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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
viii Consider Linton Def.

New York, April ga special
meeting of the New York Yacht club
has been called for Thursday night 70
consider Sir Thomas Lipton's I'M
qualified challenge for a match for
the American club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
U. S. Golfer Wins at RaneIaah.

London, April 22.-William P. Cres-
son, second secretary of the United
States embassy, won the diplomatic
golf challenge cup yesterday in the
stroke competition played annually
at Ranelagh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
Death Takes Roscoe Miller.

Louisville, KY, April 22.-News ha.
been received here of the death at
Corydon, Ind, of Roscoe Miller, who
pitched for Detroit, New York Giants
and Pittsburgh. His death was due
TO tuberculosis. He was 40 years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22

Two base hits-Bodie, Veach. Three
base hit-Veach. Struck Out-By Rus
sci, Gamer ~. Klswitter; by Kla-
witter, Russell (2). Bases on balls
OFF Russell, /; off Klawitter, I. Balks
Russell, 2 Wild pitch-Klawitter
Passed ball-Schalk. Left on bases
Chicago. 8; Detroit 5. Time-1:55.
Umpires-Ferguson and OLaughlin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22

'Batted for Weaver in the ninth.
Tran for Easterly in the ninth.
4Batted for Russell in the ninth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22

Slated for Grant in the eleventh..
TBatted for Johnson in eleventh.
Chicago IL 0 o > 0 0 . 0 2-7
Cincinnati o , c 0 0 0 0 Is
Two-base hits-Clymer, Mitchell C2),
Tinker, Safer Three base hits-Saier,
Archer. Homo run-Bates. Struck
out-By Smith, (Bescher); by Law
ender, / Grant, by Johnson, 4 (Smith,
Schultz, Clymer. p Bases on balls
on Lavender. 8; of Smith, l. Double
plays-Evers 10 Safer; Egan to Hoblit-
eel. Hits-Of Lavender, in three
innings: of Smith. 8 in nine innings.
Left on bases-Chicago 5; Cincinnati,
S. Time-2:42. Umpires-Brennan
and Eason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
Belated Report.

At a belated hour yesterday the
score Of he Sunday game between the
Twenty-fifth street Tigers and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22

'Batted for Evers in ninth.
+Batted for Bridwell in ninth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22

day between a local team and stu
dents.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05
THE TELEPHONE SERVICE.

The Mesaba Telephone company,
which has always been given a fair
deal by the people of the ranges, is
not giving the people Of the ranges
a fair deal Its service in Virginia
at present is not an improvement over
the unfortunate condition that has
existed not only here but in other
range towns for some time past.
Local operatives and executives are
not to blame. The responsibility rests
higher up probably with some divi-
dend-extracting autocrat who is in an
executive position. The company has
always been exceptionally we'll repres-
ented in Virginia and is at present
and that is one reason why patrons
of its system have been patient and
long-suffering. The Enterprise does
not profess to know the telephone
business. It will unhesitatingly state,
however, that the service being given
in this city 1T present is mediocre in
the extreme. Complaints are frequ-
ent and most of them are amply justi-
fled. If there is not an improvement
soon it would appear that those range
communities who declined to consid-
er the proposition of granting a fran
chise to the Range Independent COM
pany have made serious mistake.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05

sent as some q our neighbors, notably
.Hibbing and Chisholm. =...=5...
No man in any walk Of life IS do
ing 9 greater work today than the
northern Minnesota farmer and no
farmer is doing more than are the
farmers Of this. section. They are
making farms out of a wilderness
through toll and labor that are all
that the terms imply. They are sturdi-
ly paving the way for increased
wealth for all this section. =
Farmers Day gives opportunity to
meet the farmers to get some idea. of
what they are accomplishing and
pleasantest of alfsit gives us q chance
to entertain the men who are doing
the grandest work of all in this Sec
ton. Former Farmers Days in this
city have been highly successful. The
coming event should set new record.
Virginia has a way of doing things
that brings some fine successes in
affairs of this nature and the Farmers
Day observance is going to be under
taken in the Virginia way. Let's
help.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05
FARMERS DAY.

The Virginia Commercial club ano
the committees it has appointed t.
have charge Of Farmers Day in this
city September 10 should have the
cheerful cooperation and hearty sup.
port of every business man in town
and of every citizen who is interested
in maintaining Virginia's supremacy
as the most popular city on the iron
range in which to visit and buy.
Sawmills we will not always have,
mines are to some extent an uncertain
resource, but acres under cultivation,
in the right hands cannot be improy-
ed upon as an asset for city situat-
ed as is Virginia.
Virginia owes a good deal to the
farmers Of this section. They are
more important by far than most of
us realize for we are situated in the
center of one of the best dairyinq
regions of the northwest. We grow
the finest grasses Of any section Of
the state and our potatoes beat the
world as do all the root crops that
are successfully cultivated in this Sec
ton. Our agricultural development
is going forward 1t q rapid rate, and
while while we have not been dere-
lict in the matter Of its encourage
ment, we are not doing as we'll at pre-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05

A miners strike has paralyzed the
copper country mining industry of
Michigan for two months. It is still
prevalent in an aggravated form and
has settled down apparently to a long
and bitter fight. The outcome will
not be different from that of most
strikes. Whatever basis settlement
is effected upon the man will be the
losers and their wives and children
will be the innocents who suffer. No
matter what the justice of the work.
mans contention he stands to lose in
every affair of this kind undertaken
today. Government arbitration on a
fair basis-if that might be and were
compulsory would vastly improve the
system under which such conditions
are adjusted today.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05
Exchange Comment

Chisholm Tribune-Herald: Last
week farmer from the north came to
town with load. of vegetables. He
sold the load for $67, bought provis=
ions with the money from a local gro
Gerry firm and went back to his farm
to get another load. Surely the tiller
Of the soil is good customer to any.
town. There is room for thousands Of
farmers to the north and south Of
Chisholm and the sooner we make an
intelligent move to get them here, the
sooner will prosperity of the right
kind be ours. Ten farmers are worth
more to community than afactory
employing many hen and women at
starvation wages. .s IT.. IN ]. /.
Biwabik Times: What in the world
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05

Just how the political soothsayers
are able to reconcile the statement
that the progressive political move
ment in Minnesota is on the wane with
the present crop of prospective can
didates for state and legislative Offices
is hard to understand. AS good a
guess would apparently be that there
are more candidates for the progress
sive nomination for governor than
there are standpat republicans in the
state. And at that unless the process
of elimination is invoked Governor
Eberhart is quite likely to fudge
across again.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05

Speed lust claimed the lives of 21
people in the wreck of the Bar Harbor
express near New Haven, Connecti-
cut, this week. A coroner's inquest
is trying to fix the responsibility.
Whatever the outcome one thing is
certain and that is that a measure of
the blame is the public's. Our an
estors rode in stage coaches, some
of them crossed the plains behind OK
teams, but in this time when we live
what might be called a meteoric care
er-for there are lots of US who don't
really enjoy living, as we should
whether it be automobile, express
train or ocean liner we want the limit
in speed. Too often we pay the price.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05

The Fairmont Seminal observes
that it is refreshing to note that the
members of the next Minnesota legis-
lature will be chosen on their merits
and not because of their party label.
That is one of the direct results of the
primary election law and one of it's
best. The iron range has been par
ticularly fortunate in it's legislative
representatives and has no complaint,
but such condition must indeed be
welcome in sections of the state
where legislative Offices have gone
to incompetents term after term be-
cause they held fast to the ancient
faith. Better men are the need of
most state legislatures and the Min
nesota legislature is not an exception.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05

The citizens of his old home town
and his friends from over the range
paid fine and deserved tribute to
Cleon T. Knapp, representative from
the forty-ninth district, to the Min
nesota legislature, in the farewell BAN
quet rendered him at Chisholm last
Wednesday evening, on the eve of his
departure for Arizona. Not all of
Mr.. Knapp's friends, by any means,
were able to attend the banquet but
the best wishes of them all for success
and prosperity in his new home go
with him to his new field of labor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05

THE COURTS DECISION
The supreme court of the state of
Minnesota has rendered it's decision in
the matter of the application for an
injunction restraining the sale of the
bonds authorized for the purchase of
the plant of the Virginia Electric Pow
er & Water company. It is adverse to
the petitioners and sustains the orig
inal ruling Of Judge Hughes denying
the temporary restraining order.
The supreme court of the state of
Minnesota is pretty good authority.
Its decision is given after a detailed
review of every phase of the so-called
water and light question in which the
issues on both sides of the controversy
were clearly and exceptionally ably
presented. The points involved were
the regularity Of procedure, the fair
ness of the estimates had, the valua-
ton placed upon the property, and
other matters of a like nature. The
court has held for the city in all these
contentious, and its decision is with
out question popular with majority
Of the people of Virginia.
There is opportunity now for the rec
onciliation of condition which has in
the past two years given rise to a sit
uation for which the city of Virginia
as whole is none the better, and the
Enterprise frankly believes that if
further litigation is interposed it will
be mistake that will have reaction
ary consequences.
Municipal ownership of public util-
tiles is a theory that has been growing
in popular favor all over the country
for some years past. It is not always
a business success, in fact there are
many cases where it is quite the oppo-
site. AS a rule, however, it is good
business especially where there is
brought to the municipal ownership
| pan a SaAC LUZ Sauu cAAC1cllC UuSllcSS
administration. Whether or not it
will be a business success so far as the
Virginia electric light, power and wat
er plant is concerned, is yet to be de.
termined.
However, that is future problem
AS the matter stands at present the
people have voted to acquire the plant
they: have authorized the bonds, anc
there should be no further obstacles
interposed to the carrying out of the
plan which they have thus emphati
cally sanctioned.
The supreme courts decision dis
poses Of practically every question
that can be brought in fairness ant
it is cheerfully and gracefully &C
copied, as it should be, that will be {
fine thing all around.
If the fight is longer continued i
will be unfortunate indeed, and Their.
is no reason to believe that it will
change the ultimate result or accom-
plish anything beyond a few months
delay at the most.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05

Aurora News: The simplest, most
practical but least practised method
of reducing the high cost of living is
doing business on a cash basis. The
merchants themselves are responsible
for the growth of the credit system.
Credits are so loose on the range that
the losses resulting from the system
add from 10 to 20 per cent to the cost
Of doing business in practically every
city or village. There is too much de-
sire to keep the other fellow from get
ting the business, even when it is un-
desirable.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05

will become Of the county politica,
machines !? With partisanship legls-
lated out Of county affairs, with the
direct primaries and the direct elcc-
ton Of United States senators, tie
fight in the end will be between the
conservatives and the radicals. Pres
ent party lines, it has already. been
made evident, cannot be maintained.
But the passing Of the county ciiques
will be the most pleasing feature of
the entire situation, fraught as it is
with possibilities of laws that will ben
eft the great mass Of people.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05

A Minnesota man was arrested out
in Seattle the other day for endeaver-
ing to elope with a justice of the
eace. That shouldn't be an argument
against women's suffrage, however.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05

St. Louis County Record: Thous-
ands of immigrants are passing
through Duluth every week, on their
way to the far northwest. Northern
Minnesota could absorb lot of them
to the advantage of both.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05

Virginia schools started out with
the biggest enrolment in their his
tory. Just one more evidence of the
fact that Virginia is growing as no
other town in the west.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05
THE WReInIl ENTERPRISE
2=sz Founded February 10, 1888,
by w. E. Hannaford
~ IL S, Published by ..z5As. XII :.
Tie Enterprise Printing and Publishing Co.
Entered at the Post Office at Virginia, Min
nesota, as second class mail matter
THE SUPREMECOURT'S DECISION

Subscription Price $500 per year in advance
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-19
HURQU|N AGAIN
Tries SUICIDE
Breaking Of the Improvised
Blanket Rope Causes the
Attempt to Fail.
SEE
HIM MAKE
Started Toward Him and He
Leaped From the Up
per Bunk.

The breaking Of the rope which he
had made by tearing his blankets to
pieces. and then tied around his neck
and TO the top of his cell, frustrated
q second attempt at suicide made by
William Hurquin at the county Sail
late Tuesday night.
A meeting Of the county insanity
board was held on his Ease this morn
ing and it vas decided to commit him
to the state insane asylum at James,
town. A special deputy is expected to
arrive from the asylum Thursday
morning to take charge Of the lunatic.
TIE attempt at suicide occurred
shortly before midnight. Hurquin
managed to tear his blanket into
shreds and to fasten around his neck
without being observed by any of the
ether prisoners.
He then climbed upon his bunk and
began to fasten the other end of the
:mprovissd rope to the bars at the top
Of his cell.
This was seen by other prisoners,
and ii number Of them started to.
wards him.. tIurquin completed the
kEoi. however. n leaped from the
cot. The rope broke as soon as his
Weight came upon it. however, and he
fcl! 10 the floor.
The other prisoners overpowered
him. and kept watch for the rest Of
the night fearing a recurrence of the
attempt.
This is the second attempt at sui
eide which Hurqu;n has made, the
first occasion being in the city jail last
saturday night, when he tied an inn
brovised rope around his neck and a
temItod to thrOttlS himself.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-19
BANKER
DIES At MADISON
Ia. w. Clarke Was Founder
of One of City's Earliest.
Institutions.

A. ". Clarke, n of the pioneer
bankers of Grand Forks, died Tues
day afternoon at Madison, Wis.,. &C
cording t word received here late
Tuesday night.
No mention of the cause of death
contained in the telegram.
MIR. Clarke came To Grand Forks in
the early eighties and became one OF
the founders Of a private bank which
was conducted under the firm name Of
Clarke and Doyon.
This bank was located in a small
wooden building at DeMers avenue
and Fourth street, on the site occu-
pied by Nash Bros.
In 1886 the bank was moved to the
site now occupied by the Scandinavia
an-American bank. and was incor-
porated as the Second National bank
of Grand Forks.
Mr.. Clarke. who had been cashier
OF the old bank continued to occupy
the same position until January,
1894. when his stock in the concern
was purchased by E. ]. Lander.
MIR. Clarke then resigned his posi-
tion and returned to Madison, Wis,
which had been his former home. 1t
is understood that his health had been
failing for some time previous to his
death.
The Second National bank of which
Mr.. Clarke was n of the founders
failed December SO, 1896.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-19
v. .kE[SEYp PUTS
UP TRAIL SIGNS
Shows. How. Road Building
Work Should. be Done
Completes Job Early.

When it comes to expending real
energy in boosting the good roads
movement, W. I'll. Kelsey, the local
real estate dealer, can show how it is
done.
Our greatest little road builder"
Is tho way he vas characterized at the
Commercial club today, after his, per-
Torrance of yesterday.
BE 1t known. at this stage of the
game that Mr.. Kelsey with the help
OF n nan he hired for the occasion.
Yesterday erected all the Wonderland
Trail signs between Grand Forks and
l.arimore.
There were twenty-five Of the sign
posts. and each one had to he care
fully buried in the earth.
After devouring a few "wheats'' and
swallowing a cup or two Of Java"
Mr.. Kelsey cranked his auto and start
ed out on his road mission. The en-
tire Job was completed and Mr.. kelsey
was back at his Office in this city by
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. When
he returned to the city he devoured
more than a few ''wheats.'' :.
And It was no easy job to accom-
plish all this in SO short q time. Ow-
ing to the fact that he could take
but a few Of the posts in his car Mr..
Kelsey had to make several trips to
the city.
This work, together with the en-
cavating and the erection of the posts
and signs, was completed shortly after
1 o'clock.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-19
LOSES Teeth IN
BITING M|TTS OFF
Davis, Wild Man, Shows
an Unusual Exhibition of
Strength in County Jail.

Robert Davis. the many-monickered
man. last night showed signs of vio-
lence. when he used his teeth in tear.
ing the big leather mitts off. his
hands. The mitts are made OF heavy
sole leather and are unusually tightly
sewed. but Davis made short work Of
them. He lost two upper teeth in
tearing them.
After ripping the gloves to pieces.
Davis proceeded to tear the padding
from the walls of the cell. The sight
of the tacks started another hallucin-
alton, and he arranged them in a row.
Referring to them as SOLDIERS" he
stood back q few feet and started. to
"shoot them down."
This did not suffice. but he also
wanted Ito eat them. When Deputy
Sheriff Brenna appeared on the scene
he was husily chewing several of the
tacks.
Davis appears to be a man of many
accomplishments. Today he recited
poetry. n of his selections being
1.-THE Wreck Of the H%esperus." Singing
is another of his pastimes, and he
spends much time in .caroling the
the strains of known and heretofore
unheard Of selections.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-19
Barrett's Place Will Hold
Open House to Grand
Forks County People.
EXPECT TO BRING
c VISITORS
Sign Goes up Friday and a
Large Attendance is Ex-
pected at That Time.

An inspection Of the prize winning
farm will be onc OF the features Of
the meeting at the John Barrett home,
near Larimore. Friday afternoon,
when the prizes IN the Nash farm con-
test will be formally awarded. MIR.
Barrett was unanimously awarded
first prize. and the Judges decided to
hold a general meeting; at his home.
so that Grand Forks farmers and
business men might have an oppor-
tunity to inspect the place.
With this end in view. the local
Commercial club today started a cam.
paign TO interest the farmers and
huSineSs men OF the county In the
meeting.
I'VE want every farmer and bust
ness mar in Grand Forks county to
inspect that FARM said II of the
committee men today. This contest
was of more importance than many
thought. and We want to show them
what it has accomplished"
The program will include several
informal addresses. the presentation
Of prizes. the unwilling OF the farm
sign. aud q special musical program
by the Larilnore band.
If weather conditions permit, Il
number, OF Grand Forks business men
will make TIE trip to Larimore by au-
to-. Commercial club officials desire
that all who can make III trip in this
way register their names as soon as
possible.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-19
MEETING Of ALL
LOCAL SHIPPERS
-, Ht-+.
Important Session to be held
at the Club
h.. Tomorrow Night.

A meeting of the traffic committee
of the Commercial club will be held
late this afternoon when preparations
will be made for tomorrow nights
gathering Of local shippers. Several
of the important questions which
probably will be submitted tomorrow
night will be considered at the meet
ing this afternoon.
The meeting tomorrow night will
be held under the auspices of the traf-
iic and retail trade committees of the
club. All of the shippers in Grand
Forks are urged to attend this meet
ing.
Important freight changes are ae.
ing made by the railroads entering
u city," said Jos. r. Bremner, trait
fic commissioner of the club, today.
These changes have direct bearing
upon the shippers business and their
profits. 1t is. therefore, to their in.
terest TO understand this freight stu
alton thoroughly, and to cooperate
with the two committees to get as
favorable attention as possible for
Grand Forks. We must have eouita.
BILE freight rates, and the interest Of
every shipper In the city is urgent"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-19
FREIGHT TRAIN
USED IN ESCAPE
Grand Forks Girl. Caught
After Leaving Mandan
Reform School.

Bertha Harris, aged Is, committed
to the state reform school at Mandan
from Grand Forks over &. month ago,
escaped from that institution Tuesday
night, accompanied by Sadie Reed OF
Cando. another inmate, but was cap
tured in Bismarck a few hours later.
After leaving the school the two
girls caught Il freight train from Man
dan to Bismarck, %concealing them
selves in n Of the cars. The Bis
marck authorities had already been
notified, however. and the fugitives
were arrested almost Immediately on
their arrival in the capitol city.
The Harris girl a sent to Mandan
at the request of her mother and Of
General i~ncorrigibility' was the
charge against her when she was
brought into the juvenile court.
Sadie Reed, the companion Of the
Grand Forks girl, is understood to
have been sent to the reformatory for
the same reason.