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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20
USED BRASS KNUCKLES
TO BEAT COUNTRYMAN

Tom Sharpe and Matt Thomas, resi-
dents of the North Side, employed in
the mines near Virginia, were the
participants in a CORY fight on the
North Side last Sunday afternoon. The
trouble arose over the garnishment
Of Sharpe's wages and the latter equip
ped with pair Of brass knuckles and
a long knife started out to get even.
Thomas was badly beaten up with the
knuckles and sustained several bad
wounds about the skull. The police
patrol was summoned and both men
were arrested. AS Sharpe was being
taken to Jail he attempted to throw
away butcher knife which he had
concealed in the sleeve of his coat.
He was heavily fined by Judge Carey.
The police would like to see an ordin-
ance adopted making it misdemeanor
for any dealer to sell brass knuckles.
They are offered for sale in several
places in the city.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20

tie something by way of helping our
settlers, and the passage of the state
wide primary law, the workmens'
compensation act, the minimum wage
law for women and children and the
good roads legislation under which
we are now working. My record in
the legislature, being recent, is so
we'll known to you that I need not
set it out here. Upon that record and
my work here in the Iron Range
country I must necessarily stand.
Nowadays one is judged by what he
does rather than by what he says,
and therefore, in asking you to sup
port me, l invite you to make inquiry
into my business, professional and
public life.
"Few congressional districts are
greater than ours. We are rich in
mines, forests, agricultural lands,
business and manufacturing estab-
lishments and shipping facilities. All
of these interests in various ways and
at different times are affected by ma
tional legislation. Tariff and labor
questions, reforestration, immigra-
tion and homesteading, regulation of
manufacturing and the ways of do
ing business, and the very vital ques-
tion of transportation by water and
by rail, determinations therein and
agreements therein doing away with
the competition that should naturally
exist, are demanding our closest
attention. The representative from
this district has big work to do. To
it he should give his entire time, all
the while keeping in touch with his
constituents that he may know what
they are thinking and doing. This
work I want to do and feel that I am
prepared to do and therefore I SUBJ
NIT my candidacy to the people Of
the district.
Sincerely Yours,
JAMES P. BOYLE.
February 10th, 1914.
Eveleth, Minnesota.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20

F. H. Price, switchman for the Du-
luth, Winnipeg & Pacific railway con-
siders Friday, the 18th, his lucky day.
Last Friday was February the 18th
and Price had an experience while
working in the night yard in West
Virginia that he does not care to have
repeated.
The engine with which he was work
ing was pushing a string Of flat cars
into a siding and Price was crossing
the cars when he tripped on a wire
securing stakes on the opposite side
Of the car which had slipped from its
moorings near the top Of the stakes
Ito point about a foot above the top
Of the cars surface. He failed to dis
cern the wire in the darkness and
fell over it headlong between the
moving cars. Fortunately he was not
rendered unconscious and the cars
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20

Andrew Hawkinson, pioneer resi-.
dent of Virginia this week announces
himself as candidate for county com
missioner to succeed Neil McInnis OF
Eveleth, present chairman of the
board Of county commissioners, who
owing to ill health will not be can
didate for reelection.
Mr.. Hawkinson2 has for 10 years
been resident Of Virginia and has
a wide and favorable acquaintance
over the district. He served as mayor
of this city for four years and was one
Of the most popular officials the city
has ever had. The general confidence
reposed in Mr.. Hawkinson's integrity
and ability here is reflected in the fact
that for seven years he served this
city as treasurer. He is at present a
member of the county poor commits
sion.
Mr.. Hawkinsdn is one of the most
pronounced good roads advocates in
Virginia. He believes THAT one of
the things most necessary to Virgin
las future development is good high
ways to it's adjacent agricultural
country and has aided consistently
every movement in the line of road
building in this city for number of
years. =,
While mayor Of Virginia Mr.. Haw-
kinson's good judgment and fairness
made him many friends He will be
a strong candidate for the nomina-
ton at the June primaries and will
shortly begin his campaign for the
place. Mr.. Hawkinsbn is candid
ate upon =whoa q factions. can unite
for the best interests Of the city and
will be strongly supported.x~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20
c. CRAB0WSKY.
g.,
Is PROMOTED
Becomes Assistant General Superin-
tendent of Virginia District
Overpeck Gets Good Job.

Charles Grabowsky, since January
1, 1911, connected with the Oliver
Iron Mining company in the Virginia
district as superintendent Of the AL
pena open cut mine, has been promot-
ed to the position Of assistant gen.
eral superintendent of the Virginia
district of the Oliver Iron Mining
company. M. H. Godfrey is superin-
tendent. Mr.. Grabowsky assumed
his new duties some time ago.
H. W. Overpeck, who has been in
charge Of the safety first movement
for the Oliver in the Virginia district,
also gets nice promotion. Mr.. Over
peck will be superintendent of the
Wanles No. / and No. mines near
Sharon and of the Richelieu near
Kinney. These properties are just
being developed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20
FURS TO BE SOLD AT
COURT HOUSE TOMORROW

Furs of the value of several hundred
dollars will be sold under execution
proceedings at the front door of the
county building in Virginia tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock by Court Off,
Ger William Fitzgerald. I Garon is the
creditor Of w. V. -Leaman and repres-
ents the Great Northern Knitting
mills. The furs to be sold for the
satisfaction Of a debt are one mink
pelt, a musrat and a squirrel skin,
ten skunk hides and the pelts of rs
weasels.. This is the biggest bunch
of raw fur that has ever been offered
for sale in Virginia for some time and
there promises to be some spirited
bidding for its possession.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20
WANTS DIVORCE FROM
MAN WHO KICKED CHILD

That Vincent Deyman in fit of
rage at their home in Hibbing so
severely kicked their 4-year-old son,
Batiste, that he has almost ever
since been patient at the county
hospital, that he refused to support
her or the child and that he don't like
% work are the chief allegations in
an action for divorce filed in Virginia
against peyman by his wife yester-
day. They We're married at Besse-
1mer, Mich, and have several children.
M. H. Croker Of Hibbing is attorney
for Mrs. Deyman.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20
PRELIMINARY WORK AT
THE COLUMBIA MINE

Work preliminary to. the develop
ing of the new Columbia open pit
mine, on the northeast limits of the
city of Virginia, will begin about the
first of April. The squatters now oc-
cupying the surface are expected to
vacate at that time and surveys will
at once be made with view Of open
ing up the property as an open pit
mine. The date when stripping will
be started is still indefinite. The Col
umbia is to be operated by the Jones
& Laughlin interests.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20
HIBBING COMING FOR
GAME OF BASKETBALL

The basketball team of the Hibbing
high school, one of the best range
high school fives, will come to Vir-
ginia next Friday evening for their
second game of the season with the
local high school. Hibbing has won
one game from Virginia high and the
contest here is expected to be one of
The best of the season. The local
high school quint goes to Chisholm
tomorrow night while the Virginia
city team, made up of all ex-college
players meets the Hibbing alumni at
she Technical high school gymna-
'ium here in what promises to be one
Of the best games Of the season.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20
RECORD CROWDS SEE
GREAT MOTION PICTURE

Two of the biggest crowds that
have ever attended that theatre saw
one of the greatest motion pictures
ever exhibited in Virginia at the
Royal last night. The picture is
"The Adventures of Kathlyn," run
ming serially and the first of num-
ber to be seen at the Royal. Standing
room only was at a premium at both
performances and many people were
turned away. An extra good vaude-
vile bill is also working.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20

WATER PLANT
MAKING MONEY
Net Earnings of $29,747.28 Shown. Up
to the First of January While Ex-
tensions and improvements Have
Been Made Involving Expenditures
or $20,000-Ready to Pay First
Bond Early In March.

Municipal ownership advocates in
Virginia this week express themselves
as we'll pleased with the first quart
erly statement of the water and light
commission covering the operation Of
the electric light, water, power and
heat plant of the city of Virginia.
They deduct from the figures that
the earnings of the plant will be in the
neighborhood of 100000 a year and
that with the same earnings as at
present the plant will pay for itself
within the next ten years and will
leave the city much better equipment
than it has at present. In fact this is
a conservative statement say the
municipal ownership men. The NUM-
cipal ownership of the present plant
was bone of contention in this city
for a number of years and was the
storm center around which waged a
number of political battles that got
Virginia good deal Of notoriety all
over the country.
The statement just issued shows the
net earnings of the plant for the
first quarter it was operated by the
city to be $29,747.28. Charging off
depreciation on the basis of the Burns
& Mcdonald report the net earnings
remain at $26,234.94. In the quar-
ter just passed two extensions and
improvements were made that cost a
sum total of approximately $4,000.
The first serial Of the bond issue
will be taken up March and amounts
to $31 $50 with six months interest
of $11,250.
During the coming year there will
be added to the equipment of the
water plant reserve water tank OF
100000 capacity. Those who have
been analyzing the figures on the
basis Of the first report declare that
the earnings Of the plant will be ap-
proximately 100000 year, allow.
ing for the fact that the quarter just
ended is one of the biggest. in the
year for the consumption of light
water and heat. They point also
with satisfaction to the reduction il
the rates Of lighting made. a re.
duction in the water rates becomes
effective April l..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20
Adolph Braa, Sexton at Green
: wood Cemetery, Wins Battle
q - - - - ,--rzs-
:. of Wits With Railroad
WOULD CROSS PORTION
OF CITY GRAVEYARD
Building of Spur Track to Connect
Mesaba Electric Railway and Du-
luth, Missabe & Northern Hung Up
by Extraordinary Coup-Sexton
Gets on Job at Dawn and Digs
Pit That Stops Operations.

Adolph Braa, sexton of Greenwood
cemetery, has just won a battle of
wits with the officials of the construc-
tion department of the Mesaba rail-
way company. He won it with an
open grave and although both Braa
and the others interested have exert
ed themselves to keep the facts from
becoming public they leaked out this
week and are being much discussed
about the city.
Some time ago the Mesaba Elec-
trio railway decided to build spur
track connecting it's line with the
tracks of the Duluth, Missabe &
Northern railway. The officials sup
posed they were clear in their rights
regarding the right-of-way, but in
'ome manner it was so laid out that
portion of the spur track would cut
through piece of the plated portion
IF Greenwood cemetery. The work
If grading began under the direction
Of a construction foreman and was
progressing very nicely when Braa
learned what was going on. He learn
ed the track was to cross portion of
he cemetery. The condition resulted
from misunderstanding all around
but Braa didn't have much time to
waste. Saturday night found the
builders near the cemetery. The
construction foreman wasn't the kind
II man who loafs on the job: H
new he had been instructed TO- IJsuiid
The spur track along the line laid out
by the engineers and he didn't in
tend to stop because the sexton of
cemetery told him to. ------,>
Sunday morning they were to start
building the spur across the ceme-
terry. Braa is not an obstructionist,
but he was convinced there was
something wrong some place and
that it was up to him to act. Braa
was on the job Sunday morning at
the first gray streak of dawn. He
had pick and shovel and he began
digging grave. They were in
hurry to get the spur track finished
and the foreman had decided to work
on Sunday. When the crew showed
up they found Braa just putting the
finishing touches on the grave.
"What are you doing here?" de-
manded the man in charge.
"I'm digging grave in this ceme-
tery," returned Braa.
The construction crew didn't work
that day and it hasn't worked there
since. Operations are at standstill,
and new survey will be made for
the spur track. It will not cross the
cemetery.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20
DIR. COLGROVE TO TALK
AT BAUDETTE MEETING

DR.. P. P. Colgrove, superintendent
of the Virginia public schools, is at
Baudette today and there tonight de-
livers an address which features the
program of a teachers and parents
meeting held under the auspices of
the board of education.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20
Reconstructionists Of Virginia
Commercial Club Hold Initial .
" Session Yesterday
PURPOSES AND OBJECTS
DISCUSSED AT LENGTH
Meeting to Be Called for Next
Thursday Evening When Plans for
Reorganization Will Be Outlined
to Observation-Disclosures Bright
; for Bigger and Better Club Than
City Has Ever Had Before.

Virginia's new civic club, reorgan.
Lied from the old Commercial club
will not mix in local politics if plans
outlined by the reconstruction com.
mittee Of five consisting of Alexan-
der Reid, Edward C.. A. johnson, M
IA. Murphy, Max Lewis and AL G.
Flournoy at meeting held at the
office of President w. j. Archer OF
the Commercial club, are endorsed by
the membership at a special meeting
Of the club to be held next Thursday
evening at the city hall.
The committee on reorganization
decided at its meeting yesterday to
recommend to the membership for
endorsement the following resolution
to be made a part of the new consti-
tuition:
"This club shall under no circum-
stances endorse any particular per-
son or political party for any Office,
nor shall it in any manner, as such,
encourage or promote the political
ambitions Of private person, poll
tical party or corporation. It shall
be the duty Of the officers presiding
to enforce this section"
The purpose Of the new club as
outlined at yesterdays meeting are
as follows:
The betterment of the conditions of
citizenship in Virginia. ~@> =,
To promote the commercial growth
and progress Of the city. ~
/ To foster and promote commerci-
ally and socially a spirit Of co-opera-
ton to the end of the greatest COM
mon good.
The study and intelligent discus
sion of industrial problems affecting
the city or its citizens.
The matter of a name for the re-
organized club was not decided. Sug-
gestions will be received and con-
sidered at the meeting Thursday
night of next week. Two names
that found favor with the committee
were the Virginia Industrial club
and the Citizens Association.
All members Of the reorganization
committee we're present at yester-
days meeting and the problems af-
fecting the past and future of the
club were frankly discussed and
threshed out. The result was that
when the committee adjourned all the
members expressed themselves as
convinced the prospects were excel
lent for having in the new organiza-
tion the largest and most representa-
tive membership that any similar or
ganization has ever had in Virginia.
The fact that the new club is to
eschew politics will be a strong re-
commentator to many who contem-
plate becoming members in it and
the resolution to that effect will nc
doubt receive the substantial en-
dorsement of the membership next
Thursday night.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20
Formal Announcement Made
Today in STRAIGHTFORWARD
Statement to People.
STANDS ON RECORD
IN HIS CANDIDACY
Invites Inquiry Into His Private,
Professional and Public Life
Brilliant Range Attorney Who
Will Give Present Congressman
Race of His Life Shys Hat in
Ring.

Senator James Boyle of Eveleth is
candidate for the republican nomi-
nation to the congress Of the United
States from the Eighth congressional
district Of Minnesota. Senator
Boyle's formal announcement is auth
orized in letter to the newspapers
of the district released today.
Senator Boyle's announcement,
opens up the fight for the next rep
resentative from this district. He will
personally campaign the district.
Mr.. Boyle is one of the most brilliant
speakers in the state and a clean-cut
young man with a fine record as a
member Of the Minnesota legislature
and as a citizen and attorney as we'll.
That he will give present Congress-
man Miller the race Of his life is
universally conceded. Mr.. Boyle's
formal announcement follows:
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
representative to the congress of the
United States from the Eighth Con-
gressional district of Minnesota.
"In making this announcement I
am encouraged by the support offer
ed me by representative men
throughout the district, among whom
are numbered many newspaper men.
My most earnest desire should be to
prove myself worthy of their conf
dence.
II was born and reared in Mime
sofa and feel that I know the people
of Minnesota. was graduated from
the Academic department. of Indiana
University in 1905. My legal train
ing l received at Indiana University
and the St. Paul College lof Law.
Since the fall of 1906 I have been
practicing law in Eveleth, Minnesota.
For the most part my practice has
been Of a general nature. have
been particularly fortunate, however,
in getting employment from the vari-
Gus municipalities hereabouts, town.
ships, school districts and villages,
through which employment have ac-
quired considerable training in pub
lie affairs and an intimate acquain-
tance with the people generally. I
am now the city attorney Of the city
of Eveleth. For two years under
Mr.. John H. Norton was the range
assistant county attorney. My work
during this period impelled me often
to ask why do men who seem to be
like the rest of US break the laws of
their state. I wondered if legisla-
tion or lack Of legislation, both state
and national, had anything to do with
this. In the month of November,
1910, 1 was elected to the state legis-
lature. AS senator from the old
forty-ninth district 1 have served
two terms and an extra session in the
legislature of Minnesota. I have wit
messed and participated in the defeat
of two tonnage tax bills, the reappor-
tionment of the state into legislative
and congressional districts, the en-
actment of laws submitting to the
people for constitutional amendment
provisions for the initiative, the ref
erendum and the recall, the making of
appropriations compelling state lands
in these northern counties to do a lit
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-20
CHARGED WITH TIMBER THEFTS
February 10th, 1914.
Eveleth, Minnesota.

Martin Grivicich and Nick Veni-
civich of Mountain Iron were arrest
ed by Deputy Sheriff O'Dea Wednes-
day charged with stealing timber
from the lands of the Jennings Mine
company, near Buhl. They were
caught in the act. The Jennings
mine company has lost much valu-
able timber recently through tres
passers. The pair were to have a
hearing this morning before Judge
Carey.s s
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-07-23
FARMER SHOT DOWN IN LOT.
Father.in.law of Dead Man Ac-
cused of killing.

Clio, July 16:-Jess Fields. a
white man living at Five Forks.
about three miles from town. was
shot and killed last nigh. about
dark in his lot as he was unhitchlng
his horse from the buggy. His wife
was still in the buggy. Fields, it is
claimed, had been drinking some
during the past week. and his wife
went to her fathers, T w Williams'S.
Fllds had just returned from her
fathers farm with her in the bug
gy when he was shot by some one
concealed under the buggy shelter.
He was shot with a full load of
buckshot in the side. He lived
about four hours. On good al
thority it is claimed he said before
dying that his wife's father did the
shooting. Bloodhcunds from Co
lumbia were put on trail and went
straight to Williams's.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-07-23
IndiantoNn Items.
Received too late for last weeks issue).

Received too late for last weeks issue).
Indiantown. July l5:-TO use tn e
words of the Hemingway CORE
spondent, we nave been silent long
enough" How can farmer with
such crops growing around him as
we Indians have, be silent? Tobacco
is good, cotton is better, but the corn
crop is the best of all.
Mrs Marvin Wilson and baby girl,
Gladys. of Key West, Fla, have re-
turned home, after six weeks visit
to Mr. Wilson's relatives here.
Misses Jennie and Margie Russell
of Lumberton, N c, are visiting rel
atives here.
Two delightful social affairs were
given last week in honor of the
Misses Russell. Tuesday afternoon
Mrs w D Daniel entertained from a
till 6, and that night fish fry was
given at MIR D E McCutchen's, which
about forty of our young people en-
joyed.
Miss Maud Chandler of Rembert
is visiting her cousin, Miss Annie
Cunningham.
Mr. Willoughby Rose of Columbia
is a guest at Mrs R N Stuckey's.
Mr. and Mrs Dudley Cook and
Dudley, Jr, of Johnsolville were
noted at Indiantown Sunday.
Mrs Wallace Plowden Of Manning
is visiting her mother, Mrs William
Cooper. AN INDIAN.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-07-23
SalterS Sketches.

Salters Depot, July 20:-Copious
showers fell here Sunday, which
were badly needed. Crops were suf-
fering from the dry. hot weather of
last week. Corn and cotton are good,
tobacco only ordinary. Although the
days have been hot, the nights have
been pleasant.
: Mrs C E Moseley is visiting reia-
tives at Blenheim.
Miss Florence H Stubbs IS visiting
her aunt, Mrs Jas A Ferrell, of this
place.
Mrs Jas A Ferrell and daughters,
Misses Emmie and Leila, have re-
turned from a pleasant visit to rela-
tives at Bennettsville.
We are glad TO note that Mr. E G
McDaniel's little daughter, Blanche,
who has been quite sick for some
time, is much better.
We were pleased to have with US
a short while last week Miss Sue
Stoll of Kingstree. Miss Sue is a
great favorite here and we are al
ways glad to have her.
Work on the new Methodist par
sonage is progressing nicely and in a
short time it will be ready for occu-
pancy.
Fortune Burns, a very old negro,
died here last week. He was in his
98th year, and was respected by all
who knew him. LOOK OUT.