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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24

Mayor Murphy Tuesday again de-
clared that under no circumstances
would he be candidate for reelection
as mayor of Virginia. He stated his
position positively. He hopes to see
the coming city election conducted as
far as possible free from a bitter fight
and he believes that one of the things
that should receive immediate con-
sideration from the people of Virginia
interested in an economical and effici-
ent administration of the city's affairs
is the commission form Of govern
ment.
II am positively not a candidate for
mayor" said Mr.. Murphy Tuesday.
II have had enough and l am willing
to step aside, want to devote my time
to my own business in the future and
do not feel l can again serve the city.
1 was interested in the city's buying
the water and light plant. That has
been accomplished and I feel that the
time is ripe for some one else to he
honored with the mayoralty. It re-
quires a good deal of time to look aft
er the place properly and am finding
it Increasingly more difficult to spare
it from my business.
II am interested in one thing more
for Virginia. would like to see the
commission form of government ad-
opted here. After having given it
some thought and study I am convinc-
ed that it would be big improvement
on our present plan. 1 thing it is q
matter that should not be gone about
hastily and that provision should be
made for it's adoption in the charter
revision about to be undertaken.
Then the people should have time to
think it over and study it and if it
could be submitted within year from
this November / think that would be
soon enough. s:. ...4:@. .5:s.: IS i.
II advocate ths commission form q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
DULUTH TIGERS HERE
FOR GAME SUNDAY

The Duluth Tigers instead of the
Grand Rapids football team, will meet
the Virginia city eleven here at Oliver
field Sunday afternoon. The Tigers
are one Of the strongest teams at the
head of the lakes. With them will
come a considerable delegation of
rooters and football fans from Duluth
and Superior. Hank Boyle will ref
cree the game and Archie Beville will
be umpire. Greisch of the locals has
had a flattering offer to join the
Adams team, but will remain in Vir-
ginia and finish the season with the
local eleven.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
AUTOMOBILES DAMAGED
IN FIRE AT GARAGE

Two automobiles, the property of
Con ]. Shannon, were damaged to the
point of being practically total loss
in a fire Monday evening which
wrecked small garage at the rear
of the Eddy livery on Walnut street.
The loss on the machines is fully COW
cred by insurance. Mr.. Shannon
holds to the theory that the fire was
incendiary and says he will have an
investigation by the state fire mar
shall. Fire Chief Stickney is reluc-
tant to accept the theory of incendar-
ism and believes the fire might have
started in some other way. An inves-
tigation is in progress.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
TWO CASE OF CRUELTY TO
ANIMALS AROUSE PEOPLE OF CITY

broken down horse, abused and
beaten until it lay down by the road
side to die near the Higgins mine,
and a blooded Boston bull terrier dog
wantonly run over By an automobile
with the result that its back was
broken and it was left to die in agony
on one Of the main streets of the city,
are two incidents Of ths week in vir-
ginia that have aroused much right
Gus Indignation and may result here
in the organization Ola branch of
the American Society for the Preven-
ton of Cruelty to Animals and the
arrests of two people 5on charges of
cruelty. &
Yesterday the police were summon
ed to shoot a horse near the Higgins
mine. The animal was found desert
ed by the roadside near to death and
was mercifully shot. Investigation of
the case developed that the horse had
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
VIRGINIA STUDY CLUB
. HOLD SECOND MEETING

The Study club held it's second
meeting of the fall and winter series
at the public library Monday after
noon. The program given was as
follows:
"Greek Drama and Comparisons Of
Aeschylus, Sophocles and Europides, ~
Miss Newhard; "Influence of Greek
Drama on Modern," reading from
"The Servant in the House," Mrs. c..
M. Doorway; "Hindu Drama" read
ing from Sakuntala, Mrs. J. H.
Grove.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24

been sold Wednesday by a Virginia
peddler to Finnish farmer for So.
It was scarcely able to leave the barn,
but the farmer undertook to take it
home. On a hill near the Higgins
mine it became exhausted and fell by
the roadside. After being brutally
beaten in an effort to get it back on
its feet it was left by the roadside to
die.
Tuesday afternoon in the business
section of the city a wanton chauf-
feur ran over and killed Boston bull
terrier, the property of Ben Stone.
The incident was witnessed by several
people and it is alleged that the act
was done deliberately.
Both incidents were much discussed
about the city yesterday and it is not
improbable that those responsible may
be hailed into court.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
EAGLES TO NOMINATE

The local aerie Fraternal Order of
Eagles will hold a regular meeting
Nov. at which there will be several
candidates for initiation and when
also nominations of officers for the
coming year will be made. At that
time also the committee named to
make arrangements for the annual
ball on New Years eve which is to be
one of the biggest affairs of the kind
ever held on the range will make it's
first report.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
HOME TALENT MINSTREL

The Knights of Phythias lodge will
give some talent minstrel at the Lyric
theatre some time during November
and rehearsals are already in progress
for the show. Among those who will
have parts are Axel Dahl, Neil Gard
ner, J. H. Tretheway, Elmer Lindsay,
J. H. Krogdahl and Miss Edith Dahl.
The Juvenile Quartette will also be
one of the attractions and Victor and
Diven Peterson will have places on the
program. The jokes will be all new
with local applications and the affair
will be one of the biggest things Of
the kind undertaken by home talent
for some time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
MAYOR MURPHY NOT CANDIDATE
FOR REELECTION TO PRESENT JOB

government because I think it is the
most business like way to run city.
All our present boards and city coun-
Gil could be done away with and three
commissioners could look after the
entire business of the city. They
should receive salary sufficient to war
rant them giving their time to the ad-
ministration of the city's affairs just
as carefully as they would to a private
business. Such a plan would be better
business for Virginia all around"
About the city some little interest
in city politics is already being mani
tested. People generally are slow to
believe that Mayor Murphy will not
be a candidate. That there is a pro-
nounced sentiment for him is certain.
Alderman Michael Boylan is also be-
ing discussed as a mayoralty candi-
date. Mr.. Boylan has served several
terms on the council, has an intimate
knowledge of city affairs and is one Of
Virginia's most public-spirited citi-
zens. Alderman McGhee is also be-
ing discussed. He is said to be Mayor
Murphy's choice for his successor,
while the mayor refuses to commit
himself in any way. Mr.. McGhee has
been staunch supporter Of the may
or, however and the rumor that in the
event Mr.. Murphy is not a candidate
himself he will favor Mr.. McGhee
seems to be we'll founded. Another
candidate being much discussed is Al
G. Flournoy. Mr.. Flournoy is one Of
the city's most public-spirited citizens,
has magnetic personality, fine ability
and host of aggressive friends who
would be considerable asset to him
if he decided to make a campaign for
the place. He has never interested
himself in politics, however, has no
ambitions in that direction and the
talk Of his candidacy comes from his
friends, s..s.s-s .s =. :=5. Il; ~: .zs Is:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
MINER KILLED LEAVES
DAUGHTER AN ORPHAN

Victor Niemi, employed by the VIM
ston-Dear company at Hibbing, was
instantly killed Monday when he was
struck by one of the engines plying be-
tween the Buffalo -Susequehanna mine
and the Winston-Dear dump. Niemi
was quite we'll known in Virginia, and
was a member of local Finnish So
cieties. His death leaves his little g.
year-old daughter an orphan. Her
mother died in Finland a year ago and
since coming to Virginia the child has
been making her home with her uncle,
Valho Niemi.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
LOOKING OVER ROADS.

Andrew Hawkinson left Wednesday
for Duluth, where he will be the rep
resentative of the Virginia Commerce
al club with a committee from the Du-
luth Rotary club on a trip to
Sheboyagan, Wis.,, where an automo-
bile trip is to be made looking over
country roads with the idea of getting
some pointers for practical road build
ing in St. Louis county, in which the
Duluth Rotary club is taking good
deal of interest.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
WON'T TALK POLITICS.,

Senator James Boyle of Eveleth was
a Virginia visitor Wednesday morn
ing. Senator Boyle refused to talk
politics and declined to authorize
statement to the effect that he will he
a candidate for the republican nomina-
ton from the Eighth district to sue
ceed Congressman Miller.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24

BIWABIK ELEVEN DEFEATED.
The second football team of the
Virginia high school team outplayed
and defeated the Biwabik high school
football team on the Biwabik grounds
last Saturday afternoon winning by a
score of rs to 6. The Virginia backs
made long gains through the Biwabik
line and the entire eleven played in
the best of form.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
BENNETT VISITS VIRGINIA.

BENNETT VISITS VIRGINIA.
Russell M. Bennett and a party Of
friends from Minneapolis, were Vir-
ginia visitors for a short time Tues
day afternoon returning from a short
hunting trip near Half Moon lake
with O. B. Warren, superintendent for
the Meriden Iron company and in
charge of the Pillsbury- Bennet in
terests at Hibbing. Mr.. Bennett has
large interests on the range and in his
party were several fee owners inter-
ested in mines which are being work.
ed by the Pillsbury- Bennett interests.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
REBEKAHS TO HAVE
A DISTRICT MEETING

Virginia lodge of Rebekahs are
making arrangements for a big dis
trict meeting to be held in this city
one week from next Wednesday even
ing, when there will be a class Of five
or more for initiation and when a big
banquet will be served. All the range
Rebekah lodges are expected to send
delegates to the Virginia meeting and
several of the state grand lodge off,
GERS are expected to be present. - IS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
ENTERTAINED AT AUCTION.
H~~ ID Tn->~l>I >& N,x~1>kL 40.

ENTERTAINED AT AUCTION.
Mrs. T. r. Campbell of Eveleth en-
tertained a party of % ladies at
auction at her home last Wednesday
afternoon. The Virginia guests were:
Mesdames J. H. Grove, E. N. Simons,
A. B. Coates, A. DeNoble, 8. Dahl, W.
]. Schulze, Al G. Flournoy, D. w.
Stebbins, NJ. F. Marion, Emmet But
Ter, C. w. Miller, Thomas. Gill, J.. D.
Lamont, B. Levin, D. E. Cuppernnll
and Miss Grace Gill. E.. Sd s@s
First Methodist Episcopal Church. T
Services next Sunday Is follows:
Morning service at-1O:30 4. IA.
Sunday school at 11:45 I. m.
Epworth league ct $3.50 p. M. rs. 4,
Night service at 1880 p. m. A song
service. .s
A walcome for al. :.. +.
Rsv, ElHa, Minister.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
OLIVER WoRKING:DRHLs.

The Oliver Iron Mining company
has recently added two drills to the
two it has been working for some
time in proving up known ore body
in section 5-58-15 between Biwabik
and Aurora. Beyond that the drills
are being used to prove up ore there
is no information available as to
whether the Oliver is negotiating for
the purchase of the property out
right or whether the ore is to be de-
veloped new mine under q lease for
a term of years.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
NEW ROAD TO AGENCY.

Hunters returning from the Nett
lake country report that new road
is under construction from the head
of the lake to the agency. The route
will be somewhat changed with the
result that it will be shortened and
Indians are doing the work under a
white contractor. It will make the
agency much more easily accessible
than formerly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
BOUGHT KINROSS FARM.

BOUGHT kINKOSS FARM.
Martin Nelson this week sold to
Oscar johnson of Cook farm of 40
acres adjoining the Williams ranch at
Kinross. The consideration was $50
an acre. The land directly joins the
electric railway right-of-way. Mr..
Johnson intends to clear it all and go
in for truck farming and expects to
market all his produce in the range
towns and the greater part of it in
Virginia.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
K. G.. PARTY AT HIBBING.

Virginia council Knights of Colum-
bus will be we'll represented at the first
of series of dancing parties to be
given by Hibbing council Knights of
Columbus Friday evening. Lacrosse
orchestra will furnish the music and
the affair will be largely attended by
the Knights of Columbus from all the
range towns.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
ELKS TO MEET WEEKLY.

The local lodge B. P. O. E. will hold
regular weekly meetings hereafter on
Wednesday evening of each week in
stead of on the second and fourth
Wednesdays of each month. At the
next meeting of the lodge there will
be class of five for imitation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
BUILDING NEW HOTEL.

J. M. Landrigan is spending the
week in Alpha; Mich, where he has a
new hotel to cost about $4,000 in
course of construction. Alpha is a
new town in the Crystal Falls dis
trict. Mr.. Landrigan plans to con-
duct the house himself when it is fin
ished and will spend good deal Of
his time at Alpha from this time on.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
CROATIAN MEETING.

Virginia Croatian societies will be
well represented at meeting Of range
Croatians to be held next Sunday at
Hibbing, when a fund is to be raised
to be sent to Austria to aid the Croa-
tian people in a fight for better schools
and home rule. Prominent Duluth
Croatians are expected to attend the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24
DISTRICT COURT
ADJOURNED YESTERDAY


The Virginia term of the range dis
trict court was adjourned yesterday
morning by Judge Hughes and the
petit jury dismissed after having prac-
tically disposed Of one Of the largest
calendars ever before session of the
range court. The Hibbing term con-
venes next Tuesday. There are So
cases on the calendar. Of this num-
ber 10 are continued. There are 80
new cases of which II are actions in
divorce. There will be IA divorced
cases on the calendar and 81 jury
cases. The grand jury will not be
called on to consider as many matters
as usually.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-24

Presbyterian Church.
Divine worship with sermons by
the pastor at 1O:3O a. m. and 1880 p.
m. Sunday school at IL o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07

One of the most sweeping and com
prehensive charges ever made to a grand
jury of Jefferson county was that given
yesterday by William e. Fort. senior
Judge of the criminal court. to the grand
jury impaneled for the January term.
From the high cost of living To the
probe of the police department of The
city covers wide scope, yet every
phase and character of crime or mscon-
duct prevalent in the city and coun-
ty was included in the charge.
In his Introductory remarks. Judge
Fort impressed on the grand jury the
high position to which they had been
called and that the people of Jefferson
county looked to them for searching in
quiry into every form of corrupt prac-
tice and fraud. He went into each sub
ject at length and pointed out the full
duty of a grand juror In his preoration
he charged them to act fearlessly and
that neither friendship or hope OF re-
ward should leave any person unindicted
nor should any one be indicted through
envy, malice or hatred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER'S FATE
HILL VINES.

a view of elevating 1t. and extending
its operations. We suggested to it how
this could be accomplished by placing
certain sums of money at our disposal.
but IL did not fall in with our plan.
Our suggestion was received coldly and
the Intelligence delicately conveyed To
us that there was nothing doing
Now see the result The money trust
is in bad, and we are still at large.
Mr.. William Rockefeller is also at
large, but he is having considerable
difficulty in remaining in that condi
ton. Mr.. Rockefeller has an aversion
to investigating committees which
borders almost on TO disgust 1t Is 81
annoying to him to have a subpoena
in the house. that he is contemplating
a European trip to get rid of them
Personally we can't see why Mr. Roeka-
feller so much objects to appearing be-
fore the Pujo committee, unless il is
simply naturally shrinking dispos.-
ton and retiring nature 1t is not at
all necessary that Mr.. Rockefeller
should break down all precedents and
tell them anything. They do not ex-
pect him TO be so eccentric as that All
they expect him to do is to appear be-
fore the committee and exchange the
compliments of the season, and some
observations concerning the weather
under the advice of counsel. and then
go right back to New York
Mr. Morgan came right on over when
he was summoned and made no attempt
to dodge the summons. He brought
enough bright legal minds along with
him from New York to make a white
way" from the capitol to the White
House and spent an hour or two with
Mr. Untermyer and the committee very
pleasantly. He was very frank and
engaging in his conversation, and d.
cussed freely with them on many points
of interest But what they didn't find
out from Mr. Morgan about the money
trust would fill several large and nm-
inous volumes, and what they did find
out could be written in large and
legible hand on the back of a postage
stamp.
Still Mr.. Rockefeller takes the ma.
ter seriously and a result he Is n
fugitive from investigation. Millions
at his disposal but unable to slip out
and buy mug of beer, or see the
moving picture show. There is a great
moral lesson in this. We should all
live such lives that we could at any
time go before an Investigating com
mittee and look them in the face and
tell them that to save our lives we
lcan't remember"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07

Washington. January Especial -
In viewing the sad fate of William
Rockefeller. one cannot help being
more reeoneiled to his own condition.
When one considers that he has cer-
tain weekly stipend coming to him
every Saturday night, which event is
|anxiously awaited both by himself and
his creditors. and that these conditions
are likely to obtain so long as he can
continue to fool the editor. and he then
looks upon the unfortunate and harried
millionaire, with a dozen or so red hot
Nemesises on his trail. who would drag
him before congressional Investigate
ing committee consumed with morbid
curiosity as to how he made his money,
and why. he is prone TO shake hands
with himself.
1t is seldom indeed that one can get
any consolation out of being nothing
but plain but intellectual hired man,
constantly engaged in a vain attempt
to make his assets screw up enough
courage to look his liabilities in the
face, but when we contemplate the
unfortunate millionaire, surrounded on
all hands by luxuries and detectives,
unable to satisfy his strong desire to
flee and remain fed, we become con-
tent with our lot.
We know that we can go to our
home at night, so long as We pay the
rent, with nothing to fear but a visit
from our mother-in-law. We do not
have to dodge when we see the bulky
form of the policeman on our street,
for fear that he will thrust a blue
bordered subpoena with a red plush seal
under our observation, demanding that
we appear before the Pujo committee
and tell what we know about the
money trust
| Our association with the money trust
/ has not been of that intimate nature
that would arouse suspicion: 1t has not
been altogether our fault; we have not
held aloof voluntarily from the money
trust because we felt above 1t, or be-
cause We feared contamination Not at
all. We would not assume virtues
which we do not possess. We have In
the past made overtures to the money
trust in small and limited way, with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07


of special and selfish interests and that
the law shall be administered firmly, inn
partially and justly to all. The same
measure of justice must be meted out to
every man alike, regardless of influence
or financial standing, and in the lam
guage of the constitution, without sale,
denial or delay.
Waste of Time in Courts
1.-THE whole country is suffering from
the extravagant waste of public time in
our courts. There is a widespread be-
lief on the part of many people that de-
lay and technicality are deliberately
planned by designing interests to defeat
the ends of justice Certain it Is that the
patience of the people has been worn
threadbare by the actual operation of this
slow moving machinery, which we have
inherited from bygone ages and which
our legislatures have not had the cour-
age, the patriotism or the will to remedy.
Some of the trouble arises from the way
in which the machinery is handled. Ev-
cry officer from of this court owes it to
the county to clear the dockets of accuin-
with public justice. 1t is right for each
case to be considered carefully, but none
can dispute the fact that speedy public
trials, guaranteed by our constitution,
have too often been denied The people
have the right to expect every officer to
do his duty, regardless of personal or
CONTINUED on Last Page)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07

company Cape Haytien. today, has
resulted in an inquiry by consuls
representing Mexico Nicaragua and
Honduras here, who fear that all or
portion of the cargo is destined for rev.
olutionists in some of the countries named
and are contraband of war. 1t is said the
revenue cutter Winona has been ordered
10 investigate. Captain Rolf SeeberS,
consul of Hayti, is authority for the
statement that the shipment is legiti-
mate. The consuls representing Central
American sections fear that part of the
cargo is illegitimate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07

The car, which is handsomely con-
structed for the purpose, was highly
attractive with its rich display of grain,
fruits. vegetables and flowers, is in
charge of NJ A. Begg, travelling agent,
and Carl j. Winbauer, assistant
While the object of the Northern Pa
cific Railway company is to induce set
tiers to the northwest. their exhibit Is
educational and will prove a stimulous
to fruit growers and planters In this
section.
The car, which has been two months
on the road will be in Cullman today
and then will display their exhibits in
Birmingham. They expect to be out
four more months.