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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
CANDIDATE FOR YALE
eleven WORKS At NINE

G. ]. Robertson, member of the
varsity football team at Minnesota
in 1910 and 1911, employed at the
Union mine in Virginia, is candi-
date for position on the Yale foot
ball team for 1913. He will report
at Nantucket Island Sept. 3 and will
be one of squad of 10 who go into
training at New Haven Sept. 10
Robertson weighs 23O pounds and
played tackle and guard at Mime.
sofa. He will try for one of those
positions at Yale. He is employed
as an ore sampler at the Union
mine and says he believes that
work of this kind on the Minnesota
ranges is just the thing to keep in
condition for football. Robertson
was at Yale for the first time last
year and was not then eligible to
the eleven. Football critics who
know of his record at Minnesota be
lieve he will have small trouble in
making the team at Yale. He has
made many friends since coming
to Virginia, is very ambitious to
make the team and has the best
wishes of all who know him here
in it's realization.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18

Holley. Mr.. johnson is one of the
most popular young business men in
the city. His interest in the schools
is sincere and he has openly declared,
as have his running mates, for har-
mony in school affairs, the best in
terests of the schools to be the first
consideration. James Mahoney is en-
ployed at the Norman mine and for
twenty years or more has lived in Vir-
ginia, having been educated in the
schools of this city. His interest in
the election also is emphatically de-
clared to be the removal of school af-
fairs from politics. He is we'll quail.
fled to serve on the board. A. B. Hol-
ley is one of the most able men as.
piring to election on the board of di-
rectors. Mr.. Holley is a mechanical
engineer and would bring to the dis
charge of his duties on the board a
good deal of valuable information of q
practical nature in the disposition OF
problems regarding new buildings, re.
pairs and improvements of all kinds
to school property. Mr.. Holley takes
broad view Of practical educational
problems, and has always indicated a
deep interest in the welfare of the
schools of Virginia.
The polls will be open from 2 until
9 o'clock tomorrow at the Technical
school building.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
PRESS AGENT HAS SOME
PRINTING HOUSE ANTIQUES

Harvey Hale, press agent of the
Yankee Robinson shows, and an in.
ternationai character who was in
the city Wednesday evening, prob.
ably has one OF the most rare COL
lections of newspaper clippings
ever owned by any press agent in
the United States. Mr.. Hale keeps
them all pasted up very nicely in a
scrap book. Particularly interest
ing are faded and yellow copies Of
the first newspaper ads. of the Yam.
kee Robinson shows, printed more
than 80 years ago. The clippings
also cover all the important events
in the history of the circus and are
especially interesting to newspaper
folk the country over.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
NEW LINOTYPE MACHINE
OF ENTERPRISE NEXT WEEK

The composition for next weeks
issue Of The Enterprise will be done
on its own linotype machine, which is
expected to arrive in the city this
week and will be erected and put in
service at once. The new machine is
one of the finest bits of printing
equipment ever brought to the iron
range. 1t will set eight faces of type
and one operator on it can do the work
of five ordinary compositors. It cost
The Enterprise Printing and Publish
ing company to install approximately
$4,000 and will enable the handling
of a considerably larger volume of
news matter and permit of printing a
much better newspaper than at pres
ent. The Enterprise IS now from the
standpoint of news and advertising
one of the largest weekly newspapers
in the state and with yits free distri-
button issue, the Weekly Mesaba
Ranger, which is giving Virginia
advertisers. the best results of any
medium ever printed in this city, it
has the largest circulation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
new SCHEDULE ON ElEC TRIO
LINE TOREDuCE RUNNING TINE

A new schedule will probably be
effective on the Mesaba Electric
Railway between Hibbing aud Gil.
bert by the frat of August which
will reduce the running time from
terminal to terminal on the electric
line to l hour and 50 minutes, a
considerable improvement over the
service given at present. During
the summer the Nesaba has done a
good deal of work in ballasting up
it's roadbed and it is now in fine
condition while all the improve.
ment work is not yet completed.
The service is growing in popular
ity with range people and the new
schedule will be popular with all
the patrons of the line.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
CONCRETE ROAD
FROM DULUTH
TO THE RANGES
. Rotary Club of Duluth Makes
Effort to Interest Com
mercial Clubs.

The Rotary club of Duluth has
started a movement looking to the
construction of a highway from Du-
luth to the ranges that will be
adequate and serviceable, to be con-
structed of concrete 16 feet wide, and
is prepared to show that it is some-
thing more than an appealing theory.
The Commercial Club of Virginia
is asked to appoint committee OF
five to attend meeting in Duluth
some time during the latter part of
August for the purpose of laying out
a plan of procedure toward the build
ing of permanent highway between
Duluth and the trade centers of St..
Louis county. The Virginia club will
probably appoint committee at its
next meeting.
The Rotary club contends that in
view of the fact that St. Louis coun-
ty is going to have between six and
seven hundred thousand dollars or
more next year for road improvements
and new construction, steps should be
taken by those interested to see that
the money is properly and systemat-
ically expended.
It is proposed to urge at the meet
ing in Duluth that the county COM
missioners, either in September or
October, at their regular meeting, lay
out a complete budget of the funds
which will be available, apportioning
the amounts for the various districts
as represented by the commissioners,
and also for the building of perman-
ent highway between Duluth and the
ranges.
It is also proposed to have the Du-
luth melting endorse to the commits
sioners the expenditure of substan-
tial amount in the construction of a
l6-foot concrete roadway between Du-
luth and the ranges, the cost to be
paid from the sum laid out in the
budget as above indicated. It is con-
tended that the concrete highway is
the best method to adopt between the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
OSCAR FINAL BRINGS
SUIT AGAINST THE

CII1 OF VlkGlNlA
Oscar Final, employed by the M.
A. Murphy dray line, has given notice
OF suit for $500 personal injury
damages against the city of Virginia
and has retained Attorney Edward
Boyle to look after his interests.
Final alleges that on June 22 last
while driving in the alley in the rear
OF the Lyric theatre, by reason Of the
fact that it was obstructed by boxes,
barrels, and radiators, allowed to re-
main there through the negligence of
the city's employees, and also because
an electric light transmission line
pole had been built in the alley, his
rig was overturned and he sustained a
broken arm an other serious injuries.
The city's side of the case has been
referred to City Attorney Morgan. It
will no doubt come to trial at the next
term of the district court in Virginia.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
WOMAN BADLY HURT IN
NEIGHBORS' ROW OVER RENT

Mrs. Rose Altar, residing in the
North Side addition was severely in.
jured about / o'clock Tuesday after.
noon in free-for-all neighbors' row
over the collection of rent. Mrs. Al
lar was struck over the head with q
shovel in the hands of Eli Carkos and
was badly bruised about the arms and
body. The woman rents a house to
the Carkos family. They are behind
on their rent, she alleges, and Tuesday
afternoon she undertook to collect it
from Mrs. Carkos. The pair were
soon involved in a battle and Carkos
also took hand. Mrs. Altar, it is
alleged, was rendered unconscious by
blow on the head with the shovel
and may have a fractured skull. Car
kos was jailed. He will probably be
charged with assault in the first OF
second degree and bound over to the
grand jury. Mrs. Allar,s condition is
not serious but her injury is painful
and viii confine her to her home fol
some time. .:~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
PARK BOARD WANTS CAMPAIGN
FOR DETERMINATION OF RATS


Rats, which untilfa year ago were
never seen on this section of the iron
range has, become so much of a
nuisance that the park board request
ed the council at its last meeting to
take measures for their determination
in Virginia. The rodents are recently
reported to have done considerable
damage to the park property and are
becoming pest at all the parks.
Rats first made their appearance on
the range at Eveleth about two years
ago, according to local information,
They are now quite common in Vir-
ginia and are reported to have been
seen in some of the underground mines
in this section. Rats are never found
in a new country and usually follow
civilization about 20 years. The mat
ter Of the park boards request was
referred to the health board for in
vestigation. Cities like San Fran
cisco, St. Louis and Chicago have
made organized campaigns to ex-
terminate rats, but have never been
successful. Rats were held respon.
sible for spreading bubonic plague in
the epidemic of two years ago in San
Francisco. The city maintained q
big force of men engaged in the work
OF their determination for months, but
they are said to be quite as numerous
as ever at this time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18

AT the hour of The Enterprise go
ing to press, 2:3O Thursday after
noon, five miners are still i'm
prisoned in the Spruce mine at
Eveleth which was flooded by Tues
day mornings g rainstorm, endanger-
ing the lives of $50 miners and for
time cutting off from avenues OF
exit Is men working on the upper
levels, who in order to reach the
surface were compelled to go to
the lower levels. Ten of the men
were rescued late Tuesday night
and forces of men have been tran.
ticaliy working since 1890 O'Clock
Tuesday morning to reach them
and the five men who are still i'm
prisoned. Mine officials are hope
ful that the five men not yet ac-
counted for will be rescued alive,
but many experienced miners be-
lieve they hove been drowned and
that their bodies may not be recov-
cred for days. The names of the
FIVE cannot be learned from the
mine Office. 1t is said that three
are Italians aud two are Austrians
The men are known only by their
numbers, and in the confusion and
excitement following the flooding
of the mine little effort has appar-
emily been made to identify them.
Special police patrol the grounds
about the shaft, where according to
reports received here a considera-
BILE crowd of people has gathered
and all sorts of wild stories are
atloat. The mine officials are ex.
hausting every effort to reach the
imprisoned men and it is expected
to penetrate with a diamond drill
to the point where it is hoped to
find them alive at late hour this
afternoon, Thursday. The missing
men wsre. workiag in one of the up
per levels, aud it23is hoped they
made their way to dry and will
there be rescued. The flood has
obstructed the rescue work consid
erabiy by leaving the drifts filled
with Debris.
Daring Wednesday nj. LIT and in
the rescue ot the Ten men brought
out dynamite was used in clearing
it away. The diamond drill being
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18

John Jorke, following a period of
eight days excessive drinking, dur
ing which he developed q severe
case of delirium tremens, was found
loudly cry ing for help and slashing
himself about the throat with a
pocket knife in a swamp adjoining
the towusite of Gilbert by the night
police officer at O'Clock yesterday
morning.
The officer was attracted by his
blood curdling cries and found hin,
in denented condition attempt
ing his life. Jorke succeeded in in
flicting several bad wounds about
his head and throat but will prob.
ably recover.
Physicians summoned found him
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
OFFICERS INSTALLED RY
ODD FELLOW ENCAMpMENT:

The local Odd Fellows Encamp-
meM installed officers at a regu-
lar meeting held last Friday even
ing. Isaac Van Domhn acted as in
stalllng officer and the officers in
stalled were as follows: c.. p,
James A. Sabin; S. w., w. J. Ben
nett; H. p, Andrew Hawknson; R.
S., B. o. Peterson; F. S., Thomas
Coons; treasurer, Martin Nelson;
J. R. w., Mr.. Engman. Following
the work of the evening an ad-
journment was taken to the
Star Bakery parlors on Chestnut
street, where refreshments were
served. s . j. z=.s H.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
SPECIAL BRUe SME>AT .~.
THE REQ CROSS PHARMACY

The Red Cross Pharmacy, Mesaba
avenue, is this week advertising in
the Enterprise a special drug sale
which should be of special interest
to the ladies OF Virginia. The Red
Cross Pharmacy is carrying one of
cleanest aud most high class stocks
in the city and the prices it quotes
on drug staples mean a substantial
saving to every buyer of drugs in
the city. No housewife should fail
to read their ad. published in an.
other column of the Enterprise.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
MOTHER OF MRS. H. S.
GILLESPIE IS CRITICALLY ILL

Following a surgical operation per-
formed at St. Paul hospital the first
of the week Mrs. w. J. Munroe,
mother of Mrs. H. S. Gillespie of this
city, is in a critical condition at her
home in that city. Mrs. Gillespie,
who had just returned from a visit to
her was summoned to St. Paul by
telegram Tuesday and will remain
with her until the crisis is passed.
Mrs. Munroe is quite well known to
many Virginia people having often
visited here and news of her recovery
will be hopefully awaited by many
friends and acquaintances in this city.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
CITY STREETS
FLOODED BY A
HEAVY RAIN
Storm Approaching Cloudburst
Sweeps City and Does
Much Damage.

A rainstorm approaching the pro-
portions Of a cloudburst, which began
at 6:10 o'clock Wednesday morning
and continued until after 9 o'clock
during which the precipitation was
little short of 2 inches, flooded streets
in the South Side residence district,
filled Easements along Chestnut
street and Mesaba avenue and result
ing in considerable property damage.
The rain fell in torrents for the
greater part of two hours, storm sew
ers were soon slogged and hundreds
of people who delayed coming down
town from various sections of the city
until after the storm, found them
selves marooned or compelled to wade
through from six inches to two feet
of running water to reach the down.
town district.
The basement of the courthouse,
the Troy laundry, the city electric
light and pumping station, the Vir-
ginia Brewing company's big plant
and the majority of the business hous-
es along the west end of Chestnut
street were flooded. At the under
taking establishment Of H. S. Giles
pie water stood to depth of three
feet and damage estimated at $3.50
was done to caskets and coffins stor-
ed there. In the vault at Greenwood
cemetery there was over four feet of
water and at the electric light plant
it was necessary to start the pumps
to free the pit and engine rooms of
water.
Storm sewers were clogged for the
better part of two hours and backed
up into the streets. At the corner
of Poplar street and Central avenue
the flood ran even with the top of
the lawn at the Cusson's residence at
z o'clock. Many business people sum-
moned automobiles to take them to
their offices and the tracks of the D.
w. & p. railway between Poplar
street and Walnut were a foot under
running water. That section of the
South Side where is located the Me-
1ntyre hospital and a considerable
number of residences was shut off
from communication with the down.
town district for the greater part Of
the morning. In the vicinity of the
No. 3 mill of the Virginia & Rainy
Lake company water stood to depth
of two and three feet on low lots and
in some cases flooded the first floors
of residences. =
The damage done about the city
cannot be accurately estimated, but
will run up to large figure. Wash
outs along the line of the D. w. & P.
delayed trains and the same condition
prevailed on all the other lines reach
ing this city. The storm was one Of
the most severe in years and in the
amount Of precipitation attending it
during the three hours it prevailed Is
held by old residents to have establish
q Z record. .s. s ss.=. sss.s .3s..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
LIGHTNING BURNS CURTAIN
FROM WINDOW ON OAK STREET

During the electric storm which
was. generally prevalent over this
section of the range last Tuesday
afternoon, lightning struck resi-
dence at 116 Oak street and play
ed some funny pranks. A lace
curtain was burned up in the flash
of an eye and the occupants of
the house, three i'm number, we're
given a bad scare while no one
was injured.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
In Fit of Delerium Tremens
Gilbert Man Tries Suicide

suffering from acute dementia the
result of excessive drinking. He
was taken to the county hospital at
Duluth at noon Yesterday.
Jorke lived alone in a shack on
the edge of the town. He wandered
from it after midnight Wednesday
laborlng under the obsession that
he was pursued by snakes. His
cries were plainly heard about the
town and led to the officer going to
his rescue.
He is married and has wife and
family living somewhere in the
eaet but has not lived with them for
a number of years. He has been
working as a blacksmith at Gilbert.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18

used yesterday morning was put in
service with the hope that the por.
tion of the mine in which the men
are employed might be penetrated
and fresh air conveyed to the miss.
ing men if they are there imprison-
ed. Superintendent Mitchell of the
Oliver with the rescue corps and all
the officials are on the ground and
are leaving nothing undone that
will facilitate the work of rescue.
Mine Flooded Suddenly
The flooding of the mine was the
direct result of Tuesday mornings g
heavy rain storm when the precipi.
tation is said to have been if any.
thing heavier at Eveleth than it
was in Virginia.. A small creek
running near the mine soon over.
flowed it's banks and water began
rushing in through the timber
shaft. Before the SHIFT bosses An
drew Anderson and Joseph Cook
fairly realized what was happening
the lower level was flooded. To the
presence of mind of these two men
men is undoubtedly due the fact
that all the men on the lower levels
were not drowned like rats in a
trap. The men were hurriedly
marshaled and following the lead
of Cook safely escaped through the
main shaft. Ten of the 15 men left
in the mine were working in an
other drift and it was impossible to
warn them of the danger. The ten
men rescued reported that they
were working but short distance
from the five men left in the mine
and were cut off from the drift by
the water. The five remaining be
hind, however, were working on a
somewhat higher level and the
hope for sthsir safety. is held out
Ethafthe water did not reach them:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18

ranges and Duluth and it is held that
if a sufficient body of taxpayers and
business men of the county can be in
terested in representing the matter
to the commissioners the ultimate con-
summation of the plan can be brought
about.
Virginia people to whom the plan
has been outlined are enthusiastic for
it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
Start Laying C0llca,ete.

The General Contracting COM
pany of Minneapolis, who have the
contract for paving a considerable
portion of the city streets, have
completed laying concrete ON Birch
street and are now working ON
Third avenue.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
BOYLAN MAKES SCATHING
ARRANGEMENT OF NEGLEC

Alderman Boylan made scathing
arraignment of whoever was respon-
sible for taking up number of shade
trees maintained in front of resi-
dence property on Walnut street, while
sidewalk improvements were being
made. He said he was informed that
the trees were allowed to remain un-
rooted for eight days exposed to the
hot sun and that all had been killed
He claimed official negligence was
responsible and condemned it in NO
uncertain terms. As result more
care will be exercised in the future
when it is necessary to take up trees
and prompt report will be made to
the park board.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
CONTRACTORS MUST PROTECT
BOULEVARDS OF CITY STREETS

Contractors engaged in sidewalk
construction must hereafter take prop
er steps to protect the boulevards
when making sidewalk or street i'm
provements. Heretofore it is claimed
that wheelbarrows have been wheeled
directly over the boulevards with the
result that the grass is killed out and
the appearance of the boulevards con-
siderably impaired. Alderman Heri-
tage brought the matter before the
city council last Tuesday evening and
the streets and alley committee have
notified contractors that planks must
be placed across the boulevards in
the future when it is necessary to
transport materials across them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
Other Mines Drowned Out

Several underground mines were
drowned out in Tuesdays storm at
various points on the range and
while there was considerably prop
erty damage no loss OF life has yet
been reported.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
Fate OF Five Men In
Flooded Mine Uncertain

Water Enters Timber Shaft Following Heavy Rain Tues
day and Lives of ESQ Men Are Endangered---F Fifteen
Imprisoned In Underground Works, Ten Re-
scued and Mine Officials Direct Frantic
Search for Five Remaining.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18

Mrs. NJ. Taitleman Of Gilbert was
the guest Thursday Of Mr.. and Mrs
Max Lewis. .s<.s4. 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18

If there is anything in the conten-
ton that to serve on the school board
as a director one must have the in
innate interest in school affairs that
is born of children attending them
Edward C. A. Johnson should be elect
ed to the dictatorship for which he is
a candidate tomorrow. The above
picture shows MIR. and Mrs. Johnson