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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

Two men had a narrow es-
cape from death when the
elevator in Hotel Mckenzie,
Bismarck fell from the seventh
floor to the basement. Both
were taken to the hospital in a
terribly bruised condition.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

John Cole Of Manning took a
large dose of calomel by mis-
take. Medical aid was sum
mOned at once but he died
twenty-seven hours afterwards
in great agonies.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

Some 100. 600 acres of land in
North Dakota will soon be
placed under the 32O-acre
homestead act. This land is
located in the western part Of
the state and is of the nom
irriQable character.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

Mrs. Erick Seim of Hillsboro
was badly stunned by a bolt of
q lightning.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

The three-year-old child of
William Smith of Mantador
fell off a porch while playing
and broke it's neck. The little
one died Immediately.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

The Sherwood Poultry as
ISOLATION. organized two years
ago, has been dissolved, and
the dues paid in by members
returned to them.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

The Danish Brotherhood of
Luverne and vicinity celebrat-
led the Danish national holiday
and dedicated their new hall.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

Walter Therdorf of Milton
was killed in an automobile
accident at Fairchild, Wis.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13
Towner will have q band.
A New Rockford man lost his
false teeth while fishing in the
river.

Tramps caused much dam
age at the home of Ed Emery
near Bowbells.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

Oscar SnarvOld of Shafer
was run down and trampled to
by a team of horses.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13
LOOKING BACKWARD

Being q summary OF the news of
twenty-five years ago and ten years
ago as recorded In the columns of
this publication
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

Ed. Olson, a painter of Grand
Forks was seriously and per-
haps fatally injured when he
was run overly an NE boxcar.
Both legs were terribly man
|gled and his SIX ull injured.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

At Finley lightning struck
some object in a wagon driven
by a Greek peddler. He was
seated on a copper coil and
stunned into insensibility.
Spectators thought him dead
VIII en- he got up and drove his
team away.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13
%FLlckERTAlL FACTS
and FlnclEs
Valley City is on the boom.

Sentinel Butte will have fire
protection.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

Ole Ness of Minot threaten.
ed to do terrible things to his
wife and mother, whom he
forced to take in washing that
The might loaf, and was placed
under $500 bonds.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

Harry Johnson, farm laborer,
was found in a barn at Hamp-
den in a dying condition, hav-
ing suffered several days with
pneumonia without any care.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

Walter South, 20-years-old,
residing on q farm with his
uncle near Mott, became love
emitten on a school-ma'am.l
The young lady took the SER
|ious youth in q joking manner
and he threatened to end hiG
life. He secured q gun and
wrote several notes Of farewell
and then disappeared. Several
days later be was found in the
Vacated school house Ii hiding
saying the gun had refnsed "a
work.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

Raymond Leal of Bordulac,
broke a leg while playing ball.
Leal played second base and
the accident occurred when he
IcOllided with a base runner.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

G.. e. Hale of Rugby was
fined $40 and costs for operat-
ling his auto without a license.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

G.. E. Hale of Rugby was
fined $40 and costs for operat-
ing his auto without a license.
The ladies of the F. u. L.
club of Cando are planning a
benefit entertainment for the
Dunseith tuberculosis institute.
Two women, Florence Mat
thews and Lilly Phillips, the
former a negress, were arrested
at Minot for improper conduct.
N. J. Fox of Glenburn lost
his home by fire. He was just
recovering from a long siege
of typhoid fever.
William Brownlee, aged ~,
a blacksmith of Williston, lost
his life while swimming in
Sand creek.
Three-year-oldLloyd Schmidt
of Plaza, who was scalded in a
tub of water, died in a Minot
hospital after four weeks OF
sufferings.
Raymond Leal of Bordulac,
broke a leg while playing ball.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

An 11-year-old girl confessed
that she planned to kill hel
foster mother, Mrs. Peter Sor-
|enson of Jamestown in an effort
to get her property. The girl
put three-quarters of an ounce
of muriatic acids in a glass Of
water which she gave Mrs. s.
but the lady discovered some
thing wrong with the water
before che drank much of it.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-13

NOOss ~1AAASOns PIO01AI1CJ1
attorney at Edmond, died of a
paralytic stroke.
Pembina will celebrate the
Fourth-so decided the Com
mercial club.
The North Dakota state fair
will be held at Grand Forks on
July 22nd to 26th inclusive.
Walter Therdorf of Milton
was killed in an automobile
accident at Fairchild, Wis.
The Danish Brotherhood OF
Luverne and vicinity celebrat-
ed the Danish national holiday
and dedicated their new hall.
The three-year.old child of
William Smith of Mantador
fell off a porch while playing
and broke it's neck. The little
one died Immediately.
The Sherwood Poultry as
ISOLATION, organized two years
ago, has been dissolved, and
the dues paid in by members
returned to them.
Minot Catholics will raise
money with which to buy a
monument to place on the
grave of FatherHennz, Minot's
first Catholic priest, who died
i'm that city twenty-three years
ago.
John Wilkins and son John
of Hanover, were both serious
~ injured by a premature ex-
piosion of gun powder with
which they were blasting rock
i'm the fields.
Carrington's city we'll has
run dry and the citizens are
about ready to throw it into
the scrape heap. Until other
arrangements are made water
will be hauled from a creek
three miles from town.
The coroner's jury at Cal
gary, Alta, exonerated Arthur
Pelky and other principals in
staging the prize fight in which
Luther McCarty, the white
heavyweight claimant, and a
former Fargo boy, lost his life.
Martin Beyerlie, aged 8, of
Pollock, was smothered to
death while playing on a sand
bar near the river edge. The
boy was digging a hole in the
sand mound when it caved in,
burying his body two feet be-
low the surface.
Leon LeJune, a blacksmith
of Olga, met with an accident
which will cripple him for life.
He was shoeing a stallion when
the animal kicked and knocked
him to the ground, stepping on
his face and crushing it al most
to a pulp.
William Hilderbrand, a H.
year old Darlington boy was
drowned in Lake Hiawatha
while in bathing with two
companions. None of the boys
could swim and had a narrow
escape in trying to rescue their
friend.
While starting a blaze under
a water heater at the pop fact
Dry at Darlington, a soldered
p1OAO III PARO AOAVOnA0 k0SO.
lime to the burner blew out and
sent a stream of flame through
the room from which Guy
Batesole received serious
burns.
Spike Spanton, formerly
pf the Grand Forks Northern
league baseball club, now 81
Grafton, has lost the sight Of
one eye. Spike" was injured
while batting, the ball foulina
off the bat and striking HE
EYE.
"A peculiar tragedy occurred
at Emerson. A man named
Gordon was sitting on q high
pile of cinders close to the track
watching a train 90 by, when
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28
FORMER CITY OFFICIAL
IS FARMING AT COOK

Charles johnson, formerly men,
Der of the Virginia fire and police
commission, who recently removed to
Cook to make his home, was Vir-
ginia visitor Monday. Mr.. johnson
has a farm of PAP acres near Cook
and has about 80 acres of it under
cultivation. He is building a fine
new house and next spring will put
up a good barn and hay sheds. Mr..
Johnson says he likes the farm and
the simple life and that not even the
craftsmanship Of the police and fire
commission would tempt him to come
back to Virginia, while he still thinks
this is about the best town ever and
makes occasional trips here to see his
old friends. Mr.. Johnson reports
that Cook is the busiest town on the
D. w. & P. A large number of new
dwellings, are under construction there
and butcher shop is opening up for
business at that town this week.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28
CHISHOLM WILL HAVE
OLD FASHIONED DOG RACES

Arnold j. Hubin, who is the princi-
pal promoter of the dog races to be
held some time next month at CHS
holm, declares that they will be the
best ever seen on the range. The ex-
act date has not been set as yet but
present plans are for holding the
meet some time between Christmas
and New Years. The races will be
staged on some convenient public
thoroughfare, probably on First ave-
nue., and cash prizes will be hung up
of sufficient size to warrant a strenu-
Gus effort being put forth to capture
them. The races will be for the most
part confined to harness events and
Ito the team capturing the best prize
a harness and sled goes along with
the cash as we'll. Seven applicants
have asserted their intention of enter
ing and others are getting their dogs
into condition. A substantial fall of
snow is necessary before the final
touches of training can be put on
the teams but no apprehension is felt
on that account.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28

Investig rating Fire & Eyeleth Sup
posed to Have. Been Of Incen-
.=.@ diary Origin.

Sam Fullerton, formerly head 81
the state game and fish commission
and for many years prominent ii
Minnesota politics, was a Virgins
visitor Monday morning, on his way
to Eveleth, where he went ii his ca.
pacity as deputy state fire marsha
to investigate a fire of supposed in.
cendiary origin, which occurred some
time ago and was then investigated
but in connection with which new and
significant facts are said to have re.
Gently developed. Mr.. Fullerton ex.
pected to spend several days on the
range.
/. Mr.. Fullerton was accompanied to
Virginia by State. Auditor Samuel
1verson, who is announced as a can
didate for governor. Mr.. Iverson was
on his way to International Falls and
Roseau and at the latter place this
week conducted a sale of state
lands.
Mr.. Fullerton, who knows a good
deal about state politics and the ms
and outs thereof, declined to talk
politics Monday further than to ex-
press the opinion that in his estima-
ton there was every present prospect
that a field Of candidates for gov
ernor would mean the reelection of
Governor Eberhart. He was surprised
to learn that neither the Eberhart or
1verson announcements have occa-
stoned any stir in this section and that
the prospects here seem to be that a
third man would easily win over both
in this section.
Discussing the affairs of the state
game and fish commission Mr.. Full
lerton expressed the opinion that the
discharge of Game Warden Wood was
a mistake. He stated that it was
about the capitol that Exc
cutive Agent Rider would be replaced
on the game and fish commission
about the first of the year. He re-
fused to enter into an intimate dis
cussion of the affairs of the commits
sion, saying that because of his we'll
known personal feud with Mr.. Rider
his remarks might be misconstrued.
Despite the fact that Mr.. Fullerton
was supposed to be on the range on
business for the state fire marshal's
office there is here a deep-seated
that he was really about
the kings business, whether as
of Eberhart or Iver-
son could not be determined. Fuller
ton has been an invaluable aid to the
political fortunes of governors in
before, knows the game of
politics well and has a faculty of
getting on the inside of things that
makes him: = vklu11 lieutenant and
no doubt resulted in hisrecently being
placed on the states payroll again.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28
Me- J
OF CLUB
Organization Lays Plans for National
Tournament il Virgins It
d. Meeting Sunday. :;

The Virginia Ski club at . meeting
held last Sunday elected officers for
the coming year and q board Of di-
|rectors and decided to hold meetings
At intervals of two weeks on the first
and third Fridays Of every month
until after the national ski tourna-
ment in this city in February.
Harry Solberg was elected presi-
dent, H. O. Johnson treasurer, John
Kregdahl secretary and O. N. Berg,
Peter Wicklem, Charles Olson and M.
Boylan were chosen a board of d.
rectors. i: 49,.
The work of removing the slide
from the Iron Range hill to a new To-
cation on the car line between this
city. and Eveleth has begun. The
new slide will have the longest un-
derhill in the world, 1876 feet. With
out exception it will be the finest
hill in the United States, better than
that at 1ronwood, Mich, and superior
to the, famous hills of Norway.
Preparations for the national
tournament here will begin at once.
It is expected that over 300 riders
will attend including many of the
most celebrated ski jumpers of the
Scandinavian peninsula.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28
MURRAY WOULD
BE ALDERMAN
Aspires to Fill Vacancy in First
Ward Occasioned by Candidacy of
of Boylan for Mayor.

William Murray will be a candi-
date for. alderman from the First
ward, according to his friends, to fill
the seat on the city council at present
held by M. Boylan, who is announced
as a candidate for mayor. The
First ward polls the largest vote of
any ward in the city and will no
doubt have several candidates.
Mr.. Murray is proprietor of a bar
Der shop in the basement of the Finch
block at the corner of Chestnut street
and Wyoming avenue and he is an
old resident of Virginia. While he
has never served in a public capacity
in Virginia he has many friends and
they believe his chances for election
are good.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28
BIG CROWD ATTEND
AN OPENING SALE

The new furniture store Of Ala &
Anderson, opened to the public this
week in a new home with all new
and choice stocks, drew large
crowd to it's opening sale the first
of the week. It is one Of the neat
est and best stocked establishments
of the kind and the liberal patronage
accorded its opening sale is a fine in
dication. for its future. The dis
play windows and sales rooms
throughout were tastefully arranged
for the occasion and the interior
presented very pretty appearance.
Mr.. Ala, who is in charge, is one Of
Mesaba avenues most aggressive
business men and has built his pres
ent business from q small beginning.
At the new store he will be in a
much better position than ever to
reach out for business and the es-
Enlistment is a credit to Virginia.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28
MAKING A CAMPAIGN
FOR NEW MEMBERS

The Virginia Curling club has COM
menced vigorous campaign for new
members and it is expected to result
in a considerable increase in it's men,
bership before the curling season is
formally opened. The sport was
very popular in Virginia last winter
and this winter bids fair to be better
than ever. An active committee is
soliciting new names and has already
secured quite a number Of "gillies."
Axel Ahlstrand is again in charge at
the rink and has been making repairs
to the building for several days past.
The rink was utilized Wednesday
evening for the dance of the Order
of Railway Conductors and it is ex-
pected to get ice sheets started just
as soon as the weather conditions
are right. It is hoped to have the
game going full swing sometime
next week.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28
LABELLE LEASE
IS CANCELLED
Underground Property Near Elba
Operated for Last IL Years
Is Abandoned.

The Pitt Iron Mining company,
which for the past IL years has oper-
ated the LaBelle mine near Aurora
under lease from the Murphy-Dorr
Flynn interests has served notice of
the cancellation of the lease. The
LaBelle was an underground - and
has worked for about IL years, it's
total shipments in that time amount
ing to about a half million dollars.
While it's ore measures are not yet
entirely exhausted it has been mined
by the screaming" method for sew
eral years past. The shaft will be
dismantled at once and the equip
ment will be moved to the Miller
mine at Aurora.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28
COUNTY DIVISION TALK IS BEING
INDUCED MOVER THE RANGE

County division is again becoming
the subject of much discussion in
Virginia and other towns over the
range and the plan of organizing a
club to promote it is receiving some
little attention locally.
There is little question but that
county division will be made an issue
in the election of the next legislative
delegation from the ranges. Those
who have given the question much
time and thought say that Iron coun-
ty will be easy to secure if legis-
lative delegation is sent from the
ranges to the next legislature who
will stand for revision of the pres
ent state law so that the question Of
county division may be voted upon as
a separate issue and the county seat
election held afterward. It is held
that with six representatives in the
next legislature from the ranges who
will stand pat for change in the
present state law that will permit
the division question coming to an is
sue in this way there is little question
but that at an election it would carry.
If county division club is organized
here the pledging Of the legislative
delegates would be one of the things
it would work for. It would also en-
deavor to overcome some Of the OPP
position that is now believed to exist
in other range towns. -s.>s b.
Mayor Victor Power Of Hibbing is
an enthusiastic county diyisionist rs
is Joseph Austin Of Chisholm. There
is said 70 Be every prospect that both
Of thess gsntl y u b candidates
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28
BOARD OF APPRAISERS.
SUBMIT PARTIAL REPORT

The board Of appraisers appointed
to measure up the improvements
made during the present year in the
city of Virginia, submitted . partial
report the first of the week and City
Clerk Bicdord IS at present spread
ing the assessment on the books Of
the city against the property affect
ed. While the board Of appraisers
have been holding sessions night and
day for the past, week, they still have
. good deal Of work to do. Notice
of the assessments made against 10
cal property will be given in du1
time and property holders who con-
slider it excessive will have IN OPP
port unity to protest. &.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28
MIR. AND MRS. C.. E. MOORE
BACK FROM EASTERN TRIP

Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Moore returned
Monday evening from a three weeks
eastern trip. Mr.. Moore says they
are glad to return to Virginia and
its mild climate and says he will
not again 60 south or east to escape
Minnesota winters. On their trip Mr..
and Mrs. Moore were snowbound for
two days in Cleveland. during the
great storm that swept the great
lakes region and when their train
did leave the Ohio city the block
signals on the railroads were all out
and telephone and telegraph service
was also crippled: The trip to Buff
falo required IL hours. There was
more snow in that section than there
was in Virginia. Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore spent some time in New York
city, where they were guests at the
Cadillac hotel, Times square, and saw
New York leisurely. They en-
joyed their trip very much. Return
ing they stopped at Pittsburg, Tole-
do and other cities. Mr.. Moore says
the general business situation in the
east seems to be good, while there
is some uneasiness as to the effect
the tariff revision and new currency
bill will have on business conditions
generally. He looks forward to a
big year in the iron trade next sea-
son, while the indications of activity
in that line are not as pronounced as
for the corresponding period Of last
year. He says in New York city
there was very little interest mani
tested in the overthrow of Tammany,
but the opinion seems to prevail that
the organization has received a
genuine body blow in the recent
elections.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28
DA ED
FOR DEDlC ton
Loyal Order Of Moose Will Occupy
Handsome New Home on December
Il 13th-Many Visitors Coming. "

The date for the formal dedication
and occupancy Of the new Virginia
home and club rooms of the Loyal
Order Of Moose has been set for Dec.
Is. It will be made the occasion Of
visits from members Of the order
from all over northern Minnesota.
Special trains will be run from Du-
luth and Superior and International
Falls. The local lodge will keep open
house all day and the formal cere-
mony Of dedication which will be in
charge of grand lodge officers will
be followed by an evening of social
enjoyment a feature of which will
probably be banquet.
The committee of the local lodge
in charge is not yet prepared to an
nounce the official program, but is
preparing to extend hospitality on
the occasion in a lavish manner and
the event of the dedication of the
home and club rooms here will be
one of the most important in the
history of the order in Minnesota.
The lodge will have the entire
second floor of the new Hamm build
ing at the corner of Chestnut street
and Central avenue. It will be ella
borately furnished and will contain
billiard rooms, reading rooms, lodge
hall, which will be used by several
other fraternal societies and all the
and conveniences of
first class club. The local member
ship of the Loyal Order of Moose is
the largest of that of any fraternal
society in the city. Its new home
will be one of the finest in the entire
west and will be the third club for
Virginia.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28

for the legislature from the district
in which Hibbing is situated. In the
event that they are candidates their
election is practically assured as both
have strong personal followings in
their home towns. Mr.. Austin was
mayor of Chisholm and Mr.. Power
who is serving his first term as mayor
of Hibbing is making one of the
most popular officials that city ever
had. .
County division enthusiasts here
would like to see both sent to the
legislature. Mr.. Power has declared
he is too busy with his law practice
to think of becoming candidate, but
his friends are confident he can be
made to reconsider that decision. He
has always advocated the sending Of
strong men to the state legislature
and is an open an enthusiastic advo-
cate of county division. His last ef-
fort at Hibbing was last year, when
a grand county division meeting was
called, Mr.. Power personally hired the
band and gave the two or three dele
gates that attended a royal welcome.
The movement at that time fell
through for Lack of interest: and. it
is said, because certain powerful in-
terests interested themselves in eff
fectively Smoking" it.
In Virginia there is every prospect
at present that some hatchets will be
buried in the near future and that
the county division matter may come
to an issue on its merits with the
united support in this city that il
ought to have.