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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-05
|SA'fE'l' MINE
|. IS CON ED
Pickands-M ather Superintendents and
= 2: Captains Hold. Meeting IN 1
: u Virginia Saturday. &

First aid to the injured and safet,
appliances in the mines were topics
for consideration at a meeting Of the
superintendent and mining captains
Of the Pickands-Mather company OF
the Mesaba range, held at the city
hall in Virginia Saturday. B. F.
Botsford of Biwabik presided.
The adoption of uniform bell sig
mails in the mines was considered at
some length and an interesting talk
on this subject was made by George
Martinson, who is in charge of the
safety first movement for the COM
pany on the range. Accidents re-
Gently occurring on the Mesaba and
how they might have been prevented
as we'll as first aid methods in con-
nection with them were also made the
subject of an interesting discussion.
Powder stations, their location, safe
guarding and use were also discussed
at some length. The adoption of a
uniform candlestick which could be
bought in large quantities was also
considered as we'll as improvements
to the carbide boxes at present in
use. The maintaining of bulletin
boards in all dry houses for the post
ing of bulletins was also considered.
The meeting was highly interest
ing to all the mining men and the
majority of the range towns were
represented in the attendance.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-05
MEETING OF Poll &c AND Fir
COMMISSION A SOLEMN OCCASION
Commissioners a Nelson Ap pears il His Highly Original
Speciality he Grizzly Bear"-Charman Cofey Character
hes Him That Type Of Dsagreeabe Person Called the
Men ell and Lenont Attend Meeting
Goat of Chief of Police Rice Still Unmolested.

Barring the introduction by Com.
missioner S. A. Nelson Of his highly
original speciality, The Grizzly
Bear" the last regular meeting Of
the Virginia police and fire commits
sion held Monday evening at the
city hall closely bordered on q
solemn occasion. Nelson assumed q
belligerent attitude early in the
evening which he maintained through
out, and INDUCED in considerable
splitting of straws. AS result the
commission was kept occupied from
8:l5 until 1O:45 with the transaction
of business which could ordinarily
have been disposed Of by harmo-
NOUS business body in about 90
minutes.
About the city it is rumored that
Commissioner Nelson had hoped to
secure shake-up of the city gendar-
merle that comprehended the getting
Of the goat of Chief of Police Richard
Rice. He headed into several holes
in an open bid for the support Of
Commissioners Lenont and Mcneil,
but was compelled to back out again,
having accomplished nothing. Mel
son made small effort to disguise his
opposition to Chief Rice.
The whole session much resembled
a council of Sioux chiefs with Mel
son in the role of "Sitting Bull"
Commissioners Lenont and Mcneil
were chary of joining Commissioner
Nelson's war party, however, and
nothing came of it all.
Nelson opened up as soon as the
meeting was called to order by want
ing to know whether or not the
proper committee had ever passed on
the applications Of the police patrol
wagon drivers. Next he opposed the
salary fixed at $85 month. There
upon followed a somewhat lengthy
discussion of the living wage for city
employees. Chairman Coffey declared
to him that he had been present at
the meeting when the salaries Of the
patrol wagon drivers had been fixed
and at that time he had sanctioned
the salary Of $85 month. Further
he declared that Nelson was a kicker
and that the city should not ask any
married man to work for SIS a
month on the police or fire depart
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-05

There is open war between the gun
clubs of the Mesaba range and the
state game and fish commission. The
commission refuses to pay to the Vir-
ginia and Hibbing gun clubs the
statutory fees provided for the arrest
and conviction of game law violators.
Former Game Warden Wood, upon
whom, through the interest and in
fuence Of the gun clubs, was conferred
the authority of deputy sheriff, act
ing under the instructions of the gun
clubs, has during the past three
months made numerous arrests. Bills
presented by the officers Of the Hib-
bling gun club, said to be in the
aggregate about $500 have been held
up by the commission, which ques-
tions the legality of the convictions
with the result that the officers Of the
gun club have retained Attorney
Victor Power at Hibbing to sue the
commission through Executive Agent
Ryder to recover the money alleged
to be due.
There promises to be opened up a
lhighly interesting case in the courts
which will throw much light on the
manner in which the state game and
fish commission has discharged its
duties with regard to game and fish
preservation in this section and there
is every prospect that the whole mat
ter will be gone into thoroughly with
the result that there will be some
highly interesting developments.
State law clearly provides fee for
information which results in the ar
rest and conviction of game law VIC
lators. The chief contention of the
commission in holding up the gun
club bills is that Wood has been Sc
curing convictions illegally. Unless
the courts hold against that body
range sportsmen will have to foot the
bill Of Woods expense. + : i. IT,
When the gun clubs decided to re-
tain Wood as . special warden it was
decided that DR.. +. w. Bullen, one Of
the officers Of the Hibbing Gun club,
should swear out all the warrants.
Wood was TO get the evidence and
prosecute the cases. He has l.een
very active and has secured . large
number Of convictions, sometimes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-05

fment. He declared it was not q lv-
ing wage. Nelson declared the city
could get plenty of men to drive the
patrol wagon for SIS month.
Whether or not a man was married
he did not consider important. Com
missioner Mcneil effected compro-
mise by going on record as favoring
paying the patrol wagon drivers $75
a month for the first two !. months
service and $85 a month thereafter.
The resolution carried. The salary
is the same as that under which pa
trolmen are employed on the force.
Next Nelson wanted to know why
Officer Sullivan was locked when he
went to St. Paul, a trip made neces-
sary by the illness of his wife, while
Chief of Police Richard Rice, took a
vacation of four days to 60 hunting
for which he had not been locked.
In the discussion it was brought out
that Chief Rice worked on an aver
age of 18 hours day for seven days
week and that majority of the
commission did not believe he should
be locked for a few days. vacation.
It was also decided to pay Patrolman
Dolan, who is i'll in a Duluth hospi-
tai, his salary for the current month.
Nelson then wanted the matter of
the cigar stores in front of saloons
brought up. He wanted to know
what the commission proposed to do
about it. City Attorney Morgan
had presented an opinion to the ef-
feet that as long as clear view of
the bar was given after hours and
on Sunday the cigar stores might be
operated. If clear view of the bar
was not given the cigar stores must
be closed after hours and Sundays.
The appointments of Elmer Lind
sey and Gus Renstrom as drivers of
the police patrol wagon were made
temporary. The matter of purchas-
ing additional equipment for the fire
department in the form of an addi-
ton motor-driven combination hose
and chemical truck was laid over un-
til the January meeting.
A motion to adjourn prevailed
while the matter Of police regula-
tinon of cigar stores in saloon fronts
was under discussion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-05

working in conjunction with certain
of the states paid representatives.
This is said to have so incensed
Executive Agent Ryder and some of
his understudies that Game Warden
Cummings was threatened with dis
charge if he persisted in double team
ing with Wood. Wood has secured
more convictions than have any of the
states regularly appointed wardens
since he has been acting as deputy
sheriff. He has not attempted to in
terfere with the work of other war
dens.
Executive Agent Ryder has no
warm spot in his heart for the sports
men of the Mesaba range country. Fol-
lowing the discharge of Game Warden
Wood for which he and the commits
sion were roundly criticised in the
newspapers, Ryder bearing an olive
branch came to the range. His visit
here was to assure range sportsmen
and others interested that the dis
charge Of Wood was great and wise
act. He was entertained at private
clubs in Virginia and Hibbing as be-
comes gentleman, but later he
learned that he had made a blunder
in recommending the discharge of
Wood, in the estimation of range
sportsmen. At Hibbing he was round
ly grilled by one Of the most promi-
nent citizens Of the town and one who
stands very near the present admins
tration in political way. Ryder
went away disappointed. He laid
strong stress in supporting his state
ments on the fact that the commits
sion had little money available to pay
wardens or pursue campaigns for the
enforcement Of the state game and
fish code in this section. ~
1t was then decided to. retain Wood
through the gun clubs and have him
work on the reward basis. In con-
nection with the present controversy
it is also developed that the state
game and fish commission has. sent
out a pamphlet purported to contain
2 printed copy Of the state game and
fish laws which contains several
sblunders and has resulted ia consider
able confusion. !. ss s$s
Attorney Power is expected to bring
suit to recover this week. s=.@9
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-05
JURY TRIAL IN THE
CITY COURT SATURDAY

The first jury trial in several
months will be heard in municipal
court Saturday afternoon, Judge
Carey presiding. Sigvert S. Dahl is
suing Benjamin Dixon for attorneys
fees and jury trial has been de-
manded. The municipal court jury
list of 100 names was drawn some
time ago by City Clerk Bichord and
Mayor Murphy. It is the first to be
drawn under the new state law: The
present panel Of 100 are eligible 70
service for the next three months.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-05
GUN CLUBS WILL SUE THE STATE
GAME AND FISH Commission

Refuse Pay Statutory Fees Convictions Secured Through
the Activity of Members of the Virginia and Hbbng Organ
zatons Who had Former Game Warden Wood Made Deputy
sherf-Fees Amount to Approximately $500 and Victor
Retained Sue the Commission Through Executive
Agent Ryder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-25

mended Pe-ru-na for rheumatism es-
pecially. Il is easy for me to see,
however, how Pe-ru-na could be used
as a remedy for rheumatism with
very excellent results.
Acid Stomach Makes rheumatism.
The trouble is. first, with diges.
ton. The digestive organs have not
done their work properly. Or If they
have the appropriative organs are
sluggish. Or the excretory organs.
Now, what l should do is to give Pc
ru-na in these cases.
First, because Pe-ru-na will Ger.
tainly stimulate digestion, sharpen the
appetite, increase the relish of food.
Second, Pe-ru-na will quicken the
circulation of blood, thereby making
appropriation better The food after
it is digested must be taken up BY
the glands and carried to the tissues
where it is needed.
Third, Pe-Tu-na will stimulate the
excretory functions, the kidneys, the
solitary glands and the liver, as vel
as the bowels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-25
ANNUAL MEETING
OF BUSINESS MEN
Will Be Held Monday Evening in
the Suite of Rooms in the
Safety Building.

The annual meeting of the Rock
Island Business Mems association will
be held Monday evening in the Safety
iZation's suite of rooms in the Safety
building. In addition to the election
of president, vice president, treasurer
and three directors to serve two years
each, there will be reports from the
retiring president, II. A. ClevenGtine,
and from the secretary and treasurer.
In accordance with the bylaws of
the association, the directors have
nominated the fol owing to stand for
election to the three directors posi-
tions which are to be filled, w. S.
McCombs, H. w. Tremann, j. T. Mar.
ron and J. j. Gustafson.
w. NJ. Reck of L. S. McCabe & Co.
is to deliver an address on How the
Merchant Can Use the Parcel Post to
the Best Advantage" Secretary w. w
Taylor of the Association Charities is
to speak on THE Relationship of the
Merchant to the Associated Charities. "
Secretary George II. Kingsbury re,
quests all members of the organization
to be present at the meeting if for
no other reason than to inspect the
new rooms and get a clearer idea OF
the work that the organization is now
doing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-25
AWAY WITH CATARRH
A FILTHY DISEASE
A Common Sense Treatment
Quickly Relieves All
Distressing Symptoms.

If you have any symptoms of catarrh,
such as stuffed up feeling in the head,
profuse discharge from the nose, phlegm
in the throat, causing hawking and spit
ting, dull pain in the head, or ringing in
the ears, Just anoint the nostrils or rub
the throat or chest with a little Ely's
Cream Balm, and see how quickly you
will get relief.
In just few minutes you will feel
your head clearing, and after using the
Balm for day or so the nasty discharge
will be checked, the pain, soreness and
fever will be gone, and you will no long
er be offensive to yourself and friends
by your constant hawking, splitting and
blowing.
Shake off the grip Of catarrh before
it impairs your sense of taste, smell
and hearing and poisons your whole sys-
TEN. In a short time you can be cured
of this distressing disease by using Ely's
Cream Balm This healing. antiseptic
Balm does not fool you with short, de-
ceptive relief, but completely overcomes
the disease. 1t clears the nose, head
and throat of all the rank poison, soothes.
heals and strengthens the raw, sore
membranes, and makes you proof against
catarrh.
One application viii convince you,
and fifty cent bottle will generally eff
iect complete cure. Get it from your
..-uggist and start the treatment at once.
II. o. Rolls. agent (Adverusement)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-25

the engines has been employed in
pumping it out.
The loss 70 the streets, sidewalks
and private property, together with
what We have enumerated, will prob
ably reach the neighborhood of $780,
900.
At about 9 o'clock Tuesday night,
or during the crisis of the overflow, a
mass CT ice swept down upon the rail-
road bridge on the Iowa side of the
island, and collided with such force
as to bodily move the second pier from
the Iowa shore a distance of Is feet.
1t yet stands, but is in danger of fall
some of the other piers were damaged,
and many of the chords Of the super.
structure broken. OF course no trains
have been crossed, and foot passage
is interdicted Dispatches have been
sent ordering Boomers bridge build
ers at Chicago, and the company S
gang at Des Moines, to hasten here
when repairs will be made as quickly
as possible. In the meantime, reliance
viii be placed on the ferry boat, which
will soon commence making regular
trips.
The trestle work of the wagon bridge
at the island was completely carried
away. To repair the damage would re
quire an expenditure of about $4,000
which devOlves upon the government
The bridge leading TO the island
just above the Moline dam, is al
there. though about one-half of it has
swung around in the dam. The dan
is safe. The piers in front of Dimocl
& GOulds new mills were carried
away. Keator and Dimock and GoulC
lost few logs. This is about all tn,
damage done in Moline.
! The bridges belonging to this cit,
/ at Camden are safe, though one o
them is somewhat injured. One thou
sand dollars will make all damage
good. Mayor Kimball informs us tina
he has a force of hands at work Their
and that teams can cross in day o
two. In Camden the water fioodet
some of the streets, and the Low
! grounds back of town, but no seriou
injury was done
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-25

these facts the knowledge OF those
who have not been so fortunate as to
attend the institution is usually more
or less hazy.
Every year pains are taken to show
students at the short course In the agrl-
cultural department through the uni
versity buildings and otherwise give
them some conception OF at least its
physical aspect They find, among
other things, that there are 21O acres
in the campus and 49O acres in the
experiment farm. The large buildings
on the grounds number over 80, the
agricultural building, with floor space
of two acres, being merely one of
the many, and not the largest, either.
The construction ia of the most dur
able sort, stone and pressed brick be-
ing employed in all the main struc-
lures with a variety of architectural
arrangements that is pleasing to the
eye. Most of the building are three
stories.
NEW ARMORY BIG.
The grounds are beautifully parked,
the streets being paved with brick
and the walks being OF concrete. No
wires are above the ground and every
thing is modern and sanitary. All
buildings are heated from a central
plant, where towering stacks carry
the smoke and gases to the clouds.
Steam and water pipes, sewers. wires,
etc, are conveyed to all parts of the
ground through siX-foot tunnel. Two
new buildings are now being COM
pleted and plans are drawn for others.
one of which. the armory, will be
| 200x400 feet, 80 feet in height, having
the largest roof in the word unsup-
ported from the inside. The Chicago
Coliseum will fit inside of it with plen-
| ty of room to spare.
! The university equipment includes
among other things, machinery and
scientific instruments worth hundreds
of thousands of dollars, magnificent
| library, 900 head of blooded stock for
/ the experiment farm and faculty sec
ond to none in the country.
These are just a few of the things
that may be observed on visit to the
university. AS to the quality OF work
done and the standing maintained
among other institutions of learning
1t is enough TO assure the student
of farm science that all other depart
ments hove a relative rating equal TO
that of the college of agriculture.
Verify, Illinoisans have nothing TO be
ashamed of in their state university.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-25

ence. For instance. the m mes Of Eev-
era. of the leading experts IN sell
research at the sta:e school would be
an asset worth mary thousands Of
dollars to manufacturers Of CONNER
cial fertilizers who profit by selling
the farmer elements his soil does not
need at a handsome tgure, but the
state educators have steadfastly stuck
to their posts and have done and a, e
doing all is thei, power u educate
the farmer 50 that he win buy only
the exact fertilizer that he needs and
at a reasonable figure.
The fertilizer field is Only one Of
many in which the farmer is preyed
upon by the INSCRIPTIONS under the
cloak of advanced agriculture Natur-
ally, the influence of reputable teach
erS of schools on farming counts a
great deal one way or the other. A
great variety of plans, from trickery
to open bribery are employed to win
the favor and cooperation of the men
whose business it is to give the farmer
the truth, but happily, the instruc'
tors at the Illinois agricultural col
Ilege are not of the stamp that places
| pei above honor and duty, as anyone
who will take the pains to investigate
| thoroughly will learn. They have stood
out alike against the complete fer
tilizer" agent, the dealer in worthless
lands, the purveyor of quack remed
les for live stock, the dishonest seeus
man and the politician who has been
/ jOllying the farmer along to win his
support at the next election, while the
list of mere faIlacies that have been
combatted has been something appall
ing.
SEE OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
Besides learning much about agricul
ture students from Rock Island coun
ty taking the short course have had
an opportunity to gain some faint idea
of the work done by the University
of Illinois as a whole. Nine out OF
ten of the people of the state probably
have no realization of the scope Of
the institution they are helping tC
support through state taxation. They
know i'll a general way that the uni
versity is one of the largest in the
country and that several thousand stu
dents regularly attend. The younger
element is generally aware that thu
Illini football team is more or less o
Q factor in the Big Eight race for thu
western championship, while the uni
versity's baseball team generally get
everything it goes out after Beyond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-25

for special alarm. At the hour men
toned the gorge seemed to complete
~ dam the mighty river. The heavy
tides. checked in their course, began
to rise with a rapidity which portended
the utmost peril The bells Of our
churches pealed the alarm, and no
doubt by so doing gave a timely warn
ing. without which lives might have
been lost AS it was many narrow
escapes could be chronicled. The black
waters broke across the railroad track
Immediately above the tannery, and
with great violence poured over into
the lower lands adjoining, forming a
surging lake of greater or less depth,
extending from Huber's brewery to
the depot buildings, and by way of the
slough TO the distillery a mile and a
half below At the same time the
cross streets leading up to Illinois
we're all more or less submerged, while
headstrong currents rushed up Madi-
son ahd jefferson, flooding in every
direction. Sidewalks were lifted from
the ground and dashed in pieces eel
lars filled, and first floors covered
, ge boulders of ice carried beyond
| Union park. even into Rock River
street The depot grounds piled up
with ice, a number of frame dwellings
moved on their foundations, and every
Z loose object whirled from its place
4 and floa;ed off A heavy stream also
rushed Up Elk street by the jail, bare,
/ ly giving number of families time to
escape from dwellings situated on low,
er ground than Illinois street. and car
rying with 1t the scattered remains OF
portion Of Gallup's lumber yard. The
! CONSERVATION at this point, at this par
/ ticular time. was very great, and many
were seriously inclined to seek the
bluffs. oblivious 70 the fact that that
line Of retreat was entirely cut off
The water having become two feel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-25

From The Argus FILES OF 1851
Jan. 2O-William Schillinger and
Miss Cora McConoChie were married
al the residence Of J. c. Davenport Oh
Thirteenth street, by Rev. Applegate
of the Christian chapel. Wednesday
evening. The bride was formerly EN-
ployed at McCBbe's store, and among
other presents was q chair from the
brides former associates at McCabe's.
Jan. 2l-The thermometer register
cd all the way from Is to 20 below
zero this morlilg This weather has
CutwOrn its welcome long since
During the last three weeks in the
revival at the First Methodist church,
over 50 have been converted The in
terest is on the increase and the work
will coltinue the coming week under
the leadership of the pastor
The alarm of fire sounded at 1870
this morning for the Second ward,
was caused by a rather threatening
blaze at the residence Of Ben Carlton
on Eleventh street near Fourth ave
nue. The blaze originated from de-
fective fue. which was in the second
story and roof and was extinguished
before the arrival Of the fire depart
ment. without extensive loss, the use
of water from the mains and the dis
astrous consequences usually attend
ing being happily avoided. The usual
exhibition was gone through with at
some OF the hose houses. A number
Of boys gathered around one house and
pulled the bell for all they were worth,
but there was a lohg delay before a
key could be obtained with which 10
open the door This is frequently the
case and generally the doors are kick
ed or battered open. This calling out
the men all over the city at all hours
OF the day and night is a great and Of
ten unnecessary hardship upon the