journeyed to Gilbert SUM-
day and took on a team made up
of the thirst parlor employees at
Gilbert and Eveleth at baseball.
Virginia won the affair by a score
of IL to 4 and the game furnished
q lot of amusement for quite a
crowd. Klavachek and Hansen
were the battery for Virginia and
Hanrahan pitched for the Eveleth-
Gilbert aggregation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
GRAND JURY SESSION
WILL Be IMPORTANT
Sales Of Liquor 10 Minors and to Indians
at Pelican Lake, and Reports Of
Unlicensed Drinking Places 10 s
- ~ Be Investigated. I ~

An investigation of reported sales
of liquor to Indians at Pelican Lake
on the Nett Lake reservation, saIes
of intoxicants to minors, unlicens-
ed drinking places and violations
of the liquor laws over the range.
will feature the next session: of the
grand jury which will convene on
the afternoon of June at Hibbing.
The reports of sales to Indians
will deal with specific cases in
which Indian girls under IA years
of age were piled with intoxicants
by white men and afterward mis-
treated. Either County Attorney
Green or Assistant County Attor-
ney Forbes will have charge of the
grand jury as Assistant County
Attorney Boyle will be absent on a
vacation.
Other matters up to the grand
jury will be the case of the State of
Minnesota vs.. Dominick Gilbert,
bound over on charge of murder
in the first degree tor the fatal
shooting at Bull on the night of
April 80 of Peter Saratore, following
drinking bout and brawl, as the
latter was boarding an electric car.
Martin Zwakman of Chisholm is
held to the grand jury in a charge
of carnal knowledge of child and
Adolph kleppe of Kelly Lake on a
charge of indecent assault. The
victim in both cases was the daugh.
ter of Chisholm laboring man
who was recently committed to a
state institution.
Oscar Perala is held on a charge
of carrying concealed weapons. He
was one of a party of eight living
in shack near Pelican Lake, sus-
pecting of being holdup men in
that vicinity. The place was raided
by deputy sheriffs and the other
members of the party were given
sentences OF three months in the
county Jail. Perala, it is alleged,
was the leader of the gang. A load
ed billy was found on his person
when he was arrested.
Walter Fisher is bound over from
the municipal court in Virginia
charged with grand larceny alleg.
ed to have been committed in the
theft from Steve Tagus of $72.
Peter P. Bellin is held on charge
of seduction under promise of mar,
rage. The states chief witness
will be young woman formerly
employed at local hotel.
Nick Philipevich must answer a
charge of assault in the second de.
gree committed at Chisholm on
April Z. 1t is alleged that in an
ARRAY he used a knife and seriously
wounded Mike Batter.
Nels Lee and George Slette are
held for assault in the second de.
gree. They are the pair who fired
on Mrs. W. l. Poole of Duluth and
Martin Moe of Virginia, mistaking
Mrs. Poole for deer. She sustain
ed wound in the breast and q
second bullet passed through the
wind shield of the automobile il
which they had been riding, while
the tonneau was vacant aud Mr.
Moe was making some repairs to {
defective tire.
Charles Lee of Hibbing, Chinese
is held to answer to charge of as
sault in the second degree, com
mitted in stat bling Russell Melon
aid, an enploye of the Mahonins
mine during brawl.
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Child Died This nor,ilg.

Eulalia, the 4 aud one-half year.
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. J.
Whitley, who live at the Minnewas
mine, died this morning after q
four-days' illness Of bronchial pneu.
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he'll q Stewart Abaent Lafayette

Minutes Of previous meeting were
then read by clerk and approved.
Mr.. McGhee reported that the
teachers committee was not in post
ton to make 4 complete report 1t
this time but thought that within 4
short time same would be in shape
to be presented to the board.
Attorney Pickering addressed the
board regarding the matter of &C.
curing the eighty acre tract of state
land on the North Side to be used
for agricultural. purposes. advising
the board to form some specified
plans to submit to the court in the
condemnation proceedings and to
have someone present at such pro-
ceedfngs to testify as to the necessity
for acquiring such land. Mr.. Pick
ering presented sample form of
ballot to be used as official ballot on
day of election and on motion of Mr..
McGhee, seconded by Mr.. Hendrick,
the ballot as presented by Mr.. Pick
ering be adopted as official ballot on
day of election, said motion being
unanimously carried, the clerk was
instructed to have printed a suffi.
Gent number of these ballots.
The following resolution was in.
PRODUCED by Mr.. Stewart, seconded
by Mr.. McGhee:
Resolved, by the Board of Educa.
ton of Independent School District
of Virginia, Mimi, that the following
acquisitions, approved by the com
mittee on supplies, be favorabl,
passed upon by this board and thu
same are hereby ordered purchased
dozen sets of Khaki jackets ant
overalls.
1k dozen light goggles.
so copies of Davison's health les
sons.
3 dozen cans HectOgraph Refiller
l saw blade u inch for Oliver ban(
saw No. Is.
l brazing clamp No. 459.
l box y inch silver solder.
| bottle welding solution.
Unanimously carried.
The following resolution was mex
introduced by Mr.. Hendricks:
Resolved, That the Board of Edu
cation of the Independent Schoo
District of Virginia defer any furthe
voting on the matter of election o
superintendent of schools for the en-
suing year until after the presen
school term is closed on June goth
Motion supported by Mr.. Fleming
Roll call: Ayes, McGhee, Hendrick
Fleming. Nays, Hawkinson, Eaton
Stewart
Tie vote.
The following resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. McGhee:
Resolved, That the Board of Edu
cation of the Independent Schoo
District of Virginia appoint Mr.. LAT
ayette, Bliss as Superintendent 0
schools for the ensuing year at ,
salary of thirty-six hundred dollar
($36O0.OO).
Motion supported by Mr.. Fleming
Roll call: Ayes, McGhee, Hendrick
Fleming. Nays, Hawkinson, Eaton
Stewart.
Tie vote.
Meeting adjourned until Saturda
evening May 18th, 1918, at eigh
o'clock
MITCHELL STEWART,
Clerl,
Approved May II, 1913.
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CELESTIAL m TROUBLE
Attorney N 81 Mol lahon has
been retained TO defend John Lee,
Chinese, who conducts the National
hotel at II ibbing. Lee is accused
of stabbing q steamshovel engineer
employed at the Mahoning mine in
a brawl on the second floor of
the hotel one day last week. He
asserts that he fought in self-de-
Tense and that the other man was
the aggressor and had made threats
against his life. He is charged with
first degree assault. .>s 4. ..,..
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duced by Andrew HawkinsOn was
then adopted:
Resolved, by the Board of Educa-
ton of the Independent School Dis
trict of Virginia, Mimi, that the fol-
lowing bills audited by the finance
committee be allowed and that the
clerk be and is hereby instructed to
draw orders on the treasurer in pay
ment of the same:
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MOhamis Defeat Gilbert.
TIE Virginia Mohamis WON from
Gilbert in q rather weird contest
at the local park Sunday after
noon by the score of IS to 4. The
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. 49, year s. 8. q. s, Z ~ q
Gain over April Of last year 17s
Number enrolled on nrst day Of
month i. I. J. 2s7s
Number Of new pupils during s.z
the month !. !. ]. J. !. I. :. ]. :. ~
Number received BY transfer
during the month ID
Number re-entered from prev
ious months &. !. ;. !. s. SO
Enrolment at close OF month 23Is
Average number attending dur
ing the month ...2l56
Per cent Of attendance :. $3.50
Total number Of transfers given
to date 275
Total number left school to date 800
Enrolment in Night School.
New Americans .........;... AS
Manual Training :. .......... 256
Commercial Work 80. ~
Mechanical Draughtihg ...... Is
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school farm and competent man
employed to- have charge Of the
school gardens and school farm.
Il Is recommended that steps be
taken g grade and fence the
grounds Of the new North Side
school. 81. z:.5..s
8 Il 10 recommended that the
grounds Of the new Homestead
school be graded and fenced. &.
It is recommended that the old
school building at the Homestead be
sold to the farmers who wish to use
1t a. q town hall.
Moved by Mitchell Stewart, Sec
onded by A. Hawkinson that recon-
mendation of superintendent in re-
gard to normal training department
in the high school, that Miss Ida M.
Flood be appointed to this work,
etc.. be referred to the teachers
committee to be reported upon at
the next meeting, or the following
meetings. soon as possible.
Carried.
Moved by A. Hawkinson, seconded
by ]. H.. Fleming that recommends
ton of superintendent in regard to
grading and fencing the grounds of
the new North Side school be re-
ferred to the buildings and grounds
committee to examine, investigate
and report upon as soon as possible.
Carried.
Moved by ]. H. Fleming, seconded
by A. Hawkinson that recommends
ton of superintendent in regard to
grading and fencing the grounds of
the new Homestead school be re-
ferred to the buildings and grounds
COMMITTEE, they to appoint one of
their members to 60 out, look same
over and report to the committee in
full.
Carried.
Moved by w. H. Eaton, seconded
'jby J. H. Fleming. that clerk be in
structed to advertise the old school
building at the Homestead for sale,
in accordance with superintendent
recommendation.
Treasurer's financial report was
then read and accepted, as follows:
3, to May l4th, 1913.
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