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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
CHESTER Oracle LAID TO REST

The body of the late Chester
Oracle, yard switch foreman who
was killed In the Virginia and
Rainy Lake yards last week, was
taken to Bemidji over the Great
Northern railroad.
The body was accompanied by
four hnthes' of the deceased.
Ralph D. Oracle of Bemidji, Arden
E. Oracle of the Silver mine, Vir-
ginia, Lester Oracle: of KeewatiA
and w. B. Oracle of Rainy River.
Delegations of the Bemidji lodge
of the Brotherhood Of Railroad
Trainmen and the Bemidji Eks
arrived here from their home
town to take charge Of the body
and pay their last respects to the
dead.
Elaborate arrangements were
made for delegations OF the loca!
lodges and Bemidji lodges of the
orders of which the deceased was 6
member, he being we'll known anc
much respected in each community
in which he had lived. The fu-
neral took place in Bemidji, the
home of his parents and boyhooo
days.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
ATHLETES OF MOHAAlI TEAM
ARE BEATEN BY EVELETH

Virginia's Mohami team in the
Trolley league also had the same
kind OF fortune as Spike Shannon's s
team in the Northern League. 1t
lost to Eveleth in the opening
game. Mitten pitched for Virginia
for the first five innings when Hal.
vor Olson, the former high school
star went in to prevent the fur
ther building up of the score but
did not accomplish better results.
Wild throws and errors we're re-
sponsible for part Of the runs
Eveleth made. The final score was
i to 1. The line-up of the two
teams was as follows: EVeleth-
Van Buskirk cf; Olson 2b; Muir
ply c; Foy 3b; Johnson IS; Gilley
ID; Richards OF; HeLstrom If; Fos-
ter p. Mohamis-Scott 3b; Giblin
|cf; Hole SIS; MeCualoch lb; Smith
If; Miller CT; Dennis 2b; Kreitzer
c; Mitten and Olson p:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
STAR BAKERY LUNCH ROOM
REOPENS WITH IMPROVEMENT


The retail store of Edw. C. A.
Johnson's Star Bakery at 220
Chestnut street has lately been re-
arranged and improved, new fix
lures being installed and the place
made very attractive and inviting.
The fountain business of the store
including the hot chocolate and
other drinks and the light lunch
feature OF the trade has 50 inereas-
ed as TO require the rearrange-
ment and better facilities. The
room for the tables, which was
formerly at the rear, has been
changed to the side with easy ac-
cess from the front and is separat-
ed from the fountain and the bak-
ed goods counter by a low parti-
tion.
One Of the features of the i'm
proved place is waiting room
with chairs which will be found q
great convenience for those wait
ing for the mterurban cars. The
store has for a long time had
most satisfactory out of town trade
and with the added facilities, more
privacy and more inviting sur
roundines, both the regular home
trade and the patronage Of visitors
to the city will greatly increase.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
SATISFIED WITH RESULT.

John Costin was sued by w.
T. James Of Ely for one half his
holdings in the Chandler appraised
at approximately $4,000.
The case was tried before Judge
Martin Hughes in the district court
here and a verdict was given in
favor of Mr.. Costin ON the grounds
that the plaintiff had failed to- es-
tablish his rightful claim to any
of Mr.. Costm's shares in the
Chandler.
Mr.. Costin holds 62,5OO shares in
the Chandler and has been mstru-
mental in the development work
that has been done at the mine.
Under the present Management the
mine has proved eminently success
full and the shares are generally
considered worth so per cent over
par value.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
SUCCOUR STARVING FAMILY.

Suffering from poverty amount
4ng almost to starvation mother
and her l6-year old cripple son
sought aid from local people Last
week. Clad in the scantiest of gar
ments despite the raw chilly air
and the pouring rain the poor wo-
man and her child formed a pili-
bic picture.
The woman is the mother of nine
children and is said to- be almost
entirely without means of support,
having no husband to care for her
or her offspring.
The destitute family hive on
homestead land near Pike, month
of this city and have neither the
money nor the strength to till the
soil or wrest from a stubborn IA
ture anything more than the bar
est possible existence.
The woman was directed to the
city health officer, DR.. J. H. Grove
and he took the matter up wiki
the Associated Charities of thk
city and she and her unfortunate
brood have now been taken care
Of for the time being. An effor
will be made TO put the famh,
in the way of earning some livcli'
hood for themselves in the futur,
but no definite plans have so fa1
been made.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
POPULAR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
PRINCIPALS AT WEDDING

Walter R. Cunningham and Pearl
Evelyn Nelson were united in mar
riagc at the home of the BRIDES
mother at 615 Virginia avenue Mon
day evening, May 5. Mr.. Cunning
ham is in the employ of the Cana
dian Northern railroad and he and
his bride will make Virginia their
home for the present. Guests from
out of the city at the wedding
were: Mrs. C. C. Campaigne and
Miss Maude Campaign Of Tower,
Minn.; Ralph Gillmor Of Fort
Frances, also Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper
Campaigne. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Henry E. Neff
of the Presbyterian church and a
smnptuo,s wedding dinner was
served. The many friends of the
contract inc: 2partie lssthrm hap
pintss and prosperftysduring along
welded life. -:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
HELD TO THE GRAND JURY.

In the municipal cour<Nels Lee
and George Slatten of Ericksburg,
south of Virginia on the Canadian
Northern road, were charged by
Geo. Wood, who with his assist
ant James Teller, had made the
arrests with netting fish. Lee was
given a 80 day sentence and Sletten
was acquitted. Both are held to
the grand jury on second degree
assault for having fired shots,
one Of which struck Mrs. |. w.
Poole of Duluth while she was on
the Miller trunk road coming to
Virginia in an automobile. with
Martin Moe and others. Both men
have admitted their guilt on the
charge of shooting at the automo-
bile party. 1t was the evening OF
the 28th when the shooting oc-
cnrred and the men supposed they
were firing at a deer or other ami
NAL. After the shots they came up
10 the party ON the road and on
being requested to give. their
names, gave the names of two far
mers who lived several miles from
where they were. Warden Wood
and his assistant, the former po-
lice chief of Gilbert spent two
days in hunting for the culprHs
the only clue being the size of 8
cartridge found on the road.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
TO THE CITY CLERK AND THE
CITY COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA,
MINNESOTA:

TO THE CITY CLERK AND THE
CITY COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA,
MINNESOTA:
Recall petition under section 121
OF the fhaIter+sef the. City Of
Virginia.
We, the undersigned persons who
sign this petition, hereby declare
and represent ourselves to be resi-
dents and legal voters of said City
and entitled TO vote a t any elec-
tom which may be held in said
city for q successor to the per-
son hereafter named, whom your
petitioners hereby ask TO- have re-
called and removed from office.
Your petitioners desire to remove
NJ. A. Murphy from the office and
position which he now holds, and
state the following as some OF the
grounds which impel us to sign
this petition, and to ask for the
removal of the said M. A. Murphy
from the office. and position of Ma
yor of said city.
I. The said M. A. Murphy as ma
yor of Virginia, does not NOW
enjoy the confidence OF the peo-
pie Of this city as a public Of
ficer; that he has by his acts as
public official forfeited his
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
Governments FIRST FEDERAL BUILDING
ON THE IRON RANGES AT VIRGINIA

ments can be judged when it is
said that special numbered and
marked receptacle is provided for
each OF the thousand sets of keys.
The postmasteTs room and the
assistant postmasters room are both
large and airy and amply suitable
for the large amount of business
that will be transacted in them
during the years to come.
Special sorting tables have been
provided and one of the features
of this newest of the federal off,
ces is the addh ion of carriers WIN
dows for use on Sundays and holi-
days when the regular free de-
livery is not in service.
A special wagon entrance has
been provided in the rear Of the
building with a driveway wide
enough to allow the mail wagons
10 turn round easily. A wide and
ample vestibufe permits the un-
loading of sacks of mail in the
dry and without dragging any I'M
necessary dirt into the main office
The money order and savings
department are rallied off from the
main office and are provided with
separate windows and safes. Tht
safes for this department are dou-
BILE, one being built into the wal
and amply fire proof, while inside
Of this gain there is money safe
with burglar proof doors and lock
I'd steel cash compartments.
One of the unusual features o
the new post office is the addition
cf club room, or ''swing room
as it is called, provided expreas1!
for the use Of the mail. carriers
between shifts and while waitn,
for incoming mail. This room i
llaree and airy and is furnished
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09

comfortably for reading. writing or
lounging.
Everything in the new building
IS of the best possible standard and
neither time nor money has been
spared to make the building per-
feet in every degree. Consider
able attention has been paid to de-
tail work in the construction of
he building, such as coloring all
cold water pipes blue and all hot
water pipes red to facilitate dis
tinction in case of repairs or
changes, also all cold water supply
pipes are covered with asbestos, as
we'll as hot water service pipes
50 that the temperature of the cold
water Will be kept the same sum-
mer and winter.
Virginia is getting just as good
or even better mail service than
any city of its size in America, re-
ceMing mail daily over five rail-
roads, the D. NJ. & N. Ry; the D.
4 l. R. Ry; the D. w. & P. Ry;
the d. R. l.. & P. Ry. and the
G. N. Ry., and there is a posi- bad-
ity of inter-town mail being carriet
over the new electric system a
soon as arrangements can be madf
with Uncle Sam. Letters maileG
in the Twin Cities before tn
O'Clock at night are delivered here
in Virginia 25O miles away at 1914:
the next morning. C. O. Peterson
who is in charge of the sa~ings
department reports that he ha'
sec, ,355 now on deposit by local peo
pie, with $3.50 deposited dnrm'
April and $t,O67 Withdrawals
Money orders for $31, ,2o2.3 wer
purchased during the month jus
Ioaosed At the local office.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
FILE LIENS AGAINST MINE.

Liens amounting to nearly a
Thousand dollars have been filed
here for payment of work alleged
to have been performed for the
New York State Steel company at
the I.arkin mine at Virginia.
The plaintiffs in the actions are:
Axel Peho who is sueing for
1925; Matt l.aurich, sueing for $500;
Emil Lund sueing for 5000 nd John
PcltO who seeks to recover $175.
The work is alleged TO have been
performed for Edward Williamson
on behalf of the New York State
Steel company.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09

After many months Of anticipa-
tion Virginia's new post office, the
only Federal Government building
on the iron ranges, is open for
business.
The new post office is the only
one in the entire state which has
been fitted with special depart
ments for parcels post and savings
bank business.
The new post office which has
been erected at total cost of more
than $4,000 TO the Federal Govern
mem, is artistic, adequate and
complete in every detail. The
building itself is constructed Of red
facing brick with stone trimmings,
Six immense stone pillars rise from
a splendid flight of steps to- the
cornice Of the roof of the main
front of the building, thereby CIV
ing the building a look of grace
and solidity. The entire, structure
is as near being absolut, ly fire
proof as ample money and modern
science can make it. The floors
are all of steel and concrete and
the walls solid brick with stee|
lathe beneath the plaste. r
The, internal arrangements are
modern and complete with specia
departments for parcels post, gen.
eral delivery, registered mail, saw.
ings bank and money order bust
ness.
The architects have provided
ample room for the accomodat io1
of the large number of people VIII.
crowd to the post office on the ar.
rival and departure of the BIZ
mail connections. There are near
lily a thousand mail boxes eacl
fitted with three keys. Some ide,
of the completeness Of the arrange
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
STEEL CORPORATION EARNINGS
REDUCED BY GREAT FLOOD

The financial statement of the
United States Steel corporation for
the first quarter OF the year shows
total earnings of 81, ,426,8Ot and net
income of $26,6M ,509. These
mark decreases OF $758,755 and
&68,417 respectively, compared with
the quarter immediately proceed
ing, but are much in excess OF the
corresponding quarter in 1912.
Surplus for the quarter amounts
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09


fire chief were declared vacant at
a meeting Of the police and fire
board held Monday night. In
ther words. Ellis Walsh, chief Of
the police department and A. +.
Thayer, chief of the fire depart
ment, were separated from their
jobs. Anticipating the action Of
the board or rather three of the
members OF the five man board,
there was a large attendance at
the meeting and it was held up
stairs in the council chamber, in
stead Of in the committee room
where board meet ings are gener-
ally held.
Here us a summary of how it all
happened. After routine business
hau been taken care Of motion
was made by S. A. Nelson and sec
ondcd by Charles johnson that the
office of chief of police be declar-
I'd vacant. Chairman Lpnont made
The enquiry if any reason was to
be- assigned. Member F. ID. Me-
Neil also wanted to know what
cause was to be given for the
dismissal and said there should
be no removal without reasons as
signed. The assertion came from
Mr.. Nelson and from Mr.. CMffey
that the removal was for the good
Of the service. Chairman Lrnont
asserted that he would decline. to
entertain the motion without rca-
sons assigned and after few mo-
mpnts of silence said if there was
no further business to- transact a
motion to adjourn would be in or
der. Mr.. Mcneil made the motion
and DR.. LcnOnt declared the meet
ing adjourned. At this point
Chairman Lcnont and Member Me-
Neil left the meeting taking places
in the audience.
Then Pat Coffey made a motion
that the board proceed to reorgon-
ize. Here again DR.. Lenont declar-
ed in hearing of all that the meet
ing had adjournc:3: Meanwhile
Albert f. Bickford, who is the
secretary of the board by virtue
OF his position as city clerk, was
endeavoring to obtain the correct
information to include in his rec
ordS and was having great diff
Guilty in SO doing. There being at
this time no chairman there was a
mot ion by Nelson and Johnson that
Pat Coffey be- elected the chair
man. Here, again DR.. l.enont de-
clintd to entertain the motion.
Mike Boylan arose and requested
the privilege Of speaking. He was
informed by Mr.. COffey that the
action to- be taken would be taken
without debate, Mr.. Boylan was in
sist em and protested against what
was being done.
NJ. f. Tanning claimed the right
to speak and asserted that he was
president Of the charter cOmmNssl0
aml that weeks were spent by the
commission in its efforts to frame
the charter in such manner as
to completely remove the city COM
missions from politics and that
the removal of the police chief
seemed to be for no other than
political reason. J. l.. Kimball, for
mer alderman, also claimed the
right to speak as a Citizen and a
tax payer. He said he was for JUS
tice where justice is due and op-
posed absolutely to having the po-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
NOT AUTHORIZED 70 MAKE
any REFUND 10 SULLIVAN
ola|sa II Attsta.y esa.t,|': ottis. o.
i,Iasl /, ,1hstst,ats b Pat su|li,,,':
llsolss Revocation.

The attorney general holds. that
in cities of the third class, the
Minnesota laws give councils NC
power to refund liquor Licenses
or the value OF unused part of Ii
censes as in the ease of the Pa,
Sullivan license, which has been
under consideration recently. This
was reported to the city council at
its meeting Tuesday night in a
letter, in response to enquiries
mde by D. D. Morgan, city attor-
ney. The letter stated that to re-
fund the money ID the Sullivan in
stance would constitute a misuse
Of public money and that it would
be illegal for the disbursing Off
GERS to make the payment even if
the council do SO vote. 1t was
also stated that the members of
the council, if they should by their
votes, direct the payment, would be
liable for malfeasance in office.
The council took action to make
allowance to the property owners
on sage street for the amount of
the paving taxes for damages in
the widening Of the streets to- &C
commodate the tracks of the Mes
aba Railway company. Ordinances
providing for sewer districts in
Fairview and in Anderson's third
addition were each advanced a
stage.
Mos of the dealers in Virginia
who desire to- sell cigarettes have
made application to the council
for a license under the recently
enacted law. These were referred
to the city attorney for a report.
Residents Of Pine street filed a
petition for a creosote block pave
ment On the street..
The bid of the Virginia & Rainy
Lake company for the furnishing
Of various kinds OF lumber for
the season was the only one re-
ceired by the council and the
prices named were accepted. The
salary Of thereby kiinasrswas fix
ed at $500 per- month for May,
June and July and the assistant at
$125 per month for the same time.
The council reconsidered it's action
at the former meeting and grant
ed license for a shooting gallery
to r. A. Holdridge. On motion OF
George Harvey, the street COM
missioner was authorized to en-
ploy men and teams and to clean
up alleys and have the charges
made against the properties.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09

to 81, 1863, 600 as against a deficit of
sc, 1872, 1874 in the same quarter last
year. The recent floods in the
middle west affected the corpora
ton earnings to the extent of at
least $2,OO0,O0O. The usual quar-
terly dividends of 3-4 per cent
on the preferred stock and IA
| per cent on the common stock, am
ounting to $12,658, 100, were de-
clared.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
wood ARRESTS PREACHER
FOR ILLEGAL FISHING

The latest victim to- be shared
by Geo. E. Wood, game warden, is
a clergyman, Rev. K. E. Forse1l,
pastor Of a Lutheran church in
Minneapolis and a graduate of Yale
and other colleges. Rev. Forsell
has a piece of railroad script land
On Durham lake, half way between
the Range and Duluth ON the
Canadian Northern road. Recent
ly he came to the land to build
a summer home. Tuesday he was
arrested by the warden charged
with netting fish. He also had
in his possession a 100 foot gill
net and Illegally caught fish which
were seized. The fish caught were
used for food for men working on
ihe place. The clergyman was
found guilty. in Judge Carey's
court and a sentence of 500 and
costs was imposed but On account
of consideration for the avocat ion
of Rev. Forsell 800 Of the fine
was suspended. He paid $40 and
costs.
Also at Dunham lake the warden
arrested Charles Carlson, having
in his possession parts of two red
deer and Lot of netted fish. At
Ellsburg Ed. Norstrom was ar
rested for fishing Illegally. John
Johnson, employed by Rev. Forsell
ws arrested, chrged with netting
fish. All three were fined $40
and costs each and all paid.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09
Again the recall.

Again the recall.
For some time there have been
stories circulating that action
would be taken to recall Mayor
Murhy and some or all of the al
dermen who are his supporters in
the city administration. EARLY in
the week petitions commenced to
DC circulated in which only the
mayor was named. These are in
the hands of several of the work
ers who are opposed to the policies
and methods OF the mayor and it
ia asserted that the petitions will
be presented at the next meeting
of the council, with the requisit
number of signatures to require
the council to declare the mayor
recalled and to further require that
q special election be held to fill
the office. Under the provisions
of the city charter the petitions
must bear the signaturs of Is per
cent number of votes who voted
for the candidate at the last pre-
ceding election. The number re-
quired to recall the mayor or an
alderman-at- Large is about $50.
The number of signatures that
would be required TO recall a ward
alderman would be one fourth of
the votes in the ward.
petition which has been made in
The following is a copy of the
duplicate. and which is in the
hands of several for the obtaining
OF signatures. It is said TO be- the
petitions to have in excess of five
desire Of the workers with the
hundred names subscribed to the
petition when It is presented to the
city council at the meeting next
Tuesday evening: