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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

than when they were cornmitt tied as they do il
any way reformed. .:=z y =:
The trouble with Minnesota's penitentiary plan
is that it does little to make its inmates better
and more capable men. The experience they gain
in the Irvine and in the harvester plant is Of little
benefit. It does not send them into the world
when released any better equipped than when they
entered to buck up, against the business Of life.
If anything they are handicapped.
Minnesota needs progressive legislation giving
to it's board of control certain powers which it
does not now have to start reforms at it's state
prison that are in keeping with the spirit of the
times and with the advanced idea that no man
who is sound in mind and body is worth neglect
ing even though he may have landed in the state
penitentiary. The state of Iowa has been making
commendable progress in prison reforms. Its
prisons are turning out better men than are COM
mitted to it. When Minnesota's prison plan is so
adjusted that it does that it will have taken long
step forward.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21
NEW MINES TO OPEN
IN THE BIWABIK DISTRICT

Mining men generally are giving
favorable reports as to mining oper-
atoms next year.
Although no definite announcement
has been made every thing points to
an active year in the vicinity of Ri
wabik.
There is every reason for believ-
ing that several new properties will
be opened. This applies particu-
larly to the Higgins land, on which
the Steel corporation has made some
big finds.
The best information obtainable is
that the Higgins land cannot be pur-
chased. This news comes from the
east and is apparently reliable. This
means much to this section.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

The Mesaba Ore wants to know what has be-
come of the County Division club. At the pres
ent time it is non est, but the Ore may be assur-
ed that there is every prospect there will be
another one doing business at the old stand be-
fore the ides of next November that will
have a live membership sufficiently inter-
ested to prevent their being sidetracked un-
til the matter of county division is brought to
an issue-if the signs Of the times are read
Alright from this particular angle of the compass.
Also it may be noted in passing that it will have
influential and active opposition from the start,
but it will not be sufficient to render it negative
quantity as appears to have been the case with
the former County Division club.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21
MINNESOTA'S MEDIEVAL PENITENTIARY

Prison reforms have come to be an important
subject for thoughtful consideration in every state
in the union recently and the rejection of the
methods of medieval days for more humane and
advanced methods of meeting the problem of the
uplift of the countrys prison population daily
demonstrating they have passed the experimental
stage and in the matter of results accomplished
are steadily gaining popular favor.
It has just been discovered at the Minnesota
prison that with the expiration of the shoe con-
tract in September, 1914, 200 men will be thrown
out of employment and that in the Irvine and har-
vester plants there will be no room for their alb.
sorption. The State Board of Control has asked
the attorney general whether not it has author
ity to work prisoners at places distant from Still
water and has been informed that it can not. In
cidently it is developed that Minnesotas whole
prison plan is out of touch with the times and the
progress that has been made along the lines Of
prison reforms in other states.
Men are sent to prison ordinarily as a punish
ment for transgressions Of the law, with the hope
that they will be reformed and when released will
be in position to exercise the rights and pri-
vilieges Of citizenship as becomes men. The fact
of the business is that with prisons conducted as
is the state penitentiary at Saltwater, there is
ample provision for punishment but too little for
reform. Men as often leave it further vitiated
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

Young Mr.. D. Kinney the Detroit man who is
heir to $35,000,000, but by the terms of his
fathers will is limited to an income of $4,000 a
month is up in the range country hunting moose
His bill at the Nashwauk hotel for 10 hours was
$125. Behind him he left golden trail and as
a spender he is said to have Death Valley Scotty
and the late Charles w. Gates cheated in several
different ways. Mr.. Kinney is cordially invited
to Virginia. There are more moose around here
than ever there were in the Nashwauk country
anyway.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

The way for Uncle Sam to intervene in Mexico,
it daily becames more apparent, is to remove
the embargo on arms and ammunition and let
them go to it. In Mexico the national ideal is
soldier who is a rigid and merciless dsciplinar-
ian. The vivas of the people are not for con-
structive statesmen. With plenty of arms and
ammunition Mexico will sooner work out her own
salvation than if armed intervention by the
United States is resorted to. Uncle Sam might
find it mighty easy to get into Mexico just now
but the chances are ten to one with conditions as
they are, that it would be equally hard to get out
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

Under the charter revision Virgina's fund for
the relief Of the needy poor is not to be raised by
setting aside portion of the license money
1t is better so. Such plan would always give
rise to the argument that money obtained from
saloon licenses was expended for good and
worthy purpose and was real charity, and the
time might come when that would be decidedly
embarrassing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

The ore shipping season from the Mesaba
range is over, but that isn't going to affect Vir-
ginia seriously. Its big sawml will run night
and day all winter. Its most important railroad
will employ more men than during the summer
and it's underground mines will work every man
available. It's payroll during the winter months
will be double that of any town on the Mesaba
range. Therefore, Virginia has good deal to
be thankful for on this next Thanksgiving day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

ur Matt oDll,,aal 33Iz3'
Murphy Three N onderlands off the
American West, s. ].
hansen arthest n orth.
Palmer Central America and It's
Problems. ~, e. .. IS y: Z. s.- !. E e ss
Renwick Finland Today. =s.5 l5...@.s.
RockhilE The Land Of the Lalnas.
+ Romero Mexico and the United
States. - ~. . #z u. E Ets
Seton-The Artic Prairies. f. f..
Shaw-Spain from Within.
Stevenson-Spell Of Holland. -
Stoddard- Travel Lectures. r.. J..
,Talbot-Making Good in Canada
Talbot-The New Garden of Canada
VanDyke-out of Doors in the Holy
Land. 49,.
The following periodicals will be
on file at the Public library during the
coming year:
American City, American Homes &
Garden, Scientific American and Sup
plement, American Magazine, Allan
tic Monthly, Bookman, Canadian Mag
azine lin U. S., Catholic World,
Century, Chautauquan, Golfers Week.
ly, Country Life, Outing, Craftsman,
Current Opinion, Delineator, Dial,
Education, Educationl eRview, Ele-
mentary School Teacher, Everybody's,
Forum, Garden Magazine, Good House.
keeping, Harper's Bazaar, Harper's
Monthly, Harper's Weekly. Hearst's
Magazine, House Beautiful, 1ndepen-
dent, International Studio, Ladies'
Home Journal, Literary Digest, Liv-
ing Age, McClure's, Manual Training
Magazine, Munsey's, Nation Geogra-
phic Magazine, North American Re-
view, Outlook, Overland Monthly,
Popular Science Monthly, Review of
Reviews, St. Nicholas, Scribner's Mag
azine, Survey, System, Technical
World, Woman's Home Companion,
Worlds Work, Youths Companion,
Engineering & Mining Journal, Iron
Trade Review, Illustrated London
News, Keramic Studio, Journal of
Geology, Life, Mining World, Missis-
sippi Valley Lumberman, American
Lumberman, Puck, Popular Mechan-
les, Chicago Record Herald, Milwau-
kee Sentinel, Duluth News Tribune,
St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis
Journal, Duluth Evening Herald, Arts
Il Decoration, Sunday School Times,
Field & Stream, Modern Priscilla,
Elite Styles, Vogue, Pictorial Review,
Etude, Toilettes, L'Art de la Mode,
Illustrated Outdoor World and Re-
creation, Engineering & Contracting,
Saturday Evening Post, Country
Gentleman, Popular Electricity, Ma
chinery, American Mechanist, Public
Libraries, Library Journal, Woodcraft.
Western Builder, Musician, School
Music, School Education, Norman In
structor, Primary Plans, Woman's
Journal, English Journal, National
Food Magazine.
The following newspapers and peri.
odicals are also on file in the reading
room and are gifts:
American Suomatar, Bede's Budget
Biwabik Times, Bull Advertiser
Christian Science Monitor, Christian
Science Journal, Christian Science
Sentinel, Congressional Record, Dali,
Virginian, Duluth Skandinav, Ely
Miner, Eveleth News, Gilbert Herald
Gospel Triumphant, Hibbing Dali!
Tribune, Kindergarten Review, Mesa
ba Ore, Minneapolis Tidende, Mission.
Wannen, New York Untiset, Review
and Herald, St. Paul Ascendant, SLOW
ensky Sokel, Svenska Amerikanen
rSvenska Folkets Tidning, U. S. Pa
tent Office Gazette, Veckobladet
Virginia Enterprise.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

The discovery that valuable tracts of mining
land had been omitted from the assessment rolls
at Hibbing was a real surprise to good many
people of the range At the same time it's a
pretty safe prediction if the matter were, gone
into carefully there are other such cases on the
range. Investigation would be incourteous to the
state tax commission, however, and possibly it
might develop that another idol has feet of clay.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

The Virginia Commercial club is going to have
an important meeting Thursday, Dec 4. Be
there and help to make that meeting big sue
cess. Virginia cannot afford to let it's CONNER
cial club lapse out of existence. 1t has been too
valuable an aid to the town in the past and it's
possibilities for the future forecast too much of
good to allow it to die for lack of interest
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

The first isue of the Steel Plant News, publish
ed at Gary, reaches The Enterprise: 1t is live
and readable newspaper, we'll filled with adver-
Using and it will be big asset to those engaged
in promoting the future of Duluth's new steel
mill suburb .-.- ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

What has become of the respective guberna-
torial booms of Governor Eberhart and Samuel
Iverson? There was great splash about three
weeks ago. Now there is sudden and oppres-
sive silence and sad lack of interest It begins
to looks more and more as if both gentlemen were
going to be retired to private life next year. It
were better so.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21
Exchange ON nl,enfsI


Biwabik Times: Eberhart's commits
sion, appointed to reors anize the bust
ness Of the state, is apparently get
ting into politics. Already it is being
made use of to attempt to discredit
the administration of the state audi
tors office by lverson.* This natur-
ally leads one to the conclusion that
his commission was appointed for
political ends, and not. to benefit the
state. It is expected that there will
be further developments that will
more strongly bear out this suppose
ton. And when it comes to playing
politics the governor has always been
found to hold the winning hand.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

Aurora News: There are women
living on farms within fifteen miles
of Aurora who have not been to
town for eight and nine years because
of the hardships entailed in walking
great distances through the woods.
In county road building the county Of
ficials have fallen behind.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

Nashwauk Herald: If you wish to
know just how much you are and how
much difference you make in this
world, just go out in the open some
fine evening when the moon is full
and all the stars are twinkling above
and substract yourself from the uni
verse and see how little is missing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

Aurora News: With the next
highest state tax levy in the history
of the state staring them in the
face, those who have been preaching
that there would soon be no state
tax levy have had a severe set back.
With the immense resources of the
state in view, legislators have been
too busy creating places for the good
instead of looking for the careful and
economical administration of the af-
fairs of the state. A legislature
pledged to action and an executive
to demand it are the present needs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

Coleraine Optic: Even Governor
Eberhart has recognized the need of
practicing economy and efficiency in
administering the affairs of the state
and has appointed commission to
investigate conditions and prepare
a report for the next session of the
legislature. It will be up to the PEG.
pie, however, to first elect men to the
legislature who know how to carry
out the program. There is often 8
vast discrepancy between theory anc
lpractice. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

Crosby Crucible: We haven't a
doubt but that Governor Eberhart's
efficiency commission" will make a
swell report and offer many valuable
suggestions for better government,
but we are prepared to gamble few
that Eberhart will fight shy of every
part of there plan that might inter-
fere with his game. Anything that
goes for the proper government of
Minnesota will be contrary to the
Eberhart policy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-21

Mesaba Ore: If the range towns
punched things and elected rep
resentatives to the state legisla-
ture that would represent the
range, without any outside faint,
the ranges would then stand a
show of getting some of the things
that belong to them. But so long
as we send down representatives who
take their orders from those opposed
to us we need never expect anything.
And we can blame no one but our
selves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-23

Miss Rose Mcdonald always a gen.
ial hostess, entertained last evening
It her home in Cameron street. lac
evenings entertainment was Five
Hundred and the attractive tally cards
CT little Dutch figures and their conf
cal sayings brought forth much mer-
riment among the guests. The prize
for highest score, Il vase of dainty
design filed With stalks of snowy n3r-
cissa blooms. was won by Miss Olive
Lyons. The consolation, crystal
leaf sugar tray, fell to the lot of
Mrs. Richard Gibson. After the close
Of the game, the ladies were ushcred
into the dining room where tappers
shedding their soft glow over the tooth
some viands appealed alike to the eye
and to the inner nan.
Miss McDonald's guests were Mrs.
Lewis, Mrs. William Wattles, Mrs.
Henry Starr Wattles. Mrs. Richard
Gibson, Mrs. Robert Barrett, Miss
Carrie Stribling, Miss May Green,
Miss Olive Lyons, Miss Fannie Her
bert, Mrs. George Evans, Mrs. George
Uher, Mrs. Charles Nicol, Mrs. John
Foster, Mrs. Marshall Jones, Mrs.
Clarence Leadbeater, and Miss Minnie
Henderson.
Continued on Page Four.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-23
HISTORY OF POTOMAC.

The Potomac river, as described by
the esrIy explorer, Capt. John Smith
and other events in the history of The
waterway were brought to the atten.
ton of the members Of the Columbia
Historical Society, in Washington, al
NEE ing Tuesday evening at the
Washington Club, l7l0 | street, north
west. The subject vas treated in a
paper read by William Edgar Rogers
In connection with the history OF
the river. and forming one of the i'm
portant links in the chain fevents
was on account given by Dr.. William
Tindall of the part taken by Thomas
Jones. who lived at Popes Creek, IN
the escape OF Wilkes Booth across the
river from Maryland to Virginia fol-
lowing the assassination Of President
Lincoln.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-23
HAULING WINTER SEINE.

Fishing operations at the Windmill
point firing shore, on the Potomac
near Smiths wharf, have been started
the big seine having been put over
board for the first time this year last
Monday. AS result of the first h>u
about 1000 pounds Of rock fish and
several barrels of catfish, with a scat
tering of other varieties, were caught
AS yet the nets at the Gums fishing
shore, which will be operated by Capt
Jake Faunce, have not been dipped
but il is thought the net will be hauled
some time in this week. Operations
will also start at Passapatanzy shore.
King George county, Va, within the
next few weeks. The hauling of
rcines at these shores will be contin-
ued until the shad and herring fishing
season of the spring is over.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-23
WOODWARD { LOTHROP
10th 11th, F. and C Streets.
WASHINGTON, D. e.
DOMES> TICRUGS
10Th 18th, F. and G Streets.
WASHINGTON, D. &.

perfection Of patenng and and harmonious color blending mas
makers of Domestic RUGS that each sea
son found imperative sconn number of designs for those OF
newer keeping with established standard OF decora
Rugs included this kind lack nothing quality or n
Of them have remark able demand but being old design
must unit to vallng
these discontinued patterns put 10 '
anv and all make selections according to desaoy
from the number really fine coongs
andd at the lowest prices
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-23
DEPL9RABLE BEGINNING
Wife of Two Weeks Has Husband Ar.
rested for Intemperance and Max
ing Way With Her Property.

While most cases brought before
the Police Court are Of the firmly or
ridiculous character, occasionally SAD
scenes are enacted which bring forth
expressions of sympathy from those
who have become hardened by their
daily repetition. A young white man
was brought to the bar this morning
al the instance of his young wife TO
whom he had been welded but two
weeks. The complainant in talterihg
tones, managed to eli the court Cnat
she merely wanted him to make afflca-
Wit that he would abstain from the use
of liquor and provide home for her
She alleged that he had pawned Jew
elry belonging to her and that sac
was still living with her mother, as
lher husband had made no arrange
ren:s to provide for her. She further
said she would not leave her present
home until her husband was ready te
| provide for her.
The accused, who is native OF
neighboring county, did not deny th'
main allegations, but said he was on
of work, and as soon as possible
would arrange to take his wife to hl'
people. The young woman Interrupt
ted her husband by announcing ne
, disapprobation Of the proposed plan.
1t was finally determined to allow
the defendant to make oath that II
would abstain from the use OF llquo
as beverage for one year, ate
which he was released. The couple
later left the station house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-23
FINED FIVE DOLLARS.

Reuben Hicks, charged with drunk
Hill, was brought before the Police
Court this morning by Sergeant VIII
kinson and Officer Young to answer
the charge of drunken and disordeEly
conduct. According to the evidence,
Hicks came to town yesterday, soon
after became drunk, and after station
ing himself at King and West streets
exhausted his vocabulary of cus&
words. He continued his perform
ances until early in the night when the
officers came along and took him in
charge. Justice Cation imposed a fine
of $500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-23
NEE TING Of CITY COUNCIL
Both Boards VIII Assemble in Joint
Session to Consider Course in
Annexation Movement.

AS was stated yesterday, President
Marbury, of the Board of Aldermen,
and President Brumback, of the Com
mon Council, have called a joint mee:-
ing of their respective boards for TO-
night at 1880 o'clock for the purpose
of receiving the report of the counsel
employed by the city in the recent
proceedings by which the city endeav-
ored to have annexed certain por-
ions Of outlying territory.
1t is generally supposed that Coun-
ell will direct the city's representa-
tives to enter an appeal from the de-
cision of Judge Bennett 7. Gordon, of
Nelson county, who recently declared
that The city had no just grounds for
claiming the territory asked for.
Judge Gordon's decision, while
smelling of the lamp and giving evil
dence of close study, was a disap-
pointment to both annexa, ionists and
anti-annexationis,s, as it was gene
rally supposed the city would obtain,
at least, some Of the territory claimed
There are many points in connection
with the suit which, it is believed
upon which the Court of Appeals will
use other X rays than those employee
by Judge Gordon. The fact that Alexar
dria city owns some of the territory
claimed, it is thought, should have
had its weight with he judge. The
Poor's House property is owned by the
city and the charter gives it police ju-
llisd:ction over the same. The square
CT ground purchased by the city fol-
public school purposes is another as.
SET while George Washington PARK
has been turned over 10 the city for
play ground for her boys.
On the south and SOUTHWEST AleXan-
dria has viz .ually built against Fair
fax county. The thicllly populated ter,
ritory in this vicinity is virtually
rar; of Alexandria. The residents OF
that locality use our electric lights
have the benefit Of the fire depart
Iment and are in every way AleXan'
drians. The fact that rooms in some
houses are i Alexandria city anc
others in Fairfax county are well.
known and are conditions which shouc
no; be allowed to exist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-23
Following or the. heels Of the i'm

Following on the heels Of the i'm.
parchment Of Judg4 Robert ". Arch'
bald, Senator Pomerene OF Ohio' thi2
afternoon introduced joint resolu-
ton proposing constitutions. a''ene-
ment that Congress may provide ioi
other causes of impeachment imam
those now provided for, and o'her
methods for the trial Of all civil
officers except the President wee
president and supreme court mem
bers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-23

In the Corporation Court this morn
ing a deed was placed On record from
Richard NJ. Green administrator of
the estate of Harrie +. Wheate to Eli
zabeth O'Neil transferring a house
and lot on the southsidc of Duke street
between Patrick and Henry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-23
SOCIAL AND Personal
Interesting News Notes About People
!, of Alexandria Happenings
in Society.

Harvey Lunsford, driver OF the ne
lance Engine Company, and Miss Lli-
liam Lee Wood, daughter of william
Il. Wood, were married last nlght at
the parsonage of the First Baptist
Church, by Rev. w. F. Watson.