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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
CENTENNIAL.

July 81, 1913.
A number from this vicinity at
tended the dance at Peck's near
Frankville Saturday evening. They
reported a fine time.
Mr.. Charley Ginapp returned
home Saturday after a visit with
his son Will and wife near Ellen
dale, Mimi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Daniels
and Mr. Theodore Rosa spent Sat-
urday afternoon and Sunday with
relatives in DEBORAH.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Rathbun and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Webster and
daughter Verna of Ossian were call
lers at the Charley Daniels home
Saturday evening.
A few from this vicinity attended
the circus at Postville Friday.
Miss Nellie Daniels spent Sunday
with the Ray Runkle family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Weitgenant of
Ossian were entertained at the Ell
mer Rosa home Wednesday.
Mr.. Frank Youmans was a DEBORAH
visitor Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Einck and
children were DEBORAH visitors Sat
urday.
Charley Allen has been working
for Rae Runkle during having.
Mrs. Ed Youmans and children,
Stanley and Lynn and Miss Ida YOU
mans called on Jesse Schoonmaker
in DEBORAH Thursday.
The many friends of Jesse
shoemaker will be glad to hear
that he is improving.
Mrs. Charley Daniels and son,
Raymond were entertained at the
Rathbun home in Ossian Friday.
Miss Edna Youmans spent several
days of last week with her grand
mother, Mrs. Mary Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Rathbun and
daughter Blanche and Mrs. Irving
Melott We're guests of relatives in
Centennial Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb Rosa were
Ossian callers one day last week.
Mr.. VIM Rathbun and daughter
Blanche and Mrs. Irving Melott were
callers at j. j. Rosa's near DEBORAH
Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Peckham and
baby of near Castalia passed through
Centennial Sunday.
Mrs. John Russell and Mrs. L.
Rekward and children spent Sunday
at the Mrs. l.. ID. Burrows home.
Allen Green of near Castalia call
ed on Rae Runkle Sunday evening.
Henry Heiman and family and
Tony Heiman spent Sunday at the
uhlenhake home near Festina.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
SPILLVILLE.

July 21, 1913.
Mrs. Kostner and daughter OF
Chicago are visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Tucheks.
Miss Clara Mikesh from near
Protivin, was guest Of Miss Carrie
Shuska, Sunday.
Philip Frey was a business cal
Ter at Conover Saturday.
Anton Balik was business tran
sactor near the Fort last Saturday.
G. L. Barta of st. Louis was in
town several days last week solicit
ing subscriptions for newspaper.
Mrs. Frank Kovarik entertained
the l.. A. S. Wednesday afternoon.
III. Cooper and family were bust
ness callers at Calmar Thursday.
Misses Mary, Otilla and brother
William Kovarik returned from Ce-
dar Rapids Thursday for visit
with home folks
Miss Stella Klimesh, trained
nurse returned to her work at Will
liamsburg last Monday.
A local talent under the leader
ship of Rev. Balloon gave a light
Opera sunday evening at the opera
house. 1t was success in every
respect.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
Beautiful Women.

Nothing adds more to the beauty
of women than luxuriant hair. The
regular use of Meritol Hair Tonic
will keep the hair healthy, promote
its growth, keep ii clean and bright,
and gives it that wavy appearance
so much admired. +. j. Parman,
Sole Agents. ADV.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23

-Winneshiek County Fair, Decor
ah, Sept. l6-17-1S-19. Remember
the date.-Adv. II.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
TAKES PRECAUTIONS TO
PREVENT =BE|NG RECALLED
Council Rescinds Its Actfeu and WithhoIds
Amount Pat Sullivan Would Have
Returned on License.
ALDERMAN nc6AEE IS SPOKESMAN
Council in a Quandar--N|aats to Give Back
$500 and kaoxs No Way to Do
50 Legally.

The council decided to back
up" in the matter of returning to
Pat Sullivan, the value of the un-
used portion of the liquor license
which was revoked. The city
attorney had been directed to- pre-
pare a resolution which would pro-
vide for the return of the money
but this action was rescinded at
the meeting Tuesday night and Mr..
sulLivan's money will De retained
by the city-for some time at
least. Aid. McGhee said he had
heard that if the refund were made
there would be recall proceedings
started and as he considers the wa
ter and light plant requirement of
paramount Importance, he did not
desire to take any action that woulC
lead to further difficulties at the
present time. 1t is generally con-
ceded that the majority of the
aldermen--perhaps all-would re-
turn TO Mr.. Sullivan the unused
value of the license, about 5000,
provided there would be no trouble
in case this were done. The pro-
cctdings commenced for the refund
were halted, pending further de
velopments in the water and light
plant requirement deal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
WANT SAME POSTMASTER.

A petition is being freely cir
culated here asking that Mrs. Mary
Il. JAMES be retained as postmis-
tress and is said to be receiving a
large number of signatures.
A number or the business men
in favor Of Mrs. James re-appoint-
ment as the local postal service
under her regime has been entire
ly sfactory. There are number
OF local people who would like to
have the salary that goes with the
office and a good deal Of political
string pulling is going on just now.
The new post office building will
be opened for business shortly and
this has attracted many to the nice
bright spacious quarters allotted to
the fortunate incumbent of the
position of postmaster. -
1t is pretty generally agreed that
Mrs. James is the most likely of
the candidates TO hold the position
and the service will certainly not
suffer if she does.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
FIRE NELTS SOLDER FROM
IMMENSE GASOLINE TANIa

After the scare the firemen got
when they discovered that the fire
at 2l8 Hickory street had melted
the solder ON a tank that con-
tanned 80 gallons of gasoline, Chief
Thayer appeared before the alder
men at the meeting Tuesday even
ing and made an urgent appeal that
an. .ordinanea1be4 fs;sssssed tina will
limit the quantity that may be
kept in a can or tank to one gal
Ion. The city attorney was directed
to draft the ordinance. The fire
chief said the ordinance he want ed
was one similar to what they have
in nearly all of the larger cities.
He said that under the present or
dinance $50 gallons may be kept.
He wants all larger gasoline tanks
to be required to- be buried under
ground. The proposed new ordi-
nance will cover, not only gasoline
but all kinds of cNmbuStlbl and
explosive oils. The fire was ON
premises used by l-atz Bros. 1t
is said. that if the 80 gallon tank
had exploded during the fire there
would have been great loss Of
property and very probably life.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
MAKE NIGHT HIDEOUs.

A number of complaints have
been heard recently of mo-
torists racing their cars during the
early hours of the morning and
making night hideous.
1t is stated that some of the
drivers keep their engines running
with the cutoff open and jamh
their foot on the accelerator just
as a means of letting their friends
know that they are outside and thai
the car is ready to- take them home
or elsewhere.
The police have been notified to
be on the look out for the Often
ders and it is likely that unless the
practice is stopped that some body
will have to pay some fines.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
VISITORS LIKE VIRGINIA.

Mrs. J. b. Messncr, of Hibbing,
motored to Virginia On "Wednesday
and visited her sister, Mrs. Chas.
SpnrWay. She was accompanied ! y
Mrs. E. C. Martin, Del St. Julian
and her son William Messner, all
Of Hibbine. The party made good
time On the trip, covering the
twenty odd miles in just under
eighty minutes. Mrs. Messner said
the roads were fine, except just
entering into the city, near Olcott
park.
Il like your white way" said
Mrs.. Messner,' ut certainly makes
Virginia look attractive at night
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
CANNES ARE IN DANGER;
MUZzLES ARE BEING STOLEN

Inc mtHZle stealers are getting
busy here and several valuable
dogs have cUllle home minus their
nose guards within the last few
days. 1t IS not so much the value
of the actual muzzle. that caused
serious worry TO the dog owners as
the fact that, ifssAaught without
them the animals are liable to be
nabbed by the officers f the law.
One mining m<l living on Sage
street who is the owner of a Valu-
able ellie found his dog minus his
mzzle Tuesday morning for the
second time this week, and many
others have had the same trouble.
The, police are m the watch for
the petty thieves and it is prob
able the 35c mlZzLe will cost some
body mighty dear unless the steal
iI.g ceases right now.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
MRS. PATTON WINS.

Helen NJ. Patton was granted dis
solution of marriage from her hus-
band Neil Patton and findings OF
law and fact were filed in. the cou'|
house here during the week.
Mrs. Patton's petition was grant
ed on the grounds of cruelty, ad-
ultery and non-support Of herself
and child. The couple were mar.
ried in Hibbing in August 1909.
The court grants plaintiff custody
of the 2-year old daughter Of the
marriage, Mary A. Patton and also
full right and title to certain landt
and premises il section 2, town
ship 62. north, range 70 west.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
LIGHT PLANT OWNERS GRANT
CITY EXTENSION OF TIME

In response TO- the request by
Mayor Murphy, made at the direc-
ton OF the council, for an exten-
sion OF time in which, the water
and light plant deal may be closed,
there was letter submitted from
q. II. Griggs, president of the Viz
gmia Electric Power 4 Water COM
pany, in which, on behalf of the
company, he agreed to make the
extension of the time to July /.
First the transfer was to have been
made April /. Then an extension
Of lime was made to May 1. Now
on account of the permanent in
junct ion, stopping the sale Of the
bonds, the further extension has
been granted by the compa ny.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
HERO Of SANTIAGO TO
DELIVER LECTURE HERE
Maa Entrusted By the Government With
Big Undertakings Speaks At Roose.
veIt Auditorium.

When there was ship to be
sunk at. Santiago Captain Hobson
sank il. Z When there was ship to
be-. raised from the bottom OF
Manila Bay, he was the expert call
"a in by lhes government for the
task. When The QIegon ran on a
shoalsin the fellow Sea, he+ patched
her up and sent her safelss across
the Pacific. While in the Naval
service he Travelled throughout the
world and was careful observer
of the life of nations. On his re-
tirement from the Navy in 1903,
ne won seat in the Sixtieth Con-
gress. He was reelected to the
61st and 62nd. In congress he has
been fearless champion Of arbi-
'ration and international peace, and
; strong advocate for Americas
supremacy among the nations. He
has led the movement for direct
election of president, vice president
and senators. He has promoted
the boys corn club idea and DEM
onstration farms, in his own and
other southern states. He has aid
I'd in improving the educational
system of the south. He has been
in the forefront Of temperance agi-
tation and legislation and stands to-
day as the most effective spirit in
a great twenty-five year plan for
the consummation of the abolition
of the liquor traffic.
He has published more than a
dozen books which have become
standard in the Navy, and his writ
Ings on other subjects have had
wide distribution and studious at
tention by thoughtful people. His
lectures have been heard in every
part of the country and thousands
gather every year to hear the man
who has accomplished much and
who has the charm Of personality,
the breadth of observation, and
The sagacity of mind to lead them
TO the better things that will ulti-
mately bring in the true brother
hood of man..
Our country has now graduated
and we of this generation are call
ed upon to shape its course as it
steps forth into the world to play
it's part as World Power, to in
augurate it's career of world SER
vice."
The above is an extract from Con
gresham Hobson's lecture ON 1.-The
Destiny of America.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION
As TO the OLD CITY h&jlt
Clergyman Says Use It tor First Home fol
Y. N. c. 4. Virginia Mas
Talked About,

Use the old city hall for Y.
NJ. e.. A. says the Rev. Thomas
Grire OF the First Nj. E. Church.
Build new city hall that will be
ample tor the requirements Of the
chys S needs so that twill not be
necessary TO have some of the de-
partnents of the city administra-
lim spread over half a dozen build
lngs as at present, then rent the
old building for some good cause"
Mr.. Grice points out that while
the members of the Oliver Iron
Mining company's force can all
have the use of splendid club
rooms, those of the Independent
companies have for the most part
no place but the saloon or the pool
room in which to. spend quiet
evening wit ithout taking in the
show.
The new city hall is only : ques-
tion of time says the reverend
gentleman and in this he is backed
up by all those who are familiar
with the situation, and now is the
time he says, to begin considering
what is the best use that can bt
made Of the old building. The
location is central and the build
ing itself is we'll adapted to this
purpose. being solid and Well buil1
even if it is not thing of beauty
There are plenty of rooms which
could be used as club rooms, read
ing rooms, writing rooms and tn
further usggestion is made tina
suitable quarters for the Virgini;
Commercial club might also b.
found ia the old building,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
| ACCIDENT IS IMPENDING
KIDS FlIRT WITH DEATH
Uachias Give Motofmea on lnterurhan | inc
Shuddsflag Experiences Trolley Cars
Bfing New Problem.

1he problem Of keeping the
school childrtns out OF danger
llom the electric cars while pass
ing through the city is becoming so
serious that immediate steps are
necessary il serious accidents are
10 be prevented.
superintendent Lafayette Bliss
has caused notices to be placed in
the local papers calling the atten-
tion Of parents and teachers to the
danger and constant warning is Civ
tn TO the youngsters themselves of
the risk of rushing out from the
school yards across the car tracks
without first looking TO see if
there is any car coming.
One favorite trick of the children
is to place pennies and pins and
other small articles on the tracks
for the cars to run over and HAT
ten out. In one case a child was
seen TO snatch a coin away from
underneath the car even before the
rear trucks had gone over it at the
eminent risk of having its hand cut
off by the wheels.
The children will try to rur
across the road in front of the cal
and see who can get across Tho
road last.
| Three of the big schools are di.
rectly on the car line passin:
through Virginia, the johnson
school, the Central and the Pri
mary, and unless the pupils can b,
made to stop endangering thei
|young lives in the manner they ar
now doing the recess may b.
abolished in these three schools
for some time to come.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
JUDGE DIRECTS VERDICT
IN SUIT FOR LARGE SUM
Cout Finds ". 7. james Has No Claim
for Share in Property kuoWa as
Chandler Nine al Ely.

Judge Martin Hughes gave judg e.
ment in favor of John Costin, Jr,
defendent, in the action of w. T.
James OF Ely We. John Costin, Ir. in
distrlct court Thursday. The court
gave verdict in Mr.. Costin's favor
on tue grounds that the plaintiff
had entirely failed to establish his
claim to any share of defendants
holdings in the Chandler mine and
that Mr.. Costin had proved by a
fair preponderence of evidence that
the plaintiff had no claim on the
said holdings.
One of the most important cases
Oh the civil docket involving more
Than $4,000 is set for trial on Wed
nesday next. The suit is being
brought by William T. James Of
Ely against John Costin Junr., for
The recovery Of $500 shares in the
Chandler mine or their equivalent
value, which Mr.. James claims
are his by right.
The old Chandler lease was sur
rendered and the property given
up as valueless many years ago
and in the month of August, 1910,
(: twenty year lease was made with
John Costin, Junr., for the mining
of any remaining ore that might
be left on a 4Oc royalty. One
month later this lease was turned
over to the Chandler mining COM
pany and about this time the pres
rnt company was organized.
II is the contention Of the plain
tiff that he was a partner with Mr..
Cost in in The procuring of the lease
and that one half of Mr.. Costin's
holdings in the company belong to
him and are held in trust for his
benefit. According to the answer
of the defendant James failed to
put up the money as promised and
left the others to finance the early
development work of the mine and
tried later to come in for his al
lodged half share Of the stock.
The Chandler Mining company
has been very successful under the
present management and the 81 90
shares are considered worth ap-
proximately $3.50 each.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
DULUTH THEATRICAL Man
IS BOOSTER FOR VIRGINIA
Charles 4. Marshall Gives lninatioa Nd
Would Liks to Have 1 Show
House Here.

~. n. Mar>Aari, Tue Wtll-kuON 1,
tIIedLi4cul huaII Vi hu1utu spoke Iii
sluWIn5 ,cln.o " Tie luture VI tnr
Guy " t1lelnla, While a visitor al
tne ray nutvI ,esvel uay.
-lAonAia Is Lue nIuSA rapIuly
Glowing .n, Ill tiie nUr.nWts,, ~ tn
cCIlpsI.s hulu.dl Ill us progress
salu M. Mars44all Wien 1uLtr> lev =
eu Uli Auysuu, efeAlAS. Il tnMlh
tuat INC person VINO ls LOOKING ln.u
lne lutt.1c Mould Ue IuOlIsn nN
~ loon C4uscly al your city Ut VIZ
elnIa ii nc cApects To nanuLe range
business.
You nave spitnuid railroad fac l.
l'Lles mere anu with lis WOnderl u
nllIlts Virginia cal1nut cease to grU\
anu eApall.. nave Sent the Dlg
SHOWS " Tire Ray opera mouse f>r
years al,u / may Dulld theatre
mere some uay,' SAID the big the
atrlcal man OF the head OF the
lakes.
While Mr.. Marshall did not gi\ e
any positive assurance that he
would erect a new theatre in Eir-
gina, lie aumnltd tnat while in the
c'Iy ne hau sized up the theatre
situation here and there is little
fOUm Tor doubt that he will secure
a house here before very long,
though whr1hr anything will be
uone towards actually building :
big theatre in Virginia this sum-
mer is somewhat doubtful.
A big new theatre is needed and
that it is coming is certain, though
just when is as yet problematic ical. Z.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
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DULUTH WOMAN SHOT.

Mrs. I. B. Poole Of Duluth was
accidentally shot in the right
breast ON Monday afternoon while
motoring to this city from Duluth
on visit to Mrs. NJ. Fuller Of II
Maple street. IL. =. ~s...s5E.e
The wound was not serious and
quick recovery is confdentaliy
looked for. The victim was assist-
ing Mr.. Martin Moe Of Virginia to
repair . blowout when the acci-
|denA happeaed, @*>..s@.'a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
HILL PREDICTS BUSY SEASON

Louis w. Hill, Of the Great Nor
thern road has recently been quot
I'd as saying that this will be a
prosperous season in the iron mill
ing and transportation business on
the Mesaba Range. ''Ihe prepara-
tions made on the Range for this
year would Indicate" said Mr..
Hill, that an exceptionally busy
season is anticipated"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
NORTHERN ROAD
CHARGED FOR WORK DONE

The council concluded at its
meeting Tuesday evening to require
the Canadian Northern road to pay
$3.50 for gravel and work done by
the street department in making
passable one of the road track
crossings in the city. The road
had been advised that if the work
were not done promptly, it would
be done by the city and charged
up. The road did not comply
promptly with the dictates of the
city and hence the summary action
that was taken.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
OPEN $780, DEPOT SOON.

The new $4,000 Canadian Nor
thern depot will be completed
next month and the old library
building will either be removed to
another site or pulled down. It is
probable that the cost of moving
the building in good condition
would come to more than the
value of the structure owing to it's
being of cOncreate construction and
it will probably be pulled down. !.
The new depot will be an orna-
ment to the city when it is COM
pfeted and the company feel justly
proud Of their new quarters.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
FIRST NATIONAL BANK IS .
SOON TO COMMENCE TO BUILD

During the time the First Ma
tional bank will be erect ing its fine
new bank and office building it de-
sires to have an iron clad build
ing 18 by 40 feet on the street in
front of the site and has made ap-
plication to the city council for the
permit to erect this building. The
request was referred to COM
mittee to be reported on at the
next meeting of the council.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
SUIT DISMISSED.

Iiie action of the MarShall-Wells
Hardware company Of Duluth
against H. II. Enders was dismissed
on motion Of the plaintiff, the
cause Of action having been Sails
ned. Stipulation of dismissal was
flied in the court house here this
week.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
PETITION FILED.

Pet ion for distribution Of funds
paid as damages for the wrongful
death of Frank Borstnar has been
filed in the court house here. The
sum of S3333.36 is named as being
undistributod.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

When there was imminent dam
ger that the city council was goine
to decline to grant a bill posters
license TO Thomas Clark, Charles
IA. Marshall. who is the head of the
company Mr.. Clark represents
came up from Duluth to tell the
council how mobjectionable his
bill boards. are going to be, also
that he and associates propose . tc
make big investments in Virginia