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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Virginia's night school opened with the larg-
est initial enrolment ever. The night schools of
the Mesaba range are doing much for it's people
and the constantly increasing interest is the best
proof that they are well appreciated. The spec
tacle of the big man from southeastern Europe
bordering over the rudiments of English may be
more ridiculous than impressive to some, but the
night schools when he attends them, will make
him better citizen, better employe and last but
not least, may kindle an interest that can raise
him from his present social station to the advan-
tages and increased opportunities of worthy citi-
zenship. The night schools are doing great
thing for he and his kind as we'll as for those more
fortunately situated who are anxious for an op-
portunity for self-improvement and increased
efficiency.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Biwabik Times: Much depends up
on the outcome 6 that meeting 81 the:
republican national committee in De
cember. If the big fellows ii the
party persist in their attitude Of defy
ing the primary laws and giving to
the south representation all out Of
proportion to its political importance
there can be but one course for the
members of the party who left for
the progressives-to continue their
agitation for political organisation
that will at least partially represent
the wishes of the people. It is the
last chance Of the g. 0. p. to remain a
national force. It goes into the forth
coming effort Of the third party in the
nation and must get back to honesty
and favor popular representation be-
fore it will be recognized by the peo-
pie. e.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

There is going to be fine field Of candidates
for the republican nomination for sheriff Of St.:
Louis county. Certain influential st. Louis coun-.
ty politicians want to see Sheriff Meining defeat
ed for denomination at any price and they are 60
ing to begin early. Mr.. Meining has made one
of the best sherif's st. Louis county has had
and up on the ranges he has made host of friends
who are going to help give him a nice majority
on primary election day. One of the most i<able
things about Mr.. Meining is some of the enemies
he has made
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

A baby incubator is to be installed at the deten-
ton hospital in Hibbing and ''the old man hereof
of the Mesaba Ore gloats over it and remarks that
they have just naturally got to do something to
keep ahead Of Virginia. '"The old man hereof"
needn't plume himself. They might buy battle
ship here before the next city campaign is over
and put it on Silver Lake, equipped with 13-inch
guns that would shoot gobs Of harmony right in
to the middle of the town. Then where would
Hibbing be with it's baby incubator?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Wanted-A man for governor. great big
man with lots of energy and independence who is
not friend of Ed Smiths. Must be more capable
and of more real executive and administrative
calbre than any one who has recently held the
place. To such man the people of Minnesota
offer very good job and one perfectly good gov
ernors staff containing a miscellaneous assert
ment of colonies and majors with general or two
thrown in. Murphy's, Moriaritys, Galatians and
O'Briens save stamps Applications from Olsons
will receive first consideration. Petersons, John
sons and Ericksons carefully considered Must be
able to get along with the brewing companies and
the steel corporation and create the impression
that they are fighting to beat the band among
themselves. Such person. if proficient at pass
ing the pie, may hold the place from one to three
terms before he will be designated dub and re-
viled from Dan to Bersheba and from Austin to
Warroad as the biggest CRATER who ever lived in
St. Paul, or until the people of the state learn that
picking out a governor is matter that ought to
be gone about carefully that it doesn't make much
difference whether he is democrat, a republican
or anything else so long as he is honest and cap
able. And until they learn also, that every man
who makes noise like one who wants to be gov
ernor may have excellent whistle but wretch
ed tune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17
ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY

Economy and efficiency as applied to the con-
duct of the affairs Of the state of Minnesota, long
a recognized need, is beginning to receive atten-
ton from sources that would seem to indicate it
is to be seriously considered in the not far distant
future and that something may really be done
about it.
Samuel Iverson declares himself candidate
for governor this week and it is Substantially the
chief objective in his declaration of principles.
Governor Eberhart has also appointed commits
sion who are to give it special attention. It is to
investigate the present system of state govern
ment with view to making report that will pro-
vide something tangible for the next state legis-
lature to go on in reorganization of the present
plan of state government.
The Mesaba range is not represented on the
governors commission but it is vitality interested
in any plan that will give Minnesota more econom-
ical and more efficient state government A
great portion of the revenue of the state of Mime
sofa arises in this section through the mines and
through state lands. This revenue is constantly
increasing but the cost of conducting the states
affairs is also increasing and in some respects
needlessly.
Minnesota has too many boards to whom are
delegated too many duties that are performed at
too much expense. State government needs a
thorough organization. Efficiency, if it means
anything, means better administrative organi-
cation, an organization smaller in numbers but
bigger in the accomplishing of results It means
that for dollar of the states money the state
should get back in service dollars value. Mime
sofa is rich and the future holds much of promise,
but that is not a good reason why the present ex-
travagant policy with it's tendency to still further
extremes should continue. Both Mr.. Eberhart
and Mr.. 1verson are to be congratulated. They
have sounded the dominant note of the coming
state campaign and they have put in the spotlight
early an issue that has been much nearer to the
people than good many people, notably the
members of the state legislature, supposed. Just
how much it will be of benefit to the political for
tunes of each is relatively unimportant Efici-
ency and economy is the thing. Other things be-
ing equal it doesn't make much difference who
ought to have the credit in the end who gets it,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

he walked out again before che police had been
summoned There's many al interesting life.
story behind the man who staggers BY you on the
street, shaggy, unkempt all in, down and out.
And good many Of them have seen better days,
for the liquor habit claims among its victims some
Of the brightest minds Too often they are the
ones who sink to the depths and pass beyond the
pale of hope.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Aurora News: Members of the
state fish and game commission have
been aggreived to think that the range
sportsmen have been backing ex-game
warden Geo. E. Wood in running down
pQachers and game law violators. It
might be we'll for the commission to
ponder over the fact that you cannot
help the fellow who does nothing
himself. One honorable warden spent
some good time this summer trying to
spy on the editor while he was out
camping, but the gentleman was con-
spicuous by his absence during the
still and quiet night when the head
lighters were out. And the place was
frequented by the carbide artists too,
although it remained for Geo. Wood
to come and make the arrests.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

The state of Minnesota is going to put good
deal of the land it owns on the iron range sale
in the very near future Those who are interest
ed in the development Of this section of St. Louis
county agriculturally hope that the bulk Of it can
be disposed of to men who will go on it and make
farms and homes. That which falls into the
hands of spectators will on the average be quite
as useless to us as it is at present
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

~ Irwin: m heartily II
favor of medical. ziinsp ecttiion for the
schools Of Virgins I believe the
plan in vogue q Eveleth IS better
than that 1t Hibbing. Hibbing has :
special school physician, while ia Eve.
leth the duties Of school physician and
health officer are combined. Virginias
schools are the biggest on tho range.
Medical inspection is q safeguard that
IS necessary and will in the end save
time and money for the district. I
hope: to see the matter reopened at m
early meeting Of the board. I can
not see how visiting nurse can pos
sibly give the position the service it
should have.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Virginia has great opportunity to get lot of
advertising out of the national ski tournament to
be held here next winter. It will put Virginia on
the map around the world while it is in progress.
It ought to be made the biggest event ever in it's
line and the Ski club ought to get every encourage
ment possible in staging it, and in bringing here
one Of the biggest winter crowds ever gathered in
an iron range town.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

They came very near having repetition of
the volunteer organist incident at a Tower church
last Sunday morning, when an intoxicated man
walked into the church while services were in
progress and seated himself at the organ. Fur
Their he showed the congregation that he had
more than an ordinary knowledge of the instru-
ment and was person of some breeding because
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

There is a good deal Of talk about the new So
cial consciousness and morality in business. With
coal bills coming due and the price going up it is
going to be pretty hard at this season of the year
to convince the average householder that the
world is growing any better. June and July are
the only acceptable open season for that brand Of
optimism at this particular angle of the compass
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Deerwood Times: Itasca county,
where mining also is the chief occu-
patton and its mines the chief source
of revenue, recently voted $500, 900
bond issue for road improvement and
construction. And Itasca county,
within few years, will be one of the
best and most prosperous in the state.
Its farms will be eagerly sought after
and its land values will be soaring
higher and higher. 1tasca is to be
congratulated-and thanked for the
sympathy it can and will extend to
Grow Wing county, where less than
one hundred farmers are satisfied
with the roads they now have, and who
do not want any more good roads in
the county because one man says so.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Several st. Louis county residents have sue
cessfully grown second crop of Strawberries and
hunters are picking them wild in the woods. Has
anybody told State immigration Commissioner
Sherman yet? Things like that will make the
best kind Of press stuff for from two or three
weeks more. After that the time for the "crisp,
bracing air" thing will be upon US.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

J. H. Fleming: II look for the an
nouncement that a democratic post
master has been appointed for Vir-
ginia at any time now. am not
prepared to say who it will be, but
I am not worrying.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

DR.. H. E. Mcintyre: 81 am more
than ever convinced that what we need
most in the country about Virginia is
a lot of road extensions and improve
ments. I believe that public money
is being wasted now in some avenues
of expenditure which ought to be spent
on improving the roads. I believe
firmly in Virginia's future and I
think one of the things necessary to
hasten it is more and better roads,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

John Kennedy: ~ have not thought
about being a candidate for any Office
legislative or otherwise. / rather
like the game of politics, but I would
rather someone else should do the
running for Office. am plenty busy
on my present job and I don't know
of any political job that L could hold
with it and do either justice, while I
should consider it an honor to serve
in the state legislature.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

The society editor Of Duluth newspaper de-
scribes the voice of young woman who recently
sang at a recital in the Zenith city as mellow"
1t should always be borne in mind that an Irish
man once said that mellow is polite term for rot
ten.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Hobson's choice wasn't very much for he or
his enthusiastic friends to brag about as indicat
ed in his attack on Representative Underwood
Monday. Richmond Pearson may have staged a
great stunt at Santiago but his flat wheel is clear
ly indicated in the current news report of his at
tack on his colleague in Washington the other day
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Jacob Riis says the progressives and the re-
publicans will be united in 1916 and that Theodore
Roosevelt will be their candidate for president.
Roosevelt is played out presidential candidate,
but Mr. Riis may not be so far wrong on his other
prediction.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

More and more it becomes apparent that the
time is not far removed when President Huerta of
Mexico is going to be dangling from the end of a
rope of his own making.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Right now the height of the ambition of ex-
PRESIDENT Taft is to secure marble postoffice for
New Haven, Connecticut How like him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Many a man is being 'qroomed for governor"
right now, who will never get away from the post
in 1914: Now is the time to groom EN-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Mesaba Ore: Some of the Michi-
gan game wardens are being supplied
with automobiles to enable them to
better chase poachers. In the
game country hereabouts an aeroplane
would be the only thing worth consid-
ering, and there would have to be a
regiment of them at that.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Now if the Great Northern and the Missabe
could only be made to love one another there might
be union passenger station in Virginia that
would be thing of beauty and joy forever. It
would be good business for both.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Chisholm Tribune-Herald: The
eagerness with which the foreign ele-
ment seek instruction at the night
school classes show them to be the
making of first class citizens. Men
Of all ages attend and pay the strict
est attention to their lessons, show
ing the keenest desire to learn Eng
lish and to improve themselves gener-
ally. Surely the range is an ideal
melting pot. .,,...t.g....
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Virginia is to have medical inspection for its
schools. The condition developed this week at
the primary school is the best proof of the fact
that it is needed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Nashwauk Herald: There will be
no extra session of the legislature,
says Governor Eberhart. AS the major
ity of the lawmakers including the
governor are with the corporations,
especially the railroads, the Herald
cannot see why an extra session
should be called to pass a public util-
ity law.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Gheen Record: The heavy rains of
the past two weeks have changed
some of our so-called good roads into
streams of mud and muck. When we
get the gravel in the hills along these
roads mixed with the mud, we will
have good roads at all times of the
year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Do your Christmas shopping early.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-17

Subscription Price $500 per year in advance.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1913-01-09

To para phrase familiar
line. Every Little Want 70 IN
The Leader VIII Have An
swers an its own. fry one.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1913-01-09

Row, Row. Row"-Quit your
fooIin'. Get a Modern Die
tionary.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-02

and they did strange things. For
instance, President Wilson, staunch
Presbyterian, had accepted an in
vitation to attend mass in a Roman
Catholic church. He wondered what
the Presidents Puritan ancestors
would have thought of this. He
spoke of the Irishman who became
an American, and of his tendency to
become a ruler. The Irishman was
born politician, and whether he
was a policeman or a legislator he
dominated. He paid a great tribute
to Abraham Lincoln, proclaiming
him one of the greatest Americans
who ever lived. The Jews, he said,
became thorough Americans in a
remarkably short time, and he cited
the men of Jewish origin who had
been great in the annals of Ameri-
can history. In the realm of re-
ligious thought he said that Felix
Adler and Robert Ingersoll were
men of great power and ability. The
truth of the matter was that this ma
ton was made up of all nationali-
ties. AS Zangwill had characterized
it, this country is a melting pot in
which all types are amalgamated to
produce the true American.
Leading Address by Former Homes
dale Boy.
Mr.. Dorflinger then said he would
call upon gentleman who knew all
about South America. If there vas
anybody in the room who had a
brother-in-law living with him and
doing no work, w. NJ. Benney, a
member of the National Manufac-
turers Association, would tell him
what part of South America had the
greatest mortality, so that the
brother-in-law could be sent to that
particular section. Mr. Benny spoke
as follows;
Perhaps the reason why / have
been asked to speak on trade with
South America is the near approach
to completion of that stupendous
work of this nation which far out
ranks in magnitude and prospective
usefulness the historic seven Won
ders of the world-the Panama Ca
nal.
In the minds of some enthusiasts
the opening of the Canal appears to
mean a sudden expansion of our eX-
port trade and the diversion to our
shores and factories of a profitable
share of the orders which now go TO
the merchants and manufacturers of
other lands.
1t is not belittling the value of the
great Canal to say that 1 believe all
will be disappointed who look for
immediate and important changes
in the development of our export
trade with South America as a result
of it's opening.
1t is true the Canal will greatly
facilitate shipments to the countries
of the West Coast of the South
American continent But those coun-
tries contain only one-quarter of the
fifty millions of people of South
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-02


or otherwise, constantly have to be
faced
Sometimes lawmakers press for
legislation of which in their enthusi
asm, they. do not see all the con-
which consequences may
be harmful to the country at large
rather than beneficial to those for
whose fienefit it was devised.
If all of these are clouds shadow
ing the field of industrial effort, we
must remember that all clouds have
silver Innings. If legislation begins
to press harmfully and unjustly on
manufacturing interests, it means
that manufacturers must and will,
both as manufacturers and citizens,
give closer attention to all matters
pertaining to the government of the
land.
With the splendid development of
our manufacturing industry at the
present time we can look forward to
a continually increasing foreign
trade in nearly all classes of manu-
factured products, including glass in
many forms.
We now export over $4,000,000
worth of glass-double what we did
ten or twelve years ago. South
America takes about that amount of
imported glass in a year, but we sup
ply south America with only about
ten per cent. of it. Five European
countries export S0,000,000 to $780,
100000 worth of glassware yearly.
After the general routine work
had been gone over, the following
officers and directors were elected:
President, H. D. Carey; first vice
president, J. E. Marsden; second vice
president, G. H. Taylor; treasurer,
T. P. Strittmatter; secretary, A. L.
Blackmer. Directors-Frank Stein
man, j. Howard Fry, G. VIM. Sell,
w. j. Ford, R. w. Murphy, E. J.
Koch, VIM. F. Dorflinger, H. w.
Baldwin, o. S. Atterholt, j. D. Rob-
inson, VIM. G. Anderson, T. B.
Clark.
G. VIM. Sell and Frank Steinman
were elected from the board of di-
rectors to act with the five officers
| first named, the same constituting
the Executive Committee.
A fine half-tone engraving of the
manufacturers, invited guests and
| speakers accompanied the write up
of the banquet. Several familiar
faces were in evidence. The picture
was sharp in detail and we'll taken.
The Citizen is indebted to the
"Crockery and Glass Journal of
New York City, for the above ex-
cellent report of the third annual
banquet of the National Association
of Cut Glass Manufacturers,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-02
WEST PRESTON.

West Preston, Nov. 27.-Miss Ella
Corey, who attends school at Cort-
land, N. Y, is spending Thanksgiv-
ing with her parents here.
W. F. Lodge, who for the past five
weeks, has been in DR.. Burns Hospi-
tai, Scranton, for medical treatment,
returned to his home here Saturday
much improved in health.
Harold Wallace is i'll with jaun-
dice.
Miss Nina Plew, of Orson, is help
ing Mrs. w. F. Lodge with house
work.
Rev. E. J. Norris, of Lanesboro,
conducted services at the school
house here Sunday.
John Wilton, of Plains, Mr.. and
Mrs. Winton Carey and daughter,
Mrs. Harry Brownell, of Carbondale,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. c.
N. Hubbard.
Master Wells Wallace, who has
been seriously i'll the past few weeks
with acute Bright's disease, is
thought to be improving. We hope
for his speedy recovery.