The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-05

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and Iron junction, to be present
ed to the county board at its next
session. The opening Of q road
to this beautiful body Of water
would be highly appreciated by
the people of Virginia, affording'
them pleasant drive, and to
the many settlers about Elysit
would prove a source Of much
needed convenience and benefit.
John Taylor, practical house
mover, on Monday moved the
dwelling house of John Owens
from a point beyond the Moon
lumber office to a pleasant loca
ton on Poplar street. near the
Ericsson boarding house.
Street Commissioners McAlpin
on Tuesday put IN a Axe culvert
on Central avenue, for the big
ditch on Poplar street.
Editor Chas. A. Smith, Of the
popular Hibbing News, was in
the city Monday and made The
Enterprise a pleasant call. The
News of last week was q credit
able edition, a complete write.pp
Of Hibbing from its incipiency
occupying many columns. The
people of the western metropolis
accord the News an enviable and
merited patronage. -.
L. Vilmur, the contractor and
builder, has secured the contract
for three dwellings at the Frank.
lin and will also erect a neat
home for II. Krause on West
Chestnut at an early date.
The Eveleth Star is authority
for the statement that Fred Bro
dock is soon to open hardware
store at Eveleth. iThe news may
be, and we believe is, slightly
premature, but should Fred de.
eide to make such a move The
Enterprise shall certainly wish
MIN we'll in the venture.
The Chicago & minnesota Ore
company has secured options for
the purchase of valuable iron
lands in 1913, including the Wy
oming and other properties OF
proven greatness-in the Virginia
group which have been idle for
many months p:st. These OPP
tions run until November 10th,
and provide for the purchase OF
the lands outright or for a thirty
year lease at a royalty of 20 cts.
on minimum output of $4,000
tons. With the present indica.
tions Of the iron market it is al
together likely the lands under
option will pass into tho hands
of the Ore company, which will
insure their development and
continuous working thereafter.
S. Skrove and family have
moved into their commodious
new home on Poplar street.
Richard McKenna is finishing
his new home in the First Addi.
ton, and when complete will
have neat place.
G. F. Smith moved his family
to the Fayal on Monday, where
he now holds responsible posi-:
ton. During their residence in
this city Mr.. and: Mrs. Smith
made many friends who regret
their departure. and who wish
them we'll in their new home.
H. Burchell erects a neat and
commodious cottage on block 40,
facing on Poplar street, which
will shortly be ready for occu.
pancy. --
W. W. Taylor, who admits
that he stole $259,0O0 from the
south Dakota treasury, will
serve the state in prison for one
year. Had he stolen groceries
and provisions enough to last
him a week his sentence would
have been several times longer.
| Lumber to Advance. -;
Between fifty and sixty lumber
men, exclusive of those living in
Lacrosse, were in attendance al
the recent meeting of the Miss
issippi Valley Association at La
Crosse. They represented var,
ious districts and manufacturing
cities and by invitation the Wis.
consin Valley Association sent
several delegates. After some
debate a general advance of sc
cents was ordered to take effect
July 10. A committee was ap'
pointed with power to make .
further advance if conditions
were favorable.
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