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Middletown transcript., 1914-10-17
MIR. MILLER'S CANDID. ACY

The contention that Thomas w. Mil
Ter, Republican nominee for Re. presenta-
tive in Congress, should resigr the office
of Secretary of State beca use he is
conducting campaign, is untenabIe.
If the affairs of the State Department
were not. being attended to, there would
be ground for this claim, brit inasmuch
as the Office is being run on strictly
business lines, as everyone who has any
dealings with it can testify, there is no
reason why Mr. Miller should surrender
this post. 1t will be recalled that when
Woodrow Wilson was nominated for
the Presidency he did not resign as
Governor Of New Jersey until several
days before his Inauguration Why,
then, should an exception be made in
the case of our Secretary of State?
Surely, he will not present his resigna-
tion for the sole purpose of gratifying
the partisan whims of his opponents.
The State Department is being con
Quoted in manner that reflects credit
upon the present administration. This
fact is admitted. The claim therefore
that more attention should be given to
the office by the nominee is not only
without basis, but it is founded on the
kind of partisanship that makes the in
telligent voter think twice before he
casts his ballot.
The Star is not political organ. 1t
has no candidate for Congress or for
any other office. In justice to Mr..
Miller, however, it can be said that he
embodies all Of the essentials that would
make a capable and efficient Repre-
sentative in Congress. Intelligent,
honest, upright, conscientious, a man of
education, and in the vigor of youth, he
is able to represent Delaware in The
House as she should be represented ~
The Star
Middletown transcript., 1914-10-17
Want Squirrel Law Repealed

Gunners and farmers generally
throughout Delaware are making com
plant over the squirrel laws enacted by
the last Legislature. At that time the
date OF the open season was changed
from September Is to November Is.
the same as the rabbit and partridge
season. At this time of the year the
squirrels have stopped breeding and are
in good condition. The farmers gener-
ally are complaining that the squirrels
are eating large quantities of corn from
the shocks, and they prefer the old law
to the new one. 1t is likely that steps
will be taken to bring the squirrel clause
OF the game laws before the next ses-
sion OF the Legislature, in order that
some change may be made in it.
Middletown transcript., 1914-10-17
PORT PENN

The young folks of the village are
practising for social and entertain
ment to be held Saturday evening for
the benefit of the M. E. Church.
Mrs. Jessie Davis spent a few days
last week with Miss Matthews an evan
gelist at her home in Florence, N. J.
Edward Yearsley who was reported
two weeks ago as being in the Cooper
Hospital Chester from broken hip, is
getting along nicely at this writing.
Mrs. J. W. Spicer and family, of
Delaware City, spent Sunday with her
parents A Bender and wife.
Mr. R. S. Carpenter Postmaster at
tended the P. NJ Convention at Wash
ington, D. c. two days of last week.
Miss Bella Carpenter is spending a
few days with her friend Miss Alma
Little, at Newark.
The tomato factory is expected to
close after this week.
E. E. Bender, of Washington, u. c.,
is visiting at home.
Harvey E. Moore and wife and Rus
sell Eaton and family spent Sunday with
Walter Moore and wife, near St.
Georges,
The game of ball between our home
boys on Saturday was quite interesting.
The pitcher for the amatuer team
George Gibason, Sr., did good work,
but the regulars won out with a large
majority.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-11-05

Miss Mile E. Mitchell who spent the su M
mer at her home at North Belfast, is at pres
ent at No. 8 Grove street.
An enthusiastic meeting of the committee
from the Board of Trade having in hand the
municipal Christmas tree was held in Memoria
Hall last Tuesday evening with good attend
ance. The meeting organized with Morris L.
Sluee as president, Rev. A. A. Blair as secre-
tary and Clement W. Wescott as treasurer
The various committees will be announced
later by Mr.. Slugg. 1t is planned to hold
meetings at 4 p. m. every Thursday at the
Office of the Superintendent Of Schools. The
plans will be to hold week of cheer, TO be
opened with the lighting of the Christmas tree
in post.office square Christmas eve. and the
tree will be continued until New Years. The
lighting of the tree will be the signal for
musical program which will be given In the
square and the entire program will be one
of especial note and is intended to create
greater interest in Yuletide.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-11-05
The News of Belfast.

U.sbington Hose Company will have their
...,.r hall IN the Opera House January I'D.
,o,ope the nominations by Gov. Haines last
,,. 7ras that of F. M. Fairbanks of Unity as
coroner.
Five thousand salmon fry were placed in
orontabacook lake last week, and the outlet
has beer screened.
There will be social dance at Seaside
Grange hall this. Thursday, evening to which
toe Duplic is cordially invited.
Acb=ck Of $40 has been received from Miss
cl,rs P Parsons, who is visiting in Boston. to
h.. sppled to the deficit fund for the Home for
Aged Women.
Mr. and Mrs. Maine Hills will move Dec. LIST
f,,n Court street to the Kelley house, Is
Church street. Miss Kelley retaining two
rooms toI her own use.
Another famous Players picture featuring
Mary pickford in "A Good Little Devil" in
five reels will be shown at the Colonial thea
ter tonight, Thursday.
The Young Ladies Social Union of the Bap-
fist ehurcn will give public supper at the
church Nednesday night, Nov. 18th. instead
Of Nov. 18th as previously announced.
Al the meeting of the Board of Trade food
tsir committee, held Thursday evening in Or.
.nJ Dicky's office, it was decided to hold the
far from Jan. 18th to 30th; the week before
Bangor fair and two weeks earlier than Bel
lasts 1914 fair.
Mrs Ralph Spofford, who was recently oper-
ated on at the Waldo County Hospital, is gain
ing Mrs. F. A. Dinslow of Montville recently
underwent surgical operation and is doing
nicely Leon Watson of Belmont enter
ed the hospital Wednesday, ill with typhoid
fever
Rev. and Mrs. Horace B. Sellers entertained
he teachers and officers of the NJ E. Sunday
.e1op al the parsonage Wednesday evening
Lgr rsfrashments were served and plans for
tra ,al work were discussed and a teachers
t-4u1z class formed.
-a- ladies' Aid Society at the Head of the
-447 Is contributed $40 to the deficit fund at
q home for Aged Women. Thomas H. Mar
A-4. i-ele Ladies of the G. A. R , presented
I'll rom their treasury, and an individual
member added S.. Mrs. Ira NJ Cobe has
s7ot efack for $50. Yesterday $25 was re-
sHF from the Miller family in memory of
4.s' Ellen P, rockingham
lNd- SAM BUYS LAND IN SEARsPoRT.
lher4 aFe two transfers Of real estate report
90 ias week which might be of interest if
'n7s eai significance could be known-the
Bangor Investment Co. and the Northern
Maine seaport r. r. Co. to the United States
o. Amer lea land in Searsport. The former is
1S' '"' small parcels of land near the railroad
"AcA and The other conveys the right of way
" TINS and. The deeds cover the right of
-u'''0t tree and erecting electric light poles
On The land.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-11-05

At the Stevens farm in Burnham Sunday,
Oct. 23d, dandeion greens dug from the gar
den were served for dinner and were as pala-
table as those grown in the springtime.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letter
remained uncalled for in the Belfast postoffice
for the week ending Nov. Sd: Ladies-Mrs-
Marion M. Rich, e letters), Frances Young.
Gentlemen VIM. A. Blackford, Mr.. C. H.
Rich, Capt. TORY. Dennis P. Towle, Mr.. H. p.
Wright, C. E. Wilson.
number of auto parties went to Belmont
last Thursday night to attend the opening ball
in Mariner hall, and more than 165 couples
took part in the dancing. The hall was built
on the Alexander place, the old home of Mrs.
Mariner, and the house is used in connection
with the hall, having large reception room
and dining hall. Supper was served at IL
o'clock and every one pronounced this dedica-
tory ball complete success. Dances will be
held there the year around.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-10
new SCHOOL IS
PASSED BY BOARD

The construction of new manual
training school to accommodate the
rapid growth of the manual training
work in the schools of Virginia was
the subject of some discussion at the
regular meeting of the school board
last night, but no definite action was
taken on it.
The board will present petitions to
the city council asking the vacation of
an alley on the north side of the new
South Side school, which will add to
the convenience of the grounds The
property owners affected are willing
to sanction the proposed vacation.
The Williams Realty company offer
ed the board an option on block 10 of
Williams addition for $4,000. The
board took no action on the matter.
Bids for the roofing of the Techni-
cal school were rejected. Repairs to
the roof which will place it in good
condition were authorized. Martin
Bergerson was awarded the contract
for installing a window between the
typewriter and shorthand departments
in the high school building. The clerk
was instructed to post the notice for
the annual school meeting. The judges
and clerks will be named by Chair
man Eaton of the board.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-10
BUMPER WHEAT
CROP WILL NOT
REDUCE PRICES
Estimated Harvest Is Fixed at
93O,OOO,000 Bushels BY De-
partment of Agriculture
WORLDS CROP SHOWS
ONLY AVERAGE YIELD
Failure of Corn Will Cause Many
Cattle to Be Fed
With Wheat.
(BY ASSOCIATED PREsS.)

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Despite
the bumper wheat crop, which it is
estimated this year will reach 34,OOO,-
900 bushels, the largest on record, nc
hope is held out by the department OF
agriculture for greatly reduced
prices.
Such large crop would mean a
low price, according to the statement
were it not that the worlds crop of
wheat does not promise more than the
average Of recent years. Besides
more than the usual diversion of
wheat from its use as food for live
stock may be expected because of the
present relative shortage in the corn
supply in sections where there is an
abundant wheat crop.
With corn selling in Kansas for
about cents more a bushel than
what, it is not surprising, officials
say, that much wheat should be con-
sumed as feed by animals.
The Kansas crop last year was only
23,000,000 bushels as compared with
the usual production of 150,000,0OO
bushels.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-10
STUDENTS SWEAT
DOWN IN HOLE

Four students from the school of
mines of the Minnesota State univer-
sity this week went to work at the
Miller mine, near Aurora, where they
have ~beea~~assigned to get practical
experience. The young men went to
work the first of the week and are
doing the work of ordinary miners.
They will timber, raise, drift and mine
just as any ordinary mine employe
and are working regular shifts. The
1uartette are the object of much at
tention from the miners and when
hey were noticed to be ruefully scan-
ming water blisters raised on their
hands by the ardous work in which
they are engaged at the dry yester-
day there was good deal of quiet
chuckling among the men. Several
other university students will be SINH
larly employed at other mines on
other sections of the range.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-10
P. MCDONNELL
GETS GOOD JOB

Paddy Mcdonald, Duluth contract
or, we'll known on the Mesaba range,
was last night awarded a contract for
paving improvements in the village
of Keewatin at figure approximate
ly $4,000. Work on the improvement
will begin at once.
Old time friendship entered large
~ into Mr.. Mcdonnell being given the
award. Some time ago he filed a
petition in bankruptcy in Duluth fol-
lowing several unlucky seasons. He
was one of several bidders for the
Keewatin job and his bid was practi-
cally tie with that of another contract
ing firm for the Keewatin job. The
fight for the award was brisk, but Mr..
Mcdonnell won. Mr.. Mcdonnell has
carried out municipal contracts for
practically every town on the range
and his many old friends will be glad
to learn that he is the successful bid
der at Keewatin and will have an op-
portunity to get another start.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-10
WORK BEGUN ON
ROAD CONTRACT

F. L. Schoening has started crew
of men at work on the graveling of
the new Voss road, from Wolf juno
tion to Virginia. He was recently
awarded the contract for the work by
the town board of the Town of Nichols.
Four new automatic dump wagons
hauled by steam traction engine
will be used in the work and it will
be pushed to completion as rapidly
as possible. When completed it will
afford an excellent highway from Wolf
to Virginia and will be much ap-
preciated convenience to the farmers
living in the country about Wolf who
come to Virginia to do their trading.
The contract was awarded to Mr..
Schoening for sum approximately
$4,000.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-10
SMALL GRAIN
LOOKING WELL
Three Thousand Acres to Be
Harvested In Country
About Cook

Three thousand acres of small grain
will be harvested in the country
around Cook, according to E. J. Lu-
they, Cook banker, who is in Virgin
ia today. The average this year is
the largest ever and the crops are
looking fine.
"The recent rains were needed for
the hay CROP" said Mr.. Luthey this
morning "and all crops are especially
promising. Oats stand high and rank
and if they ripen we'll will be the
biggest yield we have ever had in our
section. The great bulk of the small
grain acreage is oats.
"Dairy cattle are coming into their
own in our section. A carload of cows
has recently been disposed of to the
farmers Of the country around Cook.
We are going ahead much more rapid
ly than most people realize and when
we get roads necessary to further de-
velopment we will have the finest
agricultural section in St. Louis
county,"
Much interest is being taken in the
annual school election when the vot-
ers will decide on the building of a
new school at Cook, estimated to cost
$4,000. There is hot fight on for the
election of directors.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-10
HEIR TO LARGE FORTUNE:
DOES NOT YET KNOW IT

Travelling in some part of Nor
thern Minnesota is Ernest La Rose of
London, Eng, in ignorance of the fact
that he is heir to large fortune left
by his uncle in England.
The young man came to America
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. La
Rose, and his brother, Edward. The
parents remained in New York and
the two sons started out to see the
West. Ernest came to this part of
the country and while he frequently
sent postal cards telling of his travels,
his parents do not know where to
reach him. After he left New York
news was received of the death of an
uncle Of the young man, in England,
and the varents and the brother are
planning to sail for London on July Is.
Edward La Rose is in Duluth. He
stopped at 122 East First street and
advertised in the Duluth Herald for
news of his brother.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-10
ST. Louis COUNTY
WOOL SELLSC00D
Duluth Concern Pays 20 Gents
a Pound for Fleecy
Product.

HIBBING, Minn.; July 9---Woo]
grown in st. Louis county, as does
almost everything else grown here
brings fancy prices, as shown by M
w. Hostetler, whose farm in north of
Hibbing, and Brian O'Rourke, with a
farm south of here. On shipment of
some 1,5OO pounds of wool sheared
from 227 sheep these men received the
top notch price of 20 cents per pound
from the Patrick Milling company of
Duluth.
The highest price within the know
ledge of these mess syer paid for wool
was % cents, paid for a shipment of
100000 pounds to Montana rancher
This shipment of wool is thought to
lie the first ever sold from this part
Of the county
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-10
BROTHER EL0ST
WRITES FLEMING
Christ Hanson Is Being Sought
By Relatives jim Wisconsin
City; Description.

In an effort to locate his brother
who has not been heard from since
March and who was then at Deer
River, Willie Hansen of Luck, Wis.,,
has written to Postmaster Fleming of
this city. The name of the man
sought is Christ Hansen and, from a
photograph, which accompanied the
letter, he must be between 80 and IS
years of age. On the same picture,
which is of the postal card variety, is
the likeness of a pure white pet bull
terrier dog, whose neck is adorned
with a heavy spike collar.
The letter states that Hansen, when
he wrote from Deer River stated that
he was then leaving for Virginia.
This led the brother at Luck, Wis,
to believe that he might still be here.
While he does not so state, it is pro-
bable that the Wisconsin brother is a
farmer for his mail goes Rural Route
No. 2 out from Luck.
The description given of the man
is: Medium height, fairly stout, and
slightly inclined to stutter at times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-10
Occupy New Store Soon.

The remodeling of the Hawkinson
block, which is to be occupied by the
Home Stores company will be COM
pleted in short time and the store
will be occupied by the company be-
fore the end of the present month.
It's new quarters will be considerably
larger than the old, enlarged stocks
will be carried and the location is
desirable. There still remains to be
installed new front before the re-
pairs and remodeling of the building
are completed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-10
ALPENAPlT IS
HEAVY SHIPPER
Fewer Mines Working and
Smaller Tonnage of Ore
Moving.

Less iron ore is moving off the Me.
saba range and fewer mines are ship,
ping than at any time within the last
decade for the month of July. Local
mining men place the total tonnage
that will probably be shipped for the
year from the Lake Superior district
at not more than 30,OOO,OOO tons as
compared with approximately 48,000,-
900 tons last season.
The heaviest of the open pit ship
pers on the Mesaba are probably the
Alpena in the Virginia and the Leon
ard in tn eChisholm district. The form
er is operated on a short term lease
by the Oliver Iron Mining company,
while the latter is Great Northern
property.
Mines shipping in the Virginia dis
trict are the Alpena, the Lincoln, and
the Commodore. Not pound of ore
is being mined at the great Norman
pit. The Silver is not being worked.
The Hudson mine of the Republic Iron
and Steel company will probably ship
it's minimum of 100000 tons and is
now being wrought. The Corsica
and Elba are idle. The Biwabik mine
will ship it's minimum of about 1885,
900 tons. In normal season it ships
from 100000 to half million tons.
The Malta is not shipping, nor the
Genoa. Shipments from the Fayal
are light as compared with former
seasons. Some ore will be shipped from
the Brunt. The Wacutah will ship,
while some ore is being shipped from
the Kinney.
Development work is in progress
at the Sullivan, Minnewas, Wanless A
and B, Prindle and Richlieu properties
of the Oliver.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-10
UPRIGHT POLICE
COMMISSIONER IN
WIDE OPEN TOWN
Says He Likes Virginia Better
Saw Things That Made
Him Shudder.
HIDEOUS CONDITION
is SURE TO PASS
Business Men Asked to Have Re.
sorts Closed Reopened and
Had Their Way.

Back from a certain northern Min.
nesota town, far famed for it's ttwide
open" policy, one of the last happy
lands of that quaint, queer and rap
idly passing character the old-time
lumberjack, Otto A. Poirer, fearless
and upright member Of the Virginia
police and fire commission, commit
ed to sane municipal reforms which
he does not hesitate to advocate in
his home city of Virginia, says that
while he is sure the world is grow
ing better, there are still some spots
in it that cause one to shudder and
wonder how long the hideous condi-
ton that is the outcome of sordid sin
and municipal policies such as those
that formerly characterized the ad-
:ninistration of practically every town
in northern Minnesota, will continue.
Mr.. Poirer dislikes to be called a
reformer. He believes in the theory
of evolution. His faith in human
kind is still large, He was largely
responsible for giving Virginia its
present cid" He believes it is on
tightly here. Discussing it. yester-
day, he said: II suppose there are
occasional leaks, but I believe the
way Virginia is being run at present
is a wonderful improvement over the
old order of things. We are going to
grow better too.
~ should dislike to see Virginia
return to the condition which once
existed here, which is pretty closely
paralelled in a certain town I recent
ly visited. Men in a maudlin condi-
ton fill some of the saloons. When
they reach stage Of helplesness they
are hauled out in a back room and
thrown one on top of the other. The
spectacle of women drinking in sa-
looms is not infrequent. I walked
through two places just to note the
conditions. There is no use dwelling
on the hideous details. They were
bad. Speaking to an acquaintance of
mine I asked him something about the
local municipal policy. He said a
short time before the resorts had
been closed up. Then the inmates
had scattered all about town and the
business men had made a demand
that they be allowed to reopen.
~ prefer our condition in Virginia.
I don't think the time has come when
we can get along here without sa-
looms or anything like that, but l
believe our method of handling them
is the best"