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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-13
CANADIAN NORTHERN TO
BID FOR NEW BUSINESS

C. A. Anderson, soliciting agent
for the freight department Of the
Canadian Northern railroad was q
Virginia visitor Monday. The Ca
madam Northern is to make some-
hing of a campaign for local
freight business in Virginia and
vicinity. The C. N. is now giving
fine service from Virginia to Du-
luth, is giving the city a fine
passenger train service to say
nothing of having built here +he
finest passenger depot on the Mes
aba range and is going to be active
hereafter in trying to get its share
Of the competitive business arising
here and at other points on its line
for this city.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-13
BUAL COUNCIL HOLDS UP
BILL OF ACCOUNTANTS
Retains An Expert to Recheck Audit Of
Books Of the Village Recently Made BY
the Firm Of Me||is, Pirie & Co.

The bill of Mellis, Pirie & Co.,
chartered accountants, who recent
ly completed an audit of the books
OF the Village of Buhl, covering the
affairs of the village from the years
1901 to 1913, inclusive, has been held
up by the council of Bull pending
re check of the books, which ia
now being conducted by S. s. Will
hanson, an expert accountant.
The hrm of Mellis, P,rie & Co. rem
dered bill for 1888 for services COW
ering a period of something over a
month. Besides making an audit
of the books they installed new
system of accounting. The re-check
of the books will not be completed
for some time yet, but it is alleged
Inaccuracies have been discovered
in their audit and, at least until the
books have been thoroughly re-.
checked, the Buhl council will re-
fuse payment of the bill on the
ground that the audit ia unsatisfac
tory.
1t is also alleged that the system
of accounting installed by the firm
was illegal. The system of approx.
ed accounts installed for use in the
payment of village orders, it is
claimed, was not in accordance
with the state law, which provides
that all accounts against mun1ci.
palities must be on verified form
and sworn to. From the blanks
furnished the village the veritica
ton oath was omitted. The mistake
was not discovered by the village
authorities until quite little sum
of money had been paid out, and it
was necessary for the village Off
GERS to trace up the warrants issued
and ordered paid on the form ap.
proved by Messrs. Mellis, Pirie &
Co., and secure verification of the
accounts.
Beyond stating that recheck OF
the books was in progress, that the
audit of the Messrs. MeIlis, Pirie &
Co. was unsatisfactory to the coun.
Gil at Buhl and that it was not re.
garded as efficient, Mayor Doyle
who was in the city yesterday re.
fused to discuss the matter.
S. S. Williamson, who is condnct.
ing the recheck of the books a,so
refused to discuss the natter.
Mellis, Pirie & Co., are now con.
Quoting an audit of the various de.
partments of the city governmen,
in Virginia.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-13
ALL BUT TWO OF
RESORTS CLOSED

According to information secur-
ed from police authorities in sev-
eral OF the range toWals and cities
every resort OF the kind on the
Mesaba range with the exception
OF two is out Of business. One Of
the pr0prieto1s OF one of the places
still remaining open, it is said,
Will make a test Of the new state
law and the secoud place is pre-
pairing to close.
The resorts of Rose Belisle and
another on the Gilbert road, one
OF a syndicate operated by we'll
KNOWN range character, were clos
ed one week ago last Saturday
night. The inmates left the latter
part OF last week for points in
Montana and other western states
and for superior. IS. -.
All the places have been boarded
up, the furniture ard fixtures are
being disposed OF this week and
there is every indication that The
proprietors will make no effort to
resume. Local police authorities
state that none of the sporting eLe-
ment remain in thus city.
People: familiar with conditions
at the Head of the Lakes allege
that the city of Superior is over
run with the element affected. In
addition to those people affected by
the closing of the famous St. Croix
alley in Duluth women and hang
ers-on from various range resorts
and other towns over the. state
have been Nocking into Superior
tor some time.
Many of the people affected are
practically without money. They
are bitter in their denunciation of
the new state law and it is claim
ed that a syndicate of we'll known
resort proprietors will finance a
legal fight which it is hoped will
render the new statute non-effect-
i've. Competent legal authority
everywhere is of the opinion that
the fight will be in vain.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-13
B0YLAn & co. LAND 4
GOOD JOB At MT. IRON

NJ. Boylan & Co., Virginia heating
and mbing contractors, were the
successful bidders for the Job of
making water and sewer connec-
tions at the village of Mountain
Iron, bids on which were opened at
meeting of the council last Tues.
day evening. The figure at which
the work was secured is $12,OOOOO
The proposed water and sewer ex-
tensions will bring these improve
ments to all of the residence section
OF the. town, and work on them will
begin Immediately.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-13

Arnold & Pickering of Virginia
have been retained by Esther Saw
age of the Town OF Field, in which
is located the village OF Cook, as
attorneys in an application for an
order enjoming the board Of su-
pewisors of the township OF Field
from constructing proposed new
township road which runs through
land the property Of the plaintiff.
Papers in the matter were @ed
Tuesday and the hearing is expect
ed 10 be set before Judge Martin
Huehee q IN early date.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-13
ERNIE POTTS WOULD
MANAGE PAL BROWN
Former Minneapolis Would Take the Range
Fighter 10 Hand and Sends Contracts
to Chisholm for hin 10 Look Over

Erne Potts, the we'll known Min
neapolS fight promoter is in a
very fair way TO become manager
OF Pal Brown, the range light
weight fighter, who will again be-
gin campaigning early in Septem-
Der, according to Colin Monroe,
The we'll known Chisholm business
man, who has been interesting him
self in Browns career for the
past year. Monroe has never as
pired to manage Brown. He used
TO follow the game and he is q
warm ad1nirer Of the boy who got
his start in Hibbing. His interest
is OF the friendly sort. however,
aud he does not care TO be active
ly responsible for the making Of
matches for Brown or the staging
Of them either. Browns vaudeville
tour has been cancelled and he is
again at the homestead at Sturgeon
lake, where be will remain until
he is again ready to get busy.
In a sparring exhibition at q Miu-
neapolS theatre his sparrng part
ner opened up q cut over one Of
his eyes which it took three
stitches to close and the rest Of
the theatrical engagement was can
celled. Potts is anxious to take
Brown on. He has forwarded con-
tracts to Chisholm and with some
miner revisions in the terms nam
ed by Potts conceded it is very
probable he will take hold OF
Brown when he starts fighting
again. Brown is going TO be able
TO go better than ever" said Mon
roe Sunday, when be- again takes
to the road. Next season ought
to see him fighting and winning in
the first division, for he is one OF
the best boys at his weight il the
world"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-13

George +. Wood of Hibbing, for
the pact two years in the employ of
the state game and fish commission
as game warden at large, covering
wide territory in northern Mime
sofa has been discharged. Ill and
pain racked in bed at the Mcintyre
hospital in this city, where he went
the latter part of last week to sub-
nit to surgical operation, he is
not vet aware of the tact that he is
no longer in the employ of the state
and the attending physicians and
his many friends over the range are
doing everything possible to keep
the news from reaching him until
his condition physically is much
improved over what it is at present.
He will be at the hospital for ten
days or two weeks yet and will be
physically unable to do work of any
kind for some time.
Woods dismissal was ordered at
an executive meeting of the state
game and 6sh commission held at
the state capitol in St. Paul Wed
nesday of last week. Acting under
instructions from Executive Agent
Rider, S. c. Bailey game warden in
the Bemidji district, came to Vir
ginia Monday TO take up Woods
star and commission. He found
Wood ill at the hospital and upon
the advice of the attending physic-
ian took no action in the matter.
Bailey wac deputized by the state
game and fish commission some
time ago to check up Woods affairs
on the range. He spent some time
looking over the records of the
municipal court at Coleraine. where
the warden had brought many pro-
secutions and interviewed numer-
ous people in this city and at Hib-
bing and other points on the range.
Bailey refused Monday to discuss
the reasons which led the state
game and fish commission to dis
charge the warden, but claimed it
had ample ground to justify its &C.
ton aud that if it desired to push
matters could prefer seriou 9
charges against Wood. "From the
information developed from an in
vestieation of Woods affairs", said
Bailey, "the executive board could
do nothing but dismiss Mr.. Wood.
They have the goods on him. 1
have no authority to make public
the specific reasons for his dis
missal, but can state that they are
ample"
News of Woods discharge will be
received with general regret over
the range by large element here
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-13
PAULlST CHORIS1ERS TO
OPEN NEW POWER THEATRE

The new Power theatre at Hib-
bing, which will be one of the
hands0mest playhouses ON the Mes
aba range, which has been dark
since last tall, will be reopened
June q with the Paulist Choristers
Of 125 voices, one of the biggest
companies OF the kind ever brought
10 the range. The house has been
completely remodeled aud redecor-
ated throughout and the opening
night will be an event OF impor-
lance over all Of the range.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-13

A feature of the Fourth of Iuly
celebration in Virginia, which will
be the biggest thing of the kind
ever held in northern Minnesota,
will be the night carnival and pro.
cossion of the fire king. AL G.
Flournoy will be in charge.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-13
CAME WARDEN WOOD
HAS BEEN DISCHARGED
Dismissed from Service BY State Game and Fish Commission
at Meeting Held In 81. Paul June 4~NI In Hospital in
Virginia and Has Not Been Informed Of Dismissal

who consider him the best man for
the position who has ever been en-
ployed by the state in this section.
His activity has made the name of
Wood terror to game la " violators
throughout all this section and his
two years of service has done more
to conserve the wild life of this Sec
tlon OF the state than any other
agency in the same time. His activ-
ity has sometimes led to criticism
of some of the methods he employ
ed and has naturally made him
bitter enemies. It will be difficult,
however, to convince any of Woods
many friends that he has been
guilty of intentional wrong in con-
nection with the keeping of his ac-
counts, while it may be true he has
made errors that may be construed
as affecting his integrity in the
handling of state money passing
through his hands.
Discussing the matter yesterday
a we'll known sportsman, who takes
much interest in the enforcement
of the game and fish laws said:
II regret to learn that George
Wood has been discharged. He was
the best man the state has ever had
in this section. do not believe he
was Intentionally wrong in his ac-
counts and it looks to me very
much as if somebody had been try
ny to secure his discharge by any
means possible. doubt if the
state will eyer again get as efficient
man for this important work in
this section. If he had received
every cent that he collected in fines
and costs, and three times as much
salary az the state paid him he
would not have been overpaid for
the work he was doing. I look for
an early return to the conditions
that existed before Woods regime.
when deer and moose were pro-
miecuously slaughtered through.
out all THE section and nets and
dynamite we're freely used in all
the lakes in taking fish"
So far the game and fish commis-
sion has not announced the ap-
pointment of successor to Wood.
Game Warden Brown of Hibbing
:. looL;~, ~ "a ftor <hia farYitnrv
1t is imperative that new warden
be named at once and the various
sportsmen's organizations will in
terest themselves in the matter at
once. There is some talk of putting
up a fight to have the commission
reconsider Woods discharge. It is
not believed, however, that it would
accomplish the desired result.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-13
LETTER OF BILLY BOOSTER"
TO HIS GOOD FRIEND HANK
Friend Hank:

Friend Hank:
am on my way from Virginia to Wolf, and I
thought had better write you right away, cause
you will just have the time of your life if you come
to Virginia on the Fourth of July. Bring the whole
family along and tell the neghbors. The air is just
full of powder and fire works right now; seems
everybody is planning just to give the time of
our lives The people of Virginia expect there will
be about $4,000 in town that day and they have
special trains provided; six bands and fife and
drum corps. They going to have two parades;
one in the morning and freight parade in the
evening" and after the parade they going to have
dancing ON the main street in town, but can't tell
you all about it in letter. Get a hold of Charlie
and have the news spread around. I will be at the
depot at Virginia the morning of the to meet
you nearly forgot to tell you they going
give free lemonade away to the kids. That old
Virginia town is some town, Hank l took run
out and visited the park and the deer, moose
and bears and also visited the postof6ce.
Now don't forget to tell all the neighbors and
bring the whole family I'll be there
Your friend,
BILLY BOOSTER"
a..a..a q q - q 4. q. 4 q .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-13

Thomas Stumpf, delegate from
the local lodge to the National Con-
vention of the B. of r. T. at Detroit,
returned nome early in the week.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
UsELEssNEss OF SPEECH.

senator Simmons, in explaining why
the majority side will make few set
speeches on the tariff. says: If the
bin proves not 20 be for the benefit
of the country, il viii demonstrate that
our ideas of the tarin are wrong; If
it proves TO be good for the country
if win demonstrate that the opposition
, wrong
In neither event does he see that
speeches amount to much. If the bill
is good, opposition speeches viii not
make it bad. II it is bad eulogistic
speeches viii not make it good. Per
baps senator simmons is right Pc
ru#l Of many of the tariff speeches
delivered In Congress would go far
to convince one that they need never
have been made.
The question is whether there is any
possibility Of bns being changed
1E ar-uments in speech form In the
case Of the tariff there appears to be-
Do" such possibility The bin was form
1i"t"d IN caucus by the House Demo-
crafts The majority in each House
w'- pledged 10 it in advance. No mat
tor VIVA, weighty arguments against
il may bc advanced by such thinkers
ON The tariff as Cummns, La Toilette
and others on the Republican side. the
oIil win not boz changed 1t is a party
measure. Ai2umcnt is Of no avail, ex-
eept to make party and personal rec
ords.
Rut senator simmons and the ma
J"tity should not take such narrow
ground with regard to all major legis-
lation, the currency for example. Al
ready the House Democrats are show
ing a disposition TO make that bill
party measure. The majority Of the
House Committee on Banking and Cur
r"ncy Is holding secret sessions. II is
whipping into shape a bin which later
on may be taken in hand by the Dem
ocratic caucus. Free and open debate
will be allowed, but by the time that
comes off the majority may be- pledged
TO the bill as it then stands. This
would be a most unfortunate situation.
The currency bill ought to emerge from
he houses Of Congress as the result Of
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26

Is the first recorded member.
His father JOS, ph Arnold, was a law.
yer and one OF the pioneers of Nebra ska
serving In the Territorial LEGISLATURE
during lS6j-66
When Bion was boy of six his in
Ventive genius made Itself apparent IN his
clever construction of small boats and
models OF farm implements. At fifteen
he had built IA small practical steam en-
CINE, devising the piston valve which he
mad never seen before
Two Years later he made a bicycle
using small advertising picture for a
model. and originating the suspension type
OF wheel now employed so generally In
bicycle construction. While "A student al
the University of Nebraska during the
year following ne built a complete loco
motive In miniature.
After studies at the University of Ne
braska and hlillsdale College he took
special courses at Cornell. His work at
FIRST was with steam engine construction
and he designed and built some develop-
ing 1850 horsepower
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
free consultation between all the mem
bers regardless of party.

Colonel -. u. Gaillard. engineer In
charge Of the Cu!ebra district of the
Panama canal whore the troublesom,
slides have been causing delay. PEE
Gicts no serious results because of the
difficulty. Colonel Gaillard says that
over SO per cent of all excavation has
ceen taken cat of the central divi-
sion and IL seems possible that the
Culebra cut VIII be completed sooner
than some OF the other parts of the
canal unless unusual slides are en-
countered Recent reports on the
progress of the work in the Culebra
cut show that the reduction in the
unit cost of work over the estimate
submitted i'm 1905 will be sufficient to
absorb without extra cost over n 600
coo yards OF material added by slides
and still leave balance Of everal mil
lion dollars.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26

Having served one-third of the time
/ for which they were sentenced Ia i'm
| prisonmeut for their hagrant swindle
IA mining stocks, Julian Hawthorne
and Doctor William j. Morton have
been recommended for parole and At
torney General McReynolds is cogita-
ting the question OF their release. Con-
siderine the time and expense it takes
10 secure convictions. the hurry to
pardon prisoners OF all classes nova
days seems ludicrous as well as incon-
sistent. Naturally there has been un-
usual pressure in behalf OF Hawthorne
and Morton on account OF their distin-
guished families However short their
stay in prison, they never will escape
from the disgrace
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
One Better.

Nhiie the late Fritz Thaulow, the
distinguished Dutch artist. was serv-
ing ms turn on the international jury
oI awards of the Carnegie institute
provisions for his stay In Pittsburgh
were made at hotel in which the fur
hisiililgs were most complete and elab-
crate The thing that most delighted
ihaulow during his stay was the elab
crate provisions furnished for bathing
ana made necessary by the Pittsburgh
atmosphere. Thaulow fairly reveled In
MS porcelain and marble tub, the ties.
sellated pavement and silvered plumb
ing One night Mrs. Henry Frick had
n'in 10 dinner. In a lull of the CONVEX
satioh he turned To his hostess with
tue thought uppermost In his mind.
You take bath effry dayT he
blurted.
IL was admitted. ..,st
i beat you," cried Thaulow, with Q
ooys delight 81 take two"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26

Democrats are not yet claiming that
cost Of living has decreased because
they have gained power They prefe,
To wait while To see just what is
going To happen anyway. In their re-
cent campaign, however, they did be-
rate the cost OF living and they pledged
themselves 10 do what they could 10
reduce il. AS Yet they have not ac-
tually done a blessed thing. for not
even their tariff bill has passed. But.
somewhat amusing to relate, Brad
streets now reports tor July an index
number of commodity prices which IL
the lowest for the past sixteen months.
Compared with Dec last, il has gone
Gown e. per cent.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26
B0THERS0ME LEAKS.
How to Check Oil From Getting Out Of
Gear Sets and Asles.

There are many motorists having
difficulty in Keeping their cars or ga
RACES clean. owing To the fact that oil
and grease seem Ia leak continually
from the gear box and rear axle cas-
ings. Where oil is used the unwise
agent often suggests the use of a hard
grease. which in comparatively short
time may be worked up into the re.
cesses of the case. where IL does no
good whatever, says the Motor Age.
There are many gear sets, of course,
which are so designed that grease can
be used most acknowledgements, but
where the manufacturer recommends
the use of Il fluid oil il should be used
The greater amount OF the oil leaking
trouble experienced 10y motorists is due
to the use of too much oil i'm the trans
mission gear box and rear axle casing
In gear box in which fluid oil Is
used the amount of lubricant maintain
ed therein should reach no higher than
the lower portion of the lowermost
gear shaft. This pertains TO gear sets
IN which the shafts are in either a
horizontal or vertical plane.
In gear box having both the gear
shafts In the same horizontal plane
Doth the shafts will be partly sub
merged in oil. and. though only the
lower shaft OF gear set having the
shafts in the same vertical plane will
be partly submerged in the lubricant.
this SHAFT and its gears when i'm mo-
ton Will throw plenty of oil on To the
outer working mechanisms In the case.
lf too much oil is used IL only tends In
work out through the bearings. cnus-
Ing "A waste of oil and driving the
streets or garage floor wherever the
car may stand.
The same applies to the fabrication
OF the rear axle. the only difference
being that the oil which ESCAPES nor
only tends TO render the brakes in
effective, but often the oil Is thrown
out on To the wheels. tires and car
body. giving them very dirty m.
pearance. damaging the latter two and
making considerable work for the nm.
fortunate car washer. Should n reduc.
ton Of the amount of oil used prove
ineffective have new felt washers 6t.
ted TO the axle ends.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26

:. U. S. FoRESTERS HELP :.
:. PALESTINE. :.
Observation-Disclosures.

An agricultural colony in Palestine
has Just applied To- the l.. :. forest
service for help in planting trees To
bind the drifting sands of the Meditcr-
ranean. The colony is near Jaffa OF
Iafa the ancient Joppa of the Bible,
and there is heins developed ia connec-
ton with il a seaside resort. with no.
tel, Villas. bath houses, and gardens.
The experts OF tie service point out
that the reclamation of sand dunes L.
not a serious problem i'm the eastern
United States because the prevailing
winds are from the land and the sand
is blown into the sea. On the west
coast the situation is more serious.
The most notable examples OF reclaim
ed sand areas there is furnished by
Golden Gate Park. san Francisco,
where grasses, acacias, and. later, trees
and shrubs nave converted sand wastes
int" pleasure grounds uf great beauty.
The attention of the Palestine colony
is called To the wonderful reclamation
of the l.andes, France. where a wealth.
producing forest Of maritime pine. the
source of the French turpentine. has
been grown To take the place Of shift
Ing dunes. The American foreStcrS
also give the address of the French
scotsman who furnished this govern
ment with the maritime pine seed
which has beer used in planting oxper-
iments on the Florida national forest.
nNnr the Gnlf cnHst