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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
THEY WANTED DIVORCES.

Among the cases in the district
court in Virginia is that Of Mary
Johanna Jenkins vs.. her husband,
John Paul Jenkins, for dissolution
of marriage. The couple were mar
ried in Norway, Mich, in January,
1906.
The case is being held open for
the introduction of further evidence.
The suit is being brought on the
grounds of cruelty and desertion.
The suit for divorce of George
Kelly VS.. Bertha Kelly has been
taken under advisement by Judge
Martin Hughes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
CITY OFFERS FOR SALE
Water AND LIGHT BONDS
-Four Propositions Devised For Financial
Houses with Money to Loan--fItteen
Years to W Longest Period

The city in calling for bids on
bonds, in financing the purchase OF
the water and light plant offers four
propositions for the raising of the
$450,000 that is required. One plan
is for bonds running fifteen years on
the whole. Another is for bonds
running ten years for the whole. Still
another is for bonds for 100000
running for ten years and bonds for
the other $4,000 running for fif-
teen years. The fourth plan is for
serial bonds payable annually in
various amounts from $4,000 to
$4,000 for a period OF fifteen years.
The denominations are $1,000 and
the rate of interest S per cent. The
various options are offered for the
reason that different bond houses
prefer the different kinds of bonds,
and it is desired that there shall be
many bidders. The provisions for
the issuance of the bonds were made
by resolution at the meeting of the
city council Tuesday night. Various
financial publications will be used
for advertising the fact that the city
has bonds to sell. The bids will be
opened February Is.
At the meeting of the council
Tuesday night the telephone fran
chise was given it's second reading
and will be passed at the meeting
next week. The appointments o1
John Ketola on the library board and
S. A. Nelson on the police and fire
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

until after midnight and then Of
fcers were elected. Fred E. Lister
is reelected president. Harry s.
Gillespie succeeds w. J. Archer as
secretary, and Mr.. Archer is elected
first vice president. Douglas Gree
ley is the treasurer Edw. G. A.
Johnson is the second. vice president
and the trustees are n. A. Murphy.
Otto A. Poirier and w. A. Miller.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
MINNIE WANTS TO QUIT

The court has taken the case Of
Minnie Hurlbut vs.. Luke D. Hurlbut
under advisement. Mrs. Hurlbut is
sueing for divorce on the grounds of
desertion and both sides have pre-
sented their evidence. The couple
were married at St. Helena, Mon.,
October 10, 1901, and the plaintiff
claims she was deserted on April l,
1910. The question of jurisdiction
Is now before the court.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
LINCOLN BIRTHDAY PROGRAM
February l2, 1919
Roosevelt Auditorium

February l2. 1919
Roosevelt
Song Mv 1,d 1 Kent:cky Home" Boys Chorus IS
Reading of Abraham Lincoln" Clayton A. Quayle
Dialogue"A Little
Dialogue The Little Fifth Children
MISS ANNA
Pageant "Court of King Vounv" Fourth Grade 35 Children
Dramatization and the Beanstalk" First Grade-
~ Children
Recitation Captain, Ny Captain Paul Mcmahon
Public Worrier" 22 Characters
SENIOR CLASS
Recitation" Lincoln the Great Commoner w. Bbnow
Dramatization "The Maid of Orleans" Sixth
MISS NICHOLS
-"CndereIIa" First 40 children
Operea- 1.-The Umbrella
MISSES CRIsT MCCARTHY
Dramatization- enc from Ben HUI Grade
s 11, ~ Nnno'en
Pageant "Coumba and Her Emigrant Children"
MISSES cU1,Hs AND BUckBE1 ''>'' % ~''''0'''
Dramatization- Nathan Hale" Sixth Children
MISS THOMPSON
Recitation Death of Gladys A. Shields
Story--"Barbara Grade.30 30 Children
GUTHRIE
-"1ndan Fifth Grade4 Children
MISS WADDCK
Music "Patriotic and Folk Children
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
DISTRICT COURT CLOSED.

The January session of the dis
trict court in Virginia closed on
Monday and the February session
of the district court at Hibbing Will
convene on Tuesday February 4.
The grand jury will meet in Hib-
bing on February 4.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
COMMERCIAL CLUB Men
hULu kUUSIhG MELTING
Great Gathering Of 0ptimists at Banquet
SMIAeT AID ldIk ttaSt at
hdMkIhS0D hall

The Virginia Commercial club
held what had been announced as a
"get-together" meeting Wednesday
night in HaWkinson hall and it was
rouslng one. The attendance was
over 100. There was a banquet and
a smoker and q dozen or more
speeches. The trend of all the
speeches was harmony, the value Of
cooperation and resolution to &C.
complish more in the year now CON-
menced than the club has ever &C.
complished before. A. G.. FlournOy
was the toastmaster. Mayor Murphy
made the opening speech advocating
requirement of the state 80 on the
Mountain Iron road, support of the
Commercial club, the commission
form of government, a better tele-
graph service with a down town Of
fee, new city hall, a city auditor
ium, better railroad depots and re-
duction in the number Of saloons
Other speakers who followed were
R. c. Pickering on Homecrofting
Otto A. Poirier on Parks, M. E. Fan.
ming on Value of a Library, N. B
Arnold on County Division, r. J
Montague on Industries, A. B. Coate:
on Baseball, R. J. McGhee on Vir
ginia's Schools, Michael Boylan or
Ski Club and Telegraph Rates
Father w. J. Powers on Good Citi
zenship, and H. V. Peterson on Par
cells Post Service.
The speaking was not concluded
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

board were connrmed. The mayor
IN making recommendations on var
lous things stated that the council
should get plans and figures Wllnoul
TURNER Qe4ay and have the long
talked about market house built the
coming summer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
P. R. Vail GOES TO HIS REWARD

Widely Known and Mani s Tines cl.s., !!
By His Nsighhe's Fof Positions Of
Trust and nouor. ~Aeihe Ia Business
and Successful IL Commercial Eater
prises--FuaeraI Prlvate Monday From
Home o. South Central AvsAus.l
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

Mrs. A. G. Osborn was in Duluth
Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
UNION PACIFIC
TO GUT MELON
Has $4,000, 900 Surplus Which VIII be
Divided Among the Stock
holders.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-With $780,
100000 surplus on hand, the Union
Pacifics executive committee which
met here today was reported to be
certain to cut a ten percent cash mel
on out of $S2,0O0,000 in the near
future. This information came to Wall
street from the head Of large house
who professed to have good informa-
ton and despite an official announce
ment that no definite statement OF
any sort would be issued by the
Union Pacific executives today. Ac-
cording to Wall streets reports
Union Pacific after deducting from
its 1920, 100000 surplus s10o,000,00o
as reserve against the possible pur-
chase Of the Central Pacific which
may be ordered by the supreme court
and deducting $38,o0oooo as shrink.
age in its investments at present
stock prices. still will have the bulk
of $S2,0o0,o0o available for dstribu
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
THREE MASKED MEN
MADE 81, 500 RAID
Held up Express Agent and Ticket
Man at Depot and Looted
Strong Box.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Mimi, Sept.
30.-Three masked men early today
held up Charles Johnson, express
agent, and Edward Tollesrud, ticket
agent of the 500 road here, rifled the
strong box and escaped with $500.
The robbery occurred just as the
Winnipeg flyer was pulling out of the
station johnson and Tollesrud were
backed into the station and forced to
hold their hands up while one of the
bandits looted the strong box. The
$500 was in silver and currency and
was consigned to bankers. The ban.
dts backed out Of the station and
disappeared The sheriff of Penning,
ion county and q. M. Stanton, county
attorney, are leading posses in pursuit
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
WAS FRAME-UP
BY MINE OWNERS
Strikers Claim Attack on oakdala
Mine was Part of the
Operators Plot.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
TRINIDAD, Colo, Sept. 30.-That
the attack on the Oakdale niue by
hidden assistants Monday during
which hundreds of shots were fred
was a frame up" was the charge
made today by the officials in charge
Of the strike OF 5000 coal miners In
southern Colorado. TT is the Same
old trick they played in West vir-
ginia," said Adolph Germer, interna-
tional organizer. II believe the
guards framed the whole thing to
make 1t appear to the operators that
a bigger force of guards was needed
1t won't work"
During the shooting scores of
houses were ridd1ed. No one was
hurt. Elbert Stewart, government
mediator, returned today from visit
ing the coal camps. He said: II have
spent twenty-eight years handling
labor questions and the conditions in
the southern coal fields are pleasing,
I have never visited more quiet AMI
peaceful camps" No trouble was re-
ported today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
Fighting Is Renewed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
VIENNA, Sept. So.-Heavy lighting
between Albanians and Servians is
reported today in the outskirts of
Monastir. The Albanian tribesmen
who are largely Moslems are believed
to have received aid in money and
armament from the Turks, The at
tempt to capture Monastir is believed
to- be preliminary to the possible re-
sumptions of hostilities between tho
porte and Bulgaria on the one SIDE
and the Servians and Greeks on the
other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
City VIII Sell Llaht.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LINCOLN, .Neb., Sept 30.-The city
Of Lincoln i'll enter the commercial
lighting field October Is, furnishing
electric current to the small consum-
er at nine cents per kilowatt hour In
competition to the thirteen cent rate
charged by the two lighting eompan-
les already established. The munic-
ipal power plant heretofore has furn-
ished current only to light the streets.
This new venture was made possible
by an ordinance unanimously endorsed
by the city commissioners yesterday.
The private companies have fought
steadily for years to prevent such
action, refusing to lower their rates
in the meantime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
Judqe Led the Mob.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l ]
FAYETTE, Miss, Sept. 30.-Judge
Jefferson Truly, prominent citizen
here, today admits that he led the
mob which 1ynched two negroes at
Harriston Sunday. when Fayette
citizens under me reached Harriston,
the townspeople were barricaded in
their houses" he said I'VE gave the
negro murderers an informal trial
and strung them up Truly and as
sociates will not be prosecuted. Whites
believe that Johnson Prophet, for
mer Champaign, ILL.,, negro, who was
always preaching race equality, is to
blame for the riot. He is held at
Natchez to prevent lynching.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
PLANNED TO ROB
THE FAST TRAIN
Man confesses and Gives Away His
Partner In tho Deal They
Contemplated. 4

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 30.--
Clarence e. Boatwright, and Alfred E.
Oliver, formerly of Nashville, Tenn,
are being held by the police today,
while Boatwright's statement that
they intended to hold up and rob the
fast New York-New Orleans Louis
vile and Nashville train just before
it entered New Orleans. is investigat-
ed.
Boatwright, who admitted planning
the robbery, confessed to the police,
he said, because he lost his nerve and
named oliver as his pal When Oliver
was arrested in his room early today,
several steel saws were found hidden
in his clothing. Boatw1ight declared
these were to be used in breaking jail
liz they were captured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
Wheeler Files Reply.

rTnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Septt 30-Post
Wheeler, secretary to the American
embassy at Rome today filed written
reply with Secretary Bryan to ale
cations reflecting on his use of the
diplomatic duty exemption privileges.
The state department announced that
no further action woufH be taken in
the matter until Alexander Benson,
second secretary of the embassy re
ports to the state department. Benson
and Wheeler it is declared have had
several disagreements and it was fol,
lowing one Of these that Wheeler was
recalled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
MADE A DASH
FOR LIBERTY
Life Termer Who Was Consid-
cred a Bad Man Made Sem
sational Escape From the
State Peni-
tentiary.
CAUGHT UNDER vERANDA
City Police Found Him Hiding Under
the Porch Of the Home Of Con-
stable and Nabbed
Him.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
MOUNDSyILLE, w. Va, Sept. 80.
Making a sensational dash from the
ranks Of 1,100 prisoners at the West
Virginia pen here shortly after noon
today Harry Howard, known as des
perate criminal, scaled wall by
p.eans of hook, leaped to the ground
and got away At an early hour to-
day Alexander Childs, another con
vict. escaped by means of rope.
The entire town is armed and ths
force Of more than 100 guards are
understood to be in fear of genera
delivery. Harry Howard was a life
termer He murdered Constable
James Edgell, shot four others ant
burned the town of Smithfeld abou
eight years ago.
Howard was captured within al
hour by Captain Ritner of the loca
police, and Policeman Elmer Blizzard
He had hidden beneath the from
porch Of Constable J. C. Stewart
home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
BILLIONS IN
THIS LAWSUIT
Government Oil Lands Case In
wolves an Amount Which is
too Stupendous to be
Realized.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DENVER, Colo, Sept. 30.-The re.
tention by the United States govern
ment Of oil lands In California, Ari-
zona, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado,
valued at figures SO stupendous as to
be almost unbelievable, Is involved in
the suit of the government against
the Midwest OIL company and 9TH
ers, hearing on which began in the
United States court OF appeals here
today. Technically the suit involves
title to only 100 acres OF land in the
Wyoming oil fields, valued at from
$1,5oo,oo0 to $4.0oO,ooo. In reality it
involves the validity Of the order is-
sued by the president of the United
States on September II, 1909, with
drawing from all forms OF entry 3,O41,-
900 acres in California and Wyoming.
At the original hearing Of the suit
in Cheyenne last year, evidence was
introduced to show that officials of
| the navy department estimated the
amount OF oil in the land withdrawn
in the state Of California alone at
1900, 100000 barrels, which represents
value OF s2,ooO,0o0,0oo. The suit
/ was brought by the government
| against the Midwest Oil company
the Reed Investment company enc
others. Federal Judge ]. A. Riner o.
Cheyenne ordered the suit dismissed
and the present hearing is on the
governments appeal. The outcome
is being watched closely by officials
at Washington on account of Its bear
ing on the fuel oil supply OF the navy
| On Sept II, 1909, the president ap
proved an order reserving certain OF
lands in Wyoming and California. De
spite this, certain parties acquired {
quarter section In Natroma county
Wyoming, and discovering oil, tool
possession. The Midwest OH CON
pany afterwards acquired this land
!. In June, 1910, an act of congress wa
approved expressly authorizing tn
! president to reserve public lands. Th
point In controversy Is whether tn
first order of withdrawal was valit
Judge Riner held that the presiden
, !, did not have authority.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30

SEARCH FOR MIR. SPENCER
He's the Man Wanted FOR the Murder
OF the Tango Teacher ON Friday
on Railway
Track.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.1
CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-The hunt for
the mysterious "Mr. Spencer" believ-
ed to be the murderer of Mrs. Mil
dred Allison -Rexroat Chicago tango
instructor was carried on by two diff
ferent squads Of officials today with
out result
Sheriff Kuhn OF Dupage county and
his deputies, searched in Wheaton,
ILL.,, and near Wayne, the scene Of the
murder for man answering the de-
scription Of the dancing teachers
male companion. Chicago detectives
raked the city in the theory that the
murderer boarded freight train and
came to Chicago after shooting Mrs.
Allison-Rexroat and throwing her
body on the tracks.
One suspect taken into custody in
barber shop was promptly released.
He gave his name as Albert Bauer OF
Dlmhurst, ILL.,, and proved to the sat
isfaction of the police that he attend
ed choir practice at the Elmhurst
cHurcu Oh IHe uiSHe VI tHe luulu uor.
In height end weight Bauer answered
the description of the man wanted
but he was apparently fifteen years
younger than "Mr. Spencer Mrs.
Phillip Holland, finger print expert In
the detective department, today
photographed Impressions OH the
cards found scattered about the man
gled body Of the murdered woman
These were filed to aid In the identi
f1cation of suspects.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
FIVE DAYS IN
DARKNESS
Miner Entombed in Shaft is
Still Alive and Being Fed
Through Two Inch Pipe
Through Rock.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WILKESBAhRE. Pa, Sept. 30
Signals were received today from
Thomas Tosheski, miner, who has
been entombed in the mammoth vein
Of the Continental mines near Cen.
tralia since last Friday. Forty men
have been working day and night to
rescue the man and today Fred M.
Chase. general manager Of the Lehigh
Valley Coal company, announced that
Tosheski will be reached within two
days. Food is being supplied to the
entombed man by means Of two inch
pipe which was driven through rock
and coal to reach him.
Friday morning Tosheski and his
laborer, Frank Dombrosh, fired shot
and went up the gangway to await re.
suits. Tosheski ventures back and
while he was in the chamber, the Pill.
lar gave way and he was enclosed
His laborer gave the alarm and the
work Of rescue started. The rescuers
were handicapped because the pillar
continued crumbling. At 1925 this
morning two inch pipe was rur
through hole that had been drilled
Physicians have been on hand since
Tosheski was entombed and they
passed food down in specially made
canisters. The first thing to &
down was an electric search light
ITosheski had been In the dark sine,
FRIDAY and the physicians deemed |
advisable to give him light. The frs
food sent down was warm beef broth
Other food and drink was given Tosh
esld Today the rescuerers converse
with Tosheski and he asked them t
send him some clothing. A four inc
pipe will be put down and by thi
means clothing will be sent. TIL
rescuers will have to bore throug
/ about eighty feet Of solid rock
reach Tosheski The work OF rescn
:. is slow and must be done very car
fully.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
Wilson Urges More Speed.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept 30.-A con,
ference which President Wilson held
today with Chairman Owen and Sen
ator Shaffroth of the senate banking
committee gave rise to reports at the
capital that the president was exert
ing pressure to force more speeding
OF action on the administration cur
rency BILL Owen and Shaffroth both
refused to disclose what had trans
pired at the white house but 1t was
observed that on their return to the
capitol they conferred with othel
democratic members of the commit ee
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
No ACCOUNT COUNT MADE
CREDITORS GRANT FURTHER TIME

In satisfying his scores Of creditors
that he would soon be able to pay his
debts through a marriage to the mil,
lions of the Morgan family of New
York. According to the story. Boni'
being pretty hard pressed, took his
creditors to Versailles where he call.
ed on Miss Anne Morgan at the Villa
Trianone. The creditors were placed
behind bushes In Versailles park and
Boni then walked with Miss Morgan
through the ancient forest. The cred
itors peeped from behind the bushes
and solemnly believed that If Boni
could take Miss Morgan for walk
unchaperoned they must be hetrohea.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
DEAD PILED UP
LIKE CORDWO0O
Mexican Rebels Reinforced by
One Thousand Men and
Battle is Resumed With
Ferocity.
REFUGEES ARE FLEEING
Town AZ 4iown Is Being Destroyed
by s and Peaceful Citizens
sylre In Panic Of
Terror.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
EAGLE PASS. Texas, Sept. 30
With the arrival of 1000 reinforce
ments to the constitutionalist's main
army. fighting was resumed near
Sabina today. The death list is mount
ing higher and higher. In many places
dead bodies are piled on each other
like cordwood. Town after town in
that section is being destroyed by
fire and dynamite and non-combatants
are fleeing. panic stricken into the
country where many are facing starv
alton Hundreds of refugees have ar
| rived at the border.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
NOTICE

In compliance with the
Postal Laws the statement
of ownership, management
and circulation of The Gate
City Co. will appear in this
paper tomorrow evening.
The law requires this state
ment be published twice a
year by daily newspaper
the first of April and the
first of October. The Gate
City has never attempted to
evade the publication of this
information and the state
ment will appear tomorrow
evening as required by law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
The Office Is Vacant.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept 30.-Trhe
Offices of the U. S, marshal Cor tho
western district OF Pennsylvania wera
closed today There was no noun
bent Marshal Porter refused to lons-
er remain and walked out with all
his deputies because President VIII
son had requested his resignation
Henry S. Wilson of Beaver, who will
be Porters successor. has been nomi-
mated but not confirmed by the sen
ate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
GAYNOR'S FORTUNE DWINDL LES
WHEN TAX COLLECTOR CALLS

of Tammany Hall, because he left
$5,ooo,Ooo or s6,0o0,O0O' were dis
counted here today when 1t was learn
ed that private appraisal of the
Gaynor estate shows 1t will not ex-
ceed 100000
The valuation was determined to
enable the executors to pay the state
the Inheritance tax at once. They de-
clare that half the Gaynor property is
in real estate, heavily mortgaged, some
of which was acquired thirty years
ago. The rest of the estate is mainly
in shares of the Royal Baking Powder
company.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Wednesday Not much
change in temperature. Variable
winds.
For Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday, except showers north
portion tonight Not much change in
temperature. Moderate variable
winds.
For Iowa: Occasional cloudiness to
night and Wednesday. Not much
change in temperature. Variable
winds.
For Missouri: Fair tonight and
Wednesday Not much change in TEN.
perature. Variable winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-30
Ran Toward the Lake.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Sept 3o-Search is be-
ing made for r. S. Clark, OF Denver,
chauffeur, who after stabbing him.
self in the throat in the Lexington
hotel early today, ran toward the lake.
Clark accompanied Mrs. F. M. Moore,
of Denver, said to be his cousin, to
Chicago, where she was to undergo
an operation. He had s400 in cash
when he disappeared.