The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-03
General Notes and Comments,


General Notes and Comments,
The back part of what was
termed the city nall has under.
gone a wondrous change, the &C.
cumulated filth and rubbish hav
ing been cleaned out and the
room, now entirely separated
from the fire hall, presents 8
fresh coat of paper and paint
The city council need not be
ashamed to hold their meetings
in the city hall hereafter.
Rev. Matt. Belban, Of Tower,
held services at the Catholic
church on Friday morning last,
at which time Mr.. and Mrs. P.
Schipley consecrated their 25th
wedding anniversary.
Clean up and beware Of fires.
According to an article in re-
cent issue of the Duluth ICON.
monwealth John D. Rockefeller
is still after the scalps of the in
dependent operator in a manner
which should not commend him
before the judgment bar of God,
even though he build a thousand
churches and donate cemetery
land enough to bury all the sin
ners outside the pearly gates. In
the case as stated John D. finds
out the price at which independ-
ent operators are selling ore,
then guarantees that the output
of a certain mine in the Consoli
dated group shall assay as high
and cuts the others price 20 cts.
per ton, making it impossible to
get orders unless at a positive
loss. A matter of business
true, but not an honorable meth.
cd of going at it.
W. G.. Carr has the contract
for building a fine new school
building at the Auburn. location
and starts the work on same on
Monday. The new building will
be 30x34 feet and one story high.
School District No. 90 has quite
number of houses of education
under its control. The new
building will be completed about
the 18th of this month.
S, A. Grierson has associated
with him in his generalpa1nt and
paper business Eli Sager, of Du-
luth, a gentleman of eighteen
years practical experience. Mr..
Grierson has worked up an ex-
cellent business since coming to
this city, and to the rev firm of
Grierson & Sager we extend our
best wishes for continued sue
cess. Note their ad. in another
column.
The Sellers livery is being
treated to a little fresh paint, an
appreciate Improvement in ap.
pearance being the logical result.
Carl J. Anderson is erecting q
neat residence building on the
corner of Maple street and Cleve-
land avenue.
The Chinese Restaurant does
business from and after Tuesday
morning. Try it a whirl.
P. W. Scott has added another
business block to Virginia, this
time just back of the new Tracy
block.
A new Finnish Temperance
lodge has recently been organ
lied in this city. some fifty men,
bers now being enrolled and
more coming.
City Clerk Smith received the
new corporate seal of the City
of Virginia, and has tested it's
durability in an official capacity
several times since.
Services will be held at the
Catholic church on Sunday at
1890 by Rev. FIR. Buh, of Tower.
The Father will hold low mass
at Mountain Iron at $3.50 Sunday
morning.
The Sunday school children of
the M. b. church will give a May
party near the Auburn mine to
morrow afternoon. The little
ones will have an enjoyable time
if the weather is propitious, as
pleasant grounds have been Sc
lected.
Six horses were burned to
death at Duluth on Sunday last,
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