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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-22

Three Hundred from Lake Superior
District Will Visit Virginia :
Wednesday.

Wednesday OF next week Virginia
will be host to approximately 800 men
coming from all sections of the Lake
Superior district as delegates to the
Lake Superior Mining Institute at
Duluth and trip to the range. A re-
ception committee of over 80 has been
named to have charge of the enter
tainmeAt of the visitors here, and no
effort will be spared to make them
feel that they are very welcome as
guests Of the big town of the Mesaba
range.
The delegates will begin their tour
of the range at Aurora, will visit BIZ
wabik, take dinner at Eveleth and in
the afternoon will leave for Virginia,
visiting the Union, Commodore and
other mines enroute. Later they will
be taken through the plant of the Vir-
ginia & Rainy Lake sawmill and will
then 60 to Oliver Park to see game
of baseball between the Virginia
Northern League team and an all-star
aggregation from the ranges repre-
senting the Mohamis.
At $3.50 a banquet will be served at
the Elks'a Club, and in the evening
there will be business session at the
Roosevelt school auditorium. The ar
rangements for the entertainment of
the delegates here are in charge Of
Mark Elliot, superintendent. of the
Interstate Iron Co., Superintendent
M. H. Godfrey Of the Oliver and A. B.
Coates. The general reception COM
mittee has been named as follows:
w. J. Archer, chairman, John D.
Lamont, M. E. Richards, w. J. Schulze
S. J. Cusson, C. H. Rogers, C. H.
Nicholson, c. E. Hendrick, M. c. Stew
art, AL. G. Flournoy, c. E. Moore, J..
C. Richards, Glenn Kicks, Joseph Ros-
killy, Alfred Martin, William White,
A. T. Gordon, A. E. Anderson, E. P.
Scallon, M. S. Kingston, A. B. Holley,
Samuel Hoar, M. A. Murphy, Michael
Boylan, o. H. Griggs, G. E. LeVeque,
H. X. Maitland, W. H. Eaton, B. F.
Smith, Capt. John Gill W.. Sincoek
r. E.: Later, A. r. ~Ro~gh; es-I
born, Jos. H. Backus, H. F. Kendall,
w. T. Bailey, Jr., r. r. Bailey, Emmet
Butler, Jas. P. Carey, John Costin,
Jr., D. E. Cuppernull, M. E. Tanning,
D. F. Foley, W. E. Hannaford, A.
Hawkinson, ]. A. Kennedy, ]. R. Krog-
dahl, Fred Lerch, Wilbur Van Evera,
Jos. H. Hendy, DR.. c. V. Malmgren,
DR.. C. w. Miller, o. A. Poirier, w. B.
Pratt, Capt. A. H. Stevens, H. w. Ov-
erpeck, N. B. Arnold, Ed Boyle, c. H.
Claypool, Murdock Mcdonald, DR.. C..
M. Golden, DR.. ]. M. Fisher, DR.. ]. H.
Grove, I. P. Ring, H. o. Johnson, N.
J. Smith, S. S. Dahl, W. B. Shaver,
DR.. C. B. Lenont, DR.. E. H. Mcintyre,
D. D. Morgan, D. E. Charlton, 7 A
Touhey, Ralph Waggie, w J Bennal-
lack, D. w. Stebbins, Douglas Greeley.
Clement Quinn.
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VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER 5FIREMENE
WIN TWO EVENTS AT GILBERT.

VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
WIN TWO EVENTS AT GILBERT
. The Mohami Band and the volun-
teer fire department of the Virgins &
Rainy Lake Company returned We'd
nesday night from Gilbert, <whers
they went Monday morning to partici-
pate in the three days. firenen's
tournament. .,-,' .'.=...... = :: 8 !:
The Virginia & Rainy Lake firemen
won the wet surface test and . prize
Of $50 in the excellent time Of 20 sec-
onds. They also won second prize ii
the parade. The locals also showed
up we'll in the hose race. Chief Thay-
er, who was in charge of the team,
was much pleased with the showing it
made. Mr.. Thayer was formerly
chief Of the city fire department, but
for the past two months has been at
the head Of the Virginia & Rainy
Lake company department, which he
is fast bringing up to a high standard
Of efficiency.
Ten teams attended the Gilbert
tournament and Gilbert people sent
all their visitors away we'll pleased
and the visiting firemen had the time
of their lives. Tower and Buhl were
contestants for next years tourna-
ment, but Buhl was strongly repre-
sented and out for the tournament in
earnest and was assisted by a number
of Buhl citizens in landing the prize.
Many Virginia people attended the
tournament during the week and were
royalty entertained.
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LEACUERS TO ! !.
A30A A\D~ 49, ~ ~
. MEET M0HAMlS
Northern League Club Returns to Vir-
ginia Monday for Post Season
Exhibitions. .>'~-'.s@

The Virginia Northern League base
ball team returns to Virginia Monday
for post season series with the Mo-.
hami and Hibbing clubs of the Mesa
ba Range Trolley league. The Moha-
mis- will be taken on at Oliver Park
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and
Thursday the league team goes to
Hibbing for games with the fast team
of that city Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, while the county fair is in pro-
gress. The final game Of the season
so far as present arrangements ex-
tend will be played at Oliver Park.
with the Mohamis one week from Sum.
day, and the club will then probably
be disbanded: .:szz.H -:s=:5sz
Both the Mohamis and Hibbing are.
loading up for the leaguers, and some
Of the best baseball Of the season IS
in prospect. Manager Overpeck, Of
the 4Mohamis, plans to get together
one Of the greatest amateur teams
that has ever been assembled on the
range. 5 i 3Ss5s z.z=
The Hibbing veterans are alsoi
Strengthening By the addition Of bat~.
terry talent, and the fans at Hibbin9;
are laying even money that Manaeer#
Brady's old timers win take tie lonxs
end Of the series. 5=.. ss:s#@#...ssss
The league team IS stronger tlhan.
ever, and IS playing the fastest and
most consistent game q the - asoa.|
The prospect for attendance Is that 81
will be a. large % at any tiilne ID the.
season, IS there is some lit sliispo-.
sition for mviiduons comp PRISONS :,
tween certain of fhs .Trolll saeus|
teams and tie Nortt Ieaeus elub,
that the post season series alsns NiilI
dispose q.
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Grice, Of this city. They will BE- qui.
etly married and 60 at once to Cole.
raine, where a new home awaits them
and where the groom is employed by
the Oliver Iron Mining Company in
the laboratory
Miss Sowter and her future hus-
band have been friends since child
hood. When they meet in Duluth il
will be for the first time in several
years. To come to America to wed
the man of her choice Miss Sowter left
home and friends perhaps forever.
She has friends and acquaintance on
the range, and her wedding at the end
of long journey will be the culmina-
tion Of romance that has been going
on for number Of years.
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John Johnson and Carl L. Holmgren
of Ishpeming, Mich, are visiting the
family Of Mr.. Johnson's brother, H. O.
Johnson.
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Playground for Second Ward to-
2. Be Installed During Next
r: Year. s.. $50 SIS.
SWIMMING POOL is 10:
Z BEs.GOb1PLE,T.l,ED SOON
= - 1y1EE' s81rl
Lease Is Executed to the City b. the
Steel Corporation-Improvenentss
for Next Year Are Estimated to
Require Funds of Between 5000.
and $4,000. 4. "

The virginia park board has COM
pleted its estimate of the amount Of
money necessary to carry on the cam
paign of park improvements so well
begun here and at the meeting of the
conference committee tomorrow night
will report that between $4,000 and
$4,000 is estimated as the amount Of
money necessary for park extensions,
upkeep and improvements during the:
year 1914. II Il
The chief feature in the way Of ex-s
tensions next year proposed is new
playground in the Second ward, to
be located north Of Chestnut street
and somewhere between Wyoming and
Mesaba avenues. It is to be well
equipped and will bring playground
facilities to a section of. the city
where they will be available to more
children than in any other district Of /
Virginia. <s:s:. {
The swimming pool on the creek
near the Gilbert road is also to be-
completed. The lease to the ground
has been executed by the United
States Steel corporation and the
buildings and other improvements
necessary will be constructed early
next spring and will be ready for use
by the time swimming is ripe for the
small boy.
Besides this work considerable i'm. .
provements are to be made at South
Side park and = good deal Of work
will be done Of Qlcott sa .s..zs..ss
lolsn ~ nlsa
|the citys bsst, rttisensnts and vir-
ginia people have availed themselves.
of the privileges of the parks this
season more extensively than ever
before.
While Mayor Murphy has declared
for economy in next years budget it
is known that the attitude Of the
mayor and the council is liberal to-
the park board. ',:- -. -
Black Bear Dead. 8
One of the black bears in the zoo
at Olcott park died during the week.
The animal had been i'll for several !:
weeks and while given the best Of !
treatment and nursed like sick child
he did not respond to treatment. He
was one of the younger bears, but q
fine specimen. There are still four
bears at the Olcott park ZOO. 9.
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DECISION
Is AlQTICIPA Ted
State Supreme Court Hears BON
Case Appeal at = Special ses- @
oa,Next Week. Il.

At . special term Of the state su-
preme court to be held Wednesday of
next week in the supreme court cham
bers 1t the state capitol building in
st. Paul the case of Joseph Backus vs..
the City Of Virginia, an action seking
an injunction against the city council
restraining it from selling the bonds
authorized for the purchase of the
light and water plant viii be heard.
It is in the supreme court on an ap-
peal from an order of Judge Hughes
denying the injunction.
The brief Of Arnold & Pickering, at
torneys for Backus, was served and
submitted today. The brief of the city
represented by City Attorney D. D.
Morgan and Harris & Pearson, will
he submitted Monday.
The case Of the plaintiffs attorneys
is based on two main facts. They con-
tend that the bond issue was invalid,
also that its invalidity was noe cured
by a special act of the last legisla-
t"re, Chapter 80 Of the General Laws
CT 1913
The bond issue is held to be invalid
for the reason that the sections Of the
city charter with reference tn issuins.
bonds were never complied with; be-
cause the statutory provisions with re-
CARDS to issuing bonds were never
complied with and because, it is a.
legged, no valid notice of the eles:tion Of
December II, 1912, was ever given.
The curative ect passed by the last
legislature is attacked on the ground
that it does not &pply to the case at
hand; because it is invalid as special
legislation; because it attempts to
cure jurisdictional defects which the
legislature could not have authorized
in the first place and because it at
tempts to amend the home rule char
ter Of Virginia, which it is contended
can only be amended by vote Of the
people of the city. -: =
The city's defense il that all the
proeeedings=had III ttrattempt ~ ac-
tllpla1ks sllaaod sRoth sides
[d ,:llve sont
strong cases. s11 sa., a:'7s -
AN early decisioa. in the matter is
anticipated, and the hope is generally
expressed that the present will be the
last chapter of litigation to attend the
efforts Of the city to acquire the
plant, and that the decision of the su-
preme court in the present case may
permanently dispose Of it. It is not
believed that the courts decision in
the matter win be long delayed after
the special hearing.
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DUO HELD TO THE GRAND
JURY GO TO COUNTY JAZZ

Matt Bartol of Chisholm and Paul
Pecciano of Eveleth, both Of whom are
held to the next grand jury on charges
of assault, were taken to the county
Jail at Duluth Tuesday by Deputy
Sheriffs, NOLAN and O'Dea. Bartol
has the reputation Of being bad man,
and gave the deputy sheriffs a chase
before he was captured. The pair
were handcuffed together when taken
to the train.
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Scandinavian Mission Church.
There will be no services next Sum-
day. Sunday school meets at 9:45
q. m.
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On Dangerous Ground.

"What brings you home so eariy?'
his wife asked. 81 understood you to
say when you telephoned that you
wouldn't be able to get here before
midnight"
1.-THE man with whom had the bust
ness engagement didn't reach town"
"What was the trOuble?"
81 don't know. He telegraphed that
he was unavoidably delayed" VIA.
"Where is his telegram
II tore it up
"What Is his name?"
"His name? Er--dd l mention his
name when telephOned your
"Yes."
II shouldn't think you'd have for
gotten it so soon"
II haven't. | merely want to know
whether you remember it"
Eyes, that's the way it goes! When
q man comes home early because he
wants to do the right thing he is
wrongfully suspected. Just for that
I'm going straight to bed, and I refuse
to discuss this matter any further. l
want you to understand that when you
wrong a man with clear conscience
you're getting on dangerous ground.'-
Chicago Record-Heral1.
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MUTE MONTHS, GIRL
RESUMES TALKING
Peculiar Case Brought on by
overstudy at School.

st. Louis.-Irene Burnes. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James C. Burnes of
Hillyard. who for the last seven and
half months has been confined at the
Sacred Heart hospital on account Of
most serious and peculiar case of hys-
terra, which baffied local physicians
for several months on account Of her
refusal to talk. is improving.
In about month she will be able to
leave the hospital, at which time she
will be taken for visit to Lewiston,
III.
Miss Burnes was at her home for
few hours recently, the first time since
Oct. 2. when she was taken to the hos
pttal Although she has not entirely
recovered her power Of speech, she will
ct times, especially in the mornings
when rested, talk for little while.
She understands all said to her, but I'M
der no condition can she talk unless
she be thoroughly rested.
Miss Bailey, her nurse. takes her for
Z walk each day. Miss Burnes since
March has been under the care Of Dr..
w. T. Ply.
The illness was brought on last sum-
mer as the result of overstudy at a
sumner school and following the ex-
element Of the final examinations.
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SNAKES ovERRuN HOME.
Make lncursions From Family We'll
Near the Residences.

Make lncursions From Family Well
Near the Residences.
Glendale, lathe premises Of VIII
liam Horton. near this place, are in
tested with snakes to such an extent
that he and his family are in danger of
being driven from their home. The
snakes are spotted variety Of blue
racer from two to four feet long.
Last summer Mr. Horton had SINH
lar siege and killed nearly a hundred
Of the reptiles.
The chief source of the snakes seems
to be the family well. which stands
near the back door and from which the
family has for many years drawn its
water for drinking purposes. The ser
penis even have entered the house. one
big one having been killed there this
summer.
So offensive became the old family
well on account of the swarming rep
tiles that it became necessary to build
a c1stern for drinking water.
Mr.. Horizons little children are kept
out Of the yard for fear they will be
bitten. The slaughter of the snakes
goes on daily. but the situation appears
to be hopeless.
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VERY OLD PAPERS FOUND.
Documents Signed by Presidents Jack.
son, Arthur and Grant.

ID
Greeley Colo. = Valuable papers
which have laid in a closet In the
courthouse for years apparently forgot
ten were unearthed the other day by
County Clerk J. e. Shook. the very ex
istence Of which had been entirely un
known in the past decade. Included in
the lot were number of land patents
for which the owners have been in
vited to call
One was issued to Jeremiah Viii
liams, corporal in Captain Clum's
company in the war Of 1872, in ex.
change for scrip which he got for serv-
ices. The patent was signed by An
drew Jackson OH Oct. l, 1867.
Another was granted to Elizabeth
Cochran on Oct. 80, 1874. This patent
was issued while U. S. Grant was pres.
ident Of the United States.
Land patents were also issued to
James Russell and to Samuel Roberts
in 1879.
President Chester A. Arthur signed
the patent granted to Michael Carey
and there is also one for John Benson
signed by the same hand.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-17
o Temporal! o MoREs!
Times and Customs Change, and
Mere Man May Also.


In the evolution Of things, when man
becomes the housekeeper, he probably
will
Discharge the cook because she can
not make sweetbreads for tea.
Fry dahlia bulbs for sweet potatoes.
Cook rice in the corn pepper.
Let the furnace fire go out four
times week.
Forget the tap and waste all the soft
water.
Split kindling wood--for the first
time in his life.
Spoil the shape of the baby's mouth
with a pacitier.
Kick because his wife stopped to
''see man. and is ten minutes late to
dinner
Cry when he is abused for not max
ing apple dumplings like his father
made.
Go home to mother when wife, the
brute, says the soup is burned-and
it isn't, so there!
But let us hope that he will be glad
to come back to his own vine and fig
tree when his anger has subsidized. for
somebody has to beat the beefsteak
and can cherries. while mother hustles
for money with which to buy baby
shoes.-Byron Williams in Judge.
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His Explanation.

A milklnan in Il country town not
far from New York was brought be-
fore the local court to answer a charge
Of adulteratiOn of milk.
"You are charged" said the judge,
with q most serious Offense, Of selling
adulterated milk. Have you anything
to say in answer to the charger"
well, your worship" answered the
milkman. "the night before it was
raining very hard. and the only cause
l can give is the cow must have got
wet through" -Harper's Weekly.
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At a Pink Tea.

what perfectly lovely little town
is this! I'm visiting Mrs. Wilkins, you
know. l don't believe | had been here
day or more before everybody tried
to Guido the other in making me feel
at home. Wasn't that your experience
when you first arrived?"
"Well, I'm afraid can't
ooh, beg your pardon. I'm so sOr-
ry. For the moment l forgot. You're
the new minister's wife, aren't you?"-
st. Louis Republic.
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Frss Drinks For Chickens.

Kansas City.-A dozen chickens in a
coop at the city market were deluged
BY broken jug Of whisky. As the
jugs contents trickled toward the gut
ter the chickens stuck their heads
through the Stats of the coop and sip
ped the liquor. Soon afterward tho
ROSTERS began to crow noisily, the pull
lets Mapped their wings, and it was ~
dent all the fowls were drunk.
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Expected $50, 1000, Got N othino.

Aurora. Ill.-Heirs of Charles Tao
gee, who died nine years ago, found
the key to safety deposit box which
had not been opened for twenty nine
years. In the recess they discovered
q will, which deprived them Of the
10000 estate which they had expected
to inherit. Taegee left his property to
his widow, who died in March, and bis
relatives will get nothing.
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BREAKS HIS WOODEN LEG.
Jailsr Nails Il Together So Prisoner
Can Go TO Workhouss.

Can Go TO Workhouse.
Pittsburgh. James Burns. sixty years
old, giving his home as Homestead,
charged with vagrancy, was sentenced
to the workhouse for thirty days by
Magistrate Justus Schroedel in the east
end police station.
Burns has wooden leg, and while
he was in cell another prisoner fell
on the leg and broke it. Burns told
one Of the turkeys that his leg was
broken, and the officer thought it was
4 human leg.
When he discovered his mistake he
took the wooden leg and nailed 1t to-
gether so that Burns was able to ct
to the workhOuse
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Nine year old Hen Earned $500.

Republic. Ark.-Mrs. B. NJ. Lervoid
Of Republic has lost a remarkable
nine-year-old hen which was hard to
beat as an egg producer. During its
lifetime the Biddy laid ninety dozen
eggs. which. at Is cents dozen,
means $3.50: each year raised 216
chicks. which at an average Of 20
cents each. increased her earnings
1880, or total Of $56.70.
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TRIES TO KISS THE JUDGE.
Mexican Woman Seeks to Embrace
California MAGISTRATE.

Los Angeles. = When Mrs Ricardo
Rivera, Mexican woman. offered to
kiss Superior Judge Monroe inmgrad-
tude for gift Of 50. which brought
her and her husband together again,
the magistrate blushed and directed
an official to lead her from the court
room.
The husband was up on charge Of
failure to provide. He promised to
be good, and the court discharged him.
Rivera informed the magistrate that
he did not have sufficient funds to
take his wife with him back to his job
at Ontario. whereupon Judge Monroe
handed him So
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Opportunity.

Opportunity is at your door," MUIR
INJURED the individual outside.
"What is 1t this time? sighed the
tired business mana patent cork
screw or a chance to subscribe to
valuable book y'-Louisville Courier
Journal.
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Depends on Force.

links How much would my auto
bring at forced sale?
Binks- That depends. If you hold
somebody up with gun you might get
$500 for it New York Globe.
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ri. Own Cushion.

His Own Cushion.
Mummy, I'd like to be as fat as that
woman when grow up"
"Why so, dearie?'
''Cos then l shouldn't hurt myself
when fell out Of bed. London Opin-
ion.
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a Long slayer.

TOMMY don't think auntie will
stay. She didn't bring any baggage.
Johnny-Huh! Look how long the
baby has stayed, and he didn't bring
anything ither-Chicago News.
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Not the Same.

They We're strolling through the
woodland.
EYES," the youthful professor was
saying, lit is a very simple matter to
tell the various kinds Of trees by the
bark"
She gazed ut him soulfully.
How wonderful!' she exclaimed.
"And can yOu--er-tell the various
kinds Of dogs that way?"-Brooklyn
Eagle.
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Gymnastic Stunt.
Tries to Get Away.

when we have a squabble my wife
never sheds tears.
"She knows you can't stand 'em?"
I'd stand 'em. all right, but her
complexion runs" Houston Post
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Different.

@8s#5s Different.
It doesn't pay to fight other peoples
battles" said the sage.
ooh, ! don't know replied the
stranger Il am a lawyer. Cincinnati
Enquirer. If
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Lucky Survivor.

Lucky Survivor.
Dora That charming Miss Peach
seems to have quite number of eiigi-
BILE young men in her train
Dick Yes. And one of these days
there's going to be Il smashup to that
train, with only one survivor. - Elk
change.
Gymnastic Stunt.
Barbour You Seem warm. Have you
been exercising?
Waterman Yes. indeed. went to
the mutes' dance and swung dumb
bellies around all evening. Michigan
Gargoyle.
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Marked.

Mother Don't cry. dear. Which one
Of the twins hit you?
Dear The one with the black eye
Wisconsin Sphinx.