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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-15
WANTS TO MAKE
M0VlES0F CITY
Carl Thiel, of Hibbing, Would Take
Pictures Of City and Indus
trial Plants.

Carl Thiel, Of Hibbing, one of the
pioneer photographers of the Mesaba
range, who has recently engaged in
the business of making motion pic
lures of industrial plants, city streets,
etc., and who has taken some fine pic
lures of the big mines in the vicinity
of Hibbing, was in the city Tuesday
and at. the next meeting Of the city
council will snbnaitsza proposition to
have motion pictures made Of the bus
mess streets in Virginia, the sawmill
plant, several of the big mines and
other points about the city that will
be particularly interesting in motion
pictures.
Mr.. Thiel, who is one Of the best
photographers as well as one Of the
most skilled mechanics on the range,
has one of the finest machines ever
brought to America. It was made es-
pecially for him in Germany, and cost
a neat sum Of money. He has made
some fine views at Hibbing and has
been able to arouse good deal of in
terest in his plan among Virginia peo-
pie, who believe the pictures would he
highly effective advertising of Vir-
ginia.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-15
CHANGES BEING MADE AT
BIG STORE OF KETOLA BROS.

Considerable changes are this week
being made at the big Mesaba avenue
store of Ketola & Company. The new
addition to the store is practically
completed. The hardware department
is this week being moved into the new
addition, and the floor space it form
erly occupied will be devoted to the
grocery department. New furniture
stocks and other lines which the firm
will handle are arriving, and in a few
weeks the store will have a grand OPP
ening which will mark an epoch in
range merchandising as well as the
formal opening to the public Of one Of
the largest and most complete depart
ment stores in this section Of the state.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-15
NIIS G1lI DIE
OF BUR- REC Ted IN ElP OSI0N'
Miss Garvec Empoyed at the Home Of Mr. and Ms David
Shapiro Died from Burns Sustained Fire Wednesday
Morning ntstook Can Of Wood Alcohol Cor Kerosene
and Attempted to Start Fire II Kitchen Stove with 1t
Died at Local Hospital

= Miss Garyeeki, - Polish servant
girl between II ands18 years old, was
fatally burned at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Shapiro, 9o6 Central ave
nue. shortly before ESQ O'Clock Wedns-
day morning, when she poured wood
alcohol on live coals and an explo-
sion resulted which threw the blazing
fluid all over her body and commune
Gated fire to her clothing: She was re-
moved to the Mcintyre hospital by
the firemen, where her death occurred
at noon Wednesday,,
The young woman had been en-
ployed at the Shapiro home but a few
days. p She did not speak English,
and had but recently come to America
from the old country. She has a
brother living on Hemloek street, who
is said to be employed in one of the
mines. Funeral services will be con-
Quoted tomorrow from the Polich
Catholic church, Rev. Father Singer
officiating. i. :.
The young woman arose early Wed
nesday morning and was preparing to
wash. The family use denatured al
cohol for small alcohol stove. Tue
girl picked the can containing the
wood alcohol up and poured it over
the fuel and ignited it. There was an
explosion and the blazing fluid was
thrown over her clothing. Her screams
aroused Mr.. Shapiro, who ran to the
kitchen and wrapped her in rugs.
Chief Stickney, of the fire department,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-15
MAX LEWIS TO GO EAST TO
BUY NEW FALL STOCK

Max Lewis, Of the Minnesota Dry
Goods Store, leaves Sunday for buy
ing trip to the east which will absent
him from Virginia for, several weeks,
and during which he will visit New
York, Chicago, and various eastern
cities. Mr.. Lewis will buy the seas
enable lines for the Minnesota stores
women's department and announces
that the new stocks when opened will
be the finest that the store has ever
handled in Virginia and perhaps the
best line that has ever been brought
to the range. It will also be large be-
yond anything the Minnesota has ever
before handled.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-15
SCHOOL OPENS
IN THREE WEEKS
Corps of Teachers Employed Will Be
Largest in the History
of City.

- The schools of Virginia will resume
after the summer vacation Tuesday,
September End, and the teaching staff
will be the largest and many believe
the best that has ever been employed
here. Ninety-seven teachers will be
necessary to take care Of the city's
school children. This is several more
than was employed the past year.
The school board is already taking
up the matter Of securing accommoda-
tions for them, and Virginia people
who can furnish board and room, or
either, for any of the teachers, will
confer favor by notifying Superin-
tendent Colgrove, as the matter Of Sc
curing accommodations is already
demonstrating itself to be the usual
vexatious problem.
Directors Eaton, Stewart and Irwin
of the school board, together with DR..
Colgrove, on Saturday made tour of
inspection of the various school build
ings, where during the vacation
months painters, decorators and car
penters have been busy redecorAting
and making needed repairs. They
found the work progressing nicely and
expect that it will be all out Of the
way before school opens.
Miss Thekla johnson, recently elect
ed to the position of grade supervisor,
Monday wired her acceptance to DR..
Colgrove. Miss johnson has forthe
past five years been principal of the
schools at New Prague, Mimi.
H. L. Scharr, of St. Paul, elected
to the position of superintendent of
the manual training department, has
also accepted. He will choose the
manual training equipment to be in
stalled at. the new North Side school.
T. L. Voog and Leighton Simons are
taking the school census. The great
er part of the information required
can be taken from the records, but it
will be some time yet before the work
can be completed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-15
EXTENDING WATER MAINS.

The Virginia Electric Power & Wat
er Company expects next week, or
perhaps the latter part Of this, to be
gin work on the extension Of its water
mains to. Fairvview addition. The ex-
tensions were authorized some ti1ne
ago, but the work has been delayed
because of the non-a rival Of the nee
essary pipe. Fairview EDITION IS
one Of Virginia s most rapidly grow
ing suburbs and the extension s. the
water mains viii be- 8 considerable
convenience @ househo ers and prop
erty owners tere..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-15

Deputy Clerk of the Court II. G..
Holloway has received ! circular let
ter from Robert S. Coleman, chief;
naturalization examiner st the bureau
o naturalization at ST. Paul contain
ng announcement OF some changes
ii the laws affecting applications for
citizenship which viii eenerally 30 az
interest TO- many residents of the.
range. The Riist Of the letter IS ms:
follows: z= : z:=.,z 81 q
All declarations Of intention ex-
ecuted after September 26th, 1906, be-
come absolutely void and useless e
years after date Of execution. One
Of the United States district courts
has held that The seven years period
Of limitation begins to run on Sep
TENDER ~, 1906, against all declare
tons of intention executed prior to
that time. - - :. ~ - IS: = s:
Both of the witnesses on the petit
ton must be citizens Of the United
States, and if. it develops ct the
hearing that one or both Of the wit
nesses is not q citizen the petition
will have to be dismissed, for in such
cases no substitution can lawfully be
made. :. = .~. -: + ~ :.
In each instance where a witness is
a naturalized citizen it is particular
ly requested that the clerk at the
time OF the ming OF the petltlon IN
structs him to be sure to bring his
second papers with him to the hear
ing.
The declaration Of intention or first
papers, necessary in connection with
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-15
MRS. NICKsEN ISe GRANTED
: SEPARATION on FROM HUSBAND

/ BY the terms Of an order fled last
week BY Judge Hughes il the district
court, Mrs. Elizabeth, Nicksen is given
separation from her husband Edward
Nicksen.. She IS granted the custody
Of their seven children, four boys and
three girls, ranging in age from 2
to II years and also given the house
hold goods and $s5 . month for the
support Of his family and 70 furnish
his wife with : COW. He may visit
his family once = week, but must not
modest his wife The court il iits state
[ment Of facts found that the defend
[ant had bean cruel to the plaintiff.
An action ia dliivorce i lIiing
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-15

who lives but = short distance away.
was the frststo respond to the alarm
and assisted MI. Shapiro Ia IL putting
out the flames on the young womna,n's
clothing. sFiremen wrapped her IN
blankets and conveyed her to the Nc
1ntyre Hospital Practically all the
clothing was burned from her body.
The damage to the Shapiro house
was slight. The kitchen was badly
scorched. Mr.. Shapiro estimates. the
total loss at about 500. s....- IL: :.
Dwelling In Quilted. RI .,.>..
Fire, which is supposed to have
originated from defective chimney,
yesterday morning shortly after 4:45
practically completely eutted the low
er floor of dwelling house at 102
Oak street. The house. is owned by
the Pembroke company and is rented
by the Poirter realty agency. 1t. was
occupied by the family of Paul Stark
ovich.: The occupants became panic
stricken and started to carry out the
household goods before turning in the
alarm, although an alarm box was To-
Gated less than a block away.
A Canadian Northern trainman on
his way to work saw the blaze and
turned in the alarm, but by the time
the firemen arrived the fire was burn
ing briskly. The rooms downstairs
were practically wrecked. The loss
will be several hundred dollars and
was uninsured, so far as present in
formation extends.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-15
C.. N. GIVES EMPLOYEES
A '.BERRYING" SPECIAL

A large party Of the Office and yard
employees Of the Canadian Northern
were taken to Arbutus, up the line,
with an engine and coach Thursday to
enjoy q day in the woods picking blue
berries, and had a fine outing. The
BURBERRY harvest is on the wane, and
the best Of the fruit is gone. The crop
this year was not SO large as it usu-
ally is,but hundreds Of bushels were
shipped from the towns to the north
Of Virginia along the line Of the G. N.
to Duluth and to Minneapolis and St.
Paul. & S.. r :. i. zz@ =,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-15
FATHER PIRNAT OF GILBERT
INTERESTED IN GOOD ROADS

Gilbert Herald: As Z result Of dill
gent work on the part of Rev. Fr.
Pirnat on behalf of the farmers lv-
ing in and around Greaney, SUM
mary Of questions and answers are ap-
pended and which are received by FIR.
Pirnat, who will take the matter up
with the county commissioners as
soon as possible with the hope of at
least interesting the road committee
on behalf of these worthy people
who are trying to build homes and
make a living for themselves and fam
lilies: ..
Although not one-half of the set
tiers have as yet answered the ques-
lions the GO who have replied state:
That in the vicinity and west Of
Gheen there are at least 250-300 set
tiers.
That their sole occupation is farm
ing.
That 60 of them own 10,288 acres
Of the very best fertile land in the
state,
That they have cultivated up to
1912, 1873 acres of said land. ::
That they have cleared for cultiva-
ton in 1918, 1876 acres. Total under
cultivation, 1928 acres. -
That on these 1893 acres they raised
during the year 1911: 10208 bushels
Of potatoes: 1894 bushels of rutaba-
gas; 1886 bushels of turnips; 1869
bushels Of carrots; 1719 bushels of oats
$50 bushels of rye; 1926 tons Of cab
bage; 800 bushels Of beets; 1893 tons OF
timothy; 3s3 tons Of clover; 1873 bush
els Of wheat; 149 bushels Of corn. :.
That one-third Of all these pro-
ducts were wasted because Of poor
roads leading to market.
That, one-third Of all these products
were wasted because a load brought to
the nearest station, which is Gheen,
cost $1,000 to $500.
That if they had adequate road facil-
tiles these same homesteaders would
farm every year 1900 acres more than
they do at present, keep more stock
and be able to dispose Of all their pro-
ducts. - 'ss:.s:: - r.: ~
That the roads in spring time and IN
fall are impossible. <- =. r. z.ss -. $
That they have made petitions Ct
various times and through various
people to the county conmissio nen of.
st. Louis county, but obtained little Or
no results. &. .. .. &: 90 az -. IS
That the county commissioners q
commits ioner visited the place but
once and has done very little for the
roads. - ~
! That. il the roads viii not be % I'M
proved as to enable them 70 farm more
and dispose Of their products, they
vii be forced sitter years q hard labor
to abandon their homesteads and
move % some place whore they win
be able to make their living.
E-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-06
Corbett Thinks Battle VIII
Go The ScheduLedI5 Rounds
Former Champion Thinks Sam Langford Can Whip Jack
johnson if He Ever Gets Another Crack at Him.
Is Elated at Prospect of the Two Black Men
Fighting Thinks, if They Meet, It
Will End Johnson's Career


winning and successful defense of t
title.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-06
O'Brien May Head National League
Gossip Of Diamond And Prize Ring

cessOrs that is now extinct. WOlgast,
like Battling Nelson. was a fighter.
not boxer, and his exhibitions IN the
east were unfortunate for his reputa
ton Boxers are now IN the ascend
ancy and viii remain so for some time
according TO the present drift OF things.
Pal Brown, the Minnesota light
weight and his trainer, Jack Dough-
erty, have arrived in Australia and will
get down 10 business at once. They
put in an hour each day training on
board the ship, as Pal did not want to
take chances on taking on a lot OF
extra weight
Harry Sallee. who has won Is and
lost Is games for a team that has MT
a percentage of .357, was CHARGED with
", when he ran second to Larry Che
ney, in a p hurting duel It wasn't
SAILS fault; the game was lost because
Of the inability Of the Cards 10 hit be-
hind him.
Roger Bresnahan continues to have
soft job Roger sits in the bull pen
waiting TO warm up a pitcher, but, as
the tWlrlers are usually in fine form.
he doesn't have a chance to move. In
St Louis recently the fans cheered
him between innings
John J. McGraw. of the New York
Giants. is the highest priced manager
in baseball McGraw receives $4,000
year 1t is said that ne will receive
this sum for five wears. after the ex-
piration of 1913. McGraw demanded
that sum- One of the reasons that he
secured il, he offered just one alterna-
tive-resignation-
Jack Hendricks. manager of the
Denver Western league team. is in
Chicago cOnfering with James McGiu
for the purchase of the Indianapolis
club Eddie Smith. Of Chicago, is bid
ding for the Denver club. It is gen.
orally agreed that if McGil purchases
into the American Association. he will
take Hendricks with him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-06

n CHEMISTS have been searching
for a perpetual motion machine
- for years. They have overlooked
"Christy' Mathewson, of the Giants,
who is now enjoying his 18th season
at the national pastime and looks bet
ter than ever to his own club and
worse to opposing batters.
Matty is called Big Six" and the
origin of this nickname has never been
clearly explained except that some
baseball writer's thought it sounded
good It is generally explained the
title came from the fact that he is
six feet tall. but a discOverer of base
ball dope, who is distinctly in the
DR.. Cook class, maintains it is because
matty wears a six and Seven-eights
hat and that it would be awkward TO
call him Big Six and Seven Eighths."
c. MathewsOn has been pitching
baseball in the big league almost ever
since anybody can remember that is,
anybody except HOnus Wagner the
famous German blight of Pittsburg.
practically built Matty has taken an
important place in the nations his
tory beside such well known charac-
tiers as George Washington and Alb
raham Lincoln. George was the father
of his country. and Mr.. Lincoln freed
the slaves, while c. MathewsOn had a
WnOle lot 10 do with correcting the
Giants of a chronic habit of finishing
in last place in the National league
1t is easier for most school boys to
remember Matty's pitching average
than it is for them to tell you off hand
the date Columbus discovered America
Matty was born in Factoryville, Pa,
in 1880, but he was never blamed for
that because he moved out of the.
town as soon as he realized what he
had done. His early ambition was to
play a slip horn in the FactOrvvilIe
band, and ne turned out to be a good
musician except that he could never
produce any music. The leader used
to give him muzzle loading slip horn
that had been made harmless by
treatment. and then he would 90
through the motions and the proprie-
tor of the orchestra would collect for
u pieces when only II were deliver
ing 1t is easy to see from this that
Chr1sty began his career of deceiv-
ing folks early in life and has been
at it practically ever since with some
few exceptions, notably when pitch
ing against Joe" Tinker formerly of
the Cubs. His slip horn experiences
taught him that success means the
gentle art of getting away with it
Matty pitched a whole lot of base
ball before he came to New York re-
ceiving his start with the FactoryviIle
team when a mere boy and appearing
successfully for the Keystone Acad-
envy, Scranton Y. NJ. c. A. Buckneu
college. Taunton Mass, and Norfolk.
Va clubs. "Phenom" John Smith,
then the manager of Norfolk and now
a policeman in New Hampshire, told
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-06
Kid" Payo Holds Out For Cash
Jack Herrick May Fight Negro

C6TZID" PAYO has Joined the hold
outs. Promoter S. G. Gonzales,
IL of the Juarez A. c.. endeavored
to cinch match between the Ell Paso
champion and Johnny Williams, when
Payo refused to sign or enter into ne
gotiations unless he received the guar
antee he demands Williams and Payo
fought a fast eight-rOund draw in Al
buquerque on July !, and. realizing that
bantamweight Semi-windup would be
an excellent card. Mr. Gonzales made
efforts to secure the signatures of the
asked for 500 guarantee, win, lose
or draw, while Williams viii box for
a purse of $3.50 split so and 40. PayO
lost the decision in his fight with
Spider" MOffatt, several weeks ago,
and is not in a position at present
where he can command prices. Will
liams is anxious for a chance to make
fans.
Max Halford and Jack Duffy, the
tough lightweight under the wing of
Earl NOLAN. are being considered for
the semi windup- The fans are tired of
witnessing antiquated boxers such as
of the curtain raisers and a change
would be welcomed.
frankie Gage will arrive in FL Paso
Saturday night. According to public
sentiment, Gage should have received
the decision over Charlie Dalton at
Phoenix, but the bout was called a
draw. Perhaps the fans in Phoenix. like
those of FL PasO and Juarez, are so
accustomed to peculiar decisions that
they howl all time and the boxer on
the losing end OF the bout usually re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-06
(By Sloane Gordon

George Davis. the Giants manager,
about Matty. and he came to New York
in 1900 when New York needed him.
Big Six is the father of the IA
nous fadeaway which is his own in
ventiOn it being a ball that changes
its mind several times in its course
from his hand to the plate and in this
way has confused lot of batters so
that they have strained thier backs
trying to reach it He has made a
He won three games in the worlds
series with the Athletics in 1905 and
one of the two taken by the Giants in
1911. Although he showed remark
able form in the series with the Red
SOX last fall, he did not get credit for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-06

of the Cubs, and Charles Ebbets. of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, and possibly the
new head Of the Philadelphia club, are
arTayed with O'Brien-
Ad WOlgast may be all in as a fight
er, but he has come back strong as
a frenzied financier. WOlSast thinks
that il is only a matter of weeks be
fore war breaks out between the
United States and Mexico and has
wired his manager, Tom Jones, TO draw
all the money he has in banks at
Venice and Los Angelesand buy up all
the lead he can lay hand on in south
ern California.
Jack COMBS. whose phenomenal
twirling helped to bring two worlds
championships to Philadelphia, will
between the Giants and Athletics. At
ter being i'll for several months.
Coombs received a severe wrench in
his side in batting practice on Labor
day and Will take TO his bed again.
According to a rumor circulating in
the east, Charley Doom vii not man
age the Philadelphia Nationals next
season 1t is known that the Philly
management has been quietly search
ing for a successor to Doom for sew
eral weeks. DCOin's present contract
expires at the end of this season, and
the hunt has narrowed down to two
persons Hank O'Day. the umpire, ana
Otto Knabe, of the Phillies.
Ad WOlgast was essentially a fight
er. He is the last of list of prede-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-06

a victory because of perforated sup
port.
Checkers was his only dissipation
until he bought an automobile Now
he can't stand the smell of gasoline
without wanting to shift a gear. He
looks best in his street clothes. since
one knee has 10 ask the other ones
permission before it can pass. How
ever, this has never interfered with
his pitching arm He has quite a rep
utatiOn as an orator. getting the de-
cisiOn in many an argument because
he can talk louder than anyone else
of the cluo.-COpyrigh 1913. by the
Wheeler Syndicate Inc.)
Mouday-''E Eddie Plank, the Ath-
letics' crossfiring southpaw.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-06

De OBRIERS name
is prominently
mentioned in re-
ports as the next
president Of the
National I e a g u G.
Ever since Tom
Lynch assumed the
chair, there have
been complaints
against him and
asainSI some of the
umpireS he selects.
Reports state that
nraeid emf MUrnh
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-06
GAGE OUTPOINTS
DALTON IN BOUT
Is Entitled to Decision In Ten Round
Contest at Phoenix; Dalton
Tries for Knockout.

Phoenix. Ariz-, Sept. although his
opponent finished strongest. frankie
Gage was entitled to a draw in a ten
round decision bout with Charley Dali
ton of Los Angeles, here last night
Gage Outpointed Dalton, who was a
gIutton for punishment. The eighth
was even, but the ninth and tenth were
DaltOn'S-
Dalton tried hard for a knockout
Gage avoided danger by clinching-
Dalton's peculiar crOuching style made
il hard for Gage to box.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-06

Z " YORK. Sept g.
Unless some unlocked
for hitch arises the
Willie Ritchie- Freddy
" elsh worlds champ
ionship lightweight
battle will take place
at Vancouver, 3. c.,
two weeks from today
or September 20 to
be exact.
Originally sched-
uled for Labor day
afternoon. an accident
to the British champ